Scotland v South Africa

:01:07. > :01:17.For more than a century, Scotland have been trying to beat New

:01:17. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:31.Zealand at Rugby and they tried Does he have the legs? He has

:01:31. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :02:01.scored for Scotland. In for the try. rugby-playing country in the world!

:02:01. > :02:11.The same old story. Two years ago, the All Blacks thumped Scotland and

:02:11. > :02:22.

:02:22. > :02:29.then Scotland beat the Springboks. world champions. It is good from

:02:29. > :02:35.Dan Parks. It urges them closer to this famous win. Scotland had a

:02:35. > :02:44.victory. What a way in her! What a difference a week makes a - from

:02:44. > :02:54.the depths of despair to sheer joy over the world champions. -- a week

:02:54. > :03:01.makes. This match the Sultan in has huge significance. -- this

:03:01. > :03:08.afternoon. Can he get there? He has. There are crucial World Cup ranking

:03:08. > :03:12.points at stake. From the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art to

:03:12. > :03:22.the National Theatre of rugby football down the world and a David

:03:22. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:31.coach knows that defence would be the key thing for the team. The

:03:31. > :03:36.South Africans are huge. In the backs, three players at 5 ft 10 or

:03:36. > :03:46.less. They ground out a victory in Dublin last week. The last time

:03:46. > :03:47.

:03:47. > :03:53.they were here, Scotland won narrowly. On a glorious but raw

:03:53. > :03:58.autumn-winter afternoon, we have two at scrum half's with us. Still

:03:58. > :04:02.raw after the events at the Millennium Stadium last night. The

:04:02. > :04:09.second day of internationals in the autumn campaign. One match last

:04:09. > :04:17.night we will tell you about shortly. Today, games at Twickenham

:04:17. > :04:24.and in Rome. Ireland A against Fiji live on BBC Two in Limerick. --

:04:24. > :04:34.against Fiji. France are playing Argentina. It all began with a

:04:34. > :04:46.

:04:46. > :04:56.Friday-night fright night in Ashley Beck. Over half way. He is

:04:56. > :04:57.

:04:57. > :05:07.going to make it all away. -- the way. He has an advantage but it is

:05:07. > :05:29.

:05:29. > :05:39.in. He could not get there. He looks to have got the vital touch

:05:39. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:49.which will give some hour another win in Cardiff. -- Samoa. On the

:05:49. > :05:54.back page, Surrey, and Wales, a setback. The key thing is the

:05:54. > :06:00.impact it has on the world rankings. If Scotland win today they will

:06:00. > :06:08.move up into 8th place. The top four will find themselves in

:06:08. > :06:14.different groups. The draw is made in two Mondays time. They are

:06:14. > :06:24.staring at possible elimination in 2015. 24 hours on, what are your

:06:24. > :06:34.reflections on the performance of Wales? No tempo club no pace. Poor

:06:34. > :06:34.

:06:34. > :06:42.execution. Western Samoa hour one quite comfortably. -- won quite

:06:42. > :06:49.comfortably. We had not even tied the back row in. It was a very poor

:06:49. > :06:57.performance. The line-out struggled. One statistic I saw, Wales only got

:06:57. > :07:01.into the Argentinian 22 twice last week and only into the 22 against

:07:01. > :07:06.Western Samoa or three times. What does that leave you to believe?

:07:06. > :07:12.They are not cutting the ball very well. When they do get it, there is

:07:12. > :07:18.no confidence. That is the problem. We're not keeping possession when

:07:18. > :07:25.we have it and we're kicking far too much. It is difficult. We made

:07:25. > :07:31.eight changes. I do not know what they will do next week. It is only

:07:31. > :07:36.the All Blacks! They have played great rugby and expectations are

:07:36. > :07:42.high. When you fall below that standard, you cannot win games. The

:07:42. > :07:46.contact area at the moment, they were totally dominated by Argentina

:07:46. > :07:51.and Western Samoa. One player who will be available for selection

:07:51. > :07:57.against Wales next week is Adam Thomson. If you're watching last

:07:57. > :08:01.Sunday, a punch and a stamp on a Scottish head. There was a heated

:08:01. > :08:09.debate after the match last week about what the sanction for that

:08:09. > :08:15.ought to be. They decided to ban him for one week. That is

:08:15. > :08:21.remarkable. It was not the hardest of stamps but it was a stamp and it

:08:21. > :08:27.was intent. It was not the hardest punch you have ever seen but it was

:08:27. > :08:35.still a punch. You get a one week ban for the smallest of the fences

:08:35. > :08:42.nowadays. That was so much more than that. -- offences. You should

:08:42. > :08:47.get banned for that. You're going to say something and then thought

:08:47. > :08:56.better of it. You feel strongly about it. Betts took about the man

:08:56. > :09:06.of the moment - a 25-year-old Dutch man. -- let's talk about. He was

:09:06. > :09:06.

:09:06. > :09:11.picked up by Newcastle Falcons and is the focus of Scottish rugby.

:09:11. > :09:20.had a great start at Newcastle and schooled in my first three games.

:09:20. > :09:29.They got into a bit of a rat and did not progress as a player. -- a

:09:29. > :09:34.rut. Journalists and media pandered I had not played for anyone

:09:34. > :09:39.internationally. -- found out. I had the good start for Edinburgh

:09:39. > :09:43.and speculation started. I indicated if, given the chance, I

:09:43. > :09:49.would be willing to play for Scotland. I would never have played

:09:49. > :09:55.for Scotland if I did not feel at home. It is might be adopted home

:09:55. > :09:58.country. I have lived here for three years and my wife lives here.

:09:58. > :10:06.The biggest part of my direct family lives in Scotland than it

:10:06. > :10:16.does in Holland. What is it like standing in Murrayfield singing the

:10:16. > :10:20.

:10:20. > :10:30.Scottish anthem? It is incredible - brilliant. I got the bit emotional.

:10:30. > :11:00.

:11:00. > :11:05.-- looked a bit emotional. having some problems with the rugby

:11:05. > :11:13.and we will get back to read as soon as we can. We will be going

:11:13. > :11:20.back to it straight away. -- back to it. When you are talking about

:11:20. > :11:25.World Cup seedings, it is a big game against the Springboks. We did

:11:25. > :11:30.not get the result at the weekend. We need to take this form into

:11:30. > :11:40.South Africa and we need to get a result. Rugby is about winning.

:11:40. > :11:46.What does your family think a ticket? My dad is Dutch through and

:11:46. > :11:52.through. -- think about it. You would think he would feel some

:11:52. > :11:57.animosity but he does not. He is really good about it. He

:11:57. > :12:03.understands the difference between this level of rugby and Holland

:12:03. > :12:11.struggling in 40th spot in the world. I feel at home - this is my

:12:11. > :12:16.home country. Here his dad. How proud are you? Very proud. What

:12:16. > :12:26.about when he scored the try last week to give Scotland the lead?

:12:26. > :12:27.

:12:27. > :12:32.scored the opening try for Scotland and it was unbelievable. It was

:12:32. > :12:42.unbelievable! You are the most capped player in history of Dutch

:12:42. > :12:56.

:12:56. > :13:06.repeat. -- rugby. We apologise for problems. Hopefully we will be back

:13:06. > :13:38.

:13:38. > :13:48.fault and can return to John Inverdale. -- hopefully. Those were

:13:48. > :13:59.

:13:59. > :14:07.the days. Gill is with the Scotland It has been a short week and a

:14:07. > :14:13.quick turnaround. This is a team that goes route-one. They will

:14:13. > :14:19.attack us off nine and 10. We will make sure the tunnels in defence

:14:19. > :14:25.can go forward. We will put the big carriers on the floor. If we do not,

:14:25. > :14:35.South Africa will get the momentum. A couple of key areas are to keep

:14:35. > :14:41.it on the floor. We will put pressure on the kickers. As far as

:14:41. > :14:46.putting their players on the floor, defence was an issue last week. A

:14:46. > :14:52.missed tackle count must have made grim reading. It was disappointing.

:14:52. > :14:57.They have been working on techniques to make sure we hit in

:14:57. > :15:02.twos and threes. We need to complete the tackles. It is a

:15:02. > :15:07.different challenge this week. there a self belief in the dressing

:15:08. > :15:17.room that this could be a big day for Scottish rugby? There is a

:15:18. > :15:41.

:15:41. > :15:51.I am really sorry that once again we have lost Arlyne to the rugby.

:15:51. > :16:29.

:16:29. > :16:33.We will try to fix the fault and If you have just switched on, we

:16:33. > :16:36.are meant to be showing you the rugby match between Scotland and

:16:36. > :16:46.South Africa. We have got some technical problems, and we will be

:16:46. > :16:46.

:16:46. > :17:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:17:32. > :17:35.back with the game as soon as we Once again, if you are looking

:17:35. > :17:40.forward to the rugby, I am sorry, we have a technical fault at the

:17:40. > :17:44.moment, and we are doing our very best to fix it. Please be patient

:17:44. > :17:54.and we will get on and fix the problem and we will be with the

:17:54. > :17:54.

:17:54. > :18:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:18:38. > :18:43.JOHN INVERDALE: One interesting thing from last week, and the game

:18:44. > :18:53.against New Zealand, Jeremy believed that Scotland had to

:18:54. > :19:03.

:19:03. > :19:13.attack New Zealand, in order to... They will go over the middle of 10

:19:13. > :19:14.

:19:14. > :19:24.and 12... Freeman, it is really not our day. One bit of good news is

:19:24. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :20:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:20:09. > :20:14.that the game has not even kicked OK, we are trying once again to go

:20:14. > :20:18.back to the rugby. Fingers crossed it will be OK this time... A couple

:20:18. > :20:22.of changes to your line up, especially in the midfield - does

:20:22. > :20:31.this give an indication of the way you are approaching this game?

:20:31. > :20:41.in a sense, but it is still about doing the basics right, and using

:20:41. > :20:41.

:20:41. > :20:45.the ball better. Best of luck. Heyneke Meyer, the South African

:20:45. > :20:52.coach. I must apologise, I think we have had some technical problems

:20:52. > :21:00.from BT Tower, in London. Hopefully normal service has now been resumed.

:21:00. > :21:04.Now, de Villiers, how key will he be? We will, he is the go forward

:21:04. > :21:09.person in the midfield for them. He does not do many flashy things, but

:21:09. > :21:14.he is crucial. Once he gets over the gain line, he puts the forwards

:21:14. > :21:23.on the front foot. And then, when they give these back row guys the

:21:23. > :21:27.ball, it is very, very difficult to defend. One of the key words...

