Springboks (10) 34 / 21 (14) Los Pumas (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in Round 1 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at
Jonsson Kings Park, Durban, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (12:05 ARG Time, 15:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Springboks:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Lukhanyo Am (1), Aphiwe Dyantyi (2), Makazole Mapimpi (2), Faf de Klerk (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (2)
Los Pumas:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Nicolás Sánchez (1), Pablo Matera (1), Matias Moroni (1)
- Conversions – Nicolás Sánchez (3)
Teams:
South African Springboks |
Argentinian Los Pumas |
| 18 August 2018 at 17:05 SA Time | |
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Expected weather: Overcast with a high of 17°C and a low of 12°C
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Bokke penalty on their own 22, off their feet.
Bokke penalty, Marx over the ball again… 2m outside the Pumas 22.
Pumas penalty on their own 5m line… obstruction between Esterhuizen and Am.
Pumas penalty again… playing the man in the air at the lineout.
Tempers are flaring…
Bokke lineout, 5m out… after a great kick forward and excellent pressure on the Pumas fullback to take him out.
Pumas steal another Bokke lineout.
Try Pablo Matera, Pumas, far left corner.
Springboks 5 / 14 Pumas
Eben Etzebeth very, very strong…
Try Dyantyi, Bokke, near left corner… after a pin-point cross-kick by Willie le Roux!
Springboks 10 / 14 Pumas
Bokke penalty, but dang, Eben Etzebeth is having a blinder!
Again the Bokke lose their own lineout!!
Bokke scrum penalty… kickable… posts ot is.
5m inside the Pumas half, in front.
Missed to the right.
Hooter goes…
Pumas scrum.
Lemoenetyd
The Springbok energy is there, but accuracy at the attacking 5m lineouts severely lacking… it will have to be fixed.
Beast Mtawarira doing well.
Marx having a good game, but he will have to be perfect with his lineout throws.
Frans Malherbe far too quiet.
Eben Etzebeth is having a blinder.
Pieter-Steph du Toit is working very hard.
Flo Louw not impressive.
Siya Kolisi some good running out wide, but he needs to play harder at the breakdowns.
Warren Whitely not enough grunt.
Faf de Klerk doing well.
Handré Pollard is good with ball in hand but he has missed 3 kicks at goal already.
André Esterhuizen is solid.
Lukhanyo Am is busy and his try was very good.
Both Bokke wingers are very busy and very dangerous… both working very hard.
Willie le Roux solid and some very good option taking by him.
The Springboks dominated territory and possession but squandered chances.
2nd Half ON!
Tryyyyyyyy Aphiwe Dyantyi, Bokke… far left corner!
Bokke in the lead again…
Springboks 17 / 14 Pumas
Bokke scrum penalty… on halfway… kicked to touch.
Try Makazole Mapimpi, Bokke… near right corner!
Springboks 22 / 14 Pumas
Malcolm Marx earns yet another Bokke penalty over the ball… touch it is.
Bokke penalty again… tap and go…
Tryyyyyyyyy Mapimpi!!
Springboks 27 / 14 Pumas
Bokke very exciting… until Warren Whiteley knocks…
Bokke with bonus point advantage at the moment, 5 tries to 2 tries.
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