Ireland

Allister Coetzee has called-up Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen in the South African squad for the third and final Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth.

South Africa prop Trevor Nyakane will miss his team's decisive third and final Test against Ireland on Saturday at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

England and Ireland set up a tantalising U20s title-decider with dominant wins over South Africa and Argentina respectively on Monday, writes Lewis Hughes reporting from the Manchester City Academy Stadium.

Ireland will head into the series-deciding third Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday without Robbie Henshaw as the centre has returned home to take medical advice for surgery on knee cartilage.

South Africa fly-half Pat Lambie has been ruled out of the third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth after failing to sufficiently recover from the concussion he suffered in the opening game of the series in Cape Town.

South Africa made an excellent comeback managing to score four tries in a span of 20 minutes in the second-half to come from 3-19 behind at half-time and completing a 32-26 victory in the second Test against Ireland in Johannesburg.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has made five changes to their starting XV for the second Test against South Africa which kicks-off in Johannesburg on Saturday.

In the third round of the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, Ireland trounced Georgia while Scotland and South Africa managed victories against Italy and France respectively.

Ireland skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy stated that the team management is considering not to appeal against CJ Stander's one-week ban ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

England have displaced South Africa from the third position in the World Rugby Rankings after their historic 39-28 victory over Australia in Brisbane last weekend.

After finishing the 2015 U20 Six Nations in 3rd place and failing to set the tournament alight, it is fair to say expectations were low for Ireland heading into the World Rugby U20 Championship in Manchester.

Ireland flanker CJ Stander will be missing the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday after he received a one-match ban following the red card handed to him in the opening game of the series in Cape Town.

Stade Francais fly-half Morne Steyn has been added to the Springboks squad for the second Test against Ireland in Johannesburg as a replacement for the injured Pat Lambie.

The second round of games in the World Rugby U20 on Saturday at the at the Manchester City Academy Stadium saw thrilling encounter between Wales and Georgia, Ireland pulling of an upset against New Zealand and England dominating Scotland.

Ireland flanker CJ Stander's fate in the remainder of the series against South Africa will depend on the outcome of the disciplinary hearing which is adjourned to Monday.

South Africa fly-half Pat Lambie will miss the second Test against Ireland in Johannesburg following the concussion he suffered in the opening game of the series in Cape Town.

Despite being a man short for three-quarters of the game, Ireland put up a stunning performance at DHL Newlands stadium in Cape Town to secure a historic 20-26 win against South Africa on Saturday.

It’s that time of year again when the northern hemisphere’s finest travel south of the equator (or staying above it in the case of Scotland) to do battle with the best of the southern hemisphere and, more often than not, take quite the beating.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt insisted that his team will not take South Africa lightly in the upcoming three-match Test series despite the Springboks missing out on a number of key players.

Ireland wing Craig Gilroy is backing his Ulster team-mate Paddy Jackson to deliver when they take on South Africa in a three-Test series which begins in Cape Town on Saturday.