:21:27. > :21:33.key player last week for me, though, was Ruan Pienaar. He just

:21:33. > :21:38.controlled the game for South Africa. Scotland need to be all

:21:38. > :21:45.over him today. Dan Carter controlled the game last week, but

:21:45. > :21:50.Scotland need to get to Pienaar today. We have got two for the

:21:50. > :21:54.Scottish captains here, and here is another one. Yes, I have got Chris

:21:54. > :21:58.Paterson, and this is a wonderful opportunity for Scotland, it is

:21:58. > :22:04.always going to be tough against the All Blacks, but against South

:22:04. > :22:07.Africa, is this a genuine chance to gauge where they are? It is, and it

:22:07. > :22:11.is also a genuine chance to bring what was good about last week's

:22:11. > :22:15.performance into this wonderful arena once again, against another

:22:15. > :22:19.world-class side. If they can match the physicality, they can get that

:22:20. > :22:26.victory that they desperately need. I hope you can still hear me,

:22:26. > :22:30.because the crowd here are really noisy. Where do you think Scotland

:22:30. > :22:36.might just aged over South Africa? Scotland last week, the performance

:22:36. > :22:41.of their forwards was fantastic. We saw Richie Gray carrying hard. And

:22:41. > :22:44.David Denton had a big impact. I would like to see Scotland a little

:22:44. > :22:53.bit more cohesive in the back line. It was understandable last week,

:22:53. > :22:59.the first game. Just quickly, are they as physical as everybody says?

:22:59. > :23:05.Yet, they are. The physicality brought by South Africa is a match

:23:05. > :23:10.in world rugby. As you can see, the South Africans are making their way

:23:10. > :23:14.out onto the field. When they do get out, they will be surrounded by

:23:14. > :23:24.various military personnel. This is a huge day for the Armed Forces and

:23:24. > :23:27.all of their charities here at Murrayfield this afternoon. They

:23:27. > :23:32.will come out to be met by the massed band of the Royal Regiment

:23:32. > :23:36.of Scotland, after which we will have a fly-past by the RAF, and

:23:36. > :23:44.members of the Royal Artillery will be abstaining from the roof very

:23:44. > :23:49.be abstaining from the roof very shortly. Many soldiers' charities

:23:49. > :23:53.will be benefiting from what is taking place today. The pipes will

:23:53. > :23:57.be heralding the Scottish team onto the field very shortly. In terms of

:23:57. > :24:02.this game, how important is it for Scotland to stay in the game for

:24:02. > :24:06.the first 20 minutes, and then to push on? The tea is usually is

:24:06. > :24:10.important. It is also important that they do not try to play South

:24:10. > :24:19.Africa at their own game. South Africa kick more than any other

:24:19. > :24:29.team in the top 10. They also need to nullify his South Africa's line-

:24:29. > :24:33.out. Earlier, when we lost the signal, we were talking about the

:24:33. > :24:40.Scottish defence - 25 missed tackles last week, and that number

:24:40. > :24:43.has to be cut in half... It does. Scotland have got to match the

:24:43. > :24:46.intensity of the South Africans. They will not be as fluent as the

:24:47. > :24:54.All Blacks, but you know when they're coming, and it is difficult

:24:54. > :25:00.to stop. It is just that intensity, and you have to make your one-to-

:25:00. > :25:10.one tackles. If they can do those basics right, their are in with a

:25:10. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:17.pre-match entertainment, I think the Scottish Rugby union would be

:25:17. > :25:22.at the very top. What matters of course is when the game actually

:25:22. > :25:26.kicks off. As the fireworks disperse into the beautiful blue

:25:26. > :25:36.sky, we will have the anthems, after which your commentary team

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:25:57. > :26:07.will be Andrew Cotter and Andy # Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika.

:26:07. > :26:14.

:26:14. > :26:24.# Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo. # Yizwa imithandazo yethu.

:26:24. > :26:24.

:26:24. > :26:34.# Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

:26:34. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:43.# Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso. # O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho.

:26:43. > :26:53.# O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso.

:26:53. > :27:00.

:27:00. > :27:10.# Setjhaba sa, South Afrika - South Afrika.

:27:10. > :27:11.

:27:11. > :27:21.# Uit die blou van onse hemel. # Uit die diepte van ons see.

:27:21. > :27:23.

:27:23. > :27:33.# Oor ons ewige gebergtes. # Waar die kranse antwoord gee.

:27:33. > :27:33.

:27:33. > :27:39.# Sounds the call to come together. # And united we shall stand.

:27:39. > :27:49.# Let us live and strive for freedom.

:27:49. > :28:11.

:28:11. > :28:21.# O Flower of Scotland. # When will we see your like again.

:28:21. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:31.# That fought and died for. # Your wee bit hill and glen.

:28:31. > :28:40.# That stood against him. # Proud Edward's army.

:28:40. > :28:50.# And sent him homeward. # Tae think again.

:28:50. > :28:52.

:28:52. > :28:58.# Those days are past now. # And in the past they must remain.

:28:58. > :29:07.# But we can still rise now. # And be the nation again.

:29:07. > :29:17.# That stood against him. # Proud Edward's army.

:29:17. > :29:31.

:29:31. > :29:37.# And sent him homeward. Murrayfield. It is made more

:29:37. > :29:47.sizable pied the world ranking ramifications. The players on show

:29:47. > :29:47.

:29:47. > :29:54.continued the theme. We have a fly past and smoke. Eight jet net so by

:29:54. > :30:04.Murrayfield. Echoes of the jet flying over the World Cup final in

:30:04. > :30:14.

:30:15. > :30:24.1995. -- a jet flies by Murrayfield. John Buckley comes in on the flank.

:30:24. > :30:32.Euan Murray in the front row. Can Tim Visser continued his impressive

:30:33. > :30:42.sky -- try-scoring record? Here are the monsters, but talented ones.

:30:43. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:54.Lookout for the power in the attack and defence from Willem Alberts. On

:30:54. > :30:58.

:30:58. > :31:08.the bench, Stewart McAnerney and Peter Murchie. We had a glimpse of

:31:08. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:28.him there - the referee in charge sounds. Last week, Scotland Against

:31:28. > :31:29.

:31:29. > :31:38.the best and this week against the biggest. Duane Vermeulen gets it

:31:38. > :31:46.back. It was sent high a by Ruan Pienaar. South Africa have first

:31:46. > :31:55.ball at the first scrum. There was really good hide which at the team

:31:55. > :32:03.mates to get underneath it. -- good height which allowed team-mates to

:32:03. > :32:09.get underneath it. The coach was desperate to get Euan Murray back

:32:09. > :32:19.in because of the scrummaging. There is Ewan Murray on the tight-

:32:19. > :32:35.

:32:35. > :32:45.head for Scotland. He has had good Scotland had a solid scrum. That

:32:45. > :32:49.

:32:49. > :32:58.was well taken in by JP Pietersen. Pat Lambie was looking for big men

:32:58. > :33:08.outside. That was Eben Etzebeth. An enormous prop-forward. It was

:33:08. > :33:09.

:33:09. > :33:19.picked up by Jannie du Plessis. Cent up to the blue sky. South

:33:19. > :33:34.

:33:34. > :33:42.Sean Lamont. It was taken easily enough by JP Pietersen. It was

:33:42. > :33:49.poked out. Not too much distance on that one. Lots of different kicking

:33:49. > :33:59.we will see today. The stand off, Pat Lambie, has put it higher. We

:33:59. > :34:01.

:34:01. > :34:11.will see an aerial bombardment. -- high. I wonder if the Springboks

:34:11. > :34:12.

:34:12. > :34:20.had watched the Scotland defence last week. Willem Alberts was

:34:20. > :34:30.coming on to that. Heat is a Munster to tried to grab town. --

:34:30. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:41.he is a Munster to try to grab dam. Bet is the penalty arriving

:34:41. > :34:48.Scotland -- arriving. This passage of play tells you everything they

:34:48. > :34:56.are about. He has run straight at Greig Laidlaw. That will happen all

:34:56. > :35:03.day long. A big decision going for the corner, going for the line out.

:35:03. > :35:11.He would have thought Ruan Pienaar would be popping over. A good kick

:35:11. > :35:21.- a five-metre line-out. That was Adrianna Strauss. A spinner of the

:35:21. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:32.port and he was ready to go. Here they come. -- a spin off the ball.

:35:32. > :35:38.

:35:38. > :35:45.By foul means they came on. He was a bit perplexed. So often you see

:35:45. > :35:55.this. No Scot is Engage. No Scottish player was Engage in that

:35:55. > :35:56.

:35:56. > :36:03.Paul, hence it was offside. It was a chance for the winner. It went

:36:03. > :36:09.loose. It was seized upon by the Scot. Scotland still waiting for

:36:09. > :36:19.the first chance to get out of their own half. He ran into Willem

:36:19. > :36:20.

:36:21. > :36:26.Alberts - that was a mistake. He was taken down by JP Pietersen.

:36:26. > :36:33.Scotland are trying to meet muscle with muscle. The South Africans are

:36:33. > :36:39.coming off a bit better. Tim Visser coming off the wing. Scotland are

:36:39. > :36:46.holding on to the ball in that tackle. Really physical defence by

:36:46. > :36:53.South Africa. We have talked a lot about how they are in attack - very

:36:53. > :37:01.direct. In defence, there really strong. Jannie du Plessis, getting

:37:01. > :37:09.back to his feet, he is staggering around. He might be in a bit of

:37:09. > :37:19.bother. There is going to be a kick at goal and a kick for Pat Lambie

:37:19. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:38.a rich British rugby heritage. His father grew up in Troon. His

:37:38. > :37:43.grandfather on his mother's side is the former England hooker, who

:37:43. > :37:53.became a rugby administrator in South Africa. He has the chance to

:37:53. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:10.very skilled operator. He gave South Africa A to served opening

:38:10. > :38:16.three points. -- a deserved opening three points. Scotland had a few

:38:16. > :38:20.faces. They got bullied in defence by South Africa. They cannot afford

:38:20. > :38:30.to miss touch when they are going for a penalty. The bid few minutes

:38:30. > :38:32.

:38:32. > :38:37.for Scotland. -- a good few minutes. Scotland had the ball. For what

:38:37. > :38:47.comes the captain - Gene de Villiers. A knock on and Scotland

:38:47. > :39:01.

:39:01. > :39:11.well. He never had full control. He was able to strip it the way. Sat

:39:11. > :39:34.

:39:34. > :39:40.are going to get you closer. might be watching rugby for the

:39:40. > :39:50.first time in a while and you will notice a different engagement. It

:39:50. > :40:10.

:40:10. > :40:18.Scotland. Sean Lamont came in. Francois Louw was throwing himself

:40:18. > :40:27.on there. Jim Hamilton took it down. Scotland have a penalty. Just

:40:27. > :40:35.pondering for a moment. That was a bit better for Scotland. That move

:40:35. > :40:41.gave them options. It was good to say. Hamilton takes it in. Look at

:40:41. > :40:50.the physicality! You need to make more of an effort to get it away

:40:50. > :41:00.from birth. There is Willem Alberts. He has taken a bit of a knock. Look

:41:00. > :41:06.at the size of the creature! He is wearing seven on his back. In South

:41:06. > :41:14.Africa, they are different numbers. They are all enormous. A kick by

:41:14. > :41:19.Greig Laidlaw and a chance to level things up. That was good. He

:41:19. > :41:27.matches Pat Lambie and Scotland are level from their first and only

:41:27. > :41:34.real venture into the South African half. There was a lesson in that.

:41:34. > :41:39.They need to exert pressure. That is exactly what Andy Robinson will

:41:39. > :41:47.have wanted. You can tell how difficult this is. This is so

:41:47. > :41:51.different - the type of challenge that South Africa presents. The

:41:51. > :41:58.restart his taken by Mike Blair. That was Sean Lamont a game. He

:41:58. > :42:06.nearly made his way through. -- again. It was heading into touch.

