TheBreakdown
Full time13 June 1998
South Africa
37–13
Ireland
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa · Tour 1998Head-to-head

South Africa won by 24 points.

Scoring

  1. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gaffie du Toit2–0
  2. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gaffie du Toit4–0
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gaffie du Toit6–0
  4. –PSouth Africa penalty · Gaffie du Toit9–0
  5. –PSouth Africa penalty · Gaffie du Toit12–0
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Stefan Terblanche17–0
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Stefan Terblanche22–0
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Stefan Terblanche27–0
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Stefan Terblanche32–0
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Mark Andrews37–0
  11. –CIreland conversion · Eric Elwood37–2
  12. –PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood37–5
  13. –PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood37–8
  14. –TIreland try · Justin Bishop37–13

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Ollie le RouxProp
  2. 2James DaltonHooker
  3. 3Adrian GarveyProp
  4. 4Krynauw OttoSecond row
  5. 5Mark AndrewsSecond row
  6. 6Rassie ErasmusFlanker
  7. 7Andre VenterFlanker
  8. 8Gary TeichmannNumber 8
  9. 9Joost van der WesthuizenScrum-half
  10. 10Gaffie du ToitFly-half
  11. 11Pieter RossouwWing
  12. 12Pieter MullerCentre
  13. 13Andre SnymanCentre
  14. 14Stefan TerblancheWing
  15. 15Percy MontgomeryFull-back
  16. 16McNeil HendricksBench
  17. 17Franco SmithBench
  18. 18Werner SwanepoelBench
  19. 19Andy AitkenBench
  20. 20Bobby SkinstadBench
  21. 21Robbie KempsonBench
  22. 22Naka DrotskeBench

Ireland

  1. 1Justin FitzpatrickProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  6. 6Dion O'CuinneagainFlanker
  7. 7Andy WardFlanker
  8. 8Victor CostelloNumber 8
  9. 9Conor McGuinnessScrum-half
  10. 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Kevin MaggsCentre
  13. 13Mark McCallCentre
  14. 14Justin BishopWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16Brian O'MearaBench
  17. 17Rob HendersonBench
  18. 18David HumphreysBench
  19. 19Peter ClohessyBench
  20. 20Allen ClarkeBench
  21. 21Gabriel FulcherBench
  22. 22Trevor BrennanBench

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Context

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

South Africa going in
Ireland 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.