Year: 2012
Springbok team
15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. Bryan Habana (Western Province)
13. Jean de Villiers (captain, Western Province)
12. Frans Steyn (Sharks)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
05. Eben Etzebeth (Western Province)
04. Juandré Kruger (Blue Bulls)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Impact players
16. Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province)
17. Pat Cilliers (Golden Lions)
18. Flip van der Merwe (Blue Bulls)
19. Francois Louw
20. Johan Goosen
21. Pat Lambie (Sharks)
22. Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Dominic Shipperley, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia (captain), 8 Radike Samo, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Scott Higginbotham, 19 Liam Gill, 20 Nick Phipps, 21 Mike Harris, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.
Match details
Date: Saturday 8 September
Venue: Paterson’s Stadium, Perth
Kick-off: 18.00 AWST (20.00 AEST; 12.00 SA time; 10.00 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Deans and Meyer wouldn’t want to admit it – but the home/away clashes between their two teams could likely decide one of their fates.
Deans’ position is, perhaps unfairly, the more precarious. A bit like a British coach in SA – a Kiwi coach in Oz, is de facto an unpalatable situation for many golden blooded antipodeans. The fact that Deans’ returned from a “pointless†trip back “home†last week, is enough to make Joey pee in his pouch (I have no idea if this is a biological actuality by the way – but surely a worthwhile Wiki). (more…)
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Rob (Ou Grote): Bulls by 3 James (Ou Grote): Lions by 1 Bet.coza: Bulls (0.50 / 1.65) Rob (Sharksworld): Bulls by 7 Tank (FRG): Bulls by 9 |
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| Game 5 of 5 Saturday 8 September 19h10 Free State Cheetahs v Western Province | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): Cheetahs by 3 James (Ou Grote): WP by 3 Bet.coza: WP (0.80 / 1.00) Rob (Sharksworld): Cheetahs by 5 Tank (FRG): Cheetahs by 5 |
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| Game 3 of 5 Saturday 8 September 15h00 Griquas v Natal Sharks | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): Griquas by 3 James (Ou Grote): Sharks by 3 Bet.coza: Sharks (0.35 / 2.5) Rob (Sharksworld): Sharks by 4 Tank (FRG): Sharks by 5 |
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| Game 2 of 5 Saturday 8 September 12h35 Australia vs South Africa (Perth) | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): South Africa by 1 James (Ou Grote): South Africa by 3 Bet.coza: Australia (0.53 / 1.50) Ben (TheBounce): South Africa by 1 JC (Keo): South Africa by 3 Tank (FRG): Australia by 2 |
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| Game 1 of 5 Saturday 8 September 09h35 New Zealand vs Argentina (Wellington) | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): New Zealand by 24 James (Ou Grote): New Zealand by 15 Bet.coza: New Zealand (0.01 / 22.00) Ben (TheBounce): New Zealand by 18 Tank (FRG): New Zealand by 32 |
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Currie Cup Premier Division
Western Province 42 – 06 Blue Bulls
Sharks 34 – 32 Cheetahs
Lions 32 – 42 Griquas
Currie Cup 1st Division
Pumas 70 – 27 SWD
Leopards 39 – 34 Boland
Eastern Province 45 – 24 Valke
Border 33 – 53 Griffons
Currie Cup u21
Western Province 27 – 28 Lions
Valke 14 – 46 Eastern Province
Leopards 35 – 25 Cheetahs
Pumas 32 – 27 SWD
Blue Bulls 57 – 21 Border
Boland 16 – 21 Griquas
Currie Cup u19
Western Province 27 – 18 Lions
Valke 24 – 43 Eastern Province
Pumas 11 – 49 Border
Leopards 15 – 29 Free State
Bulls 60 – 13 SWD Eagles
Boland 17 – 21 Griquas
English Premiership
Wasps 40 – 42 Harlequins
Worcester 23 – 24 Bath
Gloucester 19 – 24 Northampton
Saracens 40 – 03 London Irish
Exeter 43 – 06 Sale
French Top 14
Biarritz 22 – 17 Toulouse
Castres 31 – 10 Bayonne
Clermont 53 – 31 Perpignan
Montpellier 32 – 15 Agen
Mont de Marsan 15 – 29 Toulon
Racing Metro 18 – 07 Bordeaux
Springbok squad
Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
Bryan Habana (Western Province)
Jean de Villiers (captain, Western Province)
Frans Steyn (Sharks)
Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Willem Alberts (Sharks)
Jacques Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
Andries Bekker (Western Province)
Eben Etzebeth (Western Province)
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province)
Pat Cilliers (Golden Lions)
Flip van der Merwe (Blue Bulls)
Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
Pat Lambie (Sharks)
Added to the squad
Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
Francois Louw (Bath)
Craig Burden (Sharks)
Juan de Jongh (Stormers)
Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
Juandré Kruger (Blue Bulls)
Jano Vermaak (Blue Bulls)
Dropped from the squad
Keegan Daniel (Sharks)
JJ Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls)