Finished
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- South Africa
- New Zealand
80' Boks again keep it tight and deny NZ the ball. Countdown from the crowd tells Morne Steyn the game is over and the replacement kicks for touch to end match. Boks win 28-19. NZ did well to fight back in second half but Boks should have been out of sight by then and are deserved winners. Thanks for joining us.
79' Ralepelle on for Bismarck Du Plessis.
78' Fantastic kick by Morne Steyn and Boks lead now back to nine points. 28-19.- 77' Boks looking to keep ball tight and run down clock as McAlister comes on for Smith. NZ penalised for coming in from the side and SA have another long chance on goal.
- 75' Donald again on target to make it 25-19 and a one-score game!
73' Nine-point lead for Boks but there is still seven minutes to play. Boks concede penalty and NZ have immediate chance to put themselves to within one score.
72' Good driving maul from lineout by NZ, and the spread ball wide to Sivivatu on left wing. NZ retain possession but Weepu delayed pass knocked on and Spies kicks up field. NZ chase back to prevent Spies score but Weepu makes crazy pass and Fourie gets ball to go over in the right corner. 25-16.- 68' Rossouw on for Botha in Boks second row.
69' De Villiers has picked up an injury and Olivier is on.- 66' Smit is off with a blood injury and Jannie du Plessis is on in Boks front row.
- 65' Donald nails kick and cuts Boks lead to 20-16. Still all the play for in this one and likely to go down to the wire!
- 64' NZ upping the tempo here as they build series of patient attacks. Woodcock given some room on left wing, NZ retain possession and finally win penalty for Boks hands in a ruck - Botha at fault this time.
- 60' Smit dispossesed and Sivivatu breaks couple of tackles before knocking on in pass to Mealamu. NZ pinch ball from scrum and launch attack into Boks half.
- 57' Mealamu on for Hore in NZ front row.
- 57' Steyn kicks scruffy penalty and Boks lead 20-13.
- 57' Boks batter NZ defensive line with Spies again prominent. But NZ tackling is strong and they force Boks back. Morne Styen makes brave break into NZ half before winning penalty for visitors going off their feet.
- 54' Lovely kick from du Preez and Boks earn scrum in NZ for knock on by Rockocoko. Excellent chance here for Boks.
- 52' Smith turned over and NZ spin ball to Sivivatu wide on left wing. Boks concede penalty for de Villiers holding on and Donald has another chance to cut Boks' lead. Change in momentum of game as Donald lands lovely kick to make it 17-13.
- 49' Donald adds conversion and NZ right back in it at 17-10.
- 48' Great set piece move by NZ sees Leonard pop ball up for Smith at speed and the centre evades several tackles with a wending run to score a lovely try. 17-8. Hesitant defence from Boks and well-taken try by Smith.
- 45' Nonu beats couple of tackles but ball goes to Smit. Ref calls the Boks skipper back for earlier knock on. NZ looking livelier so far in this half.
- 43' Good hands puts Frans Steyn clear on right wing. Full-back kicks ahead and NZ handed scrum down when Boks knock on chasing kick. Early test for Franks.
- 41' Franks on for Tialata in NZ front row.
- 42' Smith penalised for being in front of kicker and ref awards penalty back in NZ half. Chance for Morne Styen to make and early mark which he does with a lovely penalty. 17-3.
41' Morne Steyn on for Pienaar as Donald gets second half started.- 40' Boks will be happy with their performance but will also know they should be 20 points to the good.
- 40' Nice chip ahead by Loenard claimed by Nonu as NZ look to finish with a score. Sivivatu makes lovely break but is tackled by Steyn before Brussow kicks for touch to end half. Boks with a deserved 14-3 lead at the interval.
- 38' Muliaina tries to run from deep but is well tackled. NZ retain possession and try to counter. But Boks tackling is good and NZ concede penalty for not releasing. Another chance for Boks. Pienaar looks to have recovered from injury but he misses another decent chance. That's 9 points now!
- 37' Boks go off their feet and Donald finds touch in their 22. Late chance for NZ to get something from this half, but they are struggling to get good attacking ball from lineout.
- 33' Pienaar is limping badly and will hope half-time comes soon! NZ lose another lineout and allow Boks to spin ball wide to Pietersen on right wing.
- 33' Boks continue to attack and Nonu pinged for offside. Pienaar is down so Styen take simple kick to extend Boks lead to 14-3. Great start for the Boks.
- 32' Pienaar takes drop shot at goal but ball sails just wide. Right idea, wrongf execution. NZ try quick drop out but Boks are wise to it and Botha makes charge back into NZ 22.
- 30' Spies disposseses Kaino and Pienaar finds lovely touch deep in NZ 22.
- 29' Nice burst from Ross and the lock pops the ball up to Rocokoco at speed. NZ continue to attack but lovely work on the ground by Brussow ends the danger. Superb from Brussow, who is doing a great job in the absence of Burger, currently serving suspension for eye-gouging in second Test with Lions.
- 27' Pienaar fails with conversion but so far it has been all South Africa.
- 26' Spies again bursts for the line, but is held up short. Boks spin ball wide, great tackle Smith on de Villiers, but Pienaar takes pop pass and goes over in corner for lovely try. 11-3 and Boks have deserved lead.
- 24' Spies breaks tackle of McCaw and Boks batter NZ line. Smit held up just short and Boks have another 5m scrum. NZ under huge pressure.
- 22' Leonard pinged for the second time for crooked feed and Boks take quick tap and attack NZ in their 22. NZ steal ball but forced to touch down over their line and concede 5m scrum. Big moment for both sides here.
- 20' Powerful burst from Mtawarira as Boks attack into NZ 22 before spilling ball.
