Month: June 2012

We have averaged the ratings from all rugby websites for each game of the 3 test series against England. Players must have started at least two of the three tests to be considered. Rampaging number 7 Willem Alberts was the best rated player by far, with struggling flyhalf Morne Steyn clearly the worst rated of the Bok starters.

The Boks were poor, and the English much-improved as the sides drew 14-all in the third and final game of the series. South Africa ended as 2-0 series victors.

Tuesday 19 June 2012

19:10 SA Barbarians North v England (Potchefstroom)

Friday 22 June 2012

IRB Junior World Championship

12:00 Scotland vs Samoa (UWC)
14:15 Italy vs Fiji (UWC)
14:15 Ireland vs France (Newlands)
16:30 England vs Australia (UWC)
16:30 Argentina vs Wales (Newlands)
18:45 FINAL: New Zealand vs South Africa (Newlands)

19:05 Sharks vs Barney’s Army (Kings Park)

Saturday 23 June 2012

05:40 Test: Fiji v Tonga

07:00 Test: Australia v Wales (Sydney)
Ou Grote: Wales by 3
The Bounce: Australia by 4
Tank (FRG): Wales by 3

09:35 Test: New Zealand v Ireland (Hamilton)
Ou Grote: New Zealand by 5
The Bounce: New Zealand by 15
Tank (FRG): New Zealand by 7

17:00 Test: South Africa v England (Port Elizabeth)
Ou Grote: South Africa by 9
The Bounce: South Africa by 8
Tank (FRG): England by 3
JC (Keo): South Africa by 7

23:00 Test: Argentina v France (Tucuman)
Ou Grote: France by 3

23:00 Test: Canada v Georgia

Sunday 24 June 2012

02:30 Test: USA v Italy

03:30 Test: Samoa v Scotland

The Boks won the second test 36 – 27 against England and clinched the series. This is what Heyneke Meyer, Jean De Villiers and Francois Hougaard had to say about the game:

Heyneke Meyer

“I was very happy with the first half, we just lost our momentum. In that period we showed glimpses of what we are capable of and where we want to go as a team. That is the type of rugby I am looking for the team to play. Injuries played a part in the second half, but I don’t want to make excuses. We made a few unnecessary mistakes from set phase, but credit to England for the way they played in the second half. Towards the end we had several players off and mostly young guys on the field, so Jean did well to keep the players together and calm.

“We lost our way a bit in the second half because our first-phase play wasn’t good enough and we made mistakes that allowed England back into the game, but we played really great rugby in the first half.

“Injuries are part of rugby so I don’t want to complain about it, but the one England try was scored when Juandre was down, and the other one was the result of an overthrow at a lineout. England worked hard to come back at us but some of the points we gave away were unnecessary.

“Lambie went off injured and it was the second time in the space of a week that we have lost a fullback. Frans Steyn can play fullback but he hasn’t done so for a while and it required a bit of an adjustment. But we will take the win.
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