South Africa vs Ireland 2024/07/13 First Half
South Africa vs Ireland 2024/07/13 First Half
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00:00:0050th test match as Ireland coach and he'll need as close to perfect a performance as he's presided over
00:00:07If Ireland are to finish their year on a high. Taekbong
00:00:13Moving into the back row
00:00:15His last appearance with six on his back
00:00:19Was in the World Cup against Romania. That's for either club or for country
00:00:25Well, we're in the Zulu Nation and the Yenpi Warriors
00:00:29Offered their unique introduction to a team
00:00:32Which over the past 30 years has worked tirelessly to be seen to represent
00:00:39all of South Africa
00:00:55Oh
00:01:15Durban doing all it can to compete with the scenes. We saw on the high felt a week ago
00:01:21Well
00:01:23The only previous time these two met at Kings Park was 43 years ago when the Springboks had just
00:01:32122 caps across the entire starting 15 today
00:01:37They have one player
00:01:39With that many and he's just passed through the screen
00:01:42Eben Eczembek. Well, good afternoon Alan the result of Pretoria
00:01:46Hung on a couple of refereeing calls an inch here a millimeter there
00:01:50What's it going to take Brian to come out on top this time?
00:01:53Yeah, I think a couple of calls, but I still think the best team won South Africa were
00:01:57typically
00:01:59Really a physical last week and they'll probably look back at the game themselves with some opportunities that they they missed out on but for
00:02:06Ireland it's about being accurate today trying to get their attack game gone and just winning those little moments and collisions again
00:02:13They're very obvious. They've got to get it right up front
00:02:16To have any chance here against this powerful South African side
00:02:20And we saw Peter Omani there
00:02:24And Andy Farrell was full of praise for the way his tour captain
00:02:30Took the hard decision that the coach had made
00:02:35During the week
00:02:36Well lofters hit the highest of notes during the pre-match formalities last weekend the standard
00:02:43set
00:02:44The Kings Club to follow next will have the anthems and we'll start with Ireland's call
00:03:13Oh
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00:04:04The national anthem of South Africa Durban's very own into causal bumble
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00:06:00Well, if that was a sing-off
00:06:02involving
00:06:0455,000 in Durban very close to a tie with the performance a week ago in Pretoria
00:06:11So that regard I'm beaten here for eight years
00:06:18Kaelin Doris not on his plate today Anna. Yeah, there is obviously it's a big call
00:06:23Making that change putting tight burn in the back row
00:06:27Instead of Peter Omani, but look he was brilliant last week Doris
00:06:31He's got to get to the relationship right with the referee today. Carl Dixon
00:06:36Had a few issues last week with Luke Pierce, but he's a he's a top-class player and a wonderful footballer and
00:06:42He's going to be very very important for Ireland today again
00:06:45And if they have any chance Martin going back to what you asked me to start is, you know
00:06:49They've got to get top performances right across the board. This is a very hostile environment again
00:06:54And you know, I keep saying it against a team that are very confident
00:06:59Experienced and comfortable in their own skins really in the South African side very well coached
00:07:06Well Carl Dixon the referee the last time he was in charge of a test involving Ireland was there 38
00:07:1317 win against France on the opening night of the Six Nations in Marseille fond memories for Ireland a
00:07:19Level of performance. They're looking to rediscover here
00:07:26It's quite a stadium in Durban
00:07:29the Indian Ocean
00:07:31about 800 yards over the back
00:07:36It's hot
00:07:37It's humid in many respects. It's the antithesis of Pretoria a week ago and
00:07:44We are underway South Africa leading the series by one to nil
00:07:50Ireland depleted perhaps
00:07:52But those who have come into the match day squad have been handed the opportunity of a lifetime
00:07:58Andy Farrell's 50th test match 80 minutes the 23 Irishman
00:08:03Determine his world order on its head
00:08:10And as we saw last week early on a chance to warm the fingers for the fullback Jamie Osborne
00:08:18Now they're from Connor Murray bringing so much experience getting his first start for Ireland since the World Cup James Lowe
00:08:26Well, whether it was good
00:08:29Bad or even controversial. He was a heart of everything in Pretoria. No this up. Thank you
00:08:36Crowley thinks of all the good hands from camera feeding it inside
00:08:42There's Robbie Henshaw crucial for Ireland that he was cleared to play here after getting involved in that
00:08:50Pretty hard collision with Sia Khaleesi during the first half
00:08:55Damien D'Alinde
00:08:57Making a nuisance of himself
00:09:09Okay, no more than three times the one thing you can be certain of with South Africa is they will be physical
00:09:17Murray
00:09:18Pops it up into the air
00:09:21Billy LaRue came across but it lands in the hands there of ring Rosa kicks ahead
00:09:28And the temporary Pollard who was chased down and caught there
00:09:34And thankfully for South Africa Pollard back on to his feet on the sky really important
00:09:40I think ring Rose is committed there and he gets back up again straightaway Pollard, but incredible intensity
00:09:47Maybe they're gonna have a look at this
00:09:51Referee Carl Dixon is taking a time-off because
00:09:56One or two players
00:09:58Need to get intention. I think Billy LaRue has gone off to the sideline. They're
00:10:03not sure what happened him, but
00:10:05Franco must start as well with the blood real intense start my big massive hits from both sides
00:10:11It started with Keller right from that kickoff and then we saw some from South Africa
00:10:25That's the knock he took there of James Law's knee
00:10:32Well two alterations, but very swiftly indeed now
00:10:38Just be temporary ones
00:10:39I suspect the one involving Franco Mostert will be he has to go up to get the blood cleared
00:10:45There's Dwayne for Mulan by the way
00:10:47Well cut when they're two times there you can see Mostert getting some treatment, but that's not
00:10:55What Rossi Erasmus would have envisaged?
