Wallabies v South Africa - Live scores Durban 23/8/08

[oxleymoron]

For those interested, I will provide updates in this thread during the game.

[oxleymoron]

0 min: Sth Africa to kickoff
4 min: Sth Africa have done most of the attacking so far.
7 min: Wallabies in attack, very slow ball from the breakdown. CJ Van Der Linde penalised with a shoulder charge, full arm penalty.
8 min: Giteau with a penalty kick - converted 3-0 to the wallabies
11 min: SA in attack until lost forward inside 22. Wallaby scrum. Turnover from Palu at the scrum, SA lineout on the 22.
13 min: Wallaby scrum after knock on from Matfiled at the lineout.
14 min: good kick from Giteau finds touch 14m from SA line
15 min:forward pass from the wallabies, scrum 30m out from SA line.
17 min: Penalty conceded by wallabies, SA lineout on halfway
19 min: Barnes has injured shoulder, SA on attack. Barnes off, Cross on.
21 min: Mortlock to 12, cross to 13. Penalty to SA, Hynes offside. James to take shot at goal from near sideline - missed. Still 3-0 wallabies.
25 min: Freekick to wallabies after great breakout from giteau, cross and mitchell - inside SA 22.
26 min: TMO decision to whether Robinson scored a try - looks like a try. TRY to ROBINSON.Giteau converts the try, 10 -0 Wallabies.
28 min: SA caught wallabies napping at kickoff but knocked on.
31 min: freekick to wallabies near halfway. Vickerman has picked up a knock. Jantjes not releasing inside SA 22.
34 min: knocked on by Horwill within 10m of SA line.
36 min: knocked on by SA within 10m of AUS line, then Giteau produces a great kick to produce a 35m nett gain for the wallabies.
38 min: Penalty to wallabies after high hit on Hynes by Bekker. Vickerman down again with shoulder injury, replaced by Mumm.
40 min: lost forward by SA on halftime. Score Wallabies 10 -0 SA

Ox's Halftime summary
This has been quite a scrappy game of rugby so far, with both sides not finding many avenues to play open, running rugby. Wallaby defence has been good to hold out SA on their entries into the 22. SA have committed at least 7 freekicks for not releasing the ball when on attack. Giteau's kicking for field advantage has been much better than SA and probably is the major difference in regards to the scoreboard at halftime.

40 min: Second half has started
42 min: A huge chance for SA to score a try, Du Preez went the wrong way, ball turned over and cleared.
43 min: Touch judge wants a piece of the action for a small fracas. Penalty to SA, James having a shot, about 42m out - converted. Score 10 - 3 wallabies.
44 min: Monty has come on for JP Pietersen, Jantjes to wing.
46 min: Offside penalty against SA, Giteau to have a shot - missed. 10-3. Waugh on for Palu.
48 min: Mitchell has cleaned up James, stoppage in play. Penalty against SA, boring in by the beast at the scrum. Giteau to have another kick - converted. 13 -3.
50 min: Palu back on, Waugh off. Great attacking play from the restart by the wallabies, 5m scrum from the SA line.
54 min: Play has been attack and counterattack by both sides, wallaby scrum on AUS 22. Dunning off, Baxter on.
55 min: Mujati and Steyn on, Beast and James off
56 min: Tahu on, Hynes off, Spies off, Van Niekerk on.
59 min: penalty against CJ Van Der Linde for shoulder charge, has been warned about yellow card. Steyn is currently in Disneyland after colliding with Mitchell's knee.
60 min: Try to Tuqiri, broke through the line when Du Plessis came out early. Giteau converts the try, 20-3.
62 min: Bad error by Mortlock, kicked ball out on full when passed back into 22.
64 min: Try to Jacobs, Monty converts. 20-10.
66 min: Mortlock scores a try from the scrum under the posts. Giteau converts, 27 -10.
69 min: Wallabies offside from kickoff, SA on attack inside AUS 22.
70 min: Try to Jacobs, he has a double. Monty missed the conversion. 27 -15
73 min: 15 handling errors by SA, Jantjes knocks on.
76 min: Lost forward by SA, scrum to AUS on halfway. Waugh on for Palu.
79 min: Lost forward by SA again, Horwill down in backplay, headknock with Steyn. Wallabies on attack trying to get a fourth try and bonus point.

FULL TIME: WALLABIES WIN 27 - 15.

The Drought of winning in South Africa is over and the Tri Nations is very much alive between Australia and New Zealand. South Africa can't win it now. The Wallabies and Springboks do have some injury concerns before next weeks game in Joburg.

[laura]

WE WON!!!!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic!!!
Now only 1hr and 10 minutes until I watch it!!

Thanks for the commentary Ox, stellar job!

[fulvio sammut]

Ox, your blood's worth bottling. Thank you!

[jargan83]

GO YOU F**KING GOLD THINGS!!
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[lara93]

wooooooooooooo go wallabies!!!!

[waratahjesus]

that was painful to watch!
good win and congrats!
but lowest standard test match in recent history!

big props to cross and moore, but george smith, simply amazing!

[robyn <3]

that was the most unbelievable display of rugby i have ever seen. one second it was disgusting and the next i was screaming bout a try! wow...
well done wallabies!!!

next week's selection could be interesting, weve got noone left without an injury! dare i say.. brown?

[lara93]

yeah injuries are a problem for the wallys
hope brown gets a call up
wallabies for tri-nations??!!!!???!!!!

[fulvio sammut]

Now now, let's be serious girls.

[waratahjesus]

were is brown going to play? we have flankers, unles she is playing int he row or backs i doubt he will get a call!

[fulvio sammut]

Snap!

[welshrugbyfan]

What a terrible display of test match rugby from the Boks. Serious questions will be asked over the next few days. Politics will go out the window now, plain and simple they do not like to lose over there and changes will be made.

[laura]

Is it just Vickerman and Barnes the major injuries for the Wallabies?
Can they not do some shuffling around and get Browny on or will this see Sharpie re-called?


Ed: Wycliff Palu & Steve Hoiles as well....Brownie will have to come in and Sharpie will definately be back, there's no other options!!

[travelling_gerry]

With Vickerman and Hoiles finishing the game in ice I would suggest they are calling Sharpie right now.