:42:06. > :42:14.Not too much ground gained. thought that Blair had a good game

:42:14. > :42:20.last week. A lot of the game in French rugby goes through - the

:42:20. > :42:27.organisation of it goes through - and he is enjoying that

:42:27. > :42:35.responsibility. The Princess Royal alongside the Scotland scrum half.

:42:35. > :42:44.A bit of pressure on the South African line-out. Lorraine paean

:42:44. > :42:54.are took a bit of a thump. -- Ruan Pienaar took a bit of a thump.

:42:54. > :42:58.penalty to South Africa. You must release and then go back on.

:42:58. > :43:04.thought Ross Ford had got his hands on the ball well and it could have

:43:04. > :43:09.been at penalty for Scotland. He need to release the player. The

:43:09. > :43:14.penalty was for South Africa. much of an angled for Pat Lambie to

:43:14. > :43:24.work with. It will be South Africa's poor but only on the ten-

:43:24. > :43:36.

:43:36. > :43:43.Vermeulen was there again. Advantage for Sa Africa. Penalty

:43:43. > :43:53.coming. The ball spilled. -- South Africa. Greig Laidlaw was the man

:43:53. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:07.of side for Scotland. -- offside. Greig Laidlaw was offside from the

:44:07. > :44:14.line-out. He was trying to close the space down. We saw Willem

:44:14. > :44:20.Alberts trying to close the gap down. He is creeping and creeping.

:44:20. > :44:25.The touch judge called it. You can see the channel - he missed the

:44:25. > :44:35.tackle. He was concerned about that. That is why he was trying to close

:44:35. > :44:56.

:44:56. > :45:02.the space down. Greig Laidlaw Mao Africa go in front. Nearly a

:45:02. > :45:07.quarter of an hour gone. ANDY NICOL: Yes, he must be a very

:45:07. > :45:16.good kicker, Lambie, if he is getting the nod ahead of Ruan

:45:16. > :45:21.Pienaar. He has looked very solid so far off the deck today.

:45:21. > :45:29.ANDREW COTTER: Pat Lambie has got a British passport as well. Probably

:45:30. > :45:39.too late. Taken by France's Hoggard, a man who also plays scrum-half,

:45:39. > :45:49.but who has been playing on the wing of late. South Africa have got

:45:49. > :46:08.

:46:08. > :46:15.several players injured at the Grant, who played well last week.

:46:15. > :46:25.On to Denton, but he is repelled. Offering these short balls again,

:46:25. > :46:32.

:46:32. > :46:37.this time to Barclay... Scotland trying to get it back. Rather slow.

:46:37. > :46:47.The little chip through does not work, and it is scooped up by

:46:47. > :47:08.

:47:08. > :47:12.considers his options for, but he rather slices his kick. I think

:47:12. > :47:22.that was the right decision. I have been really impressed by his live.

:47:22. > :47:24.

:47:24. > :47:34.I was expecting that to be arrowed right down the pitch. Normally, his

:47:34. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :47:45.kicking has been very reliable. Scotland pose a threat to this

:47:45. > :48:10.

:48:10. > :48:19.peelers South African line-out? Not forwards. Strauss almost gets

:48:19. > :48:28.through. This time, Lambie tries to pop it into the corner. Hogg is

:48:28. > :48:38.there. Scotland in a bit of bother, but the ball does come back...

:48:38. > :48:41.

:48:41. > :48:47.Richie Gray engulfed. Oh, and it is a South African scrum. Richie Gray

:48:47. > :48:52.has not moved. The doctor is on very quickly, and it is very, very

:48:53. > :48:57.worrying. You take a ball static, and you know that there is going to

:48:57. > :49:06.be big South Africans coming at you. This was the ball from Lambie.

:49:06. > :49:15.Stuart Hogg had no space, no time. Scotland get back, which is good.

:49:15. > :49:25.But look at Richie Gray, he is static. He gets absolutely smashed.

:49:25. > :49:25.

:49:25. > :49:29.The good news is, he is slowly getting up at the moment. But I

:49:29. > :49:35.think it was the right leg of Francois Louw. He will want to play

:49:35. > :49:41.on, but we will wait and see. Chris Paterson, early thoughts? It has

:49:41. > :49:45.been a cagey start, obviously. The Springboks look as if they are

:49:45. > :49:48.trying to play the power game, but they do not look as though they are

:49:48. > :49:54.doing it with any cohesion. Scotland have to stay in this game,

:49:54. > :50:00.we cannot let South Africa score early on. The game could get away

:50:00. > :50:06.from them. We saw that last week, with South Africa in Ireland. It

:50:06. > :50:16.was a similar, cagey opening. Let's hope Scotland can get out of this

:50:16. > :50:17.

:50:17. > :50:23.situation in their own 22. Richie Gray will want to play on, and he

:50:23. > :50:29.is going to carry on. He does not look right, but sometimes you just

:50:29. > :50:34.need a few minutes to get your censors. He currently thinks it is

:50:34. > :50:38.Tuesday, but as long as he is going to still play hard, that's fine.

:50:38. > :50:48.Just when you have got absolutely smashed, the first thing you have

:50:48. > :50:49.

:50:49. > :50:59.got to do is to stick your head in between the two front rows!

:50:59. > :51:19.

:51:20. > :51:23.Referee label I need a longer bind from you, and from you. Mike Blair,

:51:23. > :51:30.we really need him to get the ball in and out of the scrum very

:51:30. > :51:38.quickly. I do not want Scotland to be scrumming too long here. There

:51:38. > :51:42.we go, free kick to Scotland, and they will take that gladly. I have

:51:42. > :51:52.never seen anybody apparently relishing the scrum quite as much

:51:52. > :51:56.

:51:56. > :52:03.as Euan Murray. That is a good kick. It looked like the second rows that

:52:03. > :52:13.were engaging the front row. Nothing you can do. Shortened line-

:52:13. > :52:14.

:52:14. > :52:20.out for South Africa. Eben Etzebeth takes it, and it is a penalty to

:52:20. > :52:25.South Africa. One of the South African men getting taken out in

:52:25. > :52:29.the air. That's a silly mistake. Yes, a couple of penalties that

:52:29. > :52:34.Scotland cannot afford to be making. It gives away possession, territory

:52:34. > :52:39.and sometimes points. The penalty that Greig Laidlaw gave away, and

:52:39. > :52:45.that one there, they are needless. Scotland are having to soak up an

:52:45. > :52:48.awful lot of pressure. Yes, 20 minutes gone here at Murrayfield,

:52:48. > :52:58.South Africa with a three-point advantage, but they have this line-

:52:58. > :53:00.

:53:00. > :53:10.out. I wonder if this could be a South African rolling maul special.

:53:10. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :53:15.It is a shortened line-out... Taken at the back by Kruger, on to

:53:15. > :53:25.Steenkamp. Look at the progress they are making up towards the try

:53:25. > :53:29.

:53:29. > :53:33.line! Nothing can stop them! The try goes to Adriaan Strauss. Creche

:53:33. > :53:37.net, power all the way for South Africa. They were unlucky 10

:53:37. > :53:42.minutes ago, but they got penalised. This one was very well set up and

:53:42. > :53:48.very well executed. You can see, it is a shortened line-out, you

:53:48. > :53:53.thought they were going to go out, but they set it up, and then showed

:53:53. > :53:58.good strength, obviously, and ability. From the moment they got

:53:58. > :54:08.that set up, it was a try. Ross Ford and Euan Murray have

:54:08. > :54:09.

:54:09. > :54:16.disengaged, but the referee let it go, quite rightly. As we watched

:54:16. > :54:19.the replay, sadly, Richie Gray has been laid off the field. Strauss,

:54:19. > :54:29.celebrating his first try for South Africa. Richie Gray will be a big

:54:29. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:42.loss for Scotland. And in a moment, they might be 10 points adrift...

:54:42. > :54:50.But the kick is wide from Lambie, his first miss. Alastair Kellock is

:54:50. > :54:55.coming on for Richie Gray. This was so well-organised, well-controlled

:54:55. > :55:01.by Strauss. He was like the driver of a bus, just sitting there

:55:01. > :55:05.controlling it. It was a well- deserved try, it has to be said.

:55:05. > :55:11.Scotland with that change, which will reduce the power of their pack,

:55:11. > :55:15.slightly. But Alastair Kellock, a very useful operator.

:55:15. > :55:21.ANDY NICOL: Yes, Alastair Kellock is a great servant to Scottish

:55:21. > :55:26.Rugby. He is vastly experienced, but Richie Gray will be a loss,

:55:26. > :55:29.probably one of Scotland's few world-class players. But Alastair

:55:29. > :55:38.Kellock will relish this opportunity, he is a fierce

:55:38. > :55:43.competitor. He will be useful in the line-out as well. Fair contest

:55:43. > :55:48.for the ball, won by South Africa. And Pienaar was almost into the

:55:48. > :55:56.open there. Scotland have the penalty. South Africa clinging on

:55:57. > :56:01.to the ball this time. Ruan Pienaar, I was hugely impressed with him

:56:01. > :56:06.last week. He is a fantastic player, he has been playing so well for

:56:06. > :56:13.Ulster. The scrum-half should not get through like he did there. But

:56:13. > :56:19.he was tackled by Ryan Grant. He was not cleared out, that was good

:56:19. > :56:27.technique. The Scotland defender got his hands on the ball and won

:56:27. > :56:32.the penalty. This time the line-out comes back, but a untidily.

:56:32. > :56:41.Scotland, less than convincing, but once again, Grant is there for

:56:41. > :56:51.Scotland. It comes out of the side. Ford has it. Scotland will happily

:56:51. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :56:56.take that penalty, which is coming. At the moment, Scotland are trying

:56:56. > :57:02.to take South Africa on physically. I just do not think they will win

:57:02. > :57:06.that contest. This is probably the second time they have been close to

:57:06. > :57:11.the South African 22, and the second time they will have a chance

:57:11. > :57:21.to get some points. Ryan Grant picked that bought up, which was

:57:21. > :57:31.bobbling about. Willem Alberts, live it off the ground, that is a

:57:31. > :57:46.

:57:46. > :57:52.Laidlaw, and the gap remains eight points. When you are not really

:57:52. > :57:59.controlling territory, you need to take any chance you can get. It was

:57:59. > :58:09.not a great contact there from Greig Laidlaw. Lamont takes the

:58:09. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:16.catch on the restart. He does well. Ross Ford again... Again, Scotland

:58:16. > :58:26.with the relief force arriving, making a little bit of ground.

:58:26. > :58:55.

:58:55. > :59:03.time to reset their defence. Denton takes the heat, just as he took the

:59:03. > :59:09.ball. And it was a knock-on. David Denton felt that. The South African

:59:09. > :59:14.captain, John the Villiers, read that play very well. He knew it was

:59:14. > :59:21.going to come to Denton, and he came out of the line. It is a fine

:59:21. > :59:31.line, but de Villiers just read it. Denton was never really in control

:59:31. > :59:32.

:59:32. > :59:42.of it. David Denton was very impressive coming on in the match

:59:42. > :00:13.

