IRELAND BOSS ANDY Farrell hailed the character of his team after their last-gasp win over the Springboks in Durban to tie the series in South Africa. Ciarán Frawley’s 42-metre drop goal won the second Test for Ireland with the last kick of the game. Farrell was proud of a sensational first-half effort in which Ireland’s physicality and precision left them 16-6 ahead.
There were anxious moments in the second half as the Springboks edged in front but Ireland held their nerve and two late drop goals from Frawley earned them just a second-ever Irish win on South African soil. “It was the sublime to the ridiculous, wasn’t it?’ said Farrell. “It was a complete role reversal of last week.
First-half performance not too great last week; this week, I thought it was outstanding, as good as it gets. “But second half last week was good, this week we’ve made enough mistakes to lose three games in that second half. But you just know when you’re hanging in there that there’s always going to be a chance with this team because of the guts, the bravery they’ve got and they showed that in spades.
” Farrell sent Frawley on at out-half for Jack Crowley with a quarter of the game left and his faith in the Skerries man was repaid in bucketloads as Frawley fired over two drop goals. The Ireland boss was delighted with Frawley’s composure in the endgame. “Well, let’s go through it,” said Farrell.
“He kicked a ball out on the full on a crossfield kick. “To get his .