# 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. It was Ireland's seventh tour to South Africa, and their first test series against the Springboks since 2016.

## 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. Dave Heffernan and the uncapped Nathan Doak were added to the squad after injuries to Craig Casey and Dan Sheehan in the first test.
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.
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 Attendance: 50,066 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.
* This was South Africa's first victory over Ireland since 2016.

### 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 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' | 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)