With both teams boasting powerful packs, the set-piece battle proved to be intense, especially the scrums and rucks, but this also proved to be the source of penalties for both teams. The clash was tightly contested from the start, with Italy’s right wing Leandro Cedaro putting the first points on the board thanks to a well-worked try on the left wing, which handed his team a 7-0 lead.
Scotland, however, bounced back minutes later with centre Matthew Scott scoring a fantastic try after collecting the ball in space and dashed to the tryline to level the scores. Italian flyhalf Alberto Di Bernado then edged his team back into the lead with a penalty, but this was quickly undone as Scotland left wing Sean Lamont made the most of a costly mistake by Italy who lost the ball in contact to cross the tryline. Italy, however, was awarded a penalty try in 32nd minute after Scotland collapsed consecutive scrums within striking range of the tryline which again levelled the scores at 17-17. This was extended to 20-all at half time after further penalties by Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw and Di Bernado. Laidlaw and Di Bernado picked up where they left off in the first half and increased the score to 23-23 in the 43rd minute.
But a stunning last-minute try by Scotland flank Alasdair Strokosch from a quick tap in the dying seconds dealt the killer blow to Italy’s hopes of a victory, with Laidlaw’s conversion sealing the thrilling 30-29 victory. SCORERS:
Their efforts, however, were undone minutes later as Alesana Tuilagi was red-carded for a reckless straight-arm tackle on Bok captain Jean de Villiers, and with the team a man down, a clever pass to Habana from the back of a ruck earned the side their 5th try – and Habana his 50th - and a 37-16 lead. Morne Steyn inflicted further damage on the Samoan’s as he took advantage of an overlap on the right wing by showing a dummy pass and diving over the chalk to inflate his team’s lead to 42-16.
Houtoog, FLO het hom laas jaar al as die beste bewys! Anders as Stegman en Brussouw is hy nie net 'n fetcher nie maar hy is ook 'n goeie baldraer. Baie soos Mc Caw!
Posted by FRANNABUL on 24 June 2013 13:16
Stadig oor die klippertjies nou, Nitronic #5! Ek stem met jou saam oor die meeste van jou uitlatings en ek dink veral Willem Alberts se halfuur op 8 was 'n openbaring. Ek het nog altyd gesê hy is die beste teenvoeter wat ons het vir manne soos Wycliff Palu en Kieran Read. Om egter nou Francois Louw se lof te besing asof hy die beste ding sedert gesnyde brood is, is bietjie voortydig. Ek stry nie dat hy goe gespeel het nie. Maar hy is nie regtig by die afbreekpunte getoets nie. Jack Lam het duidleik met 'n besering gespeel, so hy was nie regtig 'n toets by die agbreekpunte nie. Louw het nie verlede week gespeel nie, maar teen Italië -- met hom in die span -- het die Bokke ook maar gesukkel in die los. Laat ons maar sien hoe vaar Flo teen manne soos George Smith, Michael Hooper, Same Cane, Liam Messam en natuurlik Sir Richie!Meyer het homself in die voet geskiet deur nie 'n man soos Lappies Labuschagne 'n kans te gee om homself op hierdie vlak te bewys nie. En as die opposiise in ag geneem word, is dit 'n bietjie belaglik om nou vir Brussouw en Stegmann, wat week na week teen die beste fetchers in die Suidelike halfrond hul man staan, met die badwater te wil uitgooi! Ek kan nie een enkele wedstryd onthou waar Flo direk teen Brussouw of Stegman te staan gekom het en een van hulle ore aangesit het nie.Na Brussouw, Stegman, Labuschagne en Derek Minnie is Flo wat my betref 'n goeie vierde keuse as fetcher op die oomblik in die Springbokspan. Minnie word misken omdat hy vir die verkeerde provinsie speel, maar wat my betref speel hy tans selfs beter as die ander genoemde drie manne! Ek sal hom toe-oë in enige Springbokspan kies!
Posted by Houtoog on 24 June 2013 12:14
Ek stem saam Spies is net n passasier. Behalwe vir die odd bal in die lynstaan doen hy werklik nie veel meer nie. To Alberts agsteman gaan speel was daar dadelik n verandering. Botha sal ook n beter job op agsteman doen. Posted by Bull perd on 24 June 2013 10:38
@4 ek stem saam net soos die skare skree Spieeeessss ook. Ek sien my vorige comment het verdwyn.T.O.V die bok game:1) Le Roux is n moet, bring n nuwe dimension in die backline2) Basson was goed, dink hy is n goeie backup vir JP en Habana dis as JP nou weer gaan speel siende dat hy Japan toe gaan3) JJ is besig om vining te groei. Dink die argument van JJ as vleuel kan maar nou verdwyn?4) Morne was puik, man ek het hom nog nooit so gesien tackle nie.5) Pienaar is nogsteeds n weak link6) Spies ai wat kan ons tog van hom se. Dink dis beter as hy maar either focus op sy gastehuis of dalk Europa toe gaan. Hopelik het HM se oe oop gegaan en gesien hy is nie n agsteman se alie werd nie. Dink die kamstige "besering" was n cover up om gedrop te word.7) Flippie was uitstekend.8) Louw is die beste flank in SA. Brussow wie? Stegman wie?
Posted by Nitronic on 24 June 2013 09:42
Ek wens Heyneke wil vir Coenie Oosthuizen kies voor Beast. Ek kan die creaps kry as die skare skree BEAAAAST en dan gebeur daar niks! Posted by FRANNABUL on 24 June 2013 09:28
Ek wens Heyneke wil vir Coenie Oosthuizen kies voor Beast. Ek kan die creaps kry as die skare skree BEAAAAST en dan gebeur daar niks! Posted by FRANNABUL on 24 June 2013 09:25
@MUZI, re Craven week thread, the van Wyk props are not related. Got info from an "insider" at Klofies.
Posted by FRANNABUL on 24 June 2013 09:24
Enige nuus ivm die beserings vir Bulls spelers?
Posted by Kaap'se bul on 24 June 2013 09:15