LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Rugby Championship
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South Africa
New Zealand
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 06 October 2012 - 17h00 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 06 October 2012 - 17h00 |
| Venue | : | Soweto |
| Referee | : | Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
| Match status | : | Result |
| South Africa | New Zealand | |
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| Tries | Sam Whitelock (26min), Aaron Smith (34min), Ma'a Nonu (41min), and Conrad Smith (53min) | |
| Penalties | Elton Jantjies (37min) and Elton Jantjies (40min) | |
| Conversions | Dan Carter (35min), Dan Carter (42min), and Dan Carter (53min) | |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | Israel Dagg (66min) | |
| Red cards | ||
| DGs | Dan Carter (64min) and Dan Carter (72min) |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
Another penalty against Coenie Oosthuizen and Aaron Cruden steps up. Cruden, from 340m out on the angle, is wide to the right as the hooter for FULL-TIME goes. That was as emphatic as ever by the world's No.1 team. Join us in a short while when we head to Bloemfontein for some Currie Cup action! |
79 |
The Boks, in desperation, now run from their own 22 - however, it is so poor they go sideways and then knock the ball on. This has been a very poor second half by the Boks, who were punished by a ruthless AB team |
77 |
Jantjies finds touch just outside his 22 |
76 |
A nothing kick by Jantjies gives the ball to Jane, who chips and collects - Carter drives the Boks deep back into their own half |
74 |
Poor kick by Pienaar gives the All Blacks time to counter. A cross-field kick by Carter sees Kieran Read gets close ... he just fails to hold on for what would have been another try |
72 |
Dan Carter, from 40m out, slots the PENALTY as the Kiwis close in on their 16th consecutive Test win - 32-16 |
71 |
The Boks again penalised at the breakdown - this is now one-way traffick |
69 |
Carter goes deep and Lambie runs it back, a few quick phases and the Boks are penalised for holding on in the tackle |
67 |
The Boks again attempt a maul, that goes nowhere and then three times get driven back on the pick-'n-drive - then the Boks to turn it over in the tackle. That is shocking play by the Boks - they are a man up out wide and still go short |
66 |
YELLOW CARD - That was cynical by Israel Dagg, just as the Boks looked to get some momentum inside the AB half |
64 |
Dan Carter casually slots a DROP-GOAL and the lead stretches to 13 points - 29-16 |
63 |
Carter goes to the air and Habana collects, but the All Blacks drive the Boks off their own ball |
61 |
Again the Boks' hands let them down - this time the captain, Jean dfe Villiers, throws a no-look pass to nobody |
60 |
Dagg's clearance is not into touch, the Boks look to run it back from halfway |
59 |
Ruan Pienaar finds touch just 5m from the AB line and the Boks have the feed. The Boks attempt a maul, that goes to grounbd, then follow a few quick phases before the ball goes straight through Bryan Habana's hands 5m from the line |
58 |
Francois Louw wins another penalty at the breakdown |
57 |
Dan Carter, from 57m out, is wide to the left |
56 |
Coenie Oosthuizen penalised at the first scrum after coming on for Jannie du Plessis |
55 |
The Boks are now just a poor shadow of the team that looked so energetic in the first 20 minutes - another handling error, this time Vermeulen |
53 |
TRY - Conrad Smith is over, but there was clear obstruction by Ma'a Nonu. who he;ld onto Jean de Villiers. Dan Carter adds the CONVERSION for a 10-point (26-16) lead |
52 |
Habana again shoots out of line and the Boks are under pressure. Kirchner scrambles well and gets a hand in the way - scrum feed to NZ deep inside SA 22 |
51 |
The Boks drive and Woodcock steals it on the ground |
50 |
Eltgon Jantjies, from 25m on the angle, hits the upright |
49 |
Richie McCaw penalised at the tackle and an official warning for 'too many offences' at the breakdown |
48 |
The Carter restart is straight into touch - Boks opt for a scrum in midfield on the AB 22 |
47 |
Elton Jantjies, from 55m on the angle, is just short |
46 |
Francois Louw wins a penalty in the tackle when Read holds on |
45 |
Elton Jantjies kicks it directly into touch. Poor start to the second half by the Boks |
44 |
Pienaar goes to the air, Habana gets there and knocks it back, but then there is a Bok knock-on |
43 |
The restart is deep, Dagg clears to near halfway |
42 |
Dan Carteradds the CONVERSION and New Zealand are back in the lead - 19-16 |
41 |
TRY - Dan Carter gets the seond half underway. Brodie Retallick steals the restart, quick hands and Tauite slips a tackle. More quick hands and Ma'a Nonu is over |
40 |
Elton Jantjies, from 48m out, slots the PENALTY as the Boks take a 16-12 lead into the HALF-TIME break. The Boks had early ascendacy, the All Blacks had a 10m period of dominbance, but the Bos came back well in the latter stages. See you in 10 minutes - it will be a cracker! |
39 |
Huge scrum by the Boks, who win the penalty as the AB set piece disintegrates - that was a Beastly scrum!!! |
38 |
Scrum on halfway - scrum reset. The ref speaks to both teams now |
37 |
Elton Jantjies, just on for an injured Johan Goosen, kicks the PENALTY from 40m out to make it 13-12 for SA |
36 |
Ma'a Nonu penaliosed for offside in midfield near the NZ 10m line |
35 |
Dan Carter adds the CONVERSION and New Zealand take the lead - 12-10 |
34 |
TRY - Aaron Smith gets the try, after Bryan Habana exposes the Boks by shooting up for the intercept and missing it completely |
33 |
Pienaar clears to his 10m line |
32 |
Dagg drives the Boks back into their 22 |
31 |
Scrum reset |
30 |
Kirchner goes to the air and gets to the ball, but just can't control - good chasing, but NZ will have the scrum feed just outside their 22 |
