Wallabies vs Springboks: Rugby Championship live scores, blog
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South Africa's Francois Steyn, left, attempts a tackle against Australia's Kurtley Beale, right, during the Tri-Nations Test match at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa, Saturday Aug. 13, 2011. Australia beat South Africa 14-9. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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South Africa Vs. Australia |
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2012 Rugby Championship, 30 September, 2012 |
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| Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||
| South Africa 31 defeated Australia 8 | ||
| South Africa | Australia | |
| 31 | FINAL SCORE | 8 |
| 5 | TRIES | 1 |
| 3/5 | CONVERSION KICKS | 0/1 |
| 0/4 | PENALTY GOALS | 1/2 |
| 0/0 | DROP GOAL | 0/0 |
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| Referee: ACP Rolland |
| Touch judges: R Poite & G Garner |
Tonight, the Wallabies take on the Springboks in Pretoria at 1am AEST. Join us on The Roar for all the live blog, scores, updates and commentary.
As the Wallabies cross the white chalk tonight a week marred by off-field drama will finally be over.
The national anthems will play and 80 minutes of desperate, tough competition will commence between two proud rugby nations.
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named a fresh looking side, with the possibility of six players 21 and younger seeing action.
Meyer has come under fire recently for the lack of evolution in the Boks play.
He has reacted by giving exciting prospect Johan Goosen his first Test start at fly-half.
Goosen brings with him extra emphasis on running the ball and giving room to men outside, something Morne Steyn has struggled to do this year.
Goosen can also kick goals from over 50m out, so the injury that may keep Francois Steyn out of the side won’t be felt in that part of the game.
The rest of the Boks’ changes are felt most on the bench where Coenie Oosthiuzen, Flip van der Merwe, Elton Jantjies and Jaco Taute are featured. Van der Merwe is the only player of that bunch to see significant time in the dark green jersey previously.
All eyes will be on the team late in the match to see if the athleticism of the forward pack and the explosion of the back line are improved when the bench is emptied.
Australia will arrive at Loftus Versfield knowing it is a patch that South Africa has successfully defended against them on every occasion.
They will also know that their big high veldt break-through came in 2010 and overall under Deans there record in South Africa is three wins from six attempts.
Robbie Deans has also made an adjustment at fly-half, opting to put Kurtley Beale in the 10 jersey for the first time in his international career.
Quade Cooper is currently out with a knee injury and, given events during the week, Beale may have just been presented with an opportunity to seal this position as his for the near future.
The rest of the starting side for Australia is the same one that overran Argentina late in the game on the Gold Coast.
Nathan Sharpe is receiving his 110th cap this week, an outstanding achievement.
Now he is tied with George Smith as the most capped forward; only George Gregan has appeared in Wallabies colours more times.
Deans has flipped the bench back to his seemingly preferred five-two split between forwards and backs. The new name is Rob Simmons who will provide specialist lock coverage on the pine.
Everything is set for a passionate performance from the Wallabies and that will be more than matched by the Springboks where many new faces will be out to prove themselves.
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12:29am
Felix said | 12:29am | Report comment
Duane Vermeulen does way more than what any number 8 does in south africa,turnovers etc which Spies or any cant do,he is south africas best 8,suits the springboks game,emagine him 100 percent fit from long injury,better than him is Kieran Reid only
7:42pm
amband said | 7:42pm | Report comment
Will Chambers of the Storm played union then switched over, then played union for Munster and switched back again. O’Neill should make an offer to him and a few mates, preferably forwards
can’t we train up rowers and basketballers over the next few years?
3:16am
Patches said | 3:16am | Report comment
We watched the game in a pub in the Cotswalds and the girl behind the bar controlling the screen turned it on to the game was a pub full of football Finns who had to give up the screen for two loyal Wallaby fans how embarrassing for us as they all wanted to watch their football
3:04am
Elisha Pearce said | 3:04am | Report comment
The finishing montage song Fox Sports just played featured the lines:
“Where do we run? Where do we hide?”
I think I’m going to just leave it at that.
3:09am
amband said | 3:09am | Report comment
lol Thanks again for your coverage, Elisha
3:10am
Elisha Pearce said | 3:10am | Report comment
Thanks amband. I’m off to bed. Hopefully the Argies make me happy in the morning.
Night all!
3:03am
Bernie1999 said | 3:03am | Report comment
Quade Cooper, Kurtley Beale, Robbie Deans have been given too many chances by the ARU while the support for rugby union in Australia has bem dwindling . A sad day for Australian rugby .
3:10am
amband said | 3:10am | Report comment
yes it’s a private school day out. The wider community nees to be brought into it. The professional age has not helped the game
3:02am
Red Kev said | 3:02am | Report comment
At least Sharpie has so much practice.at the.losing captain’s speech that it sounded classy and polished, the only part of the Wallaby performance that was.
3:01am
Elisha Pearce said | 3:01am | Report comment
Jean de Villiers is absolutely pumped giving this interview!
2:58am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:58am | Report comment
Brett Sheehan played a fairly significant role in a Wallabies jersey tonight too. There’s that.
3:02am
amband said | 3:02am | Report comment
yes he did OK. His build is reminiscent of Hipwell
2:57am
Pot Hale said | 2:57am | Report comment
The folly of the Super 15 competition expansion is coming home to roost for Australia.
3:13am
steve.h said | 3:13am | Report comment
I think what the springboks learnt from last week is if you can’t kick your goals the next best option is to score tries. The only team to score a bonus point for four tries so far. Ah the backline for next year:
Pienaar
Goosen
Pietersen
Taute
De Jongh
Habana
Lambie
Subs:
Hougaard
Jantijes
Joordan
Brings a smile to my face.
Tough luck to the Wallabies, the injuries robbed us fa potentially classic match with both teams looking to run the ball and kick accurately. Forget Quade, spend him to League to get smacked around, the best no. 10 for Aus is Beale. I think Quade and Luke Watson have similar personalities and the only thing toxic is them. Deans is a rubbish international coach, who doesn’t understand the psychie of Australian rugby doesn’t mean the environment is toxic.
