Wallabies add to Matfield’s woe

Wallabies add to Matfield’s woe

26 Nov 2011

JON CARDINELLI watched the Wallabies thrash the Barbarians 60-11 to ensure Victor Matfield’s international career ended on a depressing note.

Australia edged South Africa 11-9 in last month’s World Cup quarter-final, a result that stretched their record against the Springboks in 2011 to three from three. This Saturday’s fixture at Twickenham represented a final attempt at revenge for Matfield, but as much as he tried as an individual, he couldn’t lift the collective to the point where they could mount any real challenge.

The result sees the Baa Baas missing out on a hat-trick of wins against the Sanzar nations, having beaten New Zealand in 2009 and South Africa in 2010. It also sees Wallabies coach Robbie Deans getting one over the All Blacks’ Graham Henry and Steve Hansen, who took charge of the Barbarians for this particular encounter.

The Baa Baas looked a disinterested and disjointed bunch for much of the contest. They butchered two early try-scoring opportunites, and failed to make the Wallabies pay when Adam Ashley-Cooper and James Slipper were yellow-carded at separate intervals in the first half.

The visitors struggled to fire early on, but certainly looked the more structured and ambitious of the two teams. It finally came together in the 26th minute when flyhalf James O’Connor found Digby Ioane, who proceeded to expose some poor Barbarians defence.

This aspect of the Baa Baas’ game grew worse as the game progressed. They managed to keep the Wallabies in check in the first half thanks to the two yellow cards, but in the second stanza, there was no stopping the relentless green and gold wave.

The Wallabies’ bench provided the desired impetus, but the defensive effort of the Barbarians was nothing short of shocking. In a definitive period between the 40th and 70th minute, those wearing the black and white hoops ushered the Wallabies to the tryline no less than five times.

It will go down as the worst performance by a Barbarians side in recent times. Although they managed to score one consolatory try in injury time through young league star Sam Tomkins, it was the gutless defensive effort that will anger officials and members of an extremely proud and elite club.


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  • 301.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:02 pm

    we had a big surfing world champ in the 80s didnt we, from durban, shane something or otehr? only thing i remember were the guntson 500 adverts, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – sounded like a horse-racing commentator.

  • 302.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:05 pm

    wtf’s in kingston upon thames?

  • 303.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:08 pm

    my mate Donald Paarman was the best surfer of them all except he smoked so much peace pipe he couldn’t give a fck about all the pseudo name up in lights jingo jargon even though he was Bok surfer already at age 16

  • 304.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:12 pm

    @cab(cab)-301:

    shaun tomson.

    i’ve surfed this whole coast – from elands on the west coast to some secret spots on kzn north coast.

    also tamarin bay in mauritius.

    rate elands over supers any day.

  • 305.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:12 pm

    yep, they all love that peace pipe, its like mothers milk. couple of toots on that and they reckon they some sort of no-ego koos kombuis modern lothario.

  • 306.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:12 pm

    @cab(cab)-301: Shaun Tomson?

  • 307.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:13 pm

    Rhodesian Bok Side

    15 Ian Robertson
    14 Mordt
    13 Ryk Van Schoor
    12 Andy Marinos
    11 Tony Watson
    10 Kennedy Tsimba
    9
    8 Teichmann
    7 Skinstad
    6 Des Van Jaarsveldt
    5 Salty Du Rand
    4
    3 Adrian Garvey
    2 Ronnie Hill
    1. Andy MacDonald (Wrestled a Lion with bare hands)/Beast

    Coach: Ian Mac

    Missing a lock and scrummy and the Rhodesian Bok side is complete.

  • 308.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:14 pm

    Shaun Thompson from Durbs big bok surfing champ , but Donald Paarman was better only he didn’t chase the name and fame and smoked peace pipe instead.

  • 309.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:14 pm

    @charo(charo)-304:
    oh yes thats him, the kzn coast was pretty treacherous waters and currents, esp up north of durban, near mandini and stanga. that surfing looks really good tho, there’s a video called liquid on utube where they show the whole californian surfing scene.

