Blitzboks to face Fiji in quarters
5 Feb 2010
The Springbok Sevens disappointed with a 19-7 defeat against New Zealand in the final match of day one in the Wellington tournament.
Although both sides had already confirmed Cup quarterfinal qualification, South Africa and New Zealand faced each other in a crucial Pool A game. The winners would move on to an easier fixture against Australia, while the losers would meet an in form Fijian outfit.
Considering the Boks lost against Fiji in the last two Cup quarterfinals, it was important for Paul Treu’s charges to top Pool A.
However – not for the first time – the Blitzboks failed to perform when it mattered most as they went down to hosts New Zealand as they conceded two late tries.
South Africa had the upper hand for most of the first stanza, as they kept the Kiwis restricted in their half. However, poor defence from stalwart Mzwandile Stick allowed Sherwin Stowers to slip past for the opening try.
On the half-time mark, a late attack from the Blitzboks saw Ryno Benjamin through and Stick added the conversion to level the scores.
After the break, South Africa stole the early momentum again, but lacked the composure in attack to take the lead.
This cost the World Series champions as New Zealand went ahead two minutes from time through Zar Lawrence.
The result was confirmed when Chris Baker crossed the chalk in the final minute.
Earlier in the day, the Blitzboks impressed with two convincing wins against Wales and Niue.
In their second fixture of the day, Cecil Afrika’s hat-trick helped the Boks down Wales 38-5 to confirm a place in the Cup quarterfinals.
Afrika crossed the whitewash twice and Marius Schoeman scored a try as the Boks surged into a 19-0 half-time lead.
Afrika then completed his hat-trick after the break, while Ryno Benjamin and Hoffman Maritz crossed the line to seal the win. Wales only managed one consolation try through Ifan Evans.
In the Boks’ first match, Western Province speedster Steven Hunt grabbed a brace as they secured a 38-10 against Niue.
South Africa dominated the first half as they scored five tries to take a 31-0 lead at half-time.
Niue, however, produced a better overall performance in the second stanza as the Boks only managed to score one try.
Springboks Sevens results, Day 1:
South Africa 38 Niue 10
South Africa 38 Wales 5
New Zealand 19 South Africa 7
For more results and fixtures click here
By Gareth Duncan
485 Comments
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6 Feb 2010, 05:33 am
Poppa69 you are a typical P?keh?. What are all these Skinny Whites doing on a saffa blog. Cant play with the Moaris so you come here. Your rugby blog kiwitakesituptheass .com is too lonely. So sad the your sheep dont talk back.
As the real kiwis say: Real Kiwis dont blog!
Your gran calling for her tea, go now booi!
6 Feb 2010, 05:43 am
@Big Hit: They obviously haven’t heard of iPhones in England yet. Don’t worry, bro. Technology will eventually make its way to Chipping Norton once Apple find a way to perfect the special clockwork version and have road-tested it in Etwatwa Township, Ekuruleni (so named after the sound an AK47 bullet makes when flying through a tin shanty)
6 Feb 2010, 05:45 am
@KevinRack: wow, intelligent post kevin, Im sure the majority of Saffas on here cringe when they see you displaying the boofhead stereotype that is synonymous (better look that word up) with SA blokes such as yourself..
and just so you know, I am maori.. Nga-puhi on my grandfathers side, tainui on my grandmothers..
showing your ignorance and your inbred rascism kevin, standing ovation here doos!!
6 Feb 2010, 05:58 am
@Nils: Yeah, only 1300 people in the whole of the country of Niue and they whack the Scots. It was the national gravedigger who did the damage, aided and abetted by one of the barmen and his brother, who fixes punctures.
6 Feb 2010, 16:16 pm
@TheTackler: well nice of you to take time out of your party to give us updates on your iphone, itackles
7 Feb 2010, 03:40 am
Poppa69: Eish now if I was fishing that would be nice snoek on the line. Thanks for biting.
You like to give but not take, thats sooo sad!
You see Kiwis still think we are in the dark ages and you have not updated your mindset when dealing with us. That why we caned you in the rugga last year. Keep thinking like that and we will beat in you in NZ next year!
