Tri Nations - Durban, 1 August 2009, 17:00 local, 15:00 GMT
South Africa (22) 31 - 19 (13) New Zealand (FT)

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I'm Shaun Rusk and I will be your online commentator today. The anthems are played. Early rant - why oh why do we need a 'lead' singer - leave it to the fans and team - end rant. The ABs do the haka. The South Africans take their time to get ready. Nigel Owens of Wales is the ref - Boks to kick off right to left.

1

McCaw gathers the start. High kick. High kick back and the Boks charge in and get the ball just outside the Blacks 22. Ball kicked to touch NZ throw 5 metres out from Blacks tryline. Cowans under pressure - box kick charged down.

2

Blacks lucky and get a 22 drop out. Boks get the drop out and attack down the right.

3

Knock on by Boks hooker. Scrum still deep inside the Blacks half - their left.

4 3 - 0

Big scrum by the home side but the Blacks manage to keep the ball - little box kick SA gather. Another high kick another good kick just outside the All Blacks 22 Pietersen tackles and the Boks get a penalty.

5

Morne Steyn opens the scoring with a simple kick. The Blacks have not been outside their half yet. But they get a quick penalty in front of the posts after the restart with the home side sealing off the restart.

6 3 - 3

Stephen Donald, the fly-half scores for the visitors.

7

Steyn kicks the restart straight in to touch - scrum back on the half way line. The first scrum was very difficult for the Blacks with Owen Franks at just 21 on the tight head.

8

Again the scrum under pressure but the Blacks keep the ball but a bad pass and they knock on. Boks get a penalty - tap and go- but a forward pass.

9

Scrum on the Blacks 10 metres - ball right - switch kick and the Boks put the ball back long - another kick back - the Boks counter with ball in hand - cross kick - but in to touch.

10

TRY Quick throw by the Black and the ball moved quickly and well wide left with Issac Ross the lock scoreing in the corner with a really good try.

11 3 - 8

Donald converts.

12 3 - 10

McCaw gathers the restart.

13

The Boks get it back and attack down the centre - penalty to the home side again in front of the posts.

14 6 - 10

35 metres out. Steyn, the fly-half scores.

15

Donald get the game underway again down the centre. Boks clear high up to half way. Boks hack on - Joe Rokocoko gathers under tremendous pressure and tries to run it out from behind his posts and for some reason doesn't touch it down and then gives away a 5 metre scrum.

16

Boks lose ground after the scrum but they gain a penalty in a very kickable position.

17 9 - 10

Steyn gets a third penalty.

18

Boks gather the restart - kick in the air - the Blacks get it and Donald cross kicks - Boks gather and clear to touch near half way.

19

Brad Thorn gets the throw and the Blacks attack down the centre - but Rokocoko knocks on. Freekick to Blacks at the scrum - crooked feed.

20

Good move by the Blacks after scrum - ball right - 5 metres out from tryline - but the Boks managed to get them in to touch.

21

Blacks with the ball attacking down the centre. Boks intercept but quickly wrapped up - kick down field.

22

Isaac Ross offside - Boks opt for the scrum inside the Blacks half.

23

Boks go right at scrum - recycle but knock on and the Blacks counterattack down the centre through centre Smith. The Boks manage to stem the attack and get a penalty.

24

Ball to touch down the Boks right - midway in the Blacks half.

25

Accidental offside at the lineout by the South Africans. Boks win the Blacks scrum and attack right - Styen drop goal effort - misses.

26

Drop out - Black attacking right - knock on by the Boks - Scrum to the Blacks on their 22.

27

Ball picked up at the base - ball wide right - another good attack - cut infield - inside the Boks 22 - penalty high tackle. Pietersen sent to the sinbin.

28 9 - 13

Donald gets the penalty.

29

Steyn goes high and right at the restart and the Blacks attack with a little kick down the centre. Boks gather - chip kick in to corner - Blacks try to run it out - they do - just - ball wide left.

30

Blacks chip and Boks counter down centre - penalty to the home side. Lock Isaac Ross sent to the sinbin.

31 12 - 13

Steyn scores and their is one point difference with the Blacks just in the lead.

32

Its raining and the Blacks get the restart and move left - good attack - Boks defending desperately. Knock on.

33

Its raining quite badly. Scrum 10 metres from Boks tryline. Boks easy scrum and the ball is cleared very well by Steyn to near the half way line.

34

Boks steal the Blacks lineout. Box kick - Boks swarm and get the ball - ball right - chip and the Blacks kick long. Francois Steyn kicks really well to corner. Blacks lineout 5 metres from their tryline.

