Ireland (6) 29 / 15 (3) Springboks (Final Score)
Ireland and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours Division at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 GMT & BST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Ireland:
- Penalties – Jonathan Sexton (4), Ian Madigan (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Rhys Ruddock (1), Tommy Bowe (1)
- Conversions – Jonathan Sexton (2)
Springboks:
- Penalties – Handré Pollard (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Marcell Coetzee (1), JP Pietersen (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (1)
Teams:
Ireland |
South African Springboks |
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Expected weather: Rain and cold. There is an 80 percent chance of rain. The high is expected to be 10°C, the low 3°C – not weather to delight anybody, let alone the summery South Africans.
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant Referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Ons mis vir flip ook. Eben ry al heel jaar op die golf van sy reputasie oor die laaste twee jaar.
@ Nama:
#359 Hi Nama don’t forget Boks beat mighty World champions no 1 team in world All Blacks, think it was something like only their 2nd defeat in 45 games…
@ Bullscot:
Hehe yep at a stage over the last three years beating the al blacks is al that mattered 😀
353 @ Snoek:
You summed up that post very well Snoek……I even started believing the kenners and picked the Argies yesterday (much to the dismay of Bullscott)
At least Bully has the last laugh today….well done on your team Bully
Snoek wrote:
What makes this loss more worrying is the way NZ defeated England….they managed to come from behind, the weather conditions were 100 times worse when the heavy rain started……yet at one stage they managed to take the ball through 22 phases in those dire conditions
@ MacroBok:
Ja, Eben het nog nie dieselfde hoogtes bereik as ‘n jaar of twee gelede nie.
Onthou egter dat hy glad nie SR gespeel het nie en direk van ‘n besering af terug in die Bokspan gebring is deur niemand anders as die nimlike Hannietjie Meyer nie. Gaan kyk bietjie hoe die AB ‘n bewese wedstrydwenner soos Carter bestuur met sy terugkeer na toetsrugby, nadat hy ook vir lank beseer was.
@ Bullscot:
Hahaha… ja dis waar. Wonder net of daai wen ons nou nie in die gat kom byt het nie. Ons het so daarop gekonsentreer om die AB vir die eerste keer in 3 jaar te klop dat ons vergeet het dat lande soos Ierland OOK kan rugby speel.
Niemand het nog iets gese oor John Plumtree nie. Is hy nie nog die Iere se voorspeler afrigter nie?
@ Nama:
Plumtree is, sover as ek kan onthou, terug NZ toe…dink hy gaan die Canes se hulpafrigter wees in SR.
Even though we dominated the forward exchanges, taking line outs and scrummimg well, it shouldn’t come as such a big surprise that those stats alone doesn’t always equate to victory…..just ask the Lions how that worked for them in the CC final
“South Africa must learn from their 29-15 defeat to Ireland and show character when they play England in the second of their November tests next weekend, said Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer.”
Wonder what happened to all the “character” that we were building in our narrow wins during the midyear tests and against the Argies. I happen to recall that “building character” was the buzzword back then.
@ nortie:
Orraait…dankie. Nie daarvan geweet nie.
@ Nama:
Sien jy is omtrent die enigste wat n Ierse oorwinning gepick het….ou Siener van die Suburbs 😉
Ek het die stuk oor die “character” gesien…..dog ons bou al here jaar character en na elke wen het ons so baie character mos elke keer gewys….dalk het ons nie meer character oor nie?
@ nortie:
Ja, dit het my gehelp om my geelkeps versameling aan te vul.
Ons bly in SA. Miskien is ons “character” alweer gesteel nou moet ons oor begin bou.
@ nortie: they are simply a better team than the Boks Nortie. That unfortunately is the inarguable fact. Boks are the master of inconsistency. The AB’s the exact opposite. We can beat them on our day. But 9 times out of 10, they’ll take us out. Even if its by a narrow margin of only one point.
373 @ Nama:
Miskien is ons “character” alweer gesteel nou moet ons oor begin bou
Dis seker wat gebeur het…..veral as hulle die character in hulle inboek baggasie gepak het en SAL gevlieg het
@ Tassies:
Yep….and Nigel wasn’t too kind on them….that yellow Coles copped was a joke.
@ nortie:
Daai geelkaart was rerig ‘n bleddie grap. Die manier waarop Nigel die TMO probeer “dwing” het om ‘n geelkaart aan te beveel was pateties.
TMO: I recommend ‘n penalty against 2, black.
Nigel: So, you say a penalty against 2, black and a yellow card?
TMO: No, just a penalty against 2, black.
Nigel: So, I’m going with a penalty against 2, black and 10 minutes in the bin. Do you agree?
TMO: OK. I’m fine with that.
Rugby is not just about winning the set pieces. Sure they are important. BUT….if you don’t have players in key positions making good decisions and executing well then the forwards can do all they like and you’ll lose. Just like we did yesterday. I was always told; the 10 is the most important player on the field. But if he gets poor ball, then he cannot be expected to deliver. This is where No 9 comes into play. Look no further.
377 @ Nama:
Yep….die TMO het tot op n stadium gese ” no, that’s not my recommendation” toe Nigel se geelkaart
@ nortie: Note: Strauss cops a yellow and apparently we lose momentum and this costs us the game. Conversely, Coles cops a yellow and the AB’s gain momentum and proceed to win the game. Now where have I seen this movie before?
@ nortie: yes I heard that too. Poor decision IMHO. But it didn’t affect the result did it? The AB’s can play with 14 and still beat all opposition, including ourselves. = No 1 team in the world.
380 @ Tassies:
😆
Deja vu?
One constant at both yellow cards were the crowd shouting “off off off”
Now where have we also seen the crowd swaying the ref into a decision that we Saffas loved?
Not so nice when the shoe is on the other foot 😆
Must be an useless ref then
Ruan had a very good game the other day. We won the Test. Hougie also enjoyed a good outing against the AB’s at Ellis Park and we won that one too.
Now what does this tell us?
@ nortie: so on the money Nortie. I’ve seen it at Newlands often. Even been part of the act. Having now grown up a little, I often wonder how much pressure the refs operate under. I read Jonny Kaplan’s book recently and I have to say, I found it highly insightful. Absolutely brilliant read. 9.5 out of 10.
384 @ Tassies:
Is a very good book……have you read John Mitchell’s book yet?
I also enjoyed that one very much
@ Nama: ja, absolutely. Pathetic indeed. He’d made up his mind. That said; I do rate Nigel and enjoy the way he handles his games.
@ Tassies:
Also rates him highly, especially his communication in explaining his decision. That said, his handling of the Coles incident was pathetic in my view.
@ nortie: nope. I’ll take your word on it bud and invest in same.
I absolutely love reading great rugby and cricket books. I’ve probably read several dozen in my time.
@ Nama: Kaplan and now Joubert do the same. Both were/are very good. Its such a pleasure. Its a huge skill to perform this job. Not the easiest.
388 @ Tassies:
So do I, have about 300 in my biography collection…..that said, the Kiwis have the best rugby biographies and the Aussies the best cricket….they don’t mollycoddle and obscure the facts, there’s more meat in their books than bones.
Would love to get hold of Robbie Deans’ book and would also enjoy reading the new book by KP
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