Springboks (10) 17 / Wales (6) 16 (Final Score)

The Springboks and Wales did battle in Wellington at 10:30  SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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The Springboks squeeked a win by one solitary point.

Not a good performance by the Springboks, with replacement players like Bismarck du Plessis, Willem Alberts and Francois Hougaard made a real difference!

Scorers:

Springboks:

  • Penalties – Morné Steyn (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Frans Steyn (1), Francois Hougaard (1)
  • Conversions – Morné Steyn (2)

Wales:

  • Penalties – James Hook (3)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Toby Faletau (1)
  • Conversions – James Hook (1)

Teams:

Springboks: 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 CJ van der Linde, 19 Johann Muller, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 François Hougaard, 22 Butch James.

Wales: 15 James Hook, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Alun Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Huw Bennett, 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Lloyd Burns, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Bradley Davies, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Tavis Knoyle, 21 Scott  Williams, 22 Leigh Halfpenny.

Date: Sunday 11 September
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 10.30 (20.30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: There is a 40 percent chance of rain with a high of 16°C, dropping to 7°C
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland)), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)

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