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Finished Marseille

South Africa 37 - Fidji 20

South Africa

Fiji

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • South Africa
    • Fiji
    • - Referee Lewis blows for full time and Fiji begin their lap of honour to a standing ovation from the Marseille supporters
    • 80' Montgomery adds the conversion on the stroke of full time to give South Africa a flattering 17 point margin of victory
    • 79' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! Burger again goes for the line from the back of the scrum but he is over-eager once again and goes too soon ... the ball comes back to James though and the fly-half charges over the line
    • 77' Desperate defence from the Fijians but they break to soon and South Africa have the penalty ... Smit calls for another scrum
    • 75' Burger almost scores the try that will kill the game as the scrum drives for the line but he is over-eager and knocks on letting Fiji temporarily off the hook
    • 74' James has a go at the 50 metre drop goal but it is well wide ... but a stroke of luck for the South Africans sees a Fiji hand get a touch on the ball before it goes out of play and they are awarded the fiver metre scrum
    • 73' Gadolo throws in 40 metres out Rabeni is on the break but he loses the ball and James is given the opportunity to clear his lines
    • 71' Montgomery gets the extras to put South Africa 10 points clear of Fiji. There is still time but South Africa are looking to kill the game
    • 70' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! With 10 minutes left on the clock South Africa drive for the line and Smith spots the gap diving over the line to extend their lead
    • 69' South Africa get themselves back into the Fiji half as James kicks deep and gets lucky with the bounce
    • 68' Fiji have the overlap and work the ball out to Rawaqa ... but Pietersen comes in with a last ditch tackle and Rawaqa did not manage to get the ball down. Thats an amazing save from Pietersen!
    • 67' Fiji take a quick lineout and Bai has a shot at the drop-goal ... but it finishes up wide of the posts
    • 66' Rabeni knocks-on as the Fijians push for the line and Burger picks up to clear the lines. It will be a Fiji line-out though
    • 64' Rabeni is back on the field as the Fijians look to keep the pressure on South Africa
    • 63' Montgomery puts the Springboks back in front albeit only by three points to steady the decidedly shaking South African team
    • 62' There's a knock-on and two late tackles for the referee and his support team to sort out and they decide to award a scrum to South Africa ... but Fiji are quickly penalised for coming in from the side
    • 61' The South Africans have no idea what to do against an newly invigorated Fiji side ... but Steyn turns the ball over working his way towards the try line
    • 59' TRY FIJI! Unblievable! South Africa are still stunned from the last try as Fiji break from their own 22! Bai to Ligairi to Rauluni to Bobo ... who crosses over to put Fiji back within two points
    • 58' Bai adds the conversion and one more try would leave Fiji with the scores level! Montgomery and Fourie are still arguing about which one of them was at fault for the try!
    • 57' TRY FIJI! Delasau receives the ball on the left wing and catches Montgomery and Fourie asleep, chips over the top before chasing the ball on and touching down to get Fiji right in this match!
    • 56' Fiji are throwing all they have at South Africa but the Springboks are standing firm so far biding their time with the extra man
    • 52' To make matters much worse for the Fijians Rabeni has been sent to the sin bin for a late high tackle
    • 52' Montgomery does manage to add the conversion this time and that could be the end of the Fijians
    • 51' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! Pietersen is on the wing and skips around his tackle to touch down with ease
    • 51' But South Africa win the ball back and charge for the line down the left wing with Steyn ... Habana is in support ...
    • 50' Fiji are causing the South Africans a lot of trouble now as Rauluni charges at the Springbok defence combining well with Naevo and they are within five metres of a try
    • 48' James decides to chip upfield for his backs to chase but the kick is another poor one which is far to long for anyone to stand any chance with and Fiji touch down to clear the danger
    • 46' South Africa are looking very scrappy, and maybe a little rattled, as Steyn puts in a shocky pass which is well intercepted by Bobo
    • 44' Bai puts Fiji back within one score of the Springboks sending his penalty kick straight in between the posts. That is a great start for the Fijians
    • 44' But South Africa manage to turn the ball over and it is with Habana ... but the winger gets isolated and is penalised for holding on
    • 43' Rabeni shows some of his explosive pace as Fiji look to get the first score of the second half
    • 41' Fiji get the second half underway ...
    • 40' Referee Lewis blows for half time with this match still very much in the balance
    • 37' Ratuvou kicks his side to within five metres of the line but South Africa have the line-out and James manages to clear
    • 35' But Montgomery produces a school boy kick which is nowhere near the height or distance needed to convert
    • 35' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! The Springboks resort to the driving maul which drags them to within five metres of the line ... but Fiji collapse it twice and the skipper Smit is awarded the try
    • 33' Burger has the ball on the left wing and he looks certain to get over the try line ... but Delasau and Qera put in a double tackle which saves the Fijians from conceding again
    • 30' Botha taking the ball and running at the Fiji defence getting them over the advantage line .... the recycled ball is chipped through for Pietersen to chase but it is too long and dribbles over the dead-ball line
    • 26' PENALTY FIJI! Botha gifts the Fijians a penalty when he pulls down the maul and Bai puts three points on the board much to the delight of the Marseille crowd
    • 24' Rossouw's forward pass stops a burgeoning attack from the South Aficans and this is not proving to be as easy for them as many would have thought/hoped
    • 23' South Africa opt for the high kick to test Fiji again but Rauluni collects fairly comfortably but Rawaqa is smacked down by Smith
    • 20' Fiji are beginning to look increasingly confident as they string together their passes working their way into the South Africa half before JP Pietersen intercepts
    • 18' Smith on the break for South Africa but he has no support and will have to hold the ball up ... but it is stolen by Fiji ... the was a crucial interception from Rauluni
    • 15' South Africa cannot add the extras though and they remain just the eight points ahead
    • 14' TRY SOUTH AFRICA! The Springboks spread the ball to Fourie who is waiting on the left wing and he has a fairly free couple of steps to touch down and get the opening try
    • 14' South Africa opt to push for the try rather than kick for the points ... and they are hauled down just milimetres from the line
    • 12' South Africa pressuring the Fiji line from the penalty kick with Montgomery charging forward ... South Africa now just five metres out ... and they win a penalty for offside
    • 11' Montgomery is thumped to the ground late and the South Africans will have another penalty now - a better chance to clear their lines after the danger from Fiji
    • 10' South Africa have possession inside their 22 and pass back to Steyn for the clearance ... but Fiji charge it down and are on the attack ... South Africa manage to win back possession and Montgomery will have the chance to clear
    • 8' Francois Steyn boots the ball right between the posts from behind the half way line without too much trouble!
    • 7' But South Africa will be given another kick at goal as Fiji are penalised for illegally stealing the ball back
    • 6' A very poor line-out from the South Africans allows Fiji the chance to have a run at the Springbok defence for the first time but South Africa win the ball back
    • 4' Fiji are beginning to enjoy a little more possession albeit in their own half but that will settle some of the nerves
    • 3' Montgomery uncharacteristically misses an comparatively easy penalty with the ball bouncing off the outside of the posts
    • 2' South Africa immediately on the attack as Smith powers towards the line but he is dragged down as Fiji desperately try to clear their lines ... but South Africa win a penalty as Fiji come in from the side
    • 1' James gets the match underway for South Africa ...
    • 13:59 The teams are out and the anthems have been sung ... just the haka to go now
    • 13:58 With two upsets in the first two quarter finals, can Fiji continue their dream run with an admittedly unlikely victory over South Africa?
    • 13:54 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the third World Cup quarter final between South Africa and Fiji

