Dublin - Ireland led the Springboks 12-3 at half-time in their one-off Test at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
Shortly after the restart, scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar scored a try for the visitors and Patrick Lambie added the conversion, leaving the score at Ireland 12 South Africa 10.
Scorers:
Ireland:
Penalties: Jonathan Sexton (4)
South Africa:
Conversion: Patrick Lambie
Penalty: Lambie