Today could just be the day when the Boks clinch the Tri-Nations title for only the third time in history.
Will the Aussies bounce back and avoid the ignominy of a Tri-Nations whitewash at the hands of the Boks? Or will they lose their third match this year to the tourists, as well as their fifth overall in the Tri-Nations?
Will the Boks be able to keep on winning – or, at the very least, secure the single championship point they require to take the Tri-Nations cup?
Kick-off in Brisbane is at 12h05.
Teams:
Australia: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 George Smith (captain), 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Wycliff Palu, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Peter Hynes.
South Africa: 15 Ruan Pienaar, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (captain), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Frans Steyn.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
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BOKKE!!!!
Right. We are potentially 3 hours away from holding
1) Super 14 trophy
2) Sevens World Series
3) Freedom Cup
4) Mandela Plate
5) Tri-Nations trophy
6) Lions Series
7) World Cup
Hummmm…
And Happy Birthday to Robbie Deans for yesterday.
BTW…I’m a Bulls fan today.
@klempie (Comment 4) : out of the closet at last?
@robdylan (Comment 5) : Just for the next few hours…
Go the Boks!!! To win by 18 points.
3-0 Aus after Bakkies went offside.
Boks are KILLING Aus in rolling mauls.
Two important tackles there by Habs…
K@k picture Supersport…
Still AUS 3 – RSA 0 After 21mins
Habs saves a try tackling Turner into touch ON the line.
Then he follows up taking Gits down 10m from the line with an open line.
Spoils his performance with an awful drop kick.
JdV ALMOST SCORES!!! Scrambling Aus defense stops JF a metre short.
This scoreline is actually quite amazing considering how much the ball is going through the hands…
Penalty Aus. Brussouw slowing the ball down on the ground.
6-0
Liefling DG!!
6-3
Steyn drop 6-3! Hey Klempie
@blackshark (Comment 18) : What’s up brother?
How’s Durbs today?
Aussies just killed our scrum.
Polota-Nau out Moore in
Durbs is like heaven today…
Barnes DG.
9-3
@blackshark (Comment 22) : I need to come down there in the next couple of months for a break. I deserve it.
Flatface drop 9-3
Penalty SA for hands in. MS going for posts 8m from touch 35m out.
@klempie (Comment 26) : Great kick.
MS becomes fastest Bok to 100 points.
9-6
The FERRET forces Robinson to hold on when we were under pressure and we win a relief kick.
brussow try!
The ferret denied a try by a small forward pass.
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 29) : Geez how much did YOU jump the gun. LOL
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 29) : not?
HT 9-6
@klempie (Comment 31) : listening to the radio
hmmmm…. Steyn having a pretty shite game all-round today
@robdylan (Comment 35) : I’ve got no complaints. Though I will say he doesn’t “sparkle” like Ru. Admittedly, JdV is having to do a little more work.
Liefling misses a DG.
@robdylan (Comment 35) : Why are they not playing him on fullback, get ruan on flyhalf!!!!
our boys look tired
Keep the commentary flowing gents. Am with relatives who don’t believe in SkySports or similiar. Never knew there were such creatures!!
Fourie jou doring!!!!
Fourie du Preez with a try saving tackle in goal.
i guess the score is still 9-6 ??
Hey a draw will win us the Trinations…
Try Giteau. WTF was Adi doing?
@klempie (Comment 45) : OK it’s a Mark Cueto world cup mirror. Git’s foot in touch.
we should be ok if we can get a BP today
Ashley Cooper try.
14-6 63rd minute.
@klempie (Comment 48) : Converted.
16-6
Beast gives away a penalty. Looks like this is game over.
Gits misses.
Still 16-6 67 mins.
F Steyn on for Ru.
Boks looking very demoralised.
oh dear
They’re murdering us at the breakdown.
Crap!
Try O’Connor. We’ve been completely drilled in this game. The scoreline flatters the Boks.
FT 21-6
this looks like the Sharks, win a few games, get big headed and bang! u lose… Mind u… Half the team are Sharks
this looks like the Sharks, win a few games, get big headed and bang! u lose… Mind u… Half the team are Sharks
And I thought the Sharks were terrible last week…damn…
Well done Australia, i hope ur whinging will end now
all to do next week!
Just a point lads… No time for depression…
@blackshark (Comment 64) : Exactly….a week is a LOOOOONNNGG time in sport!
Big concern is our bench. They just don’t make much of an impact and actually weaken our team when they come on. Schalk Burger is currently playing very poor rugby and needs to regain form before being selected for the Boks
I am the president of the “Kill Adi Jacobs” club….
Habs tackled well…
JFourie tackled well…
Fourie DPreez great try saving tackle…
Odwa was very poor…and I miss JPP
We need proper props….
@Hmmm (Comment 67) : the “Kill Hmmmmm” club has a lot more members…
Hmmm is an ass! FACT
@wpw (Comment 72) : how good is that de Jongh lightie? I hope you guys sign Fourie so that we can get him!
He wont leave WP. he made it clear he wants to learn from twg13.
Btw, you think if he keeps up this form he might go on the EOYT with the Boks?? Too early i suppose…
@wpw (Comment 74) : he’s better than Newman, so who knows?
http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/current/story/423664.html
HA!
@robdylan (Comment 71) :
Yeh there are a lo of jealous people out there….
Poll on Keo…does this mean SA’s patience is running out with the all Sharks front row…
And Smit has become very visible around the park…but seems he forgot how to scrum….
Is it time for PdV to start considering overseas-based props BJ Botha and CJ van der Linde?
* Yes
53 (76%) of all votes
* No
17 (24%) of all votes
Total Votes: 70 Started: September 6, 2009
@Hmmm (Comment 78) :
Update:
Is it time for PdV to start considering overseas-based props BJ Botha and CJ van der Linde?
* Yes
68 (77%) of all votes
* No
20 (23%) of all votes
Total Votes: 88 Started: September 6, 2009
@Hmmm (Comment 79) :
