Springboks (27) 55 / Azuri (6) 11 (Final Score)
The Springboks hosted the Italian Azuri for the 2nd Test at Buffalo City Stadium, East London. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
As expected, the Springboks had far too much ammunition for the Azuri side, scoring converted 7 tries to 1 try in the process.
The final score was Springboks 55 / 11.
Players on Springbok side who shone was Morné Steyn, Gurthro Steenkamp and Francois Louw.
Scores:
Springboks: 2 Penalties & 5 Conversions & 2 Tries Morné Steyn, 2 Conversions Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Pierre Spies, 1 Try Jannie du Plessis, 1 Try Bryan Habana, 1 Try Flip van der Merwe, 1 Try BJ Botha
Azuri: 2 Penalties Mirco Bergamasco, 1 Try Michele Sepe
Teams:
South Africa: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Jean de Villiers, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 BJ Botha, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Butch James, 22 Wynand Oliver.
Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Simon Picone, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Manoa Vosawai, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Franco Sbaraglini, 18 Quintin Geldenhuys, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Tito Tebaldi, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Matteo Pratichetti.
Date: Saturday, June 26
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Venue: Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Andy Macpherson (Scotland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Lets hope we smash them!!!!
1@ Winston:
I think we will!
Go Bokke!
OK, all the curtain raisers have been played… time for some real rugby!
Less than half an hour to go.
I just hope we are clinical today..
There should be much more continuity… I mean just look at the backline… 6 Problems players, they have played together all season, and Morné just streghtens the backline.
Forwards combination that I’m looking forward to see is how bakkies and Bekker will combine.
Loosies are our 1st choice combo….
Hope Ricky & Pierre Spies’s play is on standard today.
Barney won the coin toss, think we’ll be receiving the kick-off.
National Anthems!
OK… let the fun begin
Ricky has already made one error and kicked a poor kick… in the space of a minute and 30 secs
good work by bekker , penalty boks ,
Penalty Bokke.. Bokke looking good.
Morné going for posts.
Bokke 3 / 0
WTF is Januarie doing on the field? Misses the kick off and then a piss poor kick.
funny to see spies with a head guard
#14 vra jy? 😆
Penalty Italy… Spies not rolling away from the tackle.
spies gets blamed , yet flo was the guilty party
Mirco Bergamasco slots it
3 / 3
3-3
Come boys, get the maul going!!
Wots with Spies’s new headgear – is he trying to look like Graham Hill or wot?!
Good maul by the Bokke
good boks in search of tries
What are your thoughts on the “guy” who sung the Italian anthem’s shirt?
Tryyyyyyyyyyy Morné!!
steyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyn try
How many tries has Steyn scored?
Bokke 10 / 3
rudi old bean any news on 2morrow?
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