Rugby Championship: South Africa - New Zealand (06/10/2012)

[Darwin]

Good reply for the AB's - first time we have really had the ball in our hands!

 

[Gavin]

Didn't know Rico Gear was playing for the All Blacks. Sometimes commentators make me weep (10-5 Springboks)

 

[austingtir]

Haha Habana the intercept DOUCHE... doesnt work every time mate.

 

[Darwin]

Excellent try there - well set up by Gear.

We actually look good when we run the ball!

 

[RyotoTheDragon]

Habana to blame for that secnd try.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Try by Aaron Smith now and Jantjies comes on for Goosen (knee injury)

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Jantjies with his first points as a Springbok! 13-12

 

[Rhyer]

Hosea Gear has been amazing so far.

 

[Big Ewis]

wow...I srs think SA have the best scrum (and probably have had it for the better part of the 2000's til now...). EVERY game I've seen they're on top of the opponents.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Wow! Massive scrum by the Bokke. Pushing the scrum, earning a penalty half-way. Jantjies with a chance to score again!

AND GETS IT! 16-12

 

[Big Ewis]

16-12 at half Boks. NIIIIIIIIICE !!

 

[Darwin]

Half-time. South Africa deservedly leading 16-12.

The AB's haven't really been in the game, so we are probably lucky to even be this close. As Nick has already alluded to we need to stop kicking the ball away - when we actually run it we look very dangerous!

 

[Draggs]

Springboks scrum has looked solid, turning mistakes by NZ into points and possession.
Bad error from Habana for the try. Looking for the interception.

 

[nickdnz]

SA lead halftime 16-12. AB's getting penalized an awful lot and kicking away too much ball. Aaron Smith is box kicking far too often, especially with Carter and Dagg being better at it.

 

[RyotoTheDragon]

We cant be running out of our 22 all game. We need better territory or atleast be running out of our 40m line. Boks have been playing wel..l, especially starving us of ball

 

[RyotoTheDragon]

We have been getting penalised a lot. We just got to adapt to the refs interpretation and play our game.

 

[RyotoTheDragon]

That is more like it.

 

[Big Ewis]

Haven't seen the first half tries, can't wait...

WHAT? !!!!!!!! NONU WTF !!!

 

[Darwin]

Nonu! That didn't take long!

 

[nickdnz]

Great start!!!