397th All Black Test
1118th All Black Game

8 September 2010

New Zealand vs South Africa at Newlands
Capetown, South Africa
Saturday, 6 August 2005

Reserves:

New Zealand:

South Africa:

 16 D. J. C. Witcombe (sub 67 min)
 17 G. M. Somerville (sub 67 min)
 18 J. A. C. Ryan
 19 M. R. Holah
 20 P. A. T. Weepu (sub 10 min)
 21 C. L. McAlister (sub 77 min)
 22 J. T. Rokocoko (sub 70 min)

 16 H. M. Shimange
 17 G. G. Steenkamp (sub 48 min)
 18 P. A. van den Berg
 19 J. Cronjé (sub 75 min)
 20 P. F. Du Preez (sub 60 min)
 21 W. Julies
 22 J. N. B. van der Westhuyzen

Scorers

New Zealand

South Africa

Tries:
R. L. Gear
Conversions:
D. W. Carter
Penalty Goals:
D. W. Carter (3)

Tries:
J. de Villiers
Conversions:
P. C. Montgomery
Penalty Goals:
P. C. Montgomery (4)
Drop Goals:
A. S. Pretorius

Match Report:

It was helter-skelter rugby in Cape Town this morning (NZT) as the Springboks unleashed a tirade of attacking rugby in the first 10 minutes, and then did enough to hold on to a 22-16 win.

The All Blacks had a lot to prove against the South Africans this morning, but for the first 15 minutes of the their 2005 Philips Tri Nations Series they were in damage control as the Boks piled on 13 unanswered points, including a try by second-five Jean de Villiers.

The visitors lost halfback Byron Kelleher in the 10th minute after a head knock and replacement Piri Weepu was thrown into the furnace for his second Test cap after debuting against Wales last year.

The 22-year-old Weepu had a strong game behind his forwards and kept the rushing Springbok defence in check with darting runs from around the rucks and mauls.

The frantic pace had to slow and when it did the All Blacks fought back but lost lineouts and too many mistakes in ball-handling and option taking meant they could never take advantage of superior possession and territory.

Two Dan Carter penalties on either side of a Rico Gear converted try in the 21st minute kept the men in black in touch at 13-all, but they conceded the lead on halftime to the boot of Bok fullback Percy Montgomery.

Halftime: South Africa 16, New Zealand 13

During the break All Blacks coach Graham Henry told his men to lift intensity in the second spell and the backs ran freely with plenty of possession. However, while Montgomery added two more penalties the New Zealanders were kept scoreless until the 73rd minute, when Carter slotted another three points from in front of the posts.

Carter, the hero from the DHL NZ Lions Series had a mixed bag on the night; his confrontational hard-running and radar goal-kicking was tempered with uncharacteristic errors in his own 22m.

Trailing by six points there was still time and plenty of opportunity left but the ball-handling woes continued for the visitors, and when the final whistle blew the handling error count read New Zealand 15, South Africa 4.

“We had opportunities but made mistakes,” flanker Richie McCaw said after the match. “That‘s what happens when you get put under pressure – you make mistakes,” he added.

The All Blacks will have little time to lament their mistakes from tonight’s game. They head to Sydney to face the Wallabies in seven days time.

Both have one competition point to build on and on book value the two are inseparable, as both were beaten by the Springboks by the same 22-16 score line.

Scorers:
South Africa
Pen: 2 Min (Montgomery)
DG: 8 Min (Pretorius)
Try: 9 Min (De Villiers)
Con: 10 Min (Montgomery)
Pen: 37 Min (Montgomery)
Pen: 48 Min (Montgomery)
Pen: 53 Min (Montgomery)

New Zealand
Pen: 14 Min (Carter)
TRY: 21 Min (Gear)
Con: 21 Min (Carter)
Pen: 27 Min (Carter)
Pen: 73 Min (Carter)

Note:
Positions displayed show the current player numbering system.
The past has seen players wear letters, Props wearing the Number 15 through to Fullbacks wearing Number 1.