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)
GO BOKKKE
Great to hear the anthem very moving GO BOKKE!
Oh Vlok. Wayne Barnes. Wales start with 8 points with him in charge!
Wat raas JS so is hy onseker
Game ON!
The flippping Supersport commentary is ahead of the picture!
1st scrum… knock by Pakslae
Big Taffy pack. 915 kg’s!
Early Wales engage
Good Bokke play
TAFFY GITS EAT SH1T!
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Fransie Steyn!
Great handoff FS
TRY FRANSIE.
Eish the haircut makes an early difference.
Bokke 7 / 0 as King Morné slots it from touch!
Hehehe. A goal kicker who’s not left his boots at home. 7/0.
Mooi Steyn ek is nie een van jou grootste fans nie maar 3 great dinge reeds vandag, hare , handoff en drie
Defensive scrum for the Bokke
Welsh scrum goes backwards!
Has Div deceived us all?
Lekker scrum and excellent line kick from Morné!
Bokke knock, Jaque Fourie… Wales scrum between halfway and the Bokke 10m line
Good continuity by Wales
Penalty Wales, Spies went off his feet at the ruck
Harsh decision, surely the ball was out?
Hook goes for posts… and it’s over
Bokke 7 / 3
JF looks all fired up, he must play a leadeding role he is in his 3rd WC, nice too see he takes on his responsibility
Fransie Steyn really seems amped
Bad lineout miss by Schalla
Why oh why throw over the back?
It’s a fukc up more than it works!
Conditions not too radical
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