That big unit leading the impi should be a player.
That big unit leading the impi should be a player.
The greatest rugby rivalry is 103 years old.
It's time for the Hahahahaka!
Cape Town looks magnificent….it was moving to see the live images of the city as the anthem was being sung.
Flyovers are great!
Haka is pretty funny if you watch it without sound.
Our scrum is a thing of great beauty!
Cape Town is a place of great beauty.
Bok scrum smashes wee abs.
Abs manhandled by the Boks in the early passage.
Bok scrum destroying them.
"Haka is pretty funny if you watch it without sound."
Poor kick Pollard.
"The flesh of your mother sits between my teeth and begins to rot, what you gonna do about it . . . bring it on"
I'm not coming over to your house for dinner 
Bok lineouts a shambles so far.
I like Jasper Wiese as a player. I think he's very direct but he's basically just brute strength. I'd rather the skills of Evan Roos, Cameron Hanekom or maybe Elrigh Louw.
Touchy feely stuff so far.
Pollard using the boot effectively.
Bad mistake by Nortje . . .
Excellent sustained play by the All Blacks . . . but great defence by the Bokke and turnover!
Boks lose another lineout.
All Blacks again get around Bok defenders trying to cut off passes instead of making tackles.
Willie doing what Willie does . . . kicking possession away.
Great steal Wiese.
Penalty NZ in front of poles.
Poor cross kick Willie.
Great run from Codie Taylor. Wiese yellow card.
Yellow for Wiese.
3-0 ABs
Card coming for the ABs . . . surely?
Sevu Reece yellow. 14 vs 14 again!
Pollard holding on lets ABs off the hook . . . penalty.
Harsh but I guess that's the law.
Pure magic from Cheslin Kolbe . . .
"Sevu Reece yellow. 14 vs 14 again!"
Again?
...middag Rooi en ander...
Kiwi comments guy calling Cheslin the most dangerous runner on the planet . . . I agree!
Good lineout steal Nortje. Kolbe almost runs through the whole AB side but his offload goes to ground.
Lots of stoppages. NZ probably just about worth their 3-0 lead after 20 mins . . .
Now Pollard kicks possession away.
Stop kicking it FFS!
Few players in history have been able to beat a man like Kolbe
Kiwi comments guy calling Cheslin the most dangerous runner on the planet . . . I agree!
Yet we can't seem to get the ball to him in any significant quantity.
Excellent play by the Bokke . . . until Willie kicked possession away . . . again.
Might be time to get Sacha on.
Boks getting on top?
Ox having a busy game again.
Huh?
PSdT penalized. Moffie will be squealing with glee!
Poor call by ref!
The tractor making 1.5m in 6 seconds again.
Sacha is busy cementing his starting spot. Pollard not having a complete shocker, but just a bit meh compared to Sacha.
Let this be the last time Willie starts ahead of Fassi as well. Thanks in anticipation Rassie.
Willie passing to nowhere.
I'm no DDA fan but he's had a good 1st half so far.
Neither team hitting any fluency yet.
I'm no DDA fan but he's had a good 1st half so far.
Yeah he's been fine.
As with last week too many silly errors.
Grant Williams penalized. McKenzie to make it 6-0 NZ
Boks are pretty sloppy out there.
6-0 it is. Bokke have had a few chances but too much kicking by Willie and Pollard means we're behind.
Keep the ball in hand!
Kitsy seems to be having trouble coping with that chatty blonde next to him.
Moodie's first involvement in the game and he shows good strength.
Looked a pretty harsh penalty against Williams now that I see the replay.
Another Bok knock. Slow it down boys.
Penalty Boks. Pollard to make it 6-3 . . . and he nails it.
Terrible kick by Jordan puts the Boks on the front foot.
Haha! What a blunder by Jordie Barrett!
Kolisi getting stuck in. Very busy.
