South Africa wrap up their 2010 Tri Nations campaign today in Bloemfontein with a tussle to see who would top an upside down log.
A victory will see the Springboks all but assured of holding the wooden spoon for the season. While Australia still have one more match left after this, I don’t think anyone expects them to win it. Being the spooners is not something either of these teams or their management will have a stomach for so expect another all out battle similar to what we experienced last weekend.
Ref: Wayne Barnes (England)
ARs: Nigel Owens (Wales), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Venue: Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
South Africa: 15 François Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 François Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Gio Aplon.
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benin Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.
Boks by a few.
I hope Ryan gets a bit of game today. I’m watching Rugby Chat before the game and they were just talking about Butch and his shoulder injury. I think his best days are over because he gets hurt so easily lately, or maybe those whose suppose to look after his conditioning isn’t doing a good job and that’s why he gets injured so much. And Kobus Wiese looks sooo happy today…I wonder
1:30 and Giteau slots a PK
SA 0 – 3 Aus
Go Bokke!!
Both teams carrying on where they left off last week.
FRENETIC pace
PK Boks for Beale being Beale.
SA 3 – 3 Aus
6min
Habana falls over himself (JdV as he tackled Cooper) and Beale scores a try.
POOR communication by JdV and Habana
Conversion over
SA 3 – 10 Aus
9min
I’m posting on the wrong page…see what happens when you want to be on the net and watch rugby at the same time
1st scrum
pack weights
Aus 891
SA 910
Aus give away FK
Man, Habana is going through a torrid time; already a PK, and tripped and missed his man in Beale’s tackle.
O’Connor Try after cock up at our LO.
Ag nee man, another easy one…what’s wrong with the guys?
Is this a repeat of last weeks game?
Conversion Over
SA 3 – 16 Aus
14min
Ai Bokke!??!
LOVELY closeup of Hougaard giving an Aussie hand some stud treatment at the ruck for holding on.
Habana is just falling all over the place and losing the ball every time he has it…
Bring on Aplon….soon!!!
JFourie is playing VERY well since he has come back…
Juan is playing great since back…and making a big dif since his come back…but he NEEDS to work on his handling…
Ai Bokke…
Bokke 6 – 24 Wbies
Stephen Moore try
Converted
SA 6 – 24 Aus
22min
Come on Bokke…
@Hmmm (Comment 20) : When JF get the chance he really goes and Juan’s great. I actually think he might be a good captain for the Boks of the future.
Another miss tackle by Habana…
Another try Wbies…
Elsom scores the BP try for Aus after 24min
Where is the cover defense in that move!??!
LOVELY missed tackle from Habana.
Drop him NOW!!!!!!!!
So at least now we won’t get any comment from the flatlanders for people booing their own teams. They are booing the Boks now.
Bokke 6 – 31 Wbies in 26 min…
A record score on the cards here…we don’t look like we are inthe game at all!!!
Sorry but I’d much rather watch the u/19 game.
SA 6 – 31 Aus
26min
@Jarson (Comment 30) :
If i had the option I would be as well.
@Nita (Comment 24) :
Both those players have great hand-offs…most probably the best in the world…
Juan just has to work on his handling….
Are we losing yet??
This game is feeling terrible long…because nothing is happening.
Every time the Wbies have ball in hand they break our line….
@klempie (Comment 34) :
by a moeeeeeeeeerse margin
Oh no…
We make a lot of ground and then Hougaart gets too fancy…
Don’t get to over confident especially if on the back foot…
@Hmmm (Comment 36) :
7 years ago our motto was let Habana run.
now the rest of the world’s motto is Run at Habana.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 37) :
Can Div survive? Has he got the right connections to keep his job?
These are the questions.
Habana gets booed as he tries to break through a gap or two.
less than 30min into the game and we are being booed.
this is going to get ugly!!!!!!!
The crowed boo’s every time Habana gets the ball…
Sad!!!
i’ll be back in 15. need to have dinner.
Please update the score for the 3 tries that the Aussies will inevitably score.
A bad pass from Habana and a just as bad attempt at a catch from Frans….
Those too are not playing well….
Habana looks PISSED off.
I suppose I’d also look pissed off if the Bok selectors keep picking me just so that i can look useless everyweek.
Pathetic that people are booing the team!!
Disgraceful!!
The Aussies playing too fast for the Bokke…
It is like the Bokke are flabbergasted!!!!!
@wpw (Comment 46) : The locals booing the Boks only gives SARU more reason to axe Snor. I’m LOVING this.
