Springboks (6) 9 / Wallabies (0) 14 (Final Score)
The South African Springboks hosted the Australian Wallabies at 17:05 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Wallabies mounted a massive second half fight back to beat the Springboks by 5 points, all their points coming in the second half.
Scorers:
Springboks: 1 Penalty Frans Steyn, 2 Penalties Butch James
Wallabies: 3 Penalties James O’Connor, 1 Try Pat McCabe
Teams:
South Africa: 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Danie Rossouw, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Morne Steyn, 22 Gio Aplon.
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 James Horwill, 4 Nathan Sharpe, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Anthony Faingaa.
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Tell me… what would the justification be to take John Smit to the World Cup?
@ grootblousmile:
Twakkie doesn’t give a shit.
Congrats to the Wallabies… winning in SA… wow!
Nee wat, het verniet gehoop, maar ja, wat het ons eintlik anders verwag. Gelukkig gaan die bokke as Proteas na die WB toe, so ons het nie hoë verwagtinge nie. Het die wedstryd die eerste helfte verloor toe ons nie afgerond het nie en ook nie maklike skoppe pale toe gevat het nie, ten minste 6 punte so weggegooi en dan ook daardie sitter van Butch wat hy gemis het, 9 punte.
Hulle het ook nie hardloop rugby gespeel nie, so MS kon net so wel gespeel het, dan het ons ten minste nog 6 punte gehad.
My SuperBru should be happy… I picked the Wallabies to win by 7… they won by 5.
aaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh…..bloody Springboks….this is not good for my constitution.
And now for the on-field entertainment at the Coke Tin.
“Best of the rest” from the Witbank round of the Idols Auditions!
153: hulle het 40 jaar gesukkel om 1 wedstryd te wen in SA, net nog ‘n jaar om nog een maklik te wen. Nee wat, bokrugby is daarmee heen, ons lewe nog met die drome van die verlede, maar daardie drome is verby as ons so maklik begin verloor in ons eie land, met ons A-span.
OK now we can chop this team up and make 15 changes , what we must realise is this team must get a chance to become a unit. Butch was no improvement so they just farked up Morne over the last few weeks. Our scrum coach must fall on his sword. Guthro is not fit.
@ grootblousmile:
At hooker he played well. Granted, Bismark was better. He is the captain and should be going over as a hooker.
@ superBul:
I disagree with you, Butch had a very good game.
@ Loosehead:
and i ask you did he create any farking try scoring chance, that is what everyone was crying for. He is a second hand Morne at best, the great ball he got in the first half came to nothing , ziltz , farkall.
@ Loosehead:
Rate Frans Steyn for me?
Why did the bokwagter make 7 substitutions almost at once? He is nothing but an idiot.
160@ Loosehead:
Bissie was farrrrrrrr better than John, not just a little bit better.
Danie Rossouw was terrible today, Gurthro is clearly unfit.
Beast had a barnstorming game and him and Bissie was by far the best Bokke on the day.
Fourie du Preez was OK… Frans Steyn was good but now he sits with a hamstring problem.
Spies was one of the better Bokke, Vic & Bakkies were OK.
@ superBul:Butch didn’t kick every ball aimlessly away. For me the problem was at 12, not at 10.
Regarding F Steyn, excellent defense, kak kicking, Jack Parow hairstyle.
Lambie would be a better option than Butch James….
Hougie looked hungry…
Jaque Fourie looked good, JP Pietersen had a mixed game, Habana did nothing very special but was better than I expected him to be.
159: Super, ja, daar is nie veel beter om by te voeg nie, behalwe Burger en Smith, maar al die loosies vanaand het ook goed gespeel, so dis nie waar die probleem was nie. Feit is egter, die span speel al van 2007 saam, en as hul so sukkel om tuis te wen, dan gaan dit nog erger gaan in die WB.
So terloops, al die pakslae kry die afgelope 2 jaar gaan nie opgemaak word deur die klein kans om dalk die WB te wen nie.
164: die ou manne was moeg en kon nie byhou by die jongmanne nie, maar hy moes nooit die stutte verander het nie, net Bismark opgebring het.
Sal seker volgende week die AB’s se B-span klop, maar dit gaan bokkerol beteken, want dit is hul B-span en in SA.
@ grootblousmile:
I did say that I thought that Bismark [ what a name for a rugby player] was better. The Boks need a captain, and Smit is the captain. VM is not in the same class.
Locks were great, Spies and Brussouw were good, Danie disappointing [ but I would have him on the bench every week], FDP and Butch were good. I think that JDV was poor.
Ok, I have to make some chow. Chat later.
VRY STAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
Neewat jong.. Snorrie-hulle is sleg…. kaksleg.
Wat doen Tricky Dickie met die Bokke agterspelers…. vat hy hulle Wimpie toe, want duidelik coach hy nie…
… en Gary Glitter, jy beteken ook maar niks sonder Os du Randt nie…
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