23-07-2005, 02:53 PM
seems like SA are attempting to lose this one
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33 - 20
79 Australia claim a lineout and get a drive going. Up to the SA line...closer...Paul off the back, and he is over for a try. TRY AUSTRALIA! 33-20!
78 A high kick by Mitchell, is caught by Monty, who spreads it looking for the counter, but unfortunately he gives it to Andrews, who throws an intercept to Sailor. Sailor is away...brilliant chase back by Habana, who has burned sailor up and caught him over 40m!!
76 Whitaker is on for Gregan, but the game has petered out as a contest now. Larkham gets the ball, and burns Steenkamp, then grubbers ahead, but Habana covers well and SA have a 22 drop out.
74 Throw in not straight by Smit, and then a penalty given away by SA. Paul tries to take it on, but it is devoid of any real energy, and there is a scrum.
73 SA have turned over the Australian restart ball, and they have an overlap, but it is all forwards! Botha, Van Niekerk, Smith, a long one-handed pass for Habana but it drifts forward. Australia can clear again, how many opportunities have SA thrown away this half?
71 Mortlock nips the conversion, 33-15!
70 Australia get the ball from the lineout this time though, Tuqiri is into the midfield. Nearly another intercept from Pretorius, but Australia retain it. Young spills it, Haban chips and is laid out flat. Surely a penalty? We are carrying on SA still running through the phases, but it is stolen, and Sailor sets Larkham away for a certain try. Habana is up again, but the crowd are seething at the non-action of referee walsh for the perceived late tackle on Habana. TRY AUSTRALIA 33-13, and this is under the posts as well...
68 An insdie pass, Smit is away. To Botha...Botha holds on for support, but the ball is knocked out of his hands and Burger spills the clear-up. Australia run the ball from the scrum, but then clear it to touch.
67 Mortlock crashes into a wall of gren shirts, and then Van Niekerk pounds Gregan backwards, SA get a penalty. Monty clears to touch.
66 Now Australia get a penalty with Julies holding in a tackle. SA gone quiet for now.
65 Australia finally take a lineout! Ball spread, but Smith is crunched by Steenkamp. He was offside though, and Australia running the ball again, but Mitchell runs into Waugh and SA get the scrum.
64 SA spread it again. Monty in the line again, momentum building, but Pretorius breaks it by trying to drop a goal. It goes wide, and the work is wasted. Why do that when 25 points ahead?
62 Montty is into the line, and makes more ground, but du Preez knocks it on. Australia have a scrum. They try to run it up, but no way through, and Larkham is forced to kick to touch.
61 Pretorius kicks another superb one to the corner, how much better is the kicking than last week? Mitchell collects and clears, but SA have the ascendancy in the lineouts, and could run this back again.
59 Pretorius clears the restart, Latham picks it up, but is stopped, gets it out to Giteau, who dances his way through but is tackled by Matfield. Pretorius then hammers Paul and SA get a scrum. Mitchell is on for Latham.
57 ...over it goes, but surely Australia could have been more punished than that? 33-8 SA.
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33 - 20
79 Australia claim a lineout and get a drive going. Up to the SA line...closer...Paul off the back, and he is over for a try. TRY AUSTRALIA! 33-20!
78 A high kick by Mitchell, is caught by Monty, who spreads it looking for the counter, but unfortunately he gives it to Andrews, who throws an intercept to Sailor. Sailor is away...brilliant chase back by Habana, who has burned sailor up and caught him over 40m!!
76 Whitaker is on for Gregan, but the game has petered out as a contest now. Larkham gets the ball, and burns Steenkamp, then grubbers ahead, but Habana covers well and SA have a 22 drop out.
74 Throw in not straight by Smit, and then a penalty given away by SA. Paul tries to take it on, but it is devoid of any real energy, and there is a scrum.
73 SA have turned over the Australian restart ball, and they have an overlap, but it is all forwards! Botha, Van Niekerk, Smith, a long one-handed pass for Habana but it drifts forward. Australia can clear again, how many opportunities have SA thrown away this half?
71 Mortlock nips the conversion, 33-15!
70 Australia get the ball from the lineout this time though, Tuqiri is into the midfield. Nearly another intercept from Pretorius, but Australia retain it. Young spills it, Haban chips and is laid out flat. Surely a penalty? We are carrying on SA still running through the phases, but it is stolen, and Sailor sets Larkham away for a certain try. Habana is up again, but the crowd are seething at the non-action of referee walsh for the perceived late tackle on Habana. TRY AUSTRALIA 33-13, and this is under the posts as well...
68 An insdie pass, Smit is away. To Botha...Botha holds on for support, but the ball is knocked out of his hands and Burger spills the clear-up. Australia run the ball from the scrum, but then clear it to touch.
67 Mortlock crashes into a wall of gren shirts, and then Van Niekerk pounds Gregan backwards, SA get a penalty. Monty clears to touch.
66 Now Australia get a penalty with Julies holding in a tackle. SA gone quiet for now.
65 Australia finally take a lineout! Ball spread, but Smith is crunched by Steenkamp. He was offside though, and Australia running the ball again, but Mitchell runs into Waugh and SA get the scrum.
64 SA spread it again. Monty in the line again, momentum building, but Pretorius breaks it by trying to drop a goal. It goes wide, and the work is wasted. Why do that when 25 points ahead?
62 Montty is into the line, and makes more ground, but du Preez knocks it on. Australia have a scrum. They try to run it up, but no way through, and Larkham is forced to kick to touch.
61 Pretorius kicks another superb one to the corner, how much better is the kicking than last week? Mitchell collects and clears, but SA have the ascendancy in the lineouts, and could run this back again.
59 Pretorius clears the restart, Latham picks it up, but is stopped, gets it out to Giteau, who dances his way through but is tackled by Matfield. Pretorius then hammers Paul and SA get a scrum. Mitchell is on for Latham.
57 ...over it goes, but surely Australia could have been more punished than that? 33-8 SA.