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Aussies upset Boks for first win
Australia ended a six-match losing streak in the Tri-Nations with 21-6 victory over tournament leaders South Africa in Perth. More
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Australia
- South Africa
80' Steyn kicks out on full and Wallabies have lineout back in Boks half. Hooter goes, Genia kicks to touch and Wallabies have won 21-6. Fully-deserved victory that snaps a six-match losing streak in the Tri-Nations. Boks will have to wait for another chance to claim title as their four-match winning streak comes to an end. Great match. Thanks for joining us.
77' High ball from O'Connor to Mitchell. Boks claim ball but du Preez spills it and O'Connor accepts the favour and springs over from 20m for Aussies second try. 21-6.
75' Cooper on for injured Barnes.
74 Great counter rucking from Wallabies pinches Boks ball and Robinson shows great stregnth to beat coupl of tackles and put Hynes clear on wing. But cover is back and Boks try to run from deep. Great stuff!- 72' Mitchell claims high ball and feeds Elsom out wide. Wallabies almost clear.
- 70' Wallabies have had all territory and possession in last 10 minutes and continue to pressure Boks scrum. Du Plessis forced to stand up, then Smit as Boks scrum under huge pressure. Boks win freekick and du Preez kciks downfield.
- 68' Cross kick from Giteau, Hynes fails to gather but Boks knock on. Attacking scrum Wallabies in Boks 22. Barnes makes half break, Elsom held up short but moves dies due to handling error.
- 67' Frans Styen on for Pienaar.
- 67' Giteau grubber deep into Boks 22 and Styen caught in possesion and forced into touch by Mitchell. Lineout Aussies 5m from Boks line.
- 66' Penalty Aussies for Mtawarira standing up in scrum. Good chance for Giteau to extend Wallabies lead but he pulls it slightly wide from 41m out. Missed chance.
- 65' Aussie tails are up now as they sense long overdue victory.
63' Giteau adds conversion and Wallabies lead 16-6.- 62' Attacking scrum Wallabies. Barnes feeds Ashley-Cooper at speed and the centre is clean through for first try of the game and how the Wallabies celebrate! 14-6.
- 59' Wallabies break from deep and Giteau chips ahead for Hynes. Jacobs wins race back for ball but then sends suicide pass inside and Giteau claims and crashes over. But great defence from Fourie on Giteau prevents try.
- 57' Burger and Rossouw on for Brussow and Spies.
- 56' Aussies win scrappy possession and go through series of pick and drives. Boks defence good. O'Connor tries to work Elsom into corner but ball is spilled under pressure from Ndungane.
- 54' Free-kick Aussies for Boks joining line out. Wallabies take quick tap and Elsom burts clean through. Elsom hauled down short but Boks concede penalty. Genia takes quickly and crashes over. Ref goes to video official and it looks like the scrum-half lost control after good work from du Preez. Gutsy effort from Genia but no try. Scrum Aussies 5m from line.
- 52' Boks launch another rolling maul from lineout take by Matfield and make good yards, but ref rules truck and trailer and Aussies let off.
- 51' Long bounce pass O'Connor to Mitchell, who kicks ahead and catches Steyn deep in defence and charges kick into touch. Matfield taken out in lineout and penalty Boks who clear upfield.
- 48' High ball from Ndungane but he takes Genia out in mid-air and Wallabies kick penalty for lineout in Boks territory.
- 47' Styen tries little chip over Aussie defensive line but Fourie just unable to claim ball. Nice idea and nearly came off.
- 43' Spies breaks from base of scrum and sets up attack. Ball recycled and Steyn opts for shot at goal but scuffs it.
- 42' Huge hit Smit on Moore and Boks force tunover and break into Wallabies territory. But Aussies force tunover and break upfield through Chisholm. Ball recycled but Giteau stuck in two minds and concedes scrum. Exciting start to second half.
41' Barnes gets second half underway.- 40' Aussies fail to win scrum but ref blows for half-time. A great 40 minutes despite being try-less. Both sides looking to run ball at every opportunity and plenty of line breaks. Much better from the Wallabies who take a 9-6 lead into the break. Second half should be a cracker.
- 40' Aussies fail to claim du Preez high ball, and Boks get put in to scrum in their 22m after Hynes knock on. Dangerous position for the boks who are looking for score before half-time. Ball spread wide to Jacobs on right wing, ball is recycled and Brussow is over but ref calls forward pass by du Preez.
- 37' Steyn curls ball round superbly and cuts Wallabies' lead to 9-6.
36' Aussie hand in ruck and penalty Boks. Habana off for blood.- 35' Aussies taking game to Boks and stretching their defence. O'Connor almost through and Horwill goes close. Ball recycled and Giteau lands drop goal with his wrong foot. Nice kick and Wallabies lead 9-3.
- 33' Moore on for injured Polota-Nau. Looks like rib injury.
- 32' Big scrum from the Wallabies as Robinson does an excellent job on Smit. Penalty Australia as Smit pops up. Skipper having another difficult time in the scrum.
- 31' Hynes on for injured Turner.
- 29' Poor lineout throw from Wallabies, Boks pinch ball and Steyn lands a decent drop goal. 6-3 Wallabies but they handed the Boks chance to cut lead.
- 25' Penalty to Wallabies for Brussow blocking ball coming out. No mistakes from Giteau and Wallabies lead 6-0, if somewhat against the run of play.
- 23' de Villiers is clean through Giteau and finds Fourie who is stopped just short of scoring on his 50th appearance for the Boks. Surely it's just a matter of time before we have a try in this game. Some grea rugby!
- 20' Boks on the attack now as they go through phases in Wallabies 22. Great game so far and big tackle Polota-Nau on Brussow forces knock on. Walabies clear up field and Habana tries long drop goal - never on!
