2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)Joe Schmidt
Tour captain(s)Rory Best
Top test point scorer(s)Paddy Jackson (40)
Top test try scorer(s)5 players with 1 try
Summary
P W D L
Total
3 1 0 2
Test match
3 1 0 2
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
3 2 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourArgentina 2014
Next tourJapan 2017

In June 2016, Ireland played a three test series against South Africa as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] It was the first time that Ireland had played a test series against South Africa in South Africa since 2004. They played the Springboks across the three weeks that the June International window is allocated to; 11 June–25 June. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which ran through to 2019.[2]

Fixtures

Date Venue Home Score Away
11 June 2016 DHL Newlands, Cape Town South Africa  20–26  Ireland
18 June 2016 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg South Africa  32–26  Ireland
25 June 2016 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth South Africa  19–13  Ireland

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 11 June, the first test match of the tour.

Ireland

On 25 May 2016, Joe Schmidt announced his 32-man squad for Ireland's June test series against South Africa.[3]

On 2 June, Luke Fitzgerald, Dave Kearney, Rob Kearney and Johnny Sexton were all ruled out of the tour after sustaining injuries in and after the Pro12 Grand Final. Craig Gilroy, Matt Healy, Ian Madigan and Tiernan O'Halloran were called up as their replacements.[4]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best (c) Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 33) 94 Ulster
Seán Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30) 50 Leinster
Richardt Strauss Hooker (1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 30) 16 Leinster
Finlay Bealham Prop (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 24) 1 Connacht
Tadhg Furlong Prop (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 23) 5 Leinster
Dave Kilcoyne Prop (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 27) 15 Munster
Jack McGrath Prop (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 26) 30 Leinster
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 36) 59 Leinster
Ultan Dillane Lock (1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 22) 3 Connacht
Iain Henderson Lock (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24) 23 Ulster
Quinn Roux Lock (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 25) 0 Connacht
Donnacha Ryan Lock (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 (aged 32) 39 Munster
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 29) 36 Leinster
Jordi Murphy Flanker (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 25) 14 Leinster
Sean Reidy Flanker (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 27) 0 Ulster
Rhys Ruddock Flanker (1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 25) 10 Leinster
CJ Stander Flanker (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 26) 5 Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 32) 85 Leinster
Kieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 24) 5 Connacht
Conor Murray Scrum-half (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 27) 47 Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 35) 70 Leinster
Paddy Jackson Fly-half (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 24) 13 Ulster
Ian Madigan Fly-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 27) 29 Leinster
Johnny Sexton Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 30) 61 Leinster
Robbie Henshaw Centre (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 22) 20 Connacht
Luke Marshall Centre (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 25) 6 Ulster
Stuart Olding Centre (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 23) 2 Ulster
Jared Payne Centre (1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 30) 14 Ulster
Keith Earls Wing (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 28) 50 Munster
Luke Fitzgerald Wing (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 28) 34 Leinster
Craig Gilroy Wing (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 25) 6 Ulster
Matt Healy Wing (1989-03-14)14 March 1989 (aged 27) 0 Connacht
Dave Kearney Wing (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 26) 16 Leinster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 31) 63 Ulster
Rob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 30) 69 Leinster
Tiernan O'Halloran Fullback (1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 25) 0 Connacht

South Africa

On 28 May 2016, Allister Coetzee named his first squad since being appointed head coach. He included the following players in a 31-man squad for a three-test match series against the touring Ireland:[5]

Pieter-Steph du Toit was initially named in the squad, but withdrew through injury and was replaced by Franco Mostert on 31 May 2016.[6] However, on 6 June, Du Toit was given the all-clear by the medical staff and returned to training with the squad. Centre Jan Serfontein was ruled out for the entire series, but no replacement was named.[7]

Pat Lambie was ruled out of the second test match after suffering a concussion in the first test and being given a mandatory rest period in line with World Rugby's Return to Play protocol.[8] On 13 June 2016, Morné Steyn was called up to the squad as injury cover for Lambie.[9]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25) 0 Stormers
Scarra Ntubeni Hooker (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 25) 0 Stormers
Adriaan Strauss Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 30) 54 Bulls
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 24) 0 Bordeaux
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 25) 12 Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 30) 75 Sharks
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 27) 23 Bulls
Julian Redelinghuys Prop (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 26) 2 Lions
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 23) 19 Cheetahs
Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 23) 8 Stormers
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 24) 44 Stormers
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 25) 0 Lions
Siya Kolisi Flanker (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 24) 13 Stormers
Jaco Kriel Flanker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26) 0 Lions
Francois Louw Flanker (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 30) 43 Bath
Sikhumbuzo Notshe Flanker (1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 23) 0 Stormers
Duane Vermeulen Number 8 (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 29) 35 Toulon
Warren Whiteley Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 28) 3 Lions
Faf de Klerk Scrum-half (1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 24) 0 Lions
Nic Groom Scrum-half (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 26) 0 Stormers
Rudy Paige Scrum-half (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 26) 2 Bulls
Garth April Fly-half (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 24) 0 Sharks
Elton Jantjies Fly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 25) 2 Lions
Pat Lambie Fly-half (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 25) 50 Sharks
Morné Steyn Fly-half (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 31) 60 Stade Français
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 24) 13 Stormers
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22) 11 Bulls
Lionel Mapoe Centre (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 27) 1 Lions
Jan Serfontein Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 23) 26 Bulls
Ruan Combrinck Wing (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 26) 0 Lions
Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 30) 15 Sharks
JP Pietersen Wing (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 29) 66 Sharks
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 26) 34 Sharks

