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Full time30 November 1912
Ireland
0–38
South Africa
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 1912Head-to-head

South Africa won by 38 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel0–2
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel0–4
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel0–6
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Freddie Luyt0–8
  5. –TSouth Africa try · Boetie McHardy0–11
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Boetie McHardy0–14
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Boetie McHardy0–17
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Jan Stegmann0–20
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Jan Stegmann0–23
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Jan Stegmann0–26
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Joe Francis0–29
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Billy Millar0–32
  13. –TSouth Africa try · Jacky Morkel0–35
  14. –TSouth Africa try · Jacky Morkel0–38

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Charles AdamsProp
  2. 2GS BrownHooker
  3. 3Robert BurgessProp
  4. 4Godfrey SchuteSecond row
  5. 5Samuel CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Herbert MooreFlanker
  7. 7RD'A PattersonFlanker
  8. 8John CluneNumber 8
  9. 9Dicky LloydScrum-half
  10. 10Harry ReadFly-half
  11. 11Richard WatsonWing
  12. 12John MinchCentre
  13. 13George HolmesCentre
  14. 14Myles AbrahamWing
  15. 15Charles StuartFull-back

South Africa

  1. 1Dougie MorkelProp
  2. 2Tom van VuurenHooker
  3. 3Gerald ThompsonProp
  4. 4Saturday KnightSecond row
  5. 5Boy MorkelSecond row
  6. 6Sep LedgerFlanker
  7. 7Joe FrancisFlanker
  8. 8Billy MillarNumber 8
  9. 9Uncle DobbinScrum-half
  10. 10Freddie LuytFly-half
  11. 11Jan StegmannWing
  12. 12Jacky MorkelCentre
  13. 13Dick LuytCentre
  14. 14Boetie McHardyWing
  15. 15Gerhard MorkelFull-back

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Context

All-time, Ireland 10–20 South Africa, 1 drawn in 31 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.