England 15 Springboks 16
24 Nov 2012
GARETH DUNCAN brought you live commentary from the Test in London.
FULL TIME: ENGLAND 15 SPRINGBOKS 16
80 mins: Boks win the ball and Hougaard boots the ball into touch. SPRINGBOKS WIN 16-15!
79 mins: From the restart, England replacement lock Mouritz Botha loses the ball into touch. The Boks need to hold on.
78 mins: ENGLAND PENALTY! With just two minutes to go, England win a penalty on the 22m line. They opt to go to posts instead of kicking for posts. Farrell converts. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 16-15!
74 mins: Lambie boots the restart directly out. England then win a penalty at the midfield scrum. Not going well for the Boks.
72 mins: ENGLAND PENALTY! Farrell converts his second penalty to reduce the deficit to four points. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 16-12!
71 mins: Boks are making needless errors in their own red zone. First a kick straight into touch, before an early engagement at the scrum. Louw then concedes a penalty for competing off his feet.
66 mins: Springboks attacking with smart initiative. Lambie finds Pietersen with an accurate chip. But the Boks are dominated at the tackle point by England’s physical forwards.
60 mins: ENGLAND PENALTY! England replacement flyhalf Owen Farrell slots his first points of the game after Vermeulen is pinned for an illegal steal. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 16-9!
58 mins: Both teams building some good attacking momentum, but inability to hold onto the ball proves costly.
52 mins: Boks work their way towards the tryline and are 8m out. But Tuilagi intercepts a loose pass and starts a counter-attack that breaks into the Bok 22m area. But the tourists’ defence holds up and turnover possession.
48 mins: England break after winning possession from an up and under. Outside centre Manu Tuilagi runs through Lambie, but De Villiers makes a crucial ankle tap on the England hardman. Ben Youngs knocks on the ball from the next breakdown, and Boks escape.
47 mins: Big scuffle off the ball as Ben Youngs and Etzebeth get involved in a tussle. England pack all go for Etzebeth after the whistle before the Boks come to his rescue.
44 mins: SPRINGBOK TRY! Fortunate ricochet for the Boks as flank Willem Alberts scores one of the craziest tries of the year. England defend the rolling maul well. From the next phase, Kruger leaves the ball behind him, England hack the ball through but Pietersen charges down. The ball falls into Alberts’ arms, who bashes over. Lambie converts. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 16-6!
42 mins: Boks spread the ball wide and are awarded a penalty near far touchline. Skipper Jean de Villiers turns down the goal attempt and opts for the kick to touch.
41 mins: Lambie restarts, and England make a mess of it. They lose the ball forward, and South Africa have an early scrum.
HALF-TIME: ENGLAND 6 SPRINGBOKS 9
40 mins: Boks continue to struggle at the scrums, as England force another penalty. The ball is booted into touch and Owens blows for the break.
32 mins: Both teams employ the boot, until England manage to put together an effective counter-attack. Flood, 7m from the tryline, puts in a chip ahead, but the ball goes dead. Boks escape.
29 mins: BIG HIT! Pietersen gets a massive tackle on England inside centre Brad Barritt. The midfielder stays down. Perfect timing from the speedster.
25 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! Easy pickings for Lambie as he slots his third three-pointer. SPRINGBOKS LEAD 9-6!
24 mins: The Springboks enjoy their best period of attacking play. They work their way closer to the England red zone, and the hosts buckle as they concede a penalty. It’s right in front of the posts.
20 mins: GREAT DEFENCE! England run 20 phases against the Boks, but struggle to gain ground. No 8 Duane Vermeulen then forces the penalty with a great steal at the tackle point.
18 mins: England’s dominance at the scrum continues as the Boks are forced back. However, Flood misses from a kickable position.
17 mins: Owens warns both front rows that he’ll reach for his yellow card if the scrum doesn’t improve.
14 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! The Springboks force a scrum straight after the restart, as lock Juandre Kruger and flank Francois Louw hold up the ball. England dominate the scrum, but skipper Chris Robshaw releases from an offside position. Lambie converts. SCORES ARE LEVEL AT 6-6!
12 mins: ENGLAND PENALTY! Flood converts from an easy angle. ENGLAND LEAD 6-3!
11 mins: England get the put in to the first scrum down after wing JP Pietersen fails to take in an up and under. Springbok tighthead prop Jannie du Plessis is then penalised by Owens. Another chance for Flood.
9 mins: SPRINGBOK PENALTY! Lambie’s first effort is from a difficult angle, but a sweet strike sees the ball sail over the cross bar. SCORE IS LEVEL AT 3-3!