2:55am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:55am | Report comment
Upfront, I think a lot of credit has to go to the Springboks. Blocking anything Wallaby related out, I think we saw tonight the future of test match rugby in its early stages for the Springboks.
They were violent in the forwards; eager to bend ball runners backwards, strong over the ball at the ruck and able to make their presence felt while committing fewer numbers.
Goosen made a few good runs and makes people honour that option. He also was able to move the point of attack around a bit instead of the grind it out forwards mode that we often see when they are in attacking areas. It’s not like the Boks were pulling of planned moves in droves, he and Pienaar simply moved the focus off the attack to a new channel to keep the defense guessing. And they Springboks counterattacked quite well. They had a go, kept it in hand, passed early to space and looked for tries.
They’ll want to practice some kicking, but the foundational elements are all there now.
3:09am
ohtani's jacket said | 3:09am | Report comment
Totally different Springboks performance from the previous rounds. It’s a shame they don’t play like that all the time. The wheels have fallen off the Wallabies and they’ll be hard pressed to win next weekend. They did well to win their home games, but they just look broken. Can’t really criticise them too much when they’re struggling to field a competitive side, but their play was really poor. The only thing the forwards seemed interested in was pilfering. It’s like some kind of David Pocock disease.
3:28am
Ben.S said | 3:28am | Report comment
Not sure what I thought of that. IMHO it was a typically impassioned altitude performance and players like Mtawarira and Du Plessis and Kirchner still don’t cut it as far as I’m concerned. I’m just not sold ATM, especially against a pretty lame (injuries aside) Wallaby side. But, like you say, the foundations are there, or at least developing. This was more a Bok performance of the Mallett era, so I don’t think Meyer is taking the side anywhere uncharted.
On the plus side IMO Bekker was much improved from his Test in Argentina, and I think Pienaar ran the game for the Boks really well. Habana was really involved too, which is a big plus. Taute looks a handful physically, but some of the backline moves were very predictable. Next week will be a much bigger challenge.
6:55pm
IvanN said | 6:55pm | Report comment
your opinion re: Louw,Alberts, Vermulen not changing yet ?
What did you think of Etzebeth?
Coenie Oothuizen will come into the team, adding more muscle.
Could be a new era for Boks, with quite a few players 21 or younger on the park last night.
9:25am
Ben.S said | 9:25am | Report comment
I thought Louw had a very good game, but then the SA pack dominated the Wallabies, so I’m wary to make any far reaching conclusions. Still not sold on Vermeulen – think he lacks speed and dynamism.
Agree re Oosthuizen.
We’ll see. I’m not being critical, but this was a very poor Wallaby side playing at altitude.
7:26pm
biltongbek said | 7:26pm | Report comment
Ben, he doesn’t have to take them to unchartered territory, he just needs to get his selections right and allow the players to play rugby.
It is all about attacking on the gainline and not behind the gainline, that was the only difference yesterday.
2:51am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:51am | Report comment
The Springboks 31, have soundly and completely beaten the Wallabies 8.
2:51am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:51am | Report comment
Pienaar misses the kick.
It should be worse, but it’s not, it’s only a flogging.
Siren goes now too!
2:52am
Red Kev said | 2:52am | Report comment
Yeah the bokke left 16 points out there.
Did you hear Kearns already blaming Cooper.
2:53am
Red Kev said | 2:53am | Report comment
And 3 tries.
2:55am
amband said | 2:55am | Report comment
Cooper wasn’t playing. Can’t blame him. Kearns should know that. Cooper off to league?
2:49am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:49am | Report comment
TRY TO BRIAN HABANA! HAT TRICK!
2:50am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:50am | Report comment
Francouis Louw picked up a low pass. Ran into space, threw a dummy and then a BEAUTIFUL cut out ball to Habana who walked over!
That pass from Louw was better than any single pass tonight from a Wallaby. He’s a blindside flanker.
2:51am
Post said | 2:51am | Report comment
Again Francois Louw with a huge run and an incredible pass. MOTM for my money.
2:56am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:56am | Report comment
It’s gotta be either Louw or Habana MOTM.
It’s easy to say a hat trick deserves it, but I like to go with the forward if I can because they tend to be more involved overall. Habana was often sighted with the ball though. Hard to break that pair.
3:12am
Suzy Poison said | 3:12am | Report comment
Agree either Louw or Habana. To give credit to the Wallabies they never stopped trying even when down to 14 men for most of the second half. Michael Hooper, I thought was the best Wallaby out on the park. He was get bashed by the Saffas but just kept picking himself up and still having run after run. It was noticeable that even once the Bok loose trio were dead on their feet by the 60th minute Hooper got another lease of life. A real star in the making and a thorn in the Bok side all night.
Very happy as a Bok fan, you Wallabies have dominated us for two years. It’s been tough to swallow, but maybe we learned something from it. Elisha said it before but Goosen just moving the ball around, made all the difference. I don’t think Morne Steyn will ever play for the Boks again. Someone needs to fire the Bok kicking coach,
2:49am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:49am | Report comment
Sorry I’m slow guys, this is actually a little surreal now. It’s late and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything like this.
At least when we lost by 50 in the ill-fated Timana Tahu era the game clock kept ticking and the Boks kept scoring instead of having it denied by the video ref…
Boks 26 – Wallabies 8
2:48am
Pete #205 said | 2:48am | Report comment
I can’t remember being this disheartened since the Greg Smith era.
2:47am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:47am | Report comment
Springboks almost score a length of the field try!!
They recovered the ball on their own 10m and de Villiers broke away, he gave the ball to Pienaar and he ran all the way to 5 out and popped up to de Jong who was ruled to have dropped it short, but might have actually been a try.
2:49am
Post said | 2:49am | Report comment
Fantastic chase and quick two tackles by Phipps in that play.
2:45am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:45am | Report comment
75min
The game continued on for two phases before there was a knock on. We’ve only just restarted and the Boks kick long over halfway and into touch. Thank goodness the clock is still ticking right now.
