Today’s game comes to you from a wet and windy Twickenham Stadium in South-West London.
Heyneke Meyer and his Boks have failed to really impress on the tour so far, but crucially – according to the coach at least – have managed to remain unbeaten. They’ll be looking for a 3rd win here to end off a long and inconsistent year on a positive note.
Anything more than a win, you’d fancy, would be a bonus, particularly in these conditions.
The English have been disappointing themselves this Autumn and will look to bounce back after losing to a poor Australian side last week.
Kick-off at HQ is at 14h30 GMT, or half pas four if you’re in Mzansi.
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 (captain), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Replacements: 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 (captain), 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.
Replacements: 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.
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On a very full train heading to Twickers. Go ‘maBoks!
@robdylan (Comment 1) : Enjoy it Rob!
Go SA, make us proud
Kick off
Pienaar wtf???
Penalty missed by Flood
Eng 0
SA 0
2min
Eng gets another penalty after breaking SA’s defense
Eng 3
SA 0
5min
Lambie levels it
SA 3
Eng 3
9min
Go Bokke!
Scrum penalty to Eng. Flood converts
Eng 6
SA 3
12min
Scrum penalty to SA. Lambie converts
SA 6
ENG 6
15min
Jannie on a warning from the scrums
ENG get another scrum penalty and Flood gets another penalty for ENG, but missed
ENG 6
SA 6
19min
Lambie puts SA in the lead
SA 9
ENG 6
26min
Ouch. Barrit leveled by Petersen
Pienaar’s annoying the crap out of me.
Halftime
ENG 6
SA 9
OMG! Have you guys seen Victoria’s Movember attempt?? ROFL!
Bokke hasn’t been their best today, the only good thing is our line out
Cilliers is on for Jannie for the 2nd half
2nd half starts
Our attack is to predictable
SA get a kick able penalty and go for the line out
TMO try??? For SA
Try scored by Alberts
Lambie converts
SA 16
ENG 6
44min
Etzebeth is also on a warning
The rain is increasing and making conditions even more difficult
These commentators on sky are so biased, I wish I could find a better stream
Cilliers has made a huge difference
@lostfish (Comment 29) : You’d have to listen to Pearce and Skinstad… 😕
@klempie (Comment 31) : The supersport stream is too spotty aanyways.
Marcell Coetzee on for Alberts
@lostfish (Comment 32) : How’s France?
ENG get a penalty and Farrel goes for posts
ENG 9
SA 16
62min
Heinke on for Steenkamp
That was seriously pathetic from the Boks getting counter rucked like that.
Flip on for Etzebeth
Louw now on a warning
Farrel penalty
ENG 12
SA 16
73min
Lambie puts the restart direct out
Brits on for Strauss
Another uninspiring performance by SA.
5min left, SA have a scrum on their own 22
4min. ENG have the ball bout 30m out
3min. ENG stil on attack just outside the 22
WTF?!!! 😯
ENG take a penalty. Farrel converts
ENG 15
SA 16
79min
Robshaw just lost the captaincy…. 😆 😆
1min left. SA have a line out just outside the 22 of ENG
England rugby players dumber than Bulls players apparently.
@klempie (Comment 49) : Because he cant count? 😈
That’s it SA win 16-15
@JarsonX (Comment 52) : That’s the dumbest thing I’ve seen on a rugby field since Pieter van Zyl.
Stupidity by ENG gives SA the win. Should be the headlines tomorrow
We did our best to lose this game, but also fucked THAT up. Lucky try the only saving grace. Thank Jah that this was the last Bok game this year. Rubbish.
Just kidding! 😉 A win is a win against the Poms. Well done Bokke!
He says he thought they’d have enough time to get back for a DG! Now that’s playing percentage rugby! 😆 😆 😆
LMAO!! The Pommie interviewer is giving him a LOT of shit!
@Mutley (Comment 55) : South Africa were crap in the second half. Only England’s stupidity saved us.
Who was the MOTM?
@lostfish (Comment 59) : Duane.
@klempie (Comment 60) : Seriously?
@lostfish (Comment 61) : Can’t really comment on the credibility of that decision. Wasn’t paying much attention throughout the match.
I can only think that England paid Pienaar to play that badly
Everyone is giving Pienaar gears for his kak delivery .I feel sorry for the guy because he is playing in a team that doesn’t get quick ruck ball. We should carefully emulate how NZ get their ball out and how they ruck/clean/carry the ball into contact.
A few guys have been piss poor on this tour, for the life of me I cannot see what Juandre Kruger adds to the team in any capacity. For Meyer to insinuate that he is better than Bresler by not selecting Bresler ,shows me the depth of his lack of rugby acumen or the dire extent of his cronyism.
Is Etzebeth the enforcer type we need -watch this video and think about it ;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyI1UQfT6K0
We need bakkies back ! Play Etzebeth and Bakkies together.
I thought Lambie had his best game of the tour! Defended well ,kicked for goal well and attacked the gain line well.
Pienaar’s kicking was woeful, it started off average and just deteriorated to where he tried everything in his power to cost us the game.
And every time there’s a penalty, Lambie just about has to beg Pienaar for the ball so that he that is Lambie can do his job.
I think Pienaar has become a bit of a prima donna and I sure hope next year’s SR season will be enough time for any one of Reinach, Groom, van Zyl and Houghaard to prove themselves as Springbok scrummies willing and able to SERVE the FH with good clean ball, and not try to outshine everyone, like Pienaar.
Talent
I’ve noticed that whenever a Sharks player has an average game you either blame the Coach, the game plan or his team mates.
Pienaar was poor yesterday! End of!
Pienaar was slow yesterday and by far the worst player for the bokke. Forwards can’t be blamed for Pienaar being slow behind the rucks and his bad kicking.
@wpw (Comment 66) : I would love someone to call up all my posts on this website and see how critical I have been of Sharks players