Ireland still 'not over' defeat to South Africa

Four days out from a series-deciding Test with the Springboks, Devin Toner has admitted the Ireland camp is still not over their painful defeat to South Africa at Ellis Park last Saturday.

Ireland blew a 19-3 half-time lead and a 26-10 advantage at the hour mark only to let the Springboks gather themselves and fight back with a stunning three-try surge in the final 20 minutes. The 32-26 defeat levelled the Test series heading into this Saturday's third and final meeting at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Second row Toner, man of the match in the historic opening-Test win at Newlands the previous week and a first half try scorer in Johannesburg , said: “I wouldn’t say we’re over it. We’re still going through the footage, we’re still looking at the video, we’re still kind of hurting over it but I think training went alright today.