  • Summary

    South Africa versus Fiji
    Fourie 13’, Pietersen 51’, Smith 70’, James 80’ Tries Delasau 57’, Bobo 59’
    Montgomery 52’, 71’, 80’ Conversions Bai 58’, 60’
    Steyn 8’, Montgomery 63’ Penalties Bai 26’, 44’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Lewis

  • South Africa

    Manager: Jack White

    On the Field

    • Du Randt Substitution Out (54′)
    • Smit Substitution Out (75′)
    • du Plessis
    • Botha Substitution In (58′) Substitution Out (75′)
    • Matfield
    • Burger
    • Smith Try
    • Rossouw Substitution Out (55′)
    • du Preez
    • James Try
    • Habana
    • Steyn
    • Fourie Try
    • Pietersen Try
    • Montgomery

    Subs

    • Steenkamp Substitution In (54′)
    • Botha Substitution In (75′)
    • Pretorius
    • Olivier
    • Pienaar
    • Muller Substitution In (75′) Substitution Out (58′)
    • van Heerden Substitution In (55′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Fiji

    Manager: Ilivasi Tabua

    On the Field

    • Dewes
    • Koto Substitution Out (71′)
    • Qiodravu Substitution Out (56′)
    • Leawere Substitution Out (73′)
    • Rawaqa
    • Naevo
    • Qera Substitution Out (70′)
    • Koyamaibole
    • Rauluni
    • Bai
    • Bobo Try
    • rabeni Yellow Card
    • Ratuvou Substitution Out (64′)
    • Delasau Try
    • Ligairi

    Subs

    • Ratuva Substitution In (70′)
    • Railomo Substitution In (56′)
    • Gadolo Substitution In (71′)
    • Lewaravu Substitution In (73′)
    • Dunivucu
    • Luveniyali
    • Lovobalavu Substitution In (64′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None