:00:14. > :00:23.half with that substitution will stop -- substitution. He controlled

:00:24. > :00:24.

:00:24. > :00:34.it well. He's sent it high. Perhaps a bit too long. That had to come

:00:34. > :00:44.down short of the 22. Sean Lamont hurled himself into there and tried

:00:44. > :00:45.

:00:45. > :00:55.to make amends. In field to Greig Laidlaw. A chip through to Tim

:00:55. > :01:01.Visser but that was taken. Greig Laidlaw again. JP Pietersen coming

:01:01. > :01:11.forward. The ball came out. That will be offside. South Africa with

:01:11. > :01:20.

:01:20. > :01:26.landing. When Greig Laidlaw put it up, you have to get out of the ten-

:01:26. > :01:31.metre area. You can just feel the atmosphere. It is a bit flat. So

:01:31. > :01:37.much different from last week against the All Blacks. We knew it

:01:37. > :01:44.was going to be a different game. This crowd is fantastic. They need

:01:45. > :01:51.something to lift them. I think it is going to be a chat to both

:01:51. > :01:58.captains. Time out, please! You will have to get better control of

:01:58. > :02:03.discipline and have a word with your team and tell them it needs to

:02:03. > :02:10.improve. Nine penalties so far. He has a point. I think that is good

:02:10. > :02:15.game management of the referee, to explain what he is thinking. He has

:02:15. > :02:21.talked a lot through the game so far, which has to happen. I think

:02:21. > :02:31.he has had a good start to the game. All 15 players are deciding what to

:02:31. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :03:01.do at the line-out. We shall see. the heavy mob. Ruan Pienaar

:03:01. > :03:05.

:03:05. > :03:15.released them down that blindside again. And again. He might go wide.

:03:15. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:33.Africa got to within eight metres. There is the advantage penalty

:03:33. > :03:35.

:03:35. > :03:42.going their way. A good hit from Murray. Ruan Pienaar, for a moment,

:03:42. > :03:46.thinking about the quick take. I wonder if George Clancy was

:03:46. > :03:52.contemplating a yellow card. He has warned both captains there were a

:03:52. > :04:02.lot of penalties. Look have close South Africa were to the Scottish

:04:02. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:10.line! Ewen Murray was there. Kelly Brown was in there, trying to slow

:04:11. > :04:17.it down. That was a quick ball - an easy try. They were given a boring.

:04:17. > :04:27.That was a yellow card. If that were a quick ball, it would have

:04:27. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:49.been a try. Pat Lambie again to try gone up. South Africa do not

:04:49. > :04:53.deserve that lead. This is a big eight minutes for Scotland. They

:04:53. > :05:00.need to do something - they have not really done anything to get the

:05:00. > :05:10.crowd excited. There have been some half breaks. They have had two

:05:10. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :06:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:06:38. > :06:46.possession they have had - not just the amount. This is the first time

:06:46. > :06:51.Scotland have. You can hear the crowd getting behind the team.

:06:51. > :07:01.Hamilton is quickly shunted back. His team-mates were not aware of

:07:01. > :07:18.

:07:18. > :07:28.waiting for him. He held it and it was driven on. Good power from the

:07:28. > :07:28.

:07:28. > :07:34.tight-head prop. It has to be kept about eight metres and out. -- out.

:07:34. > :07:40.Jim Hamilton has been working so hard to get the ball back. The

:07:40. > :07:45.noise lives inside Murrayfield. They're trying to be patient.

:07:45. > :07:55.Decent field possession options on either side. The ball is not

:07:55. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:05.zipping back. That was straight into a Adriaan Strauss. He offered

:08:05. > :08:12.it on a plate. It was carried once again. Sub Africa has the penalty.

:08:12. > :08:16.-- South Africa. The Scots are peering but it was absolutely right.

:08:16. > :08:25.Francois Louw got into their very good position after bid to become

:08:25. > :08:33.of physical, patient play by Scotland. -- after a good, physical,

:08:33. > :08:41.patient play by Scotland. That was the right call. Scotland almost got

:08:41. > :08:45.there. You can see the frustration. A South African line-out it will be

:08:45. > :08:51.after the clearing kick. Five minutes remaining in the first half.

:08:51. > :08:57.11 points the difference. It has been almost all South Africa. The

:08:57. > :09:07.line-out again is untroubled. That was taken by Juandre Kruger. He has

:09:07. > :09:08.

:09:08. > :09:14.been brought to ground. Up goes the box kick. That was well placed.

:09:14. > :09:20.Sean Lamont took that in fine passion. It has gone out wide to

:09:20. > :09:30.David Denton. The South African defence looked to be opening up a

:09:30. > :09:35.

:09:36. > :09:43.Sometimes there are marginal forward passes and sometimes their

:09:43. > :09:49.of blatant forward passes. -- there were a blatant forward passes. Eyes

:09:49. > :09:54.on the ball, great technique. He got his leg drive going. We have

:09:54. > :09:59.been talking about Sean Lamont a few times and we have hardly talked

:09:59. > :10:05.about Tim Visser. Scotland are not getting the ball into wide spaces

:10:06. > :10:11.at all. The last passage of play, when it was the forwards going

:10:11. > :10:16.around the side. The ambition they played last week against New

:10:16. > :10:23.Zealand is not there this week. They are not getting out to be two

:10:23. > :10:33.wide players. Sean Lamont has more of a say in things than Tim Visser.

:10:33. > :10:52.

:10:52. > :11:02.business. That was the step we told you about. It did not go forward

:11:02. > :11:06.

:11:06. > :11:13.off hands, it was of any. -- off the knee. Nick de Luca had taken

:11:13. > :11:19.Ruan Pienaar, as George Clancy is explaining. The gap appeared

:11:19. > :11:24.because of this. He was legal coming through but he could not

:11:24. > :11:29.take Ruan Pienaar. They were fine coming through but they had to

:11:29. > :11:34.leave Ruan Pienaar alone. I think it is an anomaly in the laws.

:11:34. > :11:41.Became clear at everyone else but you cannot touch the scrum half at

:11:41. > :11:48.that time. That free kick takes them just outside the 22. They

:11:48. > :11:58.cannot afford to let South Africa's score again before half-time. 11

:11:58. > :11:58.

:11:58. > :12:06.points is recoverable. Strauss and again Eben Etzebeth did well. On to

:12:06. > :12:13.Francois Louw. The mood did not quite workout. This young giant

:12:13. > :12:23.striding forward. He is a tremendous athlete. It went into

:12:23. > :12:47.

:12:47. > :12:53.the arms of Francois Louw but then half. Eben Etzebeth again. Pat

:12:53. > :12:59.Lambie with a towering kick, coming down outside the 22. It went to

:12:59. > :13:09.South Africa. There was a knock on and Scotland has the scrum. Just as

:13:09. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:20.well for Scotland. The ball like that can go anywhere. It was a good

:13:20. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:26.kick. It was drain macro, wasn't it? -- Duane Vermeulen. It has not

:13:26. > :13:30.been a great half for Scotland. South Africa have been very

:13:30. > :13:36.physical but they had also managed to generate a few moments when they

:13:36. > :13:43.have looked quite dangerous. Strauss has been prominent and

:13:43. > :13:49.Francois Louw has been prominent in attack and defence. Eben Etzebeth

:13:49. > :13:53.is an astonishing 21-year-old. He has all that potential. Scotland

:13:53. > :13:59.are looking to secure this and probably get a bit of the park.

:13:59. > :14:09.They needed to be careful and not give a weight a penalty. They

:14:09. > :14:35.

:14:35. > :14:45.definitely do not want a penalty. - for almost half. Touch! Set! Down

:14:45. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :14:59.saying, let's get out of here. Just need to get this scrum out of the

:14:59. > :15:02.way and then have a think about things at half-time. It has been a

:15:02. > :15:06.poor performance from Scotland in this first half. South Africa have

:15:06. > :15:14.been impressive, but that lead is not insurmountable. But South

:15:14. > :15:21.Africa really looking to put the squeeze on in this scrum. Out it

:15:21. > :15:25.comes, and out it goes, and the first half is over. A first half

:15:25. > :15:31.which was dominated by South Africa. Very much so, and the scoreline

:15:31. > :15:35.reflects that. It could have been more, actually. But Strauss got the

:15:35. > :15:39.try, and they have just dominated possession, they have dominated

:15:39. > :15:43.with their physicality. Scotland have got an important 10 minutes

:15:43. > :15:49.for Andy Robinson, to get things sorted. Scotland have lost Richie

:15:49. > :15:52.sorted. Scotland have lost Richie Gray as well.

:15:52. > :15:57.JOHN INVERDALE: It is a very different game to the match last

:15:57. > :16:02.weekend against the All Blacks. South Africa, functional, efficient,

:16:02. > :16:07.pragmatic, just not giving Scotland the ball, really. Despite one try

:16:07. > :16:12.being ruled out, which we will discuss, they have scored one. Pat

:16:12. > :16:17.Lambie has kicked pretty well. Despite Laidlaw's solitary penalty,

:16:17. > :16:21.the margin is 13 points at half- time. Richie Gray took a couple of

:16:21. > :16:26.blows to the head, which even all of his hair could not protect him

:16:26. > :16:31.from. In the end, frustration for the Scottish management team, and

:16:31. > :16:41.it means that this is where we sit on this chilly, autumnal afternoon

:16:41. > :16:42.

:16:42. > :16:45.Let's go down to the touchline. Chris Paterson, it was a

:16:45. > :16:49.frustrating experience watching that first half, but 11 points the

:16:49. > :16:54.difference, so, given South Africa's dominance, they might be

:16:54. > :16:58.frustrated that they have not got a bigger lead? I think so, yes. But

:16:58. > :17:02.what is worrying for Scotland is the dominance which South Africa

:17:02. > :17:06.have had. I believe that has come from their back row. They have had

:17:06. > :17:11.control of this game, both in attack and in defence. When they

:17:11. > :17:17.have carried, with the ball in hand, they have been hard to stop, and

:17:17. > :17:24.defensively, they are holding Scotland up. The knock-on effect is

:17:24. > :17:26.slow possession for Scotland, which makes it very difficult. Nobody

:17:27. > :17:31.knows better than you what it is like to be in a Scotland dressing

:17:31. > :17:40.room at half-time, and in this case trailing - what can Andy Robinson

:17:40. > :17:45.say? You have got 60,000 people here, and they need something to

:17:45. > :17:50.get behind. I think Andy Robinson will be quite focused. He is always

:17:50. > :17:58.looking for small things which make a big difference. It will be that.

:17:58. > :18:02.He will be saying, get the ball to the deck, do not get held up. If we

:18:02. > :18:07.can get the ball to Visser quicker, hopefully we will stand a chance.

:18:07. > :18:13.Thank you very much. JOHN INVERDALE: Here are the facts

:18:13. > :18:18.and figures of the opening 40 minutes. Surprisingly, in a way,

:18:18. > :18:21.Scotland having a majority of the territory. But statistics sometimes

:18:21. > :18:31.can lie, because there is good territory and bad territory.

:18:31. > :18:34.

