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, 15:04 pm
@Gumboots-695:
Hey, dont do that. I would hate to see Graham Henry wearing a Bok jersey. Wearing a Puma one is hard enough.
8 Sep 2012, 15:04 pm
@Dusky-690: sounds like a credible reason. They were some of the best players in their positions, in the world. One might even be the best ever.
8 Sep 2012, 15:05 pm
@Gumboots-686:
the ref man
the ref
are you even listening?
8 Sep 2012, 15:05 pm
I wonder if Meyer will drop half the team and replace them with new Boks next week ?
8 Sep 2012, 15:05 pm
@Hurricane-701:
He will look good in green…
8 Sep 2012, 15:06 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-703:
8 Sep 2012, 15:07 pm
@TASSIES-692:
agreed, either way we have work to do.
its not all about the ref.
@poppa69-693:
that will never ever happen pops.
we will improve
then you will be sad
8 Sep 2012, 15:08 pm
this management team is reminding me of the 1974 Boks….. conservative, heads in the sand, players selected out of position etc.
8 Sep 2012, 15:08 pm
@XV-694: they were pretty much in agreement that it was a poor performance by both teams(a poor game of rugby according to Campo) and could not understand how you could have players like Goosen and Lambie on the bench and particularly why they only got 10 mins game time. They bemoaned the game plan, playing philosophy particularly how one played without a fetcher of the class of Brussouw. Good valid points I’d think.
8 Sep 2012, 15:08 pm
It’s a challenging period for the Boks with several experienced players injured.
It’s a transition period, really a time for fresh ideas. Week in and week out the same conclusion is reached: we need more creativity.
Players 8-9-10-12 is where we have a problem and the bizarre obsession to force a particular game plan onto players. Dominating the opposition is not an option so what is next?
You have to apply your mind to outwit the opposition; by being competitive you will merely regret ‘soft moments’ in games week in and week out.
I say again: PdV had the game plan but was usurped by Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez, two of Meyer’s lieutenants. It is quite possible that we will not win anymore this 4N. That is my prediction anyway.
8 Sep 2012, 15:09 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-707: a weeks a long time in Rugby bakkies…
I wont be sad, we have the Argies to test us these days
8 Sep 2012, 15:09 pm
@Big Hit-691:
Only a fool dampens rugby enthusiasm irrespective of where it hails from or to whom it is directed.
8 Sep 2012, 15:10 pm
@Gumboots-706:
ag nee fok man, watter gedeelte van my antwoord verstaan jy nie?
8 Sep 2012, 15:10 pm
All not lost yet, but HM needs to realise as a white coach he cannot afford to lose any further, a loss to the ABs and he has gone!
S. African reality if you like
Do the Dawie Theron thing: clear out the passengers!
8 Sep 2012, 15:11 pm
@TASSIES-709: thank you sir
8 Sep 2012, 15:11 pm
Meyer said; judge me at the world cup.. in 4 years time.
8 Sep 2012, 15:11 pm
@Hurricane-684: Yes, it was a great joy to me when they finally were admitted. I was anxious how they will fare and if someone told me before the tourney they won’t lose all six games, I’d be delighted. Now I want more – them finishing above last place.
@Big Hit-691: I do not care at the slightest where and how they play. The ENC top tier is the lowest level of international rugby I am interested in.
And I am not arrogant regarding the next game. Just judging by recent performances Boks look pisspoor, real Bunnyboks. If they keep playing like that (and Heineken does not look like changing his tune – remember his famous quip ‘picking players is not coaching’) they have no hope in hell next week.
8 Sep 2012, 15:12 pm
All blacks not even at their best seem every is falling behind just the boks at faster rate all games have been poor quality gone are the days of real gridon rugby and superb match can’t watch any of this **** and be satisfied from just pure rugby show. Hilton vs michealhouse have been better shows
8 Sep 2012, 15:12 pm
@Dusky-697:
no, i am not saying it was all abou tthe ref today but he was poor, especially towards the end.
and yes there is work to do for meyer but i beleive we will improve. this was a much improved game from two weeks ago and remember this is a young bok team.
8 Sep 2012, 15:13 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-707:
We havnt been sad for a while now but we know its not nice. We hate losing….well i do.
8 Sep 2012, 15:14 pm
@poppa69-711:
test away pops, test away
we will be back
8 Sep 2012, 15:14 pm
@niknaks-637:
indeed but for him to change from that conservative game plan would require him admitting that his plan is stale and seek a lot of assistance from outside his current coaching team and that means literally humbling himself and killing any pride or ego he may have.
You are right he blows up in the box as if to suggest the players are the ones messing up but look at what happen the second Goosen and Lambie stepped in albeit with only 5 minutes to play there was more attack than the whole 75 minutes before that .
now why did he wait so long to get them on? He believes so much in his Plan A that he’ll wait until the very last minute before he gives up on it . it reeks of an overly arrogant man. well with his stats he has no choice but to change both his attitude and game plan
8 Sep 2012, 15:15 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-719:
Yes we know its a young bok team. HM told us in the beggining and then at the end.
8 Sep 2012, 15:15 pm
@Big Hit-691: And by the way, Latvia have never ever lost to England.
8 Sep 2012, 15:15 pm
@Hurricane-665:
Have you ever seen anything more sublime than Cruden’s 24 mins. against a cheeky Ireland who thought they could beat the ABs that day based on their close run the previous Saturday?
Cruden in that Chiefs backline and with SBW alongside was pure joy to behold this Super season too.
8 Sep 2012, 15:16 pm
Tied of this experience rubbish boks had more caps than Ausies. All black have a relatively new back team but cracking the whip from day one
8 Sep 2012, 15:17 pm
@Hondo-714:
ag hondo, you are a ridiculous bigot who’s arguments always contradict itself.
dawie theron carried the number 8 passenger all the way to he final.
but i suppose that just validates you argument.
gaan skuit man.
