{"id":333523,"date":"2023-09-23T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333523"},"modified":"2023-09-24T05:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:05:26","slug":"lost-for-words-ireland-topple-champs-in-instant-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333523","title":{"rendered":"'Lost for words': Ireland topple champs in instant classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top-ranked Ireland<\/a> won the Rugby World Cup's<\/a> second clash of the titans by edging No.2-ranked South Africa<\/a> 13-8 in a ferocious encounter.<\/p>\n

Right winger Mack Hansen scored Ireland's try after 33 minutes \u2014 the first South Africa conceded in this tournament \u2014 and left winger Cheslin Kolbe replied with a try for the Springboks early in the second half of a gripping contest.<\/p>\n

South Africa was on top for considerable spells but paid the price for poor goalkicking from flyhalf Manie Libbok and scrumhalf Faf de Klerk, who missed a combined four of five and left 11 points in the wind.<\/p>\n

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\"Ireland<\/p>\n

After Jonathan Sexton's penalty put Ireland ahead 10-8 an hour in, his replacement Jack Crowley slotted a 77th-minute penalty to leave South Africa needing a try to draw and a converted score to win.<\/p>\n

The Springboks earned a lineout 10 meters from the Irish line but the maul was smothered and the couldn't recycle the ball quickly enough before the play was whistled and the game was over.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI'm lost for words," said player of the match, Bundee Aki.<\/p>\n

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\"Mack<\/p>\n

"These Irish fans are incredible, honestly. I've never ever witnessed anything like that.<\/p>\n

"The travelling crowd, it's a joke, completely a joke, and it's only going to get bigger and crazier from here."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton added, "It's a huge day for Ireland.<\/p>\n

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"This crowd, it's incredible how many people turned up today. I don't know how we do it time after time, but we didn't want to let them down.<\/p>\n

"It was a scrappy old game. We couldn't seem to get into any flow, neither could they. It was a real arm wrestle.<\/p>\n

"Fair play to South Africa, they made the game so tough to play. We're delighted to get the win."\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"South<\/p>\n

Ireland beat the defending champions for the second time in 10 months and for the first time at the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n

Ireland extended its test-win streak to 16 and will likely top Pool B, thus probably avoiding host France in the quarterfinals and setting up a meeting with three-time champion New Zealand.<\/p>\n

The second heavyweight clash of the tournament followed France\u2019s opening-night 27-13 win against the All Blacks, and had a crackling aura of expectation about it.<\/p>\n

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Roared on by a huge contingent of fans at the 80,000-capacity Stade de France, the Irish showed their intent by taking an attacking lineout from the first penalty.<\/p>\n

They lost the throw and then had to defend ferociously on South Africa\u2019s foray forward, which ended with an infringement in the ruck giving Libbok a penalty for 3-0. That was the only kick he made.<\/p>\n

Ireland notched a third straight win against the Springboks, while the northern hemisphere big guns made it 2-0 against the southern hemisphere so far at the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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