  • 310.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:19 pm

    couple buddies of mine built their dream hide away retire cottages on Elands bay beach, when you building yours Charo buddy

  • 311.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:20 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-307:
    **** thats one **** Bok side, didnt u guys have better players, wasnt tommy bedford a whenwe?

  • 312.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:21 pm

    @charo(charo)-298:

    Do not talk kak man- you have lost “touch”- too much golf :)

    Of the top 20 men on the local Pro Surfing Tour there are 7 from East London, 6 from Cape Town, 6 from Durban and 1 from Mossel Bay. We can claim the MB bloke (close enough) so we have more than Durban in the top 20..

  • 313.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:22 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-307:

    who was that rhodie scrummie with the beard?

    buchanan or something?

  • 314.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:24 pm

    @ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-310:

    water’s too cold for my old bones.

    stick to the indian ocean these days.

    @Robzim(Robzim)-312:

    rob, since when does “local pro” count for anything? :lol:

    jordy smith is in the world top 10 – that’s all that counts for me 8)

  • 315.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:26 pm

    @cab(cab)-311:

    tommy bedford came from harrismith if i remember correctly.

  • 316.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:27 pm

    @charo(charo)-315:
    lol, oh right, thought he was the natalian who went on about last outpost and so on, so might have had rhodesian roots or something?

  • 317.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:27 pm

    @charo(charo)-314:

    It was worth a try, lol.

  • 318.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:27 pm

    Was Craig Jameson not a whenwe?

  • 319.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:28 pm

    @cab(cab)-311: Tommie Bedford, scion of the Last Outpost of the British Empire was born in…. Vrystaat actually… Funny that.

  • 320.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:31 pm

    @wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-318: Thought about him but can’t find anywhere that says where he was born…

  • 321.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:33 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-317:

    actually i was joking.

    didn’t realise that so many guys on the pro tour came from slummies.

    good on them.

    surfed nahoon and gonubie a lot in the early eighties.

  • 322.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:33 pm

    ANdrew Blades, Steve Atherton?

  • 323.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:35 pm

    @charo(charo)-313: Yup… Wasn’t a Bok but we’ll put him in…

    Just need another lock.

  • 324.charo: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:36 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-320:

    got some good news for you.

    remember my issue with under taxing my local staff in ghana?

    quite a lot of septic dollars involved.

    well…. i got out before the revenue guys got to me.

    my american successor sit with the problem today :lol:

  • 325.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:37 pm

    @cab(cab)-322: Nope, Blades and Atherton not Rhodesian… Blakeways were too farken stupid to be Rhodies…

  • 326.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:39 pm

    @charo(charo)-324: Lol… Fck me you must have run like the wind… Sounds like one helluvathing you were involved with there…

  • 327.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:40 pm

    keith oxlee, hugh-reece edwards?

  • 328.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:41 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-325:
    sorry think it was blakeway was thinking of, hard-working unsung flank grafter in early 90s.

  • 329.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:43 pm

    @cab(cab)-327: Sheezus, you like a typical farken Vaalie… Any Natal player with a half soutie sounding name you reckon must be a Rhodesian…

    Nope, neither of them… Looking for a lock and then my team is complete.

  • 330.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:44 pm

    @cab(cab)-328: Two Blakeway brothers… Andrew and Lyle, both mad as a pack of dogs. Natal Midlands thru and thru…

  • 331.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:45 pm

    @charo(charo)-321:

    I was also surprised – only did the count to reply to your post.
    Same here- have not been to Nahoon for probably 20 years-.never really felt at ease at that place for some or other reason.
    A buddy of mine once got dropped in at Nahoon by a bloke on a paddle ski- he told him to fark of with his bathtub and all- the bloke apologised and it turned out to be the SA champ called Kola Le Roux- nice people in Slummies actually.

