LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Rugby Championship
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South Africa
Argentina
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 18 August 2012 - 17h00 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 18 August 2012 - 17h00 |
| Venue | : | Newlands |
| Referee | : | Steve Walsh (Australia) |
| Match status | : | Result |
| South Africa | Argentina | |
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| Tries | Zane Kirchner (15min) and Marcell Coetzee (28min) | |
| Penalties | Juan Martin Hernandez (14min) and Juan Martin Hernandez (30min) | |
| Conversions | ||
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
The Boks putting Argentina under pressure in their own 22 now, but the latter gets the penalty for an offside offense. Argentina boots the ball into touch and the hooter sounds. That's that! The Springboks beat Argentina 27-6! Morne Steyn receives the man-of-the-match award after a flawless kicking display (Steyn slotted 5 from 5 kicks at goal) and an all-round good performance. |
76 |
South Africa on the attack, shifting the ball through the hands. Good work being done by South Africa's forwards, and now they have an overlap... but Hougaard knocks the ball on after a good charge and offload by Adriaan Strauss.. |
75 |
South Africa with a defensive line-out, and Pienaar with the clearnce kick from the base of the scrum. |
72 |
Morne Steyn finds touch after Argentina gets penalised for not rolling away. Good attacking ball for the Boks, but Argentina forces another steal. Argentina setting up the phases now. |
71 |
The Boks gets good momentum with their big runners, after opting for the tap-kick in Argentina's 22, but the visitors manages to poach South Africa's ball. Good clearance kick by the Pumas. |
69 |
Habana leaves the field, making way for the debutant JJ Engelbrecht. |
67 |
Argentina on the attack now. They kick the ball to South Africa and Bryan Habana makes a great break through several defenders through the midfield, followed by a break by Francois Hougaard. Argentina penalised for being offside. |
65 |
Pat Cilliers replaces Jannie du Plessis in the front row. Over the top line-out falls in the hands of Ruan Pienaar and he kicks the ball in to touch. |
64 |
Argentina are driving it up again, but Marcell Coetzee forces the turnover and South Africa counters. Argentina get their hands back on the ball and kicks the ball down-field into touch. |
63 |
Morne Steyn with the clearance kick after a steady scrum by South Africa. |
61 |
Attacking scrum for Argentina, making good ground as they move the ball down the backline. They are in the Boks' 22 now, but South Africa's tough defense forces the turnover. Scrum awarded to South Africa. |
59 |
Argentina replaces both their props and Ruan Pienaar comes on for Lwazi Mvovo. Hougaard shifts to wing with Pienaar on scrum-half. |
56 |
Morne Steyn launches a pin-point cross-kick and Habana takes it brilliantly! TRY to Habana in the right-hand corner and Morne Steyn CONVERTS! |
53 |
South Africa sets up the phases now with in Argentina's 22, but the latter makes a good steal. Unfortunately a forward pass by Argentina leads to an attacking scrum for the Springboks. Penalty awarded to SA after Argentina collapses the maul and Morne Steyn kicks for touch. |
52 |
Argentina penalised for being offside. Morne Steyn kicks for touch. Keegan Daniel gets replaced by Jacques Potgieter. |
51 |
Penalty to Argentina after the Boks gets penalised for not releasing the ball. |
49 |
Good attacking ball for the Boks now, but Willem Alberts knocks the ball on after a few phases. Scrum awarded to Argentina. Coetzee charges the clearance kick down, but somehow Argentina regathers and gets the clearance kick away. |
47 |
The Boks making some good ground now, Kirchner puts the grubber kick through and Habana chases. Argentina gets the ball back however and kicks for touch. |
45 |
Another penalty awarded to Argentina after Marcell Coetzee gets penalised for collapsing the maul, and Hernandez fails with the kick once-again. |
43 |
Keegan Daniels gets penalised and Argentina gets another shot at the posts, but this time Hernandez fails to slot the penalty. |
41 |
Juan Martin Hernandez gets us back underway, well fielded by Bekker. Morne Steyn finds touch. |
41 |
The Springboks gets penalised for a high tackle by Willem Alberts on Hernandez. Marcello Bosch takes the longer penalty, but misses. |
40 |
Argentina loses the ball forward after winning their own line-out. A good attacking scrum for the Boks now, close to the left-hand touchline. The Boks sets up a few phases, but Argentina turns the ball over and the ball finds touch. That's it for the first half. |
37 |
Scrum to Argentina in their own 22, getting the penalty for the Boks collapsing the scrum. The scrums have been a bit of a mess throughout the game so far. |
35 |
The Boks making good ground now, setting up a few phases through the likes of Etzebeth and the Beast, but Argentina forces the turn-over in their own 22m-area. |
34 |