@wpw (Comment 46) :
They are only booing Habana…he is not the whole team by a long shot…
Unfortunately the Boks deserve to get booed.
Jannie du plessis is sooooooo useless at the break down…
@wpw (Comment 46) :
Following WPs example.
This ref has an attitude…
WoW
I didn’t think the Boks could play worse than last week… I was wrong!
Hougaardt making poor decisions today…think he is trying too hard and being too impatient…
Victoria chips and chases to put Fourie away.
WoW Matfield!??!
Line break by him…a chip…a catch …and a pas in the tackle to JFourie for a try…
WoW
Finally!
HT Boks 13 – 31 Aus
Lucky try at the end.
Matfield jou doring
Bokke 13 – 31 Wbies (halftime)
@Hmmm (Comment 57) : Perhaps he should join the backline, he is playing better than all of them.
See KSA Shark, Victoria is not useless after all!
Bokke are too inconsistent with P div…there seems to be no way that we will win a WC…
I mean even look at the EY tours…???
@Hmmm (Comment 64) : I think we can count on him being out of the setup by then.
This is an unbelievable game.. Aussies playing the exact same game as last week, the Boks are still on the team bus!!
@lostfish (Comment 62) :
Replace Habana at wing…he is running better with the ball too…lol
Poor defence..
Poor ruck attendance by our loosies..
Poor lineouts..
Ha-ha Paulse just said that O’conner, Cooper and Beal are getting too much space on the backside….ha-ha
Always knew he was a moffie…
@klempie (Comment 65) :
I doubt it…he can do what he wants he will not be fired…
I will be very surprised if he does get fired…P div has SARU on a leash…
I hope they see the light and bring Aplon on..
Habana is under so much pressure with the crowd booing him, just drop him now..
@Hmmm (Comment 70) : No. P Div’s handlers have SARU on a leash.
Dick is useless…I am soooooo glad the LIONS signed Mitchell…
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 71) : Aplon should have started and Habana been sent home.
Whi is pieterson not tackling.. He is shadowing the aussies..
@klempie (Comment 72) :
I can see a semi final drop from the WC again…
I mean we are the most successful WC team by far in history and I fear we going look very ordinary…
@wpw (Comment 63) :
That was a damn good pick up of his, The Chiup was even better and the pass was just awesome.
Piel Muir thinks SA should attack from all over.. You think?!?!?
Am I the only one who thinks Matfields pass to Fourie was forward?
JPP penalised the fist half for entering a tackle situation from the side… and he did not even join the tackle situation…but two ausies join from the side and he ref allows them to steal the ball…
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 79) :
I was faaaaar away from the TV, couldn’t see.
SA should stop playing the ref and ask for penalties.. Play the fucking ball!!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 79) :
Yes
Looks like the guys dont want to pass to Habana
Great drive by Steenkamp…
A def try….
Guthro try!!! Tmo pending
Well done Guthro..
Barnes: Can you give me any reason i cannot award the try?
Gurthro TRY!!!
@Jarson (Comment 84) :
I don’t frikken blame them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Jarson (Comment 84) :
Blame them? LoL
Given!!
Try awarded…
Bokke 20 – 31 Aussies
TMO: I cannot give you any reason why you CANNOT award the try
Keep it up boys..
@Jarson (Comment 84) : Can you blame them!!!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 79) : Just went back with the PVR and watched it in slow motion and the pass was definitely forward.
Morne Steyn has something like 24 from 24 kicks this Tri-nations
Great rucking for a change by the Bokke…
DAMN!!!!!!!! Taht tackle on Habana wasn’t aimed at the head.
Great play from the Bokke….breaking the line a lot more…and holding onto possession…
Wow Rich calm down bru!! Lmao
MUCH better performance by the Boks so far in the 2nd half.
I wonder how high pitched PdV’s voice was at half time?
What a catch by John Smit…one handed stretched out on the tip of the ball…never seen that before…
@Nita (Comment 96) : Barnes doesn’t notice forward passes
Penalty kicking position for the Bokke…
Going for posts…
8 points diffirence
I’ve figured out Snor’s gameplan. Lull them into a false sense of security in the first half and then come back and shock them. Cunning.
Good play by the Boks so far in the second half..
Slotted….
Bokke 23 – 31 Aussies
Steyn PK
SA 23 – 31 Aus
50min
Gio, yes and all the boo’s has changed to ole’s.
