Rassie Erasmus has finally got the Springboks the win in Dublin that they had craved since 2012, but the dominant 24-13 victory his team secured was greatly helped by the incredible number of cards shown to a befuddled Ireland.
Referee Matthew Carley brandished five yellow cards, the first for James Ryan getting upgraded to a 20-minute red card. It meant that at one stage of the match that the Irish were defending with 12 players against 15 and the pressure inflicted on them was too hot to handle.
It wasn’t until the 78th minute that the Springboks encountered the wrath of
