Springboks 29 Wallabies 17
8 Aug 2009
Keo.co.za brings you live commentary from the Tri-nations clash at Newlands.
1 min – Morne Steyn goes high with the kick off and the Aussies clean up well.
2 mins – Penalty to the Wallabies and they decide to kick for touch .
2 mins – WALLABY TRY! Adam Ashley-Cooper finishes off the move in the corner after a well worked lineout move.
4 mins – Matt Giteau adds the extras with a great kick and the Wallabies lead 7-0.
6 mins – The Boks are yet to get out of first gear and errors at critical moments are costing them dearly.
8 mins – Penalty to the Boks. Steyn nails his kick and the Boks are on the board.
10 mins – The Wallabies are penalised again and Steyn punishes them for a second time.
13 mins – An Australian player is penalised for not releasing the ball and the Bok No 10 does what he does pest. Boks now in front by two.
14 mins – The Boks’ lead is short lived as Berrick Barnes nails a drop goal to put his side back in front.
19 mins – Boks starting to find their feet and putting together a couple of passages of good play.
20 mins – Yet another penalty to the Boks for an infringement at the breakdown. This time the ref has a chat to both captains.
21 mins – Steyn once again nails his kick and the Boks are back in the lead.
24 mins – After a great period of play from the hosts, which started with a turnover in midfield, Steyn nails a drop goal to extend South Africa’s lead.
27 mins - BOK TRY! Victor Matfield gets the hosts first try after skipper John Smit puts through a cheeky little grubber kick off his left boot.
28 mins – This time Steyn’s radar is off and misses the conversion attempt. South Africa 20 Australia 10.
31 mins – Teams trade kicks before Steyn gets it in midfield. Looks to find touch with a deep kick, but puts it out on the full. Australian lineout on half way.
34 mins – Giteau lays in to Fourie du Preez with a shoulder while under the highball. Some ‘how’s your mothers’ break out and the Wallaby flyhalf is shown a yellow card for a moment of utter stupidity.
35 mins – Penalty to the Boks, and yet another yellow card, this time for Richard Brown for deliberately playing the ball from an offside position.
37 mins – Steyn slots the penalty to extend his side’s lead. South Africa 23 Australia 10.
40 mins – The hooter sounds and Pierre Spies is put through a gap and is on course to smash James O’Connor, but some good cover defence sees the big Bok knock on.
40 mins – That’s half-time and the Boks are in complete control.
Half-time – South Africa 23 Australia 10
41 mins – Aussies start the second half. Boks gather and Steyn thumps it back at them.
44 mins – Wallabies counter attack after Boks drop out. Visitors now back to full compliment.
45 mins – Hosts nick yet another lineout.
48 mins – Box kick from the Wallabies and the hosts regather. Steyn pumps the ball into the corner – 10 metres from the Aussie tryline.
52 mins – Danie Rossouw on the field now in place of Juan Smith who took a heavy knock in the first half.
54 mins – Penalty to the Boks in a kickable position as the visitors are blown up for yet another breakdown infringement.
55 mins – Steyn nails the penalty and the Boks lead by 16 points.
56 mins – Some brilliant chasing by Morne Steyn and it’s a scrum to the Boks in front of the sticks five metres from the Aussie tryline.
58 mins – Boks are penalised and the chance is gone. Good clearing kick from the Wallabies.
59 mins – Australia look to put together a set move from the lineout, but the ball is passed forward. Scrum to the Boks just inside Wallaby territory.
62 mins – Penatly to the Boks and Steyn kicks it out on half way.
64 mins – A huge hit from Bakkies Botha on Giteau gets a loud response from the Newlands crowd. Springbok scrum.
65 mins – WALLABY TRY! The ball comes to Giteau from an attacking scrum. He steps a couple of defenders and stretches out an arm to score next the the upright.
66 mins – Giteau quickly adds the extras and the Wallabies trail by just nine points now.
70 mins – The Wallaby pivot looks to peg the hosts deep in their own half but his kick is too long and it’s a scrum to South Africa on half way.
74 mins – Boks put together a good passage of play, but squander possession just metres short of the tryline.
78 mins – A good kick chase from Brian Habana. The Bok flyer is tackled without the ball and it’s a penalty to the hosts. Boks kick for touch.
79 mins – Yet another penalty to the Boks and this time George Smith is shown a yellow card. Steyn points to the sticks.
