:00:59. > :01:05.A crisp and sparkling November day, and the sound of the bagpipes
:01:06. > :01:10.welcomes the Scotland rugby team to this, there is talent of the autumn
:01:11. > :01:15.campaign, at Murrayfield, against the second-best team in the world,
:01:16. > :01:18.South Africa. But on more than one occasion in recent years, Scotland
:01:19. > :01:25.have seen of the best that the southern has two of. -- Scotland
:01:26. > :01:49.have seen of the best that the southern hemisphere has to offer.
:01:50. > :02:09.Here it comes, drop goal. He has nailed it! This to win the game. He
:02:10. > :02:13.has missed it and Scotland have brought 27 long years of failure
:02:14. > :02:26.against Australia resoundingly to a close. They have eaten the
:02:27. > :02:32.Wallabies. -- beaten. The drop goal. It is not pretty but it is through.
:02:33. > :02:33.Scotland have that victory over South Africa, over the world
:02:34. > :02:43.champions. But these days the Springboks only
:02:44. > :02:58.used to the All Blacks. 40 months since they lost to anyone else. The
:02:59. > :03:04.mountainous biscuit --... Can eat the more than a decade since Bill
:03:05. > :03:08.McLaren did his last commentary? A wonderful burst of him is here, his
:03:09. > :03:15.daughter proudly beside. He would have been amused and amused by the
:03:16. > :03:19.problems confronting the ground stuff this week, with a parasitic
:03:20. > :03:22.weed chewing up the grass, which means the grass has had to be
:03:23. > :03:28.sprayed all week with, wait for it... Garlic. So it could be an
:03:29. > :03:37.interesting smell for the front rows. A feast of international rugby
:03:38. > :03:43.this weekend. We share it with Andy Nichol and Stuart Hodge. And Justin
:03:44. > :03:49.Marshall. Andy, a quick word about Scotland. A bit shaky for an hour or
:03:50. > :03:55.so against Japan last weekend. What do you make of this team today? The
:03:56. > :04:00.setup for this autumn was really there for them. Japan got the
:04:01. > :04:03.cobwebs out of the system in the first 20 minutes. If you look at the
:04:04. > :04:07.80 minute performance it was quite good. A lot of good things to come
:04:08. > :04:11.out. Six changes made so a lot of changes from one week to the next.
:04:12. > :04:19.That was the biggest stepping stone. This is the hardest game for
:04:20. > :04:28.Scotland will stop you were out with the Lions this summer so you were
:04:29. > :04:33.not part of the Scotland team. In the summer tour we were competing
:04:34. > :04:38.against Samoa. The boys can take great confidence. Last week they
:04:39. > :04:47.scored six tries and that is exactly what they are after. I am looking
:04:48. > :04:52.forward to it. Physical is the word, isn't it, when the Springboks are
:04:53. > :04:57.playing? You have spent the summer watching the southern hemisphere
:04:58. > :05:04.rugby. What is your take on this current Springbok side? Quality
:05:05. > :05:09.rugby at pace. For South Africa in particular, you think after the
:05:10. > :05:19.World Cup, which they won, on a cooking game, -- kicking game...
:05:20. > :05:22.They want to play a football balance. More strength in the
:05:23. > :05:27.midfield and use their outside backs. Dynamic and powerful. They
:05:28. > :05:34.are playing a really high tempo, fast-paced game. They have really
:05:35. > :05:39.come on. This will be interesting, to see them playing these
:05:40. > :05:44.conditions. We started off saying it was cool and sparkling and a
:05:45. > :05:48.wonderful November day. It has started raining now. Let's reflect
:05:49. > :05:51.on what happened yesterday, some magnificent rugby played in the
:05:52. > :05:56.three matches we focused on. If you have been watching the last hour you
:05:57. > :05:57.will have seen the best bits of England against New Zealand, but if
:05:58. > :06:10.you did not, here they are. COMMENTATOR: Here is the early
:06:11. > :06:15.chance! And the early score as well. Julian Savea touches down for the
:06:16. > :06:21.All Blacks with less than two minutes on the clock.
:06:22. > :06:34.Here is Kieran Read. He is over. England's second try of the game. A
:06:35. > :06:43.little bit scrappy. Now it is down and over the line.
:06:44. > :06:58.Nanna, here comes Savea. New Zealand get a try. -- Nonu.
:06:59. > :07:06.Offer is a wholly impartial assessment of that game yesterday.
:07:07. > :07:10.Work New Zealand slightly off their best? They were at their very best.
:07:11. > :07:15.They spoke about not wanting revenge for the year before. There was a bit
:07:16. > :07:21.of media propaganda. They were out there and ready to play. They have
:07:22. > :07:27.lots of milestones, 50th test, 100th test. England turned up and reduced
:07:28. > :07:31.a quality performance. They dominated position. What this team
:07:32. > :07:37.is very good at at the moment, New Zealand, when a team dominates you,
:07:38. > :07:42.like England did, not for the entire game, they strike at appropriate
:07:43. > :07:45.times. With limited opportunities, they got final points at crucial
:07:46. > :07:54.stages of the game. They want to play. Let's see the best matches now
:07:55. > :08:07.from the -- best moments now from the matches in Dublin and Cardiff.
:08:08. > :08:19.COMMENTATOR: Mike Phillips goes the length of the field to score! And
:08:20. > :08:38.straight through. No stopping him now.
:08:39. > :09:29.It is going to be a brilliant try for Australia. Finishing off a
:09:30. > :09:36.sensational move. Hooper, from the back row, schools
:09:37. > :10:01.Australia's second try. Australia have all bar three in this
:10:02. > :10:19.driving maul. They claim the try. Cooper comes up
:10:20. > :10:34.with it. So that is the best of the action
:10:35. > :10:39.from our matches yesterday. I draw your attention to the stop over
:10:40. > :10:41.there, Italy beating Fiji. That is possibly the most remarkable match
:10:42. > :10:49.of the weekend. At one point during that game, Fiji were down to 11,
:10:50. > :10:53.with four men in the sin-bin simultaneously. That has to be some
:10:54. > :10:59.kind of record. Let's move on to today. Let's hear from the Scotland
:11:00. > :11:08.coach, Scott Thomson, still the interim coach. -- Scott Johnson. You
:11:09. > :11:20.have been saying Scotland need to walk and talk week. Are they up to
:11:21. > :11:25.it? We are going to stand up today. There is no doubt about it. We have
:11:26. > :11:29.made some changes. We will make sure we are competitive. You have proved
:11:30. > :11:34.you can be competitive in the summer. How much confidence do you
:11:35. > :11:39.take from the performance out in South Africa? We are kidding
:11:40. > :11:43.ourselves thinking that looking back that far is the determining factor
:11:44. > :11:51.today. But it shows that if we get it right we can compete with anyone.
:11:52. > :11:55.Today is about getting it right. What is your strategy over this
:11:56. > :12:00.autumn, looking at selection? A few raised eyebrows particularly against
:12:01. > :12:06.the Springboks, not just to see Captain Kelly involved. We are
:12:07. > :12:14.trying to give competitive team places. We have a short turnaround
:12:15. > :12:18.before the next match. We have an arduous six or seven months of test
:12:19. > :12:23.rugby in front of us so we are going to play right and get it right. It
:12:24. > :12:30.is not just about the here and now. We are doing it right at the moment.
:12:31. > :12:33.Well documented this week, a couple of players involved in off field
:12:34. > :12:37.problems. Was there any question in your mind about leaving out Sean
:12:38. > :12:43.Maitland and Ryan Grant this weekend? That is judicial issues,
:12:44. > :12:48.outside, nothing to do with us. Let nature take its course with regard
:12:49. > :12:51.that one. We will take action on our own behalf but it has nothing to do
:12:52. > :12:57.with rugby as it stands now. Good luck.
:12:58. > :13:02.This is the starting line-up for Scotland today.
:13:03. > :13:16.COMMENTATOR: There is no cut might grant. This would appear to beat
:13:17. > :13:22.Scotland's first choice second row. A lot of unbelievable conjecture
:13:23. > :13:30.about the captain of, there, Kelly Brown. No change of halfback. Laid
:13:31. > :13:50.low and Jackson played really well last week. -- laid. There were tries
:13:51. > :13:59.by the wingers last week. STUDIO: And if you do have that
:14:00. > :14:05.sporting statistics gene in you you will love today because Richie Gray
:14:06. > :14:14.is playing and if he's brother, Jonny Gray, also plays they will be
:14:15. > :14:21.the tallest brothers ever to play international rugby ever. Richard
:14:22. > :14:24.Gray has been around for a number of years. Really established. We have
:14:25. > :14:29.heard about this, the younger brother, for a number of years. That
:14:30. > :14:34.potential is getting slowly realised. He is an outstanding
:14:35. > :14:43.player. Stuart, you play with him at Glasgow. Give us an insight. He gets
:14:44. > :14:52.over gay 999% of the time. You just want to give him the ball. He loves
:14:53. > :15:00.a collision. -- he gets over the gain-line 99% of the time. It is a
:15:01. > :15:06.great test for him. He is more than Kate or of taking it on. I am
:15:07. > :15:11.excited to see what he can do. We have a very special guest with us at
:15:12. > :15:17.Murrayfield today, a great former Springbok and World Cup winner in
:15:18. > :15:21.1995. Arguably one of the greatest scrum halves ever to play the game.
