Boks 105 v 13 Namibia

Follow the Rugby World Cup warm-up game between South Africa and Namibia live with blow-by-blow commentary on Ou Grote.

The Details:
Date: Wed 15 August 2007
Kickoff: 19:00 SA
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

The Teams:

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The Game:

John Smit is not playing, replaced by Gary Botha at hooker. Victor Matfield takes over the captaincy. Os Du Randt runs out after the rest of the team with his two sons in tow. Then Monty runs on last to great applause from the Newlands crowd. Os and Montgomery are playing their final test on home soil.

00 – Kickoff. Butch James kicks off to the open side, Africa takes for Namibia and Bok clears to the halfway. Bok short lineout, Matfield takes and the Boks drive, picks and go, CJ loses the ball in the tackle, Jaque Fourie cleans up and is crunched in the tackle by Namibian number 8. Bok scrum, Lensing penalised and Monty kicks out 8m from the Nam line. Bok lineout.

02 – Matfield takes, Boks drive, Du Preez to Bakkies who is tackled, Nam get the turnover and the defensive scrum 5m from their line.

03 – Nam knockon from the base of the scrum. Bok scrum 5m out. Du Preez to Monty who passes behind Willemse into touch. But back for the penalty from the scrum and Montgomery kicks it over.

06 – Boks have possession, CJ van der Linde drives, ball to Fourie who is clotheslined by Nam number 6 Jaques Nieuwenhuis. Penalty Boks on Nam 22m and midfield. Monty kicks it over.

08 – Schalk goes to the bloodbin. Bok lineout on Nam 10m, Bakkies drives, pass by Butch James intercepted by Namibia – Bradley Langenhoven runs 80m to score the breakaway try. Wessels converts. Namibia lead.

10 – Short Bok lineout on Namibia 22m, van den Berg, Juan Smith punches a hole in the defence, quick recycle, James to Jean De Villiers for the try in the corner. Monty converts from the touchline.

13 – Penalty Namibia on Bok 22m and touch. Wessels pushes it to the left.

14 – Deep restart by James, taken by Bok, hit by Smith. Juan Smith having a busy game. Ball into touch, Namibia lineout, turnover vd Berg, scrappy play and Namibia turnover, kick to Pietersen who goes on a 20m run before slipping, Boks swinging the ball down the line, Monty kicks for the corner, Pietersen charges the return kick down, Namibia lineout, turned over, sweeping Bok backline move ends with Willemse puting a foot into touch 1m out.

16 – Butch James creates a gap for Cronje who passes to Smith who hands off the defender to score under the posts. Monty kicks the conversion.

20 – Schalk returns from the bloodbin. Bok lineout on Nam 22m, to the tail, Schalk bashes it up, Monty joins the line up the blindside and pops a lovely ball inside to Pietersen who runs over for the try. Monty misses the conversion.

24 – Two consecutive big hits from the Boks – CJ on Africa then a combined Os & Bakkies hit on Kees Lensing – leaving the Namibian needing some ice to the chest. John Smit tweaked a hamstring in training – hence his replacement by Gary Botha.

27 – Namibia penalised for slowing the ball down 5m from their own line. Monty sets up the 5m lineout. Botha throws, Cronje takes at the front and the Boks drive, Schalk controlling the ball at the back, driving over the line and down! Schalk scores, Monty misses the conversion.

32 – Namibians defending quite well, Boks not really penetrating on attack – apart from Schalk and Juan who are making some good yards. Bok scrum 5m out. Du Preez to James, fancy pass inside with Ashwin coming in at the angle. Butch no-look pass to Juan Smith who breaks two tackles to score under the posts. Monty converts.

36 – Butch penalised at the ruck after a strong ‘James’ tackle on a hapless Namibian. Nam lineout sets up the maul, Niewenhuis drives strongly around the fringes, Jacques Burger loses the ball, Os gathers and spins a 20m pass to James who knocks on. Nam scrum on Bok 22m, good drive by the visitors, Van Tonder chips for the corner, Monty marks and the Boks run it from their own line, Pietersen breaks out, to De Villiers who runs 40m up the touchline then chips inside. Jaque Fourie gathers and strolls over for the try. Monty converts.

40 – Half Time: Boks 44 – 07 Namibia. 6 Tries to 1. Boks are sticking to their structures and also showing some flair in the backline with some nice passing. Matfield controlling the lineouts. Juan Smith playing a blinder making 10m every time he runs with the ball and scoring 2 tries. Jean De Villiers is also showing good vision in midfield, and Monty is having a solid game at the back while also joining the line at pace. Worryingly, Os looks like a spent force and has been anonymous so far. All in all a solid first half from the home side.

41 – Boks take the kickoff and set it up. Ball swung to Montgomery who runs from deep, to De Villiers, Pietersen makes good metres, to Gary Botha – ruck and Gary Botha penalised for playing the ball on the ground.

