Wallabies 26 Springboks 19
8 Sep 2012
GARETH DUNCAN brought you live commentary from the Rugby Championship Test in Perth.
FULL TIME: WALLABIES 26 SPRINGBOKS 19
80 mins: The Wallabies hold on to possession. And as the hooter sounds, Cooper sits in the pocket and boots the ball into touch. THE WALLABIES WIN 26-19!
79 mins: After a couple of phases, Goosen loses the ball in contact. Wallabies defence stands strong at the death. That’s that.
78 mins: Boks have a lineout in the Aussie 22m area. Last chance to avoid defeat.
76 mins: Sprinboks run some good ball carries, but eventually lose the ball forward in contact. Wallabies escape. South Africa should’ve gone for the points, with minutes still on the clock.
75 mins: With fullback Pat Lambie and flyhalf Johan Goosen pulled off the bench, the Boks are finding momentum on attack. They are awarded a penalty in a kickable area, but turn it down to search for the try. Brave decision.
72 mins: WALLABIES TRY! Australia find space down Mvovo’s wing, and tighthead prop Ben Alexander rushes towards the tryline and dives over. Barnes converts the difficult kick. That could be the match-winning points. WALLABIES LEAD 26-19!
68 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! From the resulting touch finder, the Wallabies concede another penalty during a rolling maul. Morne Steyn steps up and slots the three-pointer. SCORES ARE LEVEL AT 19-19!
65 mins: MONUMENTAL TURNOVER! Wallabies were building great attacking momentum in the Boks’ half, but No 8 Duane Vermeulen puts in a hard tackle and steals the pill. Wins the penalty for holding on.
61 mins: WALLABIES PENALTY! Springboks are guilty of a breakdown transgression in front of the posts, and Barnes boots Australia back into the lead. WALLABIES LEAD 19-16!
60 mins: From the resulting kick-off, Mvovo makes another mistake. The ball crosses the chalk off his boot as he fails to catch it, and the Wallabies are awarded a 5m scrum as Morne Steyn is forced to dot it down.
59 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! Great long-range effort from Frans Steyn! Completes his second penalty. SCORES ARE LEVEL AT 16-16!
58 mins: WASTED OPPORTUNITY! The Springboks win a turnover in a promising position, and Pienaar finds replacement wing Lwazi Mvovo in space. But the flyer doesn’t straighten the line, and takes up space. His offload to captain Jean de Villiers sees the outside centre forced into touch.
56 mins: WALLABIES TRY! Instant impact from reserve No 8 Scott Higginbotham. Minutes after running on to the park, he finds a gap in the Springbok guard to power over for the hosts’ first try. Barnes adds the extras. WALLABIES LEAD 16-13!
53 mins: Springboks concede their second scrum penalty, again on their own feed. Wallabies kick play into the visitors’ territory.
49 mins: Springboks are awarded a penalty from the resulting kick-off. However, Morne Steyn fails to find the target.
47 mins: WALLBIES PENALTY! Australia run 12 phases into the Boks’ red zone. They struggle to edge nearer to the try-line and are relieved when scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar is penalised for offside. Barnes finds some rewards as he splits the posts. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 13-9!
44 mins: Beast is back on. Boks are back to 15 players.
43 mins: Morne Steyn tries his second drop goal attempt, but again, it fades wide. Not a bad option as it gives time for Beast to get back on to the field.
41 mins: Barnes gets the game going again, kicks deep to Morne Steyn. The Springbok flyhalf finds good distance in his clearance.
HALF-TIME: WALLABIES 6 SPRINGBOKS 13
39 mins: Despite being a man down, the Boks have the upper hand. Good kicks and chips into the Aussie 22m area creating some problems.
35 mins: Barnes puts the Boks under pressure with a charge down. Good cover work from Kirchner, but the hosts still win possession. Boks let off the hook as Australia spill the pill. And at the scrum, the Wallabies concede a penalty.
33 mins: BIG BLOW FOR BOKS! Mtawarira blocks fullback Kurtley Beale as the Wallabies fullback gives a hoof ahead. And referee Nigel Owens pulls out the yellow. Poor play from the prop.
28 mins: WALLABIES PENALTY! The Springboks concede a penalty at the scrum, on their own feed. Big boost for the Wallabies front row. Barnes kicks his second penalty to cut the deficit to seven points. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 13-6!
26 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! Frans Steyn kicks his first long-range penalty. Vital to get his first one over, after missing two at Newlands. Great start for the Springboks. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 13-3!
24 mins: Some off-the-ball stuff between the two teams as the Wallabies concede a penalty, which is in inside centre Frans Steyn’s range. Locks Sharpe and Eben Etzebeth have a bust up, and the young second-rower nearly lands a head-butt on the veteran. It goes unpunished.
22 mins: Wallabies trying to match the Springboks’ tactical kicking game, but are being dominated in this facet of play.
21 mins: SPRINGBOK TRY! After persistent pressure, the Boks finally cross the chalk. After messing up three other opportunities, Habana snipes the fringes low and quick, and crosses to score the first try of the game. Morne Steyn adds the extras. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 10-3!