:15:22. > :15:25.He was at Edinburgh University with British Lion Scott Hastings, with a
:15:26. > :15:33.group of scientists looking to work on development in research to combat
:15:34. > :15:37.motor neurone disease, which he has. It leads to muscle wasting and
:15:38. > :18:21.difficulties with speech. That is the foundation for Joost.
:18:22. > :18:28.Justin, you played against him several times. What a player. He is
:18:29. > :18:33.in the crowd and he is humbled by the disease. I am humbled by the
:18:34. > :18:37.man. He is fighting a battle he will not win but he wants to make sure
:18:38. > :18:42.that others that suffer what he is going through benefit from his
:18:43. > :18:48.foundation. He was arguably the greatest scrum-half in the world, in
:18:49. > :18:53.his time, he was the greatest rugby player in the world. You could
:18:54. > :18:58.change the game like nobody else. I consider it a privilege to have
:18:59. > :19:03.played with and against Joost. The eyes were still there. The eyes that
:19:04. > :19:08.used to get on the pitch. The same way he approached his rugby, he is
:19:09. > :19:11.approaching this disease in the same way. It is incredibly humbling and
:19:12. > :19:17.an honour to have him here at Murrayfield. And a banner here for
:19:18. > :19:21.him to know that one of their great former stars is here battling that
:19:22. > :19:27.crippling disease. Let's hear from the man in charge of the South
:19:28. > :19:33.Africans, Heyneke Meyer. You made clear this autumn season
:19:34. > :19:36.democracy is is about making you ready for the World Cup, what are
:19:37. > :19:41.you looking for and what are you hoping to learn against Scotland? We
:19:42. > :19:50.expect the game to be very tough. A clinical performance. We are proud
:19:51. > :19:55.of the guys and we want a clinical performance today. What areas are
:19:56. > :20:00.you looking at with your squad selection for two years time in
:20:01. > :20:05.mind? The set piece is the most important thing, and we are
:20:06. > :20:11.improving the scrummaging. We were not happy last weekend but a set
:20:12. > :20:14.piece is very important and the main thing today is to get a quick or
:20:15. > :20:20.from the breakdown because we have been very great attacking-wise and
:20:21. > :20:26.we went to let To get some quick balls in there. Any chance of a
:20:27. > :20:33.scare happening today? We always respect our opponents. We want to
:20:34. > :20:36.take it day by day, second by second, play-by-play. The results
:20:37. > :20:44.will then take care of themselves. The guys are looking forward to a
:20:45. > :20:46.good quality game. Thank you. Great budget to be in Scotland. This is
:20:47. > :20:59.the Springboks starting line-up. Adriaan Strauss is dynamic. A
:21:00. > :21:08.formidable front row, the second row sees the return of the dominant back
:21:09. > :21:15.is Botha -- Bakkies Botha. The back row would have to be the strength.
:21:16. > :21:20.Africa, France's low, Duane Vermeulen and Bill Alberts, and they
:21:21. > :21:28.can also contest in the breakdown. -- Bill Alberts.
:21:29. > :21:35.The centres, look at the power there, Jean De Villiers is in the
:21:36. > :21:45.former civil life, Jaque Fourie, his pace has been great since his return
:21:46. > :21:49.-- Jean De Villiers is in the form of his life. If they get the ball
:21:50. > :21:55.out wide, they can cut the Scotland team apart. You mentioned Bakkies
:21:56. > :21:59.Botha being back for the first time since the World Cup. There's not a
:22:00. > :22:04.strength sign for the Springboks or a weakness was macular macro is a
:22:05. > :22:16.strength to have him back because the form he has had -- or a
:22:17. > :22:21.weakness? To have him back in the team after the ongoing battle, they
:22:22. > :22:28.need the physicality and he asked to the team in terms of strength and
:22:29. > :22:31.experience full stops one of the great young players coming through
:22:32. > :22:36.will be learning from people like but is both.
:22:37. > :22:42.Another Scottish fullback Chris Paterson is joining us on the
:22:43. > :22:54.touch-line with Jill Douglas. We have been standing here charges
:22:55. > :23:01.shelter from the rain, the conditions have deteriorated. We
:23:02. > :23:09.expect its high balls coming your way and these damp conditions. We
:23:10. > :23:16.have trained all week in conditions like this, and then the rain comes
:23:17. > :23:23.on just before two cups of the -- just before kick off. A tough week
:23:24. > :23:28.of the field but a chance for them to do what they do best on the
:23:29. > :23:34.field. Sean is such a good player and can control possession. I would
:23:35. > :23:43.like him to come and take the pressure and have an impact. They
:23:44. > :23:54.have played against players of these calibre before as well. I would like
:23:55. > :23:59.to see them with a ball in hand and dictating the play. We will let you
:24:00. > :24:04.get back to commentary. JOHN INVERDALE: Scotland waiting to
:24:05. > :24:06.come out on the field, the Springboks out already led out by JP
:24:07. > :24:13.Pietersen winning his fifth cap today. You could only be in Scotland
:24:14. > :24:23.with the sound of the pipes. -- 50th cap. The Whitburn brass band, the
:24:24. > :24:31.band the Royal of Scotland here and representatives of the Black Watch
:24:32. > :24:36.and the red hot chilli pipers and other pipers on top of the roof. The
:24:37. > :24:45.sound on Iran or Murrayfield to bring Scotland in today. They will
:24:46. > :24:48.know this will be the big battle of this autumn campaign. A quick
:24:49. > :24:57.thought, Stuart. And much do you believe Scotland have? We can
:24:58. > :25:05.definitely win this. If we keep moving the forwards back... It will
:25:06. > :25:09.be a massive physical challenge. When you play South Africa, you have
:25:10. > :25:17.to confront them physically. Wales were able to complete two compete.
:25:18. > :25:24.Scotland have to be big but they are big. They have to go out there and
:25:25. > :25:27.match them physically. We have a fly-past planned for when the
:25:28. > :25:30.anthems are completed. The anthems are coming up now after which our
:25:31. > :25:32.commentary team will be Justin Marshall and Chris Paterson and
:25:33. > :28:06.Andrew Cotter. # O Flower Of Scotland.
:28:07. > :28:15.# When will we see your like again. # That fought and died for.
:28:16. > :28:22.# Your wee bit hill and glen. # That stood against him.
:28:23. > :28:31.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.
:28:32. > :28:43.# Tae think again. # Those days are past now.
:28:44. > :28:49.# And in the past they must remain. # But we can still rise now.
:28:50. > :28:58.# And be the nation again. # That stood against him.
:28:59. > :29:02.# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.
:29:03. > :29:16.# Tae think again #. The singing of 50 men and more to
:29:17. > :29:23.face two of the greatest tests of world rugby, always great power and
:29:24. > :29:25.physicality in South Africa. This is the Scotland line-up that must try
:29:26. > :29:43.to rise to the challenge. The jets fly overhead, and Richie
:29:44. > :29:51.Gray and Jim Hamilton certainly have power. The props change.
:29:52. > :29:54.In the backline, just one change, Duncan Taylor gets his first start
:29:55. > :30:05.from injured Matt Scott. Nothing unexpected from South
:30:06. > :30:17.Africa, the shape of their pack is enormous with Bakkies Botha and a
:30:18. > :30:22.couple of changes in the back. Even if most of
:30:23. > :30:28.couple of changes in the back. Even to the end of their careers, Pat
:30:29. > :30:34.Lambie not one of those. The replacements are healthy for both
:30:35. > :30:41.sides, Jonny Gray should earn his first cap for Scotland.
:30:42. > :30:57.Greig Laidlaw, In The Absence Of Kelly Brown, Leading Scotland. South
:30:58. > :31:08.African skipper Jean de Villiers. The countdown has begun. The
:31:09. > :33:38.referee, Jerome Garces, says we are ready.
:33:39. > :34:17.The crowd has gone rather quiet here at Murrayfield.
:34:18. > :34:23.Through the middle, eventually Scotland with the mistake. They give
:34:24. > :34:29.away a penalty, a shame after all that defensive effort. Good
:34:30. > :34:38.afternoon, everybody. A great start from South Africa. Nothing come to
:34:39. > :34:48.Katie at about their approach. -- nothing too complicated.
:34:49. > :35:15.Lambie took the ball a few times but getting those big runners in.
:35:16. > :35:25.Down it goes. A try is given. It was very simple in the end for South
:35:26. > :35:40.Africa. After almost four minutes of
:35:41. > :35:46.defence, Scotland hit the line and something so simple as a driving
:35:47. > :35:52.line-out. Disappointing for Scotland to lose points so early on. The
:35:53. > :35:58.shift is very good look at the word of Steenkamp. That is what makes
:35:59. > :36:10.this try, the fact that he gets on and gets the drive.
:36:11. > :36:20.Throw it to the tale of the line-out as well. It is a long throw.
:36:21. > :36:25.The referee had a look at it from that side and could not see that he
:36:26. > :36:33.came round and decided it was a try. -- but he came round and decided it
:36:34. > :36:39.was a try. They wanted to take any potential
:36:40. > :37:18.sting out of Scotland early on. Just a raise of the eyebrows from
:37:19. > :37:23.Scott Johnson. Nothing more than that. The interim head coach. Vern
:37:24. > :37:57.Cotter is coming in in June, next summer.
:37:58. > :38:07.Fourie du Preez is such an important player. South Africa now have an
:38:08. > :38:13.attacking platform. Once again, a hush around
:38:14. > :39:07.Murrayfield. Scotland's line-out. Their structure
:39:08. > :39:14.is very good, South Africa. Short, nice and direct. They managed to
:39:15. > :39:19.shift the ball here wide. They are creating some space and getting
:39:20. > :39:45.quick ruck ball at the moment as well.