Jantjies and de Jong finally actally get to come onto the field now. Liebenberg too.
Boks 26 – Wallabies 8
2:42am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:42am | Report comment
Commentators explain that they’ve never seen anything like that in their time in the game.
That might be because they haven’t played in, or watched, a team that replaces a prop at 30min on purpose to bring him back on later… just a thought.
2:50am
Banger said | 2:50am | Report comment
Well if thats the refs interpretation Robinson should never have been allowed back on the field in the first place. Props are allowed to come back onto the field after being substituted in the case of being an injury replacement to maintain the scrum contest. So in my understanding the referee has decided that Alexander was not injured, as that is the only reason the Robinson should ever be allowed back on the field in any instance
3:00am
amband said | 3:00am | Report comment
Robinson is fat. He was tired like all fat blokes. Doing an Arthur Beetson without the ability or humour. Good ol” half a game Artie “
2:42am
Kate and paul said | 2:42am | Report comment
Disarray for the wallabies says kearns. Robbie?
2:42am
ohtani's jacket said | 2:42am | Report comment
The end to this game is taking an eternity.
2:43am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:43am | Report comment
It’s like dripping tap torture.
2:42am
AdamS said | 2:42am | Report comment
Debacle.
Great management.
Why isnt Deans on the freakin feild…?
2:41am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:41am | Report comment
I am extremely embarrassed right now. That was a disgrace….
Because of the stupid prop replacement stuff they’ve used all their replacements up. Now the Wallabies are down to 14 men and there are uncontested scrums.
What an absolute joke.
2:42am
Post said | 2:42am | Report comment
Oh boy, we’re going to be hearing about this for the next two weeks.
2:44am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:44am | Report comment
Only 1 week til the next game mate. I could crank out 2000 words about this stuff for you if you want.
But don’t worry, in 1 weeks time we’ll play Argentina and something else ridiculous will happen.
2:48am
Post said | 2:48am | Report comment
Awesome! I thought it was another two week wait after this match.
2:40am
amband said | 2:40am | Report comment
we’ve used too many replacements LOL Tele tubby went off and back on. What a farce
2:41am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:41am | Report comment
Yep. This is a disgrace. Shouldn’t have to do that stupid stuff to start with.
2:44am
amband said | 2:44am | Report comment
Cooper will have a lot to screech about now
2:46am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:46am | Report comment
Cooper should just imitate the ARU now. Don’t say anything and just let the shocker unfold…
2:48am
amband said | 2:48am | Report comment
yes, he might even be Dingo’s Taxi driver
2:43am
Red Kev said | 2:43am | Report comment
Where is KPM to tell us Deans is a master coach … ahahahahahaha
2:40am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:40am | Report comment
Wallabies are able to work the ball back to the 10metres line on our side of half way. Habana gets pinged for a penalty as well but just asked the Wallabies to look at the scoreboard. Nice work.
Time off for subs.
Elton Jantjies will get his debut! De Jong on too for the boks.
Wallabies have used too many replacements. So TPN just got called back from being off the field.
2:37am
amband said | 2:37am | Report comment
Tele tubby is enjoying himself
2:37am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:37am | Report comment
The commentators are running through the big list of Wallaby injuries on air right now.
That is saddening on so many levels.
1. there is a game on
2. All is not well besides the injuries
3. Yes that many injuries isn’t good at all and AAC going down doesn’t give me hope for stopping tries running in next week as well.
2:39am
Andy said | 2:39am | Report comment
Injuries suck on all levels for both
2:39am
Andy said | 2:39am | Report comment
Injuries suck on all levels for both
2:36am
ceboss said | 2:36am | Report comment
As soon as Phipps pulled from halfback the game picked up. he is bloody hopeless.
2:37am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:37am | Report comment
I think it actually picked up because the Boks have taken the foot off. They’re just waiting to hear the siren now.
2:35am
jutsie said | 2:35am | Report comment
I’m out but put this to tape, looks like its getting ugly.
Is there any reason or play why I should watch it. Tmrw?
2:38am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:38am | Report comment
Watch Habana. He’s been great all night. He’s enough of a reason to watch this match.
2:38am
Red Kev said | 2:38am | Report comment
Perhaps if you can’t find a screwdriver to stab into your eyes repeatedly, this would serve as.a.good substitute.
2:55am
jutsie said | 2:55am | Report comment
Hahha I trust Elisha, if there’s a smidgen of good rugby, did beale do ok?
2:59am
Post said | 2:59am | Report comment
Beale did about as good as you’d expect with constant back foot ball and no runners. He also had at least one good line break.
2:35am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:35am | Report comment
68min
Wallabies worked the ball down the field and then lost it. Springboks tried to clear it but couldn’t get it done. Wallabies looked a bit better there. Gill is on and he chased hard and almost gathered the charged down kick. Knocked on by Faingaa though as it bounced around. Shame.
Boks 26 – Wallabies 8
2:32am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:32am | Report comment
Wallabies try!!
Beale beat a man to the outside for the first time in a long time! Good sign. And he puts Harris over the line.
3:47am
Suzy Poison said | 3:47am | Report comment
Not true and this is from Battered Slav, Beale has already beaten a man on the outside, earlier this year. Outside a Brisbane pub.
2:30am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:30am | Report comment
64min
The Wallabies are being hammered here. Faingaa made a decent run though. Sheehan tried hard and then Beale got nailed about 5m backwards.
Penalty eventually came for the Wallabies though. Kick for touch.
Ioane is off the field. I wouldn’t be surprised if he just couldn’t be bothered playing with this rabble anymore. he’s played every minute this year until this one.
Boks 26 – Wallabies 3
2:33am
arco-oz said | 2:33am | Report comment
I’m glad the pubs here in Ireland decided to screen the golf and not this embarrassment.
2:29am
amband said | 2:29am | Report comment
we never use a quick tap anymore, or a dive pass.
2:27am
Post said | 2:27am | Report comment
Good thing Quade isn’t here to ruin the game with his toxicity, right? …..right?
