Ireland took on Australia on a End of Year Tour Test. The game ended in a draw, 20 / 20.
This weekend’s results showed just how much the Northern Hemisphere Teams have progressed in a year!
Firstly Ireland A beat Tonga, then the French beat the Bokke. On Saturday the Italian forwards had the All Black forwards on the back foot for long periods in the match and they did not lose by far. Then England beat Argentina, Wales beat Samoa and Scotland beat Fiji.
But, let’s look at this match…. 2 converted tries a piece, 2 penalties a piece… and it ends in a draw.
Are all the Southern Hemisphere Teams suddenly “tired” at the end of a long season? Surely end of last year it should have been similar then, but it was’nt!
The match between Ireland and Australia see-sawed this way, then that way and with 19 minutes to go it was Wallabies 20 / 13 but the Irish fought back and dominated the last quarter, finally getting the last try just on full time, after continued attack on the Australian line, Brian O’Driscoll, the captain, finding the gap and scoring under the posts… the conversion was a mere formality.
It was a hard-fought match, with Kaplan, the referee from South Africa, handling the game very well.
Points:
Ireland: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Ronan O’Gara, 1 Try Tommy Bowe, 1 Try Brian O’Driscoll
Australia: 2 Conversions & 2 Penalties Matt Giteau, 1 Try Drew Mitchell, 1 Try Rocky Elsom
Players to watch
For Ireland: British and Irish Lions star Tommy Bowe has had a sluggish start to the new season but remains one of the most exciting players in European rugby at the moment – expect him to take the slightest chance on offer. Any fan of Irish rugby would have seen this debut coming – Cian Healy is a fantastic young talent and could help give the hosts the edge up front.
For Australia: Filling in for Berrick Barnes, Quade Cooper was brilliant last weekend against England. Inter-changing with flyhalf Matt Giteau, Cooper’s skills make him a man to watch. Hooker Stephen Moore was hugely impressive during the November series last year but will need another big performance this time around to give his side a fighting chance.
Head-to-head:
All three of the back row positions offer fantastic battles this weekend with the clash between David Pocock and David Wallace perhaps the pick of the bunch – youth versus experience – it’s going to be good! Wycliff Palu vs Jamie Heaslip – physical of note; Rocky Elsom vs Stephen Ferris – two vital ball carriers. In the backline there could be an interesting tussle between, the keen to counter-attack, Adam Ashley-Cooper and, cannon for a left foot, Rob Kearney.
Recent results
Jun 2008, Australia 19-12, Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
Nov 2006, Ireland 21-6, Lansdowne Rd, Dublin
Jun 2006, Australia won 37-15, Subiaco Oval, Perth_AUS
Nov 2005, Australia won 30-14, Lansdowne Rd, Dublin
Nov 2003, WC Pool A – Australia won 17-16,Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
Jun 2003, Australia won 45-16, Subiaco Oval, Perth_AUS
Nov 2002, Ireland won 18-9, Lansdowne Rd, Dublin
Oct 1999, WC Pool E – Australia won 23-3, Lansdowne Rd, Dublin
Jun 1999, Australia won 32-26, Subiaco Oval, Perth_AUS
Jun 1999, Australia won 46-10, Ballymore, Brisbane
Nov 1996, Australia won 22-12, Lansdowne Rd, Dublin
Jun 1994, Australia won 32-18, Football Stadium, Sydney
The Teams
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tom Court, 18 Leo Cullen, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Keith Earls
Australia: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Digby Ioane, 12 Quade Cooper, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota Nau, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 George Smith, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 James O’Connor.
Date: Sunday, November 15
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin
Time: 15.00 (15.00 GMT; 02.00 AEST, Monday, November 16)
Expected Weather conditions: While heavy rain is expected on Friday, Saturday is set to be sunny with a maximum temperature of 10°C.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Andrew Small (England)
TMO: Geoff Warren (England)
SA for next game
South Africa:
15 Earl Rose, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Davon Raubenheimer, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Riaan Viljoen.
Pleased that D. Potgieter is the Captain of the midweek team.
Good choice and he should have been last Friday too.
Cheers all out of here now. Enjoy the rest of your evening.
Well done to our Proteas. They played superb today.
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Hierdie een het n ups , die een daar by jou het nie gehad nie, moet een kry vir hom.
61@ SuperBul – O flok, daai huidig swak Ruan Pienaar WEER op losskakel… en Heini weer op scrummie… ai man!
62 See you Puma, well done our ‘Newest Cricket Correspondent’!!
Have a nice evening!
Ek stem met Morne saam , alhouwel ek nie sy berig heeltemal gelees het nie. PdV sal nou sy eie span moet bou en of ons die geduld gaan he met hom is n goeie vraag.
Jis jis
Hoe gaan dit met al my broers!
Koningkie en die Barbaar “lurk” net in die agtergrond soos diewe in die nag…. julle fokkkkerrrrrrrrrsssssss!
London – Springbok coach Peter de Villiers bolstered the pack when he named the dirt-tracker team to face Saracens at Wembley on Tuesday night.
