2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

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
Total
03	01
Test match
03	01
Opponent
P	W
South Africa
3	2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2014
Next tour	Japan 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[edit]

Date and time	Venue	Home	Score	Away
11 June 2016, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	DHL Newlands, Cape Town	South Africa	20–26	Ireland
18 June 2016, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg	South Africa	32–26	Ireland
25 June 2016, 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	South Africa	19–13	Ireland

Squads[edit]

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

Ireland[edit]

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:

Head coach: Joe Schmidt
Defence coach: Andy Farrell
Forwards coach: Simon Easterby

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[edit]

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:

Head coach: Allister Coetzee
Backs coach: Mzwandile Stick
Forwards coach: Johann van Graan
Assistant coach: Matt Proudfoot

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[edit]

First Test[edit]

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[edit]

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:

Ruan Combrinck and Franco Mostert (both South Africa) and Sean Reidy and Quinn Roux (Ireland) made their international debuts.

Third Test[edit]

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:

Steven Kitshoff, Jaco Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi (all South Africa) and Matt Healy (Ireland) made their international debuts.
Conor Murray (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
This was Eoin Reddan's last international after announcing his retirement from the professional game.^[15]

Statistics[edit]

Key

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

Ireland Statistics[edit]

Name	Played	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Paddy Jackson	3	0	5	9	1	40	–	–
Jamie Heaslip	3	1	0	0	0	5	–	–
Conor Murray	3	1	0	0	0	5	–	–
Devin Toner	3	1	0	0	0	5	–	–
Luke Marshall	2	1	0	0	0	5	–	–
Jared Payne	2	1	0	0	0	5	–	–
Rory Best	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Tadhg Furlong	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Iain Henderson	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Jack McGrath	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Rhys Ruddock	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Andrew Trimble	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Seán Cronin	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Ultan Dillane	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Keith Earls	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Craig Gilroy	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Robbie Henshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	–
Ian Madigan	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Jordi Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Tiernan O'Halloran	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Stuart Olding	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Mike Ross	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
CJ Stander	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
Finlay Bealham	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Matt Healy	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Dave Kilcoyne	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Kieran Marmion	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Eoin Reddan	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Sean Reidy	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Quinn Roux	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Donnacha Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Richardt Strauss	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
Luke Fitzgerald	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–
Dave Kearney	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–
Rob Kearney	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–
Johnny Sexton	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–

Test series statistics[edit]

Name	Team	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Paddy Jackson	Ireland	0	5	9	1	40
Elton Jantjies	South Africa	0	6	6	0	30
Pieter-Steph du Toit	South Africa	2	0	0	0	10
Ruan Combrinck	South Africa	1	0	1	0	8
Damian de Allende	South Africa	1	0	0	0	5
Jamie Heaslip	Ireland	1	0	0	0	5
Luke Marshall	Ireland	1	0	0	0	5
Conor Murray	Ireland	1	0	0	0	5
Lwazi Mvovo	South Africa	1	0	0	0	5
Jared Payne	Ireland	1	0	0	0	5
JP Pietersen	South Africa	1	0	0	0	5
Devin Toner	Ireland	1	0	0	0	5
Warren Whiteley	South Africa	1	0	0	0	5
Pat Lambie	South Africa	0	0	1	0	3

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Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007
Tonga	1997
Various selections	1978 ((American Cougars) 1980 (Sudamérica XV) 1982 (Sudamérica XV) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

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