Springboks (21) 32 / 12 (9) Los Pumas (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and the Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in Round 1 of The Rugby Championship 2021 at
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 14 August 2021 at 17:05 SA Time (12:00 Arg Time, 15:05 GMT, Sunday 03:05 NZ Time, Sunday 01:05 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby, CSN & Grandstand on TV in SA.
*******************
Scorers:
Springboks:
- Penalties – Elton Jantjies (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Cobus Reinach (1), Aphelele Fassi (1), Jaden Hendrikse (1)
- Conversions – Elton Jantjies (1)
Los Pumas:
- Penalties – Nicolás Sánchez (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
South African Springboks |
Argentinian Los Pumas |
| 14 August 2021 at 17:05 SA Time | |
|
|
Expected weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 18°C, low of 9°C
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (England), AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
TMO: Tom Foley (Wales)
Pumas penalty, another one against Damian Willemse… not in a realistic position to catch the high ball… contact in the air.
Bokke penalty, Chaparro not rolling away…
Another Bokke penalty, swimming up the side and changing his bind…
Popped in the corner…
Overthrow by Dweba… Sanchez kicks farrr upfield.
Damian Willemse not good today, not at all…
High tackle by Frans Steyn… advantage
Los Pumas penalty… just outside the Bokke 22
Springboks 18 / 6 Los Pumas
Bokke penalty, crawling on the ground… just outside the Pumas 22.
Posts
Springboks 21 / 6 Los Pumas
Wilco Louw in front of the kicker… Pumas very kickable penalty… but they kick to the corner.
2 Penalty advantages for the Pumas… then given… both Frans Steyn and Elton Jantjies did not roll away quick enough.
Right in front… posts
Springboks 21 / 9 Los Pumas
Lemoenetyd
OK.. so who performed and who not…
Bokke Front Row… all 3 are OK
Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager has probably been the busiest Bokke forwards
Siya with some good tackling, Kwagga a bit anonymous, Jasper Wiese a few good carries otherwise a bit absent
Cobus Reinach… very busy and generally good
Elton Jantjies, accurate at goal and a good cross-kick for the Fassi try
Frans Steyn a bit of a mixed bag, Jesse Kriel good on defence
The 2 wings have been busy, good try by Fassi and Sbu Nkosi has followed the up-and-unders up very well
Damain Willemse the worst Bokke player on the park
The Bokke bench is strong, apart from Marvin Orie, who in my mind is not close to Bokke quality… not near good enough.
Excellent Bomb squad front rowers
Marco van Staden and Dan du Preez should add some impetus
Jaden Hendrikse is a good scrummie…. must just keep his cool
Morné Steyn of course the mercurial match winner…
2nd Half ON!
Drop attempt by Sanchez… well short… terrible touchfinder by Elton Jantjies.
Attacking Pumas lineout.
Pumas penalty, against Kwagga Smith… shot.
Springboks 21 / 12 Los Pumas
Dweba & Wilco Louw subbed….
Terrible knock by Elton Jantjies… but back for a Bokke scrum froma Pumas knock
Bokke scrum penalty, 1m outside the Pumas 22… posts again.
Springboks 24 / 12 Los Pumas
Pumas scrum for a Fassi knock following up a high ball…
I think Fassi is a better fullback than a winger… but he is good anyway.
Bokke penalty 1m inside the Bokke half… high tackle by Cremer.
Frans Steyn for goal.
Hello. Looks like a close game?
Missed to the left again…
I would bring Morné Steyn on, shift Elton to inside centre, Fransie outside centre… Jesse to the wing, Fassi to fullback…
Ox Nche replaced by Trevor Nyakane
Bokke scrum, just outside the Pumas 22.
56 Bullscot wrote:
Not so close… Bokke doing OK…
Reset scrum, but the Bokke went forward in the scrum nicely…
grootblousmile wrote:
Why did they go for goal? Surely better to kick it deep into 22 for an attacking lineout and try score a try?
Users Online
Total 108 users including 0 member, 108 guests, 0 bot online
Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm
No Counter as from 31 October 2009: 41,852,451 Page Impressions
_