2:28am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:28am | Report comment
Haha. Thats what I said below.
2:31am
Red Kev said | 2:31am | Report comment
Mike Harris has been good since he.came on.
But although Cooper might spark something, it ia tje boks forwards that destroyed the.wallabies, Cooper wouldn’t help that.
2:33am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:33am | Report comment
Harris has been good since he came on, your right RK. But Cooper last test was very belligerent and eventually people started moving in a forward direction before they had the ball. That hasn’t happened tonight in the forwards or backs.
2:32am
Post said | 2:32am | Report comment
Ah yeah, I see that now. It is true though, the Wallabies never started running until Quade gave em a spray and just kept throwing the ball into holes. Today, we seem to never have any runners at all, besides McCabe once or twice.
2:30am
Pete #205 said | 2:30am | Report comment
He ruined it well before kick off.
2:31am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:31am | Report comment
Pretty sure he spend the first 60min last week trying to reverse this kind of play. It took throwing to the opposition a few times to teach our runners where to go. Eventually they did so.
2:33am
Pete #205 said | 2:33am | Report comment
Perhaps he did. Still gives him no right to be a grandstanding knob.
2:35am
Red Kev said | 2:35am | Report comment
Being right gives you all sorts of rights
2:33am
Post said | 2:33am | Report comment
Elisha you keep beating me to the punch saying the exact same things.
2:27am
ohtani's jacket said | 2:27am | Report comment
Weak stuff from Beale. Looks like the injuries have caught up with the Wallabies. They don’t look like an international outfit tonight.
2:29am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:29am | Report comment
They can’t string anything together. But still. Even the Waratahs could just keep it int the forwards. The Wallabies haven’t even been able to do that much.
2:27am
AdamS said | 2:27am | Report comment
But hey! We’re number two,we’re number two!
If i could afford either bullets (very exy here) or a new lcd i would put this game to bed now.
2:27am
John davidson said | 2:27am | Report comment
Woeful. Wake up wallabies. I went to a pub in Vegas at 8am to watch this?
2:29am
Pete #205 said | 2:29am | Report comment
Upside: You’re in Vegas, with a whole day ahead of you.
Think of us here in east coast Aus, it’s 2:30am…with nothing to do but weep.
2:33am
AdamS said | 2:33am | Report comment
There’s always drink…
2:27am
Kipper said | 2:27am | Report comment
Loveling this coverage here in Dusseldorf Germany. Great job.
2:26am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:26am | Report comment
TRY HABANA.
2:28am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:28am | Report comment
62min
I can’t list all the silly things that just happened. But basically the Wallabies kicked. It always goes downhill from there.
Habana went the quick throw in. Adriaan Stauss put in a great draw and pass. Habana was backing right up and streaked away again.
Kick is good too.
Boks 26 – Wallabies 3
2:31am
Andy said | 2:31am | Report comment
Wish I was watching
2:31am
Andy said | 2:31am | Report comment
Wish I was watching
2:26am
amband said | 2:26am | Report comment
just heard one of the boks is 20, and 6’8
2:26am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:26am | Report comment
Etzebeth.
2:27am
amband said | 2:27am | Report comment
a monster
2:25am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:25am | Report comment
59min
Wallabies try the short lineout!!
TPN ended up being hammered over the sideline by a winger. He managed to keep the ball in play and then the Boks pounce on the loose ball and clear.
Best Wallabies attacking move of the half though.
Boks 19 – Wallabies 3
2:24am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:24am | Report comment
58min
Beale thinks he’s made a nice kick. Then the Boks play the quick lineout 5 m out and Lambie hammers another one right up to half way again too.
Wallabies end up driving slowly into the attacking half and earn a penalty. Beale kicks for touch. I’d have taken points there. You’re going to get at least one more penalty kick you’d think. We shouldn’t be this close, but we are.
2:22am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:22am | Report comment
What the Wallabies really don’t want to add to their side is a flat playing creative fly half like Quade Cooper…
2:21am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:21am | Report comment
56min
Lambie is on the field now.
Kick off is long. Then boks clear it. Wallabies quick lineout and Ioane is running it up by himself. Lucky to keep the ball there too.
Wallabies aimless at the moment. They have the ball on halfway until Beale kicks through into the 22. Lambie smashes a banana kick from his own 5 out to the halfway line. Wow. Great stuff.
Springboks 19 – Wallabies 3 but it hasn’t been that close.
2:20am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:20am | Report comment
Pienaar misses the kick.
Springboks 19 – Wallabies 3
2:22am
Andy said | 2:22am | Report comment
I am for the springboks but I do not like Alain Roland
2:23am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:23am | Report comment
hes pretty poor. Loves a good whistle. Hasn’t been blatantly leaning to either side though. Just pedantic in general.
2:24am
amband said | 2:24am | Report comment
Irish refs are the worst on the planet, always have been with the possible exception of Kaplan, South Africa
2:24am
Red Kev said | 2:24am | Report comment
Yeah he’s a shocker
2:19am
Post said | 2:19am | Report comment
Francois Louw has been playing the house down tonight. Maybe decent evidence that picking players that are playing overseas isn’t so bad a decision after all.
2:20am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:20am | Report comment
He’s been great. Running with a lot of power and getting into every ruck.
2:18am
Kate and paul said | 2:18am | Report comment
Wallabies clueless. Robbie????
2:20am
amband said | 2:20am | Report comment
that’s it. We are ” friar tucked ” now
2:22am
Red Kev said | 2:22am | Report comment
Not clueless, toxic
2:18am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:18am | Report comment
TRY to the Springboks!!!!
2:19am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:19am | Report comment
The Boks won a lineout and set the maul. 4 wallabies defended the Sprinbok pack and that lead to two men in green falling over the line without attention. Louw was the try scorer.
2:18am
amband said | 2:18am | Report comment
I hope they return all tests to 3pm Saturday
2:17am
ohtani's jacket said | 2:17am | Report comment
That was some bone headed play from the Wallabies.