00:10:58so early on
00:11:00Is he coming in many respects the enduring image of last week came on 50 minutes didn't it when we had six South African
00:11:08replacements the front five
00:11:11Yeah
00:11:12It's incredible to see that power and strength and snaving going back to take his seat there
00:11:17He was a talking point after it last week after that tackle on Casey as well
00:11:22comfortable, okay
00:11:24Dean not to be illegal. I think he followed through with the tackle. It was really unfortunate
00:11:29Casey got injured
00:11:31But there's a lot of talking points around that
00:11:35Thank you
00:11:39So here is Keller
00:11:42Importantly gets this first throw right it was one thing which didn't go to script certainly in that World Cup match
00:11:51Although eventually Ireland of course won that encounter in the pool in Paris
00:11:56Keller has thrown and in goes
00:11:59Evan it's about food for a moment. He had a thought he was away ever next event
00:12:04That was brilliant anticipation for me Martin wasn't at Ireland didn't get the line up right Doris carries up the middle
00:12:11And he does this so well. He gets out of the line for such a big man
00:12:16Luckily for Ireland he knocked it on there
00:12:19Now interestingly trying to vary their attack, I'm sure it's something they spoke a lot about this week
00:12:25About finding little spaces and looking for gaps there, which is difficult
00:12:31Identifying where those options are and you saw from that first hit up there
00:12:35Tack in the middle and then to come back in a blind side, but it's affected really well to cut out that pass
00:12:42Well, they call this place the shark tank
00:12:46And I supposed if you are to carry on the metaphor and ebony to bear certainly is the great way
00:12:58Far side first, this is another vital area for Ireland
00:13:03Portrait it really well in my harbor last week
00:13:08Bungie and I'm be spoke this week about being a little bit disappointed and
00:13:14If their scrum wasn't more dominant you're the game, of course, they had that incredible push push over and penalty try at the end
00:13:25Seconds
00:13:27That man at least head for all in every quarter
00:13:32Carries such a huge weight of responsibility not as much depth on this side of the scrum for all of this perhaps
00:13:39They would like a car Dixon rather running out of patience
00:13:43Free kick way goes the captain Kaelin
00:13:47Free kick advantage free kick only free kick only as Keller on there to Murray
00:13:56Can't ensure throws the long pass chance to run for Calvin Nash that hand sure once more
00:14:03I
00:14:09Look at that sit back getting involved again, but the referee playing an advantage
00:14:14That's a problem for Ireland Martin. They've got to be very aware when you get to that touchline. It's coming back in field because
00:14:22You know, he goes early this time
00:14:24But you can see how difficult it is and how little space you have when they get off the line quickly
00:14:29You probably need shorter passes and guys running on to the ball a bit more aggressive
00:14:35That's the African defensive line coming offside
00:14:41Yeah, he just creeps there you can see it
00:14:44He's halfway up the rock there. He loves it. It's a bet doesn't he wants to put in that big tackle
00:14:50We saw one hit early a couple of minutes ago on Jack Crowley
00:14:55Timing was fine for that one. You could hear the referee calling it
00:14:59I think it's an encouraging start. Obviously, there's only five and a half minutes gone
00:15:04Harden looked to have a little bit of zip and can they maintain that of course, that's the challenge throughout the game
00:15:10But it's a positive start for
00:15:13Jack Crowley missed three of his five kicks last week
00:15:17He knows just how crucial it is
00:15:20To increase the percentages here
00:15:24And he started off
00:15:27One out of one
00:15:38Yeah, it's a bit of Carl Dixon having a little chat there and he tried to go back initially but just crept up that
00:15:46tiny bit and
00:15:48Got ping for it
00:15:51We just saw James Ryan there another player being handed a big opportunity here
00:15:57It's lost his way a little bit internationally in recent times spent a lot of time on the bench
00:16:03a
00:16:04Chance to reestablish his credentials and make himself an automatic selection
00:16:12There's a replacement Sasha
00:16:15Feinberg and Gomazulu who interestingly before he
00:16:19Made his debut for South Africa at Twickenham against Wales did actually have an English qualification because his father
00:16:27the son of
00:16:28Barry Feinberg who in South Africa very much a celebrated
00:16:34anti-apartheid activist
00:16:36was
00:16:39Living in London and his father came into the world
00:16:45As Dr. Clay endover end
00:16:51Chisley Colby was straight after that
00:17:01It's a brilliant kick there I think Colby in the tackle on Connor Murray there 14 offensive tackle lands the wrong sides gonna move
00:17:08First yeah, you can clearly hear it there from Carl Dixon Murray's trying to place the ball
00:17:12He can't do it comes off the back of Colby pops out
00:17:16Really good cover from Connor Murray there was a super kick from Faf to Clark if that ball sat up there you Colby's gone
00:17:24You know Ireland have a couple of players in the backfield, but if he gets that ball there with any bit of space
00:17:30Be so difficult to stop him great cover from Conor Murray
00:17:34Blood
00:17:36number four blood
00:17:39Intensity of the atmosphere right up there were Pretoria last week
00:17:43you can see it there in that catch that Colby just goes over the body of
00:17:48Connor Murray more blood. It's a bit mustard already has a heavy knock