:39:46. > :39:58.The ball is loose and then offside. Scotland spared on that occasion,
:39:59. > :40:02.but first things first. If Scotland are to have any chance today they
:40:03. > :40:07.need to sort out the set piece. They need to come forward and be
:40:08. > :40:20.aggressive. The players are arriving with some urgency. It is maybe a
:40:21. > :41:12.tactic for Scotland to push the defence on the outside.
:41:13. > :41:23.That one did not work for Scotland. They just put themselves under
:41:24. > :41:24.pressure. There was only one player on Taylor that could have freed the
:41:25. > :41:40.past. Different kicks from Scotland,
:41:41. > :42:03.little kicks. They do not want to give South Africa too much.
:42:04. > :42:24.This is where Scotland need to find a good touch, win the ball. As those
:42:25. > :42:32.first 11 minutes has gone, Scotland need to get control. South Africa
:42:33. > :42:37.will come apart from the outside. The Scottish attackers were just a
:42:38. > :42:41.little bit flat. The space will be there. If you get too anxious, the
:42:42. > :43:23.South Africans will shut you down. You just need to be patient.
:43:24. > :43:31.Sean Lamont breaks the first line but again, Maitland should just be
:43:32. > :43:38.half a yard deeper. Do not put yourself under pressure. Do not give
:43:39. > :43:42.South Africa the opportunity. They will give you space but you need to
:43:43. > :43:51.make sure you are nice and patient in finding that space of holding
:43:52. > :43:58.your weight depth. South Africa are very structured. Their line-out was
:43:59. > :44:03.working very well. They have stolen a couple of Scotland's balls as
:44:04. > :44:13.well. In this injury break Scotland will have to get together and talk.
:44:14. > :44:38.Not looking pretty Stadium yesterday, Wales against
:44:39. > :44:39.Argentina. How will Scotland and the
:44:40. > :44:47.stand up? Well, that went well. It looks all right to me out there.
:44:48. > :45:13.Superficially. The roots have gone. That is just a slip. The back of the
:45:14. > :45:17.scrum there, the second row, they can't get... It is coming up with
:45:18. > :45:28.the roots. There is nothing the groundsman can
:45:29. > :45:35.do, nothing the players can do about it, artificial pitches are the way
:45:36. > :45:43.forward. Now in the modern day, most forwards where multi-soled boots.
:45:44. > :45:51.Good old school stuff there. Look out. There is no rocking any more.
:45:52. > :46:00.It is like scrumming on an ice rink here.
:46:01. > :46:11.These men brought down by nematodes, the tiny microscopic
:46:12. > :46:14.creatures. This is nice but he crushes on to the 22 again and once
:46:15. > :46:27.more, South Africa are only front foot.
:46:28. > :46:36.Did Jaque Fourie get there? No penalty is the decision from the
:46:37. > :46:40.referee. He has got him for diving on the player. It is whether or not
:46:41. > :46:44.he hit the ball. What he is saying is that he died on the player on the
:46:45. > :46:48.ground which you are not allowed to do, you must give them chance to
:46:49. > :46:57.play the ball. At the IQ fumbled it there. -- it looked like he fumbled
:46:58. > :47:06.it there. Spotted the space and Sean Maitland is out why there. -- wide.
:47:07. > :47:11.I think that is a let off for Scotland. Nice little kick through
:47:12. > :47:33.for Pat Lambie. Bryan Habana went down, a couple of
:47:34. > :47:57.penalties given against Scotland. REFEREE: Here, obstruction. Scotland
:47:58. > :48:03.again conceding, South Africa launch their attack. This is where the
:48:04. > :48:09.first penalty was conceded and then the second one as the ball is moved
:48:10. > :48:15.out here. Premeditated, they checked by on Havana and took him out. This
:48:16. > :48:23.was unnecessary. The test between... The penalty count was 20
:48:24. > :48:30.with nine to Scotland. The way Pat Lambie hit that last one, no team
:48:31. > :48:37.can win an international on penalties. Scoring a try...
:48:38. > :48:49.Pat Lambie has posted a lot, I wasted opportunity, a poor kick from
:48:50. > :48:55.him. -- pushed it a lot. The rain continues to patter down here.
:48:56. > :49:00.Heyneke Meyer was Pat Lambie to become double to give him fly half
:49:01. > :49:42.options. That was a classic example of the
:49:43. > :49:45.outside back from South Africa coming up quick. The space of their
:49:46. > :49:50.on the outside, De Villiers managed to get himself in field, was
:49:51. > :49:54.compromise but it is about getting the ball there. The players will be
:49:55. > :50:00.aware of it but they must be patient. 95th cap for Jean De
:50:01. > :50:08.Villiers. The experience in the South African backline, the oldest
:50:09. > :50:22.man pitches there. -- the oldest man on the pitch is there.
:50:23. > :50:33.The reason that was so comfortable was because it was not straight. A
:50:34. > :50:37.problem for Scotland at the moment, South Africa have got a good
:50:38. > :50:47.line-out and always have. The timing is wrong. They need to use this
:50:48. > :50:51.period in the game, the downtimes for injuries to figure out what is
:50:52. > :50:55.going wrong and then they have 60 minutes to put it right. This will
:50:56. > :51:05.be energy sapping for Scotland in defence. Just the one try on the
:51:06. > :51:36.boards to put it in a Scot -- put it in a positive context.
:51:37. > :51:44.They worked that well, Scotland. They needed to go in field to open
:51:45. > :51:48.up space, they are nice and patient. They are still struggling to get out
:51:49. > :51:56.of their own territory. South Africa have a short attacking line-out. It
:51:57. > :52:04.is the required in here, or am I imagining it? It was so loud before
:52:05. > :52:14.in the introduction # it is so quiet in here or am I imagining it.
:52:15. > :52:22.The mother tackles they are having to make here -- the amount of
:52:23. > :52:34.tackles they are having to make here.
:52:35. > :52:47.Willie Le Roux is a fantastic runner. He has run the most metres
:52:48. > :52:53.in the super championship throughout the summer, a wonderful player but
:52:54. > :53:00.he has made good decisions today. He has not forced into a run, he is
:53:01. > :53:04.very mature. The problem the way the South African team are playing, they
:53:05. > :53:09.are forcing them to go to the line-outs and they are struggling in
:53:10. > :53:16.this area. 51 tackles made by Scotland compared to 94 South
:53:17. > :53:33.Africa. -- compared to nine four South Africa.
:53:34. > :53:40.JP Pietersen is into space... Green shirts crash in, Fourie Du Preez
:53:41. > :53:59.looks for options. The referee says fine and can JP
:54:00. > :54:03.Pietersen make his way through? South Africa now have options out
:54:04. > :54:17.wide. But a good rushing tackle by Sean Lamont. South Africa keep it
:54:18. > :54:21.alive to that measure, good defence. Greig Laidlaw made the first tackle,
:54:22. > :54:28.and then as the ball got me to the right, they kept it alive. Sean
:54:29. > :54:36.Lamont was the one who made the tackle. Good decision by Sean Lamont
:54:37. > :54:42.there to come out. Bakkies Botha keeps it going but there are a lot
:54:43. > :54:48.of big hits there. This week, their defence has been good, they were
:54:49. > :54:56.good against Japan. That is good for a coach to see because it shows you
:54:57. > :54:57.a sign of the desire of commitment. Alistair Dickenson receiving
:54:58. > :55:07.trimming, the tackling is taking its toll. Look at the attacking options
:55:08. > :55:13.and experience that South Africa have. Sean Lamont is the only person
:55:14. > :55:16.in the Scotland side to score more than three tries. Look at the stats
:55:17. > :55:26.there. You look at 23 minutes, still just
:55:27. > :55:34.the one try. Another big statistic is 56 times to only eight that South
:55:35. > :55:38.Africa have carried the ball. He would not expect them to string any
:55:39. > :55:48.more than a couple of phases together from here. A free kick to
:55:49. > :56:02.Scotland this time. Jerome Garces is explaining himself.
:56:03. > :56:06.23 minutes into a game when you are in this predicament, you need to get
:56:07. > :56:16.your hands on the ball and feel to get into the game. Rather than let
:56:17. > :56:23.the opposition dictating. If you are defending against a team like this,
:56:24. > :56:31.you will tire quicker. Here is an opportunity. Officials are penalty I
:56:32. > :56:35.think they should kick to line. Keep possession for a few seconds,
:56:36. > :56:50.possession is more important. Fourie Du Preez times is tackle
:56:51. > :57:21.well. -- timed his tackle. They cannot get the settled period
:57:22. > :57:27.on the ball they are looking for. Again, the space was there on the
:57:28. > :57:29.outside, Jackson relied that and executed his kit for the second time
:57:30. > :57:35.in the match perfectly for the outside backs. It is the line speed
:57:36. > :57:39.of South Africa that caught Scotland out. Looking for a runner because
:57:40. > :57:45.the South African defenders on their so quick. Look at this, buying, in
:57:46. > :58:43.under the elbows and knocks him backwards. -- bang.
