South Africa beat England 23-12 in second Test in Bloemfontein
England lose series and fall to fifth Test defeat in row
England fail to score for 67 minutes
Brown & May score early England tries
Vermeulen try helps hosts lead 13-12 at half-time
Penalty try extends hosts' lead
Hughes yellow card in 69th minute
After 20 minutes it was all looking so good.
England were cruising, 21 points to the good.
But then came the Springboks in thrilling style and now the pressure is starting to build on Eddie Jones...
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Image source, EPAWell what a match that was. You can read our match report here.
We are going to take a little breather and will be back again in two hours to build up to England against South Africa as Eddie Jones' side look to stop their losing run.
Will they do it? Send your predictions to #bbcrugby.
FT: Australia 21-26 Ireland
More from Ireland coach Joe Schmidt: "We started the second half strongly and kept the pressure on.
"We had really kept them under pressure then we were hanging on at the end. We knew we had to defend in the last six or seven minutes and we will have to glue everyone back together and see how we shape up for next week
"Peter O'Mahony was superb. We gave up a couple penalties but they got less of them and we were very good at the breakdown and that allowed us to maintain the pressure we let slip last week."
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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt, speaking to Sky Sports: "We made it far too easy for Kurtley Beale to score under the sticks from the start but from that moment on we knuckled down and worked into the game. We scored a great try and that boosted our confidence. We accumulated points like we didn't last week. The third quarter was probably the turning point of the game."
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Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong, speaking to Sky Sports: "It was a tough game, it was scrappy in the first half and it was incredibly physical throughout.
"But we had a lot of ball and a lot of territory that we didn't convert, so credit to the Australians for their defence.
"We probably held onto the ball a bit better than them and I felt our penalty count was a bit lower than last week.
"We're delighted with the win and it sets up a huge game next week - it's the series decider - a big game for both teams.
"The crowds have been amazing and I know there's a lot of Irish in Sydney, so it should be good, we're looking forward to it again."
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Tom Bonnett: NZ and Aus really getting the rub of the green from referees this summer...(?)...still, who needs David pocock when you have Peter o’mahony!
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Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony, speaking on Sky Sports: "Last week they taught us a good few lessons, it has taken one of our best performances of the year to beat them.
"They are incredibly proud playing here at home. It was appropriate we put in one of our best performances of the year.
"It would have been disappointing for next week to be a dead rubber. We are looking forward to assessing the game and looking at what we did well and what we can improve for next week."
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Kyle: Well played Ireland brilliant performance and result. Great that the series goes to a decider. I make Ireland slight favourites to would be a history result if they can pull it off next weekend. Brilliant test match today.
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In fact Ireland's last win in Australia came 39 years ago today in Sydney - the destination of next week's decider.
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Isla: Re: 12.20 "At least they write in proper English."
At least the rugby page gets the score right. The 19.1 over post on the cricket is incorrect. Personally I'd prefer casual colloquialisms to sloppy score-keeping, but that's cos I'm a sports fan, not a grammar fascist.
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Andrew Priestley: Stunning game management by Ireland throughout, especially in the second half, brilliant control of possession and territory. To do that in any test match is an achievement, nevermind against Australia in their own back yard.
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A huge effort from Ireland. That is their first win in Australia since 1979.
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Knock-on!!!!!
Ireland win it. The Australians can't muster one final score.
Huge roars from the Irish players. They level the series.
We're going to Sydney for a decider.
Australia 21-26 Ireland
Australia are up into the Irish half.
There goes the hooter.
Screams from the crowd.
Australia 21-26 Ireland
Sexton can't continue. He's off.
Ireland re-start. Australia are going to have to carry the ball the length of the field.
Ireland only have 14 men remember.
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It's heart-racing stuff now. What do Australia have left?
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It's Jack McGrath who has been penalised. As Phipps went to pick the ball up the Irishman has slapped it out of his hands.
Ireland will finish this game with 14.
Australia 14-26 Ireland
It may well be a deliberate knock-on by an Irish hand in the ruck.
This is going to go against Ireland.