James Ryan’s early red card against South Africa shattered Ireland’s control at the Aviva, flipping momentum, wiping out a try, and forcing the hosts to survive nearly 60 minutes short-handed as the Springboks closed out a ruthless 24–13 win. Ryan has owned the mistake and learned from it, but with his ban reduced to just one missed Leinster game after tackle school, the real question now is whether justice truly matched the impact, so let’s watch the video and break it down.