WATCH: Joe Schmidt lays into referee following Ireland’s stunning Springbok win

The Kiwi was far from impressed with referee Mathieu Raynal.

Ireland had to beat South Africa with 14 men for 60 minutes and 13 for a frantic, fraught 10 at Newlands Stadium today. Coming into the three-Test series with the Springboks off the back of a third place finish in the Six Nations, and without a slew of senior stars, Ireland looked dead in the water when CJ Stander was red carded and Robbie Henshaw flashed yellow for a tackle in the lead-up to Lwazi Mvovo's try. 13-10 down but not out. Ireland rallied superbly and finished 26-20 winners. Post-match, Schmidt told Sky Sports that he had never been prouder of his players. He praised Jared Payne and Luke Marshall but stated that all 20 players had a part in the history-making win on South African soil [Ireland's first]. Schmidt then turned his attentions to Raynal. He said:

"The nine minutes before half-time were incredibly special, the way the players dug in. "I felt the yellow card was a very harsh decision, and Luke Marshall was blocked trying to get across [for their try]."

Schmidt later told reporters that Stander's sending off was 'very, very harsh'. A citing may soon follow for the Munster flanker but Ireland will fight it all the way."