Ireland were shown four yellows and one 20-minute red card in their defeat by South Africa
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said he was "unbelievably proud" of the fight his players showed after receiving a flurry of cards in a hectic defeat by South Africa in Dublin.
After James Ryan's yellow card was upgraded to a 20-minute red, Sam Prendergast, Jack Crowley, Andrew Porter and Paddy McCarthy were all sin-binned as Ireland fell to 24-13 loss to the world champions.
Farrell was upbeat about his side's response to a chaotic first half which Ireland ended with 12 players and trailing 19-7 as he took issue with a reporter saying the opening 40 minutes had been "borderline shambolic".
"I said chaotic. Yeah, I won't repeat your word because I think you're wrong," said Farrell.
