The Boks and Heyneke Meyer are under immense pressure. No-one is giving them a hope in hell to upset the World Champion All Blacks in Dunedin – do you believe in miracles?
MATCH DETAILS:
15 September 2012
All Blacks v Springboks
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Kick off (1935 local, 0735 GMT, 1735 NSW/ACT, 935 SAT, 435 ARG)
Referee: G Clancy (IRFU)
AR: R Poite (FFR)
AR: J Leckie (ARU)
TMO: V Munro (NZRU)
HEAD TO HEAD:
Played 83: New Zealand 46, South Africa 34, Drawn 3
Last match: New Zealand 5 – 18 South Africa @ N Mandela Bay Stadium (20 August, 2011)
New Zealand record at Forsyth Barr Stadium: DEBUT MATCH
New Zealand record at home: Played 241, Won 198, Lost 37, Drawn 6
South Africa record at Forsyth Barr Stadium: DEBUT MATCH
South African record away from home: Played 191, Won 108, Lost 75, Drawn 8
(Note head to head at Carisbrook, Played 8, New Zealand 7, South Africa 1)
Point’s aggregate: New Zealand 1,559, South Africa 1,286 (19-15)
Tries aggregate: New Zealand 162, South Africa 125 (2-2)
RECENT MATCHES:
8 September, 2012: New Zealand 21 – 5 Argentina (3rd round of The Rugby Championship)
25 August, 2012: New Zealand 22 – 0 Australia (2nd round of The Rugby Championship)
18 August, 2012: New Zealand 27 – 19 Australia (1st round of The Rugby Championship)
23 June, 2012: New Zealand 60 – 0 Ireland (3rd test June tour)
16 June, 2012: New Zealand 22 – 19 Ireland (2nd test June tour)
9 June, 2012: New Zealand 42 – 10 Ireland (1st test June tour)
8 September, 2012: South Africa 19 – 26 Australia (3rd round of The Rugby Championship)
25 August, 2012: South Africa 16 – 16 Argentina (2nd round of The Rugby Championship)
18 August, 2012: South Africa 27 – 6 Argentina (1st round of The Rugby Championship)
23 June, 2012: South Africa 14 – 14 England (3rd test June tour)
16 June, 2012: South Africa 36 – 27 England (2nd test June tour)
9 June, 2012: South Africa 22 – 17 England (1st test June tour)
TEAMS:
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Piri Weepu, 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 Keven Mealamu, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Brodie Retallick, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Beauden Barrett, 22 Tamati Ellison
South Africa: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (capt), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Dean Greyling, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Marcell Coetzee, 20 Johan Goosen, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Pat Lambie.
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September 15th, 2012 at 8:57 am
I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but I have little confidence in our team.
September 15th, 2012 at 9:07 am
50+
September 15th, 2012 at 9:34 am
If it’s 50+ HM is literally going to explode like a squished grape on the coach-box cam.
I wouldn’t be so downcast due to….
The Goose
September 15th, 2012 at 10:12 am
Clue for HM….
Bring on the freeakin’
Goose already!
September 15th, 2012 at 10:21 am
Sheesh, don’t these guys want to win? Give Fransie all the bloody kicks, bring on Goose and Lampie.
September 15th, 2012 at 10:22 am
Steyn is fkn up my Saturday. Get him off!! This game is ours to lose.
September 15th, 2012 at 10:22 am
Reply to mawm-the-ever-hopeful-shark @ 10:21 am:
At least 20 points left on the table??????????? AB’s have 1 opportunity – try.
September 15th, 2012 at 10:23 am
Hak Hak se blue eye boy wys hom ‘n middelvinger met sy kak skoppe!!! Slaap maar lekker op jou bed Hak Hak Meyer is kak!
September 15th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Morne is my hero, ek sal hom nooit fokken drop nie, al skop hy hoe kak.
September 15th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Yip, even if Lambie, Pienaar, F Steyn – even fkn Spues!! – are better….we must welcome him back in SA as our hero
September 15th, 2012 at 10:52 am
WTF – try and win the ball! Try given away because they are so busy defending!!!!
September 15th, 2012 at 11:14 am
If we can’t put the points on the board, we won’t win.
September 15th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Greyling is another BB drol
September 15th, 2012 at 11:31 am
Fuck me…..I feel for the other 20 players who played their harts out only for Morne Steyn and dean to gift it to the Boks
September 15th, 2012 at 11:42 am
Well Greyling (a Bull like Kirchner and Morne)
should be getting 6 weeks suspension.
FFS – giving away 4xPK 1xTry AND a YC.
Should NEVER again wear the jersey.
Was this the last start for Morne and ZK?
Probably not.
September 15th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Can anyone tell me, anyone anywhere that Morne Steyn should still wear the Bok 10 Jersey.
Anyone?
September 15th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
That losses are piling up.
Makes HM look like another rumour.
All fkn talk no action.
September 15th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
My comment on Greyling was unfair – he did not select himself and gave his all on the field. Indeed his smack on crook McCaw was the only highlight.
September 15th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
players do not pick themself hm will have to change different team when the goos andbambie came on, must say I was impressed by louw and bekker. Bekker just need to stay upfront and not in backline
September 16th, 2012 at 12:21 am
Bunny – can you imagine if The Goose had his “other half” Messerschmitt-Willie also on the field?
Together these guys will tie NZ in knots.
I can see it now. The Goose and the Messerschmitt on the cover of Rugby Magazine.
The Heading?
” Orc – Slayers ”