Matches
Every men’s Test, 1871 to today32 matches
JSONCSV (all results)Ireland v South Africa: played 31, won 10, drawn 1, lost 20 · points 470–605
- Played
- 31
- Draws
- 1
- Average margin
- 10.4
- Average total points
- 34.7
Biggest margin: Ireland 0–38 South Africa (1912, by 38).
Tests are matches between two national senior sides in World Rugby’s match feed, plus the British & Irish Lions. Matches scored in goals and tries (before 1892) show no score, and a few early or minor-nation results are placeholders in the feed. Many older matches have no competition name, so competition searches miss them.
- 24–813 May 1961South Africa v IrelandTour 1961 · Newlands Stadium
- 3–817 Dec 1960Ireland v South AfricaTour 1960 · Lansdowne Road
- 5–178 Dec 1951Ireland v South AfricaTour 1951 · Lansdowne Road
- 3–819 Dec 1931Ireland v South AfricaTour 1931 · Lansdowne Road
- 0–3830 Nov 1912Ireland v South AfricaTour 1912 · Lansdowne Road
- 12–1524 Nov 1906Ireland v South AfricaTour 1906 · Balmoral Showgrounds
- Details21 Nov 2026Ireland v South AfricaNations Championship 2026 · Aviva Stadium