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[Second Half] South Africa vs New Zealand 8/22/2026
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00:00points to 12 the springbox leading at half time here at alice park the all blacks losing
00:06ethan the group josh lord in the first half late in the first half we have to have an injury
00:12update
00:12for you very shortly on those two players has been the all blacks who have had the share of
00:20possession 60 40 but the springbox very much in control of territory 60 40 for them and justin
00:29marshall you've had an update from the all black sheets what's the update from half time from them
00:33yeah certainly have discipline was the major one they've conceded too many penalties and errors
00:37they need to get to the game line much more effectively and lightning quick ball which
00:42shows an intent to play so off we go here in the second half test one of rugby's greatest rivalry
00:49and he asked for visa what a first half of rugby he had
01:00williams is there for the springbox sends up his kick very high indeed as the lights take
01:06effect but alice park it's on the side of the springbox and malcolm marx has it
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01:40Bonspeat here in the second 40, high again, Morby will look to take it for the All Blacks,
01:45back in behind for Tupaya, away to Damien McKenzie, a chance to run for McKenzie,
01:52slipping on the turf, back on his feet, and again looking for the space.
01:59Roygaard thought about going open, instead they go down the shorter side here,
02:04Jordie Barrett, little dummy, puts a little kick in behind,
02:07back there patrolling the backfielders, Feinberg, Bomozulu,
02:11and once more sends up the aerial challenge, and that's a brilliant take from the box,
02:1710, beautifully done.
02:21His hands on the ball, Fabian Holland, all rights to it,
02:25and the big man has turned it over for the All Blacks, and they win the scrum too.
02:32Well, they needed that from Fabian Holland, excellent work from the big man,
02:36in the second row, got his hands on the ball,
02:40and that's resulted in a turnover, and I say they needed it because the first couple of aerial contests
02:46have not worked out favourably for the All Blacks, they scrambled their way through one,
02:51but this one here was just a clear win, there's nobody controlling it coming forward.
02:55Jordie Barrett's trying to come from basically behind the ball,
02:58so Ngomozulu's pretty much got a free jump, he was the kicker, got it back.
03:02And off the ensuing ruck, the All Blacks actually win a breakdown penalty,
03:05which they really needed.
03:06Yeah, just both Josh Lord and Ethan DeGroote have gone straight to the bench,
03:10so I will not see them, I'm just going to see tactically what the All Blacks do,
03:15round their attack, and trying to find space,
03:17and that kicking game in the second half, about, like you say,
03:20trying to control where they're playing the game.
03:24Oh, they certainly shorted up on the loose head side,
03:27George Bauer, as Roygaard comes away, gets his ball to Quintu Payet,
03:32quickly on him though.
03:33No way, let it go, let it go!
03:35Oh, now Roygaard sends it back deeper, Reuben Love.
03:40This is the way the All Blacks have played on tour,
03:42still trying to find a way through though.
03:44No effect.
03:44Defensive line speed, very good from South Africa,
03:47and once more shutting down the All Blacks behind the advantage line.
03:55No left, let go!
03:59Roygaard digging in.
04:00No left though, use it!
04:02The kick will come from the All Blacks' halfback.
04:06Now he'll chase through, and Jordy Bauer trying to get his hands on the ball,
04:09but Cheslin Colby brought it down for South Africa.
04:12Now Vellipser.
04:15Laps it off for Andre Esterhaisen.
04:18Ball was out.
04:19Away for Jasper Wieser.
04:22Two men quickly on him, they know the threat.
04:25Use it!
04:26Williams looks away to Ox and Cheer on the charge.
04:31Now Big Ox flying forward inside of the All Blacks' half.
04:35Contest over 20.
04:37Use it!
04:41Williams again sends the box kick skyward.
04:44Tony Barrett looks interested, so too will Jordan.
04:47It's fallen into the arms of Cam Roygaard, who has gone forward.
04:52Touched the Springbok player.
04:57I believe it then touched the Springbok player.
05:02Certainly challenging the All Blacks as you expected in the air tonight.
05:07If you get two hands, if it does go that way, it looks like a knock-on.
05:10And it's worked out in favour of the Springboks.
05:16Let's go.
05:17Same standards on the green put-in.
05:19As you'll see, images of Dave in the coach's box.
05:21He won't be liking what he's seeing from those first few contests in the air from the All Blacks.
05:27It's the Springboks starting to dominate, and the All Blacks, like I said, there doesn't seem to be any clear
05:32and obvious player that's really commanding, getting up, and being assertive to want to control that opportunity to get up
05:42high and win the contest.
05:45It sort of looked a little in no-man's land, perhaps just to take it to where the kick is
05:49going.
05:52All Blacks trying to get a shove on, but it's the Springboks who do that.
