{"id":85237,"date":"2025-11-23T05:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/springboks-humiliate-ireland-in-dublin-card-chaos-and-epic-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T05:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:47:53","slug":"springboks-humiliate-ireland-in-dublin-card-chaos-and-epic-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/rugby\/springboks-humiliate-ireland-in-dublin-card-chaos-and-epic-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboks humiliate Ireland in Dublin: Card chaos and epic victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springboks Break the Curse in Dublin with an Epic Victory<\/h2>\n\nIn a match that will be etched in the memory of fans, South Africa’s Springboks defeated Ireland with a score of 23-14 in Dublin, marking their first victory in the city since 2012 and solidifying their position as the best team in the world.\n\nThe match was absolute madness, total chaos. Ireland suffered four cards in the first half, even playing with 12 men at one point. Furthermore, moments of brilliance were mixed with uncontrolled game actions, demonstrating once again the superiority of the Springboks.\n\nThe atmosphere in Aviva Stadium was electrifying, with a moving performance of The Cranberries’ anthem “Zombie” before the start, seeking to evoke memories of Ireland’s World Cup victory over the Springboks. However, from the beginning, it was perceived that the match would be marked by intensity.\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nDavid Fitzgerald\/Sportsfile via Getty Images<\/em>\n\nThe game began with a try by Damian Willemse and, although Ireland tried to respond, the refereeing decisions and the fierce South African defense frustrated their attempts. The Springboks took advantage of Ireland’s weaknesses, which was reduced to 13 men at various times.\n\nIn the second half, Ireland tried to react with penalties, but Feinberg-Mngomezulu extended the lead for the Springboks. The South African pressure continued, seeking to wear down Ireland.\n\n\n
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Damian Willemse scored South Africa’s first try in Dublin. Charles McQuillan\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\nThe Springboks, with a display of physical strength, managed to break Ireland’s streak in Dublin. The pressure was high, but the South African team responded with an outstanding performance. Malcolm Marx shone, as did Feinberg-Mngomezulu.\n\n\n

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Charles McQuillan\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\nDespite the defeat, Ireland showed character, resisting until the end, but their lack of discipline and inferiority in the power game were decisive. The match was an unprecedented physical challenge, and in the end, the Springboks celebrated a historic victory in Dublin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Springboks Break the Curse in Dublin with an Epic Victory In a match that will be etched in the memory of fans, South Africa’s Springboks defeated Ireland with a score of 23-14 in Dublin, marking their first victory in the city since 2012 and solidifying their position as the best team in the world. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[4266,511,203,5819],"class_list":{"0":"post-85237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-dublin","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-springboks"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}