:18:34. > :18:36.Scotland barely had an opportunity Chris I am, the feeling is that if

:18:36. > :18:42.you have not got the ball in the right places, you cannot win the

:18:42. > :18:48.game. Absolutely right. The main problem is, all the ball they have

:18:48. > :18:52.had has been so slow. Scotland are sending runners in today's huge

:18:52. > :18:59.South African men, and they're getting smashed back. The result is

:18:59. > :19:04.that the ball is slow, and for the next phase, they are well-organised

:19:04. > :19:08.yet again. Scotland cannot get anything going. Yes, it has not

:19:09. > :19:13.been pretty, but South Africa will be happy. They have come here to

:19:13. > :19:21.win, they do not usually play attractive rugby. They might open

:19:21. > :19:26.up once they get a good score. But they have dominated, and the key

:19:26. > :19:30.statistics are the penalties, the missed tackles and the turnovers.

:19:30. > :19:35.You cannot have any continuity or momentum if you make that many

:19:35. > :19:40.errors, or get turned over. They slow the ball down, which is

:19:40. > :19:43.dreadful for the Scottish back line, and they do not roll away. This is

:19:43. > :19:48.where George Clancy has got to either penalise them or do

:19:48. > :19:53.something. Scotland, if he does not do it, have got to make him referee

:19:53. > :19:57.that. They have got to put a foot on the South African player, he

:19:57. > :20:03.will roll away and complain, and they have got to say, unless you

:20:03. > :20:10.referee it, we will do it. In their own 22, they know that in that area,

:20:10. > :20:14.they will get a yellow card. They are very clever. It is complex

:20:14. > :20:18.enough at the best of times, this game, which is one of its great

:20:18. > :20:22.strengths, so just explain for people watching this afternoon why

:20:22. > :20:30.the first South African try was disallowed, and the second one was

:20:30. > :20:35.awarded. It is a very dangerous tactic. The first line, they hold

:20:36. > :20:41.it up, the Scottish boys', just watch them, they say, that's it, we

:20:41. > :20:46.watch them, they say, that's it, we are not touching them. Just watch

:20:46. > :20:50.it here. I will highlight it, they put their hands up, they have

:20:50. > :20:55.disengaged from the maul. Now, those players in front of the ball-

:20:55. > :21:01.carrier at the back, it is obstruction. That was a penalty to

:21:01. > :21:06.Scotland. Now tell me, what is the difference here? They have all

:21:06. > :21:12.pulled away, and yet, then they are re-engaging, but it is still

:21:12. > :21:19.obstruction. And that is a try. If you showed those two clips, and you

:21:19. > :21:23.said, which one is a try, which one isn't it? We just need consistency.

:21:23. > :21:27.Absolutely, and that is what the players are looking for. It is

:21:27. > :21:34.players are looking for. It is either two trys or it is none. That

:21:34. > :21:38.is the frustration. I think Scotland will go in at half-time

:21:38. > :21:42.frustrated, although certainly not panicking. They have not done much

:21:42. > :21:49.wrong, they have just not had the chance to do much right. They have

:21:49. > :21:54.got to do something up about the mauls. It is a very dangerous

:21:54. > :21:58.tactic, five metres from your own line, it is the referee's call.

:21:58. > :22:02.They had it in their favour the first time, and unfortunately, a

:22:02. > :22:08.lack of consistency with the officials, they scored on the

:22:08. > :22:13.second example. You are hostage to the referee's vagaries. Everybody

:22:13. > :22:17.wants consistency. I do not think that was consistent. Let's pick out

:22:17. > :22:21.one or two individuals. We one or two individuals. We

:22:21. > :22:24.mentioned Alberts, just the 18.5 stone in the back row, and typical

:22:24. > :22:30.of the South African approach. Their physicality is their main

:22:30. > :22:36.thing. They are so confrontational. He makes David Denton almost looks

:22:36. > :22:40.more. He has got South Africa on the front foot. They have been so

:22:40. > :22:47.disruptive. If you can stop him, then you have got to worry about de

:22:47. > :22:51.Villiers, who is just about as big as a back-row player. It is just

:22:51. > :22:56.relentless physical rugby, which Scotland so far have struggled to

:22:56. > :23:01.contain. JONATHAN DAVIES: When you come up

:23:01. > :23:04.against this kind of thing - there is that hit again. I feel sorry for

:23:04. > :23:07.anybody who is that there, taking the ball standing still, because

:23:07. > :23:12.the ball standing still, because you will get smashed. Again, de

:23:12. > :23:15.Villiers comes in and he smashes him. The problem is, the runners

:23:15. > :23:22.are getting lined up by two South African defenders and getting

:23:22. > :23:27.smashed back. On that occasion, de Villiers reads it so well. He

:23:27. > :23:31.smashes Denton, and it is a turnover. Again, this one, the

:23:31. > :23:35.physicality is amazing. Number 13, he is not running away. A lot of

:23:35. > :23:42.sides to this, they go down the short side, but again, they are

:23:42. > :23:48.slowing everything down. He does not get over the gain line. Weirdly

:23:48. > :23:51.enough, we had a tactic in rugby league where, against Australia,

:23:51. > :23:57.because they were so physical, and they were smashing us back in the

:23:57. > :24:01.tackle, as we went into the hit, we went you know, they would call it

:24:01. > :24:04.elbows, getting your elbows early. We did that, then we cleaned out,

:24:05. > :24:09.so we were not held up and we could play the ball quicker. Scotland

:24:09. > :24:13.have to look and say, do we look for the contact or do we go down

:24:13. > :24:16.before the contact and tell the people behind to clean out? Then

:24:16. > :24:24.the back line will have more opportunity of having the ball. At

:24:24. > :24:28.the moment, Visser has not had the ball. Hogg has not had the ball. I

:24:28. > :24:33.don't think Greig Laidlaw has had it, and he is outside help! They

:24:33. > :24:36.are has not been a lot of creativity on either side - how

:24:36. > :24:39.does Glock and scorer try today? They will certainly not do it with

:24:39. > :24:44.the speed of ball which they have had. We were speaking about New

:24:44. > :24:47.Zealand last week, and their ball presentation. It is so difficult to

:24:47. > :24:50.defend when you're on the back foot. But South Africa at the moment,

:24:50. > :24:55.their defence is so comfortable, because the ball is not quick

:24:55. > :24:59.enough. Mike Blair has to take the ball out of the budget. South

:24:59. > :25:02.Africa seem to have one guy on the wrong side, and then just at the

:25:02. > :25:06.last moment, he will roll away, before conceding the penalty. They

:25:06. > :25:13.may have to change their game, they may have to look at some attacking

:25:13. > :25:17.kicks or something. But also, we mentioned deception, the New

:25:17. > :25:21.Zealand centres were big boys last week, but they had quick feet, and

:25:21. > :25:31.went on the outside. The same thing last night with Wales, they did not

:25:31. > :25:35.

:25:35. > :25:39.have any deception, and the Samoans just love it. The same thing here,

:25:39. > :25:49.South Africa are very comfortable, and they will not change it. Next

:25:49. > :25:53.

:25:53. > :26:03.week is the third week of the COMMENTATOR: And Argentina break

:26:03. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:27.Laney-Argentina is an interesting game next week. And next up for us

:26:28. > :26:37.here on BBC Two, live from Limerick, Ireland against Fiji. After that,

:26:38. > :26:38.

:26:38. > :26:41.you can watch England-Australia highlights on BBC Three. Talking

:26:41. > :26:44.about Wales against the All Blacks next weekend - what are your

:26:44. > :26:52.thoughts, Jonathan, about what Wales could possibly do next

:26:52. > :26:57.weekend? I think the expectations will be lower next week, the whole

:26:57. > :27:01.nation will be behind them, but people will be looking forward to

:27:01. > :27:06.watching New Zealand play. And what about Scotland for the next 40

:27:06. > :27:10.minutes? They will certainly have to change the game, look at some

:27:10. > :27:17.are taking place and try to quieten are taking place and try to quieten

:27:17. > :27:22.down that South African back row. And as we have been saying, the

:27:22. > :27:26.referee could have a considerable bearing on this match. Let's go

:27:27. > :27:31.back to Andy Nicol... There is Judy Murray, mother of Andy Murray!

:27:31. > :27:36.ANDREW COTTER: I was told that Andy Murray once played mini-rugby for

:27:36. > :27:40.Stirling County. He put it down over the line, started to celebrate,

:27:40. > :27:46.and was told he had gone over the wrong try line. That was the end of

:27:46. > :27:50.his rugby career! What can Scotland do now in the second half? They

:27:50. > :27:54.need to do something to lift the crowd. If they do that, they could

:27:54. > :28:02.close that gap, but there was not much on show in the first half.

:28:02. > :28:07.That was not the finest kick. Blair was outside his 22... Yes,

:28:07. > :28:12.they're going back. It was not a great kick, although it was a good

:28:12. > :28:17.take from the kick-off. Little things like that, you want to come

:28:17. > :28:25.out after half-time and really get into the second half. That was not

:28:25. > :28:34.what they wanted. Adriaan Strauss, the try-scorer from the first half,

:28:34. > :28:44.throws into the line-out. Once again, Etzebeth at full stretch.

:28:44. > :29:01.

:29:01. > :29:07.into the referee! The ball is loose. I think the referee's microphones

:29:07. > :29:17.suffered a bit there. On to the captain, Jean de Villiers, dealt

:29:17. > :29:35.

:29:35. > :29:44.with by Lunt. Steenkamp, the big corner, but it bounces the wrong

:29:44. > :29:51.side of the flag. It is touch down by Stuart Hogg. Back they come for

:29:52. > :29:59.the 22. Let's have a look at the technique of George Clancy in the

:29:59. > :30:09.tackle...! San mam his body position was very good at all!

:30:09. > :30:24.

:30:24. > :30:31.poor. The you're giving away about scrum for South Africa. A scrappy

:30:31. > :30:38.start to the second half. I've would love to be a fly on the ball

:30:38. > :30:43.in the Scot then changing room. They cannot be happy. -- Scotland

:30:43. > :30:53.changing room. Towards the end of the first half, and the South

:30:53. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:12.African scrum looked as if it might upper hand. That was an easy ball

:31:12. > :31:16.

:31:16. > :31:23.at the back. Sean Lamont was almost through. A penalty to Scotland. He

:31:23. > :31:30.was holding on to that ball - Willem Alberts. Yet again South

:31:30. > :31:38.Africa just ran down the 10 Channel. Greg -- Greig Laidlaw will know he

:31:38. > :31:48.has been in a game of rugby when he wakes up. He is just coming down

:31:48. > :31:48.

:31:48. > :31:54.that tunnel all the time. What is 12.5 stone against 17 stone? He is

:31:54. > :32:02.taking a lot of punishment today - Greig Laidlaw. The line-out has to

:32:02. > :32:12.file for Scotland. That was a poor kick from the scrum half. Scotland

:32:12. > :32:39.

:32:39. > :32:44.Villiers. The cold he has had this week is not evident. That was sent

:32:44. > :32:53.to Stewart Hogg. Willem Alberts is lumbering back and Stewart Hogg is

:32:53. > :33:03.chasing himself. That is a moment to a member for him. He is not down

:33:03. > :33:05.

:33:05. > :33:15.yet. -- remember. Just outside their own 22 now and it is Pat

:33:15. > :33:27.