05:55And the penalty advantage, they are punishing the All Blacks at scrum time.
06:02You lifted the ball, he released his bind and tackle you.
06:06Number 17, not straight.
06:09Okay, Matt, we've got a substitution for South Africa.
06:12Time off.
06:13Number one, South Africa off.
06:15One replacement.
06:16This is the start of the process.
06:18South Africa and their impact off the bench.
06:20And so Oskensche, who has been very good at the things he does so very, very well, world-class scrum,
06:30and he's carried the ball well, strong.
06:33And he has the place, as you are, Einkamp.
06:36It's not the same picture for me.
06:38I just want to say, if your scrum was going the way that the Springboks scrum was going, you wouldn't
06:42be changing anything on the front row?
06:45Well, they clearly think they can do a little bit better.
06:47Set up on the mark.
06:49You're right, Justin.
06:49I think when you're talking about where the All Blacks are at right now, it's concerning the fact that every
06:55time you present with an opportunity,
06:56you're giving the ball back for the Springboks to go to the air.
07:00At the moment, you'd have to say they're starting to win that battle.
07:03Yeah, and they'll keep going there, won't they, Geoff?
07:05Absolutely.
07:05Unless the All Blacks start to command it better.
07:08Yeah, and I understand what you're saying, too.
07:09The retreating player is almost not like trying to claim the first and then tap it back.
07:14He's tapping it back as his first option.
07:16And the Springboks, they jump to retrieve and are very good at it.
07:21So, if you're leading, and tell the rest to be quiet.
07:29Justin Colby, around 38 out on the angle, strikes it sweetly for the Springboks.
07:35Lands another penalty goal.
07:39And the halftime lead is extended by three.
07:43It's South Africa's 16, the All Blacks 12.
07:46It's South Africa's 16, the All Blacks 12.
07:46It's South Africa's 16, the All Blacks 12.
07:50It's South Africa's 16, the All Blacks 12.
08:02No introduction and no second invitation again as this storms forward.
08:13Williams has his kick charged by Fabian Holland, what a try that is, excellent play by Fabian
08:25Holland and he follows through and delivers for the All Blacks. Individual brilliance from Fabian
08:30Holland, he perseveres, he works away in that zone and every now and then a task will present
08:37itself if you get your timing right, which Fabian Holland did, and the way that he put both
08:42of his palms down to the ground meant that when it hit that ground and the bounce of the
08:46rugby ball can be favourable when your palms are down, check out the bounce, straight into
08:50his lap, no chance in Gomazulu, brilliant individual performance from Fabian Holland.
08:55Against the runner play you'd have to say in the second half, which looked like it's all
08:59been the Springboks, now the All Blacks hit the front and it's the Springboks time to
09:04respond. Will Jordan receiving some treatment, looks as though he took a little bit of a
09:08shot to his shoulder. I'll keep an eye on that.
09:15The All Blacks back in front, Ruben Love converts the try to Fabian Holland, one he will remember
09:23for a very long time, his first as an All Black in Test Rugby and using every inch of his
09:31sizeable
09:32frame to scoot through and score the try that put the All Blacks back in front.
09:46down for Sabia. Straight in to him and it's a bit. No, use it.
09:57Roygaard gets his kick downfield and sizing this one up. Feinberg, Ngoma Zulu and then Willemse.
10:05He steps his way around Simon Parker, a tackle made though by Tuktovati.
10:11Tuktovati for the Springboksers. Feinberg, Ngoma Zulu goes high again.
10:16Test on the right wing side, it's taken beautifully. Once more this time by Damien De Linde.
10:22No, 14!
10:26Williams looks away for the new man, Gerard Stenekamp.
10:29Let go, let go!
10:34Williams lays one on again for Jasper Wieser.
10:39A low tackle made by Barrett, now Williams tries to go front door to Feinberg and Ngoma Zulu.
10:45The ball has come forward though. No, no, no, no.
10:47That's how the All Blacks with a knock-on advantage, if they can exploit them.
10:52Over on this left wing side, Dupiah.
10:59No advantage will come, so Matthew Carley's whistle goes.
11:04You feel like you've got a clear lift.
11:06A lot of ten minutes to start the second 40.
11:08Certainly was.
11:09Yeah, I tell you what, at the moment, he literally personifies a runaway tank.
11:15There's Jasper Wieser.
11:17Beautiful work from Williams, just to pick on that first pillar defender and then Jasper Wieser.
11:22He's just powering his way through defenders, the amount that he shrugged off.
11:27And then, unfortunately, the timing between Williams and Ngoma Zulu for South Africa was off.
11:32Gave the All Blacks off the hook.
11:35All right, here's the mark.
11:36There's no doubt Jasper Wieser.
11:39Jasper Wieser, just a wonderful, wonderful ball carrier.