- 18' Giteau cuts Boks defence to shreds but is brought down just short of the try-line by Habana - again. Lovely break by the Aussie fly-half, but should have fed Barnes who was clear to his left.
- 17' Genia makes a sniping break, bounces out of tackle and feeds Turner on the right wing. But stunning tackle from Habana forces ball from his gasp. Ref goes to video official but knock on is ruled. Scrum Boks 5m from their line.
- 15' Mitchell makes another incursion but ball is spilled forward and Boks counter through Habana, Pienaar and Fourie. Thrilling stuff and great defence as well.
- 13' O'Connor penalised for going off his feet and Boks kick for touch 10m inside Wallabies half. Another clean take and another well-set rolling maul. But Aussies win penalty for Brussow going off his feet this time and Barnes clears danger up field deep into Boks territory.
- 11' Mitchell into the line at speed but Boks defence is good. Aussies go wide again and Barnes grubbers through but it's too long and Ndungane touches down comfortably.
- 9' Aussies find good touch but Boks pinch throw and clear long downfield. Wasted chance for Wallabies. Boks try to run from deep and Pienaar is collared and Aussies pinch ball and set up another attack.
- 8' Boks take lineout and set up rolling maul which makes 15m into Aussie half. Du Preez tries snipe round the blind side but his kick ahead is blocked and Aussies win penalty. Dangerous signs of Boks lineout and maul.
- 6' Boks offside and Giteau has first chance on goal. Lovely strike from the Wallabies fly-half and Australia rewarded for their ambition. 3-0.
- 3' First scrum and Boks again make holes in Aussie midfield as De Villers puts Fourie clean through. Boks continue attack but move breaks down and Wallabies try to run out of defence through Ashley-Cooper. Thrilling but daring stuff from Aussies. Great start to the game.
- 2' Box kick from Genia and Spies smashed into touch by Elsom. Good start for Wallabies. Genia goes high again and Ashley-Cooper secure ball, but Boks turn over and try to counter.
1' Referee Wayne Barnes blows his whistle and Morne Steyn gets the game underway.
- It's a fine evening at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane so all set, hopefully, for a feast of running rugby.
- Despite their comfortable win last week, the Boks conceded 15 penalties and will be determined to cut that to single figures today. They spread the ball much more than usual in Perth and hopefully we will get to see more of that today.- - Burgess, Moore and Hynes have been relegated to the bench but Cross, Brown and replacement prop Al Baxter have all been dumped from the squad.
- - In a bod to get that first win Deans has made a raft of changes, dropping five players from last week's game. Scrum-half Luke Burgess, hooker Stephen Moore, wing Peter Hynes, centre Ryan Cross and number eight Richard Brown have all paid for the Perth loss, with Will Genia, Tatafu Polota-Nau, the fit-again Berrick Barnes and Pocock moving into the starting XV.
- - Despite a promising start to the season, the Wallabies have struggled to get the results in this series. Robbie Deans's young and talented side have shown plenty of potential but they have yet to record a win and the pressure is certainly on them today to snap the winless streak.
- - Boks coach Peter de Villiers has been forced into replacing injured wing JP Pietersen with Odwa Ndungane in his starting XV, while Danie Rossouw returns from injury to reclaim his place on the bench from Andries Bekker. The Boks won comfortably in Perth last week - much more so than the 32-25 scoreline suggests - but it is unlikely they will have such an easy ride this time out.
- - The Springboks have won all four of their games this series, while Australia have yet to record a win. Victory today will secure the Boks the title and go some way to making them one of the all-time great South Africa teams.
- - Good morning and welcome to the latest round of this year's Tri-Nations as the all-conquering South Africans take on struggling Australia in Brisbane.
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Summary
Australia versus South Africa Ashley-Cooper 63’, O'Connor 77’ Tries Giteau 63’ Conversions Giteau 6’, 27’ Penalties Steyn 37’ Giteau 35’ Drops Steyn 29’
Live Team Line-Up
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AustraliaManager: Robbie Deans
Captain: 8. George Smith
On the Field
- Robinson
- Polota-Nau
- Alexander
- Horwill
- Chisholm
- Elsom
- Pocock
- 8. Smith
- Genia
- Giteau
- Mitchell
- Barnes
- Ashley-Cooper
- Turner
- O'Connor
Subs
- Moore
- Palu
- Burgess
- Mumm
- Hynes
- Cooper
- Pekahou
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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South AfricaManager: Peter De Villiers
Captain: 3. John Smit
On the Field
- Mtawarira
- du Plessis
- 3. Smit
- Botha
- Matfield
- Brussow
- Smith
- Spies
- du Preez
- Steyn
- Habana
- De Villiers
- Fourie
- Ndungane
- Pienaar
Subs
- Jacobs
- Burger
- Rossouw
- Ralepelle
- Steyn
- Januarie
- Du Plessis
Injured
None
Suspended
None
we lost cause we were just not good enough.theres always next time. can we plz stop talkin 'bout lions issues plz make me sick to my stomach
this lee fellow is just a loser pomi! who is probally still upset that we thrashed the lions, and he is probally a bit dissapointed that half of there cricket team is south african to!! Sorry lee boy , its not our fault you r a pasty geezer
this lee fellow is just a loser pomi! who is probally still upset that we thrashed the lions, and he is probally a bit dissapointed that half of there cricket team is south african to!! Sorry lee boy , its not our fault you r a pasty geezer
who is this lee h character ?????????????? supporting australia ???????????? what a @#$% !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope we will see a bit of aussie bashing! Come on South Africa.!! Kick their convicyt arses!!
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