WXV International Sequence
South Africa (10) 17
Tries: Tose, Solontsi, Ubisi Con: Cilliers
Eire (14) 38
Tries: King, Parsons 3, Dalton 2 Cons: O’Brien 4
Beibhinn Parsons scored a hat-trick of tries as Eire closed out their WXV International Sequence marketing campaign by securing a historic Check sequence win over South Africa in Cape City.
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Winger Parsons, the staff’s all-time main try-scorer, crossed as soon as within the first half and twice after half-time to carry the Irish to a hard-fought win having fallen behind with 20 minutes left.
Captain Erin King and Aoife Dalton (2) additionally scored to assist Eire see off the Springboks in one other bruising encounter at Athlone Stadium.
Unam Tose, Sizophila Solontsi and Vainah Ubisi crossed for the hosts, who have been unable to avenge final week’s 40-27 loss on the similar venue.
In following up final week’s win with one other six-try show, Scott Bemand’s aspect turn out to be the primary Irish aspect to win back-to-back Checks on South African soil.
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Parsons-inspired Irish show too sturdy
Having struggled with South Africa’s energy at instances final week, Bemand challenged his gamers to match their hosts’ physicality, however Tose’s second-minute rating from a line-out drive instantly put the Irish on the again foot.
Nevertheless, when King and Parsons scored both aspect of a yellow card for South Africa’s Alichia Arries, the momentum seemed to be firmly in Eire’s favour.
However South Africa produced a stout response and decreased the deficit to 4 factors when Solontsi benefited from one other driving maul following a sustained spell of stress from the hosts.
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With scrum-half Aoibheann Reilly – drafted into the line-up in Emily Lane’s place – sin-binned for an unlawful clearout earlier than Solontsi touched down, Eire lower annoyed figures on the half-time interval.
Chasing a primary win over the Irish, South Africa continued to depend on their energy recreation early within the second half and punctured the away aspect’s defence as soon as extra when Ubisi pressured her manner over the road.
That rating put South Africa 19-14 up with 20 minutes remaining, and whereas the Boks had annoyed the Irish assault for giant components of the sport, they have been unable to cease Parsons surging by way of for her second attempt.
South Africa’s hopes have been additional dashed when Jakkie Cilliers was proven a yellow card 10 minutes from time for a harmful sort out on Irish fly-half Dannah O’Brien.
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Inside seconds of Cilliers leaving the sector, Dalton sprinted by way of a niche within the South African defence for a transformed attempt that put Eire two scores clear.
The hosts’ hopes of a late fightback have been crushed when Parsons dotted down for her treble, enhancing her Check document to 29 tries in 40 caps.
Having regained management, Eire’s starvation for extra tries was rewarded when Dalton crossed within the nook within the closing minutes to cap the series-sealing win.
Line-ups
South Africa: Byrhandre Dolf; Jakkie Cilliers, Maceala Samboya, Shiniqwa Lamprecht, Alichia Arries; Mary Zulu, Unam Tose; Yonela Ngxingolo, Lindelwa Gwala, Xoliswa Khuzwayo, Vainah Ubisi, Danelle Lochner; Sizophila Solontsi (capt), Catha Jacobs, Aseza Hele.
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Replacements: Anushka Groenewald, Anuschka Ekron, Thandile Mazwi, Nomsa MokwaI, Aphiwe Ngwevu, Lerato Makua, Insaaf Levy, Maria Tshiremba.
Sin-bin: Arries (16), Cilliers (70)
Eire: Niamh Gallagher; Beibhinn Parsons, Anna McGann, Aoife Dalton, Robyn O’Connor; Dannah O’Brien, Aoibheann Reilly; Linda Djougang, Neve Jones, Eilis Cahill, Jane Clohessy, Dorothy Wall, Fiona Tuite-O’Sullivan, Erin King (capt), Brittany Hogan.
Replacements: Beth Buttimer, Niamh O’Dowd, Sophie Barrett, Grace Moore, Jemima Adams Verling, Emily Lane, Eve Higgins, Stacey Flood.
Sin-bin: Reilly (38)
Referee: Jess Ling (Aus)