Boks 55 Italy 11
26 Jun 2010
Keo.co.za brought you live commentary from the second Test in East London.
Full time: Boks 55 Italy 11
80 mins: Italy have possesion 20m out from the Bok try line and the visitors search for a consolation score. However, the Boks give a good final defensive effort as they force the Italians into touch. The Boks celebrate an impressive win before their Tri-Nations opener against the All Blacks in Auckland on 10 July.
78 mins: BOK TRY! Replacement prop BJ Botha drives over from close range for his first Bok try. Pienaar kicks the conversion. 55-11 to the Boks!
76 mins: Monster tackle! Umtata-born Italy lock Carlo del Fava takes out Van der Merwe with a heavy tackle.
74 mins: Some scrum concerns for Boks. Loosehead prop Guthro Steenkamp concedes his third penalty of the game at the scrum.
70 mins: Boks spend a good period of play inside the Italians’ 22m area. They struggling to break the opposing defence and eventually a knock-on by replacement hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle ends the try-scoring chance.
65 mins: ITALY TRY! Italy work the ball wide and a grubber through is collected by wing Michele Sepe. Bergamasco misses the conversion. 48-11 to the Boks!
64 mins: Two penalties for Italy see them work into the Boks’ red zone. Their best opportunity to score a try.
60 mins: BOK TRY! Good backline play sees the Boks run into Italy’s red zone and they are halted 5m out. Replacement lock Flip van der Merwe then drives over for his first Test try. Ruan Pienaar converts his first goal attempt. 48-6 to the Boks!
56 mins: BOK TRY! Boks have another lineout in Italy’s red zone and their patient approach is rewarded with a fifth try. They work the ball through a number of phases and Italy did well to restrict the hosts. But the Boks didn’t panic and worked the ball through the hands. Steyn’s pass to Habana out wide sees the wing dive in at the corner. Habana has equalled Joost van der Westhuizen’s record for most Bok tries -38. Steyn kicks another conversion. 41-6 to the Boks!
51 mins: BOK TRY! The Boks work the ball across the field through a number of set phases. Tighthead prop Jannie du Plessis eventually powers over for the Boks’ fourth try. Steyn converts. 34-6 to the Boks!
50 mins: Good interplay between Burger and centre Juan de Jongh see the Boks enter the Italians’ 22m area. However, lock Marco Bortolami is penalised for a side entry at the breakdown. On the side, there’s a scrap between Louw and Italy hooker Fabio Ongaro. Botha comes in and bullies the smaller No 2 away. Referee Andrew Small gives Parisse Italy’s final warning for conceding penalties in their red zone. Steyn kicks for touch and the Boks have a lineout 5m out.
48 mins: Italy work their way into the Boks’ red zone but Louw contests well at the breakdown and wins a penalty for his team as the visitors are penalised for holding on.
46 mins: Parisse makes a good run down the right touchline, beating Louw and Habana. However, his offload goes forward and Spies gathers. Steyn manages to clear from the breakdown, but back into Parisse’s hands. The skipper attempts another drop goal, this time 40m out. However, like the first, it goes horribly wrong.
41 mins: Steyn kicks off and Italy clear from their red zone. Spies sets out on a strong run and beats three defenders. However, the Boks lose possession because of poor handling.
Half-time: Boks 27 Italy 6
40 mins: Italy have possession on the 50m line as the half-time hooter blows. Picone passes to McLean, who boots the ball into touch to end the first stanza.
37 mins: BOK TRY! A steal from flank Francios Louw gives the Boks another counter attacking opportunity. Burger puts lock Andries Bekker through the gap and he offloads to Spies. The No 8 beats the covering Italian defence with pace to dot down. Steyn adds the extras. 27-6 to the Boks!
35 mins: A Bakkies Botha turnover sparks a Bok counter attack. Wing Jean de Villiers passes wide and the ball goes through the hands for Steyn to run clear. However, a loose pass from Habana ends the scoring chance.
31 mins: BOK TRY! From an untidy lineout, the Boks work themselves 5m out. Janaurie opts for the short side and wing Bryan Habana sucks in three defenders and offloads to Steyn, who dives in at the corner for his second try. The pivot kicks the challenging conversion. Steyn has scored all 20 points for the Boks. 20-6 to the Boks!
29 mins: McLean attempts an up and under but it is executed poorly and the Italian forwards are caught out in an offside position. Steyn finds touch inside the Italians’ 22m area.
27 mins: Boks guilty of poor play at a breakdown in centre field. Italy manage to steal possession and centre Jaque Fourie is penalised for not releasing after making the tackle.
24 mins: Clever tactics from the Italians. Boks attempt a driving maul from a lineout 8m out, but Italy’s forwards stand back and the home team is penalised for truck-and-trailer.
22 mins: Steyn attempts a banana clearance from his half, but with a strong wind at his back, the ball goes out over the dead ball line and gives Italy a scrum in a promising position. However, poor handling ends this scoring opportunity.