:33:28. > :33:34.Lambie. That was got away to Nick second try for South Africa. The

:33:34. > :33:38.second is very different from the first. The killer blow from South

:33:38. > :33:45.Africa. Just when the game was opening up, which is what they had

:33:45. > :33:55.to do. A loose pass was read very well by Strauss. There is something

:33:55. > :34:03.wrong with a pass when a hooker can intercept, but that is the shock.

:34:03. > :34:13.- that is for sure. Adrienne Strauss had not scored a try before

:34:13. > :34:19.this one. It is all going well for their side. Scotland are looking

:34:19. > :34:24.for a positive start to the second half. It obviously has not come.

:34:24. > :34:31.Pat Lambie has knocked over the conversion and South Africa have

:34:31. > :34:36.eased past 20 points. Mike Blair is trying to pick off a runner.

:34:36. > :34:44.Strauss was looking behind. Jim Hamilton tried but never got back.

:34:44. > :34:53.He went over in the first half. He ran in from 40 yards. That was the

:34:53. > :35:00.killer blow for Scotland. Mike Blair, you throw him an

:35:00. > :35:07.interception and you get hooked by your coach. He has gained 33

:35:07. > :35:17.minutes this time. The past did not quite go to Francois Hougaard. The

:35:17. > :35:29.

:35:29. > :35:35.Mike Blair. Throw an interception and you get no chance to work it

:35:35. > :35:45.back - make up for your mistake. Henry Pyrgos has a big role to try

:35:45. > :36:23.

:36:23. > :36:33.to get Scotland back into this. for Henry Pyrgos. That was his

:36:33. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :37:02.first touch of the ball and he did the side Strauss. -- aside.

:37:02. > :37:27.

:37:27. > :37:32.Plessis. -- neck. -- met well. Scotland have the advantage with

:37:32. > :37:39.the penalty coming. That penalty will come if they cannot get the

:37:39. > :37:49.ball back. The bet it is. We got glimpses of Scotland getting

:37:49. > :37:55.quicker balls. -- there it is. They managed to get a quick ball. South

:37:55. > :38:05.Africa are very good at slowing the ball down, as the boys talked about

:38:05. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:14.at half-time. He'd just lies there. You cannot get him off. That was a

:38:14. > :38:24.good kick from Greig Laidlaw. They will have to score now if they're

:38:24. > :38:25.

:38:26. > :38:32.going to take anything from this game. Henry Pyrgos goes straight

:38:32. > :38:39.through. Scotland have hit back. What a moment for the young man. He

:38:39. > :38:44.has only been on the pitch for a few minutes. It is about his 4th

:38:44. > :38:51.touch in international rugby and he has scored a try at Murrayfield.

:38:51. > :38:58.That was the training ground move. Without a doubt! What a moment for

:38:58. > :39:06.him - his first try for Scotland! Let see how it came about. It went

:39:06. > :39:15.to the back. What a halt! That was well worked. Sometimes you tried

:39:15. > :39:25.that and you get absolutely smashed back. -- try that. Scotland have a

:39:25. > :39:39.

:39:39. > :39:46.kill a man - just a glimmer of. have a glimmer - just a glimmer.

:39:47. > :39:56.They are still 11 points behind but Andy Robinson enjoyed that.

:39:57. > :39:57.

:39:57. > :40:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:40:42. > :40:52.Something for Murrayfield to cheer. Murrayfield for a moment. They

:40:52. > :40:52.

:40:52. > :41:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:41:37. > :41:44.Tim Visser went outside. The Henry Pyrgos was directing the

:41:44. > :41:49.troops. Jean de Villiers was right up on him. Henry Pyrgos sees some

:41:49. > :41:59.think again. The ball goes the loose and timber set is under

:41:59. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:05.pressure. He got away well. -- Tim Visser. That one was put away by

:42:05. > :42:12.Strauss and then knocked on. Scotland will have the scrum upper

:42:12. > :42:19.body strength. Just brutal strength. Stripped of it. They could not keep

:42:19. > :42:27.possession - South Africa. Henry Pyrgos has made an impact. Greig

:42:27. > :42:36.Laidlaw was held up. Strauss was easily going to get that. Then it

:42:36. > :42:43.was not Tom. Henry Pyrgos has been bossing the forwards. -- then it

:42:43. > :42:47.was knocked on. Henry Pyrgos scored the try that brought some energy

:42:47. > :42:57.into Scotland's playful stepped you can see that energy was that he

:42:57. > :43:16.

:43:16. > :43:24.seems to be lifting the side. certainly will. Suddenly Scotland

:43:24. > :43:33.can be attacking just outside of 22, hope for lead. This kick will go

:43:33. > :43:40.into touch. -- had fully. How much will he try and buy it off? We said

:43:40. > :43:45.at half-time, how important it would be for Scotland to get

:43:45. > :43:52.something - get back into the match. The tempo of the game has picked up

:43:52. > :43:59.a bit. Now they have a real fighting opportunity. One thing and

:43:59. > :44:03.is really important is a lack of experience in the Scotland team.

:44:03. > :44:13.That try from Henry Pyrgos. The game is much quicker than it was in

:44:13. > :44:13.

:44:13. > :44:22.the first half. It went long. The ball went loose. That was bit free

:44:23. > :44:32.by Henry Pyrgos pulls up a meeting of sizable figures. -- scooped

:44:33. > :44:39.

:44:39. > :44:45.three by Henry Pyrgos. He was eventually crashed. -- crushed.

:44:45. > :44:52.That went wide. It is very crowded around there when he finally gets

:44:52. > :45:02.the ball. Nick de Luca is not looking steady on his feet. That

:45:02. > :45:05.

:45:05. > :45:15.has gone on to Sean Lamont. Ryan Grant takes root one. The blindside

:45:15. > :45:15.

:45:15. > :46:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:46:04. > :46:14.they go. This is punishing work by crossfield kick, Stuart Hogg

:46:14. > :46:14.

:46:14. > :46:20.chasing... The kick was poorly directed. A disappointing end to a

:46:20. > :46:25.good passage of play. If you're going to do a cross kick like this,

:46:25. > :46:30.you have to give your team a chance to get underneath it. That was

:46:30. > :46:40.uneasy take the car revival. It was a shame, because it was easily

:46:40. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:09.Scotland's best passage of play in head into the final quarter of this

:47:09. > :47:17.

:47:17. > :47:26.which is a better return than against New Zealand. Laidlaw chips

:47:26. > :47:31.it over the defence... The full- back performs his task well, but

:47:31. > :47:41.that key question arched down! And another charge down! And it goes to

:47:41. > :47:43.

:47:44. > :47:53.Denton! Bid goes wide... De Luca does well. Scotland, deep inside

:47:54. > :47:56.

:47:56. > :48:06.the South African 22. It comes wide to Grant! Up to the line! One

:48:06. > :48:10.

:48:10. > :48:17.Meite! The crowd roaring them on. They need some composure now.

:48:17. > :48:26.Scotland try to get it back. Euan Murray trying to clear some bodies

:48:26. > :48:36.out. Jim Hamilton was over the line, but he was then shoved back. Why

:48:36. > :48:44.did it goes. And Laidlaw, straight into de Villiers. Still advantage

:48:44. > :48:51.Scotland, still the attack. They have the penalty coming. Back they

:48:51. > :48:55.come for the penalty. So close, Scotland. So close, indeed. Again,

:48:55. > :48:59.just the pace of the game, the ambition, the desire to get the

:48:59. > :49:04.ball wide. You have got people on their feet now in Murrayfield. If

:49:04. > :49:14.Scotland get a try here, it is really game on for the last 10

:49:14. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:26.minutes. Well, what are the options with this penalty? Steenkamp is

:49:26. > :49:29.

:49:29. > :49:39.going off, to be replaced by Heinke van der Merwe. The Leinster loose

:49:39. > :49:41.

:49:41. > :49:51.head comes on, and will it be a scrum? The scrum has been good for

:49:51. > :49:56.

:49:56. > :50:06.Scotland, but... Kelly Brown making the decision - line-out it will be.

:50:06. > :50:12.Big line-out. Ross Ford, hit your jumper. Big moment. It is long, it

:50:12. > :50:16.is risky, but it works, just. No, not straight. When you take that

:50:16. > :50:25.length of throw, it is always a gamble, and Scotland have given up

:50:25. > :50:29.the ball. You have got to go through what you have planned, and

:50:29. > :50:38.if you have planned it all week... I tell you what, I have seen them

:50:38. > :50:46.given. You could see on the five- metre line, that it was just not

:50:46. > :50:51.straight. Scrum to South Africa. Compare that to the ball going into

:50:51. > :51:01.a scrum, and how it is not straight. It is marginal, and the referee has

:51:01. > :51:08.

:51:08. > :51:18.not give away a penalty at the scrum. South African will kick this

:51:18. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:38.out, and Scotland should still be Who would be a coach? Kelly Brown

:51:38. > :51:48.decides to take the scrum. Watch Euan Murray here, the Scotland

:51:48. > :51:49.

:51:49. > :51:59.tight-head. That might have been a time to do a pick and go, like they

:51:59. > :52:28.

:52:29. > :52:37.did last week. Anything can happen remaining in this match, 11 points

:52:37. > :52:42.the difference. Scotland have the putting. This time, the early Hick

:52:42. > :52:47.is from Scotland, South Africa get a free kick. This is what I was

:52:47. > :52:57.saying, there are so many things that can happen in a scrum. I wish

:52:57. > :53:07.

:53:07. > :53:17.Scotland had taken the tap, and got throw at this line-out, but they

:53:17. > :53:55.

:53:55. > :53:58.trying to suffocate Scotland here, with some strong arm tactics. And

:53:58. > :54:08.South Africa get the penalty, Scotland hanging onto the board in

:54:08. > :54:09.

:54:09. > :54:13.the tackle. I think it was Francois Louw again. He is very good, he is

:54:13. > :54:19.so strong, he gets in a good position, and you just cannot get

:54:19. > :54:26.off the ball. Back-kick is pretty useful, and it will be a South

:54:26. > :54:36.African line-out. All that effort comes to nothing. You can see, he

:54:36. > :54:41.

:54:41. > :54:50.makes the tackle, stays on his feet, Coetzee, just a youngster, 21 years

:54:50. > :55:00.old. A flanker with Sale Sharks. And he takes the line-out ball for

:55:00. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:46.high. Nobody challenges for Alastair Kellock going through the

:55:46. > :56:02.

:56:02. > :56:08.midfield. Laidlaw passes it back in driving forward, says the referee.

:56:08. > :56:15.ANDY NICOL: You just wanted that ball, when Kelly Brown got it, you

:56:15. > :56:20.just wanted someone like Hogg to be on his shoulder. Ryan Grant puts it

:56:20. > :56:27.back inside, a broken field, Scotland are playing with so much

:56:27. > :56:36.more pace in the second half. Here, Kellock takes it inside, right

:56:36. > :56:44.decision. Back inside to Pyrgos. Offloading, trying to get it to

:56:44. > :56:49.Visser. Scott keeps it going, and then I thought here... Number 8

:56:49. > :56:59.Dean, van der Linde, straight in at the site, that is a penalty. You

:56:59. > :57:06.