11:41Dwayne Vermeulen for years, didn't he?
11:43Did exactly the same thing for the Springboks.
11:45It was relentless, it was punishing, and once again, scrum time, exit.
11:51From the All Blacks, stand up, ball in, ball out, be gone.
11:55Crouch!
11:57Bind!
12:00Sat!
12:03Stay on.
12:04Oh, getting the shove back, the Springboks coming through again.
12:08There's another one, Williams takes off quickly.
12:11Not from the mark though.
12:12Too many players on the ground.
12:14Not safe.
12:14He has to come back for it.
12:16But once for it, the box flex at scrum time, another huge shove.
12:23I just can only think that Cody Taylor is under too much pressure on that hit for him to be
12:30able to get a decent strike on it.
12:32Roygaard was trying to reach in around the locks off the strike from Taylor to get that
12:36ball.
12:36It never even made it to Javier.
12:38Watch this.
12:38He just can't get a decent hook on it.
12:40So he's having to reach right into the scrum.
12:42By that time, it's backpeddling.
12:44The strike and the hit have to be better than that.
12:48As soon as that goes in, Taylor has to bang it straight to Javier's feet because they just
12:52can't withstand otherwise.
12:54Yeah.
12:54If it comes out between that left-hand lock and the loose forward, no problem.
12:58Get your hands on it quickly, Marshy.
13:00And that's where Artie Savi has to work.
13:02But now, this is about relentless pressure because they've taken the scrum.
13:06They want to double down due to Springboks.
13:08Sacked!
13:13They strike down.
13:14His arms out again.
13:15Carly Williams has a little snipe.
13:17Gets in.
13:18It's finding Domazulu.
13:19Not held.
13:20He's the call.
13:21He's over the goal line.
13:23Over the goal line.
13:24Over the goal line.
13:25Hold up.
13:26And he will come back.
13:30Oh, I tell you.
13:32I think it was Ruben Love on his opposite that made a try-saving tackle.
13:38Scrum.
13:39Off the scrum penalty.
13:43They went anyway, the Springboks.
13:45And he went straight through Feinberg and Gomazulu.
13:48Lost his feet under pressure.
13:50But Ruben Love got across and made a try-saving tackle.
13:53And then Saviia stopped him from rolling across the line and getting the ball down.
13:56But...
13:57Can you watch them walking around?
13:58There's more to come.
14:00And Fletcher Newell on that tight head.
14:03We sort of knew this was coming, Justin.
14:06Yes.
14:06And this has been something they've been able to use and go to.
14:09They've gone to the air.
14:10They've gone to their set piece.
14:12And why wouldn't you when it's as powerful as this group?
14:15Crouch!
14:18Bind!
14:20Sacked!
14:26Springboks looking to get the second shove.
14:29Down it goes.
14:30Williams comes away.
14:31Andre Astahazen.
14:33Brave low tackle from Ruben Love.
14:35Williams, though, to Dutoy.
14:36Peter Steph Dutoy on the charge.
14:39Round the corner they come again.
14:40Portavillas for Nokia.
14:42Written down by Holland.
14:44Williams has options away to his left.
14:47Dutoy.
14:49Here come the Springboks again there.
14:51Linde!
14:52Short!
14:53Let go!
14:53Just shy in his 100.
14:56Another penalty advantage for South Africa.
15:00Another crack at the line.
15:02Low!
15:04And his whistle goes.
15:06His whistle goes.
15:08There is a few...
15:11Interested parties over by the goalpost.
15:15Interested parties over by the goalpost.
15:15They're talking about a castle after.
15:18Hamid Duelindo and Fabian Holland.
15:22Go back to the line.
15:25Change coming at hookup for the All Blacks.
15:27Asafa Amua.
15:29Forward pass.
15:30From nine to three.
15:32You have penalty advantage for offside.
15:34Just get the mark.
15:37Okay.
15:40Ten offside.
15:43They're stacking up 13.
15:45Here's that change, Cody Taylor.
15:48And the crowd calling for a scrum.
15:51Look at them.
15:51They're in unison.
15:53Yeah.
15:53It's like they've all been in one of their lives.
15:55There's no doubt that the stadium.
15:57You've called a scrum this way.
15:58It's just lifted because they know this is their opportunity.
16:01They've called for it.
16:03And can I just add to that though?
16:06Isn't this an opportunity for the All Blacks to stand up?
16:10O'Mua's come on.
16:11Come on.
16:11Newell's come on.
16:13They've got slightly fresher legs in that forward pack.
16:16Although now Itzebeth has been replaced as well.
16:18But these are massive moments in these types of test match.
16:22First test of the series.
16:231916.
16:24You've been defending your line.
16:26You're on the back foot in the scrum.
16:27It's like get together.
16:28Galvez you go.
16:28You know what?
