England 15 Springboks 16

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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  • 151.boktillzero: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:12 pm

    ref having a blinder – literally missing everything

  • 152.gunther: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:12 pm

    Daylight from the tackler?

  • 153.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:13 pm

    Boks must be totalled after the year else this makes no sense. They look like theyre playing their second match of the day.

  • 154.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:13 pm

    @Transformation-119:
    springboks dont cheat enough for your liking…?..

  • 155.W.P: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:13 pm

    To all the idiots who reckon that Vermeulen isn’t worth the eight jumper……….he’s not only taking up the ball, tackling like a demon but he’s stolen three balls already! Take that!

  • 156.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:13 pm

    Argies don’t like being cold.

  • 157.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:13 pm

    Boks are terrible.

  • 158.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:14 pm

    wow this is a craaaaap game

  • 159.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:14 pm

    Bring on jdj… Oh wait………

  • 160.I am a stormer: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:15 pm

    Good clearance Kirchner.

  • 161.jockstrap: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:15 pm

    @Dawn-156:

    Ya because Wales is a tropical country.

  • 162.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:16 pm

    @suffer_guy-159: d00s he hasnt even seen the ball once.

  • 163.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:16 pm

    lambie needs to bloody pass!!!!

  • 164.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:16 pm

    @boktillzero-151:
    larfable reffing

  • 165.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:17 pm

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-154: f.cuk off!

  • 166.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:17 pm

    Quota de jongh….. Danie gerber played next to naas every game and did his magic…..nde jongh is overrated kak sonder sout quota

  • 167.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    Ref is wearing a borsbroek

  • 168.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    Pienaar idiot!!!!!! TAKE HIM OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

  • 169.mikeybrass: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    fokking pathetic pienaar

  • 170.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    it’s not just the boks that are hond piel, the pom are f0kken p03s k@k also.

    both team have attacking tun over ball and kick it away, NZL would have carved either team up like a Sunday roast

  • 171.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    ruan is a doos!!

  • 172.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    This is disgusting.

  • 173.mikeybrass: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    @suffer_guy-166: shut it moron

  • 174.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:18 pm

    @suffer_guy-166: is that all you can say – no wonder you call yoursefl suffer guy – youre insufferable.

  • 175.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:19 pm

    @Dawn-167: :)

  • 176.W.P: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:19 pm

    That should have been a penalty to the Boks for holding on. The Pienaar doesn’t want to take the ball out of the ruck! Fark Pienaar is pathetic

  • 177.Quota Selection: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:19 pm

    @suffer_guy-159: To be fair to him, he hasn’t seen the ball ONCE. He hasn’t missed any tackles either.

  • 178.Guns: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:19 pm

    Watch Corbisero again butchering intend Owens awards eng F pen F B.S!!!!

  • 179.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:19 pm

    Pathetic half of rugby – hopefully theyve got their bad half out the way now
    Pienaar the worst player on the field for SA followed by Zane.

  • 180.Staal: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:20 pm

    We won the ball in the ruck.. it was available at Ruans feet…

    (i had to go fo a pee)

    CAME BACK AND RUAN WAS STILL DIRECTING TRAFIC…

    Holy smoke we areaking the game slow….

  • 181.Guns: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:20 pm

    Vermulin one of only guys getting stuck in actually. Other Boks look lethargic…

  • 182.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:20 pm

    Another scrum where Corbisero scrums straight towards the touchline. I fcken hope someone points this out to that Welsh peasant in the kieliebakbroek.

  • 183.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:21 pm

    Did he even make a tackle… He should go watch danie gerber videos… Not old saru tapes

  • 184.lesiba: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:21 pm

    Matfield will probably not see much wrong (if anything) with the performance of the boks. He knows where his bread his buttered.

  • 185.LoanShark: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    Jannie back to his handbag best…..

  • 186.Dwarslat: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    Time for some new props. Something not lekker with Jannie and Guthro is hopeless. Heinke and Cilliers?

  • 187.Luiz VRC: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    What the **** does Pienaar thinks at ruck times? Why he is so ******* slow to play the ball? i really cant understand it. And why box kick under pressure all the time? use the ******* fly half, you dont play alone *****.

    england’s loose prop never go’s straight, its impossible to jannie to scrum like this.

  • 188.boktillzero: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    @Slumtown-179:
    At least we know they are on the field – has anyone spotted whoever is playing number 5 or JDV today

  • 189.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    England busy stuffing Boks scrum
    Pienaar the weakest link
    Not looking good for Boks at front row or collisions
    Lancaster should leave Farrel on Flood not doing it with boot
    Meyer still the inept fool who can’t see sh’t for trees
    Pietersen, Louw, Vermeulen, Etsebeth, Alberts, De Villiers, Lambie, Kirchner rallying Boks cause.

  • 190.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:22 pm

    scrums are a larf

    this refs got it so wrong

  • 191.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:23 pm

    Jdj, pienaar and zane… Send them to marikana

  • 192.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:23 pm

    Decent game, England showing much more physicality than in the summer

  • 193.lesiba: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:23 pm

    @Staal-180: He should seriously be penalised for this. Not only is Ruan slow taking the ball out, he is forever complaining to the ref instead of playing the bloody ball.

  • 194.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:24 pm

    The Boks are terrible. So slow, ponderous and laboured.

    They have no clue what to do when the get the ball and seem content to kick and defend.

  • 195.Staal: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:24 pm

    Must honestly mention…

    Both teams are horrible…..

  • 196.Caper: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:24 pm

    Owens is not giving SA any chance at the scrums, despite England scrumming inwards and collapsing first.
    Vermeulen is the only one in the pack playing well today.
    Pienaar needs to wake up and kick better.
    Lambie needs to pass every now and then.
    JdJ and JdV need to get opportunities to take on England’s defense.
    Kirchner is solid.

    May the least terrible team win.

  • 197.nortierd: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:24 pm

    Was never destined to be a high scoring game, so the score is par for course.
    Who actually predicted a win either way by more than 8?
    Entertainment is on Supersport 6 with the Irish giving the Argies carrots

  • 198.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:24 pm

    This is the most boring Bok team I’ve ever seen. Who enjoys this?

  • 199.carol: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm

    So, how do you stop the flipping adverts on the internet freeview sports thingie???

    Or is it half time yet?

  • 200.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm

    The issue with Corbisiero and JDP is that plessis keeps binding on his arm not his shirt thus pulling Corbisiero down conceding pens

    Nigel Owens is right in front he can see

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