Bulls flank Dewald Potgieter will lead the Springboks for the first time while the entire front row and blindside flank have changed from the side that lost 22-17 to Leicester.
Wian du Preez, Adriaan Strauss and CJ van der Linde constitute a powerful looking front row, which will be tested by the current English Premiership leaders. They replace the injured trio of Gurthro Steenkamp, Chiliboy Ralepelle and Jannie du Plessis.
Sharks flank Jean Deysel makes a debut start for the Springboks in place of Davon Raubenheimer as the carrot of Test places is dangled for Saturday’s match against Italy in Udine.
Although the core of the Test squad still picks itself despite last Friday’s 20-13 loss to France in Toulouse there are opportunities.
The loss to France, coupled with some injuries and the need to spare first choice players for the tour finale against Ireland, will ensure that good individual performances could be rewarded with a Test cap in Udine.
No 8 Ashley Johnson, if he produces another strong outing, might usurp the out-of-touch Ryan Kankowski against Italy while Potgieter is a strong contender to wear the No 7 jersey of Schalk Burger fails to recover from a rib injury.
Other such as Earl Rose, Andries Bekker and Wynand Olivier are also in the frame for Test starts against the Azzuri.
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KP hoe het julle so gou vir Habana daai malaaita tricks geleer, skaars 2 weke daar dan skop hy sy teenstanders? 😆
SuperBul
Ek het Vrydag voor die game al voorspel dat ‘n verloor dalk nie so ‘n slegte ding is nie. Gaan al die sleutel spelers wat in 2007 die WC gewen het werklik nog so skerp wees teen 2011? En is dit ie tyd om te besluit of ons vir Barney in die span wil he, en of ons ons kaptein kan inboet vir ‘n beter skrum?
Jong vra Pietman of JS klaar is , hy het Vrydag se game as n grote vir JS gesien. Ek weet nie wat ons gaan doen nie , miskien sien ons lig met die Saracens game.
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En hy was net een dag hier onder innie Kaap!! Kyk nou, volgende naweek het hy sy voortanne ook getrek!!
Ek het eers gedog die speler op die grond het hom aan sy been gepluk, maar die kykweer het gelyk of hy hom met die knie gestamp het!!
Maar wat is dit met Morne Steyn? Wasd hy ook vir ‘n naweek hier innie Kaap? Watse ge-pooitjieryery is dit met hom?
Hei GBS, ek sien nou eers jy soek my, sleg moer!! hehehe
Kyk wat se Rob Houwing van News24
First some perspective: it’s a cliché, but losing to a fired-up France, once-off in their own backyard at the fag end of an arduous season, is far from the end of the world.
It doesn’t suddenly make the French world-beaters – although the rich merit of this triumph was eye-opening – nor does it dramatically relegate South Africa to the realm of rubbish.
Only the callous and the stupid would contend that.
Ek stem saam met hom, nie nou skielik doom en gloom nie.
Het jy daai elmboog storm van die Fransman gesien, hulle was maar lekker vuilgat die moere. Slim al die aandag op ons gevestig en toe ons eie medisyne uitgedeel. Hulle wag al lank vir ons. Ons moet hulle meer speel.
74@ Koningkie – Ek soek jou sleg moer, ja!!
Jy was toe verkeerd oor Brussow… nie waar nie…
Ja, ons ouens was glad nie argresief genoeg nie! Maar ek dink regtig daai volkslied debakel het die wind uit die ouens se seile gehaal. Nie dat dit ons beter sou laat skrum het nie!!
Het julle gesien Brussow se hy het n moerse knock gevat in die eerste kontak en het nie geweet waar hy is nie, hy se hy het gedink hy is by die lughawe.
Jip GBS, ek is nie spyt om te erken ek was verkeerd nie. Ek was net bekommerd oor HB na die CC finale. Hy was yster Vrydag. Maar al die balle wat hy gewen het het MS in sy moer in weggeskop, of Kanko het dit verloor of Adi het verkeerd geval elke keer as hulle hom tackle en dan het ons die bal verloor!
Die domste d@@s van die dag was beslis JP!! Hoe de moer maak jy ‘n vinnige ingooi as daar 4 Franse om jou is en geen Bokke nie? Dom FOK!!
At least one team playing in Green showed some fighting spirit this weekend. I’m hoarse, proud and exhausted.
Sorry that the Boks lost – but to be honest the French were the better team. Two weeks to go and the park will be croaking…
81 Hiya Irish, they showed some spirit today!!
Irish you must be licking your lips for the remnants of the Bok scrum
Hello Carol. Long time. Yes they did and although I’m walking a bit skew and will have a huge headache tomorrow – I’m proud. Well done with England too. How did the cricketers do today?
Hellooooooooo Oirish… you devil!
Hi SuperBul – not really mate, we were pushed off the ball by the Ozzies today mate. I must agree I have never seen such a poor Springbok frontrow and will never get pleasure out of saying it either.
Hello GBS – how you doing mate? Sorry about the Boks mate.
GBS mouthwatering game awaits us in two weeks time buddy.
87@ Oirish – It had to happen sometime, I suppose
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