16:29We know you're coming at us.
16:31We're going to come back at you.
16:33And create your own pressure.
16:35Itzebeth's not gone off.
16:36He's gone for his scrum boots, I think.
16:38He's put in the 21s, mate.
16:40He's going, I'm going to dig in here.
16:4217 just stays in front of him.
16:44We have a good conversation.
16:44It's going to take a bit of time.
16:45But you're right.
16:46The last scrum the All Blacks held well.
16:48Forced the Springboks to play away.
16:50Can they do that again?
16:52The one thing that does make it difficult.
16:54Once you put all that effort in defensively at scrum time.
16:57Yeah, I know.
16:57Hard to get up and get around the corner defensively of face play.
17:01And they've got plenty of way on.
17:03There's been some great physical work done across the board.
17:07There's real desperation between these two teams.
17:13Yeah, absolutely.
17:14Jasper Wiese, he's had some sort of a 54 minutes already in this game.
17:20The carries have been sensational.
17:22He gets over the ball.
17:23He's bust tackles.
17:25And he's just getting them over the advantage line consistently.
17:28Consistently.
17:30His ability to do that is just getting the Springboks so on the front foot.
17:33And as he mentioned, they've got to worry about scrum first, the All Blacks.
17:38But him off the back of the scrum from this zone.
17:41Handful.
17:4377 metres.
17:44Castor Wiese on 14.
17:46Carries are the most close contact metres.
17:49Time on.
17:50What a big man who has just been all business.
17:54So destructive.
17:55And what I heard was you both went down at the same time.
17:56And 54 minutes of rugby.
17:57Good contest to start with.
17:59Let's play.
18:01Come on, All Blacks.
18:04On one in unison.
18:06As an eight.
18:08Go at them and go at them hard.
18:15Crouch.
18:19Bind.
18:21Sacked.
18:25All Blacks holding for now.
18:27Use it.
18:28Now it screws around.
18:29Told to use the All Blacks.
18:31With the penalty.
18:33You caught it, Justin Marshall.
18:34There's the statement.
18:36What a statement.
18:37And Dave Rennie's not been smiling much in this test match.
18:40But that brought a smile to his face.
18:41And a shake of the head.
18:43To Rasiel Asmus.
18:44He knows how pivotal a scrum that was.
18:47With the pressure the All Blacks are under.
18:48Penalty pressure.
18:50Scrum pressure.
18:52Defending their line pressure.
18:54What a win.
18:55Looked like it was on Fletcher Newell's side.
18:58Massive.
18:58Yeah, held it well.
18:59Held it really well.
19:00And when the secondary pressure came on.
19:02They just kept pushing through.
19:03They kept it square.
19:04And that was enough.
19:06To force the Springboks up.
19:17And that was enough.
19:21To force the Springboks up.
19:34And the pass.
19:35under the arm of Almua.
19:39Still going forward.
19:40Needs a little bit of support.
19:42Over on the far side.
19:43Not-Vatis.
19:44Thought about the pass.
19:45Takes the contact.
19:47Use it.
19:47Use it!
19:48Use it!
19:49And the kick will come.
19:51From Royguard.
19:53Good timing.
19:56In comes Colby.
19:58Looking for the ball as Will Jordan.
19:59on the side of south africa let go tackle thank you it's been made on more releases
20:08williams as feinberg gomazulu guys in to clear the ball away for the spring box and stand camp
20:15tackler use it eight meters nine quickly on their side of halfway here thank you
20:23ball is out williams again skywood colby coming through to south africa beautifully taken note
20:30by will jordan who tries to find a bit of space drops off a beautiful pass to mckenzie he's got
20:38has he scored it has roy guard scored the try green for me
20:50hang on all blacks fans hold their breath did roy guard get a hand to it he just had to
20:56get
20:56a hand to it was battered back by philipser so no no restart not whether it's a try mike
21:04we'd like to check the restart please believe the ball was knocked back by south africa
21:09and then grounded by south africa okay checking restart which would mean roy guard missed it
21:16completely because he was first man there yeah i think he just slipped the bounce of the ball
21:21just went away from him but the breakout and that's what damian mckenzie can do
21:27it was great work just watch here williams a brilliant defense coming back he's trying to roll
21:32it over the top yeah it's come off his hand no doubt about it it's by green okay just come
21:37back off
21:37green and just here new zealand player misses the ball oh the ball oh my goodness goodness me cam roy
21:44guard
21:46it's a five meter scrum though it's a five meter scrum
21:49grounded by green scrum five new zealand okay okay a game of inches for the all-blacks in cam roy
21:56guard
21:57but they have come back by green a handy position here scrum five scrum what a turnaround
22:06from where they were just minutes ago
22:10the pressure and the heat of the box scrum again thank you change at halfback coming for the spring box
22:17that's the experience covers reina coming on his 54th test replacing grant williams
22:26that's honestly that that's the type of breakout that the all-blacks are working towards jordan
22:31they got it right that time facing his own goal line he caught the ball and then he broke three
22:36or
22:36four defenders and then split them apart mckenzie's miraculous footwork and speed and skill and oh they
22:43almost on counter-attack produce something special looks like the spring box also jeff wilson going
22:49to lose cheslin colby yeah and that's certainly you know one of the great playmakers for them who
