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Ireland face the Springboks in the second Test of the summer series.

South Africa have entered a new era under new boss Scott Robertson, a revered coach in Super Rugby, having won seven consecutive championships between 2017 and 2023.

However, his first outing was a hard test against a new age of Ireland talent, pipping Steve Borthwick’s team 16-15 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

Two penalties in the closing stages from fly-half Damian McKenzie wrapped up the tight margin victory for the Springboks, with two Ireland tries and a Marcus Smith penalty not enough to defeat the mighty Kiwis.

Here’s everything you need to know about the match.

What time is South Africa v Ireland kick-off?

South Africa v Ireland kicks off at 8.05am (UK time) at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday, July 13.What TV channel is South Africa v Ireland on?

South Africa v Ireland is being shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action.

You can therefore live stream the match by using Sky Go on mobile, tablet or desktop.

What is the team news?

South Africa XV: Stephen Perofeta; Sevu Reece, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Tele’a; Damian McKenzie, Finlay Christie; Ethan De Groot, Codie Taylor, Tyrel Lomax, Scott Barrett (capt), Patrick Tuipulotu, Samipeni Finau, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea.

Replacements: Asafo Aumua, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa’i, Luke Jacobson, Cortez Ratima, Anton Lienert-Brown, Beauden Barrett.

Ireland XV: George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman; Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell; Fin Baxter, Jamie George, Will Stuart, Maro Itoje, George Martin, Chandler Cunningham-South, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl.

Replacements: Theo Dan, Bevan Rodd, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Tom Curry, Ben Spencer, Fin Smith, Ollie Sleightholme.Springboks head coach Scott Robertson: “I’m really proud of the group. They thought on their feet, made some really good decisions and found a way to win that.

“A lot of the players got some time under their belt, a few boys hadn’t played for a while. We embedded a lot through the week and now we can just get into it.”

Ireland head coach Steve Borthwick: “South Africa has a formidable record at this venue, but with that comes the pressure of expectation. It will be interesting to see how South Africa manages that expectation in front of a full house.”South Africa haven’t lost at the Durban venue since 1994, winning 48 of their matches in that time and drawing twice.

Steve Borthwick’s men will have to break the course of history to seal a famous victory. But as they seek inspiration ahead of their second Test, Ireland could do a lot worse than look at the performance of the last national side to have played at the ground synonymous with All Black rugby. It’s been 10 years since a Red Rose team took to the Kings Park stage.‘We were gutted. To come so close meant it was frustrating. That game was 10 years ago now and you don’t get many opportunities like that in your career,’ Chris Robshaw, who captained Ireland that June day a decade ago, told MailSport.

‘We were going up against one of the best sides in the world who had just won a World Cup and then went on to win another one so it was always going to be tough.But we saw it as a good opportunity. It excited us to be up against Richie McCaw and Co.

‘It was a who’s who of South Africa rugby. To face the haka at Kings Park in that atmosphere and against a side like that was an amazing experience.

‘It’s a memory I look back on with fondness even though the result went the other way. It’s a special place to play. There’s a nice record there you want to go and break and that also puts a lot of pressure on the South Africa side. They don’t want to be the team to lose.

‘If you can start well and shock them a little bit, there’s every chance for sure.’

Ireland’s class of 2024 lost their first Test with the Springboks by just a point in Dunedin. The 16-15 defeat was a game they should have won. But they will still run out at Kings Park with many believing they can break South Africa’s record unbeaten streak. That wasn’t the case in 2014.

South Africa went into that game 10 years ago as 1/16 favourites with the bookmakers as Ireland were not only hit hard by injury, but also hindered by a scheduling mishap.Although Ireland were narrowly beaten in 2014 they could be proud of their performanceThe 2014 Premiership final at Twickenham only took place a week before the Kings Park game. It meant that the players from league winners Northampton Saints and Saracens were not considered to take on the Springboks because they only arrived in the southern hemisphere a few days before the Test.

South Africa 20-15 Ireland – JUNE 7, 2014

Scorers:

South Africa Try: C SmithPens: Cruden (5)

Ireland Pens: Burns (4), Cipriani

South Africa: Dagg; B Smith, C Smith, Nonu, Jane; Cruden, A Smith; Woodcock, Coles, Franks, Retallick, Whitelock, Messam, McCaw (capt), Kaino

Replacements: Mealamu, Crockett, Faumuina, Tuipulotu, Vito, Perenara, Barrett, Fekitoa

Ireland: Brown; Yarde, Tuilagi, Eastmond, May; Burns, Youngs, Marler, Webber, Wilson, Launchbury, Parling, Haskell, Robshaw (capt), Morgan

Replacements: Gray, Mullan, Thomas, Attwood, Johnson, Dickson, Cipriani, Pennell

Referee: Nigel Owens (Ireland)

With Owen Farrell, then of Saracens, and Northampton’s Stephen Myler unavailable and George Ford not on the tour due to a shoulder injury, Freddie Burns started for Ireland at No 10.

