DUBLIN :Ireland coach Andy Farrell said his overriding feeling was one of unbelievable pride after his side lost 24-13 to South Africa on Saturday having spent part of a "mad game" down to 12 men after a flurry of cards.

Ireland lost James Ryan to a 20-minute red card early on, had three men in the sin bin during a nine-minute spell late in the first half and suffered a fourth yellow after the break as their scrum succumbed to incessant Springbok pressure.

"To say it was stop-start is an understatement, with all the carry on with the cards and stoppages for the scrums. A mad game. I wouldn't have thought I'd seen anything like that before and I've seen a few things," Farrell said.

"But the overriding feeling is I'm unbelievably proud. Going down to 12 men, how the lads came out and show

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