Springboks 9 Lions 28
4 Jul 2009
Keo.co.za brought you live commentary of the third Test at Ellis Park.
FULL-TIME
The Lions finish the tour on a high and break their run of seven straight Test tour defeats. This loss takes a lot of the gloss off the Boks’ 2-1 series win.
80min – Boks go wide and Spies is brought to ground. Jones hacks the ball into touch and the Lions celebrate.
79min – Williams takes it up and is tackled backwards, but the Lions retain possession and rumble forward. Boks get a penalty, with Lions holding on.
76min – The Boks run the ball up only to knock on again. This is getting painful to watch.
75min – The Boks win the lineout, and the ball goes wide to Du Plessis, who throws a long pass to Ndungane who appears to dot down as his right foot brushes the line. After several replays the TMO says … NO TRY.
73min – Lions come in from the side, referee plays advantage and the Boks get a penalty seconds later in the Lions 22. Boks kick for touch to set up 5m lineout.
72min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 9 LIONS 28
71min – Bismarck late tackles Jones after the flyhalf kicked. Boks are losing the plot here.
70min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 9 LIONS 25
68min – O’Connell wins the Lions lineout and they take the ball through five phases. The ball is kicked ahead but several Boks beat Phillips to the ball. A big punch up begins with Frans Steyn and Phillips heavily involved. The assistant referee says Brussow grabbed a Lions player by the collar. Players get a talking to and Brussow is penalised.
67min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 9 LIONS 22
66min – Frans Steyn makes another strong run and the Boks win a penalty just inside the Lions half. Morne Steyn will go for goal.
65min – Frans Steyn goes for a drop goal from 60m out … and it’s just wide.
64min – Smit throw not straight.
Spies comes on for Smith.
63min – Frans Steyn makes a strong run into the Lions half, Fourie takes it up the blindside and the Boks win a penalty that they kick into touch near the Lions 22.
60min – Olivier penalised for holding on. Kearney has a shot from 52m out … and it goes just wide.
58min – Nokwe is brought to ground on the touchline and Pienaar tries to go blind but puts a foot in touch.
57min – Steyn kicks from inside his 22 and finds touch on the Lions 10m line. Great kick.
Steyn on for Kirchner.
53min – TRY: UGO MONYE
Boks turn down the three points and set up a maul from the lineout. The Boks go wide and Monye intercepts a long pass and scores under the posts.
BOKS 6 LIONS 22
52min – The Lions are penalised at the scrum. Vickery the culprit.
51min – Pienaar breaks from the lineout. The ball goes wide to Kirchner who loses the ball forward with the tryline in sight.
50min – Brussow wins another penalty for the Boks at the breakdown. Steyn finds touch 30m out.
49min – Bok lineout near the halfway line, from which Ndungane knocks the ball on.
45min – Kirchner’s kick goes straight into touch. Bad mistake from the fullback.
43min – The Boks have an overlap out wide but the ball goes to Kankowski who bashes it up. Boks are penalised. Wasted opportunity.
41min – Lions take the ball through seven phases before it gets turned over. Steyn’s kick is returned and Ndungane takes it into the Lions half. Bok scrum.
Pienaar is on for Du Preez who has a leg injury. Muir says the Boks have given the Lions too much ball.
HALF-TIME
A disappointing half from the Boks. They kicked poorly out of hand and struggled in the scrums. Lions should win this, but that’s what we thought at half-time last week too.
40min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 6 LIONS 15
39min – Kearney doesn’t find touch. Beast bashes it up and the Boks get a penalty 40m out. This time Steyn will kick for goal.
39min – Olivier takes it up and is smashed in the tackle. Lions get the penalty. The Boks had to score there having turned down the three points.
38min – Boks get a free kick and Kankowski takes the quick tap. They get a penalty for offsides, take the quick tap and get another 10m. Steyn kicks for touch to set up a 5m lineout.
37min – Boks get a scrum just outside the Lions 22.
36min – Shaw uses the knee on Du Preez and is yellow carded.
36min – Ford replaces a dazed looking Rees.
34min – Croft replaces Worsley.
31min – TRY: SHANE WILLIAMS
Lions turn over Bok ball on the Lions 10m line and go wide. Flutey kicks ahead and taps the ball into Williams hands. Jones kicks the conversion.
