2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa | |||||
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Coach(es) | Andy Farrell | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Peter O'Mahony Caelan Doris | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Jack Crowley (19) | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | Conor Murray (2) | ||||
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Previous tour | New Zealand 2022 |
The Ireland rugby union team toured South Africa in July 2024. They played two test matches against the South Africa rugby union team, as part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. [1] It was Ireland's seventh tour to South Africa, and their first test series against the Springboks since 2016. [2]
Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | Source |
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6 July 2024 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | South Africa ![]() | 27–20 | ![]() | Report |
13 July 2024 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | South Africa ![]() | 24–25 | ![]() | Report |
On 18 June 2024, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a 35-player squad for the summer tests against South Africa. [3] Dave Heffernan and the uncapped Nathan Doak were added to the squad after injuries to Craig Casey and Dan Sheehan in the first test. [4]
Ages, caps and clubs are as of 13 July 2024
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Dave Heffernan | Hooker | 31 January 1991 (aged 33) | 7 | ![]() |
Rob Herring | Hooker | 27 April 1990 (aged 34) | 40 | ![]() |
Rónan Kelleher | Hooker | 24 January 1998 (aged 26) | 33 | ![]() |
Dan Sheehan | Hooker | 17 September 1998 (aged 25) | 27 | ![]() |
Finlay Bealham | Prop | 9 October 1991 (aged 32) | 42 | ![]() |
Tadhg Furlong | Prop | 14 November 1992 (aged 31) | 78 | ![]() |
Cian Healy | Prop | 7 October 1987 (aged 36) | 131 | ![]() |
Oli Jager | Prop | 5 July 1995 (aged 29) | 1 | ![]() |
Tom O'Toole | Prop | 23 September 1998 (aged 25) | 13 | ![]() |
Andrew Porter | Prop | 16 January 1996 (aged 28) | 66 | ![]() |
Ryan Baird | Lock | 26 July 1999 (aged 24) | 22 | ![]() |
Tadhg Beirne | Lock | 8 January 1992 (aged 32) | 52 | ![]() |
Cormac Izuchukwu | Lock | 28 January 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | ![]() |
Joe McCarthy | Lock | 26 March 2001 (aged 23) | 12 | ![]() |
James Ryan | Lock | 24 July 1996 (aged 27) | 64 | ![]() |
Caelan Doris | Back row | 2 April 1998 (aged 26) | 43 | ![]() |
Peter O'Mahony (c) | Back row | 17 September 1989 (aged 34) | 107 | ![]() |
Cian Prendergast | Back row | 23 February 2000 (aged 24) | 3 | ![]() |
Nick Timoney | Back row | 1 August 1995 (aged 28) | 3 | ![]() |
Josh van der Flier | Back row | 25 April 1993 (aged 31) | 64 | ![]() |
Caolin Blade | Scrum-half | 29 April 1994 (aged 30) | 3 | ![]() |
Craig Casey | Scrum-half | 19 April 1999 (aged 25) | 15 | ![]() |
Nathan Doak | Scrum-half | 17 December 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | ![]() |
Conor Murray | Scrum-half | 20 April 1989 (aged 35) | 118 | ![]() |
Jack Crowley | Fly-half | 13 January 2000 (aged 24) | 16 | ![]() |
Sam Prendergast | Fly-half | 12 February 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
Bundee Aki | Centre | 7 April 1990 (aged 34) | 57 | ![]() |
Robbie Henshaw | Centre | 12 June 1993 (aged 31) | 74 | ![]() |
Stuart McCloskey | Centre | 6 August 1992 (aged 31) | 18 | ![]() |
Jamie Osborne | Centre | 16 November 2001 (aged 22) | 2 | ![]() |
Garry Ringrose | Centre | 26 January 1995 (aged 29) | 60 | ![]() |
Jordan Larmour | Wing | 10 June 1997 (aged 27) | 32 | ![]() |
James Lowe | Wing | 8 July 1992 (aged 31) | 33 | ![]() |
Calvin Nash | Wing | 8 August 1997 (aged 26) | 8 | ![]() |
Jacob Stockdale | Wing | 3 April 1996 (aged 28) | 37 | ![]() |
Ciarán Frawley | Fullback | 4 December 1997 (aged 26) | 6 | ![]() |
