Joe Schmidt's side were well beaten at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night.

Matt Fitzpatrick sealed his third DP World Tour Championship win in Dubai.

The onus on Ireland will be to play with a discipline that was lacking too many times against the Aussies, and to bring the same sort of legal aggression and force of will that delivered that famous win against the Boks in the epic World Cup pool game at the Stade de France two years ago.

Now that they've got out of their own way and stepped up their performance level, Ireland's clash with South Africa is even more mouthwatering

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Ireland know they need a win to leapfrog their opponents and secure a playoff spot for the finals next summer.

Ireland are off to the playoffs.

The results of the last few months have definitely, if unfairly, turned up the volume of Joe Schmidt's critics, who have grown frustrated by the Kiwi coach's opaque selections, particularly at 10

Despite the victory, Brazil lost Arsenal defender Gabriel, playing at his home stadium, to a groin injury on the hour-mark.

Steve Clarke's side must now beat Denmark in Glasgow on Tuesday night to finish top.

Wales ended a record run of 10 successive home Test defeats and gave new head coach Steve Tandy his first win by claiming a dramatic 24-23 victory over Japan in Cardiff.

The Boys in Green No 1 has called for calm ahead of the do-or-die showdown.

It'll be do or die in Cardiff on Tuesday.

Ford was the mastermind behind a 10th consecutive victory for Steve Borthwick’s men.

Mack Hansen's first-half hat-trick stole the show as Andy Farrell's side ran out convincing winners against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies

Whereas the second-placed Magyars were fortunate to emerge from Armenia with a narrow 1-0 win on Thursday, Ireland were emphatic 2-0 victors over top seeds Portugal.

McIlroy is in pole position to win another title and the Race to Dubai crown.

His absence was more than compensated by Troy Parrott’s comeback from injury to the team, scoring a first-half brace.

Northern Ireland ended the night assured of a qualifying play-off place via the Nations League after Croatia beat the Faroe Islands 3-1, but frustration was the primary emotion.

Croatia completed a 3-1 comeback win over the Faroe Islands, securing their place at next year’s World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.