Leicester 22 SA XV 17
6 Nov 2009
Keo.co.za brought you live commentary from the Springboks’ end-of-year tour opener at Welford Road.
80 mins: South Africa run through numerous phases as they move towards the try line, but a strong Leicester defence keeps them at bay. Odwa Ndungane eventually loses the ball forward and Lote Tuqiri dives over the touchline with the ball. The Leicester players celebrate as they played four minutes into extra time. Leicester beat South Africa 22-17!
79 mins: Leicester drive the ball forward through their heavies as try to waste time, but they concede a penalty to the South Africans with a minute to play. Pienaar kicks for touch to give his side a lineout in Leicester’s 22m area.
77 mins: South Africa are awarded a crucial penalty in Leicester’s 22m area. Pienaar bags the three points, which sees the visitors need a converted try to achieve victory. 22-17 to Leicester!
65 mins: After a frustrating period of play, South Africa decide to go for posts when they are awarded a penalty in the last quarter. Pienaar slots the attemot to score their first points of the second stanza. 22-14 to Leicester!
58 mins: Leicester receive their third penalty after South Africa struggle to compete at the scrums. Youngs kicks the home side into a 11-point lead. 22-11 to Leicester!
52 mins: After being dominated at the scrums, the Leicester forwards start to rule the air battle at the lineouts.
45 mins: Heinke van der Merwe comes on for Steenkamp in his prefered loosehead position, but Castrogiovanni still destroys him in the scrum and earns his side a penalty. Leicester score the first points of the second half as Youngs converts the goal attempt. 19-11 to Leicester!
Half-time: Leicester 16 South Africa 11
40 mins: Mauger concedes a penalty on the stroke of half-time for obstructing the South Africans from chasing the ball. Pienaar kicks the three-pointer to leave South Africa trailing by five points at the break. 16-11 to Leicester!
39 mins: Ill discipline costs the visitors as Youngs converts his third penalty. 16-8 to Leicester!
38 mins: South Africa penalised again after being out-scrummed by the Leicester front row. Guthro Steenkamp a major concern as Martin Castrogiovanni has the clear upper hand.
33 mins: Leicester are awarded a penalty on the 50m line after the South African pack were out-scrummed. Youngs bags the three points with an impressive attempt. 13-8 to Leicester!
27 mins: Leicester try! A poor clearance from Pienaar allowed Leicester to run a counter attack. A swift switch from centre Manu Tuilagi put wing Lucas Amorosino through for their first five-pointer. Youngs converted the try to put the home side in the lead. 10-8 to Leicester!
20 mins: Captain Chilliboy Ralepelle leaves the field early after suffering an injury in a scrum. Bandise Maku comes on to replace the skipper.
10 mins: Leicester hit right back as Youngs makes up for his woeful miss earlier in the game by slotting his second attempt. 8-3 to South Africa!
8 mins: South African try! After a good kick and chase from South Africa, the secure possession in Leicester’s 22m area, although it seemed centre Juan de Jongh interfered with the receiver. Fullback Earl Rose then puts a chip through, which is gather by wing Jongi Nokwe, and the Bok flyer dives over for the opening try. 8-0 to South Africa!
5 mins: Ruan Pienaar puts the visitors ahead after South Africa were awarded a penalty in front of the posts. 3-0 to South Africa!
2 mins: South Africa concede an early penalty in a kickable position, but scrumhalf Ben Youngs pushes his attempt wide.
1 min: Deep kickoff from pivot Aaron Mauger, which is received by Ashley Johnson. The No 8 secures possession as he sets up the first phase. Ruan Pienaar then kicks a good clearance back into Leicester’s half.
Leicester – 15 Scott Hamilton, 14 Lucas Amorosino, 13 Andy Forsyth, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Johne Murphy, 10 Aaron Mauger (c), 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Brett Deacon, 7 Ben Pienaar, 6 Geoff Parling, 5 Ben Kay, 4 Calum Green, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Mefin Davies,1 Marcos Ayerza.
Subs: 16 George Chuter, 17 Dan Cole, 18 Tom Armes, 19 Dan Hemingway, 20 James Grindal, 21 Greig Tonks, 22 Lote Tuqiri.
South Africa XV – 15 Earl Rose, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (c), 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Riaan Viljoen.
855 Comments
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6 Nov 2009, 21:57 pm
chili gone already
6 Nov 2009, 21:57 pm
There goes injury prone Chili. I feel for him really. Always injured.
6 Nov 2009, 21:58 pm
Chiliboy is a walking injury
Raubenheimer has been anonymous
6 Nov 2009, 21:59 pm
I reckon Chilli is getting tips from government officials, do as little as possible yet get paid and honored at the highest level
6 Nov 2009, 22:00 pm
Good tackle Heini
6 Nov 2009, 22:01 pm
great break Youngs, more Rose genius too
6 Nov 2009, 22:02 pm
Rose is having a cracker, very technical
6 Nov 2009, 22:02 pm
Rose is so ridiculous.
Either he’s amazing (seldomly) or he’s abysmal
6 Nov 2009, 22:02 pm
nice running game so far. Rose done nothing wrong yet showing some touches of class surprisingly.
6 Nov 2009, 22:03 pm
#54 Waz: WHy are you even here?