Jimmy O'Brien | Fullback | 27 November 1996 (aged 27) | 8 | ![]() |
On 25 June 2024, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus named a 39-player squad for their incoming test series, with matches against Ireland and Portugal. [5]
Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the date of the first test.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Johan Grobbelaar | Hooker | 30 December 1997 (aged 26) | 0 | ![]() |
Malcolm Marx | Hooker | 13 July 1994 (aged 29) | 65 | ![]() |
Bongi Mbonambi | Hooker | 7 January 1991 (aged 33) | 69 | ![]() |
Jan-Hendrik Wessels | Hooker | 8 May 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Thomas du Toit | Prop | 3 May 1995 (aged 29) | 18 | ![]() |
Vincent Koch | Prop | 13 March 1990 (aged 34) | 50 | ![]() |
Frans Malherbe | Prop | 14 March 1991 (aged 33) | 70 | ![]() |
Ox Nché | Prop | 23 July 1995 (aged 28) | 29 | ![]() |
Trevor Nyakane | Prop | 4 May 1989 (aged 35) | 67 | ![]() |
Gerhard Steenekamp | Prop | 9 April 1997 (aged 27) | 1 | ![]() |
Ben-Jason Dixon | Lock | 29 April 1998 (aged 26) | 1 | ![]() |
Eben Etzebeth | Lock | 29 October 1991 (aged 32) | 120 | ![]() |
Salmaan Moerat | Lock | 6 March 1998 (aged 26) | 3 | ![]() |
Franco Mostert | Lock | 27 November 1990 (aged 33) | 74 | ![]() |
RG Snyman | Lock | 29 January 1995 (aged 29) | 34 | ![]() |
Phepsi Buthelezi | Back row | 30 May 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | ![]() |
Pieter-Steph du Toit | Back row | 20 August 1992 (aged 31) | 77 | ![]() |
Siya Kolisi (c) | Back row | 16 June 1991 (aged 33) | 83 | ![]() |
Evan Roos | Back row | 21 January 2000 (aged 24) | 6 | ![]() |
Kwagga Smith | Back row | 11 June 1993 (aged 31) | 41 | ![]() |
Marco van Staden | Back row | 25 August 1995 (aged 28) | 18 | ![]() |
Jasper Wiese | Back row | 21 October 1995 (aged 28) | 27 | ![]() |
Faf de Klerk | Scrum-half | 19 October 1991 (aged 32) | 56 | ![]() |
Cobus Reinach | Scrum-half | 7 February 1990 (aged 34) | 32 | ![]() |
Morné van den Berg | Scrum-half | 24 October 1997 (aged 26) | 0 | ![]() |
Grant Williams | Scrum-half | 2 July 1996 (aged 28) | 9 | ![]() |
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu | Fly-half | 22 February 2002 (aged 22) | 1 | ![]() |
Manie Libbok | Fly-half | 15 July 1997 (aged 26) | 14 | ![]() |
Handré Pollard | Fly-half | 11 March 1994 (aged 30) | 69 | ![]() |
Lukhanyo Am | Centre | 28 November 1993 (aged 30) | 35 | ![]() |
Damian de Allende | Centre | 25 November 1991 (aged 32) | 79 | ![]() |
André Esterhuizen | Centre | 30 March 1994 (aged 30) | 17 | ![]() |
Jesse Kriel | Centre | 15 February 1994 (aged 30) | 69 | ![]() |
Kurt-Lee Arendse | Wing | 17 June 1996 (aged 28) | 15 | ![]() |
Cheslin Kolbe | Wing | 28 October 1993 (aged 30) | 31 | ![]() |
Makazole Mapimpi | Wing | 26 July 1990 (aged 33) | 42 | ![]() |
Edwill van der Merwe | Wing | 12 April 1996 (aged 28) | 1 | ![]() |
Aphelele Fassi | Fullback | 23 January 1998 (aged 26) | 3 | ![]() |
Willie le Roux | Fullback | 18 August 1989 (aged 34) | 93 | ![]() |
6 July 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() | 27–20 | ![]() |
Try: Arendse 2' c Kolbe 64' c Penalty try 77' Con: Pollard (2/2) 3', 66' Pen: Pollard (2/5) 17', 28' | Report | Try: Osborne 34' m Murray 74' c Baird 78' c Con: Crowley (1/3) 75' Pen: Crowley (1/2) 12' |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria [6] Attendance: 50,066 [7] Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
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13 July 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() | 24–25 | ![]() |
Pen: Pollard (8/8) 18', 34', 44', 47', 52', 56', 60', 64' | Report | Try: Murray 13' c Con: Crowley (1/1) 14' Pen: Crowley (4/4) 5', 37', 40+1', 58' Drop: Frawley (2/2) 69', 80' |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban [6] Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Karl Dickson (England) |
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