As for your racism card thats so old school too. Try another line, you are sounding like The Tockles spewing the same old racist stereo typing yourself. Your are soo funny, lol, my Jaffa mates said a kiwi would fall for that line.
Haere mai Manuhiri to our blog but less SAffa bashing next time.
Usale kahle
7 Feb 2010, 03:48 am
@KevinRack: 1st time youve “caned” us in the rugga in what, 15-20 years now… congrats on that, will love seeing your response when the kick chase falls flat this year…as it did in the NH eoyt…
why should I stop bashing saffas when its open slather on kiwis? forgot how precious you all are… its funny, a country with as large a population as yours and you still have to pick on a country that has 4 mill in total… guess it must really hurt that we have had it over you guys for so long…
enjoy your fishing…
7 Feb 2010, 04:14 am
serious question kevin
with a country your size and the resources it undoubtably has, why dont you guys perform better on the world stage? we currently outrank you in both rugby and soccer, granted you are right up there with the golf and cricket..
is it our administrative skills that upsets you lot? Ive noticed more and more kiwis creeping into the game over there? chris Jack, king Carlos, Plumtree, Tony Brown, the under 21 conditioning coach, cant remember his name, you even got an aussie to help your rugby team.
seriously, you guys didnt claim one medal in the olympics, we got a fair few.. and really, you guys should be challenging USA, Russia, China at the top end of the medal spectrum…
I dont understand it.. can you elaborate some for me?
and this isnt a dig…
7 Feb 2010, 04:15 am
Of course it hurts especailly when we have about 3million registered rugby players at all levels!
But even you have to acknowledge that the skill levels in SA have changed. Look at the ripping the ball off the tackle player instead of trying to doner him into the ground. WE have had a fundamental mindset change due to bringing in new ideas and culture, but other teams have not adapted their mindset to our change.
South Africa is experiencing a fundametal change at the moment as those who are not hampered by apartheid menatality are coming through. The future is theirs.
As for having ago at the kick chase, which we all ackowledge as boring and predictable, you guys new the game plan before the kickoff yet you did not adapt.
Agreed, Saffa sides are gonna get hamered this year if they do not diversify their game plans, but thats life.
Cheetahs to do some good things this year. Watchout for their Scrummie, Pretorius. Names to watch out for: Mapoe, Pretoruis, Mbiyso, JPietersen, Ebersholm, Vlundivlo(spelling.
7 Feb 2010, 04:29 am
@KevinRack: the cheetahs are my SA team if I had to support one, they seemed to finish last year playign some great rugby..and all kiwis love the underdog…
While I agree the skillset has changed, I believe you are finally catching up to professionalism after isolation, Im still not sure about the mentality to overpower with brute force… I mean, fantastic player that Brussouw is, he didnt really figure in your guys plans until a forced change was necessary and PDV had to play him..
and agree aqgain, those born from the 90s onwards have had a totally different environmental upbringing, which I believe is a fundamental component of change, but dont think it will fully realise itself for another 20 years or so, when they are in their 40s and 50s and leading the country forward.
heard good things about Mapoe, and the Ebersohn brothers.. and are you referring to Jaco Pretorius?
7 Feb 2010, 04:31 am
Its simple, mindset (40% unemployment, no dole system and bad management). The ruling Junta has sacked most managers and replaced them with loayalists in all levels of governement. These skills have migrated and we have to now import skills.
Look at football, we were ranked higher just after aparthied than now??????
The ANC leaders have a milatant mindset. They still think there is a war. We had the Casta Samanya affair and when Atheltics SA got caught out they started talking about war against the International Athletics board. WTF war!
The government has such a large majority they beleive they will rule till ***** comes(that came direct for our esteemded 20 child, 5 wive president whose line is Mshini Wam’, or Bring Me My Machine Gun). There is no acoutability for bad management. As long as you are a loyalist you get a job!
Most post revolutionary socities go throught his pain!
7 Feb 2010, 04:42 am
Sarel Pretorius: Played last year CC for Griquas.
