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I have decided that I will once again provide live updates for the Wallabies - Yarpies test in Joburg on Saturday night, as the game is on a significant delay in WA. Game starts at 9pm WST.
As it happened:
8:54pm Wallabies run out onto Ellis Park
8:56pm SA are now on Ellis Park
9:01pm Wallabies to kick off
9:04pm Wallabies on attack, SA lost lineout on their throw
9:07pm Offside by Butch James - full arm penalty to the wallabies
9:08pm Gits converts the penalty, 3-0
9:11pm Bekker scores a try for SA
9:11pm SA on attack, pass went straight through Mortlock's hands
9:12pm James converts the try
9:15pm SA on attack, Nokwe scores a try
9:16pm James missed the conversion, score 12-3 SA
9:19pm Wallabies on attack, with the line beckoning, Lote drops a pass cold
9:21pm Plenty of kicking for field position
9:27pm Ball on AUS 22, has been a hectic pace for the past 5 minutes
9:28pm Spies has lost the ball forward within smelling distance of the line
9:29pm penalty advantage to SA, Nokwe scores a second try
9:30pm james misses the conversion, 17-3, 26 minutes gone
9:31pm SA are full of confidence at the moment
9:33pm Wallabies offside, penalty kick right in front, Cordingley penalised
9:34pm James kicks the penalty, 20-3 SA
9:35pm baxter on, dunning off
9:39pm Wallabies can't get any possession, camped inside their own half
9:40pm Nowke scores a third, the defence has been too narrow, it could have been scored by about 5 players then
9:41pm james scores the conversion 27-3
9:44pm Penalty against SA, bit of niggle from the beast
9:48pm There was 3 minutes of extra time played, Halftime score 27-3
9:53pm 42% possession, 46% territory, 6 handling errors
10:00pm James to kickoff
10:00pm Score Update
10:02pm Wallabies were on attack, stolen from McMeniman, then lost forward by Mujati
10:05pm James converts
10:05pm Try to Jacobs, the run came from about the halfway line
10:06pm Smith on, Waugh off
10:07pm Not straight from TPN, his 4th for the game. SA scrum on AUS 10m
10:09pm Moore on, TPN off, first throw not straight
10:10pm Nokwe scores a fourth try, a tap kick through the wallabies defensive line, ndungane passed to nokwe
10:11pm james misses conversion.
10:11pm Mitchell and Cross on, Hynes and Tahu off
10:14pm Giteau offside, after taking an intercept
10:14pm Sheehan on for cordingley
10:15pm Jantjes makes a mistake, a chance on attack for the wallabies
10:16pm Mitchell TRY
10:17pm Gits misses the conversion 39-8
10:18pm James off, Pienaar on
10:20pm Robinson off, Dunning back on
10:20pm The defensive line has no structure, players coming out of the line, creating holes everywhere
10:27pm Wallabies have lost their 6th lineout
10:28pm Poor passing from Mortlock, leads to a 45m gain for SA
10:30pm 12 minutes to play
10:30pm SA applying the screws, Du Preez off, Januarie on, Watson on
10:31pm Monty nudges the conversion over
10:31pm Pienaar scores from the first phase play from the lineout
10:32pm Mumm on, Mcmenimen off
10:33pm Wallabies turnover inside the SA 22 at the breakdown
10:34pm In backplay, Baxter and Januarie were having a push and shove
10:35pm SA defense has been rock solid
10:36pm Bekker off, Roussow on
10:37pm lost forward from the AUS lineout
10:38pm Collapsing scrum against SA
10:39pm 4 minutes to play
10:41pm Headknock to Mortlock
10:42pm Try to Ndungane, record winning margin for SA over wallabies
10:43pm Conversion is good
10:44pm Fulltime 53-8
10:44pm Hooter has gone, blow the whistle!
10:47pm Matfield isn't getting booed this week
10:56pm Plenty of soul searching to be done before the final game in Brisbane