Wales (0) 10 / 33 (23) All Blacks (Final Score)
Wales and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 19:15 SA Time (17:15 GMT, 06:15 Sunday 25 Nov NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Wales:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Scott Williams (1), Alex Cuthbert (1)
- Conversions – 0
All Blacks:
- Penalties – Aaron Cruden (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Liam Messam (1), Tony Woodcock (1), Luke Romano (1)
- Conversions – Aaron Cruden (3)
Teams:
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Liam Williams, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (Captain), 6 Ryan Jones, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Aaron Jarvis, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Paul James.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Gethin Jenkins, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 Aaron Shingler, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Tavis Knoyle, 22 James Hook, 23 Scott Williams.
All Blacks: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (Captain), 6 Liam Messam, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 8. Charlie Faumuina, 19 Brodie Retallick, 20 Victor Vito, 21 Piri Weepu, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Ben Smith.
Date: Saturday 24 November
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19:15 SA Time (17:15 GMT, 06:15 Sunday 25 November NZ time)
Expected weather: The roof will be closed, which creates the impression of a dry Test. However, the roof has been open all week, a very wet and miserable week, which will make for soggy underfoot and a pitch that will cut up later in the game. High of 13°C and low of 5°C
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces, Greg Garner (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
@ grootblousmile:
Ek het ABs met 28…blaas die fluitjie man!
Penalty Wales, against Cory Jane… Yellow card for Jane
Yellow for Jane,
And Joubert cards the ABs. Maybe I can get close on my bru after all
19 Minutes to go in the match
Eish, jy kan die Jane uit Tarzan haal, maar nie die Tarzan uit Jane nie.
@ grootblousmile:
According to Quintin Van Jaarsveld on rugby365, Ruan was much better that Lambie 😆
Oh and Gurthro was our best prop 😆
127 @ Sharks_forever:
Eish
Ek dink daai ou het 2 hele bome gerook… en sy kouse!
Freddy Frog gets MOM once again. Just give the man a saffer passport please
All Blacks penalty, quick tap
@ Sharks_forever:
Maybe he was watching a different match…
Hierdie ABs is in n ander klas, doen al die basiese dinge reg, maklike game…. rugby.
All Blacks obver the line, but double movement, they go back for a penalty
Another Blacks penalty… collapsing
Penalty Wales….
Hook on, Priestland off
Quintin van Jaarsveld rates the Springbok players.
15 Zane Kirchner
Say what you want about his lack of attacking skills, but Kirchner proved his worth under the high ball. He was rock solid in the air and made just the one error in the form of a little knock-on.
6.5/10
14 JP Pietersen
In contrast to Kirchner, Pietersen spilled two up-and-unders. However, his workrate was top notch, his kicking surprisingly good and he was strong with ball in hand.
6.5/10
13 Juan de Jongh
Reduced to a defender for the second successive week. Where he had one chance to run with the ball last weekend, he didn’t get a single opportunity at Twickenham – a startling stat for an outside centre.
5.5/10
12 Jean de Villiers
Made two crucial scrambling tackles, the first on Alex Goode and the second on a barnstorming Manu Tuilagi, and made some hard yards.
7/10
11 Francois Hougaard
A noticeably frustrated Hougaard made the most of every opportunity to have a run – he beat the first defender on almost every occasion. Slipped up again on defence but not a bad way to end his wing experiment.
6.5/10
10 Pat Lambie
The conditions put paid to his attacking intent and it took 40 minutes for him to find his feet. There were a couple of acute tactical kicks that gave the Boks good field position but he didn’t show that he can control a Test with the boot. If nothing else, he proved himself as a world-class defender in the flyhalf channel.
6/10
9 Ruan Pienaar
Looked dangerous on the rare occasion he darted around the fringe of the ruck but his kicking was inconsistent.
6.5/10
8 Duane Vermeulen
Excellent at the breakdown, both in terms of clearing and winning turnovers, the Boks’ most prominent ball-carrier and exceptional on defence (15 tackles).
8/10
7 Willem Alberts
Displayed great offensive defence as he smashed back ball-carriers consistently, effectively turning defence into an attacking weapon. Won a line-out against the throw and was on hand to score a freakish try.
7/10
6 Francois Louw
Not as successful on the ground as he was against Scotland last weekend but had a strong Test on both attack and defence, making 16 hits in another industrious outing.
7/10
5 Juandré Kruger
An unsung hero at Twickenham with four takes and 16 tackles. Both Bok locks were immense, dominating the line-out and putting their bodies on the line on defence.
7.5/10
4 Eben Etzebeth
Like Alberts, Etzebeth’s aggressive defence was key in the Boks’ winning the battle of inches in the tight loose. Not to be outdone by his lock partner, he also made 16 hits, won four on the Boks’ throw and snatched one against the throw. He had an outstanding Test.
8/10
3 Jannie du Plessis
Harshly penalised at scrum time as aerial footage clearly showed Alex Corbisiero coming in on the angle. Instead, the warhorse was judged on his work in general play where whilst committed, he slipped a couple of tackles.
6/10
2 Adriaan Strauss
Whilst his line-out throwing was out of the top drawer, he had a rather quiet game by his lofty standards. Considering he’s one of the Boks’ most consistent ball-carriers he made a surprisingly low amount of attacking surges.
6.5/10
1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
A standout on defence. He led the front row charge in this regard with several high impact hits and was solid in the set-piece.
7/10
Replacements:
16 Schalk Brits (on for Strauss, 74th minute)
Not enough time to be rated.
17 Heinke van der Merwe (on for Steenkamp, 62nd minute)
Not enough time to be rated.
18 Pat Cilliers (on for Du Plessis, 40th minute)
High workrate and another victim of Nigel Owens’ questionable officiating of the scrums.
6/10
19 Flip van der Merwe (on for Etzebeth, 69th minute)
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Marcell Coetzee (on for Alberts, 56th minute)
Making 10 tackles in a shade over 20 minutes tells the story of this youngster’s unquenchable appetite for Test rugby and unrivalled work ethic.
7/10
21 Elton Jantjies
Not used.
22 Jaco Taute
Not used.
23 Lwazi Mvovo
Not used.
Beauden Barrett on for Cruden
ABs seem to have gone up another half a gear after losing a man to the sin bin. They are now in 2nd gear and down to 14 and dominating the game.
All Blacks penalty, about mid-field
Knock by Barrett… and then a Wales penalty
Kyk daai AB’s skrum aan vaskopkant!!!
Ons soek n monster vaskop, soos oorlede Tommie Loubscher, in die Bokspan….iewers moet daar een wees.
Game has fizzled out now… just the motions now….
@ Pietman:
Miskien kan jy een daar in die woestyn optel 😉
Would be nice if the game can end with a kickable penalty for Wales…
7 Minutes to go in the match… arghhh come on Blacks… my Bru wants a freegin try or 2
@ Sharks_forever:
Stem nie saam met daai ou nie, Zane was ten minste 7.5, en Ruan nie naby 6.5 nie, Lambie ten minste 7.
Wales penalty, quick tap…
Penalty Wales, right in front, smack bang… poppable…
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