2:18am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:18am | Report comment
Argh. So dumb.
2:17am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:17am | Report comment
Kearns rekons both of those players were on their feet at that ruck. Gold glasses, with golden plating there.
2:20am
Red Kev said | 2:20am | Report comment
No boks were on their feet, should have gone back to earlier bok penalty (advantage)
2:17am
AdamS said | 2:17am | Report comment
When did our centres forget how to fend….
2:17am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:17am | Report comment
When AAC went off. And when it was out winger running it in midfield. Haha. Lots of organisation going on out there at the moment. Why wasn’t beale in at first reciever either? Lots of why’s…
2:16am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:16am | Report comment
52min
Wallabies hold up and win their scrum. Beale throws a back ball that sees Shipperley looping around but he’s alone and Habana nabs the ball at the ruck.
Hooper takes it back at the next breakdown and the Wallabies don’t really go wide enough. Shipperley is smashed and a penalty for not releasing.
Habana goes withthe tap!
Another penalty not long after that too. This could be yellow… It is. Slipper is riding the naughty chair!
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:14am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:14am | Report comment
51min
Boks win the lineout easily and Louw hammers a hole and suddenly the Boks are nearly at the 22.
Wallabies inexplicably get a turnover though.
Harris attacked nicely and didn’t get any real support. his pass is a little aimless and then knocked on. He’s come on and tried hard. I’ve enjoyed his spark. Even his kick earlier seemed to have more oomph and purpose.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:16am
Andy said | 2:16am | Report comment
Who is the ref
2:20am
amband said | 2:20am | Report comment
Irishman Rolland
2:12am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:12am | Report comment
Scrum won for Wallabies that time and Beale puts in a crossfield kick that goes a bit far in front of Ioane and out of bounds. Didn’t really have a chance to get to it.
2:12am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:12am | Report comment
We are collapsing and resetting and collapsing and resetting this scrum…
2:11am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:11am | Report comment
We’ve got the official news that AAC has concussion and won’t be returning.
2:11am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:11am | Report comment
Boks win the ball at a ruck that we failed to attend.
Then the Boks run it wide on the counter. TPN and Shipperley managed to marshal about 4 people and gets the ball over the sideline and knocked on first of all. Great defense there. Boks needed someone running an angle infield to keep that moving.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:10am
amband said | 2:10am | Report comment
at the risk of attack upon my parentage I will say we need some league players over. Many are former rugger blokes
2:09am
Post said | 2:09am | Report comment
How did we lose the ball there? It looked like Phipps just had it snatched out of his hands as he went to play it.
2:09am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:09am | Report comment
I think it was just a good pass from Phipps to Taute.
2:08am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:08am | Report comment
45min
Beale gets over the ad line and then Hooper picks and drives nicely.
Phipps then throws it softly straight to Taute!!
He runs out to about 15m and then TPN goes into the ruck sideways so thats a relieving penalty.
Someone in green is getting attention.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:09am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:09am | Report comment
It was Alberts down. He’s alright to continue now.
2:07am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:07am | Report comment
44min
Wallabies are hammering against a strong line. McCabe got a little momentum for them and Phipps went to run through a gap and pass to Ioane. De Villiers knocked it down though.
wallabies scrum 22 out in centre field…
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:05am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:05am | Report comment
42min
Goosen kicked a high bomb and it was knocked back by the chase but into the Wallabies. Then they all stood around and watched for a while. Harris goes into contact eventually. Basically because everyone pretended not to notice the ball.
Beale then kicks long, as I would when my forward pack was standing around uninterested.
Boks win the lineout and Pienaar kicks into touch a bit short of the 10metres line…
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:05am
AdamS said | 2:05am | Report comment
AAC deserves a gong, Deans and O’Neill the axe.
2:14am
amband said | 2:14am | Report comment
yeah AAC is a gutsy bloke. Lotta heart
2:03am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:03am | Report comment
40min
Kick off from Beale. Up to the Boks 22 but they gather fairly well. A single forward pod leads to a Pienaar box kick…
Ooh it’s kicked straight back to them on the half way line. Boks have attacking ball.
Habana in a gap! Wasnt able to find his man with the pass. Harris hammers it long.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
2:02am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:02am | Report comment
Anyone noticed that there are a fairly good amount of seats that aren’t being used?
How many tests to the Boks NOT sell out?
2:06am
AdamS said | 2:06am | Report comment
Theyre genrally the crappy seats though,but you’re right.
corperate tickets perhaps
2:09am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:09am | Report comment
Yeah, not good seats. But still odd.
2:01am
amband said | 2:01am | Report comment
Beale is missing a familiar partner to link with
1:58am
Ash said | 1:58am | Report comment
Surely Deans has to go now?
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2:00am
Post said | 2:00am | Report comment
Let’s at least wait til the final whistle, don’t give up yet.
2:02am
Red Kev said | 2:02am | Report comment
Nah, if he loses to the Boks but can beat Arg he will be kept. It is tough tour, and any move on Deans will be seen as tacit agreement with Cooper and.JON won’t want to give that impression.
2:05am
amband said | 2:05am | Report comment
tough to deny the bleedin obvious. Cooper may well be right
2:05am
jutsie said | 2:05am | Report comment
Sometimes mate u r a very reasonable bloke!
2:07am
Red Kev said | 2:07am | Report comment
I try not to be, but sometimes common sense gets.the better of me
2:04am
amband said | 2:04am | Report comment
I’d say so. Should be room in the Taxi for O’Neill too
2:18am
Red Kev said | 2:18am | Report comment
That yellow is a joke, not a single Springbok is on his feet there, how can the Wallabies be pinged.for.slowing it down. It should have been a penalty to the Wallabies and therefore gone back to the earlier penalty since the Boks were under advantage.
1:57am
ceboss said | 1:57am | Report comment
OUr forwards are A holes, the backs like AAC are trying there hearts to defend while these forwards keep losing lineouts and are lazy aa fk to get to the breakdown argggggggggggggggg. Hooper is the only one pulling his finger out in the forwards. Ione seems not intersted.