8 Sep 2012, 15:17 pm
@zambok-726:
Ja we have become a country of excuses…
8 Sep 2012, 15:18 pm
Meyer said the previous coach had no succession plan and when JohnS, VicM, BakkiesB, JacqueF and FdP retired and we had no back up players. Add to that the loss of PierreS, SBurger, Juan Smith, JPP – and the Boks find themselves in a world of hurt.
So it is all PdVs fault…
8 Sep 2012, 15:19 pm
@Hurricane-723:
for such a young team with such new combinations they are actually doing really well.
but winning is the only acceptable option, of course.
8 Sep 2012, 15:21 pm
@Neilanate-725:
Yep forgot about the Cruden against Ireland and the Chiefs super 15 year.
He is a class player. I think we need to start playing him more now. DC isnt getting any younger and will DC be at the next RWC? Who knows, anything could happen.
Makes you think that HM needs to take this Championship cup as a trial for his new players.Goosen starts with Lambie at back. He might as well now.
8 Sep 2012, 15:21 pm
Ruan looked like he fell asleep a few times on the field today.
8 Sep 2012, 15:22 pm
Cheers all…
Well done Ozzies… Piss poor Boks…
8 Sep 2012, 15:22 pm
@brains_trust-729:
in a way, yes. but although he may be responsible for it, it is still meyer’s palce to take the blame for a team losing under him.
8 Sep 2012, 15:23 pm
actually though niknaks played well today …… players don’t pick themselves they coach does otherwise brussow wouldn’t be playing currie cup damn the allblacks will have a field day next week
8 Sep 2012, 15:23 pm
@Gumboots-733:
cheers boots
8 Sep 2012, 15:24 pm
@Gumboots-733:
cheers mate, cya later
8 Sep 2012, 15:28 pm
Cruden is great, but probably won’t quite have the career that Carter has had. IMO, the next outstanding AB player that will set the benchmark in his position is Dagg
8 Sep 2012, 15:28 pm
@Dusky-704: I don’t think he will. The loss had nothing to do with the players perse. If he going to play Morne Steyn again then he needs a new game plan. Play like a flyhalf. Mix it up. Introduce some creativity into play. This team has the quality to execute but they must be given the rein to do so.
8 Sep 2012, 15:29 pm
Yoh…….. First of all well done Wallabies. Your confidence must have been at an alltime low going into half time and you overcame your demons and won the game.
Bokke…….
Even though we lost today the gameplan and HM strategies are interesting and I feel given the time will develop into a winning formula.
IMO the lack of LEADERSHIP and EXPERIENCE cost us the game today.
I’m a die hard Stormers fan and have probably the most respect for JDV going back to 2001 than anyone on this forum, but I feel you cannot play Frans and Jean as a centre pairing. They are the same player and the wings will never get any go forward ball with the two of them as a combo. Frans has more to offer therefore Jean has to go.
But who the fark is going to lead us……
8 Sep 2012, 15:29 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-734: absolutely right.
8 Sep 2012, 15:30 pm
Just thought I would pop in as say that the Boks gave it their all… Total commitment to to the cause. The white supremacist ideals of the Springbok has been dealt a massive blow but all is not lost. They can quite easily blame Kirschner for the lose.. and maybe Beast for the sin binning and then organise some dodgy refs linesmen for the home leg.
The incompetence of HM is indicative of the country as a whole.
8 Sep 2012, 15:32 pm
South Africans never cease to amaze me – the Boks have been playing this mindless rugby for a long time. When teams stand up to our intimidatory/bullying tactics, there just is no alternative. Yet we still expect to win. Tell you it is INSANITY!!!
8 Sep 2012, 15:35 pm
OK all Cheers, gotta go.
Remember there is always next week and who knows maybe HM read Keo blogs, as long as he does not read Bakkies blogs he might learn something…..sorry bakkies
8 Sep 2012, 15:37 pm
@Jeraldjay-740: interesting take. I don’t happen to agree but always find value in another view. Personally, I don’t think JDV is the problem. How can he be? He hardly ever sees the ball. It rarely reaches him. Good ball is either kicked in some way or form by Morne or if he happens to pass to Steyn, the move is to crash it up and set it up for another phase lead by the forwards. Meyer’s game plan is not about running rugby. He’s pretty much said as much. So why does JDV need to be a decent 13. Under Meyer’s style he needs to be able to lead, dictate play and defend,defend and defend. Points will come primarily from the boot of Steyn and Steyn. THAT is the Meyer way. And its never going to work against the top teams in world rugby.
8 Sep 2012, 15:38 pm
ja well no fine.
8 Sep 2012, 15:40 pm
It has taken us less than 10 games to realize that Meyer is not the answer.
He is not the right culture fit and here I am not referring to his race, but his ideas, playing style and desire for structure.
Dont forget I said a few months ago 45-10 against the ABs; it wont be far out as there is about a 30 point difference between us and the ABs at the moment.
The sad part is that we have the players to construct things but Meyer’s influence will smother all creativity.
8 Sep 2012, 15:43 pm
the players just don’t look like they’re enjoying themselves on the field…
8 Sep 2012, 15:44 pm
@grant10-746: Hang in there, bud.
@Sheriff-747: I realised HM was not the answer the second he selected his coaching team. I wasn’t a fan of him becoming Bok coach in the first place but I figured HM with a strong coaching team will have the Boks better off than they were under Pdv,Muir and Gold. Sadly, he selected equally inept assistants. His comments that there was only one game plan and execution was the answer, not innovation, was the last straw.
8 Sep 2012, 15:44 pm
@Sheriff-710: pretty well summed up I think.
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