Brussouw would have not been selected under White! There is part of the mindset change. We have had Brent Russel go through our hands but let go because he was though of been to small! What a shame to see players seeing their future elsewhere.
Its acknowleged that the kiwis have some of the best coaches. I am pleased that we have an open mind to use these skills. I would love to have seen either Mitchell or Deans as coach.
7 Feb 2010, 04:51 am
@KevinRack: have heard the name of Sarel before, havent seen him play though..
I dont think its that you guys dont have the coaches as such, I think its the overall system that is completely different.. I know its very much a provincial mindset in SA, and to a degree also in Australian rugby, whereas it is there in NZ rugby, but from schoolboy right through to senior level, it all builds to climax with the ABs… if SA adopted more of this strategy (and Im thankful you guys havent, yet), then I think you could dominate for 10 years or so, rather then what appears to be resting on your laurels once getting there, if that makes sense..
Id be very scared of a SA forward pack with Mitchell as coach, lets not forget the lead up work he did for Englands forward pack as assistant coach (before taking over the ABs in 2001)..
and I believe Russia is still struggling post revolution, its not a quick fix unfortunately..
7 Feb 2010, 05:02 am
Yep but history has shown what to avoid to be successful. We have not looked at history and are clearly marching down the same path as Zimbobwe! You would have seen an influx of mainly white migrants from southern africa. That has now changed to educated indiginous africans(espeically Zimbabweans).
Colour has absolutely nothing to do with success, but midnset and culture does!
Back to baiting, sorry but as you know its fun, has any kiwis seen Invictus yet! Its really good!
7 Feb 2010, 05:08 am
@KevinRack: Ive seen Invictus, and though Ill be accused of sour grapes, I thought it lacked something, what Im not sure… the rugby scenes were pitiful and the haka was just downright disrespectful… I mean, clint didnt even mention the Suzie drama
, or the gold watch affair or even the fact that they were meeting the “old enemy”, such a vibrant history between the two countries rugby wise, but that component was lost completely… and I believe it would have added more impact to the story…
7 Feb 2010, 05:14 am
“or the gold watch affair” now thats a new one! Please explain. I know Suzie and her links to a London betting syndicate but gold watch!
7 Feb 2010, 05:15 am
imagine mandiba stating in the movie “we need to beat the old enemy to unite this country” now, would you think rugby terms or apartheid???
and this of course would have made the eventual rugby victory in the movie on another level completely, beating the odds AND beating the old “enemies”…
7 Feb 2010, 05:18 am
read this kevin
The rugby world was most definitely not in union yesterday after remarks by South Africa’s rugby president, Louis Luyt, reduced a banquet to mark the end of the World Cup tournament to acrimonious farce.
In a speech which resonated with the old Afrikaans arrogance, Mr Luyt proclaimed the victorious Springboks as the first ‘true’ world champions.
‘There were no true world champions in the 1987 and 1991 World Cups because South Africa were not there. We have proved our point,’ he said.
This prompted New Zealand’s defeated captain, Sean Fitzpatrick, to lead his side out of the dinner – but not before some players had approached the top table to take issue with Mr Luyt.
The All Blacks were quickly followed by the French and English. ‘It’s disgusting. I can not believe what he has said,’ Mr Fitzpatrick said afterwards.
The South African Rugby Football Union president’s remarks spoiled what should have been a day of celebration for 43 million South Africans. Morne du Plessis, manager of the new world champions, led the apologies.
‘Tired and emotional are the words that come to mind, though I am not sure that I followed the theme at that part of Mr Luyt’s speech,’ he said.
‘The difference between being winners and being a sorrowful lot is fragile. We were not there in ’87 or ’91, and I have my personal doubts about us being able to do anything in terms of winning the World Cup in those years.’
Mr Luyt, who is to diplomacy what Jonah Lomu is to English wingers, compounded his country’s embarrassment by inexplicably singling out the Welsh referee Derek Bevan – who officiated at the Springboks’ crucial semi-final against France – for special praise. The match, which South Africa won 19-15, was marked by controversy after Mr Bevan denied the French a last-minute try because of an infringement.
