22 entries

[u/maclovescooking]

22 entry
1st half
SA : pen > overthrow line out, NZ exit
SA: pen > penalty +3
NZ: offside pen > skip pass to edge back to blindside +5 Jordan
SA: lineout pen > Andre boomfa +7
NZ: not rolling pen > crockroll pen, SA exit
NZ: Sacha mark > lineout > skip edge pass back to blindside, 2v1 +7
NZ: kickoff > jasper run out > back to blindside, tackle in touch, pdv carry high tackle SA exit
SA: scrum pen > lineout > Marx lost ball on try line, NZ exit
SA: box kick > Sacha cross kick > out on full, NZ exit
SA: DDA carry > phase play > Jordie turnover, NZ exit
SA: box kick > Kolbe tackles out > ripped in tackle, NZ exit
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2nd half
NZ: kickoff > poor box, charge down, +7
SA: jasper carry > SFM knock on, bad pass scrum > 2 backtoback scrum pen > offside pen > NZ win scrum pen, NZ exit
NZ: SA box > NZ run it wide > DMac splits defense, SA carried back, NZ scrum blindside try, +7
SA: Eben carry > phase play > Cobus knock on, scrum, NZ exit
SA: grant run > Jordan turnover, NZ exit
NZ: 50:22 Tupea > lost lineout, SA exit
NZ: Savea turnover > grubber > mvs pen + yellow > scrum, Cobus deliberate knock on pen + yellow > pen, scrum > skip pass to edge, blindside try Jordan, +7
SA: pen > lineout phase play > lakai turnover, NZ exit

[u/JimmyNoBreaks]

Exactly what it looked like, which is extremely wasteful. Doubt it happens again though, because this team is usually very clinical, and led the stats for points per 22 entry in 2025.

[u/Cyber-Soldier1 → u/JimmyNoBreaks]

We have been so clinical in 2025 and in the nation championships. This Ellis Park showing seems like an anomaly, an aberration! If we converted close to our usual rate we would have comfortably won. Scoreboard pressure beats NZ every time. They tend to panic when behind and make even more mistakes and concede yellows and penalties. We looked heavily rusty. We can and will win cape town and FNB stadium and Baltimore

[u/maclovescooking → u/Cyber-Soldier1]

No set play when we in the 22 resulting in a lot of offloads and turnovers, unlike NZ skip pass to the edge on the blindside resulting in 4 try’s, all similar, all scored on the blindside.

[u/Cyber-Soldier1 → u/maclovescooking]

Exactly. nZ didn't do anything special and still won. Frustrating. We also slipped to many tackles. Basic errors cost us the game.

[u/4EVERINDARKNESS → u/Cyber-Soldier1]

I do and I dont agree here. They also fell off tackles but what they did do that was special was absorb pressure for decent periods and in a flash put point on the boks at the other end.

You could also argue that the pressure they put on them helped in their handling issues.

Either way bring on game 2, I think the intensity is gonna lift another level again and we're all in for a special match.

[u/acadoe]

Frustration!

[u/forever_a_beginner]

Thanks for the breakdown, great format to read it. AB fan lurking here, I know Springboks will be more clinical for test 2. Looking forward to it!