Penalty to South Africa for Argentina being off-side. Jannie du Plessis comes back on the field (in the place of Cilliers) after being cleared in the 'concussion bin'. |
31 |
Pat Cilliers comes on for Jannie du Plessis to make his test debut. |
29 |
Argentina sets up a few phases and South Africa gets penalised for off-side. Argentina opting for posts and Hernandez scores the PENALTY. |
28 |
Morne Steyn slots the CONVERSION from the right-hand touchline. |
25 |
Argentina penalised for 'hands-in-the-ruck' in SA's half. The Boks finds touch and wins the line-out. Penalty to the Boks and Steve Walsh forced to warn the Pumas for multiple penalty infringements. The Boks mauls the ball from the line-out and Marcell Coetzee scores his first test TRY! |
23 |
Penalty to South Africa in front of the posts. Morne Steyn scores another PENALTY! 13-3 |
22 |
Argentina penalised for taking Lwazi Mvovo out in the air. |
21 |
Argentina in possession now, building up phases but making no ground through the solid defense of the Boks. |
18 |
Scrum to the Boks just inside their own half. Solid scrum by the Boks. Steyn kicks it to the opposition and they take the ball up-field. Jannie du Plessis gets penalised for a late tackle on Hernandez. Argentina kicks to touch. |
16 |
Morne Steyn CONVERTS |
15 |
Scrum for South Africa in the opposition 22. Free kick to SA for an early engagement. Hougaard takes the quick-tap and the ball goes through the hands. Zane Kirchner scores the TRY! |
11 |
Argentina making good ground with their runners testing the defense of the Boks, going through 15 phases. Penalty advantage for Argentina in-front of the posts after Kirchner played the ball off his feet. Hernandez slots the PENALTY. 3-3 |
10 |
Hernandes hoists the ball, but well fielded by the Boks. South Africa taking their time at the ruck and Kirchner makes a good clearance. |
7 |
Keegan Daniel wins the first lineout of the match for the Boks and they get good go-forward, but Argentina forces the penalty and kicks for touch. |
5 |
Bismarck du Plessis leaves the field with an injury, with Adriaan Strauss replacing him. |
2 |
South Africa takes a quick-tap and gets good go-forward. Penalty to SA. Morne Steyn scores the PENALTY. 3-0 |
1 |
Kick-off! Morne Steyn gets us underway, taken up by Juan Martin Fernandes Lobbe. Knock-on Argentina, scrum-down South-Africa. Argentina penalised for an early engagement. |
-4 |
Argentina singing their national anthem, followed by the South African National anthem (sang by Theuns Jordaan). |
-5 |
Rodrigo Roncero and Frans Steyn are both celebrating their 50th caps for their teams today, getting the honor of leading their respective teams on-to the field. |
-7 |
The Springboks should be no push-overs, with coach Heyeneke Meyer opting for experienced combinations in the front-, second-, and back-rows, as well as the half-back combination. |
-10 |
The conditions are perfect in Cape Town today, with nothing more than a light breeze in Newlands Stadium. |
-15 |
Argentina would hope to get quality 'go-forward' during scrum-time, having selected three props in their front-row, including former Stormers & Boland prop/hooker Eusebio Guinazu in the number-2 jersey. |
-20 |
The clash amongst the forwards will be a battle within itself today, as both teams are renowned for a physical approach up-front. |
-25 |
History is being made today with Argentina playing in their first ever match in the Rugby Championship, previously known as the Tri-Nations. |
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Welcome to DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium in Cape Town for the second match of the 2012 Rugby Championship and the first match between the Springboks and Argentina. |
South Africa
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Zane Kirchner |
| 14 | JP Pietersen |
| 13 | Juan de Jongh |
| 12 | Jean de Villiers |
| 11 | Francois Hougaard |
| 10 | Patrick Lambie |
| 9 | Ruan Pienaar |
| 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| 7 | Willem Alberts |
| 6 | Francois Louw |
| 5 | Juandre Kruger |
| 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| 3 | Jannie du Plessis |
| 2 | Adriaan Strauss |
| 1 | Gurthrö Steenkamp |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Lwazi Mvovo |
| 22 | Jaco Taute |
| 21 | Elton Jantjies |
| 20 | Marcell Coetzee |
| 19 | Flip van der Merwe |
| 18 | Patric Cilliers |
| 17 | Heinke Van der Merwe |
| 16 | Schalk Brits |
Argentina
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Juan Martin Hernandez |
| 14 | Gonzalo Camacho |
| 13 | Marcelo Bosch |
| 12 | Santiago Fernández |
| 11 | Juan Imhoff |
| 10 | Nicolas Sánchez |
| 9 | Martín Landajo |
| 8 | Leonardo Senatore |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamon |
| 6 | Juan Martin Fernández Lobbe |
| 5 | Julio Farias Cabello |
| 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| 3 | Maximiliano Bustos |
| 2 | Eusebio Guiñazu |
| 1 | Marcos Ayerza |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Manuel Montero |
| 22 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| 21 | Nicolas Vergallo |
| 20 | Tomás Leonardi |
| 19 | Tomas Vallejos |
| 18 | Francisco Gomez Kodela |
| 17 | Nahuel Lobo |
| 16 | Agustin Creevy |