35

Ball to back but the Boks get it - just metres out. - scrum to the visitors 10 metres in from the Boks left hand touch and 5 metres out.

36

TRY But the Boks get the scrum and ball out to fly half Steyn and he cuts back to score.

37 19 - 13

Steyn looks to convert his try and he does.

38

Blacks get the restart but are forced in to touch.

39

Freekick to the Blacks at the lineout. Tap and go - ball left.

40 22 - 13

Inside the Boks 22 - recycle - ball right and attack down the centre - Boks get it - long kick - big chase and the Blacks are offiside. Easy kick for the Boks. Steyn ends the half by adding three more points.

40

Stephen Donald gets the second half started with the Blacks going right to left. He kicks right. Boks gather and clear long.

41

Blacks gather and move the ball wide left but a shocking pass by Sivivatu and the ball goes in to touch.

42

Boks win their throw and move ball wide left. Blacks gather - recycle - pass left but ball intercepted. Boks attack right but the home side are just in touch close to the Blacks tryline. All Black throw.

43

Not straight at the throw. Good position for the Boks. John Smit must put pressure on at the scrum. Ball left at scrum - Steyn nearly through - recycle - ball left - two metres out - knock on by Juan Smith. AB scrum.

44

Hore off at hooker. Why replace someone three minutes in to the game? And Cowans is off!!! Scrum collapses.

45

Freekick to the Blacks. Tap and go - Boks up quickly. Blacks go left - still inside their 22 - Smith drops the ball - backwards - recycle - Box kick but nowhere - Lineout to Boks 7 metres from the Blacks tryline.

46

Ball to back of lineout - 5 metres out. Recycle - slow ball - forwards take it on. Again slow. Maul created. Blacks strong. Recycle. Ball out left the Boks backs unsure of what to do - but they keep the ball on the Blacks 22.

47

Drop goal effort - off the posts - ball clear to touch.

48

Boks win their throw and recycle. Box kick. Sivivatu breaks out - fantastic run - ball right and inside the Boks 22 - knock on - but its a penalty to the visitors. Brilliant play by the Blacks winger - he had the chance to call a mark - but ran it.

49

Lock Bakkies Botha sent to the sin bin.

50 22 - 16

Donald gets the penalty.

51

Blacks get the restart in their 22. Box kick. Spies makes a charge - recycle - drop goal effort - again a miss by Steyn.

52

Donald kicks long at drop out - Boks attack up to Blacks 22.

53

Blacks knock on. Scrum just outside the All Blacks 22. - the Boks right.

54

The Blacks sprint scrum around left - but the ref ignores that and gives another scrum to the Boks.

55 25 - 16

Ball out but another knock on by the Blacks in roughly the same place as before.

56

Spiers picks up at the base and makes good yards - penalty to the Boks in front of the posts. Steyn scores.

57

Donald goes down the centre at the restart. Boks gather and kick long down field. Blacks counter attack - recycle - ball left. Quick recycle but the Blacks give away a penalty for holding on.

58

Ball to touch down the Boks right - inside the Blacks half. ABs steal the throw - flicked away - little chip by Donald - Blacks regather and attack right but again another knock on deep inside the Boks half.

59

Scrum on Boks 22. Spiers picks up and goes sideways. Kick and the Boks are up quickly with Habana doing really well and force the Blacks back. Blacks get a penalty inside their own half.

60 25 - 19

Ref talks to both captains about the penalties. They are talking to their teams.

61

Donald is off - McAlister on and going immediately for the kick to the posts. He does really well and scores.

62

High restart - McCaw gathers and drives it on - little box kick - and Blacks regather and move the ball wide left - but another knock on near the half way line just inside the Boks half.

63 28 - 19

Botha back on the pitch. Good scrum by Boks. Spies again off the base. High kick and again the Boks are up quickly and get the ball back on the Blacks 22. Penalty to the home side.

64

Steyn going for the posts and the fly-half scores again. He is such a good kicker.

65

McAlister go left at the restart and Mtawarira (the Beast) gets the ball and charges up the field. Blacks nick it and moved right - ball loose - Boks hack on and Blacks forced to pass ball in to touch behind the posts.

66

Boks scrum 5 metrse out - Spies goes right - recycle - two metres out.

67

Penalty to All Blacks. McAlister to touch.

68

Boks get the ball at the back of the Blacks lineout. Ball wide left - but in to touch.

69

Blacks knock on at their throw. Boks scrum on half way. High kick - Isaac Ross gathers but scrum to Boks for another knock on.

70

Scrum in midway in All Blacks half. Freekick to AB in the scrum.