Come on Bokke! Let's see that scrum again . . . yes! Good play Wiese but then he doesn't release and penalty. Let this be Wiese's last test please Rassie. Just close your eyes and imagine what Evan Roos might have done in that same situation . . .
Twice now we are penalized. You are allowed to place the ball ref.
Good run Wiese but he isolated himself unfortunately.
Haha! Shocker from Rieko!
Been a half of messy lineouts.
Oh come on ref . . .
Jeez if Rieko held on to that pass they might have been away.
Bokke playing well. Credit to the AB's that they're leading this.
Brilliance from McKenzie and Telea . . . whew . . . lineout . . .
The hooter goes . . . penalty ABs. I thhink this means 9-3 at half time?
Yes, half time it's 9-3 to the ABs. Great game of rugby even if the score doesn't reflect that. Come on Bokke!
Some basketball stuff from the ABs but the Bok defence holds. Taylor being a menace.
Pity we didn't take our easy penalty.
Still not too bad. Ref on our case.
Bring on Marx immediately for second half.
Hopefully the teams find their mojo in the second half. Been good and intense but a bit disjointed.
What a kak game thus far.
Is there any doubt that this backline is inferior to what started last week?
AE is needed here. A 12 that is able to hit the line at pace.
Bok lineout is shockingly bad. ABs not playing well either.
And this ref is a retard.
Boks lucky to get on the board, scrappy play from both sides but the boks winning that by a moderate distance.
Boks line out is shit, our scrum holding after looking shit early on.
Need 80 minutes from Taylor, man of the match so far by some distance. With the HIA I am expecting him to see out the match.
Boks leading missed tackles 22-5!!
Kyk en leer Kiwis.
Thats not a stat you would expect from the Boks, good to see though ??
Dud gets the ball with an overlap…..dwaaals inside,penalty NZ. Classical!
DDA is the slowest player on this field.
Haha! McKenzie misses!
DDA good turnover.
Jordan intercepts what would have been one the all time legend Springbok tries.
Gutted!
Boks lucky to not get a knock on called there.
Sacha on? No . . .
Pity we have a flanker out on the wing when someone who could hit that ball at pace may have beaten the defender and set up a try. What are we doing with Steph on the wing?
Oh no . . .
Eben is short.
Good rugby!
Siyaaaaaa!!!!
Well done Siya. The man is having a great game.
Lekke KOLLE!!!
That will go down as one of may favourite Springbok tries of all time. So well deserved!
Pollard knocks on . . .
Kolisi scores.
Go for poles . . .
Yesss!
12-9 Bokke!
No flow or structure in the AB back play.
Sacha proves again he can’t kick with his left foot!
Siyaaaa!
Oh no . . . Koch . . .
Another stupid breakdown plenty. ??????
Dmac sells out Jordie.
Kwagga on for Siya. Great performance by the skipper.
ABs now ignoring the 3 and going for a lineout.
Penalty NZ. 13-12.
ABs looking shit the last 5, lost our structure.
ABs coming very close to scoring, much better back play.
Jessie! Knock on . . .
Kolbe's defense was an issue twice in that last little sequence by the ABs.
Is that yellow?
And DDA passes to no one. Inevitable.
Kriel drops it. We look a bit frantic at times.
Yes. Willie off. Stupid.
Absurd call. That was a genuine intercept attempt.
Deliberate knockdown Hasbeeno!
Just sticking out a hand at the ball will seldom get you the benefit of the intercept doubt.
Pedobeeno watching with one eye and no brain as usual. Yellow all day
Two superb passes by DDA!!!
Bokke!
Come on!
DDA making the difference tonight. No two ways about it.
ABs don't seem to know how to break the Bok defence.
Oh my goodness. Sacha misses. Still a one point game . . .
Sacha's second failed kick in play but it turns into a penalty for us.
Another stupid penalty conceded.
Ref is kak.
Come on Bokke!
DDA chin I g passed to nobody again.
