SA
No.Name
15Patrick Lambie, FB
14Bryan Habana, W
13Jesse Kriel, C
12Juan de Jongh, C
11Francois Hougaard, W
10Morne Steyn, FH
4
2
9Rudy Paige, SH
1Tendai Mtawarira, P
2Adriaan Strauss, H
3Vincent Koch, P
4Eben Etzebeth, L
5Pieter-Steph du Toit, L
6Francois Louw, FL
7Oupa Mohoje, FL
8Warren Whiteley, N8
Replacements
16Bongi Mbonambi, R
17Steven Kitshoff, R
18Julian Redelinghuys, R
19Lood de Jager, R
20Willem Alberts, R
21Jaco Kriel, R
22Lionel Mapoe, R
23Willie Le Roux, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Loftus Versfeld
4:05 PM, October 1, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'18-10 the final score, with all of South Africa's points coming from the boot of Morne Steyn. A forgettable encounter.
81'18-10 End of second half
80'18-10 Drop goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
79'Steyn nails a monster of a drop goal from the Wallaby 10 yard line to take the lead out to 8 points. That was some kick.
77'Morne Steyn's fifth successful kick of the evening makes it a five point lead now. There's no reason why Australia can't reel them in, but their play-makers simply haven't been good enough tonight. Genia has just been hauled off.
77'Substitute on - Nick Phipps , Australia
77'Player substituted - Will Genia , Australia
76'15-10 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
74'They'll get three now anyway, Wallabies penalised for holding on in front of their posts. Stupid stuff from the Australians.
72'The Boks knock on and another unlikely looking attack comes to an end, this time in the Wallabies 22. I hate to say it but they should probably have just set up for the drop goal.
69'Substitute on - Sefa Naivalu , Australia
69'Player substituted - Dane Haylett-Petty , Australia
68'Wallabies chucking it around now, but the Boks defense holds well and they get the scrum after good hold-up/smothering work at a ruck.
58'The sight of Morne Steyn missing a kick at goal seems to have spurred the Aussies into life, and they surge up-field of the back of a break from Haylett-Petty. The Boks absorb the pressure though, and Le Roux clears to halfway from his 22.
57'Substitute on - Willem Alberts , South Africa
57'Player substituted - Rudy Paige , South Africa
56'Is there any international team that takes the ball into touch as often as South Africa? A promising move involving lovely hands from Eden Etzebeth comes to an end with a foot in touch.
56'Player substituted - Scott Sio , Australia
56'Substitute on - James Slipper , Australia
56'Player substituted - Sekope Kepu , Australia
56'Substitute on - Tom Robertson , Australia
55'Substitute on - Jaco Kriel , South Africa
55'Player substituted - Oupa Mohoje , South Africa
54'Player substituted - Samu Kerevi , Australia
54'Substitute on - Tevita Kuridrani , Australia
53'Reece Hodge misses his third kick at goal of the night, and then the ball gets knocked-on out wide by a Wallaby forward as an overlap beckons. This is now officially a poor game of rugby.
50'Wallabies continue to probe, but they don't look to have the ball-players in the forwards to execute their game- plan. Only a couple of the Wallaby eight are comfortable on the gain-line.
46'Player substituted - Rob Simmons , Australia
46'Substitute on - Kane Douglas , Australia
46'Substitute on - Willie Le Roux , South Africa
46'Player substituted - Bryan Habana , South Africa
45'Player substituted - Pieter-Steph du Toit , South Africa
45'Substitute on - Lood de Jager , South Africa
45'Substitute on - Julian Redelinghuys , South Africa
45'Player substituted - Vincent Koch , South Africa
45'Player substituted - Tendai Mtawarira , South Africa
45'Substitute on - Steven Kitshoff , South Africa
44'Australia start the second half as they did the first, looking to move the ball. It's stilted though, with forwards appearing in the wrong place at the wrong time, until Cooper takes a gap and narrowly fails to link up with his support in the Boks' 22. Wallabies need a score - if South Africa get the momentum back you feel they will just tighten the screw as the game wears on.
41'An entirely predictable development sees South Africa take the lead on half-time courtesy of a Morne Steyn penalty kick. They've won plenty of games in the past this way - don't bet against it happening again today.
41'Substitute on - Scott Fardy , Australia
41'Player substituted - Sean McMahon , Australia
41'12-10 End of first half
41'12-10 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
40'Wallabies attempts to get a Bok sent to the bin almost succeed as their lying all over the ball at a ruck almost goes un-penalised by Wayne Barnes. None of the Boks take the bait though, and this discipline could be decisive in the end if they can maintain it. Or in a parallel universe they may win the game by scoring some tries.
40'12-10 Start of second half
39'Player substituted - Jesse Kriel , South Africa
39'Substitute on - Lionel Mapoe , South Africa
35'9-10 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
34'Game's first yellow card is issued after Folau obstructs Habana as he was looking to regather a chip ahead. Steyn slots the penalty and the Aussies are down to 14 for ten minutes.
34'Yellow card - Israel Folau , Australia
26'Scrum penalty to the hosts results in another 3 from the boot of Steyn. The way the Boks are staying in this without doing much is ominous for the Wallabies.
26'6-10 Penalty goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
23'Reece Hodge very nearly lands a 65-metre penalty in the thin air of Pretoria - looked like it had crept over but no.
21'Boks getting some possession but Steyn's refusal to get anywhere near the gain-line means they struggle to actually move up the field. Halfback Rudy Paige eventually knocks on.
15'Try-time for the Wallabies as they are rewarded after getting their offloading game going. Scott Sio waltzes through under the posts after strong continuity work by Michael Hooper and Sean McMahon. 10-3 to Australia and it's deserved.
15'3-10 Conversion - Bernard Foley , Australia
14'3-8 Try - Scott Sio , Australia
11'Steyn drops a contestable in behind the Wallaby line, resulting in an uncontrolled scramble up-field from the Boks. Ends with them getting penalised. They need to tidy up their handling and passing.
8'Australia are looking good with the ball in hand, and they draw a penalty on the Boks' 22 which is converted by Bernard Foley. All square after 8 minutes.
8'3-3 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
5'3-0 Drop goal - Morne Steyn , South Africa
4'South Africa strike first, with a shameless 4th-minute drop goal from Morne Steyn. 3-0.
3'Under way, and Australia string a few phases together early on with Israel Folau running the ball out of his own 22 and Quade Cooper chucking long balls. Signs of ambition from the Wallabies.
1'So a few minutes away from kickoff in Pretoria, where fly-half Morne Steyn returns for South Africa as they look for their second win of the 2016 Rugby Championship.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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