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 D L
Total	3 1 0 2
Test match	3 1 0 2
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2014
Next tour	TBA

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 runs through to 2019.^[2]

Fixtures

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

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

Ireland

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 Jonathan 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 Best, RoryRory Best (c) Hooker 15 August 1982 (aged 33) 94 Ulster Cronin, SeanSean Cronin Hooker 6 May 1986 (aged 30) 50 Leinster Strauss, RichardtRichardt Strauss Hooker 29 January 1986 (aged 30) 16 Leinster Bealham, FinlayFinlay Bealham Prop 9 October 1991 (aged 24) 1 Connacht Furlong, TadhgTadhg Furlong Prop 14 November 1992 (aged 23) 5 Leinster Kilcoyne, DavidDavid Kilcoyne Prop 14 December 1988 (aged 27) 15 Munster McGrath, JackJack McGrath Prop 11 October 1989 (aged 26) 30 Leinster Ross, MikeMike Ross Prop 21 December 1979 (aged 36) 59 Leinster Dillane, UltanUltan Dillane Lock 9 November 1993 (aged 22) 3 Connacht Henderson, IainIain Henderson Lock 21 February 1992 (aged 24) 23 Ulster Roux, QuinnQuinn Roux Lock 30 October 1990 (aged 25) 0 Connacht Ryan, DonnachaDonnacha Ryan Lock 11 December 1983 (aged 32) 39 Munster Toner, DevinDevin Toner Lock 29 June 1986 (aged 29) 36 Leinster Murphy, JordiJordi Murphy Flanker 22 April 1991 (aged 25) 14 Leinster Reidy, SeanSean Reidy Flanker 10 May 1989 (aged 27) 0 Ulster Ruddock, RhysRhys Ruddock Flanker 13 November 1990 (aged 25) 10 Leinster Stander, CJCJ Stander Flanker 5 April 1990 (aged 26) 5 Munster Heaslip, JamieJamie Heaslip Number 8 15 December 1983 (aged 32) 85 Leinster Marmion, KieranKieran Marmion Scrum-half 11 February 1992 (aged 24) 5 Connacht Murray, ConorConor Murray Scrum-half 20 April 1989 (aged 27) 47 Munster Reddan, EoinEoin Reddan Scrum-half 20 November 1980 (aged 35) 70 Leinster Jackson, PaddyPaddy Jackson Fly-half 5 January 1992 (aged 24) 13 Ulster Madigan, IanIan Madigan Fly-half 21 March 1989 (aged 27) 29 Leinster Sexton, JonathanJonathan Sexton Fly-half 11 July 1985 (aged 30) 61 Leinster Henshaw, RobbieRobbie Henshaw Centre 12 June 1993 (aged 22) 20 Connacht Marshall, LukeLuke Marshall Centre 3 March 1991 (aged 25) 6 Ulster Olding, StuartStuart Olding Centre 11 March 1993 (aged 23) 2 Ulster Payne, JaredJared Payne Centre 13 October 1985 (aged 30) 14 Ulster Earls, KeithKeith Earls Wing 2 October 1987 (aged 28) 50 Munster Fitzgerald, LukeLuke Fitzgerald Wing 13 September 1987 (aged 28) 34 Leinster Gilroy, CraigCraig Gilroy Wing 11 March 1991 (aged 25) 6 Ulster Healy, MattMatt Healy Wing 14 March 1989 (aged 27) 0 Connacht Kearney, DaveDave Kearney Wing 19 June 1989 (aged 26) 16 Leinster Trimble, AndrewAndrew Trimble Wing 20 October 1984 (aged 31) 63 Ulster Kearney, RobRob Kearney Fullback 26 March 1986 (aged 30) 69 Leinster O'Halloran, TiernanTiernan O'Halloran Fullback 26 February 1991 (aged 25) 0 Connacht South Africa 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 Mbonambi, BongiBongi Mbonambi Hooker 07 January 1991 (aged 25) 0 Stormers Ntubeni, ScarraScarra Ntubeni Hooker 18 February 1991 (aged 25) 0 Stormers Strauss, AdriaanAdriaan Strauss Hooker 18 November 1985 (aged 30) 54 Bulls Kitshoff, StevenSteven Kitshoff Prop 10 February 1992 (aged 24) 0 Bordeaux Malherbe, FransFrans Malherbe Prop 14 March 1991 (aged 25) 12 Stormers Mtawarira, TendaiTendai Mtawarira Prop 1 August 1985 (aged 30) 75 Sharks Nyakane, TrevorTrevor Nyakane Prop 4 May 1989 (aged 27) 23 Bulls Redelinghuys, JulianJulian