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- South Africa 27-20 Ireland
- Late tries from Murray and Baird not enough for tourists
The Ireland wing James Lowe went from hero to zero as the world champions, South Africa, underlined their status as Test rugby’s top-ranked nation with a gripping 27-20 win in Pretoria.
Lowe produced a sensational offload to set up a debut try for Jamie Osborne and thought he had brought Andy Farrell’s men level with a superb breakaway score in the second half.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/06/south-africa-ireland-first-test-rugby-union-match-report under the title “South Africa hold firm to seal narrow win over Ireland in pulsating first Test”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
