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Rugby fixtures 2010
2010 Rugby Fixtures downloads
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Springbok player ratings
The Springbok player ratings for the Trinations clinching game against New Zealand from around the web in one convenient table:
| Name | Average | Ou Grote | Keo | SARugby | R 365 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frans Steyn | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Odwa Ndungane | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Jaque Fourie | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Jean de Villiers | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bryan Habana | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 7 |
| Morne Steyn | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Fourie du Preez | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Pierre Spies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Schalk Burger | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Heinrich Brussow | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Victor Matfield | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bakkies Botha | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| John Smit | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Bismarck du Plessis | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Beast Mtawarira | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 |
Trinations - Wallabies 21-06 Boks (Brisbane)
Scorers
Wallabies 21 (9)
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, James O’Connor
Conversion: Matt Giteau
Penalties: Matt Giteau (2)
Drop goal: Matt Giteau
Springboks 6 (6)
Penalty: Morne Steyn
Drop goal: Morne Steyn
What they said
John Smit: ‘There are no excuses. Excuses are for losers, so we have no excuses. We’ll have to do the job in Hamilton next week. We’ve got one more chance, one game, and we have to make the most of our opportunity.The intensity was not quite where it should have been. It’s hard to pinpoint where it went wrong. We had our moments and just couldn’t put it together. Nevertheless, we still created pressure and they beat us at our own game. Obviously we started on a bad foot and kept chasing the score-line. It is healthy in the Tri-Nations to try and get into your opponents half. A lot of calls were not going our way. Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don’t. But at half-time, at 9-6, we were happy because they were dominant and we felt we had made the best of a bad first forty. We came out in the second half and for a while it looked as if we might turn it around. But we didn’t spend enough time in their half and create pressure. We looked up with eight minutes to play at creating those opportunities by setting up a drive, but were not given those opportunities. No one loses four on the trot and just rocks up. They were far more formidable, but rest assured we will be fired up for our final game in Hamilton.’
Peter de Villiers called the scrums ‘the new grey area of rugby’: ‘It used to be the breakdown, now it is the scrum. You do not know which way it is going to go and sometimes it is more guesswork.’
Robbie Deans: ‘Not giving them a start helps.The boys kept playing for eighty minutes. We had three tries over the line disallowed and the guys kept coming and kept their heads up for 80 minutes. It was evident at the end there that some belief and confidence kicked in, showing great spirit for such a young group of players and that’s what we’ve been looking for.’
George Smith: ‘I’m far happier with our effort. We put a lot of work in, not only this week but throughout the Tri-Nations, and to get the reward now is fantastic. Well done to the Springboks for resisting us so well for the majority of the match, but in the end we made our possession and territory count. There was a collective understanding for us that we had to repay the Australian public for their loyalty. I was very impressed with the way we scrummed and the way we handled the lineouts. There’s a few things we need to work on but I’m just delighted with the outcome.’
Teamsheets
Australia
15 James O’Connor 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 George Smith (c), 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Wycliff Palu, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Peter Hynes.
South Africa
15 Ruan Pienaar, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Frans Steyn.
Trinations - Boks 32 - 25 Wallabies
Match Details
Date: Saturday, August 29
Venue: Subiaco Oval, Perth
Kick-off: 12.05 SA | 18.05 AUS | 10.05 GMT
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Scorers
Australia 25 (6)
Tries: Matt Giteau (2), Lachie Turner
Conversions: Matt Giteau (2)
Penalties: Matt Giteau (2)
South Africa 32 (22)
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana (2)
Conversions: Morne Steyn (3)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (2)
Teamsheets
Springboks – 15 Ruan Pienaar, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Frans Steyn.
Australia – 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Peter Hynes, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Drew Mitchell.
Trinations - Australia 18-19 New Zealand
Scorers
Wallabies 18 (12)
Penalties: Matt Giteau (6)
All Blacks 19 (3)
Try: Ma’a Nonu
Conversion: Dan Carter
Penalties: Dan Carter (4)
All Blacks – 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Rodney So’oialo, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Ma’a Nonu.
Wallabies – 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 Peter Hynes.
Bok touring squad named
The Springbok touring squad for the away leg of the 2009 Trinations is:
Forwards
John Smit – The Sharks, Captain
Victor Matfield – Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain
Andries Bekker – Western Province
Bakkies Botha – Blue Bulls
Heinrich Brüssow – Free State Cheetahs
Schalk Burger – Western Province
Bismarck du Plessis – The Sharks
Jannie du Plessis – The Sharks
Ryan Kankowski – The Sharks
Tendai Mtawarira – The Sharks
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Blue Bulls
Danie Rossouw – Blue Bulls
Juan Smith – Free State Cheetahs
Pierre Spies – Blue Bulls
Gurthrö Steenkamp – Blue Bulls
Backs
Jean de Villiers – Western Province
Fourie du Preez – Blue Bulls
Jaque Fourie – Lions
Bryan Habana – Blue Bulls
Adi Jacobs – The Sharks
Ricky Januarie – Western Province
Odwa Ndungane – The Sharks
Wynand Olivier – Blue Bulls
Ruan Pienaar – The Sharks
JP Pietersen – The Sharks
Frans Steyn – The Sharks
Morné Steyn – Blue Bulls
Bulls - 10
Sharks - 10
WP - 4
Cheetahs - 2
Lions - 1
Trinations - Boks 29 v 17 Wallabies
South Africa 29 (23)
Tries: Victor Matfield
Penalties: Morne Steyn (7)
Drop goal: Morne Steyn
Australia 17 (10)
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau
Conversions: Matt Giteau (2)
Drop goal: Berrick Barnes
MOTM: Victor Matfield
Match Details
Date: Saturday 8 August
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Time: 17:00 (15:00 GMT)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Teamsheets
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Andries Bekker, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Adi Jacobs.