19' Boks using their maul to good affect. It was a powerful weapon against the Lions and NZ will need to find an answer to it soon.- 18' Testing moment for Pienaar and this time he's on target to give Boks 6-3 lead.
- 16' Sivivatu this time concedes for coming in from the side. Too many penalties are stopping game from flowing. Boks win lineout, set up driving maul and again NZ concede penalty. This time ref Roland warns McCaw that next time will be a yellow.
- 15' Boks immediately concede penalty after good work from McCaw and Donald has chance to give NZ the lead. 52m for Donald and he comes up short.
- 14' Scrappy play by NZ in midfield after a lovely take by Rocokoco and Boks handed another penalty for offisde. Simple chance for Pienaar but again he hits the post! That's six points he's missed now!
- 10' High tackle So'oialo on du Plessis and Boks have another kickable chance. Pienaar this time but the fly-half hits upright and NZ lock Ross makes a superb clearing kick.
- 8' First scrum and NZ get a good nudge to set up attacking ball. Smith makes half break but Boks turnover the Kiwi centre and win penalty for NZ going over the top. Pienaar finds a good touch in NZ half.
- 7' Penalty Boks as NZ fail to roll away in the tackle after a driving maul from the home side. Long chance for Steyn from a metre inside his half and the full-back nails it beautifully. 3-3.
- 4' Sivivatu challenged late by de Villiers as he kicks from deep and NZ have penalty back in Boks half. Easy chance for Donald who kicks the three points to give NZ a 3-0 lead.
- 2' Pienaar scragged by McCaw and NZ forced turnover before winning penalty. Donald finds a good touch on Boks 22. early chance for the All Blacks but their lineout fails agin!
1' The haka is over Pienaar gets the game started.- - NZ's lineout struggled last weekend and they will need it to be much better today against the formidable Matfield and Botha.
- It's a fine afternoon in Bloemfontein, and a welcome change from the wind and driving rain in Auckland last weekend.- - The Boks may have won the series against the Lions, but they were stretched on more than one occasion and looked vulnerable when the tourists moved the ball quickly. Expect NZ to try and do the same today.
- - The All Blacks have never lost a Test in Bloemfontein -having won 15-9 in 1976 and drawn 11-11 in 1960 - and could make a real statement of intent if they win today.
- - NZ make two changes from the side that won last week with Joe Rocokoco and Brendon Leonard added to Graham Henry's starting XV. Wing Rocokoco comes in for Cory Jane, now on the bench while scrum-half Leonard replaces Jimmy Cowan, who drops out of the squad altogether. The NZ pack remains unchanged.
- - Centre Adi Jacobs is injured but the powerful Jaque Fourie is a more than able replacement, otherwise the Boks are at full strength under skipper John Smit.
- - But the Boks will be buoyed by their series win over the British and Irish Lions and have called up their big guns as they look to launch their Tri-Nations with a win. Bakkies Botha is back after his recent two-week ban and forms a formibale second row with Victor Matfield.
- - After an unimpressive start to their international season, the All Blacks bounced back with a hard-fought win over trans-Tasman rivals Australia in Auckland last weekend. Skipper Richie McCaw was back after injury and back to his disruptive best as New Zealand got their title defence off to a 22-16 winning start.
- - Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the second Tri-Nations clash of 2009 as world champions South Africa welcome defending champions New Zealand to Bloemfontein.
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Summary
South Africa versus New Zealand Pienaar 26’, Fourie 72’ Tries Smith 48’ Conversions Donald 48’ Steyn 7’, 33’, Pienaar 17’, Steyn 42’, 57’, 78’ Penalties Donald 4’, 52’, 64’, 75’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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South AfricaManager: Peter De Villiers
On the Field
- Mtawarira
- du Plessis
- Smit
- Botha
- Matfield
- Brussow
- Smith
- Spies
- du Preez
- Pienaar
- Habana
- De Villiers
- Fourie
- Pietersen
- Steyn
Subs
- Rossouw
- Olivier
- Ralepelle
- Januarie
- Kankowski
- Steyn
- Du Plessis
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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New ZealandManager: Graham Henry
On the Field
- Woodcock
- Hore
- Tialata
- Thorn
- Ross
- Kaino
- McCaw
- So'oialo
- Leonard
- Donald
- Sivivatu
- Nonu
- Smith
- Rokocoko
- Muliaina
Subs
- Mealamu
- Weepu
- Eaton
- McAlister
- Jane
- Read
- Franks
Injured
None
Suspended
None
@#$% the boks
bOKS 4 LFE THEY ARE THE BEST A GUD DAY 4 SOUTH AFRICAN SPORT KIASER CHIEFS BEAT MAN CITY NOW THIS
I don't watch football, but you should
Derek, you speak like a true fool.Stick to watching football.
dereck, you didnt whack the lions. you nearly got beat twice and got battered the third time.
i know whats done is done but, whacked is certainly a stupid thing to saySour grapes Donald?
We whacked the Lions & we are the world champions. If the Northern hemisphere teams started playing rugby as it should be played instead of prancing around like a ballet company they might start winning something.I'll try.
They can be two intertaining sides The boks usually start of well and run out of steam and the All Blacks of course are the best finnishing team in rugby. I'm just so happy seeing a well selected Bok team that's on merit! Enjoy the Game Donald!
yeah it all works both ways its seems donanlds cant say or play without falling short at the moment
Two teams that are masters of the dirty trick - hard to tell who will come out on top!
There you go All-blacks with your high tackling and intimedation!
The boks are hard! Let's see if the All Blacks don't fall into their usuall dirty game too! Proffssional fouling - they are known for!
4 minutes gone and already the Boks are up to their dirty tricks. Luckily I slotted the penalty
Go Bokke!!!!!!!
what a match,gonna be a close one,ill say new zealand to win by 3 points
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