2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

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]

2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
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)
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 01 00 01
Test match	02 01 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	2 1 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	New Zealand 2022
Next tour	Europe 2025

Fixtures

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Source
6 July 2024	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	South Africa	27–20	Ireland	Report
13 July 2024	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	South Africa	24–25	Ireland	Report

Squads

Ireland

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
Dave Heffernan	Hooker	(1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 33)	7	Connacht
Rob Herring	Hooker	(1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 34)	40	Ulster
Rónan Kelleher	Hooker	(1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 26)	33	Leinster
Dan Sheehan	Hooker	(1998-09-17)17 September 1998 (aged 25)	27	Leinster
Finlay Bealham	Prop	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 32)	42	Connacht
Tadhg Furlong	Prop	(1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 31)	78	Leinster
Cian Healy	Prop	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 36)	131	Leinster
Oli Jager	Prop	(1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 29)	1	Munster
Tom O'Toole	Prop	(1998-09-23)23 September 1998 (aged 25)	13	Ulster
Andrew Porter	Prop	(1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 28)	66	Leinster
Ryan Baird	Lock	(1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 24)	22	Leinster
Tadhg Beirne	Lock	(1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 32)	52	Munster
Cormac Izuchukwu	Lock	(2000-01-28)28 January 2000 (aged 24)	0	Ulster
Joe McCarthy	Lock	(2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 23)	12	Leinster
James Ryan	Lock	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 27)	64	Leinster
Caelan Doris	Back row	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 26)	43	Leinster
Peter O'Mahony (c)	Back row	(1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 34)	107	Munster
Cian Prendergast	Back row	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 24)	3	Connacht
Nick Timoney	Back row	(1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 28)	3	Ulster
Josh van der Flier	Back row	(1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 31)	64	Leinster
Caolin Blade	Scrum-half	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 30)	3	Connacht
Craig Casey	Scrum-half	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 25)	15	Munster
Nathan Doak	Scrum-half	(2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (aged 22)	0	Ulster
Conor Murray	Scrum-half	(1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 35)	118	Munster
Jack Crowley	Fly-half	(2000-01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 24)	16	Munster
Sam Prendergast	Fly-half	(2003-02-12)12 February 2003 (aged 21)	0	Leinster
Bundee Aki	Centre	(1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 34)	57	Connacht
Robbie Henshaw	Centre	(1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 31)	74	Leinster
Stuart McCloskey	Centre	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 31)	18	Ulster
Jamie Osborne	Centre	(2001-11-16)16 November 2001 (aged 22)	2	Leinster
Garry Ringrose	Centre	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 29)	60	Leinster
Jordan Larmour	Wing	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 27)	32	Leinster
James Lowe	Wing	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 31)	33	Leinster
Calvin Nash	Wing	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 26)	8	Munster
Jacob Stockdale	Wing	(1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 28)	37	Ulster
Ciarán Frawley	Fullback	(1997-12-04)4 December 1997 (aged 26)	6	Leinster
Jimmy O'Brien	Fullback	(1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 27)	8	Leinster

