Referee Matthew Carley awards Ireland’s Sam Prendergast a yellow card
This was the stuff of complete craziness; a game marred by the card-fest and one where, somehow, South Africa won by a mere 11 points amid all the chaos meted out on their opponents.
In all, referee Matthew Carley showed six cards, five to Ireland and just the one to the visitors, whose scrum put Ireland through the wringer. For a period either side of half-time, Ireland had a mere 12 men out on the turf.