:58:44. > :58:57.The crowd is starting to sing again. Good tackle by Richie Gray
:58:58. > :59:03.and Nick De Luca but there might still be a chance for the green
:59:04. > :59:07.shirts. Scotland have the penalty and in one area they are starting
:59:08. > :59:14.strongly, it is in defence because it has to be good. You can see the
:59:15. > :59:17.emotion, what it means to Jim Hamilton because South Africa will
:59:18. > :59:25.come again and again, thundering at the line. The physicality and they
:59:26. > :59:28.want to take you on that Scotland have much that and you can see
:59:29. > :59:36.Richie Gray suffering. Some of those big hits... I think he is OK.
:59:37. > :59:46.Ruaridh Jackson has played pretty well from touch. Good tackle. The
:59:47. > :59:50.big man are running at you hard, you cannot afford to absorb, you have to
:59:51. > :59:57.get the shoulder on and knocks him backwards and they did it extremely
:59:58. > :01:37.well. The men who have made the most tackles in this game.
:01:38. > :01:56.There are now cries of, Scotland, Scotland!
:01:57. > :02:11.Interception gives Willie le Roux Detroit. -- gives him the try.
:02:12. > :02:18.Scotland tried to shift the ball. Against South
:02:19. > :02:25.Scotland tried to shift the ball. pressure at the key moment. There
:02:26. > :02:34.are players to spare outside Willie le Roux. From there on in, he found
:02:35. > :02:39.his way to the try-line. There was no doubt anyone was going to catch
:02:40. > :02:47.him, was he put the hammer down. Fresh rating for Jackson. --
:02:48. > :03:07.frustrating. He is delighted. We thought they might get a second
:03:08. > :03:15.try with all the pressure they had. We did not expect it would be in
:03:16. > :03:28.that fashion. It just comes off Sean Maitland's shoulder, I think.
:03:29. > :03:51.Watched by the South African coaching team.
:03:52. > :04:07.Petersons scores. What a try from South Africa. -- JP Pieterson
:04:08. > :04:14.scores. Genius from le Roux. He hit the accelerator. I thought he had
:04:15. > :04:21.kicked to a early. Lambie on the inside. But JP Pieterson spotted him
:04:22. > :04:26.out there. The bounce was perfect and there they go. It is a sucker
:04:27. > :04:43.punch. There was a great shot of air of his
:04:44. > :04:50.awareness. You saw him look across, spotted where the space was, then he
:04:51. > :04:53.had to execute off the left foot and time it purposefully. Good special
:04:54. > :05:00.awareness of who was around and what to do in that situation. The crowd
:05:01. > :05:06.was starting to get behind Scotland again. They turned over a try. His
:05:07. > :05:33.50th cap, JP Pieterson. All converted. 21 points. That is
:05:34. > :05:37.the progressive nature. These are the finishing touches of the
:05:38. > :05:42.kick-off. In the past South Africa would take the ball of a kick-off.
:05:43. > :05:52.They showed willingness to run with the ball. Could the opposition
:05:53. > :06:00.unawares. -- caught the opposition unawares.
:06:01. > :06:06.What do you do, Chris, in this situation, when you are up against
:06:07. > :06:13.it pushed Mark are you talking to each other all the time? You have
:06:14. > :06:18.to. You learn from what has gone. Getting it there is the most
:06:19. > :06:23.important thing, although the spaces on the outside are important. It
:06:24. > :06:48.starts by winning your set piece. A penalty to Scotland. The pitches
:06:49. > :06:52.grumbling all the time. That is JP Pieterson who has come in and made
:06:53. > :06:56.that tackle. He has come from the outside about 20 metres in, directly
:06:57. > :07:02.into make that tackle. What they will rely on Ben for Willie le Roux
:07:03. > :07:06.to go around and take the last defender. So they are saying, if you
:07:07. > :07:14.want to get it there, you need to get it back quickly.
:07:15. > :08:43.So there is space out wide, it is just a matter of trying to find it.
:08:44. > :08:53.They will come back for that knock-on. April end result but at
:08:54. > :09:01.least it is a Scotland of Scotland regaining possession time and time
:09:02. > :09:06.again, trying to wear out the South Africans. -- it is an example of
:09:07. > :09:23.Scotland regaining possession. It is now -- it is Mallard, the
:09:24. > :09:39.tight head who was receiving treatment. -- Malherbe. We are going
:09:40. > :09:55.to have a change. Oosthuizen waiting to come on.
:09:56. > :10:04.From this position, what Scotland will want to do is forced South
:10:05. > :10:08.Africa's scrum to the outside. Force it a cross over to load so that they
:10:09. > :10:12.can spin it across and strict the kicking options for South Africa and
:10:13. > :10:53.get another opportunity to launch just prior to half-time.
:10:54. > :11:54.A penalty coming to Scotland. Advantage.
:11:55. > :12:13.I think it will be a pop-in to the corner. And a chat for de Villiers.
:12:14. > :12:31.So Jackson is going to pop it into the corner.
:12:32. > :12:55.I would like to see Scotland go straight off the top.
:12:56. > :13:06.You hear the thump of body on body. You could hear that. We both
:13:07. > :13:10.cringed. You could hear the smack of the contact. Well defended by South
:13:11. > :13:28.Africa. Vermeulen and Oosthuizen just off
:13:29. > :13:35.the bench, putting in big tackles. This is as close as they have been
:13:36. > :13:43.to a South African try-line. Looking for stability. That is what Jerome
:13:44. > :14:07.Garces says. Looking for a slight giveaway but it
:14:08. > :14:11.only ends the half. The referee blows his whistle. Three tries
:14:12. > :14:19.converted. South Africa looking very strong in that first half. Very
:14:20. > :14:28.strong. They have some attacking players. One of them is this guy
:14:29. > :14:35.here. Three good tries for South Africa. They lead 21-0 at half-time.
:14:36. > :14:42.One statistic above all others tells you everything. It was 35 minutes
:14:43. > :14:50.and six seconds before Scotland got into the Springbok 22. Albers scored
:14:51. > :14:59.first, le Roux got the second try, lumpy converted that. With a lovely
:15:00. > :15:06.take for JP Pieterson on his 50th appearance, that was it against a
:15:07. > :15:15.very blue November sky. You only have to look at all those
:15:16. > :15:20.figures, mind you mentally one-sided every single way. What can you say?
:15:21. > :15:32.I am a bit shell-shocked. A disappointing 45 minutes. No
:15:33. > :15:36.redeeming feature in that first half for Scotland. At times their defence
:15:37. > :15:40.was gutsy but it has to be. When you have no possession and note get out
:15:41. > :15:46.as well because the line-outs, a strength for Scotland, in the last
:15:47. > :15:51.few years, fell to pieces. It has been like watching a heavyweight
:15:52. > :15:56.fighting a middleweight. It has been. The South Africans are big,
:15:57. > :16:05.physical men and they really bring it to Scotland. We need to pick
:16:06. > :16:13.ourselves back up for the second half. I think it was three minutes
:16:14. > :16:18.and I ten seconds before the whistle went, and there was an inevitability
:16:19. > :16:22.about South Africa scoring. Then it came to line-out and you know what
:16:23. > :16:26.you will get from South Africa, they will drive it early on that they
:16:27. > :16:30.move the target there and we will see it from behind when we show it
:16:31. > :16:37.now, Scotland know they have to stop the ball so when it goes in here,
:16:38. > :16:39.there is Scotland's drive. Six of the pack are driving forward and
:16:40. > :16:43.South Africa should the target and bring it round the side so there is
:16:44. > :16:53.no Scottish defence and then there is no way that the two defenders can
:16:54. > :16:56.cover it. It was meticulously planned and thrown and executed
:16:57. > :17:01.which is what happened. In marked contrast to what Scotland have done.
:17:02. > :17:08.You are probably not the rest two people to speak to about this but
:17:09. > :17:10.when a line-out is going so catastrophically arrive, is the
:17:11. > :17:17.responsibility in the jumper, the support players, the thrower? It is
:17:18. > :17:21.a combination of both. Timing in the throwing. You also have to give
:17:22. > :17:24.credit to South Africa, they will have done their homework about where
:17:25. > :17:31.the will go. They are very strong reading key positions. South Africa
:17:32. > :17:34.are competing for every single one that Scotland should still be
:17:35. > :17:45.winning these line-outs. When you are under pressure and this happens,
:17:46. > :17:48.Scotland have no respite. You have got the chance to get the ball and
:17:49. > :17:56.keep it. That is it, take the pace out of the game. They were not able
:17:57. > :17:59.to do that at all. Of us your assessment of Willie Le Roux, lots
:18:00. > :18:06.of people at home may not have seen lots of him. He has been really
:18:07. > :18:16.good, playing well, here's a basic and quick. -- he is evasive.
