South Africa's women's hockey team went down 3-1 to Scotland in the series-deciding third Test in Dublin, Ireland yesterday to give the home side a 2-0 series victory.

Scotland led 3-1 at half-time via penalty strokes from Vikki Bunce and Catriona Ralph, and captain Linda Clement's rebound from the Scot's fourth penalty corner 20 minutes into the match.

Striker Dirkie Chamberlain had pulled a goal back for SA from field play.

South Africa's eighth and last Test on this frenetic nine-day trip to Belgium, Holland and Ireland was a tour undertaken without 700 Test caps-worth of experience, including Lisa Deetlefs, Lesle-Ann George, double Olympian Jen Wilson and world-record goalscorer Pietie Coetzee.