  • 332.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:54 pm

    Just found out that Johnny Wilkinson’s parents are from Bulawayo…

  • 333.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:55 pm

    Max and Thom Evans from Scotland born in Harare.

  • 334.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 19:57 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-264: Thought you’d enjoy that one.

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-285: Many of the guys went to oxford and got an honors in business management. MBA light, if you will.

    Brink, Aitken, Michael Kirsten are just some of my peers who went over.

    @charo(charo)-298: I used to own a Jonathan Paarman waveboard (windsurfer). Fantastic board. He is a legend. I see he now makes canopies.

  • 335.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:00 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-317: Hey Rob, I saw your post on the other thread about Eric, Anette and Neil. I have the same thing in common ;)

    Not representing SA, the other thing lol..

    We had quite a few good’uns over the years…. :)

  • 336.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:04 pm

    Are there any honkeys left in Zim these days?

  • 337.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:05 pm

    @stormersboy(stormersboy)-334: honours in business management – didn’t even know Oxbridge had such a thing… Thought it was always Land Management or Geography for most of the Sporting Blues…

  • 338.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:05 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-337: Forgot the lol

  • 339.Zinto: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:05 pm

    1. Guthro Steenkamp/Beast Mtawarira
    2. Bismarck du Plessis/Chilliboy Rallepele
    3. Brian Mujati/Jannie du Plessis
    4. Bakkies Botha/Alistair Hargreeves
    5. Andries Bekker/Eben Etsebeth
    6. Heinrich Brussow/Schalk Burger ©
    7. Juan Smith/Josh Straus
    8. Pierre Spies/Willem Alberts
    9. Francois Hougaard/Jano Vermaak
    10. Patrick Lambie/Elton Jantjies
    11. Lwasi Mvovu/Michael Killian
    12. Jean de Villiers/Juan de Jongh
    13. Jaque Fourie/ Johann Sadie
    14. Lionel Mapoe/JP Pietersen
    15. Jaco Taute/Johan Goosen

    1. Graeme Smith
    2. Rilee Rossouw
    3. Hashim Amla
    4. Jaques Kallis
    5. AB de Villiers (wk)
    6. Reeza Hendricks
    7. JP Duminy
    8. Vernon Philander
    9. Dale Steyn
    10. Morne Morkel
    11. Imran Tahir

  • 340.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:07 pm

    @wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-336: Yeah, but the only ones earning any decent money and not in dire poverty are farken crooks or work for UN/NGOs which puts them in the same bracket I reckon.

  • 341.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:10 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-337: Yeah who knew. Still not too stressful. More rugby than anything else. I worked with another guy, Pierre Du Preez, got his blues for both cricket and rugby.

  • 342.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:10 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-340: funny that Malema and friends don’t ever hold up Zim as a shining light of African nationalism. I wonder how they see SA turning out any better?

  • 343.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:13 pm

    @stormersboy(stormersboy)-335:

    OK, I thought you attended that institution, lol.

    I do not know Anette or Neil personally but have met Eric at Virgin Active some years ago and spoke a few times to him since – great bloke indeed, I am glad he had the success in India together with Gary.

  • 344.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:14 pm

    sheez Ollie Le Roux,
    Why are you so touchy today?

  • 345.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:16 pm

    @stormersboy(stormersboy)-341: Pierre Du Preez… Familiar name…

  • 346.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:17 pm

    @wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-342: Oh, but Malema does… Bob’s his Uncle – his hero… Zanu is his template.

  • 347.cab: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:21 pm

    i believe there is a nandos ad out thats caused a bit of controversy, where it shows a number of dictators in a dream sequence with water pistols. i also enjoyed those nandos ads, very subtle.

  • 348.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:29 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-345: Married a Getty?

  • 349.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:35 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-343: Never met Neil. I swam with Anette through Primary school and high school but she was a few years older than me, so I hardly knew her.

    I know Eric fairly well, I got him to speak at some functions over the years, a really good guy.

  • 350.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    27 Nov 2011, 20:57 pm

    Historybollocks!

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