1:59am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:59am | Report comment
The lineouts have been fairly shambolic. Surely they can’t be that bad after the break still.
But your right that in general the Boks forwards are hunting in a pack around the break down much better. And their tackling is bringing us to a complete stop often.
2:00am
Red Kev said | 2:00am | Report comment
Ioane probably agrees with Cooper, god knows he must almost have.forgotten what centres than can pass look like.
2:06am
amband said | 2:06am | Report comment
time to promote the Shute shield winning front row entirely to the waratahs, have them play as a unit and make em wallabies
1:54am
ohtani's jacket said | 1:54am | Report comment
Could have been worse for the Wallabies. They need some ball.
1:58am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:58am | Report comment
You think so?
I’m more on the side of “we are lucky to be this close at all”.
Springboks have broken out line. Fielded all out kicked and haven’t really provided any structure.
We are certainly going to be without structure now we’ve had to make more changes.
It’s going to take a monumental effort to get back into this and some brilliance in one out situations.
1:53am
Post said | 1:53am | Report comment
So, looks like they’re putting Harris in at FB. How much experience does he have in that position?
1:56am
Red Kev said | 1:56am | Report comment
He’s played there for the Reds, my opinion is that it’s not his best position, Lucas is a better fullback and a better flyhalf IMO.
1:57am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:57am | Report comment
I think that Harris will probably go a little better than AAC in his current state anyway…
2:02am
Post said | 2:02am | Report comment
Haha I’m sure he will! My initial response was to put McCabe at fullback where he can run from depth more often and break open holes, with Harris at 12 to use his more developed passing game.
1:52am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:52am | Report comment
Phipps puts the ball into touch and its half time!!
Springboks 14, lead the Wallabies 3 at the half time break. Wallabies are down a further two to their injury ward and the Boks are looking fairly ominous.
1:51am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:51am | Report comment
40min
Boks win the lineout throw anyway and are straight on the attack. Then there is a penalty called against them.
Two times in a row Goosen gave good early passes to people at speed. Next time he might hold it himself now.
Ball into touch for a Wallabies throw about 35 from their own line…
1:58am
arco-oz said | 1:58am | Report comment
I’m stuck in Kinsale, Ireland, and every bloody pub has the Ryder Cup golf on. Does anyone know of a radio website carrying this test?
1:51am
Nathan of Perth said | 1:51am | Report comment
Potentially a calamity on our hands here.
So many injuries…
1:53am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:53am | Report comment
Its getting fairly out of hand. Deans might need to dress now.
1:58am
Nathan of Perth said | 1:58am | Report comment
Could be almost 40-3 right now…
Need to take a long hard look at fitness and conditioning regime, too.
2:00am
Elisha Pearce said | 2:00am | Report comment
I think we get a great look at that regime every time out prop comes off at 30mins.
1:50am
amband said | 1:50am | Report comment
” Taxi for Mr Deans “
1:50am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:50am | Report comment
NO TRY. Foot in touch.
Adam Ashley-Cooper is off the field and on the stretcher cart atm. He saved a try but he’s not there to continue doing that for us anymore. Someone else in the team is going to have to learn how to stop people scoring for us.
1:49am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:49am | Report comment
This guy is still looking at the footage…
1:49am
Post said | 1:49am | Report comment
Come on, the heel is clearly on the line. Make the decision already!
1:47am
amband said | 1:47am | Report comment
AAC is a gutsy player. Hope he’s ok
1:48am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:48am | Report comment
Hope its just a one off freak thing. Head injuries are never great.
1:47am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:47am | Report comment
Looks like AAC is gonna be stretchered off here. He’s laying very still.
As he came across to tackle he got his head in front of Kirchner who was going for the corner.
Looks like simultaneous grounding as the heel touches the white stripe too.
1:47am
Post said | 1:47am | Report comment
I think AAC putting his body on the line has saved this try.
1:48am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:48am | Report comment
This exact thing happened in the ITM cup/Ranfurly Shield earlier today. They ruled that simultaneous grounding with foot on the line was a no try…
1:49am
amband said | 1:49am | Report comment
unless camera angle deceives on the line is out
1:46am
Post said | 1:46am | Report comment
Jesus, AAC looks like he fell over dead.
1:47am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:47am | Report comment
Hes so good he can save a try while unconscious!!!
1:45am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:45am | Report comment
Pienaar knocks that kick off the upright!
Taute is almost able to regather it but coughs it up.
AAC gets a clearing kick to about 35m out or so.
Boks win the lineout and ve Villiers, with early ball, punches a bit of a dent in the golden line.
Great backline move! And AAC is out cold completely on the corner flag…
1:43am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:43am | Report comment
Barnes has some sort of chest injury according to commentators.
Beale gets a high, aimless kick up after the kick off. South Africa hammers it back and actually chases. Then a Wallaby is pinged for obstruction.
Kick at goal coming again.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
1:43am
Ben.S said | 1:43am | Report comment
Jannie du Plessis is one big bag of STUPID.
1:54am
steve.h said | 1:54am | Report comment
Scary thing is he is a medical doctor, I feel sorry for his patients
1:42am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:42am | Report comment
35min
Beale kicks it through and over!
Boks 14 – Wallabies 3
1:41am
amband said | 1:41am | Report comment
how did slipper ever get a start?
1:42am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:42am | Report comment
He didn’t
1:56am
amband said | 1:56am | Report comment
I mean at international level
1:41am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:41am | Report comment
Kirchner has kicked it dead on the full.
Wallabies win their scrum as The Beast collapses it on the touchline side. Shipperley almost broke a tackle but got nabbed. At the next quick ruck the Wallabies win a penalty.
Kick for goal coming about 25m out by Beale.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 0
1:41am
DJW said | 1:41am | Report comment
About time books penalised for laying all over the ball
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1:39am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:39am | Report comment
32min
Wallabies kick off long. Cleared long in return. AAC managed to gather the kick. The Wallabies go through the motion slowly and eventually are forced backwards and lose the ball. Boks are back over halfway again.
