OK, boys and girls, yesterday we set some records with 2 threads going for gold… but this one is going to go ballistic today !!

This is also the Game Thread for this important match between the Bokke and Ozzie in Cape Town (Slaapstad).


08 Aug 09
17:00

Newlands
Cape Town, South Africa
 
Tendai Mtawarira 1 Benn Robinson
Bismarck du Plessis 2 Stephen Moore
John Smit 3 Al Baxter
Bakkies Botha 4 James Horwill
Victor Matfield 5 Nathan Sharpe
Heinrich Brussow 6 Richard Brown
Juan Smith 7 George Smith
Pierre Spies 8 Wycliff Palu
Fourie du Preez 9 Luke Burgess
Morne Steyn 10 Matt Giteau
Bryan Habana 11 Drew Mitchell
Jean de Villiers 12 Berrick Barnes
Jaque Fourie 13 Stirling Mortlock
JP Pietersen 14 Lachlan Turner
Francois Steyn 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
Chilliboy Ralepelle 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
Jannie Du Plessis 17 Ben Alexander
Andries Bekker 18 Dean Mumm
Danie Rossouw 19 David Pocock
Ricky Januarie 20 Will Genia
Ruan Pienaar 21 Peter Hynes
Adrian Jacobs 22 James O’Connor

1,029 Responses to Bokke vs Australia – Game Thread – Bokke 29 / 17 (f/t)

  • 841

    834

    “hope he can get his chance when he is still hot”

    Oh dear………………… doesn’t sound good ………… at all…………..

    🙂

  • 842

    840 – RP,

    Well, I’m not short on opinion either… and I’ve taken the leap…

  • 843

    #839 GBS
    Hey now ! I will KNOW if they have been “tampered” with 😡

  • 844

    #834 WO should have gone to Aus and NZ.
    We are extremely strong as a team at the moment (individually and confidence wise) and this is paying off.
    And we won by imposing our strengths today.
    But the opposition will be watching the videos for sure.
    My only concern is that we don’t seem to be able to adapt on-field.
    FdP quick punts weren’t working, they kept sending them back with interest.
    We mustn’t forget we have won the last two off Morne’s boot and if this goes wrong as it must at times, then we could unravel big time.

  • 845

    #842 GBS
    oOHh so true 😆

  • 846

    The result represents more than one South African hand on the Tri-Nations trophy, it extinguishes any lingering doubts about South Africa’s standing as the world’s best team.

    They saw off the best of Britain and Ireland, recorded consecutive wins over the All Blacks and have now handed a frisky Australian side a lesson in structured rugby.

    Once again the hosts were outscored in the try department – Matt Giteau followed Ashley-Cooper over the whitewash – but what does it matter when you hold such territorial mastery? Not even Cecil Rhodes was this hungry for land.

    It’s telling to note that all but one of South Africa’s 12 penalties were awarded within reasonable range of the gold posts. Of the dozen, Morné Steyn converted seven and Francois Steyn missed another.

    By way of contrast, Australia were awarded eight penalties, none of which tickled the fancy of Giteau’s left peg.

  • 847

    844 – Bhloo,

    I just think that the Ozzmob are better at fielding Fourie du Preez’ kicks or Morne’s kicks than the All Blacks are at present….

    But we need to build more attacking capability into our backline to widen our options….

  • 848

    #849 SB
    His kicking was probably off cos his elbow hurt …

    GBS
    If you wanted to have some fun you could do a post match review of the “7 Point Plan for Victory” … you could probably find similarities in the effectiveness of Maginot Line 😉

  • 849

    838

    He looks afraid to me, Super.

    No attemt to make contact, apart from sticking out his hands in a oh so dainty manner

    Attackers don’t have to step him – he makes a damn good side step himself on defense, to get his body out of harms way. Pisses me off big time!

  • 850

    848 – RP,

    The Ozzie 7 point plan was as ineffective as the Maginot Line, that’s for sure….

    SuperBul was brave enough to publish the 7-point plan, so maybe we should ask him to tear their plan apart…. tomorrow, when off the sauce… hehehe

  • 851

    849 SAB, ek sien die Bokke se skrum word nou aansienlik versterk: Guthro is terug in die groep. Jy bly ?

  • 852

    South Africa’s game plan is as simple as it is effective: brutal defence, solid set-pieces, dynamic counter-rucking and, most importantly, field position. It’s not the most attractive way to play rugby, but the beauty is that it’s almost impossible to trump.