00:17:54this looks like
00:17:57Pretty deep
00:17:59Cash that he's got knees for it. I'm sure he'd be back out
00:18:03Okay, and he's in no
00:18:06It's gone and the tears that Africa first-choice locks
00:18:11competing for a blood loss count
00:18:16And there will be more than a brief stop
00:18:20RG Snaiman
00:18:22It will return to Dublin at the end of this series
00:18:26at the end of
00:18:28The international series I should say of course he has those
00:18:32Rugby championship test matches to come which include two in South Africa against the all-blacks
00:18:40By Morgan Gomez who couldn't get there and it is a penalty and it was missed time by Osborne
00:18:48Yeah, I completely missed times that
00:18:52The ball comes down actually a yard or so beyond
00:18:58Is Jesse Creel give him a little nudge there
00:19:05Yeah, it's a clear penalty he knows it himself Jamie Osborne was a really good kick from Jack Crowley
00:19:14Look at that it really is a football ground style atmosphere
00:19:20The two main stands they go up vertically or at least that's how it appears
00:19:27The crowd the noise on top of the players or when it's gone short to Snaiman
00:19:33Let's pop the clack
00:19:35pair of step to toy
00:19:37He was tireless last week dear Lindy
00:19:43There's Jesse Creel
00:19:49No, no, no Jack bit of step to toy waiting for it again feeds it on to snake
00:19:58It goes oxen chain
00:20:01Another of the Sharks on the show here at their home ground
00:20:04Pollard chips it and that didn't really ask too much of Calvin. That's a poor kick really poor kick good defense from Ireland
00:20:12They stepped up there and the collisions, but he's forced to kick it. It was a poor execution in the end
00:20:19Just
00:20:22Turn the ball over there to to Calvin Nash no challenge no player up there contesting with him. He knows it
00:20:31And when Andy Farrell
00:20:33Selected Jamie Osborne to play at fullback one of the points he made was about the powerful left boot and you could see there
00:20:39How Nash fed it to Osborne to his preferred touchline and he made good meters
00:20:46So ten minutes gone
00:20:49It's Ireland who have the early lead Jack Crowley with the penalty
00:21:00Now that's tight furlong he's down now getting some treatment
00:21:10Thanks, man
00:21:13Yeah
00:21:16Not a good look for a prop having a problem with a hamstring is it
00:21:20It's a mighty big one as you can see from there. He's so important for Ireland
00:21:24I just think that you know, we're speaking about that the power that said African can bring on
00:21:32This guy is really important to this Irish side
00:21:35His experience his strengths
00:21:37Okay, just gonna make sure we keep them up certainly wanting to stay on
00:21:42Hope he's okay. It looks like it
00:21:45Let's go to studio and catch up with Rory best. What do you got for his Rory?
00:21:49Yeah, I think that last week Ireland were very very disappointed with the physicality and already in the first ten minutes
00:21:55They've looked a lot better the first carry of the game
00:21:58Ronan Callaghan with a crack and head
00:22:01And it's exactly what I will need to do especially away from home
00:22:04They've got to keep building this little physicality and don't let South Africa settle
00:22:10Yeah, well, there's factor Claire retreat
00:22:14wasted by Pollard
00:22:18And Osborne stands well over six feet tall
00:22:22Don't forget though we tend to associate him with playing in the century
00:22:27Did play all five matches in an under 26 nations three or four seasons ago for Ireland with 15 on his back
00:22:35But the kick there
00:22:37Directly into touch. Yeah, that's a bit like Pollard's run a few minutes ago
00:22:40It's not as obvious, but thanks. I think South Africa had a couple of players in that backfield
00:22:49Some good carries there
00:22:53Just comes off the outside of the boot for Jack Crowley
00:22:58I
00:23:02Thank you
00:23:06For me on banana
00:23:0871st gap was an abriga today. It's gone straight over the top and killer chips ahead
00:23:16That goes curtly are insert
00:23:19I
00:23:22Didn't quite get hold of that one
00:23:24options here for Ireland Osborne
00:23:27Straight through one tackle its name and it was a goal of just enough of him plenty of green jerseys over here
00:23:36Yeah, he recovered with a great tackle there didn't he I'm carrying his way through there was McCarthy
00:23:43The Alindi got back
00:23:46There goes Murray
00:23:49Just for a moment that South Africa defense unsettled
00:23:53James Lowe, there's furlong. Here's Callaghan
00:24:00That man again McCarthy
00:24:04That was Josh Thunder clear
00:24:10The South Africa defense has had chance to reorganize itself
00:24:13You know
00:24:16Crowley with a cross kick
00:24:23No touchdown there by Aronson
00:24:27Yeah, he did well answer there
00:24:30Calvin Nash going on to that ball. It's always difficult as a defending winger
00:24:35Some really good carries there
00:24:39That was Robbie Henshaw was challenging Pollard
00:24:44I'm trying to tidies it up
00:24:48Joe McCarthy found some great space there and
00:24:51Spent Ireland rushed out a little bit. They were in a great position there
00:24:56But it is Ireland who are asking all the questions
00:25:00Helen Doris that time
00:25:04Andrew Porter
00:25:07Well, who would have thought these Irish were at the end of a long season
00:25:11That's brilliant from Ireland and Conor Murray for the second straight week has got a try
00:25:17That's a terrific score from Conor Murray again
00:25:21Unbelievable line from Jamie Osborne hits it right flat on the game line gets through a little pocket
00:25:29Henshaw it on his shoulder
00:25:34Quick break down here, isn't it?
