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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  • 251.Jeraldjay: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    A try.

    WhiskyTangoFoxtrot.

  • 252.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    LOL What a flukey try

    Just England’s luck lol we should have scored a few tries in the 1st half!

  • 253.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    @papaown-248: Did he throw the ball away before the tackle?

  • 254.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    @Quota Selection-249: of course he does Gurthro is an ex Bull

  • 255.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    @Transformation-232:
    pffft

    in the land of the blind, the one-eyed kenner is king

    :lol:

  • 256.boktillzero: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:41 pm

    see what happens when you keep the ball in hand and move out of the ruck quicker – you score tries albeit fortuitous

  • 257.carol: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:42 pm

    @gunther-245:

    Sweaty!!

  • 258.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:42 pm

    Competitive crochet!!!
    :lol:

  • 259.papaown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:42 pm

    Vermeleun effecting a turnover. Nice!

  • 260.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:43 pm

    FFS Flood is off we wont score a try now

    Farrell s just going to kick and kick

  • 261.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:43 pm

    Corbisero’s GPS is kapoet. He has no idea which way is forward.

  • 262.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:43 pm

    Flood got taken off for his woeful moustache.

  • 263.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:44 pm

    BRAWL

  • 264.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:45 pm

    Ai Eben

  • 265.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:45 pm

    Etzebeth is being targeted for sure.

  • 266.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:45 pm

    @boktillzero-188:
    was kruger’s effort enough for you there?

  • 267.gunther: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:45 pm

    That is a pathetic penalty.

    Dear lord.

  • 268.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    lol Tom youngs just took down Etzebeth like a *****

  • 269.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    I will pay good money to smack Nigel Owens in the chops when he talks like that.

  • 270.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    eben in s.hit again…

  • 271.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    English being more thuggish than the Boks could ever be.

  • 272.lesiba: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    I don’t know what the commentators are complaining about. Eben kicked the ball away when the pommie was trying to get hold of it. So he started the mess.

  • 273.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    “Is that clear?”

    “Ja Meneer”!

    Go Eben!!!!!

  • 274.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:46 pm

    Who is that pasty limey running the touchline on the far side? Is that Karl Pilkington?

  • 275.papaown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    Always great to see a little argy bargy in rugga’s :-D

  • 276.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    @john123-268: John they fell over relax.

  • 277.W.P: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    We all knew the penalty would go Englands way if Etsebeth got involved in the rough stuff lol

  • 278.boktillzero: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    Eben is really taking this enforcer tag seriously another visit to the judiciary and he will certainly be giving bakkies a run for his money

    but whoever punched eben in the head while he was on the ground is a p.ussy

  • 279.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    @john123-268: What picture are you getting?

  • 280.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:47 pm

    @Dawn-273: haha classic

  • 281.Quota Selection: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:48 pm

    @Slumtown-254: That must be the only explanation because I don’t recall Gurthro ever dominating his opposite number. Even Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes o the Sky commentary were mentioning how England would be relieved at Beast’s absence.

  • 282.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:49 pm

    @Quota Selection-249:
    yes, i do.

  • 283.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:49 pm

    Why did Owens need a touch judge 30m away to point out that knock? It happened three feet from his nose.

  • 284.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:49 pm

    FFS BEN YOUNGS AGAIN! SORT YOUR GAME OUT!

    Just like Australia hes making too many little mistakes at crucial times!

  • 285.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:50 pm

    why do the bloody Pom commentators call Tuilagi Tuialangey?? FFS get it right you idiots. Hes your player.

  • 286.papaown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:50 pm

    Even my wife’s know’s our problem I game plan. She just asked me “Why we defending soo much?”

    Wow

  • 287.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:50 pm

    finally

    ref opens eyes at scrum time

  • 288.papaown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:51 pm

    Strauss dammit. Throw it in!!

  • 289.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:51 pm

    Owens definitiely got it in for the Boks – very unsympahtetic to the Boks

  • 290.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:51 pm

    What did the poms want to do with that penalty?

  • 291.Slumtown: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:52 pm

    hahaha Zane Kirchener is one of the best in the world the Pom commentators say real kenners

  • 292.Quota Selection: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:52 pm

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-282: Fair enough mate. I just rate Beast higher, especially at scrum time.

  • 293.boktillzero: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:53 pm

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-266:
    oh i just saw your boy kruger taking his time with lineout call and giving away a free kick

  • 294.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:53 pm

    england waste a great opportuinity

  • 295.gunther: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:53 pm

    Tuilagi well offside.

    Owens missing a good game here.

  • 296.Nils: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:54 pm

    Aussies carded with 2 mins to go while just 3 points up.

  • 297.katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:54 pm

    @boktillzero-293: No, he made the call. THe teddy bear at hooker didn’t do his job.

  • 298.john123: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:54 pm

    FFS yet another mistake in the final 22!

    If only Tuilagi had Joseph’s pace!

  • 299.lesiba: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:54 pm

    Commentator saying this is outstanding rugby. My God, we certainly have lowered our standards,

  • 300.Nils: Reply to this comment
    24 Nov 2012, 17:55 pm

    And Italians miss a sitter. Poor buggers.

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