To the astonishment of the 1,000 diners – and to the Welshman’s obvious embarrassment – Mr Luyt presented him with a £1,000 gold watch, calling him ‘the most wonderful referee in the world’.
‘If everyone does not think that, I certainly do. I would ask him to step up and receive this gift as the outstanding referee in the World Cup,’ the Sarfu president said.
In the spirit of a rapidly disintegrating social event, the mortified Welshman joined his fellow officials as they staged their own walkout in protest at Mr Luyt’s behaviour.
‘It was something I could have done without,’ Mr Bevan said. ‘It came out of the blue: I have no idea why he singled me out. It could be misconstrued, and if that is the case, it leaves a bitter taste.’
7 Feb 2010, 05:29 am
Ok, look at it like this(tongue in cheek). The kiwis have never won a world cup since we re-joined!
Luyt has gone. We have moved on, its time for you to do the same. If you keep thinking we are rockspiders thats fine but at your peril. The majority of SAFFAS dont care any more about the old days, we are somewhere else with our thinking!
Sports physcologists, coaching schools, nutritional experts, foregin experts. Gone is the closed sheltered world.
7 Feb 2010, 05:33 am
@KevinRack: yeah but England have, i dont know which is worse
Ive moved on, but all these things could have helped add drama to the movie, I mean they didnt even show the missed dropped goals by both sides, surely including those would have brought more suspense and an on the edge of the seat finale to the movie..
7 Feb 2010, 05:41 am
Yep, its true but you cannot never underestimate Mandelas magic and avoiding bloodshed that could have happened. This movie is less about rugby more about doing the right things at the right time. The right man for the right time.
We need another Mandela now. Its far easier to win your freedom than to keep it.
7 Feb 2010, 05:46 am
Nice chatting Poppa. Gloves are off again, untill the next we meet on Keo!
For a laugh look up Die Antwoord rappers! This will give you an idea of our culture blend like you have achieved in NZ.
E noho r?
7 Feb 2010, 05:48 am
@KevinRack: I was going to suggest that before, that you need another leader who is not intent on “getting even”… it did highlight the measure to a degree of the man mandela is, but it could have delved deeper into that to elicit a much more emotional response from the audience (well a non SA audience I suppose)
7 Feb 2010, 05:50 am
@KevinRack: cheers kevin.
Haere Ra..
will have a look at the rappers…
7 Feb 2010, 09:53 am
@poppa69:
kevin is a doos.
kia kaha bro.
7 Feb 2010, 10:20 am
@Fern:
lol
7 Feb 2010, 10:22 am
put him with some ngmoari an he would **** himself.
7 Feb 2010, 16:46 pm
Ive read large portions of Invictus.
There is a quote that kept popping up that sums up all the ‘unsaid’ chapters of that story
“we desperately needed to win”.
Quite.
@poppa69:
be careful Poppa, KR makes Whatever look older than 17.
7 Feb 2010, 20:31 pm
@Black Panther: NZ have desperately needed to win the last 5, didn’t help them
still they have the old amateur ’87 carnival to reminsice about
7 Feb 2010, 22:58 pm
@Black Panther:
Got another apple today! Maybe your wife likes 17 year olds….?
8 Feb 2010, 01:59 am
@Big Hit:
Well at least NZ won the carnival,how did England go?
8 Feb 2010, 03:52 am
Send anybody my way. Hey Fern why dont you turn up chicken ****. By the way kiwitwat I don not consider been called a doos an insult, considering how much I love doos. Your are half a man *** bandit.
8 Feb 2010, 23:07 pm
@KevinRack:
@whatever:
oh look !
its an historic moment
a meeting of Keos 2 Great Minds on the 1 page.
8 Feb 2010, 23:10 pm
@Black Panther:
You spoken to your wife recently? She’s getting lonely boet. Got another apple today, speaking about “dicks in hand”…..
8 Feb 2010, 23:21 pm
and speaking of two great kiwi minds (Read doos’s) on one page, you and poppa doos are often on the same page so you should feel special!
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