00:25:37Crowley takes it right to the line. It's just a little inside pass. He gets the offload
00:25:42support players on the shoulder that anticipation
00:25:47Creates that try
00:25:50It's a terrific score from Ireland
00:25:54There were one or two question marks after last week's game about the quality and the precision of the Irish handling
00:26:01But that time it was sublime
00:26:07I
00:26:15Live in two double figures and so that bring a look shell-shocked
00:26:21It just takes it so flat
00:26:25And then you grab the support players there
00:26:29Exactly get that opportunity. You've got to take it and it did so brilliantly there Ireland
00:26:36Gotta say Martin does some poor clearances. Even the drop-off was poor. It invited Ireland back on the attack
00:26:52Okay, hold in front retreat
00:26:59Well the red blood which is scattered over the front of the jersey a
00:27:03Franco master brought the Suns up. It's opening quarter an hour for South Africa
00:27:10They've been unsettled by Ireland now
00:27:15How do the men in white respond that's
00:27:18just as Chesley and Colby tends to do a
00:27:22stunning step Peter step to toy
00:27:25Industries a week ago. He will run and run
00:27:28As
00:27:32The clerk on to Paula dear Lindy
00:27:36Creel just had to check his stride for a moment the tackle from tight Ben
00:27:43How do you RG snowman on there to the clerk
00:27:50Heinberg on gama Zulu
00:27:52Stepping in to play scrum half or at least the role of it
00:27:56Well, it was a bit of a push in the back there for Gary ring rose
00:28:02The Alinde will have to start things again
00:28:05Back to his main Jesse crew
00:28:07Those two breaking a record of their own today the most cap duo or together still as a center pairing
00:28:16eclipsing the
00:28:17Record of 29 tests previously held by John the Villiers and John Curry in the steel
00:28:22It's been knocked on I think from
00:28:24Andrew as it's gone for the ball. This step is incredible. Isn't it? Jamie Osborne thinks he's making the tackle. He just swerves away phenomenal
00:28:34Doris comes in and makes a brilliant tackle there. I think Peter step to toy
00:28:41Got Gary ring was out of there surprised they didn't look at that
00:28:45But it's chaotic stuff wasn't it over and back
00:28:51Really good line speed there
00:28:55Break down a little bit. I haven't seen it. Obviously. I'll look at the rock. So I didn't see it
00:28:59Yeah, Kayla Doris is talking to Carl Dixon about that incident
00:29:05TMI in Tempest hasn't seen that we haven't seen a replay of it
00:29:10This is a big boost for South Africa having that's a bit back in the field
00:29:21So really
00:29:24Having failed his head injury assessment
00:29:28Can I stand keep that break foot? Please keep a break?