:18:17. > :18:20.Scotland need to shut these boys down. We can't afford to let them in
:18:21. > :18:29.the game. He is running the length of the pitch. I am not sure what
:18:30. > :18:36.Sean Maitland is doing there. There was some good play there. They have
:18:37. > :18:45.good numbers and if they just... There is no communication. It is
:18:46. > :18:47.just a foot race them. You have got a comparison between two begins
:18:48. > :18:52.yesterday, the all Blacks got control of England early on but
:18:53. > :18:56.England ground their way back into the game and eventually took the
:18:57. > :18:59.lead and the Argentina game against Wales, Argentina were forcing the
:19:00. > :19:04.game where they did not need to and they almost dug their own grave. So
:19:05. > :19:09.when you have got the ball, you need to hang onto it. Especially after
:19:10. > :19:16.absorbing so much pressure. After 25 minutes they were only 7-0 down. It
:19:17. > :19:21.was easy for them to keep going but they forced it and then it was
:19:22. > :19:26.back-to-back tries. Suddenly, 7-0 not bad becomes 21-0. Look at the
:19:27. > :19:31.distance between Duncan Taylor and Alasdair Dickinson, 11 metres, any
:19:32. > :19:35.player will run through that especially a good player who comes
:19:36. > :19:40.through, he has gone right the way through. A good start there and he
:19:41. > :19:46.puts in a good chip. JP Pietersen has got all the pace. And it answers
:19:47. > :19:52.up into his hand and a great score their poor South Africa. Is this an
:19:53. > :19:56.example... We are used to the beef of South Africa but this is what
:19:57. > :20:03.Heyneke Meyer has brought to it, a bit of light? Yes, as a fullback,
:20:04. > :20:07.you would love to get a ball in your own 22 without a model space in
:20:08. > :20:16.front of you. That is exactly what you are after. -- with that amount
:20:17. > :20:20.of space in front of you. I am disappointed it is going to this.
:20:21. > :20:26.The atmosphere before the game began with the Tornado flying over for the
:20:27. > :20:30.Typhoon flying over and the guns and a great buzz in the stadium, and
:20:31. > :20:34.they are sure the South Africans talked about this, if you can
:20:35. > :20:42.quieten a crowd and really quell them, that early... It went from
:20:43. > :20:50.AC/DC to the carpenters in the blink of an eye! I do not know how to
:20:51. > :20:57.respond, we do not no movie carpenters are! What about Ellie
:20:58. > :21:00.Goulding? I was at Twickenham yesterday and it takes the
:21:01. > :21:03.excitement out of it. Scotland have got nothing... The crowd at
:21:04. > :21:09.Murrayfield have had nothing to cheer about. Most shut with our
:21:10. > :21:13.commentators, Chris, difficult for you because you have got to remain
:21:14. > :21:18.impartial and objective but there must have been times when you were
:21:19. > :21:29.going" my lord, what is happening now?" It is frustrating as a
:21:30. > :21:32.Scottish supporter. But it gives opportunities to South Africa when
:21:33. > :21:39.you lose the line-out. In the studio, the South Africans have
:21:40. > :21:44.changed it to adding an edge. So often they have come second best to
:21:45. > :21:49.the all Blacks, and know-how well be all Blacks scored tries. And we have
:21:50. > :21:53.seen this now, the changes in personnel, the way that South Africa
:21:54. > :21:58.have played and added that guile to the physical aspect of their game.
:21:59. > :22:07.It has been hard for Scotland but there are 40 minutes to go, 21-0,
:22:08. > :22:23.Scotland need to get going. When you look at the Springbok bench, they
:22:24. > :22:31.can bring an Ruan Pienaar, even estimate -- Eben Etzebeth... They
:22:32. > :22:34.can add impact and impetus so it is frightening for Scotland. What they
:22:35. > :22:46.need to do is try to restrict the amount of rucks. Let's open the game
:22:47. > :22:52.up. Let's try something different that South Africa are not expecting
:22:53. > :22:57.and unsettled if we can. Two more weekends in this autumn
:22:58. > :23:00.international campaign the little finishes with Wales versus Australia
:23:01. > :23:23.but this is what we have for you next weekend.
:23:24. > :23:30.Two years out from the next World Cup, reflections on 110 years ago,
:23:31. > :23:34.Clive Woodward's World Cup, with the video recorder going through
:23:35. > :23:40.England's obituary in Australia ten years ago and analysing where it
:23:41. > :23:46.went right and wrong -- England's victory in Australia.
:23:47. > :23:51.Duncan Hodge just stepped out of the dressing room, what were the key
:23:52. > :23:59.messages in there? Set pieces, we need to get some face of the ball.
:24:00. > :24:03.We turned it over at key times, some good bits of play and a silly
:24:04. > :24:08.mistake cost us and then we are defending again. Is there a sense of
:24:09. > :24:12.you being able to get back into this game? We need to get the ball and
:24:13. > :24:18.keep it, get the basics right, we cannot lose it to the team like
:24:19. > :24:25.South Africa. We will let you get. Was into-macro we had an interview
:24:26. > :24:31.with Joost Van Der Westhuizen and the response has been overwhelming.
:24:32. > :24:37.Joost has got motor neurone disease and was presented to the crowd just
:24:38. > :24:39.a few moments ago here. We will not read a litany of messages that you
:24:40. > :24:46.have sent but a couple I will mention, "Leipzig rule-based, seeing
:24:47. > :24:52.Joost Van Der Westhuizen was a truly sobering experience -- life is a
:24:53. > :25:03.cruel beast. Immensely sad but what an incredible man" and his
:25:04. > :25:11.foundation is the J9 foundation. A great rugby player. A minute or so
:25:12. > :25:17.in the changing room, you are the Scotland team, what are you saying?
:25:18. > :25:22.Duncan Hodge was saying it there, Scotland need to make this about...
:25:23. > :25:30.A South Africa score some points, Scotland need to do so. It is a
:25:31. > :25:34.really demoralising depressing thing and if Scotland can play game and
:25:35. > :25:38.get some possession and play the way they want to play and get some tries
:25:39. > :25:44.and just get some respectability back... With the bench like they
:25:45. > :25:48.have talked about, a South African side that are boiled, this could get
:25:49. > :26:00.ugly. Give us a couple of players for whom this is a really key 40
:26:01. > :26:04.minutes. For me, I would like to see the back three get on board whenever
:26:05. > :26:09.possible. And show they are attacking threat. We need to get
:26:10. > :26:17.hold of the ball and take it to them. 30 players... We have not got
:26:18. > :26:22.a referee at the moment. While we wait for the officials, you can
:26:23. > :26:32.contact us through all the normal ways, Twitter, e-mail, Facebook.
:26:33. > :26:39.You can tell us about other games, anything you want to say including
:26:40. > :26:42.Ireland's disappointing performance. We join our commentary team.
:26:43. > :26:52.COMMENTATOR: No changes to either side. 40 minutes to come. Three
:26:53. > :26:57.tries all converted for South Africa. Some harsh words from Scott
:26:58. > :27:01.Johnson and the players themselves to each other. They must respond
:27:02. > :27:25.here. Give the crowd something to respond to as well.
:27:26. > :27:33.A little bit of opportunity and space out wide for Scotland.
:27:34. > :27:38.Berkeley try to put it out wide but in doing so, a penalty to the
:27:39. > :27:43.Springboks. Just a hint of what might be available out wide.
:27:44. > :27:46.Certainly, that is what they have been trying to do for the whole game
:27:47. > :27:53.but a very good scramble defence from South Africa. Trying to put
:27:54. > :27:56.pressure on the space. Scotland need to recognise they need to get the
:27:57. > :28:01.numbers to the break down and then turned that into it to get the
:28:02. > :28:08.advantage ball. They are going to be short set up.
:28:09. > :29:37.They usually do a spin off this. Scotland have the penalty.
:29:38. > :29:45.REFEREE: The first man, you stay on your feet. A wink and a smile from
:29:46. > :29:49.big Jim Hamilton. More of the same from South Africa, very similar to
:29:50. > :29:54.the first half. The Scottish defence holding firm. Jim Hamilton getting
:29:55. > :30:01.his or the over the ball and winning a penalty. It only takes one player.
:30:02. > :30:08.It was Ross Ford hit Ryan have banner earlier on, driving backwards
:30:09. > :30:13.and then -- Bryan Habana. But then led to this turnover. There is
:30:14. > :30:21.Hamilton there. On his feet over the ball. And when is the penalty. There
:30:22. > :30:26.is the big hit from Ross Ford and Berkeley getting in on the act.
:30:27. > :30:35.Interesting to see Bryan Habana coming round the side. He is such a
:30:36. > :30:43.dangerous runner. The sign of a good winger. The fact that you want to go
:30:44. > :30:50.looking for it, he is hungry. A powerful runner as well. He's 30
:30:51. > :30:53.now, is playing just about as well as he ever did. He is in the form of
:30:54. > :31:07.his life. There is steady rain coming down. It
:31:08. > :31:47.is not too heavy but it is persistent.
:31:48. > :31:53.Just before that knock-on, the South African defence did not come
:31:54. > :31:58.forward. Normally they are brushing up. Jackson had a lot of time there.
:31:59. > :32:00.Unfortunate to knock the ball on when you are not under a huge amount
:32:01. > :32:17.of pressure. A thump on De Luca. Jackson and De
:32:18. > :32:24.Luca did not really do anything wrong there. It was just a good
:32:25. > :32:35.shoulder from Vermeulen. Not a lot you can do about that when somebody
:32:36. > :32:47.defensively makes a very good heat. -- hit. Some hefty men in there,
:32:48. > :32:48.running around a lot. You have to do a lot of avoiding when you are
:32:49. > :33:14.playing South Africa. We saw the shot of JP Pieterson just
:33:15. > :33:45.standing right on the touchline. Ultimately, you have to give the
:33:46. > :33:48.space on the outside. It is much harder to cover a break that comes
:33:49. > :33:57.through the midfield of a defensive line than outside. Here they did it
:33:58. > :34:11.very well, covering that cross kick from Fourie.
:34:12. > :34:20.Some big players are missing in the backline for Scotland. They are all
:34:21. > :34:51.hunched in the midfield, South Africa. -- bunched.
:34:52. > :35:06.A fresh air shot there from him as he tried to get it downfield. Some
:35:07. > :35:21.of them will try anything to do with kicking the ball. Check this out.