22:56is very good in the air he's limping off so money labock will be expected replacement there well that
23:04that causes some issues yeah because obviously they um currently orange earth like we never got
23:10going on the information coming through but it's quite obviously he didn't survive his hia so yesterday
23:14he stayed on but now time i've had to bring obviously marnie labock on
23:23so the back line will look vastly different goldie yes big time yeah absolutely there'll be a reshuffle
23:29back to the accident at hand though you can know what the spring box are going to do here
23:33they're going to try and return serve at scrum time
23:36crouch like us going to the right here if we can get the platform
23:45they do get the platform that's the way they go through the captain
23:50now roy guard finds jacobsen
23:55look jacobsen crashes through for the all blacks and what a massive try that is inside the cauldron of
24:03palace park absolutely huge and when i say huge it starts from the scrum because that was
24:09so pivotal when the all blacks been able to get on the front foot look how solid the scrum is
24:14savia bounces out one two three defenders taken in reinach bounces out but peter steph he bites in as
24:21well and jacobsen hit the line perfectly and pounces good body position it's not often peter steph the
24:29it misses a tackle and he has here and jacobsen thank you mike
24:36scores the all-black fans is going to come off after this too mate okay thank you they
24:40celebrate a long way to go on this test but a pivotal moment
24:50reuben love puts the all blacks ahead by 10. what a turnaround for new zealand
24:59under the pump at one end and then they produce this luke jacobsen
25:06happy busting through off the back and bringing the traveling contingent here in johannesburg to their feet
25:18oh paul is awkward in behind quinto pyre
25:23immediately placed down back to halfway option of a scrum in the middle smart from quinto pyre really
25:28smart really clever knew the laws didn't he no absolutely immediately placed down off the kickoff
25:34yeah he he immediately placed the ball down he has to immediately place it once he gets it in his
25:39hands he
25:39has to wait for it to bounce but that's fine and i imagine in this box here this is somewhere
25:45said african haven't been for a long time justin substitution facing this sort of pressure no and
25:50what's unique in this because we're about to see another substitute because we haven't seen the bomb
25:54squad six so russia has just been filtering on hasn't he there hasn't been the introduction of
25:59four or five or six players at a time he's just and he's continued to do it jeff so another
26:03replacement now
26:04marco van staden so it looks as though williams has had to return to the field unless you drive it
26:09over the line going he'll go onto the wing onto the wing if the ball goes in oh no i
26:15was talking about
26:15a big five meter drive but maybe not a really pivotal and critical the all-backs continue to play
26:23try and play with confidence this is a great attacking opportunity 18 to play at alice park the all-blacks
26:31by 10.
26:32oh it's a better scrum for new zealand away they come jordie barrett mckenzie oh just losing it
26:42putting it down as will jordan away for williams ball flung away by kobus reinach
26:49it's very unlike will jordan he knows it too and it has come off south africa i'm not sure he's
26:57right
26:5720 replacement well jordan he's taken a couple of knocks and his shoulder and he's holding his back
27:03now remember he was under an injury cloud leading right up until the naming of this team so i'll just
27:09keep an eye on him they they have the depth haven't they so we haven't seen any of the back
27:16reserves
27:16used yet by the all-blacks well here is marnie lebarque on for andre easterheizen in the five for the
27:23springbox jacobson and the ball is in touch
27:29hey just got five five thinking they tried something different around the front
27:36oh more and jacobson didn't come off for them but i am not sure sorry it was there
27:42nasty i have what i am seeing encouraging signs at scrum time no doubt about it for the all-blacks
27:50and it goes marks the nokia as it's on the way to yaskov visa again low tackle
27:58with will jordan on that occasion kogus reinachs buys a bit of space
28:03always come for a knock-on advantage here for south africa
28:06evan etzibeth gets the ball off beat a step to toy charging in thundering inside the 22
28:12south africa's most capped player
28:18reinach sends it up to toy again big contact coming in bow
28:22huge contact arty sam is over the ball and everyone to a standstill and it's come forward
28:32off south africa but what staunch what stoic defense by the all-blacks massive dual tackle on peter
28:38step to toy you hardly ever see him take a backward step who is it making a tackle
28:44it's osafa omor and george bauer they went low they dropped their knees they drove their shoulders in
28:50and they forced them into an era that of sensational defense from the all-blacks change on the wing
28:57josh morby he's done and leroy cutter but you're not wrong justin not often does that happen
29:02like i say i'll be watching this next scrum great interest with what this front row in omua a big
29:11mover in 2026 as a player forcing his way onto the bench through form and that sort of power we
29:17have
29:17seen on new zealand shores we're seeing it in south africa so on comes leroy cutter three tries on the
