South Africa will look to emulate last week’s big victory, by winning well in Mendoza.
Last year’s away game in Argentina didn’t go to plan; will this year be different?
Kick-off is at 9:10pm if you’re in South Africa.
Argentina: 15 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Felipe Contepomi (captain), 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Mariano Galarza, 4 Julio Farías Cabello, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guiñazú, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Agustín Creevy, 17 Nahuel Lobo, 18 Matías Díaz, 19 Tomas Lavaninni, 20 Benjamin Macome, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago Fernández, 23 Joaquin Tuculet.
South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.
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Bokke fast asleep 7-0 Argentina
Arg 7 – 0 SA
5 min
@Franshark (Comment 1) : for now i am lol
Sa good on the scrum…. get a penalty awarded
Pumas 7-3
Arg 7 – 3 SA
9 min
Hmmmm…
Basson penalised for in front of kicker
Arg 10 – 3 SA
11 min
Pumas 10-3
Lucky try.
Basson try
Basson in for SA first score
@klempie (Comment 11) : very lucky-contepomi shouldn’t have kicked it there
Arg 10 – 10 SA
14 min
Apart from the discipline, these Argies are seriously harassing the breakdown.
is this game putting everyone to sleep or just me?
@Bok-Clyde-Kiwi (Comment 17) : Well…I am watching this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMj7DGN1yD4
Arg 10 – 10 SA
33 min
Arg missed penalty kick
Hope this match picks up, been boring so far
Arg 13 score their second try…
Arg 17 – 10 SA
37 min
@RuckingFun (Comment 20) : Happy now? 😀
@klempie (Comment 18) : seems more interesting than the rugby
Some vrot defence from the Boks. 🙄
@RuckingFun (Comment 20) : not like that…. 🙂
SA penalty
Arg 17 – 13 SA
HT
Always the same stupid game plan away from home kick run straight maul and hope for penalties
If I were coach of Australia or New Zealand I would definitely target bassons wing, we missing Jp
Duane Vermeulen looks like Thor.
🙄
@JarsonX (Comment 31) : Bored?
SA penalty
Arg 17 – 16 SA
45min
This is piss poor from the Boks. 🙄
@McLovin (Comment 34) : And there aren’t even many Sharks in the team…
Looks like piss poor might be a compliment. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 35) : Suppose there’s always a silver lining.
@McLovin (Comment 37) :
Might as well go to bed.
Night John-boy.
SA goes ahead
SA penalty
Arg 17 – 19SA
72min
😯 WTF…going for lineout???
nr 11 off side… penalty wow taking the line out…. stupid
FT Arg 17 – 22 SA
Well that was uninspiring…
2nd chance… penalty taken
Arg 17 – 22 SA
FT
I think.it was the only clever thing we did all game-ate up another minute going for the lineout
So close 🙁
@Argex (Comment 46) : Well played buddy.
So much for the springboks being more balanced and clinical than ever-this game shows why new Zealand are streets ahead of us at the moment
Why the hell is AIG marketing themselves using the ABs in SA? I swear to god…that must surely be a Marketing 101 rookie mistake. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 47) : Thanks man. Glad its better than last week! Pushed you guys close tonight.
We were abysmal – but how Steve Walsh is still involved (in any capacity) in international rugby is beyond me.
@MerckZ (Comment 51) : Yes, did anyone else notice Steve Walsh say a certain four lettered swear word? I hope he gets in trouble for that. He also got the scrum words wrong among other mistakes. He is just truly incompetent.
I know I’m repeating myself, but again I have to say Basson is a major weakness. Hopefully Heyneke was realising that since he subbed him early!
SO BORING! CURRY CUP WAS MUCH BETTER!
Am I alone in thinking that Fourie du Preez has to start our home tests against the Wallabies and All Blacks? He made such a difference. Still on another level to any of our other scrum halves.
@SeanyJMc (Comment 55) : agreed pienaar was awful
@SeanyJMc (Comment 55) : play Fourie, but Ruan must go and we need to blood a youngster (who is not playing overseas!!) On the nz/aus trip. Heyneke is going to regret using all these overseas players
How come Fourie du Preez was’nt in the 22? Is it something to do with his contract? Pienaar was very poor, slow, passing was inaccurate,he really needs to go back to Ireland. Jano Vermaak would have changed the tempo – so much for Heyneke Meyers belief in his subs that he never came on.The Boks were 2 paces behind the whole game. The Ozzies and AB watched this with great interest and especially the Wallabies who are eminently beatable in their current form will take great hope from this. The AB probably couldn’t give f**k – they’re indestructible.
All Black second team would wipe their arses with this lot. Thankfully I didn’t watch it live and skipping through the recording didn’t waste much time, because there was only 5 minutes of actual rugby to see. Disappointing that we won, actually. Rubbish.
Pienaar was Poor, no place for him in the team. Willie Le Roux poor really has a attitude that doesn’t add up to his current track records. Hy is nou ‘n regte wind gat.
My Bok Team:
15. Aplon
14. Le Roux
13. De Villiers
12. Serfontein
10. Steyn
9. Du Preez
8. Vermeulen
7. Albertas
6. Flouw
4. Etsibeth
5. Never Ever Again Kruger/ rather strafskopFlip
3. Beast
2.business
1.jannie dok
16. Oostuizen
17. Guthro
18. Deysel
19. Pienaar
20. Strauss
21. Engelbrecht
22. Van Zyl
23. Franco(…no other choice left sad to say….)
My “Transition” Squad, fitness permitting:
1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Jannie du Plessis
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
6. Heinrich Brussouw
7. Willem Alberts
8. Duane Vermuelen
9. Fourie du Preez (C)
10. Johan Goosen
11. Bryan Habana
12. Francois Steyn
13. Jean de Villiers
14. JP Pietersen
15. Willie Le Roux
16. Adriaan Strauss
17. Gurthro Steenkamp
18. Coenie Oosthuizen
19. Juandre Kruger
20. Marcell Coetzee
21. Cobus Reinach/Ruan Pienaar
22. Patrick Lambie
23. JJ Engelbrecht
Probably a few too many Sharks in there for most people’s liking, but we do have some of the most promising young players…
@MerckZ (Comment 61) : Looks like a good team. I like that you included a lot of local players. I think du Preez is a bit old to start being Bok captain. I would just stick with de Villiers I also reckon it may be a waste to invest in Goosen as Bok 10 given his constant injuries. I would switch the centres. We saw in Super Rugby how much better Steyn was on the outside channel. I don’t think either of you replacement props are the right ones. Steenkamp doesn’t work and Oosthuizen is a loose-head. Lastly, Pienaar is a lost cause, go with Reainach.
1. Beast
2. du Plessis (vc)
3. du Plessis
4. Etzebeth
5. du Toit
6. Brussouw
7. Alberts
8. Vermeulen
9. du Preez
10. Lambie
11. Habana
12. de Villiers (c)
13. Steyn
14. Pietersen
15. le Roux
16. Strauss
17. Oosthuizen
18. Adriaanse
19. Kruger
20. Coetzee
21. Reinach
22. Steyn
23. Serfontein
Wow what a poor game by the Bokke. We were lucky to win imo!! 🙄 😡
Aussies surely must fancy their chances after this performance..