Springboks (6) 30 / 32 (6) All Blacks (Final Score)

The South African Springboks and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in Round 6 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 04:05 NZ Time).

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 – Handré Pollard (3)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Jesse Kriel (1), Damaian de Allende (1), Cheslin Kolbe (1)
  • Conversions – Handré Pollard (3)

All Blacks:

  • Penalties – Beauden Barrett (2)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Aaron Smith (1), Rieko Ioane (1), Scott Barrett (1), Ardie Savea (1)
  • Conversions – Richie Mo’unga (3)

Teams:

South African Springboks
New Zealand All Blacks
6 October 2018 at 17:05 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Francois Louw, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff
  • Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Damian Willemse
  • Team: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Ryan Crotty, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (Captain), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe
  • Replacements: 16 Nathan Harris, 17 Tim Perry, 18 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Ardie Savea, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Richie Mo’unga, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown

Expected weather: Sunshine with a high of 28°C and a low of 12°C
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

145 Responses to The Rugby Championship 2018: South Africa vs New Zealand – Live Game Article

  • 121

  • 122

    Try All Blacks, Scott Barrett!

  • 123

    Springboks 30 / 25 All Blacks

  • 124

  • 125

    All Blacks penalty, man over the ball.

    Fantastic line kick… out 5m out.

  • 126

    Try All Blacks, Ardie Savea…

    Damn!

  • 127

    Springboks 30 / 32 All Blacks

  • 129

    South African Springboks (6) 30 / 32 (6) New Zealand All Blacks (Final Score)

  • 130

    So, 2 points 1 way in New Zealand and 2 points the other way at Loftus…

  • 131

    What does one say after a game like this?

    Bokke on the right track and improving?

    The gap closing between the All Blacks and Springboks?

    All Blacks come back from the death?

  • 132

    What a game what a mistake by Rassie. Why substitute both Marx and Faf

  • 133

    All Blacks 4 tries to 3 tries by the Springboks.

  • 134

    Malcolm Marx awarded Man Of The Match!

  • 135

    The 2 old foes… Tests between these 2 countries are the pinnacle of World Rugby… always was and long may it continue.

  • 136

    Credit to the All Blacks for never giving up and coming back to win.

  • 137

    Nou Ja daar is die dag wat moerse lekker geword het heel op sy kop gedraai.
    Congrats All Blacks, you guys are Good Bloody very very GOOD

  • 138

    Cheers my ou GBS maat, moet weer plan maak en by jou uitkom

  • 139

    So, who played well and who did not?

    Starting Team:
    Steven Kitshoff: Played well, should now be the preferred loosehead prop, I think.
    Malcolm Marx: Man Of the Match.. need we say more!
    Frans Malherbe: Good game from him
    Eben Etzebeth: Good… 1 silly penalty in on the side, 1 good lineout steal, busy, solid
    Franco Mostert: Bloody hard worker, did what was needed
    Siya Kolisi: Led by example
    Pieter-Steph du Toit: Would have been my 2nd choice for Man Of The Match
    Francois Louw: Too quiet
    Faf de Klerk: Kept the Springboks on the front foot and staunch on defence
    Handré Pollard: Solid, dead-eye-dick at goal, good with ball in hand
    Damian de Allende: Scored a good try… but I think the Springbok midfield ran too lateral in stead of straightening the line
    Jesse Kriel: Scored a very good try… but I think he also ran too lateral
    Cheslin Kolbe: Not his best game but he still scored a vital try and he puts in the heart and passion and effort. Maybe a bit light on defence.
    Aphiwe Dyantyi: Mixed bag, number of knocks from balls in the air, couple of penalties conceded… but he is a bright prospect.
    Willie le Roux: Solid, stable, good options

    Replacements:
    Bongi Mbonambi: Not our best 2nd choice hooker, full stop
    Vincent Koch: The jury is out on him…
    Tendai Mtawarira: On a bit short to really rate
    RG Snyman: A bit anonymous… but he is the obvious lock replacement
    Sikhumbuzo Notshe: Not on very long… but a bit light in the pants for this type of game
    Embrose Papier: Not ready for Test rugby at this level yet
    Damian Willemse: He will grow into the role, one sublime break… I have no problems with his presence

  • 140

  • 141

    So, the All Blacks win The Rugby Championship and retain the Freedom Cup.

    World No 1, no doubt!

    Springboks ends 2nd in this year’s The Rugby Championship!

    It depends on the result later tonight between Los Pumas vs Wallabies who ends 3rd and 4th respectively…

  • 142

    2 Live Games to still come tonight…

    Benneton Rugby vs Southern Kings (20:00 SA Time_ – Guinness PRO14
    Argentinian Los Pumas vs Australian Wallabies (00:40 SA Time) – The Rugby Championship

  • 143

    The Springboks need to continue to improve and it is bloody time they never lose again against any world nation except less than half of the time against the All Blacks and possibly only on the odd occasion against the likes of Ireland or England… and once in many, many games against France… nah never against France either!

    I do not want to see a loss again against Los Pumas, Wallabies, Wales, Scotland, Italy… and heavens forbid Japan!

  • 144

    We must stop the rot… and I think the Springboks have gone some distance towards that goal…

    The Springboks MUST work their way back up to at least No 2 in the World Rankings… and eventually challenge and hold the No 1 spot.

  • 145

    The All Blacks are not invincible… and I sense a slight drop in their usually high standards… but damn, they are still bloody good!

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