South Africa v England - 2nd Test - Ellis Park, Joburg

MoscowFlyer

South Africa off to a quick start here. 12 -3 up.

Fishooks12

Dylan Hartley at fault for first try

thomond2006

Monster clearance from Steyn, altitude factor important as usual.

freyners

SA 9 try, easy try

Fishooks12

Wow. Boks running riot. Look like they could be back

Tox56

This is too easy for the Boks

thomond2006

try Hougaard, England being pummeled

Missed the first try, who scored it?

Boks ball retention and speed of ruck ball is unreal

Kiwi_knock

If SA keep this pace up this game could be an embarrassment for England. Nice step from Hougaard for the try. 22-3.

BOHSBOHS

alberts from an england scrum

totallegend

thomond2006 wrote: »

try Hougaard, England being pummeled

Missed the first try, who scored it?

Alberts; ball squirted out the side of a 5-metre scrum and he just fell on it, couldn't believe his luck I'd say

Fishooks12

Youngs is my Lions 9 if in form this time next year

thomond2006

Good try England, SA fell asleep.

Kiwi_knock

Nice try from England, quick thinking from Youngs and good support from Ashton and Flood

Burgo

nice try by england. not out of it yet.

MoscowFlyer

This game is so open, quite weird for a test match.

thomond2006

DG from Morné Steyn, you just feel when England get someway close on the scoresheet, Steyn will just ping them back with 3 pointers.

Tox56

England are so lacking in creativity it's not funny, nobody has a clue what to do and they just end up losing 10-15 yards whenever they go wide

niallon

Fishooks12 wrote: »

Youngs is my Lions 9 if in form this time next year

Far too hot headed if you ask me. I reckon he could be a liability.

England getting their a**es handed to them here, could be a mountain to climb in the second half :cool:

Fishooks12

Bismark is having some game

Anatidaephobia

England are taking the ball so far behind the gain-line it's ridiculous.

Fishooks12

Flood has been woeful

twinytwo

Tox56 wrote: »

England are so lacking in creativity it's not funny, nobody has a clue what to do and they just end up losing 10-15 yards whenever they go wide

they just arnt very good. Manu is clueless aswell.

.ak

It makes our loss to them even worse. And highlights the importance of the scrum still in the modern game.

twinytwo

.ak wrote: »

It makes our loss to them even worse. And highlights the importance of the scrum still in the modern game.

tbf we lost because they destroyed our scrum. if ross hadnt gone off we woud have beaten them

BOHSBOHS

surely yellow for robshaw there lol

.ak

twinytwo wrote: »

tbf we lost because they destroyed our scrum. if ross hadnt gone off we woud have beaten them

Yeh, that's why it makes it worse/bitter. They're so average it isn't even funny.

duckysauce

The 2012 Rugby Championship will be interesting this year, especially sa v kiwis

Fishooks12

duckysauce wrote: »

The 2012 Rugby Championship will be interesting this year, especially sa v kiwis

I can see Argentina beating Australia too on a wet day

Fishooks12

no try but should have been a penalty try and a yellow

duckysauce

Fishooks12 wrote: »

I can see Argentina beating Australia too on a wet day

yep especially if it's in Argentina not the nicest of grounds to play in, lovely locals

.ak

How better of a view could Rolland get?

Kiwi_knock

That took forever to reward, looked pretty clear he got it down at the end.

.ak

I would've said held up.

BOHSBOHS

dont think that was a try ... but your right fishhooks penaltytry and yellow
although rollands left his yellow card in the dressing room methinks

twinytwo

another really soft try for england.

justsomebloke

What's the point of a union jack scrum cap when you are only representing england

duckysauce

justsomebloke wrote: »

What's the point of a union jack scrum cap when you are only representing england

What's the point of a union jack scrum cap fullstop

P_1

justsomebloke wrote: »

What's the point of a union jack scrum cap when you are only representing england

Well I suppose he is a Kiwi, maybe he thinks its something to do with the Commonwealth??

.ak

Was the SA player not bound to the scrum? The ball was still in how was he able to come unbound? Same with the first try... am I missing something there?

Funkstard

Can't believe waldrom is involved in test rugby

JustinDee

Brian Mujati tweeted a good one earlier:
"Only a made up word can describe this game: Outphysicalization"

duckysauce

.ak wrote: »

Was the SA player not bound to the scrum? The ball was still in how was he able to come unbound? Same with the first try... am I missing something there?

elbow touched the ground too

MoscowFlyer

Game on!

JustinDee

justsomebloke wrote: »

What's the point of a union jack scrum cap when you are only representing england

Queen's jubilee.
I will also add to pedanticisms: Union flag. Not union jack, which is a red naval flag with union flag in left top corner.

.ak

It's a day for the scrumhalves it seems.

MoscowFlyer

Wow, England totally dismantled the SA scrum

Fishooks12

cracking second half. credit to England

Taco Corp

What's the score? Long left? Thanks

Kiwi_knock

Great comeback from England, but SA have been poor and have really dropped the ball.

Funkstard

What was the injury does anyone know? Looked bad going off, no replays shown either.