:57:06. > :57:10.Hall coming on for Ross Ford. Then Euan Murray is off as well. Geoff

:57:10. > :57:16.Cross, who played very well against the All Blacks, is on. But Euan

:57:16. > :57:26.Murray has done very well. Greig Laidlaw is off as well, and on in

:57:26. > :57:32.

:57:32. > :57:36.place of him is Ruaridh Jackson. Jackson now has got to try to

:57:36. > :57:43.control this game, keep the momentum going for Scotland. See if

:57:43. > :57:47.they can get back into this game in the last 12 minutes. Confirmation

:57:47. > :57:56.of those changes. For South Africa, Juandre Kruger is coming off, and

:57:56. > :58:06.coming on in his place is Flip van der Merwe. His father played in the

:58:06. > :58:14.

:58:14. > :58:18.1980s for South Africa. The scrum goes down, let's do it again, says

:58:18. > :58:21.George Clancy. The clock ticked down a bit more. South African,

:58:21. > :58:26.comfortable enough, even though they have been under pressure.

:58:26. > :58:31.Still 11 points in front. Scotland get a try here, they will

:58:31. > :58:41.be within one score. There's a lot of experience in this South African

:58:41. > :58:45.

:58:45. > :58:55.side. But Scotland have to be South Africa. Away go Scotland once

:58:55. > :58:57.

:58:57. > :59:07.again. No knock-on, says the referee. It went backwards. So,

:59:07. > :59:21.

:59:21. > :59:29.coming. They have that penalty now. I think we are getting close to

:59:29. > :59:37.yellow cards here. Henry Pyrgos was taken out there. You can see it

:59:37. > :59:41.here. Number 21, just taken out by van der Merwe. That was cynical, he

:59:41. > :59:48.knew what he was doing. That's why Scotland were not able to play the

:59:48. > :59:58.ball. This time the line-out goes short, to Jim Hamilton. And South

:59:58. > :00:03.

:00:03. > :00:07.have had so much of the play in this second half. Dougie Hall, the

:00:07. > :00:17.replacement hooker, carrying it up to five metres. Some punishing

:00:17. > :00:27.South African tackles. The kick, is it too far? The bounced if any kind

:00:27. > :00:41.

:00:41. > :00:51.Jackson. The ball can go anywhere. Look at the gap! That can bounce

:00:51. > :00:59.

:00:59. > :01:09.anywhere. Ruaridh Jackson is fresh there. There was a little knock on

:01:09. > :01:18.

:01:18. > :01:27.by South Africa - the Scotland gets the bouncing ball. He was

:01:27. > :01:33.waiting for it to get there but it never arrived, did it? It is a

:01:33. > :01:43.penalty and not a free kick. different scrummaging dynamic for

:01:43. > :02:06.

:02:06. > :02:13.penalised. Scotland are just dominating possession at the moment.

:02:13. > :02:19.In the last 10 minutes, they must have had about 90% possession.

:02:19. > :02:29.Scotland a deep into the 22. They have to score now if they are to

:02:29. > :02:29.

:02:29. > :02:39.threaten South Africa in this match. The Springboks are making another

:02:39. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:07.at pace. Lots of bustle. It is laid-back to Jim Hamilton. On to

:03:07. > :03:25.

:03:25. > :03:33.on from Scotland. That was well read. At the moment Stewart Hogg

:03:33. > :03:41.and JP Pietersen are having a chat. He is putting the long ball across

:03:41. > :03:48.the defensive line will start Strauss read it for Scotland. --

:03:48. > :03:53.the defensive line. That was another interception. Scotland are

:03:53. > :04:03.dominating possession. The final pass and the final execution are

:04:03. > :04:04.

:04:04. > :04:11.not quite there. South Africa have made 120 and mist seven. They have

:04:11. > :04:21.not had as much to play with. Ultimately, they have scored the

:04:21. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:47.points. An interception by entry on against Scotland for an 11 point

:04:47. > :04:56.turnaround. They played Tonga next week. Babel want to finish with

:04:56. > :05:03.something here. -- they will want. A penalty for Scotland again.

:05:03. > :05:08.Something has gone badly wrong with the South African scrum. CJ van der

:05:08. > :05:16.Linde has binding on the arm. cannot remember in the second half

:05:16. > :05:26.when South Africa have had a ball. This is it. Scotland need to get a

:05:26. > :05:53.

:05:54. > :06:01.Their it is. The extra blast tells you that it will be an -- a yellow

:06:01. > :06:06.card. Flip van der Merwe goes off. It is the latest in a long line of

:06:06. > :06:13.penalties. He was completely off side. That is a culmination of

:06:13. > :06:21.penalties. They were building up. Now Scotland need to score in this

:06:22. > :06:31.phase of play. They are attacking eight on seven in the scrum. They

:06:31. > :06:41.are going to bring on the back to bring some ballast. Scotland need

:06:41. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:51.to have the shot. David Denton those. That was good work will

:06:51. > :07:05.

:07:05. > :07:15.start Scotland up the attacking carry it it will start that was

:07:15. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:24.knocked on by Tim Visser. -- carry it. Scotland squandered that chance.

:07:24. > :07:30.It was too can find a space. That was crucial. -- can find a space.

:07:30. > :07:37.There is no way that Tim Visser could have taken that. Look at the

:07:37. > :07:47.defence! That pass was too hard. Sometimes they need patience with

:07:47. > :07:59.

:07:59. > :08:09.likes of Tim Visser. That was a chance but it was too hard a pass

:08:09. > :08:15.for him to tape. Scotland have had chances. -- take. I think they are

:08:15. > :08:20.running out of time now. It is a South African ball. Scotland have

:08:20. > :08:30.the man advantage in the scrum. They are going to tried to get the

:08:30. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:44.shove on. That was the good scrum battled away for much of the second

:08:44. > :08:54.half. They have been unable to cross the try line safely. They

:08:54. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:03.have had so many more chances. A little glimpse of such -- Shalk

:09:03. > :09:13.Britz. He has played for Saracens for the last few years. Henry

:09:13. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:24.Pyrgos really has but Scotland to live. -- sparked. A penalty to

:09:24. > :09:29.

:09:29. > :09:38.Scotland. Can they get the ball and Scotland did not seem to be aware

:09:38. > :09:47.of what they plan bars. -- at their plan was. 10 metres out from the

:09:47. > :09:54.South African line. Scotland still have it. Into the final minute.

:09:54. > :10:03.That was Tim Visser. JP Pietersen met him well. Wide it goes for

:10:03. > :10:12.Scotland. There is the bit of space - if he can move it. -- a bit. That

:10:12. > :10:19.was a risky pass. Scotland are going backwards in attack. South

:10:19. > :10:27.Africa have it. Now danger. The kick is the option. Stewart Hogg

:10:27. > :10:37.ticket at the second attempt. Now for the last attack. -- took it. A

:10:37. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:41.penalty for South Africa will seek out the game. -- seek out. A much

:10:41. > :10:46.better second half performance for Scotland but they could not get the

:10:46. > :10:52.final pass. South Africa are going to win this game. They are not

:10:52. > :10:58.interested in anything else. They were knocked it out and take the

:10:58. > :11:03.victory - a fairly handsome victory. In the second half, much of it has

:11:03. > :11:08.gone the wake of Scotland but it is defeat again. Scotland cannot

:11:08. > :11:15.afford to have 40 minutes like they did in the first half and beat

:11:15. > :11:21.sides like this. Good performances from lots of players. My manner of

:11:21. > :11:29.the match, mainly for his defensive work, was Francois Louw, the South

:11:29. > :11:34.African flanker. -- man of the match. They were a very powerful

:11:34. > :11:41.South African side. They have the victory will start Scotland have

:11:41. > :11:51.gone down, as they did to New Zealand. -- the victory. It was

:11:51. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:58.closer but they have gone down Ultimately, the final score is what

:11:58. > :12:02.matters. He was an immense figure in midfield or South Africa. Big-

:12:02. > :12:10.game of two halves. Scott then played lots better in the second

:12:10. > :12:17.half and had opportunities. -- Scotland. You could see a momentum

:12:17. > :12:21.shift in the second half. The ball was quicker. Scotland Road the big

:12:22. > :12:26.tackles. They got the quick ball they were after. They did play a

:12:26. > :12:35.lot better. There were opportunities. They needed to

:12:35. > :12:41.finish of more of them. Congratulations, Francois Louw! You

:12:41. > :12:46.work man of the match today. What is you take on the performance?

:12:46. > :12:52.have to give credit to the Scots. They really put up a fight. We knew

:12:52. > :12:58.it would not be easy and it was not easy. We really had to fight. They

:12:58. > :13:03.gave everything they had got. A good performance all round.

:13:03. > :13:11.different the challenge is it this week compared with Ireland? Very

:13:11. > :13:21.different, to a certain extent. The Scots were tighter. There was of

:13:21. > :13:22.

:13:22. > :13:28.their threat. -- a fair threat. Next week, the games come thick and

:13:28. > :13:33.fast. The big challenge at Twickenham. Francois Louw is the

:13:33. > :13:43.man of the match. You could have picked anyone from the back five of

:13:43. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:52.South Africa. Suddenly South Africa produce players like these! They

:13:52. > :13:57.are phenomenal. It is very difficult. If you look at the All

:13:57. > :14:03.Blacks last week, they did exceptionally well. Scotland played

:14:03. > :14:11.extremely well in the second half. Because of the defence, Uni

:14:11. > :14:18.composure and depth. You'll also need width. -- Ute need composure.

:14:18. > :14:23.They will be disappointed. It is all about results. In the second

:14:23. > :14:28.half, their performance was a lot better. The number of tackles that

:14:28. > :14:35.were made - South Africa had to make twice as many tackles as

:14:35. > :14:39.Scotland. They had 138 tackles compared with 64. That is more than

:14:39. > :14:45.double. It is the areas of the game and the circumstances that

:14:45. > :14:49.determine how important they are. Scotland had more possession in the

:14:49. > :14:57.second half and looked more dangerous. They were frustrated.

:14:57. > :15:02.They stepped up. They needed to get the offload a way. We were

:15:02. > :15:10.frustrated at the number of times the South African defender of would

:15:10. > :15:17.fall on to the wrong side and move just in time. -- would fall on to

:15:17. > :15:24.the wrong side. At half-time, we mentioned gamesmanship. Outside the

:15:24. > :15:31.22, they rolled away very slowly. They would look at the referee.

:15:31. > :15:36.Those vital seconds in defensive line is organised. In their own 22,

:15:36. > :15:40.they were very quick. I did feel they slowed the pulled down

:15:40. > :15:49.illegally. Maybe the yellow card should have been showed a lot

:15:49. > :15:56.Let's have a look at the two trys scored by Strauss.

:15:56. > :16:00.JONATHAN DAVIES: Yes, we mentioned JONATHAN DAVIES: Yes, we mentioned

:16:00. > :16:04.this, the law is so complex. It is very difficult to referee. They

:16:04. > :16:14.were stepping away. I felt there was no difference from the first

:16:14. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:27.one. And then this one, it is a very poor pass from the scrum-half.