8 mins: Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth steals the ball at an England lineout, and the visitors are on the front foot. They are awarded a penalty several phases later after the hosts infringed illegally at the breakdown.
5 mins: ENGLAND PENALTY! Flood gets it on target on his second attempt. ENGLAND LEAD 3-0!
4 mins: Wing Mike Brown surges into the Springbok red zone after a poor Pienaar box kick. The hosts work their way closer to the chalk, but a poor pass from scrumhalf Ben Youngs sees England lose the ball forward. However, referee Nigel Owens blows for a penalty as he played advantage.
2 mins: Flood gets an early shot at goal, but misses.
KICK-OFF: England flyhalf Toby Flood’s kick-off goes deep, and No 8 Duane Vermeulen takes it in cleanly. However, scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar’s box kick is charged down and pivot Pat Lambie, who covers up, is put under pressure. England milk the penalty as South Africa are penalised for illegal clearing.
England - 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Mike Brown, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Subs: 16 David Paice, 17 David Wilson, 18 Mako Vunipola, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 James Haskell, 21 Danny Care, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Jonathan Joseph.
South Africa – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 François Hougaard, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 François Louw, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Pat Cilliers, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Elton Jantjies, 22 Jaco Taute, 23 Lwazi Mvovo.
568 Comments
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25 Nov 2012, 05:50 am
loan shark
7 wins from 12 games is not 70%
25 Nov 2012, 10:00 am
@husky-550: It was Burger Geldenhuys
who gave Dalton a klap.Cavaliers game.Doc vowed that BG would never play
for Boks again(And he didn,t)
25 Nov 2012, 10:05 am
@poppa69-551:
Not here to teach you maths. so sod off!
25 Nov 2012, 10:17 am
@LoanShark-476:
To all the mathematically challenged individuals out there. HM has been the coach for 12 games. Out of the 12 his win – lose ratio is 7 – 3 out of 10, 70% – 30
25 Nov 2012, 10:32 am
@phil72-554: nice playing around with figures when you conveniently disregard the two drawn games.Qpr ditched Hughes on Friday because he had a winning percentage of 24 percent.His figures would have looked good if they also ignored his drawn games.Unfortunately things don’t work that way in the cut throat world of sports management.
25 Nov 2012, 10:33 am
58.33 sounds about right for HM in his first season.
25 Nov 2012, 10:37 am
Win -lose ratio doesn’t work for me.7 victories out of 10 might sound right for you mathematical geniuses,but 7 out of 12 should be unacceptable for any Bok coach ….and for a Bok fan like me
25 Nov 2012, 10:40 am
@wnbb-557:
I agree that the drawn games are like losses.
We should have been expected to win both, so they can be seen as failures.
25 Nov 2012, 10:40 am
@phil72-553:
Thank god for that.
Why do you guys not include the draws in you sums?
25 Nov 2012, 10:43 am
@nortierd-558:
Yep, they are counted like that in rugby.
All Blacks have not lost to Argentina, they have only drawn but there percentage against argentina is around 94%. Draws do count.
25 Nov 2012, 10:45 am
@Hurricane-560: Thank you very much,Hurri.
25 Nov 2012, 10:48 am
@wnbb-561:
Here to help
25 Nov 2012, 11:16 am
Then if your Glass was half full… HM only lost 25% of his games this season… What a Coach !!!!! This against the top teams in the world and with the second stringers… Go your good thing!!!!!!!
25 Nov 2012, 11:24 am
A big difference between total stats and win – lose ratio
Total stats = won 58.33334%, drawn 16.66667%, lost 25%
Win lose ratio = 70% – 30%
Understand?
25 Nov 2012, 14:49 pm
@phil72-564: I am only interested in total stats.Unfortunate I don’t suck HM’s d;ck like you or hero worship him.
25 Nov 2012, 14:54 pm
When heineke took over from that clown, we were nr 3 or 4… We are now number 2 with half the side (injuries and retirements) …. Wonder what all the tik koppe has to say about gangam quota style de jongh…. In 2 tests he wasnt on camera once…
25 Nov 2012, 16:56 pm
@phil72-564:
Bottom line, the Boks have gone backwards under Meyer.
We occupied 3 out of the top 6 spots in Super Rugby. We have the players (even with our injuries).
Our forwards have been good, but not great all year. Our backs haven’t looked so poor since 2002/3.
Meyer has made everything so bloody difficult for himself. His management of players has been aweful!! Morne, Potgieter, Hougie, JJ, Movovo, Daniels etc have all been mucked around by a man who is supposed to be so good with players.
No, 2012 has been a fail for Meyer.
25 Nov 2012, 21:26 pm
WP are Currie Cup CHAMPIONS !!!! Champions, Champions, Champions !!!!
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