South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus was pleased his team could get a monkey off their back on Saturday by winning in Dublin for the first time in 13 years and start to tip the scales of the sides recent rivalry away from Ireland.
South Africa dominated a chaotic game in which Ireland were handed one 20-minute red card and four yellows and they should have run out much more comfortable winners than the 24-13 scoreline suggested.
It was, however, the world champions first victory in four attempts at the Aviva Stadium, having also lost four of the last five clashes with Andy Farrells men.