Boks are noticeably quicker, more athletic and hitting the tackles harder atm…
Boks 14 – Wallabies 0
1:40am
Post said | 1:40am | Report comment
They just look like they’re trying harder than us.
1:38am
Ben.S said | 1:38am | Report comment
Robinson being subbed after 30 minutes is actually embarrassing. Does he have a mild injury? Ridiculous.
1:39am
amband said | 1:39am | Report comment
our front row is rubbish by tradition
1:39am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:39am | Report comment
It’s not a mild injury I don’t think. It’s a tactical thing. Rubbish though.
1:59am
amband said | 1:59am | Report comment
I don;t think we’ve had a front row since Kearns Daly and MacKensie. Springboks have huge blokes too according to Andrew Slack
1:40am
Ben.S said | 1:40am | Report comment
If he’s only fit enough to play 30 minutes are there enough scrums to merit his inclusion for that period? It really is quite odd. I recall Steve Hansen used to swap Adam Jones early in the game, but he was massively overweight and unfit back then.
1:40am
Red Kev said | 1:40am | Report comment
Yes, it is called being fat.
3:34am
Suzy Poison said | 3:34am | Report comment
Boy did the sub come back to bite the Wallabies later.
1:37am
Post said | 1:37am | Report comment
Benn Robinson’s had his 30 minutes of play, time for a break!
1:40am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:40am | Report comment
Haha. He’s not gonna get fitter if he doesn’t stay on the field longer!
It’s certainly a pretty lame catch 22!
1:37am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:37am | Report comment
30min
Pienaar adds the extras again.
Robinson off for the technical/lazy sub now.
Boks 14 – Wallabies 0
1:36am
Ben.S said | 1:36am | Report comment
Pienaar is such a general, and a good angle from Habana.
1:38am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:38am | Report comment
He’s a good organiser. pity his techniques aren’t better. Hes got the mind of a world class player.
1:35am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:35am | Report comment
Beale kicks short and AAC taps it back to his side (have I mentioned how much I love his play? I think I have.)
Dennis drops it cold and the Boks are on attack!
Habana almost breaks the line clean. Then they go left and get nowhere. Back right Habana almost breaks the line.
2 phases later… HABANA SCORES!
Boks 12 – Wallabies 0
1:36am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:36am | Report comment
You’ve gotta applaud his determination to get things moving and then to finish it off as well. He’s a class act Habana.
The Boks also moved the ball to aim at gaps there. Much better than last week and against Australia where they laboured to move it anywhere.
1:34am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:34am | Report comment
Pienaar kicks it and fades to the left too.
Boks 7 – Wallabies 0
1:33am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:33am | Report comment
25min
Barnes kicks it up to the 22.
Kearns is happy with the ruling, but he’s wrong.
Lineout won by Wallabies and a midfield bomb is chased superbly by AAC. Turnover to Wallabies. They have it on halfway now. Another pen to SA. This guy is killing the game atm…
Kick for goal just behind half way.
Boks 7 – Wallabies 0
1:31am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:31am | Report comment
Hes called it a double movement. This guy has lost the plot. Thats a rugby league rule…
1:33am
Red Kev said | 1:33am | Report comment
That was a shocking call, can we get TMOs a big TV and a rugby law book.
1:37am
mitzter said | 1:37am | Report comment
Listening to the exchange it seemed the ref only wanted to know if the initial grounding was short so i’ll forgive the video ref
1:39am
Red Kev said | 1:39am | Report comment
No the referee asked “try yes or no” the second exchange between the two is actually outside the TMO guidelines, hence why he should get a rule.book.
1:36am
mitzter said | 1:36am | Report comment
What a joke that was! He wasn’t holding on as no one was going for the ball and there is no such thing as grounding the ball short – ridiculous refereeing
1:31am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:31am | Report comment
He looks to be over the line. It’s just a matter of whether it took too long. Hard to tell in slow motion. Probably a try if I had to call it…
1:30am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:30am | Report comment
24min
Oh! The ref is going up stairs… maybe a try.
Came about because of a horrible lineout throw that ended up with Goosen breaking an unprepared line.
Boks 7 – Wallabies 0
1:29am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:29am | Report comment
Pienaar box kicks after the restart.
Barnes gathers, passes to Beale who tries a DUMB chip kick. De Villiers gathers it and almost makes a clean break. Boks then move it to the 22 and it is kicked out.
TPN stuffs up the lineout though… Goosen BREAKS THE LINE! 1m short!
1:28am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:28am | Report comment
23min
Pienaar taking the kicks now. He slots the extras as well.
Boks 7 – Wallabies 0
1:26am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:26am | Report comment
Boks set the maul and look like it was going to move but Wallabies forwards broke it up. Good work there.
Two phases and de Villiers is brought down 5m out …
TRY SPRINGBOKS!
1:27am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:27am | Report comment
Wallabies were very compressed there and AAC almost again marked two players and stopped it. Almost but not quite. Kirchner managed to scramble over.
Kearns whinging about obstruction. I didn’t really think it was.
Boks 5 – Wallabies 0
1:25am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:25am | Report comment
20min
No kick for goal after that penalty and chat from the ref!
Going for touch and probably another maul too…
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:24am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:24am | Report comment
19min
Boks lineout about 30m out from pay dirt. They win it and set a belated maul. Slowly gaining momentum and then up over the 22. Penalty called and Dennis is in a pushing match with someone.
Habana tried to take the quick tap but the ref was trying to stop the fake fight.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:22am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:22am | Report comment
Digby Ioane is down getting treatment for something on his head possibly.
1:25am
Andy said | 1:25am | Report comment
Uug
1:21am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:21am | Report comment
18min
Wallabies take an eternity and then win the lineout. They go wide and Sharpe almost puts AAC and Ioane down the sideline. They are marshalled and they go back toward midfield.
Beale is making it up so far, no real plan back there.
Boks get a turn over and penalty to them for holding on.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:20am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:20am | Report comment
Boks win their lineout through Bekker. They set a maul and Pienaar butchers a box kick into touch on the full.
