| SOUTH AFRICA 43 | V | WALES 17 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 09.06.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Bloemfontein | DATE: 7 June 2008 | SPECTATORS: 32, 685 | |||||
| REFEREE: David Pearson (England) | HALFTIME: 22-10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Jantjes, de Villiers, Spies, Montgomery |
TRIES: Roberts, Williams | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: James (4) | CONVERSIONS: S.Jones (2) | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: James (5) | PENALTY GOALS: S.Jones | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Conrad Jantjes | Lions | 15 | James Roberts (22) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 14 | Tonderai Chavanga | Western Province | 14 | Mark Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 13 | Adrian Jacobs (21t) (22) | Western Province | 13 | Thomas Shanklin | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 12 | Jean de Villiers | Western Province | 12 | Sonny Parker | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 11 | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 11 | Shane Williams | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 10 | Butch James (21) | Bath Rugby, England | 10 | Stephen Jones (21) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 9 | Bolla Conradie (20) | Western Province | 9 | Gareth Cooper (20) | Gloucester, England) | ||
| 8 | Pierre Spies | Blue Bulls | 8 | Ryan Jones (Capt.) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 7 | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 7 | Dafydd Jones (19) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 6 | Luke Watson | Western Province | 6 | Jonathan Thomas | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 5 | Andries Bekker (18) | Western Province | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 4 | Bakkies Botha (19t) | Blue Bulls | 4 | Ian Gough (18) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 3 | Brian Mujati (16) | Western Province | 3 | Adam R.Jones (16) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 2 | John Smit (Capt) (17) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 2 | Matthew Rees (17) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 1 | Gurthro Steenkamp (16t) | Blue Bulls | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 16 | CJ van der Linde (1t) (3) | Cheetahs | 16 | Duncan Jones (3) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 17 | Bismark du Plessis (2) | Natal Sharks | 17 | Richard Hibbard (2) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 18 | Victor Matfield (5) | Toulon, France | 18 | Ian Evans (4) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 19 | Dannie Roussouw (4t) | Blue Bulls | 19 | Gareth Delve (7) | Gloucester, England | ||
| 20 | Ruan Pienaar (9) | Natal Sharks | 20 | Warren Fury (9) | London Irish, England | ||
| 21 | Peter Grant (13t) (10) | Western Province | 21 | James Hook (10) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 22 | Percy Montgomery (13) | Natal Sharks | 22 | Morgan Stoddart (15) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| COACH: Peter de Villiers | COACH: Warren Gatland | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Bekker and Mujati were making their test debuts for South Africa. Fury was making his test debut for Wales. Jacobs last appeared for South Africa v England 2002, and Conradie against Argentina, November 2005. Chavanga and Mujati were born in Zimbabwe. James, Smit and Matfield were the first overseas-based players to represent South Africa. Hibbard last played for Wales v Australia, June 2007. Of the victorious 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, only Smit, Botha, Smith, James and Habana were in the run on team. De Villiers became South Africa’s first black coach. Sources http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/south-africa-43-wales-17-gatland-has-no-excuses-for-defeat-842861.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/rugby_union/welsh/7438459.stm |
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