APLON on…..yay
Aplon on for Habana
2nd half possession
SA 89%
Aus 11%
@Hmmm (Comment 113) :
@Jarson (Comment 114) :
YeeeHaaaaaa
Hougaart just doing the basics now…and doing then well…much better…
@klempie (Comment 108) :
Maybe Matfield and Smit have said WE ARE COACHING THE TEAM AGAIN.
LMAO!!! Beale just passed the ball over the dead ball line. Never seen that.
Aussies are brain farting!!
The u/19 game is a bit boring. This game is exciting
@klempie (Comment 119) :
You should watch more rugby.
Ausies steal the ball 7 meters or so out and pass into the dead ball area….
@KSA Shark © (Comment 118) : a la 2008? Could be. Maybe they’re gatvol of losing again.
@Jarson (Comment 121) :
Bwhahahahahahhaha
JdV TRY!!
Jean Div TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This are not good.
And that’s is why we play Jean at centre and not at wing!!!
5 meter scrum SA…
Great move…JdV bounces off a few and scores a great try…
Bokke 30 – 31 Aussies
Converted
SA 30 – 31 Aus
54min
Boy, am I glad I stuck around.
Wes. You think the booing was uncalled for? I think it got to them.
Aplon looking dangerous on attack.
DROP HABANA!!!!!!!!!!
Great break by Aplon after fielding the ball and then knocks on in the next tackle…
But at least he makes ground first…lol
Jannie should go off…he is not doing much either…
@klempie (Comment 134) :
One of the commentators just said” There is almsot an anger about the way the boks are playing”
Ref chasing Jannie off…doesn’t want to leave…
CJ on…he must not try any weird kicks or anything like that….
@Big Fish (Comment 133) :
This is the most experienced Bok side of all time!!
Oh and klempie, shut up!!
14 out of 50 tackles missed.. That’s a kak percentage!!
Aussies scrumming well this 3N…
Great tackle by Aplon on Matt after he made a good break…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 138) : Exactly. Hit home how shit they are when the crowd was booing.
As I say that a tight-head for the Bokke….
Tackles made
SA 36
Aus 83
Missed
SA 14
Aus 14
Smit TIGHT HEAD!!!!!!!
Aussies brought on Burgess and he kicks a great kick into the corner immediately….
Morne needs to work on his kicking out of hand…
Aplon snares Beale.
Another great tackle by Aplon cutting off Beal…
Aplons defence looking good..
it PISSES me off when players (Fourie on that occasion) throw both hands up in the air when they are anywhere near a ruck appealing to the ref.
SHUT THE F%^K UP and play the game.
Guthro having a great season….
@Hmmm (Comment 144) : That’s one of the things I like about Aplon, he’s not afraid to tackle.
That overhead shot just showed an awesome view of the Aussie prop dropping the bind and twisting.
JP is SO strong when he gets tackled.
Bokke scrum on 10 meters in own half….
Play taken to middle line and Bokke get a penalty….
Bokke going for poles…
Cmon Morne.. show dem!!
Genia looking erg gestress
@Nita (Comment 156) :
Nope he has guts hey…he has grown in stature this year…
Penalty slotted….
Bokke in the lead…
Bokke 33 – 31 Aussies
SA LEAD FOR THE 1ST TIME AFTER 61 MINUTES
Div looks very nervous there in the box, he’s not even sitting down.
Kick-off mistake by Aussies…mid-field scrum Bokke…
SA 33 – 31 Aus
61min
And with that the Aussies cock up the kick-off. Scrum SA on the halfway line
Morne trying to play the territorial game and loses….
As much as everyone is celebrating, this is NOT good for Bok rugby!! All this is doing is papering over the cracks.
Looks like Kanko is making reading….YES!
Oh no, Chili is warming up…
Bokke line out in their 22
Matfield played in the air Bokke penalty…
@lostfish (Comment 173) :
That makes me very nervous
Kanko and Chilli on
@Hmmm (Comment 176) : be more nervous, Chili is on.
@lostfish (Comment 178) :
right away we give away a FK for an early engage.
Chilli on and immediately two early engages…
great counter ruck by JdV!!!!!!
Can Victoria close out this game.
Ref making it easy for the statisticians…he calls who stole the ball etc…lol
Faaaainga is going faaaaar
Flip dunked on his head by Aussie replacement hooker Fainga….
Yellow card…
Barnsey!!!!!!!! you beaut!!!!!!!!!
“Stand here please. Here!!!”
The Aussies just don’t wanna win..
Steyn slots the PK
SA 36 – 31 Aus
70min
He’s gone be in trouble for that one…idiot
Amazing try.