:16:27. > :16:31.Strauss has taken a bit of a gamble, Strauss has taken a bit of a gamble,

:16:31. > :16:35.but he has read it perfectly. Blair then got the heave-ho, which

:16:36. > :16:41.meant that Pyrgos came on, and he really galvanised the team. It was

:16:41. > :16:48.not just that enemy. Yes, it was a great impact from Henry, that is

:16:48. > :16:52.great impact from Henry, that is only his second cap. South Africa

:16:52. > :16:58.have decided to put two up in defence, leaving them massively

:16:58. > :17:08.exposed. Nobody has come round to cover the gap, and Henry has just

:17:08. > :17:12.done his job, scoring a lovely try. It is great when training ground

:17:13. > :17:22.moves come off on the pitch. You have done it a thousand times, for

:17:23. > :17:26.

:17:26. > :17:30.weeks and weeks, and then... I am not sure, I think Lynne Jones, the

:17:30. > :17:36.London Welsh coach, thought that little move up. I have seen a

:17:36. > :17:40.Ospreys doing it, lots of different teams doing it. A quick word about

:17:40. > :17:43.the scrum-half who came on, he seem to be bossing people around,

:17:43. > :17:48.although he is inexperienced, but he was not scared to start

:17:48. > :17:52.orchestrating everything. I thought he had a very good game. It was

:17:52. > :17:56.only his second cap. He got the forwards going. You could see the

:17:56. > :18:02.energy changing when Henry came on. He has had a good season at Glasgow,

:18:02. > :18:04.he has really matured as a scrum- he has really matured as a scrum-

:18:04. > :18:10.half. I think he will be delighted with that. It must be really

:18:10. > :18:14.frustrating. Playing scrum-half in Scotland, sometimes you get

:18:14. > :18:18.substituted, but it must be frustrating, because Mike Blair

:18:18. > :18:26.plays behind a static, slow pack, and then all of a sudden, the tempo

:18:26. > :18:35.picks up, he throws a bad pass, and Henry plays well because the pack

:18:35. > :18:39.is going forward! Scotland had to thirds of possession in that game,

:18:39. > :18:44.which is extraordinary, against South Africa, but did not score any

:18:44. > :18:48.more tries, despite having opportunities. Just key errors in

:18:48. > :18:52.judgment, marginal caused by the referee... Yes, they made the call

:18:52. > :18:56.to go for the line-out, they went for the ambitious throw to the back.

:18:56. > :19:02.Then this was a dubious free kick given away at the scrum. It is so

:19:02. > :19:08.frustrating. The field position was great. This kick, OK, it is a 50-50

:19:08. > :19:14.kick, but it is too long. A couple of kicks, and Denton again was

:19:14. > :19:17.strong, I felt. The defence was immense. But again, you have to

:19:17. > :19:23.have a little bit of composure in those areas. And that did not

:19:23. > :19:27.happen, unfortunately. But I think the kick is a good option, but the

:19:27. > :19:30.execution was not great. If you're kicking it, you have got to put

:19:30. > :19:35.enough height on it so that your player can compete for it.

:19:35. > :19:40.Unfortunately, that did not happen. It was uneasy take for the South

:19:40. > :19:44.African. There are two areas of the game which are static, so it is up

:19:44. > :19:48.to you how things go, one of which is kicking down the line, the other

:19:48. > :19:52.one is the line-out, because you know where the ball is going, and

:19:52. > :19:56.they do not. South Africa so far have not lost a single line-out on

:19:56. > :20:00.this tour. How do they manage to be so ruthlessly efficient at the

:20:00. > :20:04.line-out? There are a lot of aspects to winning the line-out.

:20:04. > :20:07.The call has to be right, the throw has to be bright. And then you have

:20:07. > :20:12.got the efficiency of the jumper, getting the man up as quickly as

:20:12. > :20:19.possible. There are so many aspects. You have to be quicker than the

:20:19. > :20:23.opposition. They had the best line- out statistics, something like 97%,

:20:23. > :20:27.and they have not lost a single line out on this tour. It is such a

:20:27. > :20:32.good attacking weapon for them. you know that if the opposition

:20:32. > :20:36.kick the ball out, you're absolutely rock-solid secure.

:20:36. > :20:40.think that is why we see so much kicking from the South Africans.

:20:40. > :20:43.They know where their strengths are. They play the odds, they kick the

:20:43. > :20:49.ball out of their own half, knowing that eventually there will be a

:20:49. > :20:56.mistake from the opposition, it is very effective. It is a great asset.

:20:56. > :21:02.And you have got to give a bit of credit to Strauss, the hooker. He

:21:02. > :21:07.has been on the bottom all tour. It does help when you have got great

:21:07. > :21:11.athletes in the second row as well. Here is their coach. It was an

:21:11. > :21:15.interesting game, two very differing halves, what was your

:21:15. > :21:19.take on it? We started well, we played clinically in the right

:21:19. > :21:23.areas. The second half, too many penalties, we could not get into

:21:23. > :21:27.the game. But all credit to Scotland, they played superbly, and

:21:27. > :21:32.just great defence kept them out. Not a great game, but I will take

:21:32. > :21:38.an ugly wind. What is the mood, does it feel as though this is a

:21:38. > :21:41.fine victory, or you were lucky to get away with it? No, we want to

:21:41. > :21:47.make our supporters proud, we know we can play much better. This is a

:21:47. > :21:51.young team, our second away win, we will take that, but the guys know

:21:51. > :21:54.they can play much better. Too many unforced errors, and too many

:21:54. > :21:57.penalties, but we must not take anything away from Scotland. They

:21:57. > :22:02.played superbly, they gave everything for the country. They

:22:02. > :22:05.can be proud of what they achieved today. A tremendous defensive

:22:05. > :22:10.effort from South Africa, particularly in those last 20

:22:10. > :22:16.minutes. He yes, defence wins trophies, and will on a learning

:22:16. > :22:20.curve. Our defence was Alston, just that one soft moment which we spoke

:22:20. > :22:24.about all week. But it was awesome defence, to keep them out at the

:22:24. > :22:30.end. It showed the character of his young team. They will learn from

:22:30. > :22:35.this. The conditions are not what they are used to, but no excuses.

:22:35. > :22:39.We have spoken about the Scotland line-out, but this South African

:22:40. > :22:43.line-out is the envy of the world. Yes, we started well. That first

:22:43. > :22:50.try, we went for the corner flag, and we were unlucky not to score.

:22:50. > :22:54.But we have got a great line-out and a great pack of forwards. All

:22:54. > :22:57.of those penalties is unacceptable, but we would get back to work and

:22:57. > :23:07.go from here. Thank you very much, we have had a great time in

:23:07. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:15.Scotland. Scotland play next week against Tonga, at the helm of

:23:15. > :23:20.Aberdeen Football Club. There are more than one way to skin a cat.

:23:20. > :23:26.South African and New Zealand, it is chalk and cheese, isn't it?

:23:26. > :23:31.you can analyse it. With New Zealand, it is very difficult. When

:23:31. > :23:35.you watch them, there is no specific things that they do.

:23:35. > :23:43.Because they read the game so well, they will do the right thing at the

:23:43. > :23:48.right time. The line-out is solid, the scrum is solid. The kick, the

:23:48. > :23:52.offload, passing outside or in sight, they play the game

:23:52. > :23:59.differently, with pace and guile. The South Africans, again, you know

:23:59. > :24:04.what they're going to do. What does Andy Robinson make of today? I saw

:24:04. > :24:09.you exchanging some words with Heyneke Meyer there, but do you

:24:09. > :24:13.think Scotland maybe deserved a bit more? But would think so, in that

:24:13. > :24:17.second half, but South Africa defended superbly well, and the

:24:17. > :24:21.physicality they brought to their tackles was great. We ran with the

:24:21. > :24:25.ball, and they were able to pick our forwards off, but I thought

:24:25. > :24:27.they defended very well. If they had not done so, it could have been

:24:27. > :24:33.a different story. There were missed opportunities for Scotland,

:24:33. > :24:39.though. Yes. You cannot afford to give the penalty is a way which we

:24:40. > :24:44.did in the first half. Discipline was going to be key for us. For us

:24:44. > :24:48.to give them the field position that we did, and if you look at the

:24:48. > :24:53.two tries they have scored, one from a maul, which makes me very

:24:53. > :24:57.angry, and one from an interception. You know, they did not have to do a

:24:57. > :25:01.lot to win that game, because we gave them field position with the

:25:01. > :25:05.penalties. You have tested yourself against the two best teams in the

:25:05. > :25:09.world - where does this put you? have got a lot to learn, in terms

:25:09. > :25:16.of improving our defence, which are thought was better this week, and

:25:16. > :25:19.also in terms of the attack. I thought South Africa bullied as a

:25:19. > :25:23.bit in the first half, we were better in the second half. But I

:25:23. > :25:28.think the guys can take credit can no -- to know that they can play

:25:28. > :25:36.against the best teams, and we will see next week, if we can get a

:25:36. > :25:41.performance against Tonga, we will see if we have learned our lessons

:25:41. > :25:45.from these two matches. And it was interesting to see Henry coming on.

:25:45. > :25:50.The S, he brought real Energy, right from his first play. He took

:25:50. > :25:54.his chance really bowl. It was a great set play to score with. But

:25:54. > :26:02.there is a lot for us to look at. The only disappointing thing, from

:26:02. > :26:08.our side, is that we have given them a big lead again. It is

:26:08. > :26:18.something you just cannot afford to do. You are 20 points down, going

:26:18. > :26:41.

:26:41. > :26:47.into the last 20 minutes. Thank you Just getting news of the final

:26:47. > :26:52.score in Rome, where the All Blacks have beaten Italy by 42-10. It is a

:26:52. > :26:57.similar kind of margin to the one that we had here last weekend. So,

:26:57. > :27:04.bring on Scotland against Italy in the Six Nations next year! But we

:27:04. > :27:09.will see New Zealand next week against Wales. They just get two

:27:09. > :27:15.guys out and bring in people like Conrad Smith in the centre. Over

:27:15. > :27:20.which players, really! They have just got great strength in depth.

:27:20. > :27:25.They are a step above everybody else in the world, because of their

:27:25. > :27:30.game management, I would say. We saw their skills, even their

:27:30. > :27:35.forwards, when they see an opportunity, a quick didn't take,

:27:35. > :27:40.they get over, they support. But as I mentioned, the slower ball that

:27:40. > :27:47.Scotland had today, that was the problem. Last week, they were

:27:47. > :27:57.magnificent, ball on the floor, placement, Clear Out, a scrum-

:27:57. > :27:57.

:27:57. > :28:03.half's dream. But match next week at Aberdeen, do go along to that.

:28:03. > :28:06.It is important for Scotland to win that game, isn't it? Sure chick,

:28:06. > :28:14.and the thing Scotland are undefeated up in Aberdeen. It has

:28:15. > :28:23.been a good hunting ground for them. A couple of years ago, they beat

:28:23. > :28:27.Samoa there. Thanks for being here. We have enjoyed it. We will see you

:28:27. > :28:33.next week in Cardiff. Whatever has happened over the past couple of

:28:33. > :28:43.weeks, Scotland have played two nations to whom rugby means more

:28:43. > :28:51.