29:24tour so far just a man you cannot leave out in 23 memory score the only try in wellington last
29:32year
29:32when the box handed the all-blacks their heaviest defeat
29:39just in the last 15 minutes the all-blacks
29:42check for foul play for a tackle off the ball which led to the knock-on so yeah we've got
29:48a tmo check
29:50with you carly has been asked by you would imagine it's on that man there luke jacobson as
29:58he came through i think justin just watch here jacobson which player are we looking at we're looking at
30:03black seven on green eight so green eight's no near the ball tackles him off the ball which causes the
30:08knock-on by green oh see that's as a cleaner i think eight is in the way for me i
30:17think eight's in
30:18the line of the ruck absolutely he is i mean where's he supposed to go and who's refereeing in this
30:23game
30:24and matthew carly's gonna overrule him good on him yeah matthew carly agrees carry on with the knock-on
30:32that is unbelievable we just don't need that we do not
30:37no the tmo is here specifically to be looking at acts of foul play and equally clear and obvious
30:45indiscretions in the game that was just a clean out time is on let's go yeah great referee wrong
30:51great referee great referee matthew carly yes how happy is everybody and i know he took him one look
30:58i've seen that on the tour already nick it i wish you kelly one of the tour games overruling the
31:04tmo
31:04crouch crouch tonight matthew carly
31:13so roygaard and the all-blacks again it is stable use it for new zealand
31:18as roygaard comes away to geordie barrett
31:28and he puts a kick from inside his half looking for the 50-22
31:35and he's going to go by love come on come on come on that's a big kick down alice park
31:40by ruben love
31:42and good and gomazulu again away to money live off
31:47off he goes looking to link up with peter stephanie toy he's got williams instead
31:52grab williams an excellent run by the halfback stationed out wide now reinach
32:01great turnover well jordan he knows it as well big game player when it comes to
32:09new zealand's highest ever try score and he's got it down for another one tonight but when he's needed
32:15in a different capacity will jordan off the line break from grant williams he got outside
32:20simon carter they were well in behind and jordan pounced on his moment that's a massive turnover
32:27from the all-black right winger
32:32he said he might not be right jeff wilson he's made a few good tackles will jordan
32:37up for south africa yeah number 17. could that be right there 17. there's some more changes
32:43goldie jan hendrick vessels coming on and hooker for malcolm marx
32:48one up hold hold thank you complete he can play prop and hooker believe it or not
32:55so um it just shows that versatility they have the spring books
33:02and it goes it's been tapped down on the side of south africa it's a bit got up
33:06a limbock away for williams it they'll end it finding gomazulu oh just losing sight of it calls for a
33:15knock
33:15on eventually matthew carley concurs pressure times pressure times at alice park
33:2513 minutes to play the all-blacks by 10.
33:33it's definitely the hands there and then goes on to leroy carter so it's a knock on
33:38just take a look at this formation on the front row here okay just fight stay down i know it's
33:43not easy
33:44this was just gone into the front row yeah jan hendrick vessels i heard this during the week
33:48he can play both hooker and props so he's gone into prop and they've left malcolm marx on
34:01they have the momentum at the at the moment the all-blacks it's not about surviving it's just
34:06about keeping on doing the good things they're doing at the moment and it goes it holds again
34:12for the all-blacks at scrum time love away deeper to pyre now he puts a kick through
34:18and behind it goes what a kick that is too from quinn to pyre
34:2250 22 quinn to pyre he knows it recognized the space it was excellent back play they took enough
34:30depth the all-blacks 50 22 for that blitz defense to get to pyre into space he had the option
34:35to
34:35pass saw there's a defender opted for the kick finds the space so he's got time he's got time you
34:41can
34:41see he had a space and men on the outside and mckenzie and will jordan but the kick was perfect
34:47scored against the box last year at eden park
34:51and he's put the all-blacks in a wonderful position parker tried to get up but through came
34:58norkia for the spring box so away comes south africa at the line out zachery porthen
35:08use it lays it back for reinach
35:14he's looking for a carry covers right i can't handle it vessels how's the ball but the all-blacks have
35:21the turnover away it comes now jordie barrett tries to stab it through chasing is mckenzie
35:27damien mckenzie looking for the ball back there beautiful in the nick of time
35:32career with the all-blacks piling through roigard
35:38he's playing an advantage matthew kali
35:44this will be very interesting this conversation knock on on the floor by black did we have a
35:50breakdown and then a player playing the nine i don't believe it's a breakdown it's a loose ball
35:54okay loose ball never a tackle players competing okay yeah
36:01it's a big call but they're going to say knock on all blacks they're going to have a look at
36:05this
36:05for me please i think this is a really interesting one because it looked like the all-blacks had won
36:10it