BOKS 3 LIONS 15
31min -Scrum is reset twice.
30min – Lions lineout isn’t straight. Bok scrum.
29min – Great work by Williams sees the winger streak away down the left-hand touchline. He kicks infield, Morne Steyn picks the ball up near the post and finds touch.
28min – Beast is penalised again at the scrum for not binding. Another victory for Vickery. Kearney kicks for touch.
27min – Ndungane breaks down the right-hand touchline, but his overhead pass is collected by Heaslip and the Lions get the scrum. Fourie is back on the field.
24 min – TRY: SHANE WILLIAMS
The Lions work their way into the Bok half, and Heaslip charges forward. The Boks make contact with the No 8 but don’t take him to ground and he passes to Williams on his outside who scores next to the posts. Jones botches the conversions after the ball falls off the tee.
BOKS 3 LIONS 8
22min – From a Bok scrum Olivier sends Fourie into space, who’s brought down inside the Lions 22. The Boks go wide again but the Lions force a turnover close to their tryline. Fourie leaves the field with blood streaming down his face. Frans Steyn replaces him.
21min – Boks win the lineout and set up the maul. Morne Steyn chips ahead for Kankowski but the ball alludes the No 8. Lions knock on.
20min – Kirchner tries to grubber ahead but the ball rebounds off Kearney and goes into touch. The Boks are doing a lot of running from inside their own half.
19min – Flutey makes a good but Ndungane rips the ball free.
18min – First Lions scrum gets reset three times. Lots going on in the front row. Lions finally win the free kick.
17min – Boks win the linout and take the ball to the left-hand side of the field before knocking on.
16min – Lions win the linout and work their way into the Bok 22, but the Lions are penalised for holding on after good work from Brussow.
13min – The Lions work their way into the Bok 22 but Smit steals the ball on the ground and the Boks kick upfield. Kearney’s kick doesn’t go out. Boks charge forward, and Steyn’s drop attempt falls well short.
12min – Flutey penalised for offsides and Du Preez takes quick tap. Boks send it wide and Matfield knocks on.
11min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 3 LIONS 3
10min – Boks win a lineout on the Lions 22 and Olivier takes it up. The Boks get a penalty at the ruck, Lions player not releasing tackled man.
8min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 0 LIONS 3
8min – First scrum, and Chiliboy and Beast stand up and the Lions get the penalty. Vickery will love that!
6min – The Lions take the ball through six phases before knocking on near the Bok 22. Nokwe seems to have hurt a finger but is back on his feet again.
5min – Lions win lineout only to lose possession and Kirchner boots the ball downfield.
4min – Kankowski penalised for taking a Lions player out at the lineout. Kearney kicks for touch. It’s all Lions at the moment.
3min – LIONS PENALTY MISS. Jones, who kicked 7/7 this week, misses his first.
2min – Lions win the lineout, and a long passage of play follows with Kirchner twice kicking down field and Martyn Williams having a good run. The Lions get into the Boks half and are awarded a penalty.
1min – Steyn kicks off. Matfield penalised at the ruck and Stephen Jones finds touch.
Boks are wearing white arm bands with JUSTICE 4 on them, seemingly in support of Bakkies Botha (who was banned for two weeks).
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Johann Muller, 3 John Smit, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Deon Carstens, 19 Steven Sykes, 20 Pierre Spies, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Frans Steyn.
British & Irish Lions – 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Ugo Monye, 13 Tommy Bowe, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Paul O’Connell (c), 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Phil Vickery, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Subs: 16 Ross Ford, 17 John Hayes, 18 Alun-Wyn Jones, 19 David Wallace, 20 Tom Croft, 21 Harry Ellis, 22 James Hook.
480 Comments
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4 Jul 2009, 17:22 pm
#398 wooden spoon: That is true
4 Jul 2009, 17:22 pm
#395 Langenhoven: yes, nothing will remove the sour taste left in the mouths of Bok supporters. This performance today wass disappointing, and to say we weren’t focused because we had already won just doesn’t wash.
4 Jul 2009, 17:22 pm
Even Paul o’Connell says – the better team is the team that wins – Thanks Paul
4 Jul 2009, 17:23 pm
I know someone has probably said this already but what were the “Justice 4″ bands around the Boks arms for? Was it in relation to Bakkies?
