| Game 2 of 7 Friday 12 July 11:40 Rebels vs Highlanders (Melbourne) | ||
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Year: 2013
| Game 1 of 7 Friday 12 July 09:35 Crusaders vs Hurricanes (Christchurch) | ||
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Bulls 20 – 19 Sharks
Sharks No.15 Riaan Viljoen missed a penalty in the last minute to give the Bulls victory and move them to the top of the Super 15 table.
Kings 12 – 24 Stormers
The woeful Stormers were lucky to scrape past the last placed Kings in PE.
Cheetahs 34 – 13 Blues
The brilliant Cheetahs will qualify for the playoffs after their deserved victory over the erratic Blues in Bloem.
Highlanders 49 – 44 Hurricanes
The Highlanders’ victory over the Hurricanes all but condemns the Kings to last place on the Super 15 table for 2013.
Crusaders 43 – 15 Chiefs
Dan Carter was again the key player as the Crusaders crushed the Chiefs in Christchurch.
| Game 5 of 5 Saturday 06 July 19:10 Bulls vs Sharks (Pretoria) | ||
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| Game 4 of 5 Saturday 06 July 17:05 Kings vs Stormers (Port Elizabeth) | ||
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| Game 3 of 5 Saturday 06 July 15:00 Cheetahs vs Blues (Bloemfontein) | ||
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| Game 2 of 5 Saturday 06 July 09:35 Hurricanes vs Highlanders (Wellington) | ||
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| Game 1 of 5 Friday 05 July 09:35 Crusaders vs Chiefs (Christchurch) | ||
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The Boks ran out comfortable 56-23 victors over Samoa. Pierre Spies was again the worst player for the home side – the efforts of Francois Louw and Willem Alberts to pick up the slack earned them the highest ratings for the Boks. Louw was a deserved Man of the Match.
Springboks in order of ratings from 3 sources:
Francois Louw 8.5 / 8 / 8.5
Willem Alberts 8 / 8 / 8
Bryan Habana 8 / 7 / 8
JJ Engelbrecht 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Willie le Roux 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jean de Villiers 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Eben Etzebeth 7 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jannie du Plessis 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Morné Steyn 7 / 7 / 7
Adriaan Strauss 7 / 7 / 7
Tendai Mtawarira 7 / 7 / 7
Siya Kolisi 7 / 6 / 7
Bjorn Basson 7 / 6.5 / 6.5
Ruan Pienaar 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5
Flip van der Merwe 6 / 7 / 6
Pierre Spies 4 / 5.5 / 4.5
Springboks
15 Willie le Roux (GWK Griquas), 2 caps
14 Bryan Habana (DHL Western Province), 85
13 JJ Engelbrecht (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 3
12 Jean de Villiers (captain, DHL Western Province), 86 / Jan Serfontein (Bulls), 2
11 Bjorn Basson (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 8
10 Morné Steyn (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 44
09 Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N-Ireland), 65
08 Pierre Spies (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 52
07 Willem Alberts (The Sharks), 20 / Siya Kolisi (DHL Western Province), 1
06 Francois Louw (Bath, England), 18
05 Flip van der Merwe (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 25
04 Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province), 13
03 Jannie du Plessis (The Sharks), 44
02 Adriaan Strauss (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 23
01 Tendai Mtawarira (The Sharks), 43
Replacements
16 Bismarck du Plessis (The Sharks), 47
17 Trevor Nyakane (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 2
18 Coenie Oosthuizen (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 3
19 Juandré Kruger (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 10
20 Siya Kolisi (DHL Western Province), 1 / Marcell Coetzee (The Sharks), 14
21 Piet van Zyl (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 1
22 Pat Lambie (The Sharks), 22
23 Jan Serfontein (Bulls), 2 / Juan de Jongh (DHL Western Province), 14