00:29:32Well, it's quite a scene quite a corner here of
00:29:35Durban
00:29:36Let's see the Moses Mavita Stadium in the background and but I'm good most of it is now
00:29:43He's been in the wars in this opening quarter without
00:29:51He just powers into rocks makes so many tackles
00:29:56different type of players name and he has that offloading ability not the same kind of
00:30:01zip and
00:30:04Energy regarding multiple environments, particularly defensively. So he is a lost on
00:30:12There's an outstanding players name coming on don't get me wrong, but it's it's just a different dynamic
00:30:25And also one of the things that Ireland perhaps may have been there in just a little whiz
00:30:32The arrival of the so-called bomb squad
00:30:36Remember when six of them came on after 50 minutes. Well
00:30:40There won't be that many held back
00:30:42He'll be having that sort of immediate impact in the last 20 minutes or so of the match
00:30:49Needed something like that South Africa
00:30:52That man oxen shape all the power came up that loose head side
00:30:57Outstanding strong from South Africa and that will give them a huge lift the crowd a lift
00:31:02You can see there's a lot of movement
00:31:05They just get that surge up on that loose head side
00:31:12Incredible powerful name
00:31:1616 at 160 seconds and J one of the youngsters in this
00:31:20South Africa team
00:31:22South Africa team
00:31:24Again, just to the starting 15
00:31:27Couple more ready, of course under the age of 30
00:31:35So Andre Pollard
00:31:38Rarely has a bad day of the kicking tea, but
00:31:42You missed almost as many as he struck last week, but that's an absolute precision
00:31:47So that bigger on the board
00:31:52And
00:31:54The
00:32:17Valley goes deep
00:32:19Markus Smith who had a couple of fumbles last week on
00:32:21restarts no problems that turn great chase from Nashville he stops him come
00:32:28on doesn't allow him let's go get under charge there
00:32:36he's born confident often running a tackle from one number
00:32:42there's Callaghan
00:32:48and sure taking on D'Alinda
00:32:56the counter right there from South Africa Ireland have retained it though
00:33:01there it is contest yeah great defense from D'Alinda he's so powerful and
00:33:05strong isn't he again I think there was another poor clearance from Faf to
00:33:09clerk there it's inviting Ireland back on the attack
00:33:18it's fun to flair feeds the ball inside
00:33:24through the opening quarter it has certainly belonged to Ireland the little
00:33:28chip over and it's oxen Joe
00:33:34there's a lot of talking to that during the week about the old court skills
00:33:37being demonstrated by front small hair but the many thought he didn't have
00:33:41that time we saw them from the loose head rather than the tight head what a
00:33:47kick from Jack Crowley unbelievable it's not a 50 22 but it's a superbly
00:33:52executed kick how he found some space back there was very minimal but it's a
00:33:58brilliant brilliant kick from Crowley what a couple of years he's had Alan if
00:34:02we think that when the island squad headed to New Zealand for that famous
00:34:07tour when they won the series to one the first time that ever won test
00:34:12matches against the old blacks in New Zealand well Jack Crowley had just
00:34:17finished his domestic season with court constitution he played earlier in the
00:34:22season for Munster but he was very much the number three flyer half of Munster
00:34:26then in two years now well he succeeded the great Johnny Sexton and as we see
00:34:33there and we saw during the Six Nations he's doing a mighty fine job of it yeah
00:34:37sure is a lot of pressure and he looks mature and calm and physically able for
00:34:42which is really important he's a very physical flyer
00:34:49don't swing as the clip onto his preferred left foot
00:34:56hold his after it James love what a step from low getting past one tackle almost
00:35:02getting past the second Konamari had to be mindful where the
00:35:08touchline was again I'm repeating myself the kick is too deep from the clerk
00:35:17it's like furlong presenting for his scrum half the try score in short
00:35:24great offload the pass from Crowley space for Nash
00:35:29just bouncing off the defenders
00:35:33Humpson Che holding him up that's the South Africa 22
00:35:43Crowley once more Osborne
00:35:47it's like burn just doing a bit of shadow boxing
00:35:57Crowley the kick pass again on a sixtence Calvin Nash the ball displays
00:36:05but it's Gary Ringrose who does the mopping up for the men in green
00:36:12Ireland being patient but then well that was rather tempting fate the pass was
00:36:18asking quite a lot of time Ben yeah it was a bullet of a pass but it's
00:36:22brilliant play from Ireland again South Africa out in their feet they look
00:36:27tired fatigued in their movements Nash had a lot of space here
00:36:33Golozulu did really well to get across Sneyman was hovering in that blind
00:36:38side as well there certainly was some space there okay this is the past a lot
00:36:45of traffic there you know he'd be disappointed he didn't take that tight
00:36:49bar
00:36:54Ireland on the front foot a lot again
00:37:00you can see the handling errors there both from Ireland but they don't really
00:37:06reflect the story of the opening 23 minutes we got one more test match to
00:37:11come up this evening it is in Buenos Aires
00:37:17France at the end of what has been a rather eventful week of the pitch for
00:37:23the French tonight at 8 o'clock Sky Sports action for that so just come back
00:37:31yeah we saw that last scrum Martin the dominance from South Africa will they
00:37:37leave it in the scrum here again try and get another penalty be very surprised if
00:37:41they take it out of the scrum quickly tight for long and tight on that tight
00:37:47outside and Joe McCarty easy second row scrummaging lock they've got to give him
