South Africa v Ireland: how Andy Farrell's side rated in Pretoria defeat

Jamie Osborne made an impression on his international bow. 
TOUGH SHIFT: Ireland's Conor Murray and his teammates. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

TOUGH SHIFT: Ireland's Conor Murray and his teammates. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

15 – Jamie Osborne Welcome to the Big Time, Jamie. It was an eventful debut for the 22-year-old. Watched helplessly as Springbok try-scorer, wing, Kurt-Lee Arendse, flashed by him in third minute but recovered so well to catch the eye. Promising. 8 

14 – Calvin Nash Struggled to make a mark. The wing didn’t manage to feature as often as he would have wanted, not managing to work his way into any telling positions. 5 

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