Australia – 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Peter Hynes, 22 James O’Connor.
Facts & Figures
- Australia and South Africa have met on nine previous occasions at Cape Town, with the Springboks having won six matches to three, including the last four in succession.
- Australia’s first appearance at Newlands was in 1933. That 3-17 loss is still the Wallabies’ heaviest defeat at Cape Town.
- Australia achieved its wins in 1953 (18-14), 1963 (9-5) and 1992 (26-3).
- Five of the nine matches played between the two teams in the city have been determined by margins of four points or less. This includes the three Tri Nations games that have been played – in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
- In South Africa, the two countries have played 35 matches, with South Africa winning 27 games to Australia’s eight.
- Overall, the two countries have met on 67 occasions, with South Africa winning 40, Australia 26, as well as one draw.
- Prior to South Africa’s readmission to international sport in 1992, Australia had won just seven of the 31 matches played.
- The scoreboard stands 19 wins to 16 in Australia’s favour, along with a draw, in the time since then.
- South Africa has won 30 of the 48 Tests it has played at Cape Town, losing 14 and drawing two others.
Trinations - Boks 31 v 19 All Blacks
The Boks comprehensively outplayed the All Blacks in their second game of the 2009 Trinations series.
Scorers:
Springboks 31 (22)
Try: Morne Steyn
Conversion: Morne Steyn
Penalties: Morne Steyn (8)
All Blacks 19 (13)
Try: Isaac Ross
Conversion: Stephen Donald
Penalties: Stephen Donald (3), Luke McAlister
Match Details:
Date: Saturday 1 August 2009
Venue: Absa Stadium, Durban
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Tim Hayes (Wales)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Teamsheets:
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Andries Bekker, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Wynand Olivier.
All Blacks — 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Kieran Read, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Cory Jane.
Trinations - Boks 28 v 19 All Blacks
Scorers
South Africa (28)
Tries : Ruan Pienaar, Jaque Fourie.
Penalties: Ruan Pienaar, Francois Steyn (2), Morne Steyn (3).
New Zealand (19)
Try: Conrad Smith
Conversion: Stephen Donald
Penalties: Stephen Donald (4).
Springboks
15 Frans Steyn
14 JP Pietersen
13 Jaque Fourie
12 Jean de Villiers
11 Bryan Habana
10 Ruan Pienaar
09 Fourie du Preez
08 Pierre Spies
07 Juan Smith
06 Heinrich Brussow
05 Victor Matfield
04 Bakkies Botha
03 John Smit (c)
02 Bismarck du Plessis
01 Beast Mtawarira
Subs
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
17 Jannie du Plessis
18 Danie Rossouw
19 Ryan Kankowski
20 Ricky Januarie
21 Morne Steyn
22 Wynand Olivier
All Blacks
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Joe Rokocoko
13 Conrad Smith
12 Ma’a Nonu
11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
10 Stephen Donand
09 Brendon Leonard
08 Rodney So’oialo
07 Richie McCaw
06 Jerome Kaino
05 Isaac Ross
04 Brad Thorn
03 Neemia Tialata
02 Andrew Hore
01 Tony Woodcock
Subs
16 Keven Mealamu
17 Owen Franks
18 Jason Eaton
19 Kieran Read
20 Piri Weepu
21 Luke McAlister
22 Cory Jane
Trinations - NZ 22 v 16 Aus
Scorers:
New Zealand 22 (10)
Try: Richie McCaw
Conversion: Stephen Donald
Penalties: Stephen Donald (5)
Australia 16 (13)
Try: Berrick Barnes
Conversion: Matt Giteau
Penalties: Matt Giteau (3)
New Zealand - 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Kieran Read, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Josevata Rokocoko.
Australia - 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Phil Waugh, 20 David Pocock, 21 Will Genia, 22 James O’Connor.
New Zealand 28 - 24 Australia
The All Blacks won the 2008 Tri Nations with a hard-fought victory over Australia in Brisbane.
New Zealand HT:07 [28]
Tries: Mils Muliaina (13 min), Tony Woodcock (49 min), Piri Weepu (61 min), Dan Carter (66 min)
Conversions: Dan Carter (4)
Australia HT:10 [24]
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper (40 min), James Horwill (44 min), Ryan Cross (77 min)
Conversions: Matt Giteau (3)
Penalty: Matt Giteau
Match Stats Springboks v Wallabies
South Africa 53 - 08 Australia
Springboks [53] Tries: Andries Bekker, Jongi Nokwe (4), Adi Jacobs, Ruan Pienaar, Odwa Ndungane. Conversions: Butch James (3), Percy Montgomery (2). Penalty: Butch James.
Wallabies [08] Tries: Drew Mitchell. Penalty: Matt Giteau.
MOTM: Jongi Nokwe - 4 tries
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