| SOUTH AFRICA 34 | V | WALES 12 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Prince William Cup Updated 09.01.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Millinium Stadium, Cardiff | DATE: 24 November 2007 | SPECTATORS: 56,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: Chris White (England) | HALFTIME: 22-5 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Fourie (2), Smith, Pietersen, Kankowski | TRIES: Charvis, Stoddart | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Pretorius (3) | CONVERSIONS: Hook | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Steyn | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 15 | Morgan Stoddart (22) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 14 | JP Pietersen (22) | Sharks | 14 | Mark Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 13 | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 13 | Sonny Parker | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 12 | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 12 | Gavin Henson | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 11 | Bryan Habana | Bulls | 11 | Thomas Shanklin | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 10 | André Pretorius (21) | Lions | 10 | James Hook (21) | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 9 | Ricardo Januarie (20) | Lions | 9 | Dwayne Peel (20) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 8 | Ryan Kankowski (19) | Sharks | 8 | Jonathan Thomas | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 7 | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 7 | Robin Sowden-Taylor | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 6 | Schalk Burger | Stormers | 6 | Colin Charvis (19) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 5 | Johann Muller | Natal Sharks | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 4 | Bakkies Botha (18) | Bulls | 4 | Ian Evans (18) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 3 | Jannie du Plessis (16) | Cheetahs | 3 | Rhys Thomas (17) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 2 | John Smit (Capt) | Sharks | 2 | Huw Bennett (16) | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 1 | CJ van der Linde (17) | Cheetahs | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 16 | Hendrik Van der Merwe (3) | Lions | 16 | T.Rhys Thomas (2) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 17 | Bismark du Plessis (1) | Natal Sharks | 17 | Duncan Jones (3) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 18 | Albert Van den Berg (4) | Natal Sharks | 18 | Luke Charteris (4) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 19 | Hilton Lobberts (8) | Blue Bulls | 19 | Alix Popham (6) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 20 | Conrad Jantjes (9) | Lions | 20 | Michael Phillips (9) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 21 | Wynand Olivier (10) | Blue Bulls | 21 | Ceri Sweeney (10) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 22 | Akona Ndungane (14) | Blue Bulls | 22 | Thomas James (15) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| COACH: Jake White | COACH: Nigel Davies | ||||||
| MATCH
NOTES This was the inaugural match in the Prince William Cup, the spoils to the victor between these two teams. Bismark du Plessis and Van den Burg received yellow cards during the match. This was Jake White's last game as coach of South Africa. Nigel Davies was acting as caretacker coach of Wales until Warren Gatland took up the position. Charvis' try was his 22nd for Wales, a world record for a forward. Smith's try was his tenth for South Africa. Kankowski and van der Merwe were making their test debut for South Africa. Kankowski also scoring a try. Stoddart was playing his first test for Wales and he also scored a try on debut. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7100956.stm http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_union/article3194026.ece http://www.wru.co.uk/977_15881.php |
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