Finished
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Boks too strong for Wallabies
South Africa maintained their 100 per cent Tri-Nations record with a comfortable 32-25 victory over winless Australia in Perth More
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Australia
- South Africa
80' Ref blows final whistle and Boks win 32-25. Late tries from Wallabies make it look a close match but there was never any doubt as to the result. Boks continue their march towards the Tri-Nations title, making it four wins from four, while Aussies fall to another defeat - their fourth in the series leaving them under even greater pressure ahead of next week's clash with the Boks. Thanks for joining us.
80' Giteau adds conversion to make it 32-25.
80' Genia feeds Turner and he dances through Boks to go over for Wallabies third try. Too late but makes scoreline more respectable. 32-22.
78' Wallabies finishing on front foot as they look to claim a third try. Boks defence holds them up going into the final minute. Elsom keeps on attacking down short side.
75' Jannie du Plessis and Januarie on for Smit and de Preez.- 76' Giteau misses drop on goal as he tries to save time!
- 74' Great kick from Turner moves Wallabies into Boks 22. Can they pinch Boks throw and grab quick try to make this game interesting. Elsom does and Wallabies create another try for Giteau. 32-18. Lazy defence from Boks.
- 73' Pienaar off for Steyn.
- 68 Penalty to Boks as scrum goes down for third time. Steyn lines up kick for goal and make it 32-13.
- 66' Lineout move from Boks as Bekker feeds Fourie through the middle. But scrum-half held up short and ball knocked on as they try to move it to blind side. Scrum Wallabies 10m from their try-line.
- 65' Boks pinch possession and Habana launched counter. Ball spread to Pietersen on right wing and he kicks ahead, forcing O'Connor to concede touch in Wallabies 22. Looks like Pietersen has pulled a hamstring and that's why he kicked. But attacking lineout for Boks.
- 63' Wallabies batter Boks defensive line but so far tackling is good. Wallabies retain possession. Genia has added a bit of spark to their attacks with his quick delivery. Into 12th phase now!
- 61' Big shove from Wallabies and they earn another penalty. Smit appears to be struggling in Boks front row and Wallabies opt for another scrum and have good attacking position deep in Boks 22.
- 59' Penalty Wallabies - again from scrum - and Giteau finds touch 10m from Boks try line. But long throw pinched by Spies and chance again goes begging. Boks fail to find touch and Wallabies set up another attack.
- 56' Boks now have bonus point in the bag and it will be interesting to see how they play for remainder of the game. Expect even more kicking from the world champions.
- 54' Botha has been replaced by Bekker in Boks second row.
- 54' Steyn adds conversion and Boks lead 29-13.
- 53' Lovely kick from Pietersen into Wallabies 22. Wallabies make a mess of their throw and Smit makes 10m towards try line. Boks recycle ball but fail to take advantage of overlap as Habana knocks on. Ref calls them back for earlier Wallabies knock on and fantastic move from scrum puts Habana through for his second try. 27-13. Great stuff from the Boks!
- 49' Penalty Wallabies and Giteau finds touch just outside Boks 22. But throw not straight and another chance goes begging.
- 46' Cross crashes into Boks midfield and Wallabies run move on blind side with Elsom. Wallabies picking and driving but look better when they spin ball which they do now. O'Connor almost through but pass is deemed forward and scrum to Boks.
- 45' Just the start the Wallabies were after and they earn another penaly as Boks stand up in scrum, allowing Giteau chance to find touch deep in the Boks half.
- 44' Giteau makes it 22-13.
- 43' Pienaar caught in possession and penalty Wallabies. Burgess take quick tap and Wallabies launch attack. Boks clearance poor and Elsom sets up another attack. O'Connor makes ground and feeds Ashley-Copper. Wallabies continue attack and win penalty, Giteau takes quick tap and dances his way over. Ref goes to video official for confirmation but it lokos good. ref say yes and Wallabies now 22-11 behind.
41' Steyn gets second half underway. All to do for the Aussies.- 40' Penalty Wallabies for Boks offside. One last chance before half-time for Giteau to cut the gap, which he does. 22-6 going into the break and the Wallabies have it all to do in the second half.
