Springboks (14) 31 / 8 (3) Wallabies (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Australian Wallabies did battle in The Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 17:00 SA 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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Scorers:
Springboks:
- Penalties –
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Zane Kirchner (1), Bryan Habana (3), Francois Louw (1)
- Conversions – Ruan Pienaar (3)
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Kurtley Beale (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Mike Harris (1)
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
South African: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Marcell Coetzee, 20 Elton Jantjies, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Pat Lambie.
Australia: 15 Berrick Barnes, 14 Dominic Shipperley, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Mike Harris, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Brett Sheehan, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.
Date: Saturday 29 September
Kick-off: 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT)
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Expected weather: Clear with a high of 21°C, dropping to 10°C and no rain – a beautiful spring day on the Highveld, great for rugby.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Greg Garner (England)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Thats 2 kicks each missed by Pienaar and the Goose. Bring back Stain…… not on your nellie!
Try time, yeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa
Tryyyyyyyyy Crusty again!
TMO
Crusty in the corner, but TMO
OMFG! That would be a great try if awarded.
Adam Ashley-Cooper looks bad, Crusty’s heel in touch? Thats the problem with clowns boots, they’re so darn big!!!
Freegin close… great work by Crusty
Adam Ashley-Cooper moertoe… stretcher cart on!
No try, but well done Crusty! Goose is really putting this backline away like I’ve not seen in years.
156 @ Just For Kicks:
You keep the Edit Thread please Kickers….
I must admit, that try looks good to me, the camera angle confuses it a bit, but I’m happy with it
goosen se bal verspreidin is abseluut puik
139 @ grootblousmile:OK
Not awarded, dang, the Boks deserved that one. What a difference pivot has made to the Bok game
Bekker = AWESOME
Lemoenetyd.
Time for a Kameeltjie!
Again. Only real problem I can see with the Boks, is that they’re not committing men to the break down when they need to.
Banana’s
Springboks 14/3 Australia
Great line out contesting by the Boks. Wobblies being outplayed in every department. Just their desperate defense and pride coupled with Bok nerves and over eagerness, keeping them in the game.
Langbek is having his best game in years. Crusty repaid his coach’s confidence in him, Habs is back to his best. Even Pienaar has sped up his service.
Awesome rugby at last from the Boks. Not perfect yet, but, damn, what a step up from the previous drivel we have seen. It just shows, keeping the ball in hand, offloading in the tackle and going round the defender, not through him. and well placed kicks make a world of difference. Every Wobblie attack has come from the Boks reverting to the old style of play. Fortunately, they are just not good enough to finish off the moves.
@ The_Young_Turk: Pienaar, for me, is the weak link today. Agree his service is faster, but every other aspect of his game, especially his box kicking, decidedly average
For such a good game, none of the regulars are here today – I know Loosie and Pietman are working, but the rest? I wonder if everyone is having as much trouble on the RT website as we are today? I see that many of the comments are very delayed
@ Just For Kicks:
Agree, he has seem to blow hot and cold. Some good stuff mixed with some mediocre. A kind of mixed bag. One doesn’t know what he’s going to do next – stuff up or score.
Lets have some more of the same in the second half, just better handling, and this will be a cricket score
@ Just For Kicks:
I haven’t had any problems but I have noticed that many comments of others seem delayed…
Aussie back line ravaged now
@ The_Young_Turk:Keeps telling me, I’m posting too fast, when sometimes it’s a couple of minutes before I post. Bean1 has given up, constantly telling her the same thing, and we’re on totally different platforms.
Very good work by Alberts ends in a penalty to the Boks.
Loosies having a phenomenal game. Wobblies really missing some big names
Adam Ashley-Cooper regained consciousness, and on his way to hospital. Good news
Boks look so good on attack, keep it up lads!
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