28 |
Restart is deep, Carter clears to his 10m line |
27 |
Dan Carter can't add the extras - 5-10 |
26 |
TRY - Sam Whitelock gets NZ's first try, a quick line-out throw by Gear catches the Boks asleep |
25 |
Fiorst Jean de Villiers knocks the ball inside the AB 22 and then Jaco Tute just inside the SA half. But a great counter ruck by the Boks on their 22 gets the ball back |
23 |
McCaw penalised for hands in the ruck - near the Bok 10m line |
22 |
Goosen drives NZ back into their half again |
21 |
Johan Goosen, from virtually in front, slots the PENALTY for a 10-0 lead |
20 |
Penalty against Whitelock for offside and there was a speartackle on Bekker that went unpunished |
18 |
Aaron Smith kicks directly into touch and the Boks have an attacking line-out - 10m outside the AB 22 |
17 |
The Boks steal the line-out, but Bekker's hands let him down. He should be among the forwards, not in the centres |
16 |
Jean de Villiers drives the Kiwis back to their 22 with a great kick |
15 |
Conrad Smith knocks on as NZ look to regain from the restart - Bok scrum just short of their own 10m line |
14 |
Johan Goosen adds the CONVERSION and the Boks lead 7-0 |
13 |
TRY - Bran Habana gets the opening score, Alberts the strike runners and then the Kiwis trying to tap the pass pvback, Jean de Villiers collecting the ball and putting Habana clear |
12 |
Great clearance by Pienaar and Jane hacks the ball into touch near halfway |
11 |
Sam Whitelock knocks on as Ruan Pienaar hammers him in the tackle |
10 |
Zane Kirchner puts it directly into touch and the All Blacks will have a line-out just outside the Bok 22 |
9 |
Andrew Hore wins a crucial turnover on the AB 22 |
8 |
Free kick to the Boks - NZ closing the gap in the line-out |
7 |
Line-out penalty against Brodie Retallick for pulling Etzebeth down in the line-out |
6 |
Plenty of kicking by both teams now - Carter puts it in touch near the Bok 10m line |
5 |
Liam Messam penalised for breaking early at the scrum - Johan Goosen, from 35m out and to the right of the uprights, hits the post |
4 |
All Blacks again putting pressure on the Boks at the tackle - a knock-on hands the Boks a scrum just outside the NZ 22 |
3 |
Johan Goosen, from 40m out, is wide to the right |
2 |
All Blacks flying in at the tackles, but Andrew Hore goes offside. |
1 |
Dagg finds touch just outside the NZ 22 |
0 |
Johan Goosen gets the game underway! |
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It is the Kapa Opanga |
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Anthems done ... now for the haka |
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The teams are getting ready to come out for the anthems - it is close to kick-off! |
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The stadium is filling up - there will be more than 80,000 spectators here today. The atmosphere is electric! |
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• With 82 Tests, Bryan Habana is the most capped Springbok wing. He holds the record for the most Test tries for South Africa with 46 and has also scored the most tries by a Springbok in this competition with 13. • Habana needs two tries to equal Joost van der Westhuizen’s record of six career tries in Tests against New Zealand. • Habana is currently joint third for most career tries in the Vodacom Tri-Nations/The Castle Rugby Championship with 13. He needs two tries to join Joe Rokocoko of New Zealand in second place (15), behind Christian Cullen of New Zealand, who scored 16 tries in this competition. • Jean de Villiers is the most capped Springbok centre with 65 Tests in this position. Jean also needs two tries to equal Joost van der Westhuizen’s record of six career tries in Tests against New Zealand. • Ruan Pienaar will play in his 60th Test for South Africa and in his 25th in this competition. |
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Some interesting facts: • The All Blacks have played the Springboks in 84 Tests since 1921, with 47 victories to the All Blacks, 34 to South Africa and three draws. The All Blacks last played South Africa in Dunedin three weeks ago, winning 21-11. The last Test in South Africa was in Port Elizabeth last year, with South Africa winning 18-5. The All Blacks played at FNB Stadium in 2010, winning 29-22. • Owen Franks will play his 40th Test, while Piri Weepu looks set to make his 65th Test appearance off the bench. • The All Blacks squad currently has six of the most capped All Blacks in history by position: Tony Woodcock (prop), Keven Mealamu (hooker), Richie McCaw (flanker), Daniel Carter (flyhalf), Ma'a Nonu (inside centre) and Conrad Smith (outside centre). • Only one Test match was played by the Springboks at Soccer City. On 21 August, 2010 they played against the All Blacks and that match was won by New Zealand 29-22. |
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Some interesting notes: 1. It is Heyneke Meyer's 45th birthday today 2. If NZ win, it is Richie McCaw's 100th Test victory |
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It is a beautiful day here in Soweto - with bright sunlight and about 27°C. |
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Welcome to Soccer City in Soweto - venue of the Test between arch rivals South Africa and New Zealand! |
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 |
New Zealand
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Israel Dagg |
| 14 | Cory Jane |
| 13 | Conrad Smith |
| 12 | Ma'a Nonu |
| 11 | Julian Savea |
| 10 | Dan Carter |
| 9 | Aaron Smith |
| 8 | Kieran Read |
| 7 | Richie McCaw |
| 6 | Liam Messam |
| 5 | Sam Whitelock |
| 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| 3 | Owen Franks |
| 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ben Smith |
| 22 | Aaron Cruden |
| 21 | Piri Weepu |
| 20 | Victor Vito |
| 19 | Luke Romano |
| 18 | Charlie Faumuina |
| 17 | Wyatt Crockett |
| 16 | Dane Coles |