- 38' Wallabies pinch Boks throw but Boks defence is good and they pinch ball back.
- 37' Poor clearance from Hynes and Boks counter. Brussow breaks one tackle but Wallabies defence is good and they win scrum down and the free kick for Boks not engaging properly. Lovely touch from Ashley-Cooper moves them down to Boks 22.
35' Botha looks to be hobbling and good chance he will be replaced at half-time.- 34' Steyn nails conversion to make it 22-3.
- 33' Pienaar send up another hight ball, de Villiers pressures Turner and ball bounces kindly for Habana, who bursts clear for Boks third try! 20-3. Excellent chasing by de Villiers gets its reward.
- 32' Steyn off target, which makes it two missed kicks tonight. Not often we see that from Steyn!
- 31' Boks lineout imperious again today as they win another throw and set up another rolling maul, controlled by Brussow at the back as they make 20m into Aussie half before winning penalty for Smith coming around wrong side. Superb play by the Boks and good to see them taking advantage of new law preventing collapsing.
- 28' Turner almost through but ref calls them back for penalty for du Plessis lying on the wrong side. Another chance for Giteau. This time Giteau on target to make it 15-3.
- 25' Boks penalised for men in front of kicker and Giteau opts to go for goal this time from Boks 10m line. Off target again though and that's none from two after making six from six last week.
- 23' Good work again from Gieteau releases Elsom down left wing but ball again is spilled in tackle. Boks clearance is charged down so ref calls them back for scrum on 22.
- 22' Boks defence again forces Wallabies to spill ball but Steyn kick downfield goes straight out so home side have lineout back on Boks 22. But Boks steal throw and Pietersen kicks downfield.
- 20' Wallabies win lineout but unable to make any ground and Smith knocks on resulting in scrum for Boks. Boks pressure is in defence is huge. Spies breaks from back of scrum and makes 10m but pass from de Villiers to Brussow goes forward. But Boks confident to run at every opportunity!
- 18' Steyn under pressure from kick-off and Boks concede penalty. Wallabies opt to kick for corner rather than take pot at goal. Not sure about that decision!
- 17' Lovely kick from Steyn makes it 15-0.
- 14' Du Preez kicks downfield and this time Elsom knocks on simple catch. That's three knock ons from Wallabies so far - two for Brown and one for Elsom. Attacking scrum for Boks, but they also knock on and Pienaar kicks goes long. Scrum baack to Wallabies on their 10m line. Penalty Boks for Alexander collapsing and chance for Steyn to extend lead.
- 12' Bit better from Wallabies as Giteau gets an attack going with aid of Elsom. Boks penalised for going over the top - Smit? - and Giateau has chance to cut their lead. But a scruffy looking effort and ball is pushed wide.
- 11' Amazingly Steyn misses conversion from in front of posts!
- 10' Scrum Boks just outside Wallabies 22 and they spread it to Fourie who is clean through to score under the posts. Mix up between Giteau and Burgess in defence there as Boks take 12-0 lead.
9' Boks have managed to get over gainline 92 per cent of the time so far, which is a huge advantage!- 8' Boks looking dangerous again. No bite in the Wallabies tackling and Boks getting over the gain lines pretty much at will so far.
- 7' Lovely touch line conversion from Steyn makes it 7-0.
- 6' Comfortable lineout take by Boks and they set up rolling maul before Spies crashes into Wallabies defence. Boks spread ball wide thorugh du Preez, Steyn and Habana before Wallabies pinged for Smith playing ball off feet. Du Preez takes quick tap and crashes over. 5-0 Boks. Well deserved try.
- 4' Wallabies enjoying period of possession now but as yet unable to break the gainline. Smith tries grubber through but Boks cover well and Pienaar again kicks well downfield.
- 2' Boks win lineout and immediately make ground through the middle through Fourie. Strong start for the Boks, but ref pings them for crossing between de Villiers and du Plessis.
