Ciarán Frawley heroics give Ireland famous win in South Africa

We knew this series would give us something special. It delivered in spades.

For just the second time ever, Ireland have won a Test match in South Africa, and their 25-24 win looked unlikely, if not impossible with just 15 minutes to play.

Ciarán Frawley was the hero of the hour. Two dropgoals in the final 13 minutes, and the second of those with the final kick of the game, saw Ireland stage an incredible comeback against the world champions, who had looked to be on course to whitewash Ireland in the series.

All week, the message from Andy Farrell and his Irish players was that they never go away, and his words were prophetic.

Ireland had been the better side in the opening 40 minutes and were deservingly 16-6 in front following a try for Conor Murray and 11 points off the boot of Jack Crowley.

Joe McCarthy and Caelan Doris had been exceptional in that opening 40, while the first quarter was as physical a game as this Irish team have ever played. In that opening quarter alone, the Springboks lost Willie le Roux to a head injury, while Franco Mostert and Eben Etzebeth had been treated for blood.

In the second half, it looked like Ireland would be the victim of death by a thousand cuts as their discipline fell apart and Handre Pollard added three-pointer after three-pointer until his side were 24-19 in front.

All had looked lost for this Irish side, but after Frawley landed his first drop at goal to put just a point between the sides, before he held his nerve as the hooter sounded to seal a famous win, after an incredible game in Durban.

The tone was set for a bruising Test in the opening two minutes when South Africa lost Le Roux to a HIA, the full-back replaced by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu after getting his head on the wrong