South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said his “beer tasted better” after the Springboks beat Ireland 24-13 in a Test where the hosts were reduced to 12 men on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

For Erasmus, who had a spell as Munster boss, it was his first ever win as a coach at the ground and the first by a Springboks side since 2012.

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South Africa, whose only defeat on their way to the 2023 World Cup triumph was at the hands of Ireland in their pool match, ran out deserved