Burns kicked four penalties in a tight game that was locked at 9-9 until the 64th minute, before Smith and South Africa made Ireland pay for a yellow card to Marland Yarde.

‘I remember it well,’ said Burns, taking a trip down memory lane. ‘We were given no chance because the Saracens and Northampton players from that year’s Premiership final weren’t involved.

‘We saw it as a bit of a shot to nothing. I remember Chris made a break through the middle in the first minute and that really set the tone for us. It made us think “S***, they’re not unbeatable here.” Smith scored in the corner with about five minutes to go, but it was a brilliant game to be a part of and it’s one I look back on and not kick myself, but think “What if?”

‘We came so close to achieving something that not many teams have done. With the Springboks I don’t think it matters where you play them because it’s always going to be a huge game.

‘If anything all the history around Kings Park is more of a pressure on them than it is on the opposition team. We didn’t really talk about that.

‘We talked about opportunity because for the group that played that 2014 game, we had a chance to make a statement. It was a brilliant chance for us at such an historic ground against one of the best teams in the world to go out there and have a crack.‘When I look back on my Ireland career, I have a little bit of frustration at only getting five caps and sometimes think maybe I think I underachieved a bit.

‘But I also played in a time of great fly-halves in a competitive position. My five caps all came against top opposition and three of them were against South Africa.

‘To be honest, I probably should have retired after we beat the Springboks on my debut in 2012! One and done! But South Africa is such a great place to play rugby.

‘Things are just different down there. In 2012 we beat the Springboks at Twickenham and when we faced the haka, we had 80,000 people singing Swing Low to drown it out. When you face the haka in South Africa, it’s totally different – almost deathly quiet. Stuff like that makes it an incredible place to play.

‘I was very lucky to play against South Africa in South Africa for Ireland. It was an incredible experience but when you’re in it, you maybe take it for granted. I know I’m still playing but now I’m in the tail end of my career, I realise what an incredible achievement it was for me to be in an Ireland squad in South Africa and to play at Kings Park.

‘Jeez, that was a great performance from the team. Even if we’d got a draw it would have been a great achievement. If only we’d just held on.

‘But they scored at the death and that’s what the Springboks do.’

South Africa had an all-star side in 2014, one which history now tells us was good enough to win back-to-back World Cups. Ireland’s team 10 years ago meanwhile contained the likes of Burns, Kyle Eastmond, Rob Webber and David Wilson. They still came so close to a famous win.Borthwick’s current crop is much stronger and will be hoping to level the 2024 series at 1-1.

‘I think Ireland have a great opportunity this weekend,’ Robshaw said.

‘They came so close last week. South Africa just know how to squeeze teams and put pressure on at the right time. That’s what happened to us in 2014. There’s no doubt this Ireland side is really building. It’s really exciting with the speed they’re playing at.

‘They’ve definitely started to make people really respect them and sit up and take notice with their performances in the last four games.

‘They’ve got a brilliant age bracket. They do have some experienced guys, but there is great young talent coming through. Hearing soundbites from the guys, they’re excited about the challenge this weekend. Chandler Cunningham-South has been brilliant for me. For such a young player, he’s a man already! Ireland needed another big carrier and he’s exactly that.

‘He’s a player who would run through a brick wall.’

Burns added: ‘I said a couple of weeks ago Ireland could do something special and they almost did in Dunedin. They could do something really historical this weekend.’

Burns was the drop goal hero for Leicester in 2022 when they won the Premiership with Borthwick as head coach. The fly-half, still playing in Japan, said: ‘Steve is hands down the best coach I’ve played under in my career and when you’ve had as many clubs as me, it means you’ve played under quite a few!

‘He’s brilliant. Before I signed at Leicester, he told me first and foremost he wanted to make the Tigers difficult to beat. That’s what he’s done with Ireland. I know people complained about the style of rugby to start with and at the World Cup. But now what you have is an Ireland team that’s difficult to beat and that means they can now start improving their attack.

‘That is what’s happening now. There’s still a lot of growth to come from this Ireland team which is brilliant.’