:35:22. > :35:27.Brilliant. If you are ever buying a game of football for warming up for
:35:28. > :37:10.training the props are always doing that.
:37:11. > :37:17.Bit of a shame, but look at this catch. That was perfectly timed. He
:37:18. > :37:24.was always trying to catch up with the ball. He had to have the hammer
:37:25. > :37:34.and took it well in difficult conditions. Sean does not have the
:37:35. > :37:35.strongest kicking game in the world that he is a strong runner and can
:37:36. > :39:40.break tackles. Scotland were on the fringes of the
:39:41. > :39:50.South African 22 and all the way back in the shadow of their own
:39:51. > :40:01.post. Tommy Seymour shows a really good turn of pace to get back.
:40:02. > :40:02.Scotland are building really well but they need to just force the
:40:03. > :40:20.pass. The try is given. Deja vu. Another
:40:21. > :40:53.try for South Africa. We will see what might have caused
:40:54. > :41:04.that. Adriaan Strauss is being told to step back. Jim Hamilton is being
:41:05. > :41:09.summoned. Similarly, in the match against South Africa in the
:41:10. > :41:14.summer... It is not the first time, is it? It was something very
:41:15. > :41:23.similar. He pushed his hand in his face. REFEREE: After the try, I blew
:41:24. > :41:28.my whistle, OK? COMMENTATOR: That is fine. We move
:41:29. > :41:59.on. Yellow Mac what he want to do is
:42:00. > :42:00.rush and get nice and low early but you can see they all go to the
:42:01. > :42:21.right-hand side. Just that one missing for Pat lumpy,
:42:22. > :42:30.but four tries, all of which have been converted. Scotland about to
:42:31. > :42:39.make changes. This was Oosthuizen. Teamwork binding together. It will
:42:40. > :42:41.be interesting to see what gametime did South Africa have the possession
:42:42. > :42:51.before they scored. Duncan Taylor is on for Jackson, for
:42:52. > :44:16.Scotland. Etzebeth is waiting, looking in the
:44:17. > :44:27.wings. He's going to come on now for South Africa. Meanwhile, Bismarck
:44:28. > :44:30.warms up alongside Jonny Gray. You do not often see that, warming up
:44:31. > :45:18.together. Greig Laidlaw stood up well in that
:45:19. > :45:28.challenge. Scotland are making slow but steady
:45:29. > :46:14.progress. The referee says they get the
:46:15. > :46:27.advantage again. Penalty advantage. The knock-on but they will come back
:46:28. > :46:32.for that penalty. South Africa have made good decisions about whether to
:46:33. > :46:39.go for the ball or stay back and fill in the defensive line. They
:46:40. > :46:52.have had that possession. 63% in the second half. They are just not
:46:53. > :46:59.getting a quick enough ball. Bakkies Botha is going. His replacement is a
:47:00. > :47:10.good player. But Bakkies Botha has played well. Bismarck Du Plessis is
:47:11. > :47:12.waiting to come on as well. The change has not happened yet. Adriaan
:47:13. > :47:22.Strauss is still on there now. Tendai Mtawarira is on in the front
:47:23. > :47:54.row. Another Scottish advantage. Giving
:47:55. > :48:03.up a few penalties now, South Africa. Scotland will take the
:48:04. > :48:11.line-out again. But into touch. It is better from Scotland, you can
:48:12. > :48:24.certainly say that. The scoreline does not lie though. Bismarck will
:48:25. > :48:31.now sail on to the pitch. He will make a huge impact. He almost plays
:48:32. > :48:36.like an extra back row player. He is quick and powerful. I was pitch side
:48:37. > :48:44.before the match and he rumbled past me, he is quite a specimen. His
:48:45. > :48:50.brother has got a shoulder injury at the moment. You specimen to! -- you
:48:51. > :48:56.are also a specimen. Scotland as close as they have been
:48:57. > :49:12.to the South African line. Always a bit of a buzz when Richie
:49:13. > :49:23.Gray gets the ball. But this time South Africa holding onto the ball
:49:24. > :49:25.in the tackle. The minute they took the contact, the speed that the two
:49:26. > :49:29.South African players get over the ball, down he goes, two of them were
:49:30. > :49:37.both on their feet, both supporting each other, not a single Scottish
:49:38. > :49:40.player could do anything about it. Meanwhile, his brother Jonny Gray is
:49:41. > :49:54.warming up and about to make his first appearance. The 19-year-old,
:49:55. > :50:03.this is going to be his first cap. He is coming on for Richie Gray. He
:50:04. > :50:07.is thanking his brother. A great moment for Jonny Gray and we hope he
:50:08. > :50:10.has a great future for Scotland. Richie Gray knows that he has had a
:50:11. > :50:29.hard day. Denton just got to do Billy is. He
:50:30. > :50:37.was almost three. -- almost got to De Villiers.
:50:38. > :50:46.Good turnover from David Denton. He brought the first tackle, look at
:50:47. > :50:57.the speed he gets up. A basic handling error. That allowed
:50:58. > :51:03.South Africa to get back into position. It is impressive that the
:51:04. > :51:10.way the loose forwards for South Africa play. The pass for Francois
:51:11. > :51:15.Louw was like he was a first receiver. They can punch onto it and
:51:16. > :51:22.ten metres over the advantage line just from a set piece. The passing
:51:23. > :51:23.and timing accurate. They move and floated the ball really well. That
:51:24. > :52:18.is very challenging. The ball bounces for Maitland and he
:52:19. > :52:31.decides to kick which gives Lambie plenty of time.
:52:32. > :52:40.De Villiers knew that was coming with the interception. He saw it,
:52:41. > :52:47.and said this pass is coming my way, he just had to take it. The right
:52:48. > :52:54.decision to counterattack from Duncan Weir. At this point, you wish
:52:55. > :52:59.you could pull it back into your own hands. The other Scottish players
:53:00. > :53:05.drop their heads because they knew the past had gone to hand and they
:53:06. > :53:13.were in their all went oh, no! Please! The picture is great though,
:53:14. > :53:25.they had sinking and Berkeley howling at his other players. Max
:53:26. > :53:34.Evans is out now. Tommy Seymour is off, and Ruan Pienaar coming off the
:53:35. > :53:41.South African bench. The man has been in Ulster for some time. It is
:53:42. > :53:47.a strong squad. What you really need now is the ability in the modern
:53:48. > :53:54.game to bring players on and add an impact and that are not just try to
:53:55. > :53:55.find their feet. These South African players are just increasing their
:53:56. > :54:09.game, bringing it on. Good kick, came from a stable scrum.
:54:10. > :54:27.A lovely boot there. 15 minutes to go, four tries all
:54:28. > :54:39.converted, the difference between the two sides.
:54:40. > :54:50.Taken by Johnny Beattie. A roar in the crowd.
:54:51. > :55:17.They are looking for width and they are only getting interceptions.
:55:18. > :55:34.This is as close as Scotland have been.
:55:35. > :55:42.A long advantage being played by the referee. Some noise from the crowd,
:55:43. > :55:51.they just want something, some tried to take from this rather dark
:55:52. > :55:54.evening. It goes into touch again. South Africa have been tested here
:55:55. > :56:00.defensively but the scoreline shows you how much pride they have got
:56:01. > :56:03.there in their own line. A good test for these guys who are keeping their
:56:04. > :56:09.shape and the physicality, getting over the ball.
:56:10. > :56:27.Can Scotland works from the line-out as South Africa have done twice?
:56:28. > :56:33.Is grown here, it may be a South African ball but a scrum is not
:56:34. > :56:40.secure here in this condition -- a scrum here.
:56:41. > :56:46.You talk about the basics being done well, South Africa trying that
:56:47. > :56:51.simple move twice and scoring twice. It is unfortunate that as Jonny Gray
:56:52. > :57:03.brought the ball down, it has not fallen for him.
:57:04. > :57:11.50,000 people in, watching this game today. The scrum is pretty solid
:57:12. > :57:34.from both sides. Scotland will have the line-out.
:57:35. > :57:41.Still deep inside the Springbok 22. South Africa are perfectionists and
:57:42. > :57:46.that is why we C Heyneke Meyer shaking his head. Scotland have
:57:47. > :57:50.lifted their game, no doubt about this, but it is difficult in these
:57:51. > :57:56.conditions, the pitch is unstable, the rain continues to come down. We
:57:57. > :58:00.talk about players who have been out for some time, with Bakkies Botha,
:58:01. > :58:05.and Chris Cusiter comes an, the first go for Scotland since they
:58:06. > :58:07.played Samoa 18 months ago. Greig Laidlaw is off. All sorts of
:58:08. > :58:53.problems with shoulder injuries. It will be interesting to see if
:58:54. > :59:28.either side has anything left to give in this game.
:59:29. > :59:41.A spell by Duncan Weir but I think he was going for the high tackle. I
:59:42. > :59:54.think he was going for the card. Not be high tackle but a penalty
:59:55. > :59:57.nonetheless. A yellow card. Understandable, the fourth or fifth
:59:58. > :00:04.penalty on the bounce so the referee got fed up. Earlier on, he had a
:00:05. > :00:12.word with Jean De Villiers to say it was the third time. I thought this
:00:13. > :00:22.was a high tackle as well but it was for not rolling away. Ten minutes to
:00:23. > :00:30.go in this match. South Africa will be down to 14 men for the remainder.
:00:31. > :00:42.Another change, JJ Engelbrecht is coming on for the Jean De Villiers.