1:19am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:19am | Report comment
16min
One ruck up the middle from the Boks before going wide. There was numbers but they got squeezed to the line and had to angle back in. Samo hammers de Villiers and then Goosen kicks high.
Ioane runs it back to halfway.
Beale runs a play that no one else wanted and then has to regather his own bounced pass.
AAC toes it through because he was isolated and nothing was on. Bok lineout.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:17am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:17am | Report comment
Boks went a bit early. Samo taps and goes. Then he’s turned over again.
1:17am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:17am | Report comment
14min
The Wallabies have a scrum about 25m out over the left side of the field btw… it’s collapsed once.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:16am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:16am | Report comment
Kearns rekons that “Beale looks 3-4 kilos lighter than he did a month ago, and that’s when he plays well.”
(not saying anything about that observation.)
1:19am
Andy said | 1:19am | Report comment
Who’s ref
1:15am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:15am | Report comment
13min
Dennis takes the lineout. Maul formed but stationary so far, it’s not rolling at all.
Phipps pulls the ball off the back and makes a bit of a jittery dart. Gets some ground. Robinson draws in a few then spread wide.
Beale loop around play sees space but then Habana almost got the intercept!
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:14am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:14am | Report comment
11min
Barnes kicks shorter and they contest off the back of it. Can’t regather straight away but a turn over results next ruck. Long kick that is just fielded by Kirchner, cleared under pressure and then another pen for the Wallabies.
This ref is loving the whistle so far. Advancing when the ball went into touch… or something. Shouldn’t have blown that really.
barnes finds touch, but not far.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:12am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:12am | Report comment
Goosen missed that kick too.
Still Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:17am
Andy said | 1:17am | Report comment
Wtf where the hell are the springboks kickers
1:11am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:11am | Report comment
Wallabies 22 drop was too long to contest. Boks roll it forward and Hooper gives away a ruck pen. Another kick at goal on offer now.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:11am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:11am | Report comment
(Here comes the score and time graphic. Nice work.)
1:10am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:10am | Report comment
Ok, we’ve just been told its 8min gone.
1:10am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:10am | Report comment
Goosen just missed his to the left. Wasn’t ever really on target I don’t think.
1:10am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:10am | Report comment
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
Still not sure how many mins have passed… I’d guess around 8. Haha.
1:09am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:09am | Report comment
Barnes kick fades away left, across the face of the uprights, missing by a bit in the end.
22 drop out is middling distance and fielded by Samo. He gets hammered running sideways and there is a penalty for holding.
Halfway line. Bad running sideways. Goosen will kick for goal here…
1:08am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:08am | Report comment
Barnes is kicking for goal about 35 out pretty far right.
1:08am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:08am | Report comment
Wallabies win their lineout and spread it far across to the right on second phase. They don’t go far and recycle a few times before Phipps box kicks. Gathered by Boks and then Pienaar box kicks too.
Offside called against Hougaard…
Faingaa coming on the field for McCabe and his blood from the forehead.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:06am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:06am | Report comment
Wallabies turns the ball over, Beale kicks it long and out.
Lineout won by them and Pienaar box kicks. Wallabies return the favour once before it goes out from the Boks.
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0
1:05am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:05am | Report comment
The Boks have won their lineout and went through the centres. They have a few more tighter phases before losing it.
Wallabies went wide and Barnes grubbered through. Easy to pick up for Habana…
Boks 0 – Wallabies 0.
(My TV feed currently doesn’t have a time on it.
1:03am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:03am | Report comment
Kick off!
TPN takes the kick, runs it forward and Barnes clears. Not very far, just outside the 22,
Wallabies 0 – Boks 0
1:01am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:01am | Report comment
The anthems are playing.
Johan Goosen literally crying during the South African anthem…
1:02am
Red Kev said | 1:02am | Report comment
I love when the Afrikaans verse starts up at Loftus because the crowd actually starts to sing, the noise level difference is amazing.
1:00am
Red Kev said | 1:00am | Report comment
Is that dude singing the anthem wearing nail polish? I mean I know our anthem is a little limp, but nail polish really.
1:01am
Elisha Pearce said | 1:01am | Report comment
Yep, he was. Blue nail polish.
12:57am
Elisha Pearce said | 12:57am | Report comment
Springboks are on the field now too.
12:55am
Elisha Pearce said | 12:55am | Report comment
Wallabies are about to come onto the field now. Benn Robinson leading the team onto the field to recognise his milestone of 50 caps.
12:53am
Johnno said | 12:53am | Report comment
Boks will be tough to beat at Pretoria haven’t lost to the Aussies at lofts in 42-43 years. We are talking 1969-70 type dates.
Ouch. Boks will be just as desperate and motivated especially there coach Meyer. He like Deans is now a desperate man where any loss, and his job is under threat.
12:56am
Elisha Pearce said | 12:56am | Report comment
Going to be a tough game I think. Lets hope they move the Boks pack around and hold on when field position isn’t good.
12:52am
Johnno said | 12:52am | Report comment
Boks will be tough to beat at Loftus haven’t lost to the Aussies at lofts in 42-43 years. We are talking 1969-70 type dates.
Ouch. Boks will be just as desperate and motivated especially there coach Meyer. He like Deans is now a desperate man where any loss, and his job is under threat.
12:32am
Elisha Pearce said | 12:32am | Report comment
Another Wallaby is down injured. ARU have just confirmed on Twitter that Scott Higginbotham hasn’t passed the final fitness test required to play today. Mike Harris is coming on to the bench to replace him. That leaves the bench in a 4-3 split.
12:46am
Red Kev said | 12:46am | Report comment
Leaves the wobblies with a comparatively small backrow, esp after Samo goes off.
12:49am
Elisha Pearce said | 12:49am | Report comment
Hooper, Gill and Dennis are going to have their hands full if it’s a trench fight in the last 15 or so. It’ll be interesting to watch. Hopefully the tempo is high enough to make it more ‘first in, best dressed’.