Shit!!
Mitchell TRY!!!!!!!
Too many F$%^EN fools trying to debate crap at the LO instead of staying on their toes.
Victoria you twat!
Conversion Over
SA 36 – 38 Aus
73min
Jip! That Aussie is getting it from behind! Good call JdV
Aussie showing some character…
Lets see if the Bokke can use the 1 man advantage and score in the last 5 min….
Penalty…wide out kick…
PK Boks 10m from the line 5m from touch.
Steyn going at goal
76min
come on Bokke!! U can do this!!
It shoulda been a PK for the high tackle on JPP anyway.
FUCK. It’s over.
Beale you twat
What a kick from Morne…
Bokke ahead…
OVER!!!!!!!!
SA 39 – 38 Aus
77min
Bokke 39 – 38 Aussies (78th min)
Come on you useless Aussies!!
Aussies throwing everything…not going anywhere and then a ckickon by them…
Bokke scrum in 79th min…
Could be the last “event” in the game…
Enjoying the game klempie??
Burger marking Pocock well this half…
Has not stolen a ball this half that I can remember…
WOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Ai vd Merwe…
Penalty on halfway and 15 meter…
\@wpw (Comment 208) : Am now!!
Come on Kurtley!!!
So lets see if Beale has the brass….his kick is the last play of the game…
PK Aus for Flip vd Merwe diving on the tackle not cleaning anyone out.
0.5m inside the SA half 7 from touch 55m kick at goal for beale.
What a game!! Sorry Bokke!!
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m crying.
Tears of joy.
over
FULL TIME
Springboks 39 – 41 Australia
Bye bye Div.
What a test match!!
@klempie (Comment 218) :
WHY are you happy about an Aus win?
@klempie (Comment 218) : Why r u so happy? Did you put the Aussie down for a win?
Aussie take it in the death…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 182) :
Well that answers that question.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 222) : @Nita (Comment 223) :
We can finally get rid of that fucking bafoon Div.
Aussie side showing great character for such a young side….
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 221) :
nail biter indeed.
Nightmare to fairytale to Horror in 80minutes flat.
Klempie
You are a disgrace!!
@Hmmm (Comment 227) : They have also got quite a few real game breakers who with a few years experience can be world class.
@klempie (Comment 226) :
Do you seriously for even 1 second believe that PdV will be fired?
After holding ALL the international trophies…losing all that we could lose…
Hopefully the guys can get some rest now.
Wooden Spoon has our name on it.
@wpw (Comment 229) : No dude. The decision to appoint that idiot for “reasons other than rugby” was a disgrace. He has been a complete embarrassment to this nation and I am looking SO forward to seeing the back of him!!
@klempie (Comment 226) :
Yeh right!??!
Gurthrö Steenkamp awarded Man Of The Match
@KSA Shark © (Comment 231) : If he isn’t, then I will be supporting whoever plays the Boks until the end of his tenure. Simple as that. He does not show the character becoming of someone holding his position.
Now watch us win all of matches on the EOYT!!
Klempie
You will be the biggest idiot on this site if Div is not fired and goes to the RWC.
@wpw (Comment 229) :
That is not a good response!??! So childlike…he gave reasons why Div should not be couch…so why don’t you ive reasons why he should be…
Or are then none…
Don’t tell me back him just because his coloured??? That will be very disappointing…
@wpw (Comment 239) : The northern hemisphere is laughing at us bro. Even Scotland will be having a gander.
SA’s worst 3N’s ever…5 loses…
In the last 3 years we lost twice against Aussie at home…and twice against NZ…
Very very sad…
@wpw (Comment 239) :
But we all know he wont be fired…he has gotten away with A LOT more than any coach before him…
I don’t like Div as a coach and his not a very good spokesperson for SA rugby, he makes all look like a fool…and it’s not just his voice it’s the simple things he says. Does anyone know what happened with his trouble with SARU over his comments on the Bees issue?
@wpw (Comment 239) : How is Div going to win a Grand Slam with no senior players on tour?
Even Ashwin is saying Div should take responsibility…
Klempie…as long as we beat the Irish…we been losing for a very long time against them now…
How does the saying go? When Bulls Rugby is healthy, Bok rugby is healthy?
Well we can see how both teams are doing at the moment.
We got closer than we should have.
I’m not happy we lost, but anyone backing other teams against the Boks is a doos.
Sorry klempie.
@Big Fish (Comment 249) : No offence taken.