:00:43. > :00:46.I would love to see Scotland go to the backline here. Get Lamont into
:00:47. > :01:45.the game. A penalty this time to South Africa.
:01:46. > :01:59.Holding onto the bottom of the tackle, is the decision. They are
:02:00. > :02:10.trying to have a chat. I thought he was marching them back another 10m.
:02:11. > :02:12.Week talked of the impact that Bismarck made. He is so strong in
:02:13. > :02:25.that position. Tackles missed are fairly even in
:02:26. > :02:38.this match. A statistic which does not tell you the whole story.
:02:39. > :02:43.South Africa play France next Saturday, Scotland against
:02:44. > :03:11.Australia. Scotland with the penalty. For using
:03:12. > :03:28.a hand in the ruck, South Africa. He doesn't quite get the big
:03:29. > :04:06.touchline, Duncan Weir. Habana's loud complaints are not
:04:07. > :04:47.being heard. A very, very impressive covering
:04:48. > :05:13.tackle from Pieterson. Scotland find the space very well
:05:14. > :05:15.here. Denton puts the hand out there and underneath goes Pieterson.
:05:16. > :05:34.Smashes him into touch. You understand why that was a great
:05:35. > :05:56.tackle. Scott Johnson has gone into sort of
:05:57. > :06:04.stasis. He will be happy with the second-half performance in many
:06:05. > :06:07.ways. They have been reasonably threatening but they have not got
:06:08. > :06:16.any points on the board. Disappointing.
:06:17. > :06:25.Just probably haven't quite worked out offensively how to deal with
:06:26. > :06:29.this South African out defence. It just takes some time to figure out
:06:30. > :06:34.how to break that apart and they will be much better for it. With the
:06:35. > :06:42.experience of being in this situation. If a defender flies out
:06:43. > :06:49.of the line on his own you attack him as the ball carrier. There is
:06:50. > :06:58.injury treatment being given to one of the South African players. Man of
:06:59. > :07:09.the match time? Le Roux has been outstanding. He scored a try.
:07:10. > :07:15.Pieterson's tribe was phenomenal. He is man of the match. He does not
:07:16. > :07:23.know it but he has been chosen as man of the match. Trying to work out
:07:24. > :07:28.again who the injured man on the far side is. There is a summary of what
:07:29. > :07:42.Willie le Roux has done in this match. He's heating space, attacking
:07:43. > :07:43.space. He set up the try between Dickinson and Taylor. He's running
:07:44. > :07:54.in the space. It is a South African player and we
:07:55. > :07:59.just cannot quite seem. I was going to say, is it Bismarck rushed out
:08:00. > :08:03.but then I have seen Bismarck on his beat so it is not him. But Mac this
:08:04. > :08:11.is the first try, which came early on from a line-out. Then you could
:08:12. > :08:16.see Willie le Roux swooped on it, bumble passed from Scotland and then
:08:17. > :08:24.he got himself into the game again. Yes, these are the big things that
:08:25. > :08:32.stand out. The second driving line-out try from South Africa is
:08:33. > :08:36.very similar to the first one. Willie le Roux, to me he has
:08:37. > :08:40.controlled the game. It has been difficult circumstances. He has
:08:41. > :08:48.probably helped that man, Patrick Lambie, and quite often as well.
:08:49. > :08:54.It looks like a serious injury but sometimes these things look more
:08:55. > :08:56.serious because of all the precautions. Jim Hamilton comes in
:08:57. > :09:16.just to clear out. You can see just by the way that his
:09:17. > :09:19.head snapped back a little bit. Sometimes the jolt... When you are
:09:20. > :09:25.in a position like that sometimes, you are very tense and when you get
:09:26. > :09:30.hit like that, it can hurt. That that was fine from Jim Hamilton,
:09:31. > :09:34.what he was doing there. Nothing illegal about it whatsoever, it is
:09:35. > :09:47.just the unfortunate contact of shoulder on other hip area.
:09:48. > :09:56.What they do in these situations sometimes looks more serious.
:09:57. > :10:08.Absolutely precautionary. He is moving all his digits. But to me
:10:09. > :10:16.looks like he has taken a head start early October, with that facial
:10:17. > :10:32.hair. I have never seen him with any facial hair. Concerning scenes for
:10:33. > :10:46.Francois Louw. Just one try in the second half, that line-out but we
:10:47. > :10:53.saw. I think Scott Johnson will be certainly a little bit happier. Not
:10:54. > :11:04.overly delighted. A famous face. Judy Murray. A fetching coat. And
:11:05. > :11:14.Scott Johnson in the less happy box. He is a fascinating character. He is
:11:15. > :11:17.always very interesting and engaging, entertaining to listen to.
:11:18. > :11:27.He is stepping upstairs to become director of rugby when the Carter
:11:28. > :11:45.comes in. Do you know much of his work aftermarket yes, I spent some
:11:46. > :11:48.time with the Crusaders. That are a combination of pressure and there
:11:49. > :11:54.are some fundamental ones there as well. There are some really
:11:55. > :12:01.inexcusable ones. They must be really frustrating for Scott Johnson
:12:02. > :12:05.when those once happened. Yes, and it gives you an idea of the reasons
:12:06. > :12:15.why Scotland are still on zero points. Just to digress, he knows
:12:16. > :12:19.the game very well, Vern Cotter. Scott Johnson is a good thinker and
:12:20. > :12:25.an intelligent coat in the modern game. There is plenty to work with
:12:26. > :12:36.from what I have seen. -- and intelligent coach. In this long
:12:37. > :12:44.injury break, let's get the thoughts of Andy Nicol. It is not nice seeing
:12:45. > :12:47.any player going off. Scotland's second-half has got a lot better.
:12:48. > :12:52.After half time it could not get much worse. I have been really
:12:53. > :12:56.impressed with South Africa. Their defence has played the game so
:12:57. > :13:00.strong. Any time Scotland has the ball in the second half, as soon as
:13:01. > :13:05.the player went to the ground, there were two South Africans in on the
:13:06. > :13:09.ball very quickly. You have to be very technically good as the
:13:10. > :13:13.attacking side to clear those defenders again. It has been an
:13:14. > :13:19.abject lesson on how to play defensively. Scotland have been
:13:20. > :13:26.second best in so many areas of the game today. At 21-0 it could have
:13:27. > :13:32.got really ugly. It has not got as bad as it could have. It is bad not
:13:33. > :13:36.to score in your home ground. All of these fans have turned out to day
:13:37. > :13:47.hoping to see an exciting game. It has been a tough day for Scotland.
:13:48. > :13:57.Most importantly, of course, they wish loud all the best. -- they wish
:13:58. > :14:00.Francois Louw all the best. They will have to make another change for
:14:01. > :14:24.Francois Louw. Five minutes to go. Scotland stole it, so there line-out
:14:25. > :14:32.has improved, but the slap back from Hamilton went out. The big thumbs up
:14:33. > :14:34.from Francois Louw, just to let everyone know he is going to be OK,
:14:35. > :15:19.which is brilliant to see. Every time they move, they go a
:15:20. > :15:59.little bit deeper. The chase is on and Evans cannot
:16:00. > :16:05.quite get there, or did he? Bryan Habana shakes his giant moustache
:16:06. > :16:08.and says no. Half-hearted celebrations from the Scottish
:16:09. > :16:15.players I think. It look like the ball court him there.
:16:16. > :16:32.We will see what the decision is. The TMO is Marshall Kilgore.
:16:33. > :16:37.A couple of hands on that and at least one of them was that of Bryan
:16:38. > :16:49.Habana. I don't think anybody has got
:16:50. > :16:52.control of it, even if Evans got there first, he did not have enough
:16:53. > :16:57.downward pressure on it to say that it would be a try. Initial contact
:16:58. > :17:01.with the ball is probably before the line as well so it is a knock-on or
:17:02. > :17:10.is it a carry on? Possibly carried back by Bryan Habana. Yes, you would
:17:11. > :17:16.think so. Pushed back by Bryan Habana so it should be a five
:17:17. > :17:20.metres,. Nice kick from Duncan Weir. Difficult conditions even if Bryan
:17:21. > :17:28.Habana is there to cover, you can see how difficult it is. Something
:17:29. > :17:36.to keep the interest going in the final couple of minutes, this is
:17:37. > :17:42.what he saw was on, he does well, Habana. He does. He gets the inside
:17:43. > :17:52.track, the ball sits favourably for him. Just as the ball sat up there,
:17:53. > :17:56.Evans was almost stopping himself. Looking at the injuries, there are
:17:57. > :18:02.only 14 players on the field, and if that is the case, Bryan Habana has
:18:03. > :18:09.done even better than we think. If you drop a player through injury, he
:18:10. > :18:13.is covering for two really in the back row.
:18:14. > :18:24.Is a long decision by Marshall Kilgore but looks like it was
:18:25. > :18:32.technically carried over by Habana. It was the decision: REFEREE: The
:18:33. > :18:38.ball was knocked on. It is no try.
:18:39. > :19:22.The ball was knocked on. By green. It is a Scrum V. Scrum V. For green
:19:23. > :19:29.for blue? For blue. We got there! I could have said that ten minutes
:19:30. > :19:34.ago. The blue is for no try but they will accept a scrum here and Bryan
:19:35. > :19:42.Habana disagrees not sure he saw that.