00:37:54a lot of support here for long a long way to go in this test match but what a
00:38:01start it's been for Ireland
00:38:06pull on the Leicester Tiger Osborne comes across once again the chase from
00:38:15Chesling Colby will be when he's not scoring tries or stepping the opposition
00:38:23he really is a right nuisance Doris the captain presents it the clack comes
00:38:29through on Murray who did dwell a little bit too long on that I'm gonna need a
00:38:33scrum half Robbie Henshaw says leave it to me Crowley
00:38:42well ring rose it was he got the positioning right certainly got in a
00:38:48better position and Feinberg on Gomazulu and there is Feinberg on Gomazulu
00:38:53again but the ball has gone through yeah just can't lose there but it's a
00:38:57brilliant chase by Nash it's just so determined to get up there and put on
00:39:02that pressure and the execution of the kick from Crowley was superb Ireland
00:39:06nearly lost the ball in the previous breakdown some really aggressive
00:39:11counter-offensive from the spring box they're finding that little step Martin
00:39:17just to recover when it looks like it may be turned over Ireland and retaining a
00:39:22lot of possession here
00:39:26thanks for waiting still only seven points in it on the evidence of the only
00:39:3424 minutes and then border island getting right tonight which perhaps was
00:39:38missing the cohesiveness Martin in attack and an offense they're just
00:39:42they're getting their clean outs right I think the passes the angles the shape is
00:39:47so much better an attack and they're stretching that and you notice that the
00:39:51line speeds it can't be so aggressive when the breakdown is quick so look it's
00:39:56very early days early very early time in this game and they've just got to be
00:40:02careful but obviously it's very encouraging the way they've started this
00:40:06game exactly what you want trying to respond to that last in the first game
00:40:12you can see the tackles missed 12 I think that's down to Ireland shape and
00:40:18stretching the springboard defense a little bit but I'd say it again and
00:40:21they're kicking game has been really poor South Africa they're just
00:40:26continuously invited Ireland back on the attack and it's perhaps an appropriate
00:40:33moment to make the point that Ireland have told a new coach in in recent weeks
00:40:38Andrew Goodman the former fly off and center the Lens do spent time coaching
00:40:45with the Crusaders in New Zealand that was to a Super Rugby title having
00:40:50another dimension to Ireland all that time it is South Africa who get the
00:40:56penalty number one yeah it's a second penalty let's go square Porter with the
00:41:02stare of Carl Dixon there but the pressure is coming on on the loose head
00:41:07side there and oxen shade trying to get on the outside of tight for long he
00:41:13looked like he was quite square for long then but it just swings across you
00:41:17can see it initially here yeah Porter once that those feet start moving
00:41:22crabbing across there that's what he gets pings for worrying least it's still
00:41:29early in the game but it's a second penalty scrum time against Ireland we
00:41:34saw the place there and report to more blood being spilled here than on a full
00:41:38guard at Caesars Palace see a Khaleesi the clerk pull on oh I said how close
00:41:48was that pass opening up the defense tell you Jamie Osborne's pretty relieved
00:41:53there that he didn't have to to try and make a tackle on Cheslin Colby it's a
00:41:59great pass you can see the shape there James Lowe just gets caught it is a
00:42:04superpass right across in front of his face and he knows that if he catches
00:42:08that
00:42:13big letoff for Ireland and he doesn't need telling you should have taken that
00:42:18Chesley Colby yeah I think it's it's kind of no-man's land isn't it for James
00:42:23Lowe I know he's got to protect and watch the runners in the inside they say
00:42:27you always leave the last man to fullback but if you leave a one-on-one
00:42:30with Colby and Osborne there there's only one winner James Lowe has got to be
00:42:35more conscious and aware and try and cut off that passing channel maybe they go
00:42:40over the top then but it's a bit slower but at that pass if he held on to that
00:42:44pass no it's big trouble for Ireland well Ireland could do with Baron
00:42:51McGuigan's cut man at the moment
00:42:56Andrew Porter just being mocked down there you go at those accomplishments
00:43:05in the midfield now up to 30 Damien de Linde and Jesse Creel
00:43:12John de Villiers here at Kings Park force of
00:43:18African television
00:43:25from a psychological point of view they've got to try and win this get the
00:43:41ball in and out
00:43:44and that was solid from a James Lowe popping out Henshaw hard and straight on
00:43:55the halfway line Murray Crowley changes direction
00:43:59Parker-Smith but the charge down the number 80 he picks it up which he has
00:44:03Osborne gets back five meters out cancer that bigger recycling well Ireland have
00:44:09brilliantly well Gary ring rose it is now it's not done there
00:44:16number seven fact on the ground I felt like you knocked it on if there's
00:44:22something really clear I'll be told thank you
00:44:25that's on the ground by seven no one was that yes Peter Steph the toy he was on
00:44:31the ground he made a tackle he's discussing his knees but you know this
00:44:40is this is poor Ireland go back on the inside there and there is no support
00:44:45nobody no option for Crowley to make the pass
00:44:51couldn't see the full picture there Paul went loose so the picture the picture I
00:44:58you've just spilt the ball forward there was no tackler in the way that's the
00:45:02picture I have if I'm wrong
00:45:07okay
00:45:10a little polite involving Parker-Smith and see a Khaleesi but I think that the
00:45:18melon got away with one there yeah I think Doris gets back and carry ring
