Irish & world news
AdvertiseStaff loginSend a tip
TheEdition.ie
Sport

Parsons hat-trick helps Ireland seal 38-17 win in Cape Town

Ireland finished their South African series with a second victory as Béibhinn Parsons scored three tries.

By Jerry O Brien, Newsroom byline · AI-assisted, source-checked summary·
Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. Archive venue context photograph; not the Ireland–South Africa match. Image resized; no crop.
Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. Archive venue context photograph; not the Ireland–South Africa match. Image resized; no crop. Credit: Azwi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image source

Ireland defeated South Africa 38-17 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on 31 October to complete a 2-0 series victory. Béibhinn Parsons scored a hat-trick as Scott Bemand’s team followed up their 40-27 win the previous weekend.

The visitors led 14-10 at half-time through tries from captain Erin King and Parsons, both converted by Dannah O’Brien. South Africa remained in contention and moved 17-14 ahead when Vainah Ubisi scored and Jakkie Cilliers added the conversion.

Article inline

Ireland answered with four unanswered tries in the closing stages. Parsons added two more and Aoife Dalton also crossed twice, while O’Brien finished with four successful conversions as Ireland ended their year with another win.

Sources: The Journal; RTÉ Sport.

Comments (0)

Loading comments…

After article

More from Sport

More from Jerry O Brien

Spotted something wrong? TheEdition.ie publishes corrections openly — see our editorial standards.