    Australia thought the antidote could lie in shaking South Africa out of their structure by playing it fast and loose. It worked well enough in fits and starts, but these Boks are far too experienced to be flustered by a team in its early adolescence.

    Ashley-Cooper’s early try was, in retrospect, the worst possible start for Australia: it stung like a boot in South Africa’s collective backside.

    Seething counter-rucking squeezed three quick-fire penalties out of Australians and the locals had nudged ahead by the 13th minute.

  • 853

    #847 Yep and that is when I say try something else.

    Our scrums are also not convincing.

  • 854

    With a cushion of points in place, John Smit saw fit to add a little jazz to the Boks’ sheet music by dinking through the daintiest of grubbers for the on-rushing Bryan Habana. Lachie Turner managed to get a hand to it, but the bobbling ball was snatched by the big mitts of Matfield who crashed over for the unlikeliest of tries.

  • 855

    851

    Eish bdb, dis nou swart humor daai!! Kan nie skrum nie, is nie fiks nie………. eish

  • 856

    #851 Guthro het gister gesukkel, of ten minste vroeg in die wedstryd. Ek was verbaas want ek like hom.

  • 857

    Nice, solid rugby discussion going on here…. I like it

  • 858

    SuperBul

    You’re on a high with the English here?

  • 859

    bul-a-bhloo, Guthro scrummed illegally by pushing up all the time.

  • 860

    854 & 855,

    Guthro is fit as a fiddle…. just drinks far too much…. ask Cuzzy, he’ll tell you

  • 861

    858
    genoeg Olaf Berg en die tale flows, hahaha, danksy PR

    Man of the match: Schalk who? Morné Steyn deserves praise for his work, but he is afforded an armchair ride by his forwards, and the man winning him the lion’s share of kickable penalties was Heinrich Brüssow. We have suspected it for a while but it is now official: the Boks have unearthed a flawless diamond.

    Moment of the match: Surely Victor Matfield’s try – or rather John Smit’s outrageous grubber! The frustrated fly-half deserves to be heavily fined for behaviour that would surely have caused self-respecting props to wept shameful tears into their pies. Let’s hope big Bakkies Botha also answers to the name ‘Enforcer’ in the bar.

    Villian of the match: No debate here. Matt Giteau can expect a visit from the citing officer for his reckless, elbow-first ‘challenge’ on the airborne Fourie du Preez.

  • 862

    855 Guthro is baie soos ou Ollie van ouds, baie goed in die los en verdediging, maar nie die sterkste skrummer nie.

    Bulle se skrum het vir my stewiger gelyk toe Frik Kirsten opkom, maar dit kan ook wees omdat dit laat in die wedstryd was.

  • 863

    #854 Now that was worth the price of a ticket all by it’s self.

  • 864

    861 My oomblik van die wedstryd was toe Bakkies vir Barnes so geboelie het met daai tackle. Classic !

  • 865

    860 GBS

    I hear what you’re saying

    There’s a little problem here tho…………Oppo front rows do not get mezmerised by his fiddle play. They simply pop him out, fiddle and all

    🙂

  • 866

    864 – BDB,

    Was ‘n blerrie mooosa harde tekkel daai…

    O ja, die Bulle spelers het WEER al die Bokke punte aangeteken !!

  • 867

    856 Bul, ons huidige Bulls voorry is nie te sleg nie, en ouens soos Frik Kirsten en Werner Kruger is manne van die toekoms. Maar daar kort iets vir my, dink net hoe goed kan die Bulls wees, veral Spies op agsteman, as hul meer skouers kry. Wonder of die Bulle unie nog ‘n ervare stut of haker gaan aankoop, of hul gaan bly by die huidige korps ?

  • 868

    #861 As mens mooi kyk was daar ‘n paar “elbows” vandag by die afbreek.

  • 869

    867 – BDB,

    Net tegniese skrumtegniek wat kort…. kyk bv vir Guthro, hoe hy met sy kop verby sy opponent skrum in plas van onder hom in….

  • 870

    GBS kyk daai foto op jou mail

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