6 Nov 2009, 22:03 pm
10-8 leicester, game on really
6 Nov 2009, 22:03 pm
Amorisino the Argie scores the try, great work Tuilagi
6 Nov 2009, 22:03 pm
I am enjoying the fact that alot of the youngsters have been carrying their CC form into this game. Especially Johnson he has been everywhere. I do feel for Chilli I think the whole of SA would like to see what he can do with an extended run
6 Nov 2009, 22:03 pm
Young Tugilani,chap is playing well
6 Nov 2009, 22:04 pm
poor bok tackling – desperate kick from Ruaan
6 Nov 2009, 22:04 pm
ran past odwa like he wasnt even there.
6 Nov 2009, 22:04 pm
#54 Waz: same can be said of jannie du plessis,the biggest quota,earning big bucks for being ****** useless.
6 Nov 2009, 22:04 pm
No defence from our side. Run right through our players like they not there.
6 Nov 2009, 22:05 pm
#66 WP_: Snap. A few more too just like they were not even on the park.
6 Nov 2009, 22:05 pm
EARL IS THE BEST THING WE HAVE THERE ! EARL IS MAKING THIS MATCH HIS OWN LIKE I PREDICTED !
6 Nov 2009, 22:06 pm
Guthro getting dominated in the scrums. Hardly surprising. yawn
6 Nov 2009, 22:07 pm
Jannie Dup is a marshmallow tonight I think Heinke will be a bit nervous that Eastern European dude looks strong
6 Nov 2009, 22:07 pm
boks are a team never played together before, clear as day, no cohesion, no passion, no play for each other. not pretty to watch and want to turn off the telly, but cant, support the boys in white(green) thru thick and thin.
6 Nov 2009, 22:07 pm
How full is the stadium??
6 Nov 2009, 22:08 pm
Tuilagi is the danger man. Knew it before kick off don’t let that giant get a head of steam or its tickets.
Bok’s playing nicely just not putting the last pass in off the break. Few opportunities got away already.
6 Nov 2009, 22:08 pm
Haha yeah Puma was more than just Odwa, but he was the last one
6 Nov 2009, 22:08 pm
rugbygenius, are you earls mum?
6 Nov 2009, 22:09 pm
Leicester scrum monstering
6 Nov 2009, 22:09 pm
Tigers are missing 12 of their first choice players and winning. ?
6 Nov 2009, 22:09 pm
Guthro is sooooo weak in the scrums. effing hell!
6 Nov 2009, 22:10 pm
Gurthro is being introduced to his backside…
6 Nov 2009, 22:10 pm
13-8
6 Nov 2009, 22:11 pm
Ouch. It looks, I was way too optimistic (following Aussie B side demolishing Gloucester), predicting +17 for the visitors. This can go either way.
6 Nov 2009, 22:11 pm
ruan’s tactical kicking is not up to scratch! He is costing us field position!
6 Nov 2009, 22:11 pm
#67 Valkyrie: I agree wholeheartedly
6 Nov 2009, 22:11 pm
#79 jockstrap: South Africa are missing probably about the same. So many should have been selected but were not. So stupid not to select on merit should always select the best players.
6 Nov 2009, 22:12 pm
#81 WPTID
LOL, so true!
6 Nov 2009, 22:12 pm
#83 Nils:
Even If Leicester are missing 12 players they’re a different beast to Gloucester.
6 Nov 2009, 22:13 pm
Dickenson blowing inconsistently if we go in like that he blows us. Then lets them go off their feet with disdain.
6 Nov 2009, 22:13 pm
Potgieter and Raubenheimer has gone missing since the first 10 mins. They are killing us at the beakdowns cause neither of those 2 are there on time
6 Nov 2009, 22:13 pm
Pienaar cost the try what a terrible kick, ndugane cant tackle as usual, and Rose possible the best player so far – Interesting times. Johnson looks good but out scrum is getting a hiding
6 Nov 2009, 22:13 pm
Yup Puma. This is just what we feared. You dont pick your next best, you’re lining yourself up to be embarrased.
6 Nov 2009, 22:14 pm
#83 Nils: Nils this is not our B side. Too many selected that should never ever have even got on the plane. About 8 that should have made that team and not there. Maybe 10. This is SA and we live with the quota thing all the time. Not fair on the ones that have proved themselves in CC should have been rewarded but no we have to select certain players in this country. Shame really on the good players left behind.
6 Nov 2009, 22:15 pm
Eish, it is not fun seeing a Bok pack getting shunted around like this…
6 Nov 2009, 22:15 pm
Leicester commit a lot of men to the rucks. We should use this to our advantage!
Dickinson is Springbok kryptonite! What a tosser
6 Nov 2009, 22:15 pm
Martin Castrogiovanni arguably the best prop in the NH.
6 Nov 2009, 22:16 pm
Guthro is being murdered. **** threatening to send him off. Might be the best thing.
6 Nov 2009, 22:16 pm
Its seems that Ashley is just ‘there’ in the contacts… he doesnt seem to be imposing his potential force
6 Nov 2009, 22:16 pm
#92 WP_: Agre 100%. The ones that should have been selected must be just shaking their heads.
PdV hope he is very proud of himself. Selecting players that should never have got a selection.
Too many missing. Far too many.
Hope they can pick it up a bit but just don’t think they look like they will for now that is.
6 Nov 2009, 22:16 pm
this raubenheimer dude is nowhere!!!! Is he evn in the game?
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