42 – CJ tackles Lensing, Boks penalised at the ensuing ruck, Namibia opt to kick for posts from the Bok 22m. Wessels slots the penalty.

44 – Sweeping movement from the Boks, Schalk to Butch looping around, dummy runners! Butch to Fourie who knocks on with the tryline in sight.

45 – Namibian defensive lineout 5m from their line, Smith puts in a massive hit, Nam knock on and the Boks turn it over, pick and drive towards the Nam line, Willemse drives strongly, Os grabs it and powers over from 2m out with Matfield right behind him. Monty adds the two points.

46 – Bok turnover in midfield, JP Pietersen grubbers through, Namibia gather and carry the ball over the line. Boks 5m scrum. Going for the pushover scrum, Cronje picks and goes, penalty against Wessels for dropping the scrum. Matfield opts for the scrum 5m out, Du Preez pops to James who sets it up, ball shovelled out via De Villiers and Gary Botha to Monty joining the line. He crashes over in the corner then converts his own try.

52 – Penalty Namibia on the Bok 22m and they strangely opt to kick for posts. Wessels slots it.

53 – Boks swing it down the line on the halfway, slick hands by James to Fourie who passes into touch after some miscommunication. Matfield steals the lineout and the Boks swing it crossfield. A Namibian takes it into touch after a grubber and it’s a Bok lineout 5m out. Boks drive strongly from the lineout and Schalk crashes over for the try. Monty converts.

58 – Bok scrum on Nam 10m – Fourie loses it forward in the tackle and the Namibians claim the possession. Boks turn it over at the next ruck and swing it wide again. Pietersen surges up the left and pops inside to Jaque Fourie who loses the ball in the tackle 1m out. Fourie is having a shocker in terms of handling. Namibian defensive scrum. Accidental offside by the visitors. Bok scrum 5m out. James to Burger, Du Preez to Mafield who stretches for the line and appears to knock-on on as he goes to ground the ball at the base of the pole padding. TMO inconclusive. Bok 5m scrum. Ball goes wide to Montgomery who displays good hands to pop it up to Willemse. Willemse runs over for the try in the corner. Monty misses the conversion.

Bok substitutions: BJ for CJ, Bismarck for Botha, Pienaar for James, Januarie for Du Preez.

64 – Bok lineout just outside the Namibian 22m. Bakkies takes, Pienaar takes a gap and puts De Villiers through, pass to Schalk who’s stopped 5m short of the line. Boks penalised and Namibia clear to their 22m.

67 – Bismarck charges strongly, Montgomery to Willemse who steps nicely, Bismarck again to Januarie – pass dropped and it’s a Namibian scrum. Jacques Burger knocks on and it is a Bok scrum on the Nam 22m. Januarie to Monty up the blind side, pop to Os who charges up, Pienaar drives around the blind side of a ruck but is bundled into touch 1m out from the Nam line. Nam lineout, poor throw, Juan Smith gathers and  crashes over the line for his third try tonight. Monty converts.

71 – Matfield takes the kick-off, Boks drive it up with Schalk controlling at the back again, breaks round the side to Jaque Fourie who is tackled. Ball recycled and the ball is flung down the line to the left. Ten phase attack by the Boks, Montgomery to Bismarck who drives through to 5m out. Boks penalised. Os off to the bloodbin.

73 – Ndungane runs strongly up the right wing and is tackled, Schalk gets the ball away to Muller who pops to Bismarck. Bismarck bulldozes 10m through 5 Namibians and crashes over for his first Bok try. Monty converts. Jean De Villiers is down injured and it looks serious. He leaves the field.

76 – Bok penalty leads to a lineout 5m out – Muller takes, popped to Schalk who drives over for his third try with help from Juan Smith. Monty adds the two-pointer.

78 – Bok lineout on Nam 10m line. Muller takes, Cronje drives, Januarie to CJ, Monty to Akona, Pienaar to Pietersen to Smith, Smith to Pietersen again and then to Ruan Pienaar who finishes off the move to score in the corner. Monty converts.

80 – Namibia kicks, Monty runs it from the Bok tryline, Pietersen runs it up strongly, Fourie to Cronje and Muller, Boks lose the ball and Namibia kick it into touch. Bok lineout as the siren goes, Smith takes, Boks drive, Bismarck controlling at the tail, to Schalk, Bok backs join the drive, 5m out, advantage SA, quick tap, BJ Botha, Schalk to CJ who canters over for the 100!! Monty converts for a personal tally of 35 points – beating Jannie De Beer’s previous record of 34 against England in 99.

80 – Game over. Boks 105 – 13 Namibia.

South Africa (105)
Tries: Jean de Villiers, Juan Smith (3), JP Pietersen, Schalk Burger (3), Jaque Fourie, Os du Randt, Percy Montgomery, Ashwin Willemse, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar, CJ van der Linde
Conversions: Montgomery (12)
Penalties: Montgomery (2)

Namibia (13)
Try: Bradley Langenhoven
Conversion: Emile Wessels
Penalties: Wessels (2)