This guy has to go.
Perfect opportunity to strike from a scrum penalty and he tries a no look pass and fluffs it.
Tell you what we miss Lood in the lineouts.
DDA is such a mixed bag. Nice sequence of passing and linking a few minutes ago and now that nonsense again.
Penalty NZ . . . no, what a miss!!!
DMac choke of note!
Pollard should have stayed on IMHO.
Marx penalized.
Come on ref . . . yellow minimum . . .
If NZ knows what's good for them they'll get Richie back by any means necessary.
Right call. Go Bokke!!!
Yessssssssssssss!!!!
Yellow NZ.
What a game!!!
My man Marx strolls over
It's almost sad to a see an AB side in this state. The aura is completely gone.
Sacha misses the conversion. 18-12.
Easiest of tries Marx.
Whaddup with Sacha? Should have tried the left boot, eh Moolaa?
Don't kick it Sacha . . .
What a talent SFM is . . . sensational again . . . wish he could kick.
Cheslin! What a take!
What a break by Sacha but again the kick...
Cheslin misses drop kick. Wish this was devalued to 1.
Ritchie is rumored to come home as his father reportedly passed away recently.
Not sure if any of this is true as nothing official.
I'm not imagining this am I?
Was that the test match of the ages or what?
Well done Bokke!!!
Great win. But those turnovers!
Final score, Springboks 18 NZ 12.
Brilliant game. Hard luck NZ.
Good win Boks.
Haha
Better luck next time Kiwis.
Pity your boys still can help cheating.
That yellow at the 72 minute mark killed it for you guys.
It's easy, don't cheat.
Lekke Bokke!!!
Allende man of the match. Suck it up you Allende critics.
Lol DdA MOM!!!!
Oh wow, they agree with me . . . DDA deservedly named MotM!
That is hilarious!!!
DDA not only named MotM but Man of one of the greatest Springbok vs All Black test matches of all time.
Siya Kolisi was the only other choice for MotM (more laughter) and spoke so well and with real charisma in the final interview.
Kaaptstad Aweh, dankie!!!
Well done Boks. DMac miss changed game. Boks won it in the air with numerous times retrieving the ball. ABs were hopeless in that area. Scrums relatively even.
Bokke!
So much joy and pleasure (for some). Siya take a bow! Rassie take a bow. Springboks take a bow. That was fantastic!
Fokken lekkerr?!!!
Lol DdA MOM!!!!
Haha, suck on that DDA critics!
Oh, wait...
Who was it who told us DMac is the best rugby player in the world?
Siya Kolisi, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende, Cheslin Kolbe were all sensational tonight.
I don't really do the score out of ten thing but you're looking at 9s or 10s for all of them.
Thanks Willie, thanks Handre. Stick around on the bench if necessary but it's time for Fassi and SFM.
Lekker commentary session
Just a great test match. Not going to have a pop at any of the egg-faced fools tonight. Well done Bokke.
A lot of hilarity is going to follow this test match where reputations were vindicated, courage was shown and the Springboks reinforced why the are the world champions.
"Who was it who told us DMac is the best rugby player in the world?"
....WTH? Who cares? What has that to do with the Bokke going 4 in a row.?..I told you to come for the spectacle...but you did not listen...
"Lekker commentary session
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Agree.
Two issues
Our line outs were not good. Secondly, of course, were the turnovers.
It wasn't perfect, Baboon-ou, but it was the most enjoyable test match I've watched since 17 August 2002 when Werner Greeff scored the winning try against the Wallabies and then tried to pass the critical conversion on to Stefan Terblanche . . . and Stefan was having none of it . . . check out that game, I urge you because it was the best rugby test match I watched . . . up until tonight's game.
That was just the most exciting rugby test match played with the highest quality of rugby from both sides that I can remember since that 2002 win.
No doubt it was a great test and congrats to both sides.
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Go Bokke!