20 mins: Great chase by Kirchner and he wins possession in the Wallabies’ red zone. The Boks make good metres and are edging closer to the chalk.
17 mins: WALLABIES PENALTY! First points for the hosts as Barnes slots the easy kick. SCORES ARE LEVEL AT 3-3!
16 mins: Loosehead prop Beast Matwarira is pinned for not rolling away in a kickable area. Wallabies should open their score tally via inside centre Berrick Barnes.
15 mins: STRONG COUNTER RUCK! The Wallabies show they have the grunt up front, forcing a penalty with a powerful counter drive. The Springbok pack needs to step up.
13 mins: The early momentum is with the Wallabies. Australia run 10 phases into Springbok territory, but a poor decision to kick into space sees wing Francois Hougaard call for a mark. He clears the ball and relieves pressure.
8 mins: Springbok wing Bryan Habana gives fullback Zane Kirchner a poor pass after chasing Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper’s chip through into the South African red zone. Kirchner does well to clear play under pressure. The Wallabies take a quick throw, creating a promising attacking opportunity, but the hosts spill the ball moments later.
4 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! Yes, Morne can. It wasn’t an easy kick, but the Bok No 10 enjoys a clean strike to hit the target. Impressive penalty shot. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 3-0!
3 mins: The Wallabies concede a penalty moments later, after being pinned for holding on at a breakdown in a kickable area. Can Morne Steyn kick the Boks into the lead?
2 mins: The Boks get an early attacking position, and Morne Steyn shifts into the pocket for a shot at goal. However, his drop goal attempt goes wide.
KICK-OFF: Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn starts the game with a high kick-off, and it’s taken cleanly by Wallabies Nathan Sharpe.
Wallabies – 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Dominic Shipperley, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia (c), 8 Radike Samo, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson
Subs: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Scott Higginbotham, 19 Liam Gill, 20 Nick Phipps, 21 Mike Harris
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Francois Louw, 20 Johan Goosen, 21 Pat Lambie, 22 Lwazi Mvovo.
838 Comments
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8 Sep 2012, 16:44 pm
@TASSIES-793:
Tassies, what do you think the solution should be.
Get rid of HM and replace him with Mallet then all our problems will be solved. Based on the post above the players and management cannot express themselves because they have a “dom astrant” coach in HM.
They have another thing coming if Mallet is at the helm.
8 Sep 2012, 16:44 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-800: And 2 draws.
For me that is 50% win ratio, isn’t it?
8 Sep 2012, 16:46 pm
@NZINCHINA-773:
@Nils-778:
huh?
its a win/loss ratio you dimwits.
draws do not get factored in but if you really wanted we could, that would only push it up.
so now then, what is meyer’s loss ratio ‘out of 6′… my point exactly…
8 Sep 2012, 16:48 pm
@mpundulu-798:
I know that.
But how long are we going to turn a blind eye to daylight robbery.
8 Sep 2012, 16:49 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-803: 3 wins from 6 games is 50% win ratio, doos.
8 Sep 2012, 16:50 pm
oh Bakkies take some time out mate this isnt doing you any good
8 Sep 2012, 16:54 pm
Lets clarify this for all…….. Played 6 (100%) won 3(50%) Lost 1 (16.7%) Draws 2 (33.3%). But in rugby terms he has a win loss ratio of 3 -1 which will give him a 75% record…………………………………………………
8 Sep 2012, 16:57 pm
fark me he’s a brilliant coach then
8 Sep 2012, 16:57 pm
“Insanity is trying the same thing repeatedly, each time expecting a different outcome”
Albert Einstein
8 Sep 2012, 16:58 pm
Arme ou Springbokke. Wat a groot, nare “mislukking” is hulle nou nie?
Op een of ander tyd in die jaar 2009 was hulle mos nommer een, maar nou het hulle “stelselmatig agteruitgegaan” en staan reeds op nommer drie en dit lyk of hulle nog verder daal.
Sal hulle nie laaste in hierdie eerste Rugby Kampionskap eindig nie?
‘God bless HM’
8 Sep 2012, 17:00 pm
@phil72-807: win-loss rato – yes, however 75% look misleading when we all know oke have won just half of his Tests.
8 Sep 2012, 17:01 pm
@Nils-805:
whats his loss ratio, doos ?
8 Sep 2012, 17:02 pm
i have betting things to do
the bulls are playing
later chops
8 Sep 2012, 17:02 pm
Meyers aim should be to draw next weekend his won/loss will be in the 90′s.
8 Sep 2012, 17:03 pm
Boks need to appoint a new coach, end this lack of progress early otherwise it’s going to stretch into years. Maybe Heyneke will resign, he can’t do what he wants to with this team.
8 Sep 2012, 17:03 pm
no you don’t
8 Sep 2012, 17:04 pm
@phil72-807:
these two idiot dooses have other ideas
fark, can dumb and dumber get any more precious
8 Sep 2012, 17:04 pm
75% se gat!