1' Giteau gets the game underway, Pienaar takes catch and kicks upfield. Brown makes mess with catch and spills ball into touch.- - Australia went down by a point in the Sydney to the All Blacks last weekend and have been battered in their last two outings. A big ask for Deans's side but they will know they have to win matches so as these if they are to make the transition from a promising young side to one that can compete with the world's best. One thing in their favour is the Boks record in Australia, which is poor!
- - The Boks have not played for three weeks so will be nice and fresh. They are at full strength so must be strong favourites to maintain their excellent record this season and heap more pressure on the young Wallabies team.
- It's a pleasant evening at the Subiaco Oval in Perth and should allow the Wallabies to play a running game, if they choose to and if the Boks allow them to!- - Three wins from three for the Springboks so far in the series and they will be confident they can make it four from four.
- - Schalk Burger is back from his eye-gouging suspension but is named on the bench after Springbok coach Peter de Villiers opted to stick with the outstanding Heinrich Brussow. Burger replaces the unfortunate Danie Rossouw on the bench.
- - Series leaders and world champions South Africa have a settled look about them but have made the surprise change of bringing in Ruan Pienaar at full-back for Frans Steyn.
- - Deans has gone for teenager James O'Connor at full-back while Rocky Elsom has been cleared to start at blindside. The Wallabies are without skipper Stirling Mortlock, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.
- - Wallabies coach Robbie Deans, who is under huge pressure for a victory, has been forced into making a number of changes. Lock Nathan Sharpe and centre Berrick Barnes are ruled out after last weekend's loss to the All Blacks. Ryan Cross is in for Barnes and Matrk Chisholm replaces Sharpe.
- - A must win game for Australia who have lost all three of their matches to-date, including a 29-17 loss to the Springboks in Cape Town three weeks ago.
- - Good morning and welcome to Eurosport's online coverage of the Tri-Nations clash between Australia and South Africa from Perth.
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Summary
Australia versus South Africa Giteau 43’, 75’, Turner 80’ Tries du Preez 6’, Fourie 10’, Habana 33’, 53’ Giteau 44’, 80’ Conversions Steyn 7’, 34’, 54’ Giteau 28’, 40’ Penalties Steyn 17’, 68’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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AustraliaManager: Robbie Deans
On the Field
- Robinson
- Moore
- Alexander
- Horwill
- Chisholm
- Elsom
- Smith
- Brown
- Burgess
- Giteau
×2 - Hynes
- Ashley-Cooper
- Cross
- Turner
- O'Connor
Subs
- Baxter
- Mitchell
- Polota-Nau
- Pocock
- Mumm
- Cooper
- Genia
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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South AfricaManager: Peter De Villiers
On the Field
- Mtawarira
- du Plessis
- Smit
- Botha
- Matfield
- Brussow
- Smith
- Spies
- du Preez
- Steyn
- Habana ×2
- De Villiers
- Fourie
- Pietersen
- Pienaar
Subs
- Jacobs
- Burger
- Ralepelle
- Steyn
- Januarie
- Du Plessis
- Bekker
Injured
None
Suspended
None
Go Bokke,the rest of the world will never admit how good SA rugby is. When they win its on the front page,when the bokke win they dont mention it.Im living in Canada,and am really proud of the boks.Keep up the hard work,and show them hows its done.GO BOKKE
damn, teh wallabies were soooo close...
Ha ha ha ha BREN, you're irish logic is pretty much on cue lol...
The Springboks have beaten the Irish 12 out of their 17 encounters.
I guess you guys rely on yer luck :p
Australia are class they will win the world cup
Go the Bokke the world champions ,the Tri Nations champions and the super 14 champions need I say more
dude Australia are rubbish if you cant beat them your in right trouble!,,the boks are average get used to it we'll hammer you!!!!!!!!!!!!!,and grind you into the dirt..
The Aussies are pretty hopeless at all sports...rugby, cricket ..
Come on Boks, show them what we have got.....grind them into the dirt,1oo-plus will do nicely...Errol in Scotland on holiday from Cape Town.
Come on Springboks!! Show them how its done!! World Class!!
Come on Wallabies, show at least once cojones
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