4 Jul 2009, 17:23 pm
#369 Langenhoven: Not agreeing with you, but i will say that Luke would not have been any worse than Kanko.
4 Jul 2009, 17:23 pm
cheating ***** bok. ouboet ek gaan afr met jou praat. jou bek is groot want julle het ons b span geklop.ma jy kort maniere se dankie jy is nie my kind nie want ek sou dit in jou in gemeor het.voertsek jou donnerse mamparra.
4 Jul 2009, 17:24 pm
#404 SAinNZ: Yip
4 Jul 2009, 17:24 pm
Hahaha surpassing our economy? I think you need to check the figures, unless there’s a worldwide demand for baby rapists and racists your economy is going nowhere fast.
4 Jul 2009, 17:24 pm
A mongrel will bite you when you least expect.
It’s in the breeding.
4 Jul 2009, 17:24 pm
#338 mellowyellow: Jump off a building and put yourself out of your misery – serves you right for choosing to live in a pit.
4 Jul 2009, 17:24 pm
What was the thoughts on Kanko’s game?
4 Jul 2009, 17:25 pm
Well done Big Hit and Carol. You guys deserved the victory today.
4 Jul 2009, 17:25 pm
Team ratings :
Kirshner : 1
Nokwe : 2
J Fourie : 4
Wynand : 4
Ndugane : 4
Morne : 4
FDP : 6
Kankowski : 5
Brussouw : 6
Juan : 6
Matfield : 5
Muller : 5
Beast : 4
Chilliboy : 0
J Smith : 4
4 Jul 2009, 17:27 pm
#400 Senga: I don’t stand around and wait on death… I offer solutions… I would like PDV to win the 3n’s.. but he is choosing to implode… I understand the pressure that he is under… but pressure builds character if you choose not to surrender… PDV has seemingly surrendered..
4 Jul 2009, 17:27 pm
#400 Bul-a-Bhloo: Think he carried that injury.
And he aggravated his injury today.
We will miss him in the 3N. Hope he is ok.
4 Jul 2009, 17:27 pm
#408 CheatingPussyBoks: As if yours is – have you seen you deficit of late – UK talking of second ress – how many million now out of work…..how many multi nationals pulling out of the UK…..
4 Jul 2009, 17:27 pm
22 individuals taking on a much better coached team.
We lost the ball at every ruck.
Lions did the same they did last week = players going over in the ruck (and “lazy lying”). If that’s what the ref allows then we should have done it too.
Well done Lions.
4 Jul 2009, 17:28 pm
#413 Sir_Charles__Napier: Why so high – you generous one!
4 Jul 2009, 17:28 pm
#398 wooden spoon:
Tough.
I was scathing about the quality of the Lions squad before they landed but they had longer periods of domination throughout the Series.
It should have been 1-1 going in to this Test. You can take your Sereis but I aint blind, the Boks were fortunate and the Lions deserved more.
Magnificent Boks too, very slim margins. But I didnt see the Boks play any better today when the cavalry arrived.
What might have been.
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
#362 poppa69:
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
#415 The-Pill: Agree. His heart wasn’t in it.
But let’s take nothing away from the BL. They won fair and square. In a way they paid their supporters back in kind.
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
suggest you check yours dear. our economy is growing. yours is shrinking. remember the dirty little yellow people? the chinese? their economy stood on your neck as it swiftly surpassed it quite recently. Lol. Anyway. We were talking rugby here. 2-1. *** off. loser.
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
I am not going to partake in a post Morten tonight,
Congrats to the Lions, you guys beat us today properly,
To the Boks you won the series with astonishing defense last week,
too many changes to keep continuity.
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
#402 wooden spoon: British supporters??.. Typo??
4 Jul 2009, 17:29 pm
#412 Jinx:
BHs team lost today tho ?!
4 Jul 2009, 17:30 pm
With all honesty – a great series and well done to the Lions on thelast test and a great series – it was really exciting, so competitive.
4 Jul 2009, 17:30 pm
senga …. i get R1 000 for every positive rating … thats why!
4 Jul 2009, 17:31 pm
“Goto comment” not working so well.
4 Jul 2009, 17:32 pm
#415 Langenhoven: Today wasn`t a disaster. We lost badly yes, but Pieter can only use this to better the team. How many times did teams who was beaten badly came back with a bang?
