South Africa: Savour the magnificent struggle between the Boks and Ireland

Sport at the highest level is as much about reacting to defeat as it is about winning. And the Springboks have some reacting to do and we all have some reflecting to do because Ireland are a superb team.

Saturday’s 25-24 loss against Ireland was a setback for the Boks but it hardly constitutes a crisis. Ireland were brilliant in the first half; the Boks equally brilliant in the second, with the game ultimately decided by an act of sheer audacity by a man not even the most ardent of…