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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24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm
@Transformation-165:
oh i’m sorry, is it verboten to teach you about the game..?..
wake up sonny
24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm
Pienaar is going to lose this game for us.. He is fukking pathetic..
24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm
@Slumtown-179:
i’m not a Zane fan but he has been good under the high bombs. He did make one stuff-up knocking on with no-one around him.
But changes I want to see are Brits, Taute and Coetzee on to bring more zip into the side. The Boks need to pick up the pace of the game and go forward instead of touchline to touchline when they’re not doing up and unders.
24 Nov 2012, 17:25 pm
@Dwarslat-186: Scrummaging has never been Gurthro’s strong point I’m afraid and his conditioning is letting him down in the tight loose. Beast over Gurthro everyday of the week plus public holidays for me.
24 Nov 2012, 17:26 pm
@katman-182: iysbtherr an absolute farce even the English commentators on Sky Sports in UK can see it every time. They comment and replay every scrum and what do u seen Corbisero completely at an angle and in parts he is 90* turned compared to every other player.. never seen such cheating and poor reffing. Boks still playing shiyt and have themselves to blame.
24 Nov 2012, 17:26 pm
@suffer_guy-166:
Ya I know…I mean…you would do a far better job!!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:26 pm
Matfield sees positive things.. WTF..
24 Nov 2012, 17:26 pm
The weather is terrible in London was never going to be a great spectacle this game will be won on who kicks the best
24 Nov 2012, 17:26 pm
Matfield is SO freaking biased!!! Never offers any constructive criticisms, always praising what he thinks we’re doing right.
24 Nov 2012, 17:27 pm
Oh well, I know how this will pan out eventually…..
If the Boks win England will be delclared here as woeful, if the Boks loose England will be cheaters!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:27 pm
Thank the heavens that England is pathetic because we are woeful. WHY THE F*CK DO WE KICK IT AWAY ALL THE TIME. You don’t win without the ball for f*ck’s sake. NZ has been the number one side in the world for AGES because they play WITH the ball. I wish some coaches in SA would stop circulating the idea that having the ball is a liability… This is pathetic
24 Nov 2012, 17:27 pm
@Dorff-207: Matfield will dare not criticise Meyer.
24 Nov 2012, 17:27 pm
@boktillzero-188:
b.ullshit
kruger’s been busy
24 Nov 2012, 17:28 pm
hey guys, anyone know of any website to stream the rugby for free? In shanghai and both supersport and sky don’t stream here.
24 Nov 2012, 17:28 pm
@john123-200: No, you’re wrong. Nothing wrong with the bind. The England loosehead hasn’t scrummed straight once. We just saw replays of a bunch of scrums – binds were good, but his angle was almost 90 degrees inward. Owens got this very wrong.
24 Nov 2012, 17:28 pm
Boys cheers. This data gonna cost me a bundle….
Imo… we will win!!!!!!!!!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:29 pm
Geez its painful watching the replay of the scrums. Corbisero thinks he’s a contortionist. How he won three penalties just proves what a tool the ref is!
24 Nov 2012, 17:29 pm
@toastyrat-214: http://www.vipboxsports.eu/rugby/106575/5/england-vs-south-africa-live-stream-online.html
24 Nov 2012, 17:29 pm
@john123-200: Kak man – Naas just showed it clearly on TV. Corbisiero is scrumming straight towards the touch line.
24 Nov 2012, 17:30 pm
And what happened to Matfield’s Mo? Chickened out already? There’s still a week left in the month.
24 Nov 2012, 17:30 pm
@I am a stormer-203:
agreed,
kirchener’s been really god at the back and gotten better with each game on tour.
would like to see taute get about 15 min just to answer some questions about him, nothing to do with zane.
24 Nov 2012, 17:31 pm
Get the win, get on the plane, get their feet up and take a break.
Worry about new game plans next year.
See Italy is giving Aus a hard time, that will be an upset of note
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
@toastyrat-214:
Wizywig and vipstand, but I cannot get past the adverts!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
Lambie made some thick decisions when to not pass, his kicking game good his passing game poor. Pienaar – Lambie axis the reason why Boks backs never get go forward ball. Starts at 9 and ends at 10 that is where Boks back line onslaught ends.
Get rid of Pienaar, and learn to pass behind dummy runners into space our running game has been absolutely obliterated to hell.
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
@fishdish-206:
And while you’re at it, why not bat up for those inept cricket chumps…you know how do it, they could definitely use you.
Go champ!!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
@carol-210:
how about ‘england are woeful even when cheating’..?.
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-201: lol….
you are truly funny
24 Nov 2012, 17:32 pm
@katman-215:
indeed and the flank is making it worse by pushing him even further in at that angle – poor JDup hasnt a clue whats going on and thinks he’s really getting hammered each time.
24 Nov 2012, 17:33 pm
Take Jannie off.kick less,or more efficient.
24 Nov 2012, 17:33 pm
Never try watch rugby@News Cafe Sandton!
They been showing both the Soweto soccer derby and rugby, but sound only for soccer. WTF
Soccer’s over now, and they start blasting Gangnam style.
WTF
24 Nov 2012, 17:34 pm
@Quota Selection-204:
you have ‘no idea’ about the game….
24 Nov 2012, 17:35 pm
bakkies…look around & see how many ppl concur with me…
24 Nov 2012, 17:35 pm
@Transformation-227:
just keeping you honest, buddy
24 Nov 2012, 17:35 pm
Dont’ have time to read the comments, but how c rap is Pienaar…
24 Nov 2012, 17:35 pm
Bakkies if you lose blame NZ.
24 Nov 2012, 17:36 pm
how do we not get the penalty for his elbow on the ground?
24 Nov 2012, 17:36 pm
Cilliers on for Jannie. Let’s see if he’ll have more luck with the ref at scrum time.
24 Nov 2012, 17:37 pm
What time does the senior womans lawns bowls match start?
24 Nov 2012, 17:38 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-226:
Of course, that should have been the third line!!
24 Nov 2012, 17:38 pm
Could that be a try. Looked like a knock on by us…
24 Nov 2012, 17:38 pm
@NZINCHINA-235:
china, i always blame nz
for how low they have brought this beautiful game
try!
mooi man!
yes!
24 Nov 2012, 17:39 pm
@NZINCHINA-238:
That is cancelled, the weathe!! Instead they will be screening Competitive Crochet for the over 60′s
24 Nov 2012, 17:39 pm
Try for sure…
24 Nov 2012, 17:39 pm
Vatso, groot willem!
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
Hahahahaha.
Take that you sweaty poms.
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
lol that try sums up the Boks perfectly lol what a joke – as Heyneke says – we´ll take the win
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
We don’t freaking deserve that try. Not after playing so horribly for this whole game.
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
Will take whatever tries we can get.
But how soft is jandre Kruger!
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-231: It was just my humble opinion bakkies, you’re free to disagree. So I suppose you rate Gurthro over Beast? Fair enough.
24 Nov 2012, 17:40 pm
@Slumtown-246: yep.
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