36:11the decision we whether or not we're looking at this is what matthew kali considered
36:14before the turnover possibly
36:37it's a penalty i guess if you're being pedantic at most
36:39and then the second part of the shoulder's gone up
36:43it's a penalty i guess if you're being pedantic at most
36:52is that the angle there if you guys stay there
36:57one of the standouts for the springbox tonight okay so i think i think it's on the shoulder and the
37:04head comes forward so mike we're not seeing this as foul play we believe that the contact is on the
37:08shoulder and the head rocks forward the head rocks forward and there is contact with the head so it's
37:14it's not the high tackle it's the player in a whiplash motion that creates the contact for us
37:19so no foul play well mike adamson no foul play i'll tell you what it's clear no foul play off
37:25that angle wow
37:27deco knock on here he's the one looking at this but matthew kali has his own ideas
37:36okay can you show us the breakdown on the goal line please mike
37:44okay we were hoping we're going to be able to avoid these situations when we've got this would be
37:49cynical play effectively two tmo's a referee and two ars out there and this is really interesting
37:55there's talk of a possible cynical play from the springbox yeah well if it was it was from marco
38:00from starting there's the tackle so he's on so it was loose and we have a competition on jersey 21
38:08with players on their feet creating a rock here he comes now straight in the side so 21 is going
38:15in
38:15the bin he's definitely played cam roygaard 21 coming in the side here and he will be shown a card
38:21what a massive moment in this test match huge for the all blacks on the line
38:30i'm quite clear yes peter stept toy cleaning his case but they lose the players had mark over and
38:37started and just over 10 minutes to play the all blacks will look to put this first test match
38:45beyond reach what would you do justin definitely scrum they're down a man and the scrum has been so
38:53good since the changes this front row has been impressive haven't they and talk about and you
38:58can't forget fabian holmes the tip of light the engine work in behind and what's been done
39:04we're going to take a good look here the all blacks well i say that because i think what it
39:09forces the
39:09spring box of two is possibly put yesterday's and on the scrum and that creates that overlap and
39:14numerical advantage in the back line if you get the platform and they haven't gone for that the
39:20spring box so they're backing themselves with seven in the scrum all blacks got to go at the scrum with
39:25all they've got everything they've got first test match of the greatest rivalry series else park let's go
39:36he gets the tab cam roy guard through it comes from reynark and there goes the whistle of kali again
39:44i think he tried to catch that oh no he didn't have lost another one south africa cobus reynark
39:52is gonna make his way off ellis park
39:57i think he genuinely went for the intercept here he gets two hands out cobus reynark
40:03i know he can't can't have to be proven wrong big time i've got that terribly wrong and i apologize
40:10but if you're an all-black supporter you're happy to see it be wrong
40:17now it's just patience isn't it justin keep going up front but patience hold on to the ball the numerical
40:23advantage will be in your favor
40:27that all-black reserve front row what a performance
40:32george bauer so far more fletzer neil
40:39beign set
40:45use it under the feet of the captain told to use coming through again as libok now roy guard beautiful
40:53pass away to mckenzie the all-black stretching the box again jordan for the corner back infield it goes
41:04it's
41:05well the all-black would prefer to have a scrum
41:08i don't i think they'll they'll still be okay not only have they soaked up the clock they've shown
41:13some width just trying to get it back on the inside so it was i think that took it into
41:17touch so it'll be
41:18your line out your line on the line there's confirmation on the referee matthew carley
41:26i think they were fortunate it could have been another knock on deliberate knock on if they
41:31weren't careful can the all-blacks take advantage of it close this game out now
41:38so here's in the driver's seat he's going to go in at the half back position they've got 30 seconds
41:43if
41:44they want thank you let's play a lot's been made of 30 seconds this week particularly out of the
41:50spring box coaching box now it's the all-blacks in the box seat
41:57oh more in for parker she'll try and drive them to the touchline on more advantage wrong numbers with
42:05his leg drive an advantage for the all-blacks advantage luke jacobsson charging forward again
42:11inside the five they go no no let go welcome marx has to release told to let go another penalty
42:18for
42:18the all-blacks they just need to slow down the all-blacks here just stay at this part of the
42:26field just absolutely yeah and go for scrum again it'll take up at least another three two three minutes
42:32they're in the right part of the field okay substitution for south africa number four off
42:38change being made for south africa
43:00the all-blacks with an opportunity right here to put this game
43:11beyond the reach of the spring box they've got a really good stacked blind side we saw them go
43:16right earlier jacobson was the try scorer off savia but he can they've got numeric numerical advantage
43:21to the left because they're in the bin