8 Sep 2012, 17:04 pm
@NZINCHINA-808:
@Nils-811:
now say: ‘ i am a doos and made a mistake’….
chops
8 Sep 2012, 17:06 pm
ok Meyer is a brilliant coach
8 Sep 2012, 17:08 pm
But what about this? Australia have won their last five matches against South Africa and have won seven of the last eight matches against the Springboks. So is it all HM’s fault?
8 Sep 2012, 17:08 pm
@Transformation-818:
dont be and idiot, transie
8 Sep 2012, 17:09 pm
ok
bulls time
8 Sep 2012, 17:10 pm
Do you really need to remind everyone.
8 Sep 2012, 17:14 pm
fokkoff
dom doos
jy’t jouself maar stupid laat lyk ne
mr 50%
8 Sep 2012, 17:30 pm
only 2 positional changes in this game and Meyer would have won this, or better yet maybe 3 or 4
Hougaard at 9 and Goosen at 10 and Boks would have won this game
Of course another hooker, tight head and No. 5 lock and No.6 and full back would make a huge difference too, but carrying all that unwanted dross only Hougaard in for Pienaar and Goosen in for Steyn and Lambie on for Kirchner would have ENSURED that Boks won this game.
Heyneke Meyer got absolutely zero idea and its seriously starting to show … Bad!!
8 Sep 2012, 17:42 pm
Lambie / W. Le Roux / A. Coetsee
Habana / JPP / JdV
JdJ / Serfontein
F.Steyn / JdJ
Mvovo / A. Coetsee / Habana
Goosen / W. Le Roux
Hougaard / Pretorius / Van Zyl
M.Coetsee / D. Vermeulen
Alberts / Elstadt
Brussow / Louw / D. Fourie
Etsebeth / Kruger
Elstadt / Alberts
Cilliers / Oosthuizen / Nel
D. Fourie / Liebenberg
Steenkamp / Beast / Greyling
8 Sep 2012, 18:15 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-812: who cares, soon it will reach 50%.
Doos.
8 Sep 2012, 18:39 pm
@Nils-828:
yes, it probably will…. but then it will steadly get better and better
and then you wont be so funny mr funny guy
e tu doos
8 Sep 2012, 18:44 pm
Ehe WTF happened – I was sipping tea ? Did we win?
8 Sep 2012, 18:47 pm
Ja Bokke bok bok – een duisend punte?
Wattehel – 30 mins blown hard tgen blown off – they fkn ****.
8 Sep 2012, 19:06 pm
@Horsepower Jones-809:
The original by Einstein was: “It is insane to repeat the same experiment time and again and to expect a different result”
It was said while at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin circa 1900.
Emphasis’ on ‘experiment’ and ‘result’
HM does not experiment ’cause he seemed too clueless and stubborn to ‘experiment’, he is simply in a state of panic
HM was Nick Mallett’s forwards coach, he knew then well enough that possession is at premium, that neither Henry Honibal nor Joost were allowed to kick away, and there is no reason for M Styen to do so now.
Simple
8 Sep 2012, 19:11 pm
Fk Einstein and fk meyer – get someone else in NOW
8 Sep 2012, 19:37 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-829: Why should I be funny at any time?
Look, I do believe Boks will get better – not sure they will be worldbeaters with Heineken “How many Bulls caps do you have” Mayer in charge. No, frankly, I do not believe that at all.
Still Boks should be in the world top 10 even with hyppo in charge.
8 Sep 2012, 19:50 pm
Nils mate with all respect stfu gdam kiwi pidgeon
8 Sep 2012, 20:52 pm
@cab-835: Cab with all respect to you – **** you, too.
9 Sep 2012, 13:22 pm
@fritz1, are you for real? Two changes would suddenly have SA scrumming better? Stop gwanty10 type turboweverse against the Oz scrum wtf – and JS wasn’t even there – who are you going to blame now? Being able to win all their lineouts suddenly? Able to suddenly defend in an organised way, support the man with the ball and protect the ball at the rucks?
I’ll grant you I nearly turned off when that silly Pienaar does these **** wafting actions behind his back that telegraph to the Ozzies that players are going to leave the maul so they simply shove SA off the ball; penalty, win lineout, another penalty – 3 points. I would have subbed Pienaar right then (he, he). Unless of course that is how Heineken coached him, which is very likely considering the coach and his *** istants are Blou Bulle boneheads.
I’m not surprised by the result. The Boks have looked disorganised for a national team from the start. Look at the S15, two SA teams (excluding the Bulls) basically rip apart all the Oz teams then our national squad loses in a hopeless manner. Something rotten in the state of Denmark.
Heineken wanted Matfield and du Preez because these guys hardly needed coaching. Now that he has to coach new players at the highest level his lack of ability is being exposed. Let’s see if he can adapt and learn.
9 Sep 2012, 20:17 pm
@cab-833: Australia have won their last five matches against South Africa and have won seven of the last eight matches against the Springboks, so who do you suggest?
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