Springboks 36 / 27 England (Final score)
South Africa and England did battle in the Second Test at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
An effervescent Springbok side built up enough of a lead with 3 first half tries to keep the English winless in the series, which SA have now secured.
Man Of The match: JP Pietersen
The English can take heart from a spirited comeback that got them within 4 points of the Boks with less than 10 minutes to play. Their forwards particularly took the game to the Bokke in the second stanza who seemed to be somewhat disrupted by the substitution, both forced and tactical.
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Scorers:
Springboks:
- Penalties – 3 (Morne Steyn)
- Drop Goals – 1 (Morne Steyn)
- Tries – 4 (Willem Alberts) (Bismark du Plessis) (Francois Houghaard) (JP Pietersen)
- Conversions – 2 (Morne Steyn)
England:
- Penalties – 2 (Toby Flood)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 3 (Toby Flood) (Ben Youngs-2)
- Conversions – 3 (Toby Flood)
Teams:
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 François Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Wynand Olivier, 22 Bjorn Basson.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 11 David Strettle, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 Tom Johnson, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Mouritz Botha, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Tom Palmer, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 20 Lee Dickson, 21 Owen Farrell, 22 Alex Goode.
Date: Saturday 16 June
Kick-off: 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT)
Venue: Coca Cola Park (Ellis Park), Johannesburg
Expected weather conditions: Sunny with a high of 12°C, dropping to 2°C – a crisp Highveld winter’s day.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
@ bdb:
So that means Kirchner comes back into the team. If Kruger is injured, who is going to replace him?
@ The_Young_Turk:
And who is our flyhalf cover… Ruan?
241: flip begin en franco van der merwe is in die groep
@ Scrumdown:
Yep….but feel the Welsh have reached their peak….might improve slightly in the near future, but they lost to the Wallabies again today, and let’s face it..Auz don’t deserve their 2nd IRB log position atm. Their clubs are nowhere near as good as SA and NZ’s this year. The Welsh should have taken it easily if they claim they are so good (always giving it this and that before each game). I bet the Welsh forums is again full of ” We should have won the game”….or ” we were the better team”
jantjes is in die groep, is die volgende losskakel.
241@ The_Young_Turk:
Lock is a major problem. We need a sub who can cover lock and blindside flank. Daniels is too light at scrum time when it matters most.
@ bdb:
So Eben has to play number 5 lock then. A lot of pressure on the new cap but I think he’s good enough to handle it.
244@ bos_otter:
Trust me, the Welsh are like that in life as well!
Haven’t had a world beating Rugby team since the mid 70’s. THINK they’re better than they are.
@ bdb:
Forgot about Jantjies. Wouls rather play him than Stain. We need to replace Daniels on the bench.
Have to give it to the Eng manager….he done wonders in a very short time…..watch this Eng team.
As Lambie beseer is, dink ek nie HM gaan gamble nie, hy gaan Morne behou en hom so paar keer onder sy gat skop, soos hy gedoen het met Hougies en kyk hoe goed het hy gespeel vandag.
So moontlike beseerdes wat uit kan wees:
Lambie
Juandre
Alberts
ander ?
@ Scrumdown:
The only one would be Elstadt, but he is not in the group.
247@ The_Young_Turk:
Franco is a 5 lock. He won’t let the side down, but then Flip has to bench again.
Has Eben played 5 before?
252@ The_Young_Turk:
Serving a 1 match ban from Super Rugby, so don’t think he can come into the group now, but maybe for the future.
@ Scrumdown:
Yip, Eben can play 5, so that means Franco and Flip on the bench again as you say.
@ Scrumdown:
lol…I know all about it buddy. I work with some of them. Hate there guts…I really do. They have the worst record against SA compared between Scotland,Ireland and England….hec…Scotland managed to beat us 5 times before….the Welsh….only once….and that is in 100 years…plonkers!
Naas is reg, moes nie ouens afhaal tot die game heeltemal gewen is nie. Habana, Bismark en Jannie moes opgebly het, behalwe as hul ligte beserings gehad het. Hougies was so goed op skrummie, moes hom daar gelos het.
Maar so leer ‘n mens, ons het gewen, die reeks gewen, bokke !
@ Scrumdown:
Ah yes, forgot about that ban. Any case it seems then that it is going to be Eben and Franco with Flip on the bench. Suddenly not looking so classy. Pity Langbek is also injured.
bos_otter wrote:
was suppose to be “hate their guts”
….die bier maak my verkeerd spel
255@ The_Young_Turk:
If he can play 5, start with him and Flip at 4, then Franco on the bench.
Could work.
Just Flip’s discipline is always questionable.
Is Jacques Potgieter beseer, indien nie, sal hom in Keegan se plek sit. Hoop nie Alberts is uit nie.
@ bdb:
Stem saam…kyk net hoe het die bokke improve invergeleke met laas week…eke seker Heyneke en kie het dit waargeneem en sal dit ter harte neem
@ bdb:
Yip, first win the farking match before you fark with the substitutes. Don’t know why the farking modern coaches feel obliged to bring on the bench. If you don’t need a change, keep the run on guys on the field.
256@ bos_otter:
A very strange nation indeed!
Jammer oor Morne, sy algemene spel word al beter (verdediging en verspreiding van die bal goed), maar nou lol sy skoppe, eish.
Lynskoppe ook goed, behalwe die een wat direk uit was.
Would be a massive blow if Alberts is out. Have to look at a wider circle of players now. Can’t just stick to the group as is.
261@ bdb:
Couldn’t agree more. One for the future. Big, hard and abrasive. Tall enough to play 2nd row as well.
Northern hemisphere zip vs Southern hemisphere again this weekend….Northern hemisphere just not anywhere close and up to standard. Things are changing though…Wales.Scotland,Ireland and England showing a lot of promise this weekend
@ bdb:
He also got rattled when the Boks were struggling. Usually he has better BMT and he has also had bad games for the Bulls. No longer so reliable.
As Burger, Vermeulen eers reg is, gaan ons lostrio combo en reserwe loosie kook, so ook ons slotte, alhoewel ek nie Langbek te veel rate nie, is sy ervaring belangrik. Hy en Eben kan begin, of saam Juandre, en dan kan die ander een opkom.
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