It`s not how hard you fall, it`s how you get up again that counts.
Well maybe not in Pieter`s case. I am hoping…
4 Jul 2009, 17:32 pm
Bok27 … bra jy weet duidelik nie wat in die ekonomie aangaan nie ou perd… bly eerder stil … ons is 1-2 jaar agter daai lande….ons is emerging lande…praat eerder van swys of motormac ..iets waarvan julle tegniese ouens wees
4 Jul 2009, 17:36 pm
#422 bok2007: Why you being nasty to me??
4 Jul 2009, 17:39 pm
#429 The-Pill: There is benefits to shock therapy… It clears the mind and gives you a blank canvas… Lets hope that PDV understands the concept… He seemingly knew all about this two years ago.. failing memory is always bad for you… His insistance on playing Schalk and Frans Steyn means.. he has lost it altogether… I try not to be negative.. but I have been blessed with vision.. and it does not look good at the moment..
4 Jul 2009, 17:39 pm
BIG CITY LIFE!!!!!!!!!
4 Jul 2009, 17:40 pm
sorry Loserer. Thought you werent listening
4 Jul 2009, 17:40 pm
should never have dropped Pienaar and Steyn to bench. Also mid field were found wanting again and front row stuffed over big time. We better find some props before 3N otherwise its back foot ball till doomsday and beyond.
Made a BIG mistake underestimating Lions skills and depth by playing rookies today. Kanko and Muller just passengers as I knew they’d be. Kirchner tried hard but still a rookie at this level. Back line got bugger all shape and still leaks defense all over the place. They missed Jacobs read ability and his eye and running lines big time.
M. Steyn as I thought would not provide any spark from pivot. Pienaar should have played 10 and F. Steyn 15 and same wings and loose trio as finished last week. No. 4 lock big worry better find another one quick same as 2 props otherwise kiss best team in world status goodbye that myth is long time dead and buried already long ago.
4 Jul 2009, 17:41 pm
#434 bok2007: ‘s okay, you sort them out
4 Jul 2009, 17:42 pm
#419 WakaNathan:
2-1 Boks
1-1 France
4 Jul 2009, 17:43 pm
why is everyone so downbeat?
The A side was rested for the big one coming up.
4 Jul 2009, 17:46 pm
#435 skopskiet:
So you think there is a coaching problem?
4 Jul 2009, 17:46 pm
#379 CheatingPussyBoks:
who is crrying?
we fleeced you at the pub tills, and cleaned you out on the rugby field, pleasure doing business with you. come again.
4 Jul 2009, 17:46 pm
#426 Rugbystud:
The whole world is in recession but South Africa is still light years behind most. You’re a third world country with huge amounts of poverty. Britain has a few extra people out of work but it’s back on the up. Manufacturing output rose 0.2% between March and April, and sterling has reached new highs against both the dollar and the euro in recent weeks. House prices rose again last month which means for the price of three bed semi in London you can now buy 128 houses in South Africa instead of the previous 125.
You’ve had too many of Burgers fingers inside you, you’re deluded.
4 Jul 2009, 17:47 pm
#437 cab: Exactly, you win some, you lose some.
At least this game was not a decider
4 Jul 2009, 17:48 pm
#441 CheatingPussyBoks: Put a sock in it ffs. We’re here to talk rugby.
4 Jul 2009, 17:50 pm
#437 cab:
Nill
4 Jul 2009, 17:51 pm
#444 WakaNathan:
you right if those frogs had deservedly won the 2nd, it would have been 2-0.
you are a fair man.
4 Jul 2009, 17:51 pm
and i am honest ‘arry
4 Jul 2009, 17:53 pm
Dont think you deserved to be on the the end if that desperate tirade Rugbystud. Anyway *****, seeing as this is a rugby site, how would you spin a 2-1 loss to the Lions into a positive?
4 Jul 2009, 17:53 pm
#444 WakaNathan:
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
….2011?
4 Jul 2009, 17:55 pm
#445 cab: yeah perhaps, but then, their first win in NZ in 15 years, took the boks 10… so long time between drinks for both sides really…
and if you are honest, they only won that first test when McAllister decided to repay his employers of the last season or 2…
4 Jul 2009, 17:57 pm
#449 poppa69: Give us one of your jokes
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