Marcus Horan celebrates his try in Ireland's 32-15 win

"Everyone is delighted with the way we performed," said O'Driscoll.

"What pleased us was that we played for 80 minutes. Yes, we conceded a couple of sloppy tries but we can take satisfaction from how we played.

"We will not get carried away but know that when we go out and play well we can beat anybody in the world."

Coach Eddie O'Sullivan, celebrating back-to-back wins over South Africa, said he was pleased they had lived up to the tag of being made favourites.

"When you come out 4-1 up in try count you have to be happy," said O'Sullivan.

"South Africa had a few inexperienced players out there and you have to take that into account in weighing up the game, but I am delighted with the level of performance we got.

"We dominated the game with the ball and without it.

"With the wind in the first half we were able to pin South Africa back, but in the second we had to carry it a lot at them."

Springboks coach Jake White said he had been encouraged by the way his side started the game.

"When our youngsters got on the ball early I thought it was going to be an exciting day for them," he said.

"But we missed a lot of first-time tackles and put ourselves under pressure.

"We knew with the wind they would get a few points up. But we never expected we would let them go so far ahead."