| Tour: | 2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa |
| Coach: | Joe Schmidt |
| Captain: | Rory Best |
| Top Test Point Scorer: | Paddy Jackson (40) |
| Top Test Try Scorer: | 5 players with 1 try |
| Matchplayed: | 3 |
| Matchwon: | 1 |
| Matchdraw: | 0 |
| Matchlost: | 2 |
| Testplayed: | 3 |
| Testwon: | 1 |
| Testdraw: | 0 |
| Testlost: | 2 |
| Played1: | 3 |
| Won1: | 2 |
| Draw1: | 0 |
| Lost1: | 1 |
| Previous: | Argentina 2014 |
| Next: | Japan 2017 |
In June 2016, Ireland played a three test series against South Africa as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] It was the first time that Ireland had played a test series against South Africa in South Africa since 2004. They played the Springboks across the three weeks that the June International window is allocated to; 11 June–25 June. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which ran through to 2019.[2]
| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2016 | DHL Newlands, Cape Town | 20–26 | |||
| 18 June 2016 | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | 32–26 | |||
| 25 June 2016 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 19–13 |
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 11 June, the first test match of the tour.
On 25 May 2016, Joe Schmidt announced his 32-man squad for Ireland's June test series against South Africa.[3]
On 2 June, Luke Fitzgerald, Dave Kearney, Rob Kearney and Johnny Sexton were all ruled out of the tour after sustaining injuries in and after the Pro12 Grand Final. Craig Gilroy, Matt Healy, Ian Madigan and Tiernan O'Halloran were called up as their replacements.[4]
Coaching team:
Joe SchmidtOn 28 May 2016, Allister Coetzee named his first squad since being appointed head coach. He included the following players in a 31-man squad for a three-test match series against the touring :
Pieter-Steph du Toit was initially named in the squad, but withdrew through injury and was replaced by Franco Mostert on 31 May 2016. However, on 6 June, Du Toit was given the all-clear by the medical staff and returned to training with the squad. Centre Jan Serfontein was ruled out for the entire series, but no replacement was named.
Pat Lambie was ruled out of the second test match after suffering a concussion in the first test and being given a mandatory rest period in line with World Rugby's Return to Play protocol. On 13 June 2016, Morné Steyn was called up to the squad as injury cover for Lambie.
Coaching team:
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| Man of the Match: Devin Toner (Ireland) Touch judges: |
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| Man of the Match: Ruan Combrinck (South Africa) Touch judges: |
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| Man of the Match: JP Pietersen (South Africa) Touch judges: |
Key
| Name | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Jackson | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 40 | – | – | |
| Jamie Heaslip | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | |
| Conor Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | |
| Devin Toner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | |
| Luke Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | |
| Jared Payne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | |
| Rory Best | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Tadhg Furlong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Iain Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Jack McGrath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Rhys Ruddock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Andrew Trimble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Seán Cronin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Ultan Dillane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Keith Earls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Craig Gilroy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Robbie Henshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | |
| Ian Madigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Jordi Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Tiernan O'Halloran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Stuart Olding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Mike Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| CJ Stander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Finlay Bealham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Matt Healy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Dave Kilcoyne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Kieran Marmion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Eoin Reddan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Sean Reidy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Quinn Roux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Donnacha Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Richardt Strauss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Luke Fitzgerald | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |
| Dave Kearney | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |
| Rob Kearney | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |
| Johnny Sexton | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Name | Team | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Jackson | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 40 | ||
| Elton Jantjies | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Ruan Combrinck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Damian de Allende | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Jamie Heaslip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Luke Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Conor Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Lwazi Mvovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Jared Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| JP Pietersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Devin Toner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Warren Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pat Lambie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |