The Springboks and captain Siya Kolisi found themselves on the other end of a one-point result when Irish replacement back Ciaran Frawley slotted a superb long range drop goal to give the visitors a breathless 25-24 win in the second Test in Durban on Saturday night.
Last year it was a trio of famous one-point wins for the Boks that propelled them to the World Cup title after they beat France 29-28, England 16-15 and the All Blacks 12-11 to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the fourth time.
Although it wasnt a game of the same magnitude, it was still one that the Boks wanted to win to seal a two-nil series win at home over Ireland, who had been their bogey team over the past few years, but instead they were forced to share the spoils thanks to a moment of brilliance.
Only have ourselves to blameKolisi explained that the manner of the defeat was what hurt the most and that they would come back fighting from this loss, as they look towards the Rugby Championship kicking off next month.
It always hurts when you lose a game and its how we lost (that hurts) as well. We only have ourselves to blame for the way we started (the match), said captain Kolisi .