Matches

First Test

11 June 2016
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 20–26 Ireland
Try: Mvovo 31' c
Du Toit 68' c
Con: Jantjies (2/2) 31', 68'
Pen: Lambie (1/2) 15'
Jantjies (1/1) 25'		Report[10]Try: Payne 10' c
Murray 42' c
Con: Jackson (2/2) 11', 42'
Pen: Jackson (3/4) 18', 67', 76'
Drop: Jackson (1/2) 36'
DHL Newlands, Cape Town[11]
Attendance: 42,640
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe  68'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Lwazi Mvovo
FH 10 Pat Lambie  22'
SH 9 Faf de Klerk  68'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Siya Kolisi
BF 6 Francois Louw  55'
RL 5 Lood de Jager 10' to 20'  55'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  76'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  58'
Replacements:
PR 16 Bongi Mbonambi
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane  58'
HK 18 Julian Redelinghuys  76'
LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit  55'
N8 20 Warren Whiteley  55'
SH 21 Rudy Paige  68'
FH 22 Elton Jantjies  22'
CE 23 Jesse Kriel  68'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB 15 Jared Payne
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw 31' to 41'
IC 12 Luke Marshall
LW 11 Keith Earls  76'
FH 10 Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Jordi Murphy  73'
BF 6 CJ Stander  22'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Iain Henderson  68'
TP 3 Mike Ross  58'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  68'
LP 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  68'
PR 17 Finlay Bealham
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong  58'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  68'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  73'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion
FH 22 Ian Madigan
WG 23 Craig Gilroy  76'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Devin Toner (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

  • Faf de Klerk (South Africa) made his international debut.
  • This was Ireland's first ever victory over South Africa in South Africa.[12]

Second Test

18 June 2016
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 32–26 Ireland
Try: Combrinck 55' c
Whiteley 63' m
Du Toit 69' c
De Allende 75' c
Con: Jantjies (3/4) 57', 70', 76'
Pen: Jantjies (2/4) 3', 80'		Report[13]Try: Toner 33' c
Heaslip 59' c
Con: Jackson (2/2) 34', 60'
Pen: Jackson (4/4) 10', 14', 22', 27'
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg[11]
Attendance: 58,400
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Lwazi Mvovo  40'
FH 10 Elton Jantjies  59'  62'
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen  40'
OF 7 Siya Kolisi  67'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  46'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane  51'
PR 18 Julian Redelinghuys  46'
LK 19 Franco Mostert  67'
N8 20 Warren Whiteley  40'
SH 21 Rudy Paige
FH 22 Morné Steyn  59'  62'
WG 23 Ruan Combrinck  40'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB 15 Jared Payne  76'
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw  76'
IC 12 Stuart Olding
LW 11 Craig Gilroy
FH 10 Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray  77'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Rhys Ruddock 42' to 49'
BF 6 Iain Henderson  70'
RL 5 Quinn Roux  50'
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  59'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  65'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss  65'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  65'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  59'
LK 19 Donnacha Ryan  50'
FL 20 Sean Reidy  42'  49'  70'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  77'
FH 22 Ian Madigan  76'
FB 23 Tiernan O'Halloran  76'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Ruan Combrinck (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

Third Test

25 June 2016
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 19–13 Ireland
Try: Pietersen 39' c
Con: Jantjies (1/1) 40'
Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 5', 31', 68'
Combrinck (1/1) 59'		Report[14]Try: Marshall 15' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 16'
Pen: Jackson (2/3) 22', 69'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth[11]
Attendance: 42,324
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Willie le Roux 10' to 20'
RW 14 Ruan Combrinck
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 JP Pietersen
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Warren Whiteley
OF 7 Siya Kolisi  60'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  73'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  56'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss (c)  78'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  78'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  56'
PR 18 Julian Redelinghuys  56'
LK 19 Franco Mostert  73'
FL 20 Jaco Kriel  60'
SH 21 Rudy Paige
FH 22 Morné Steyn
WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
FB 15 Tiernan O'Halloran  10'  18'  40'
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Luke Marshall
IC 12 Stuart Olding
LW 11 Keith Earls  72'
FH 10 Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray  68'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Jordi Murphy
BF 6 CJ Stander  68'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Iain Henderson  68'
TP 3 Mike Ross  50'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  72'
LP 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  72'
PR 17 Finlay Bealham
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong  50'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  68'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  68'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan  68'
FH 22 Ian Madigan  72'
WG 23 Matt Healy  10'  18'  40'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
JP Pietersen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points

See also

References

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