71

Blacks go left - recycle - Ball loose again - hacked on by the Boks. Ball on the Blacks tryline. Scrum to the home side - 5 metres.

72

Boks drive it on in the scrum and get a penalty as the All Blacks swing the scrum.

73 31 - 19

Steyn going for the posts and has scored all the points so far. And he does it again.

74

Blacks attack down the centre at restart. Blacks get the ball and move it left - now wide right. Back infleid and the Boks nick it and high kick.

75

Ball on half way. Blacks with it and ball right - but ball knock on again - Boks scrum.

76

Spies attacks again from base. High kick - Blacks gather and counter - ball left - but again the All Blacks under pressure mess up. 28 handling errors so far.

77

Hore back on due to an injury. Pressure on Springbok scrum. Ball out left - forward pass. Blacks scrum near the middle of the pitch.

78

Boks making a number of changes. Blacks go right at the scrum and try to keep the ball alive. Boks up quickly. Knock on - scrum to the All Blacks.

79

Ball picked up at the base and right but a penalty to the Boks for holding on. They now get another 10 metres for back chat.

80

Steyn going for the posts - longish and he misses! Ref ends the game to indicate another victory for the World Champions.

80+1

In reality, the Boks didn't do really anything in the match but played the conditions and pressuriesd and tackled the All Blacks. New Zealand simply made mistakes under pressure. In openside flanker Heinrich Brussow the Boks have a real find. I hope you enjoyed the match and see you next time with scrum.com

Timeline

Time South Africa  Score  New Zealand
0 start of first half start of first half
4 M Steyn - penalty goal 3 - 0
6 3 - 3 Donald - penalty goal
11 3 - 8 Ross - try
12 3 - 10 Donald - conversion
14 M Steyn - penalty goal 6 - 10
17 M Steyn - penalty goal 9 - 10
28 9 - 13 Donald - penalty goal
29 Pietersen - yellow card
30 Ross - yellow card
31 M Steyn - penalty goal 12 - 13
37 M Steyn - try
M Steyn - conversion
19 - 13
40 M Steyn - penalty goal 22 - 13
40+1 end of first half end of first half
40 start of second half start of second half
43 Weepu - sub on
Cowan - sub off
Hore - sub off
Mealamu - sub on
49 Botha - yellow card
50 22 - 16 Donald - penalty goal
55 M Steyn - penalty goal 25 - 16
59 Kaino - sub off
Read - sub on
60 25 - 19 McAlister - penalty goal
61 Donald - sub off
McAlister - sub on
63 M Steyn - penalty goal 28 - 19
64 Rossouw - sub on
Smith - sub off
65 Afoa - sub on
Franks - sub off
70 Jacobs - sub on
de Villiers - sub off
73 M Steyn - penalty goal 31 - 19
76 Mealamu - sub off
Hore - sub on
78 Smit - sub off
JN du Plessis - sub on
Botha - sub off
Bekker - sub on
Januarie - sub on
du Preez - sub off
Fourie - sub off
Olivier - sub on
80 BW du Plessis - sub off
Ralepelle - sub on
end of second half
end of half
end of second half
end of half
0
80 BW du Plessis - sub off
Ralepelle - sub on

Notes

 
Result South Africa won by a margin of 12 points
Tri Nations points South Africa 4, New Zealand 0
 
Ground name Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance 43149
 
Referee N Owens (Wales)
 
South Africa Test debuts none
New Zealand Test debuts none

Teams

South Africa New Zealand
Tries M Steyn (37) Tries Ross (11)
Cons M Steyn (37) Cons Donald (12)
Pens M Steyn (4, 14, 17, 31, 40, 55, 63, 73) Pens Donald (6, 28, 50), McAlister (60)

Match stats

South Africa   New Zealand
1 Tries 1
1 from 1 Conversion goals 1 from 1
8 from 9 Penalty goals 4 from 4
90.0% Kick at goal success 100.0%
0 (3 missed) Dropped goals 0
Kick/pass/run
35 Kicks from hand 19
62 Passes 105
58 Runs 77
270 Metres run with ball 504
Attacking
4 Clean breaks 6
4 Defenders beaten 7
8 Offloads 6
52 from 58 (89.7%) Rucks won 51 from 56 (91.1%)
2 from 3 (66.7%) Mauls won 0 from 0
17 Turnovers conceded 27
Defensive
64/8 Tackles made/missed 64/3
88.9% Tackling success rate 95.5%
Set pieces
14 won, 2 lost (87.5%) Scrums on own feed 8 won, 2 lost (80.0%)
5 won, 2 lost (71.4%) Lineouts on own throw 4 won, 4 lost (50.0%)
Discipline
8 Penalties conceded 14
2/0 Yellow/red cards 1/0