:19:43. > :19:53.They have got it right though, from what we have seen. They didn't get
:19:54. > :20:00.it quite right, sorry. It is a green ball, it should be a blue ball. This
:20:01. > :20:08.is a big decision. They have given the ball back. This is getting
:20:09. > :20:10.comical. Blue ball, OK. Crazy days at Murrayfield. Almost three minutes
:20:11. > :20:18.to go. I believe it is still Sunday that I
:20:19. > :20:34.am not sure. Habana hasn't got the foggiest, he
:20:35. > :20:42.is just twirling his moustache. Secure turf... They are set very
:20:43. > :20:51.deep here, so you think it will be laying to their game and properly
:20:52. > :20:56.parse it out the back. Possibly to Nick De Luca.
:20:57. > :21:15.On comes the chase. But Willie Le Roux gets there.
:21:16. > :21:34.Well covered, sharp as ever. Big in all areas here at Murrayfield. --
:21:35. > :21:40.big in-goal areas. Two more remaining minutes. Very few points
:21:41. > :21:49.in the second half, just the one try for South Africa.
:21:50. > :21:58.70% position for Scotland in the second half. -- possession.
:21:59. > :22:10.It is all about what you do with it will . The conditions have got worse
:22:11. > :22:17.as well which dictate what you can do with that.
:22:18. > :22:20.It is the unforced errors and the knock-ons which have really affect
:22:21. > :22:38.Scotland. He becomes the beast again. -- here
:22:39. > :23:11.comes the beast. They might be trying just to see the
:23:12. > :23:37.clock out. That is enough, says the referee.
:23:38. > :23:41.South Africa, easy enough winners. Just the one try in the second half
:23:42. > :23:46.so some encouraging signs for Scotland to take on but South
:23:47. > :23:50.Africa, in good shape as they go on to face France. A very clinical
:23:51. > :23:54.display, particularly in the first-half and good tenacious effort
:23:55. > :23:57.in the second by Scotland. They could not quite get across the line
:23:58. > :24:02.to get any points on the board that they will be encouraged more than
:24:03. > :24:13.the first half by what they achieved in the second. They have not had a
:24:14. > :24:19.great record here at Murrayfield, but the South Africans were always
:24:20. > :24:24.way out here in front. Four tries, three of them in the first half.
:24:25. > :24:29.Africa, an emphatic victory, 28 points to none.
:24:30. > :24:36.JOHN INVERDALE: With the long debate about whether Max Evans's tried was
:24:37. > :24:41.scored, all are meant trouble to a rather unsatisfactory conclusion
:24:42. > :24:45.from a Scottish perspective, the thing about what you take positively
:24:46. > :24:52.from a 28-0 defeat, not many seems to be the Ansa. If they look back at
:24:53. > :24:58.the video analysis, there will not be many things they did well. They
:24:59. > :25:05.dug deep in the second but that the minimum you would expect. They have
:25:06. > :25:11.some ball but they did not do much with it. But you have to give credit
:25:12. > :25:14.to South Africa's defence. Scotland through a look at South Africa and
:25:15. > :25:18.they absorbed it all stop what we saw today was the second best team
:25:19. > :25:22.in the world and they proved that today with a very good performance.
:25:23. > :25:26.When it is your 50th cap, you want to celebrate with a trike and that
:25:27. > :25:33.is what JP Pietersen has done. -- with a try.
:25:34. > :25:39.We have just heard John Inverdale celebrating the 50th cap there, it
:25:40. > :25:44.it must be amazing. It is amazing achievement and it is very special
:25:45. > :25:51.at Murrayfield. A good all-round performance, the scoreline tells the
:25:52. > :25:55.story here, 28-0. A complete performance from South Africa. Who
:25:56. > :26:02.wanted to step up this weekend and the team did -- we wanted to. An
:26:03. > :26:13.element of frustration that you were not able to do more in the second
:26:14. > :26:17.half? What opportunities we got, we took them with both hands. The man
:26:18. > :26:17.half? What opportunities we got, we sitting up your try, we will
:26:18. > :26:24.judged to be man of the match here. And you crossed the whitewash
:26:25. > :26:35.yourself. Let's talk about your try. And you crossed the whitewash
:26:36. > :26:39.hands and I was fortunate to be there at that moment and I could
:26:40. > :26:43.score the try. JP Pietersen, a great and to finish off the try, where you
:26:44. > :26:45.aware of him? I saw him outside wide and I thought I would try the chip
:26:46. > :26:50.and luckily it worked out. and I thought I would try the chip
:26:51. > :26:54.is all about testing out different formations and seeing who
:26:55. > :26:54.is all about testing out different part of the squad in two years time.
:26:55. > :26:57.Chance for you to step part of the squad in two years time.
:26:58. > :27:00.fullback. The trial is every week that you play so you have to
:27:01. > :27:02.fullback. The trial is every week every game as if it is your last.
:27:03. > :27:07.fullback. The trial is every week Enjoy the game, thank you very much.
:27:08. > :27:10.JOHN INVERDALE: The second half, a solitary score and a repetition of
:27:11. > :27:17.what happened in the first half. Incredible that Scotland did not
:27:18. > :27:22.learn from the first half. A carbon copy of the second half with this.
:27:23. > :27:27.Scotland are driving forward, and all South Africa needed to do was
:27:28. > :27:30.drive the attack round the front of the line and it was an easy drive.
:27:31. > :27:33.This is the first half. Scotland knew what they were doing in the
:27:34. > :27:37.first-half and this is the second half. Right at the start, it goes to
:27:38. > :27:40.the middle, Scotland drive forward, all South Africa do is move it
:27:41. > :27:49.around the front and then it was a well worked score by Coenie
:27:50. > :27:52.Oosthuizen. For all the possession Scotland had, trying to push it
:27:53. > :27:57.passed one too many, dropping the ball, and so on. How frustrating was
:27:58. > :28:01.it for you to watch this and thinking that was another chance
:28:02. > :28:08.going begging as Mike it is a lot different for me watching the boys
:28:09. > :28:13.playing. Lots of errors there. You can see the errors on the highlights
:28:14. > :28:17.but you have got to try and play. You get moments like this when
:28:18. > :28:24.Scotland have numerical advantage and they just... Sean Lamont goes
:28:25. > :28:30.right across the board. That is where you chase the game and do
:28:31. > :28:35.silly things like that Sean Lamont would never do things like that. But
:28:36. > :28:39.he does it there. Also the frustration for the players,
:28:40. > :28:43.wherever there seems to be the door being half open, the Springboks
:28:44. > :28:53.close it. Their defence is extraordinary. It is but that was a
:28:54. > :28:56.horror show of errors. There was a lot of unforced error there and that
:28:57. > :29:00.is disappointing. You talk about physicality, a number eight would
:29:01. > :29:08.get the ball in the past and would swat a scrum-half, and these days it
:29:09. > :29:18.is almost the other way round. Look at this, JP Pietersen and Benton and
:29:19. > :29:21.that is a big hit. Great timing, you get into this position a lot.
:29:22. > :29:26.Technically brilliant, a great tackle there. Giving him a bit of a
:29:27. > :29:30.pat on the head but that is a spot on tackle there. A try saving tackle
:29:31. > :29:35.as well. Looking at this weekend in the round, everything that has
:29:36. > :29:39.happened over the past 48 hours, what does it tell us about the seven
:29:40. > :29:45.hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere -- the southern
:29:46. > :29:55.hemisphere? New Zealand and South Africa, the two best teams in the
:29:56. > :29:58.world. South Africa were a different class to Scotland today.
:29:59. > :30:01.Defensively, you can see why they are the second best team in the
:30:02. > :30:05.world because the second half when Scotland have better possession,
:30:06. > :30:13.they absorbed it and they were really strong. Is there a
:30:14. > :30:17.psychological element? When you walk out onto the field and you know you
:30:18. > :30:21.are playing the All Blacks and the Springboks, are you even just
:30:22. > :30:24.fractionally on the back foot? I think you are but these are the
:30:25. > :30:27.games that the boys tend to be up for. When you are playing in gets
:30:28. > :30:30.the best, it is time to challenge yourself. They will not be
:30:31. > :30:36.disappointed with a where they wanted up and it is time to move
:30:37. > :30:40.forward. Was it always going to be like this? Scotland have an issue
:30:41. > :30:44.with the All Blacks, they have never beaten them, drawn them twice but
:30:45. > :30:48.against Australia and South Africa, they have had success here I doubt
:30:49. > :30:51.that any of the Scotland players will be coming away from this
:30:52. > :30:56.expecting to lose, I think they thought there was a chance. But when
:30:57. > :31:01.you put in a better performance like that, there is no chance. What do
:31:02. > :31:05.Scotland do for next week against Australia? That is a different
:31:06. > :31:10.challenge. It is difficult. Australia looked good last night.
:31:11. > :31:14.And they are playing good rugby but South Africa were so good today
:31:15. > :31:19.offensively and defensively. Next week, I think it will be different
:31:20. > :31:28.for Scotland. They will have to keep the ball will stop get it and keep
:31:29. > :31:31.it. In terms of what we have seen over the last 48 hours, when you
:31:32. > :31:41.watched Australia it yesterday and this ring box today, -- the
:31:42. > :31:45.Springboks today, what is your take? They can take on the defences and
:31:46. > :31:48.get through them. It is frustrating to watch but the boys will pick
:31:49. > :32:00.themselves back up and have another challenge next week. Thank you very
:32:01. > :32:02.much. I will see you at Wales versus Tonga next week and throughout next
:32:03. > :32:04.weekend.