Springboks (15) 18 / All Blacks (5) 5 (Final Score)
The South African Springboks hosted the New Zealand All Blacks at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 17:05 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
Although the Springboks did not score a try, Morné Steyn’s boot was the difference… and all the Springboks worked hard enough, to really deserve the win!
The passion was back in the faces, the focus narrowed, the set phases were good and the breakdown battle was won by the Springboks.
Scorers:
Springboks: 5 Penalties & 1 Drop Goal Morné Steyn
All Blacks: 1 Try Richard Kahui
Teams:
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 CJ van der Linde, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Ashley Johnson, 21 François Hougaard, 22 Butch James.
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Isaia Toeava, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Adam Thomson, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Piri Weepu, 22 Cory Jane.
Date: Saturday, August 20
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Expected weather conditions: Clear day of sunshine with a high of 20°C, dropping to 10°C
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Well guys , what did you see today. The Boks will have a good team with a good chance. This was not a all in all AB B side, the face of GH showed worries, this poor lad is in for a torrid time. I hope his concentration is on the game against FRance
121@ superBul:
All Blacks were at least 9 changes away from their best side… so it was a ‘B’ side…. for sure it was.
Let’s see how many changes Graham Henry makes for the Wallabies… THAT will be his best available side….
All Blacks beat the Bokke in New Zealand 40 / 6 if I remember correctly, a 34-point margin… we beat them by 13… there is still a rather large discrepancy!
@ grootblousmile:
well old mate , daai game gaan n opskudding of twee teweeg bring. Hulle kan maklik mekaar uitroei daar.
die oomblik van die game was toe johnson williams se koppie vryf
@ grootblousmile:
het jy die fokus gesien , die passie, die guts? Nee ou maat dit is n tawwe job maar nog lank nie oor nie.
The bottomline is that the Bokke could have been better prepared by now…. should have been.
This win is a catch 22…. it is expected, with the Bokke best against the All Blacks not so best side.
Had the Bokke lost, which they luckily did not… it would have spelt disaster, with them winning it indicates that the players are there if the right things happen from hereon in, yet it is not a train smash for the All Blacks, not in the least, their ‘B” side was dangerous… and they have a Test to hone it again against the Wallabies… before the World Cup starts.
If the Wallabies win this weekend, then the All Blacks have reason to start worrying…. but I don’t think they will.
SBW was lus vir ons , so ook Dagg en so ook Kahui. Die feit is hierdie ouens wou graag wen en die ware span, WB een, gaan nie maklik beter doen nie. Hulle kan ook maar net so goed doen as wat ons toelaat. Selfs MS het my beindruk met sy verdediging.
128@ superBul:
Die Bokke se fokus was beslis baie goed… dit is gewis.
Ek dink Victor Matfield het hulle wonderlik gelei ook…. John Smit is NIE NODIG as kaptein, as die manne SO gefokus is nie.
Ou Gurthro het my verbaas, hy was terug met mening!
@ grootblousmile:
i see it totally different.
We are definitely gaining momentum. Even you will agree. That is all about timeing. We can pull of a game like this and bury Wales. Then it is almost certain that we will end top of our group.
…………………. then we can work to the next round knowing we can be better.
Saterdag wat kom gaan lekker wees…. of die Wallabies se selfvertroue gaan ‘n knou kry… of die All Blacks gaan ‘n wilde CHOKE gooi wat hulle gaan laat worry….
Wie gaan EERSTE OGIES KNIP….. hehehe
@ grootblousmile:
Jaque Fourie was net so briljant met sy aanvoeling
Ek dink die Bokke het mooi na McLook geluister….
Morne Steyn het sy beste game in seker 18 maande gehad, ek kan nie onthou dat hy een tackle gemis het nie, hy het selfs twee inside passes gegee.
Die spelers wat my vandag vertroue gegee het was almal behalwe Jean de Villiers, sy timing met sy spelers buite hom was nog steeds nie goed nie.
Fourie du Preez kort nog game time, hy het n’ paar tackles geslip, n’ paar van sy skoppe was nie goed nie en het n’ up and under lelik verbrou
nee kyk my ogies is mooi geolie, chat nou juis met Boerboel op FB. Hy verlang tog weer na lekker Afrikaanse Rugby Talk, maar dinge moet maar uitgesort word. Hy het gesien ons stotter vandag, so jammer ek glo ons kon tussen 500-700 posts gehaal het
Wat my pla is “Een swaeltjie maak nie ‘n somer nie”, die Bokke moes al laas week so kon lyk en speel…. en dan hierdie week nog beter.
Daar is nou ‘n breuk, tot 11 September…. dis meer as 20 dae… hoop daar is planne om die manne nou so reg te kry, en opgesweep te kry, dat Walles behoorlik afgeslag word.
Ek kyk so sydelings na hulle game teen die Argentyne… en dis so 9 spelers weg van hulle beste span wat met Engeland klaargespeel het… so hulle gaan flippen skerp wees, as ek die ding so kyk.
Ons sal einde van die maand oorskuiwe na die nuwe web host… met genoeg tyd voor die World Cup om die kreukels uit te stryk.
Nouja, Wallis wen toe 28 / 13 teen Agentina
Goeie nag, slaap sag!
What do all the naysayers say now?….we are going to peak at the world cup. NZ were weak at flyhalf, everywhere else they were as good as any other Kiwi side. The Bokke tails are up and thats all we needed….bring it on….20 days to go.
140@ 4man:This was very much an Adidas All Black B team, in a test played in SA.
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