00:45:25rose
00:45:32Peter Steph the toy really was everywhere last week 20 tries in last
00:45:39week's match result which was almost twice as many as any other individual
00:45:46I think Carl Dixon was talking there to in tempest of TMO just asking was there
00:45:51stripping the floor was around to the legal he's found nothing so we can't see
00:45:56the picture of that but there obviously wasn't anything in it then and I just
00:46:00lost the ball I'm very fortunate there it was their own doing really when you
00:46:06think about you know being blocked down James Lowe with the clearance taken back
00:46:13in maybe just for a moment thought of taking that quickly but it was directly
00:46:19into touch yeah it was taken back in
00:46:27of Parker-Smith thought he was away for a moment
00:46:39yeah board captain captain's asking a lot of questions here and I'll kill it
00:46:43she's chatting to Carl Dixon as well
00:46:58there's a really good chance for South Africa first time they've been in this
00:47:03attacking zone the catch from Detroit there's Parker-Smith the captain Khaleesi
00:47:12with a hard-running line the clerk
00:47:17there once more for the scrumhammer Franz Malherbe presents it
00:47:24Oxen Che you can see Ryan competing well there but he's now got to get out of the
00:47:31way there's Sneyman
00:47:34Parker-Smith once more the third once again to Evan Rus at number eight
00:47:52all in that time the clerk losing the ball forward now it's an incredible
00:48:00scenario again for South Africa great defense from Ireland but just loses the
00:48:06ball again in a really good position
00:48:15Crowley from deep inside his own goal area
00:48:21well gets it away yeah he didn't get a lot on that one I
00:48:26think Connor Murray would have probably been better from kicking that himself
00:48:29rather than passing back ten yards
00:48:33get a little crack at this South Africa
00:48:42well off and out going
00:48:49Peter Steff Detroit Smith the clerk pull out that time
00:48:57referee says he's playing a knock on advantage we're certainly looking for
00:49:02something else of it
00:49:07yeah I think Robbie Henshaw's saying it's shoulder
00:49:14time
00:49:22more blood again it's incredible straight line speed from Ireland there
00:49:27again Henshaw very effective defensively and obviously he was involved in that
00:49:32try as well being on the shoulder of Jamie Osborne
00:49:38there is the thank you Rossy Erasmus coaching record that of course is the
00:49:49formal coaching record some would say that during the tenure of Jacques Niena
00:49:55over is his old mate that Rossy Erasmus was still very much pulling the strings
00:50:01I think he always was Martin wasn't he
00:50:05what a coach though as well great strength of his Erasmus trying to
00:50:11surround himself with people giving them opportunities really good coaches we see
00:50:17it with the new coaching ticket he's got
00:50:21well we've been talking a theme about breaking records today and then we've
00:50:28got the highest number of camps ever on show for a springboard starting 15
00:50:34without Jesse Creel and Damien D'Alinde we might be moving towards one of the
00:50:39longest first halves we've ever seen in test rugby just over 30 minutes on the
00:50:44clock we're moving beyond 42 minutes in terms of actual time since the match
00:50:51started so who knows maybe maybe getting close to an hour if it continues in the
00:50:58same way yeah there's been a lot of stops it's been so physical and intense
00:51:07it's a great chance for the spring box here again they'll try and use that
00:51:14strong dominance exert pressure
00:51:23blood being literally spilt in the course here by both teams
00:51:35free kick the South Africa declared goes there's D'Alinde D'Alinde going himself
00:51:43look at the power of the man being held up the ball has gone loose but the
00:51:48referee has awarded the penalty to South Africa just run the player
00:51:54acknowledges his error yeah he knows it I think Carl Dixon needs to call that
00:51:58earlier because D'Alinde had the knee down split-second isn't it
00:52:04you know I was just taking the free kick there was a better option for Ireland
00:52:09that they had to run it but now they've got themselves right into the corner
00:52:13here make sure you stay on the line stay on the line green let's see it again
00:52:22he gets in but that knee is down he's just got a release there
00:52:28let's go a bit sooner from van der Vleer
00:52:33so that's the best field position of the match so far for South Africa
00:52:41oh and they've lost it they've failed to control it into the hands there of Joe
00:52:45McCarthy yeah it's incredible again Ireland are winning all these little
00:52:49moments and brilliant brilliant turnover from Ireland so vital unbelievable you
00:52:57can hear the players see the reaction how crucial will that be in a couple of
00:53:03last couple of minutes South Africa have been in this 22 just haven't come away
00:53:10with any scores green going forward turn the ball over a few times that's
00:53:15brilliant not sure how the hell he gets in there
00:53:19was he legal I've got away with one anyway if he's not
00:53:28just didn't secure that ball properly and get it transferred back to the back
00:53:33of that ball the South Africans
00:53:37Ireland haven't lost back-to-back test matches for more than three years at the
00:53:45start of the 2021 Six Nations when they lost to both Wales and then France
00:53:56but the penalty won by the South Africans yeah and it's the assistant
00:54:03referee calls that so difficult to keep defending like this he just for a long
00:54:13frustrated look in his face but scrum goes down it's just exerting so much
00:54:20pressure at that scrum Ireland not settling at all they're not any clean
00:54:26ball oxen shade so much power from him yeah it's just that right knee when it
00:54:36goes down that's the call it's a correct call it gets rewarded
