THE IRISH rugby team savoured a few hard-earned beers after a bruising last-gasp win in Durban. Ciarán Frawley managed to ensure the series with South Africa ended level at 1-1 with a pair of beautiful drop goals. Replacement fly-half Frawley's late heroics on his sixth cap earned Andy Farrell’s men a famous victory at Kings Park Stadium where The Springboks hadn't lost for eight years.
Asked what was going through his mind, the 26-year-old admitted: “I just don’t know, to be honest. It’s mental. “This place is a fortress and it’s so loud.
The game was going back and forth, they got momentum there probably for most of the second half. “But the boys dug in deep. We were in our own half and managed to get up and get the final points, so we’re delighted.
“I’m just going to have a pint now and enjoy that.” The Six Nations champions looked set to slip to an agonising defeat after fading following a ferocious first-half performance which brought an early try for Conor Murray and a 16-6 lead. Flawless fly-half Handre Pollard slotted eight penalties to turn the contest in the Springboks’ favour on the back of their 27-20 triumph last weekend in Pretoria.
But Frawley sensationally added to 14 points from No 10 Jack Crowley to snatch a statement success from Farrell’s 50th Test as head coach. The extraordinary twist came at the end of an undisciplined second period during which stand-in captain Caelan Doris was sin-binned and the Springboks dominated. Doris,.