SA stats

Pos   T/A Pts K/P/R MR CB DB OL TO Tack LO Pen Y/R
FB FPL Steyn 0/0 0 6/0/2 0 0 0 1 0 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
W Pietersen 0/0 0 2/0/1 2 0 0 0 1 3/2 0/0 1 1/0
C Fourie 0/0 0 1/2/2 2 0 1 0 1 4/1 0/0 0 0/0
C de Villiers 0/0 0 0/7/5 16 0 0 0 3 7/3 0/0 1 0/0
W Habana 0/0 0 0/1/2 15 0 0 0 1 3/1 0/0 0 0/0
FH M Steyn 1/0 31 14/6/5 39 2 1 2 3 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
SH du Preez 0/1 0 8/37/6 48 0 0 2 0 1/0 0/0 1 0/0
P Mtawarira 0/0 0 0/0/3 39 1 1 0 0 6/0 0/0 0 0/0
H BW du Plessis 0/0 0 0/0/4 25 1 1 1 2 5/0 0/0 1 0/0
P Smit 0/0 0 0/2/5 6 0 0 0 1 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
L Botha 0/0 0 0/0/1 0 0 0 0 1 1/0 2/1 1 1/0
L Matfield 0/0 0 1/2/1 3 0 0 0 1 4/0 1/0 1 0/0
F Brussow 0/0 0 0/2/4 13 0 0 1 0 12/0 0/1 0 0/0
F Smith 0/0 0 0/0/2 10 0 0 1 2 6/1 2/0 0 0/0
N8 Spies 0/0 0 1/2/15 52 0 0 0 1 1/0 0/1 0 0/0
(H) Ralepelle 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(P) JN du Plessis 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(L) Bekker 0/0 0 0/1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(F) Rossouw 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
(SH) Januarie 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
(C) Jacobs 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
(C) Olivier 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
Key T/A Tries / Try Assists Pts Points scored
K/P/R Kick / Pass / Run MR Metres Run with ball
CB Clean Breaks DB Defenders Beaten OL OffLoads TO TurnOvers
Tack Tackles made / missed LO LineOuts won on throw / stolen on opp throw
Pen Penalties conceded Y/R Yellow / Red cards

NZ stats

Pos   T/A Pts K/P/R MR CB DB OL TO Tack LO Pen Y/R
FB Muliaina 0/0 0 2/8/12 79 1 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0
W Rokocoko 0/0 0 0/4/7 72 1 0 0 3 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
C Smith 0/0 0 0/3/6 35 0 1 2 1 5/0 0/0 0 0/0
C Nonu 0/0 0 1/4/9 69 1 1 0 1 5/0 0/0 0 0/0
W Sivivatu 0/0 0 0/6/10 85 2 4 2 4 2/0 0/0 1 0/0
FH Donald 0/0 11 4/14/1 4 0 0 0 2 4/0 0/0 0 0/0
SH Cowan 0/0 0 7/22/1 6 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 0 0/0
P Woodcock 0/0 0 0/1/0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 2 0/0
H Hore 0/0 0 0/3/3 13 0 0 0 1 3/0 0/0 0 0/0
P Franks 0/0 0 0/0/1 7 0 0 0 1 4/0 0/0 0 0/0
L Thorn 0/0 0 0/1/2 2 0 0 0 0 4/0 2/0 0 0/0
L Ross 1/0 5 0/1/2 18 0 1 0 3 2/0 2/1 1 1/0
F Kaino 0/1 0 0/1/3 11 0 0 0 1 7/1 0/0 2 0/0
F McCaw 0/0 0 0/5/6 59 1 0 0 1 12/0 0/0 2 0/0
N8 So'oialo 0/0 0 0/6/7 20 0 0 0 2 3/0 0/0 3 0/0
(H) Mealamu 0/0 0 0/3/2 14 0 0 0 0 1/0 0/0 1 0/0
(P) Afoa 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 1 0/0
(F) Read 0/0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2/0 0/0 0 0/0
(SH) Weepu 0/0 0 3/19/2 3 0 0 0 4 4/0 0/0 0 0/0
(FH) McAlister 0/0 3 1/4/3 7 0 0 0 1 1/0 0/0 0 0/0
Key T/A Tries / Try Assists Pts Points scored
K/P/R Kick / Pass / Run MR Metres Run with ball
CB Clean Breaks DB Defenders Beaten OL OffLoads TO TurnOvers
Tack Tackles made / missed LO LineOuts won on throw / stolen on opp throw
Pen Penalties conceded Y/R Yellow / Red cards

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