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)
Thomas du Toit on for Frans Malherbe.
Bokke penalty, earned by Francois Louw over the ball.
Marco van Staden on for Francois Louw.
19 Minutes to go in the match.
Damian Willemse also on for the Bokke… on at flyhalf, Handré Pollard to inside centre.
Pumas penalty, entry… offside.
Very, very fast game.
Intercept try by Moroni, Pumas!
Springboks 27 / 21 Pumas
Bokke penalty, 8m out.. lots of pressure pays off…
Mbonambi on for Marx…
Another Bokke penalty, side entry by No 17.
Popped out 5m out.
Try Faf de Klerk, Bokke!
Springboks 34 / 21 Pumas
Damian Willemse kicks out directly… lineout back.
Bokke scrum…midway between the Bokke 22 and halfway.
Lionel Mapoe on for Lukhanyo Am.
Pumas penalty.. quickly kicked… not out…
Ramiro Moyano tackled out…
Embrose Papier on for Dyantyi.
Bokke steal the Pumas lineout…
Advantage to the Pumas…
Penalty it is…
Pumas 12m out… phase after phase.
Pumas lineout, 10m out.
Etzebeth injured… but he is up again.
Les than 2 minutes to go in the match.
Seconds to go… attacking Pumas lineout.
Marco van Staden over the ball, earns the penalty… tapped and hacked out!
Game over!
Bonus point win for the Springboks.
South African Springboks (10) 34 / 21 (14) Argentinian Los Pumas (Final Score)
Mission accomplished with the bonus point win, but the Pumas are game and tried very hard.
Very good 2nd half by the Bokke!
Overall performance… a good Bokke performance.
Players who did not set the park alight:
Frans Malherbe
Francois Louw
Warren Whiteley
Bongi Mbonambi (although not bad and not on for too long)
Marco van Staden (although he stole a vital ball at the end)
Damian Willemse
Embrose Papier (on for far too short to rate)
Lionel Mapoe (on for a short time)
The rest of the players did their jobs and more!
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