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Well, that's all for tonight. That was a lot of fun, wasn't it?

You can read Matt Gault's report from the Aviva Stadium here, and keep an eye on the BBC Sport app & website for more reaction from Dublin.

We'll be back next week as South Africa roll into town. Now that's a tasty one to round out the autumn.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we'll catch you then.

See ya!

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Ireland's Caelan Doris speaking in the press conference after the game about his different position:

"When I am playing eight anyway, I try to cause a bit of chaos in the breakdown anyway and do a bit of a seven's job there.

"The difference was the first breakdown off scrum and lineout and defending a little bit differently off lineouts.

"It doesn't make too much difference.

"I probably felt a little bit more comfortable at eight, but happy in either role."

Tommy Bowe
Former Ireland winger on TNT Sports

Ireland will be excited again and they can take a lot from this performance. It was another step in the right direction.

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Former Ireland captain on TNT Sport

They [South Africa] have rested all of their front liners as much as they can to take on Ireland next week.

They have had some incredible tussles over the last few of years.

It has been pretty level for the most part, but it won't be a test match for the fainthearted, that is for sure.

Ireland may only have one match left this autumn but it's a big one as world champions South Africa roll into town.

After all the talk of Ireland being underdone against New Zealand and a slow performance against Japan, are they now ready to face the Springboks?

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What do you mean there is only one more week of international rugby?!

Seeing Peter O'Mahony there in the crowd earlier - or "Mr Approachable" as Conor Murray calls him - reminded me to give a plug to our latest Ireland Rugby Social.

Gavin and Conor went down to the famous shed at the bottom of O'Mahony's garden to catch up with the former Ireland skipper.

You can listen to that one on BBC Sounds here

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Here's more from Ireland coach Andy Farrell in his press conference, this time on Mack Hansen:

"I said to him before the game 'good players don't need excuses, they can get on with it and be themselves and get Man of the Match if they want', and he agreed.

"He is that type of player.

"He prepares well, has a great attitude to get across his detail and that is why he slotted back in and was able to be himself."

To be fair to James Lowe here, I'm like this when my mum says there's one spud left after the Sunday dinner has been dished out.

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In his post-match press conference, Andy Farrell says it looks like Stuart McCloskey has injured his groin again.

That's the injury that kept him out of the Japan game.

"He has been great all week and rehabbed thoroughly the week before, but playing test match rugby is little different," Andy Farrell said.

"Not nice for Stuart, but we will see how bad it is over the next couple of days."

A low point on a good night for Ireland.

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Mack Hansen will get the headlines with his hat-trick, but what a player Jamison Gibson-Park is.

Ireland's coach Andy Farrell speaking on TNT Sports:

"If you look at the performance against Australia the last couple of years, they have always been hard to beat and had some great wins as well.

"To keep playing to the to the end and play some good stuff right until the bell shows some nice character from ourselves.

"Mack Hansen coming back in and three tries, that's amazing isn't it.

"Fair play to Australia, they are tough.

"It wasn't all going our way, but we found a way to compose ourselves.

"I think it was very pleasing in the second half how we managed the game."

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Former Ireland winger on TNT Sports

Ireland really rolled their sleeves up in the second half, particularly running into the final 10/20 minutes.

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Can every Ireland game be played under the Dublin lights? That just seemed to lift everything all round.

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Former Ireland winger on TNT Sports

Andy Farrell will be delighted with the way Ireland finished the game so strongly and the impact from some of the players coming off the bench.

Lots to be happy about from an Irish point of view.

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After being recalled to the starting team for tonight's game, did Sam Prendergast do enough to keep his place against the Springboks?

Ireland's Sam Prendergast speaking on TNT Sports:

"We got our attack flowing better than we probably have the last two weeks and even probably if you look back to the Six Nations, the best we have maybe been in terms of work off the ball and ability to pick on defenders.

"That is a positive to come out of the game.

"There are a good few learnings that we need to take away, and we can still be much better."

Tommy Bowe
Former Ireland winger on TNT Sports

Ireland played the conditions well.

The rain was coming down, they put it in the air and they won the aerial battles.

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Do you think Robbie Henshaw enjoyed that one?