00:54:44I think it's a sensible decision for South Africa to take the cake because
00:54:48they've struggled to get their attack gone just get a score on the board get
00:54:56something for all the pressure they put on here in the last you know five ten
00:54:59minutes and it was this sort of calm decision-making which has taken them to
00:55:07the last two World Cup titles and Andre Pollard slots his second penalty
00:55:16they know there is still a lot of time five more minutes of this half
00:55:28no more bandage forever next event it's not a bad result for Ireland or is it
00:55:36just think there was a couple of really good chances there and a lot of pressure
00:55:40from South Africa violent to give up three points it's it's not the end of
00:55:44the world you would think they had a couple of chances you know after
00:55:49clearing it off the clock knocks one on Joe McCarty gets that turn over there
00:55:53didn't clear their lines
00:55:58so they've been at the best playing against Ireland for the tenth time as
00:56:06indeed Colin Murray is playing against the Springboks for the tenth time
00:56:14you
00:56:24how do you stay man being met there by James Ryan
00:56:32music now please it's available let's go fast
00:56:37time in heaven stop stop
00:56:45I was born met by the Ox as Kellar hit hard by Peter step to toy 20 tackles
00:56:56last week up in Pretoria
00:57:01well fine Bergen Gomez early just mistimed that and there's some
00:57:06obstruction wasn't a lot on for Jack Crowley there but he executed a
00:57:11brilliant kick and Henshaw the chase the determination unbelievable yeah there is
00:57:20blocking there an obstruction
00:57:26I support again I think the kick is too too deep from FAFTA clerk Osborne did
00:57:33brilliantly to take it yeah it's a clear penalty he comes right across on Henshaw
00:57:37there stops him getting any sort of a killer contest in the air but you know
00:57:45Osborne has done brilliantly second test we spoke a lot about it last week he's
00:57:49won so much high ball in the air I know he absorbed a big hit from oxygen chair
00:57:54there but had the strength to present the ball back when I wonder is that an
00:58:01example of the frustration that said Africa revealing it's a very soft
00:58:06penalty straight in front of the post no mitigation at all there for Peter
00:58:12step to toy
00:58:15and Crowley slots it and Ireland have their seven-point lead once again
00:58:45I just kind of hurry let's the kick go there it was risky we saw the James
00:58:57Nolan last week again it's a mistake it's just too deep from Pollard
00:59:06and it's from a kickoff and it goes in there you can touch it down it's not a
00:59:10goal line drop out Damian D'Alende was just asking the referee about that yes
00:59:16he was just looking for clarification wasn't it and it just sums up the
00:59:22kicking poor really poor again from South Africa they've been poor in this
00:59:26first half and Ireland have been really good they're the ones that have had all
00:59:30the energy the aggression the urgency in their game let's go seconds
00:59:41so that we could have had the scrum dominance but it's not reflecting on
00:59:46the scoreboard at the moment yeah well that is obviously a big concern for
00:59:51Ireland how do they fix that
00:59:57after Clark all over the island captain
01:00:02out there from furniture that was well picked up by Osborne space for low the
01:00:07chase back those chiseling Colby across comes Pollard with Pollard losing his
01:00:14footing now you can see the reaction brilliant kick from James all he had
01:00:19those couple of mistakes but he's strong mentally tough I think it has been a
01:00:26super player for Harlem the last number of years he had the few mistakes but
01:00:30lovely kick up the touchline there and the chase as well
01:00:43obviously Pollard got back and just nowhere to go there it's a great chance
01:00:49for Ireland right before halftime and I think they've got to capitalize here
01:00:53because I'm sure we'll see a different South African team in the second half
01:00:57they've met a lot of mistakes and be poor in this first half we saw an
01:01:03example there James Lowe may not be as quick as some wings in Tess rugby but
01:01:08he's smarter than just about all of them
01:01:16James Lowe is celebrated his 32nd birthday on Monday picked up by Doris
01:01:22Doris is powering his ball he couldn't get it down biggest step to toy
01:01:26save South Africa what a tackle from Peter Steph to toy unbelievable the
01:01:31danger not gone though for the world champions here's Murray can Ireland
01:01:38finish off this half with a try ring rose got past one they're five meters
01:01:44out the clock is in the red Murray considers the options there's tight burn
01:01:48huge moment in the match this
01:01:53edging their way closer fun to flare that time
01:02:04referee urging Ireland to go they're getting closer and closer Potter trying
01:02:11to find a route through Murray out it's been spilled by ring rose but it's a
01:02:17penalty seven points gonna beggin for Ireland no doubt about it
01:02:27James Ryan Demi D'Alenda exchanging some pleasantries there
01:02:40yeah Porter was brilliantly there just to hesitate doesn't he and they jumped
01:02:45the gun a little bit and that's what the penalty is from but Ireland have
01:02:48butchered seven points there it was on
01:02:52of course they're going to take the kick now and it's halftime
01:02:58well Ireland they're going to take a ten-point advantage into the break you
01:03:06have to say deservedly so for the way they've played in this first half
01:03:15what a 40 minutes from Ireland they lead the world champions by 10 points
01:03:28the thoughts of Rory Best and Shane Horgan with Anna are next
01:03:34you
01:03:40no sign of him yet money super seven had such high hopes for you tonight
01:03:46high hopes that's him go go go let's give him what he deserves