South Africa have comprehensively beaten Australia (29-17) in the tri-nations test match being played in Cape Town.
The previous week we saw the All Blacks completely outclassed and found desperately wanting as they were in no better words, smashed for the second time by the South Africans. This is coming from an ardent All Black supporter who was utterly disappointed when he saw that the All Blacks had obviously spent more time rehearsing for the 'New Zealand's Got Talent' tv show with their haka and had forgotten to practice for the game ahead. They were beaten 31-19.
Today's game started off with some star studded Wallaby performance when within the first few moments of the game Ashley-Cooper planted the ball in Springbok try territory. The early 7 points didn't deter the Springboks who progressively began to land penalties via the sure fire talented boot of Steyn who had racked a record the previous week against the All Blacks.
A try by Matfield and further penalties by Steyn brought the Springboks victory; despite the efforts by Giteau who scored one close to the posts to add solace to the defeat. Giteau spent some time in the sin bin (deliberately tackling a spingbok receiver while in the air) together with two of his team mates during the course of the game.
The Springboks are looking a world class outfit with their kicking, hard tackles (Botha speared today!) and aggressive play. And they also have a cute lady physio.
The springboks have a firm grip on the tri nations trophy as the Wallabies play the All Blacks on the 22nd August.
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