The Springboks host the English in the second of three tests in Johannesburg this afternoon/evening, leading the series 1 – 0 after their victory over the men from up North in Durban last week. The Boks see only one change to the starting line up, while there is a shuffle in the England team after a few injuries.
Pat Lambie gets his chance at fullback following the injury to Zane Kirchner, a move that most expected to happen after Kirchner left the field at half time last weekend. All the combinations get another week to gel together, and we could see a great improvement in the overall game, especially over the full 80 minutes.
The English have lost a South African in their midfield following a facial injury to Brad Barritt, but see a New Zealander come onto the bench in a late change to the team, with Thomas Waldrom potentially making his debut. A big change comes at flyhalf, where Toby Flood gets the nod ahead of Owen Farrell.
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 François Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Wynand Olivier, 22 Bjorn Basson.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 11 David Strettle, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (captain), 6 Tom Johnson, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Mouritz Botha, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Tom Palmer, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 20 Lee Dickson, 21 Owen Farrell, 22 Alex Goode.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
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Come on Bokke!! 😎
Awê manne!
I have a ticket to the test but wont be able to make it…who is up to fetch it?
It is in block blue 1 (west stand)
“Boer” Pieter Koen belting out God Save the Queen. 😛
Apologies in advance if the commentary dies. My batter charger was nicked by a colleague yesterday… 😕
Here we go…
Poms repelling an early Bok onslaught.
4 seconds in and JBB misses first tackle…
Habs got to two metres from the line but Bis couldn’t gather the offload.
WTH?? 😆 😆
Bokke making great play…opening Habana to be just covered by the cross defense….Habana isolated so had to release from the ground to Bizzy who kocked the pick up after an Eng player got a hand…
The ball went straight through the English scrum, Big Vic spots it and darts over the line. How bizarre!
Eng scrum 5 meter out from their tryline…
Ball goes in one side and out the other…Alberts picks up from the side of the scrum and scores…
Morne pulls it left badly.
Boks 5 – 0 Poms
4 mins
For the first time ever I see people seated on the “new extension” at Coca cola park (very top at North side)….
So I take it there should be 72500 people at the stadium then?
@Hmmm (Comment 13) : Never seen that before. under 9’s scrumming?
@Hmmm (Comment 15) : The Coke Can doesn’t seat that many.
Boks 5m out again. 😯
@klempie (Comment 16) :
Terrible…and happened last week too…lol
TRY!!!
Bis is under the posts.
Bizzy doing one of his “ball walks”…taking 3 Eng players with him and in without any slow motion seems like a try…
Ask if there is any reason not to award
Bis has the record for most number of hooker tries for the Boks.
Boks 12 – 0 Poms
8 mins
Bokke 12 – 0 Eng 7 min
Penalty Poms. Coetzee not rolling away. Easy chip for Flood.
That was clumsy by Coetzee.
Boks 12 – 3 Poms
9 mins
Poms maul it 10 metres.
Poms in the 22.
Habs steals it. 😎
Lineouts are looking good.
Great little chip by JP to Young puts him under pressure as Habs bears down on him and catches him behind his tryline. 5m scrum Boks.
Scrum infringement by the Poms. Steyn adds a penalty.
Boks 15 – 3 Poms
15 mins
Boks back in the 22.
Boks 5m out.
Hougaard!!!!
What a wonderful performance this is. 😎
Steyn converts
Boks 22 – 3 Poms
20 mins
SuperPat is down.
He rolled his ankle but he’s up and walking now.
Flood scores. That was completely soft. The Boks just fell asleep.
Converted.
Boks 22 – 10 Poms
24 mins
M Steyn DG
Boks 25 – 10 Poms
26 mins
Boks have a 12m lineout.
They set the maul
Penalty Boks. Poms brought the scrum down.
Easy kick.
Missed.
Spies crabbing.
HT Boks 25 – 10 Poms
Thanks Klempie!
Here’s the second half
Thanks for the updates Klempie.
@Ice (Comment 51) : Pleasure bokkie! 😎
@klempie (Comment 49) : As usual.
@lostfish (Comment 53) : 🙂
Steyn takes a penalty.
Boks 28 – 10 Poms
47 mins
Flood converts a try.
Boks 28 – 17 Poms
53 mins
We apologise for the break in commentary due to technical difficulties.
Meisiekind is on…
Penalty Boks in front of the posts after Cole loses his bind.
Boks 31 – 17 Poms
59 mims
England maul it 25m for a try. Flood converts.
Boks 31 – 24 Bike
61 mins
Poms drive the Bok scrum backward and win a penalty. Flood puts it over.
Boks 31 – 27 Poms
64 mins
Penalty Boks. Lucky scrum penalty.
Justice is done as he misses.
JP with a storming 50m run takes it to the 22
@klempie (Comment 65) : And after it goes through loads of hands, hr finishes it off in the corner. Steyn misses again
Boks 36 – 27 Poms
74 mins
Poms have a 5m lineout.
@klempie (Comment 67) : which we win and clear
Hooter goes with a bok lineout.
FT Boks 36 – 27 Poms
Heyneke is a joke! Selects Basson on the bench ahead of Aplon. Lambie goes off, Olivier comes on. Habana goes off, Pienaar comes on and Hougaard moves to the wing. Wtf?
@Ben (Comment 71) : He’s got a 100% record…better than Jake even….
JP is MoM! 😎
JP Pietersen Man of the Match!
Well done with a good win Bokke!
@Ben (Comment 71) : ??
The forwards made NO impact, but the backs were not bad – i thought Olivier did rather well on defense. was visible….and now I will erase that I have EVER said that…I deny it… 😆
@Ice (Comment 76) : Too late, I have the evidence
I agree Ice. I thought Olivier did quite well when he came on.
@wpw (Comment 78) : Wes, I never thought i’d say that… 😳
@Die Kriek (Comment 77) :
tjit tjit tjit!
@Ice (Comment 76) : Sies! 😈
@Ice (Comment 76) : @wpw (Comment 78) : 🙄 ❓