43:33that might do it for the all-blacks the second try tonight for will jordan at alice park what a
43:41moment
43:41the all-blacks they have put a nail in the coffin off the spring box at alice park not many
43:46do that
43:48particularly the world champions back to back and the all-blacks have put them to the sword literally
43:54arty savia offered a magnificent platform again but no the threat is short to pyre but he goes over the
44:01top
44:01bridge pass jordan goes in untouched that's the test mat signed shield and delivered
44:08what a performance from the all-blacks in the second half and particularly the front row have had to
44:15step up the bench has come on and they've kept fighting in a game that was in the balance
44:2120 minutes ago the all-blacks in complete control job almost done
44:31what a performance in the second half by the all-blacks
44:36what a pass from the skipper what a pass change at halfback as well here's that beautiful pass read
44:43the space read the defense closing in preston on
44:49contest back by green back it comes it's in the arms of malcolm marx but it's uphill now for the
44:56spring box they need to try and grab a try quick smart 30 meters out from the all-blacks line
45:03backwards
45:06as per visa one of the best on show without a doubt and it's playing the ability of the all
45:11-blacks in
45:11the second half to find a way the ability of their bench to make an impact and again it's bauer
45:18in on
45:18defense george bauer the penalty advantage here though for south africa du toy stepping back in
45:25field getting around love initially and then makes the tackle on the captain
45:53the contrasting coaching boxes of the all-blacks and dave ready russia rasmus
45:5917 offside would have expected and off feet way through the second under control for south africa
46:08but what a turnaround by the all-blacks
46:19you just have to hold their discipline here the all-blacks they've got that
46:23two-man advantage stay disciplined stay onside bring your physicality springbox are going to have
46:29to play pretty narrow in terms of their attack that's the extraordinary thing too 13 penalties
46:34against the all-blacks again tonight tonight for the springbox as it's brought down by colis visa
46:43malcolm marx missed out on one once
46:48williams will have to release this away into the back line
46:54flung onto it dearlinda good low tackle no geordie barrett
46:59and he'll do toy around the corner savia and power who's been ferocious defensively
47:05the reserve lucid tizzy come on and it's another knock on by the springbox more great work on defense by
47:11the all-blacks
47:12no no let go let go thank you
47:18now it's been a great start for the all-blacks on this tour justin just what they needed to strike
47:23first
47:24there's a long way to go there's plenty of weeks ahead of them but this was a pivotal moment for
47:30this team
47:30in their journey oh my word yes yep there's no rocket science in the springbox putting the first
47:39test of this four test series at alice park where they are nigh on invincible and the all-blacks have
47:45come here with a fantastic attitude and had to work their way through this test match through adversity
47:51and find a way and my word they have found found a way tonight
47:56all-blacks last one at alice park 2022
48:01as a more sends in it's won by peter lucky he's fine for the all-blacks just over a minute
48:09to play
48:13oh more has preston with him us up on more tries to flick a ball away let them play if
48:19they want
48:21scrum online
48:23strong disbelief disbelief for springbok fans
48:27who line out step off 16 points to 12 late early in the second half and the way that they
48:35were
48:35dominating the scrum some of the carries i don't think we need to panic this was theirs for the
48:41taking but it has been one of the great comebacks by the all-blacks 33 points to 16.
48:53the toy wins it for the spring box
48:59he will have to come to cape town to try and square the series
49:04way for villum sir he's been good tonight damien bill it's a great tackle by mckenzie
49:08fullback on fullback as williams looks away again it's come forward into the hands of fletcher nil
49:15so perhaps one last chance for the all-blacks it's come forward
49:24a famous win for the all-blacks at alice park
49:32all heart all character all black in johannesburg
49:41what a second half performance by this team
49:45and they win the opening test of rugby's greatest rivalry by 33 points to 16.
50:02well well well what an emphatic victory for the all-blacks there 33 points to 16 in the end
50:10i mean what a moment what a statement what a what a time to be alive if you stayed up
50:16through that one
50:17that was one heck of a test match and the all-blacks withstood the pressure that south africa threw at
50:22them only to to really cash in at the end there mils miliano christian cullen still alongside me
50:28and if you look at or you think back to the start of the day the morning i should say
50:34for us mils you
50:35picked this all day did i yeah thank you i think you did could you have foreseen how this was
50:40going
50:41to roll out the way that they held it together and then really cashed in at the end great test
50:45match
50:46i mean the south africans came out and they put us under a lot of heat um our scrum our
50:53physicality
50:53as well was tested um but to come away with a win like that that's a huge win for the
50:59guys
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