RSA 8-13 IRE: South Africa reaction (captain Kolisi, head coach Nienaber)

On field Reaction from South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and head coach Jacques Nienaber following their team's 13-8 defeat by Ireland in Pool B at the Stade de France on Saturday

Siya Kolisi, captain

On the intense match:

"We would have loved to win but it was a great game, an intense game. Congrats to them. They played really well. They were able to hold the pressure in the first half and they got the try.

"I am proud of the way we played. I think we left a little bit of opportunities out there and they also did. It was a great test for us in the group."

On whether tough games like this are what is needed in the pool stage:

"This whole pool is exactly what you need going forward, you test yourself against the number one team in the world and it shows what they are capable of. We've got Tonga next which is really important.

"The atmosphere, the South Africans who came out from all around the world, the Irish fans who came out, it was amazing."

Jacques Nienaber, head coach

On the hard-fought match:

"It was a paper test match. Like I said before the game, I think both teams would learn a lot from this game, the two best teams playing against each other, which is a great test and preparation going forward."

On whether he was happy with the seven-one selection of forwards and backs on the bench:

"It's team selection. We thought that gave us the best opportunity to be competitive tonight. We didn't get the result but we were competitive."