Redelinghuys Prop 11 September 1989 (aged 26) 2 Lions de Jager, LoodLood de Jager Lock 17 December 1992 (aged 23) 19 Cheetahs du Toit, Pieter-StephPieter-Steph du Toit Lock 20 August 1992 (aged 23) 8 Stormers Etzebeth, EbenEben Etzebeth Lock 29 October 1991 (aged 24) 44 Stormers Mostert, FrancoFranco Mostert Lock 27 November 1990 (aged 25) 0 Lions Kolisi, SiyaSiya Kolisi Flanker 16 June 1991 (aged 24) 13 Stormers Kriel, JacoJaco Kriel Flanker 21 August 1989 (aged 26) 0 Lions Louw, FrancoisFrancois Louw Flanker 15 June 1985 (aged 30) 43 Bath Notshe, SikhumbuzoSikhumbuzo Notshe Flanker 28 May 1993 (aged 23) 0 Stormers Vermeulen, DuaneDuane Vermeulen Number 8 3 July 1986 (aged 29) 35 Toulon Whiteley, WarrenWarren Whiteley Number 8 18 September 1987 (aged 28) 3 Lions de Klerk, FafFaf de Klerk Scrum-half 19 October 1991 (aged 24) 0 Lions Groom, NicNic Groom Scrum-half 21 February 1990 (aged 26) 0 Stormers Paige, RudyRudy Paige Scrum-half 2 August 1989 (aged 26) 2 Bulls April, GarthGarth April Fly-half 16 July 1991 (aged 24) 0 Sharks Jantjies, EltonElton Jantjies Fly-half 01 August 1990 (aged 25) 2 Lions Lambie, PatPat Lambie Fly-half 17 October 1990 (aged 25) 50 Sharks Steyn, MornéMorné Steyn Fly-half 11 July 1984 (aged 31) 60 Stade Français de Allende, DamianDamian de Allende Centre 25 November 1991 (aged 24) 13 Stormers Kriel, JesseJesse Kriel Centre 15 February 1994 (aged 22) 11 Bulls Mapoe, LionelLionel Mapoe Centre 13 July 1988 (aged 27) 1 Lions Serfontein, JanJan Serfontein Centre 15 April 1993 (aged 23) 26 Bulls Combrinck, RuanRuan Combrinck Wing 10 May 1990 (aged 26) 0 Lions Mvovo, LwaziLwazi Mvovo Wing 3 June 1986 (aged 30) 15 Sharks Pietersen, JPJP Pietersen Wing 12 July 1986 (aged 29) 66 Sharks le Roux, WillieWillie le Roux Fullback 18 August 1989 (aged 26) 34 Sharks Matches First Test 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 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 [10] Attendance: 42,620 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 Sean 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.[11] Second Test 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 Try: Toner 33' c Heaslip 59' c Con: Jackson (2/2) 34', 60' Pen: Jackson (4/6) 10', 14', 22', 27' Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg [10] 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 David 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 (both Ireland) made their international debuts. Third Test 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 Try: Marshall 15' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 16' Pen: Jackson (2/3) 22', 69' Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth [10] 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 Sean 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.[12] Statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points Ireland Statistics 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 – – Sean 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 – – David 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 – – Jonathan Sexton – – – – – 0 – – Test series statistics 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 See also 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals History of rugby union matches between Ireland and South Africa References Venues Confirmed For Ireland Tour To South Africa Rugby Week Two Uncapped Players Named For Summer Tour Four Changes To Ireland Squad For South Africa Tour "Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby". 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