19 mins: Boks work into the Italy’s red zone but run into some stern defence from the visitors. However, scrumhalf Simon Picone breaks too early when he tackles Ricky Januarie and is penalised for offside. Steyn adds another three-pointer to the Boks’ score tally. 13-6 to the Boks!
15 mins: Flank Schalk Burger is guilty of a high tackle on opposite number Manoa Vosawai and gives Italy another kickable penalty. Bergamasco converts his second goal attempt to reduce the deficit to four points. 10-6 to the Boks!
12 mins: BOK TRY! Good lineout from the Boks and the forwards drive close. After two set phases, the ball is passed out to Steyn and he dummies for an easy run in for the opening try. Steyn also adds the extras. 10-3 to the Boks!
10 mins: Springboks win a penalty as Italian loosehead prop Salvatore Perugini counter drives the hosts’ driving maul in an illegal manner. Steyn kicks for touch and sets the platform for the Bok forwards.
8 mins: No 8 Pierre Spies concedes a penalty for not rolling away after the tackle. Wing Mirco Bergamasco converts his first shot at goal from 35m out. Scores are level at 3-3!
5 mins: The Boks settle and a penalty allows Steyn to find field poisition in the opposition’s half. Italy’s ill-discipline at the breakdown gives Steyn an early opportunity at goal. The pivot strikes well and the ball sails through the uprights. 3-0 to the Boks!
2 mins: Skipper Sergio Parisse gathers and goes for an optimistic 54m drop goal, but it’s short and falls well wide. Fullback Gio Aplon gives a monster clearance in reply but fails to find touch. A good Italian counter attack sees them find touch 5m from the Boks’ try line.
1 mins: Deep kickoff from Italian fullback Luke McLean and pivot Morne Steyn clears.
Springboks – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Jean de Villiers, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 BJ Botha, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Butch James, 22 Wynand Olivier.
Italy – 15 Luke McLean, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Simon Picone, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Manoa Vosawai, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Carlo del Fava, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Subs: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Franco Sbaraglini, 18 Quintin Geldenhuys, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Tito Tebaldi, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Matteo Pratichetti.
341 Comments
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26 Jun 2010, 17:00 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-276:
What a joke.
The perennial always pretenders.
Do they even have moore than two(2), even teaCUPS, in their history in the game?
26 Jun 2010, 17:00 pm
@fish out of water(fish out of water)-290:
It’s THEIR platform and they can choose how to use it.Freedom of speech…
26 Jun 2010, 17:00 pm
**** (the word was deleted by Keo’s software)
26 Jun 2010, 17:00 pm
@sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-265: ej was brilliant!choke on that sharkie!
26 Jun 2010, 17:01 pm
Muir
26 Jun 2010, 17:02 pm
@sglazer(sglazer)-298: You said it. The Sharks hav the same problem, no guessing who coached the Sharks before?
Muir the terminator.
26 Jun 2010, 17:02 pm
@Fern(Fern)-296: Lol. Wouter Basson, a proper “bush” doctor with no credibility in medicine. You are really sharp aren’t you…
26 Jun 2010, 17:03 pm
@sglazer(sglazer)-298: Losing the World Cup one test at a time.
Sure we may be winning some scrappy tests but at the current form of the team we will not beat the French with their first choice players, and when all the AB’s and Aussies get back from injury we will have a hard time beating them. Their first choice and even second choice backlines are streets ahead of out guys on skills and running the ball etc.
We have the players we just need the right coaching set up.
26 Jun 2010, 17:03 pm
Now for the Tri-Nations team announcement. I hope I’m surprised.
26 Jun 2010, 17:04 pm
@fish out of water(fish out of water)-290: I agree, leave Jes us at home. He does not like one team over another, he;s not allowed to
I heard a quote the other day “people who love telling you about their religion usually hate it if you start telling them about yours”
26 Jun 2010, 17:04 pm
@ET(ET)-301: Fern needs a Doc. He thinks Dr. Death could fix his ticker… I suggest you stand in as his bush Doctor… Give him some good muti while you’re at it… He gets confused
26 Jun 2010, 17:05 pm
@fish out of water(fish out of water)-308: I’m seeing the same thing, when we could be retrieving another three games from NZ.
26 Jun 2010, 17:05 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-307:
brilliant cardioligist.
go ask around.
i strongly disagree with his actions.
what is his creds?
26 Jun 2010, 17:06 pm
@ET(ET)-301: And they have a few more than Weepee, in say… the last 20 years… Don’t get like the Welsh now – all misty eyed over long passed glory…
26 Jun 2010, 17:06 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-311:
che was a good doctor as well.
26 Jun 2010, 17:07 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-310: Your second comment very true.
26 Jun 2010, 17:08 pm
pdivvy to get rid of the following players:jannie dup
fatboy barney
ruan pienaar….can’t think of anymore sharks players.
26 Jun 2010, 17:08 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-314: The Welsh get misty eyed because of the soot.
26 Jun 2010, 17:08 pm
@sglazer(sglazer)-298: LOL are you stupid fcks blaming PDV for the Sharks cr@p season? Jeez talk about scraping the barrel.