South Africa

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
Johan Grobbelaar	Hooker	(1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 26)	0	Bulls
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 29)	65	Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 33)	69	Sharks
Jan-Hendrik Wessels	Hooker	(2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23)	0	Bulls
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 29)	18	Bath
Vincent Koch	Prop	(1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 34)	50	Sharks
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 33)	70	Stormers
Ox Nché	Prop	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 28)	29	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 35)	67	Sharks
Gerhard Steenekamp	Prop	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 27)	1	Bulls
Ben-Jason Dixon	Lock	(1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 26)	1	Stormers
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 32)	120	Sharks
Salmaan Moerat	Lock	(1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 26)	3	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 33)	74	Mie Honda Heat
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 29)	34	Leinster
Phepsi Buthelezi	Back row	(1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 25)	0	Sharks
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Back row	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 31)	77	Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c)	Back row	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 33)	83	Racing 92
Evan Roos	Back row	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24)	6	Stormers
Kwagga Smith	Back row	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 31)	41	Shizuoka Blue Revs
Marco van Staden	Back row	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 28)	18	Bulls
Jasper Wiese	Back row	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 28)	27	Urayasu D-Rocks
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 32)	56	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Cobus Reinach	Scrum-half	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 34)	32	Montpellier
Morné van den Berg	Scrum-half	(1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 26)	0	Lions
Grant Williams	Scrum-half	(1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 28)	9	Sharks
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	Fly-half	(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 22)	1	Stormers
Manie Libbok	Fly-half	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 26)	14	Stormers
Handré Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 30)	69	Leicester Tigers
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 30)	35	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 32)	79	Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 30)	17	Sharks
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 30)	69	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse	Wing	(1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 28)	15	Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe	Wing	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 30)	31	Suntory Sungoliath
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 33)	42	Sharks
Edwill van der Merwe	Wing	(1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 28)	1	Lions
Aphelele Fassi	Fullback	(1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 26)	3	Sharks
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 34)	93	Bulls

Matches

South Africa vs Ireland (1st test)

6 July 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27–20	Ireland
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)

FB 15 Willie le Roux RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe OC 13 Jesse Kriel IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse  74' FH 10 Handré Pollard  73' SH 9 Faf de Klerk  59' N8 8 Kwagga Smith BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  49' RL 5 Franco Mostert  49' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  49' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  49' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  49' LP 1 Ox Nché  49' Substitutions: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  49' PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  49' PR 18 Vincent Koch  49' LK 19 Salmaan Moerat  49' LK 20 RG Snyman  49' FL 21 Marco van Staden  49' SH 22 Grant Williams  59' FH 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  73' Coach: Rassie Erasmus

FB 15 Jamie Osborne  50' RW 14 Calvin Nash OC 13 Robbie Henshaw  41' IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 Craig Casey  63' N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)  49' RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 Joe McCarthy  49' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  62' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  41' LP 1 Andrew Porter  73' Replacements: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  77'  41' PR 17 Cian Healy  73' PR 18 Finlay Bealham  62' LK 19 James Ryan  49' LK 20 Ryan Baird  49' SH 21 Conor Murray  63' FH 22 Ciarán Frawley  50' CE 23 Garry Ringrose  41' Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Mike Adamson (Scotland) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Foul play review officer: Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Jamie Osborne (Ireland) made his international debut.^[8]
• This was South Africa's first victory over Ireland since 2016.

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South Africa vs Ireland (2nd test)

13 July 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	24–25	Ireland
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)

FB 15 Willie le Roux  2' RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe OC 13 Jesse Kriel IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Faf de Klerk  44' N8 8 Kwagga Smith BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  50' RL 5 Franco Mostert  16' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth 8' to 16'  71'  73' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  45' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  45' LP 1 Ox Nché  56' Substitutions: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  45' PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  56' PR 18 Vincent Koch  45' LK 19 Salmaan Moerat  71'  73' LK 20 RG Snyman  8' FL 21 Marco van Staden  50' SH 22 Grant Williams  44' FH 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  2' Coach: Rassie Erasmus

FB 15 Jamie Osborne RW 14 Calvin Nash  61' OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley  59' SH 9 Conor Murray  59' N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)  46' OF 7 Josh van der Flier  56' BF 6 Tadhg Beirne RL 5 James Ryan  56' LL 4 Joe McCarthy TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  44' HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  65' LP 1 Andrew Porter  56' Replacements: HK 16 Rob Herring  65' PR 17 Cian Healy  56' PR 18 Finlay Bealham  44' LK 19 Ryan Baird  56' FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  56' SH 21 Caolin Blade  59' FH 22 Ciarán Frawley  59' CE 23 Stuart McCloskey  61' Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Ox Nché (South Africa) Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Foul play review officer: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

See also

• 2024 mid-year rugby union tests
• 2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
• 2024 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay
• 2024 Wales rugby union tour of Australia