79 mins – Steyn nails the kick and the game is all but over.
80 mins – The hooter goes and the visitors have the possession, but yet another handling error brings the an end to the game. Boks win!
Full-time – South Africa 29 Australia 17
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Pless
269 Comments
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8 Aug 2009, 19:05 pm
the “settled” combination of jdv & mossie is not doing anything offensively, i don’t know what **** muir is telling them…our forwards are keeping us in the game & when fatigue settles we’re like sitting ducks! Something has to be done!!
8 Aug 2009, 19:06 pm
#246 kwaailight: Oz conceded 8 line-outs – must be a record of some sorts…
8 Aug 2009, 19:07 pm
#251 Transformation: You clearly don’t like JDV, why waste your energy with all the posts, we know already!
8 Aug 2009, 19:09 pm
#250 Saffa_Guy: President Of The PdV Supporters Club:
Very accurate, but our scrum was beaten today, our backline attack consists solely of slow crash-ball often behind adv line, the boks were even counter-rucked at the end…alot to work on.
8 Aug 2009, 19:09 pm
#214 David: i take winning a game with kicks anyday abive trying to outscore the opponents..winning is winning
8 Aug 2009, 19:10 pm
#254 cab: Our scrum was beaten in the 2nd half. Backs look clueless.
Good win, but there is work to do.
8 Aug 2009, 19:11 pm
Is the issue the individual players or the change in approach?
Out attacking play was at times sublime in 2008
Probably the best for just on a decade
Think its more a matter of change in approach than individual players
We committing more players to the breakdown points in order to dominate
Thus fewer players standing off as potential support runners
The move towards total rugby will take time
8 Aug 2009, 19:11 pm
I am not happy with the fact that we could not get our backline operating. I think i saw jacue fourie for first time in 78th min.
Either the ball is kicked away or juan de villiers goes to ground with it. Only during broken play do we se something , but not smooth at all. We couldnt score for 10mins agains 13 aussies???? not good.
8 Aug 2009, 19:11 pm
#253 wooden spoon: what about Morne at inside sentre when de villiers goes and pienaar at flyhalf?
8 Aug 2009, 19:12 pm
Well done Boks.
A win is a win but I must say not a very good match because of rather cynical and negative play by the criminals.
Obstruction on numerous occasions
Uncalled for thuggery
Playing the man the without the ball
Knocking the ball out of players hands
Numerous despicable behaviour at the breakdown – rather 3
points that a TRY
Dissent!
3 Yellow cards
Yes they played like convicts and were properly punished.
8 Aug 2009, 19:13 pm
#256 wooden spoon: definitely work on the scrums….
8 Aug 2009, 19:13 pm
#258 Gerhardt: Lol, I thought the same thing… I first saw Jaque Fourie in the 78th minute! Unusually quiet game for him.
8 Aug 2009, 19:13 pm
#260 RedLion:
we should not be happy with only a win, this is trinations where bonus points are abegging
8 Aug 2009, 19:14 pm
#257 Saffa_Guy: President Of The PdV Supporters Club:
I think its the players – when last did JdV or Fourie actually make a linebreak? When last did we have a centre like Robbie Fleck who cut lines or even Muir himself who could create for his outside backs with his offloads and rugby brain?
Our boys need to start having a go and backing themselves, the kick ‘n chase must not develop into the only show in town.
8 Aug 2009, 19:14 pm
#255 Braloo:
Please re read your post regarding winning above outscoring the opponents.
Yes, I’ll take a win but I don’t believe we’re taking advantage of the possession we’re getting. Too many games have been relatively close when we should have closed them out.
8 Aug 2009, 19:14 pm
the aussies deserved more than 3 yellows!!!1
8 Aug 2009, 19:14 pm
#254 cab: Fair comment, BUT keep perspective – we killed them at the breakdown, moered them in thelineouts and held our own in the scrum for most of the game.
The backline situation is also something that has to be seen in a the context of a game-plan … ?
And in the final analysis … Looks at the scoreboard boet …
8 Aug 2009, 19:14 pm
#261 Braloo: yep, their substitutions in the front row killed us. We only had weakling Jannie Du Plessis to bring on.
8 Aug 2009, 19:15 pm
Total rugby is achieving that fine balance between the two ends of the spectrum
Something the Bulls achieved this year
Will take time to cultivate this perfection at test level
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