PdV has been chosen as our coach and there is little you or anyone else can do. Now you can carry bitching and moaning because we didn’t beat Italy by 100 points in a flawless match where not one player made a mistake or you can shut up and be grateful that at least we are winning matches. When we start losing then you can start whinging but all this complaining while we are at least winning matches and go on about Heyneke makes me think there’s a hidden agenda here.
26 Jun 2010, 17:09 pm
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE HATERS NOW
SKOPSKIET WHERE ARE YOU WITH YOUR TYPICAL ‘PRIMA DONNA’ BS…
Spies was amazing… was everywhere.. his runs were immense…
Morne was brilliant
Smit marshalled his troops well and made some bruising runs.
Louw great as usual it seems now..
APLON IS NOT A FULLBACK… he is too small for an international fullback..he needs to either be wing or not in the team…. we defs need fransie back…. he is a major loss..
26 Jun 2010, 17:10 pm
@Fern(Fern)-315: Fark, Che and Dr. Death. You get special rates…?
Good is relative…
26 Jun 2010, 17:12 pm
@umfaan(umfaan)-320: Jeez, I see that nic and just chuckle…
26 Jun 2010, 17:13 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-318: Sheep give hayfever… Its a problem with Kiwis too…
26 Jun 2010, 17:13 pm
@Make The Circle Bigger(JayDaFiveOh)-319: I now know whose comments not to take seriously in future
26 Jun 2010, 17:15 pm
@scorpion(capestormer)-317: Still doesn’t account for the Bulls players, so no sweaty pizza parties for the Weepee boys in the Bok changerooms I’m afraid…
26 Jun 2010, 17:16 pm
@Make The Circle Bigger(JayDaFiveOh)-319: You are right, there is a hidden agenda here, we all love rugby so much we would rather sacrifice the history of the Springboks and its future just to get rid of the coach. Doubt it.
The Boks unfortunately bring out the worst in people, the racial intolerance everyone thinks us whiteys have only highlights your jaundiced view of things.
To wait for a team to lose before complaining is loser talk, it’s apologetic and reductionist to a point where any crit is seen as a racist attack. Don’t know if you notice but equally as many people think Barney is over it as they do think Januarie is a pork lion chop and Snor is not the best man for the job. It’s about the best for the job. Unfortunately what happens is the political appointments do give the real racists a soap box because they see that the BEST is not picked. It’s the cycle we live with in SA.
Take off the blinkers and see what there is without colour. If Snor was Blue I still wouldn’t have him.
26 Jun 2010, 17:17 pm
@sglazer(sglazer)-324: Just sick and tired of hearing the tired old it should’ve been Heyneke comments. Nothing can be done about it. No-one takes anyone’s comments on here seriously anyway.
26 Jun 2010, 17:19 pm
Ha ha Owen says “Wynand came on after not playing for a few weeks… you couldn’t tell the difference”
Whether he plays or not he doesn’t score LOL
26 Jun 2010, 17:19 pm
Banshee calls. Outtahere…
26 Jun 2010, 17:19 pm
@Make The Circle Bigger(JayDaFiveOh)-327: I think it should have been Carlos Alberto, he coached the wrong code.
26 Jun 2010, 17:21 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-325: we will get around to them eventually but we just first need to rid bok rugby of the shark stain.as as you know bok rugby was always about wp and ntvl.
26 Jun 2010, 17:23 pm
wynand olivier had nearly 30 minutes and still he can’t see through his blond locks to score a try for the boks….he must be the worst 12 in world rugby.
26 Jun 2010, 17:24 pm
@Make The Circle Bigger(JayDaFiveOh)-327: I hear you, but that was vicious
26 Jun 2010, 17:35 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-311:
He, the weed, is such a F u k k e r, I say, first castrate him then let him die.
26 Jun 2010, 17:36 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-311:
I hope you know he is a mormon?
26 Jun 2010, 18:50 pm
@sglazer(sglazer)-333:
The Bokke had the travel advantage otherwise Italy would have run them alot closer.
26 Jun 2010, 18:55 pm
@scorpion(capestormer)-332: jUst like you can’t shake your prejudice. Just shut up, you bore us.
26 Jun 2010, 19:13 pm
@Make The Circle Bigger(JayDaFiveOh)-327:
Most certainly not yours.
27 Jun 2010, 01:13 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-336:
27 Jun 2010, 02:27 am
Jacque Fourie was poor as should pass and distribute as a centre, very poor.
Januarie is clealy way too slow, and while showed an improvement in handling, is too slow. Habadonna just equaled Doost try scoring record, set by a SCRUMHALF!!!! Tubby blew a few try scoring oppurtunities either by not passing or simply been to slow.
Spies is great but is too upright in the tackle and does not compete for the ball on the ground. Catching the high ball too.
Habadonna was bad to day for his standards. Poor missed tackle, getting caught off the defensive line and not passing, white line fever!!!
Morne Steyn, I eat my words, well done.
You are palying better and better. You need to back yourself more. Even stuck his head in the rucks!!
27 Jun 2010, 10:35 am
@KevinRack(KevinRack)-340:
Crikey
I think I just became Morne Steyns’ biggest fan.
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