:01:10. > :01:16.know that you are known and not alone in the outside world. Your
:01:17. > :01:21.bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever your own. All
:01:22. > :01:30.that matters about perjury is the enjoyment of it. All that matters is
:01:31. > :01:40.the eternal movement behind it, the great undercurrent of human folly,
:01:41. > :01:41.exultation and ignorance. However unlock deep the intention of the
:01:42. > :01:53.plate. Wales' greatest poet Dylan Thomas
:01:54. > :01:57.died 60 years ago today, a time when they did not have the avalanche of
:01:58. > :02:01.autumn rugby internationals that we have these days. Back then there was
:02:02. > :02:19.one solitary touring team and in 1953 it
:02:20. > :02:25.Dylan Thomas and Cliff Morgan, one of its favourite sons, who died
:02:26. > :02:30.recently. Here goes Cliff Morgan... A superb try that makes it 45 and
:02:31. > :02:35.three. But if today is about the past, it is also about the now, and
:02:36. > :02:42.the future. It is no good the Welsh team dwelling on the 6-nation
:02:43. > :02:46.celebrations of 11 months ago, or the Springboks basking in their
:02:47. > :02:50.glory of the summer. Sport is about reality. This time last year, Wales
:02:51. > :02:54.lost all four autumn internationals. Argentina
:02:55. > :03:05.thoroughly, thoroughly deserved this win. Another win in Cardiff!
:03:06. > :03:09.Absolutely magnificent. Yet another victory over Wales. That will get
:03:10. > :03:31.the crowd going. will not need reminding that in 107
:03:32. > :03:38.years they have only beaten the Springboks once. Today there really
:03:39. > :03:42.is no escaping the past. And that solitary victory came in
:03:43. > :03:46.1999, the year that this stadium was built for that boredom's World Cup.
:03:47. > :03:50.The roof has been closed intermittently over the past day and
:03:51. > :03:56.a half so deep pitch has avoided much of the deluge that has been
:03:57. > :04:01.over South Wales but it looks like it could cut up in a big way over
:04:02. > :04:08.the evening. They could not be a better day for the future King to be
:04:09. > :04:15.here, he is the vice patron of the Welsh Rugby Union. We have with us
:04:16. > :04:18.two member of Welsh rugby's Royal family, Jonathan Davies and Martyn
:04:19. > :04:21.Williams, and Jeremy Guscott as an impartial observer. Just about every
:04:22. > :04:42.team that will be impartial observer. Just about every
:04:43. > :04:46.eventually. You may notice we have not given you the result of the
:04:47. > :04:48.England - Argentina game because you can see highlights of that on BBC
:04:49. > :04:51.Three immediately after this can see highlights of that on BBC
:04:52. > :04:55.If you want to watch the Ireland game it is live on the red button.
:04:56. > :05:00.Let's talk about this match buzz of all. There is a lot of hype,
:05:01. > :05:05.inevitably, and a huge amount of optimism in Wales but the record
:05:06. > :05:09.books do not lie and Warren Gatland's record against the
:05:10. > :05:13.southern hemisphere is not good? No, it's not. I don't think they
:05:14. > :05:18.have been clinical enough on the day, and unfortunately not good
:05:19. > :05:21.enough. That is the truth about it. It is different playing the Six
:05:22. > :05:26.Nations and when you come up against these better side in the autumn you
:05:27. > :05:30.have to raise your game and they have not been good enough on the day
:05:31. > :05:49.to beat them. If they are to be good enough today, Martin, where are
:05:50. > :05:53.to beat them. If they are to be good years, has not quite come over the
:05:54. > :05:57.line, but having spoken to the Welsh camp this week this is as confident
:05:58. > :06:01.as I have seen them in a long time so hopefully they can pull this off
:06:02. > :06:04.today. They say you know what is coming from the Springboks, Jeremy
:06:05. > :06:09.you have seen a lot of South Africa this summer. The battles against the
:06:10. > :06:13.all Blacks were titanic. How good is this side who are training alongside
:06:14. > :06:20.is at the moment? Heyneke Meyer has developed this side. They were so
:06:21. > :06:27.1-dimensional, but they really have matured. They get the ball out to
:06:28. > :06:30.Morne Steyn, de Villiers, they are wonderful, they have opened up their
:06:31. > :06:34.game and they are very dangerous. The captain for Wales today is the
:06:35. > :06:38.man who was the leader of the Lions on their victorious summer tour, Sam
:06:39. > :06:40.Warburton. He is not the kind of buy to let fame and glory go to his
:06:41. > :07:00.head. to let fame and glory go to his
:07:01. > :07:06.school on sport, I was 13, 14. He said, write down what you were, what
:07:07. > :07:14.you play, what you want to be. As an ambition, I wrote down, I want to be
:07:15. > :07:22.a Welsh Lions legend. I gave it back to my dad, and he said, you can't
:07:23. > :07:28.answer that, it is a bit big headed. I said, that is what I want
:07:29. > :07:32.to become a dad. You have got to be able to be, like Brian O'Driscoll,
:07:33. > :07:40.at the top of your game, the pinnacle for ten years. That is what
:07:41. > :07:48.I think world-class players. -- what world-class players are.
:07:49. > :07:53.Argentina thoroughly, thoroughly deserved this win. He has done the
:07:54. > :08:16.vital touch deserved this win. He has done the
:08:17. > :08:18.part and parcel. I never criticise unless I can do a better job
:08:19. > :08:27.myself. Sam Warburton there, back in the
:08:28. > :08:32.team but not as captain. I am sure he will have a huge game today.
:08:33. > :08:37.I went in at half-time and I was thinking, I am not doing that X
:08:38. > :08:43.Factor stuff. I just went out and thought, this is it, leave it all
:08:44. > :08:52.out there. That is more button at is best --
:08:53. > :08:56.that is Sam Warburton at his best. I won the penalty, and inside I just
:08:57. > :08:58.felt, I hadn't felt it for a long time, but I felt myself grow and
:08:59. > :09:21.that was the turning point for me. time, but I felt myself grow and
:09:22. > :09:25.went extremely well. It can only have a positive effect in autumn,
:09:26. > :09:28.everyone is looking forward to the autumn internationals because it is
:09:29. > :09:39.the next step we have to take of a squad. We need to play well against
:09:40. > :09:43.the southern boys now as well. I am sure Sam Warburton knows only
:09:44. > :09:47.too well be last seven times he has captained Wales the country has lost
:09:48. > :09:50.but it does not diminish his ability as a leader because he proved in the
:09:51. > :09:57.summer that he is somebody that the team finds around. He was reluctant
:09:58. > :10:02.at first when he was asked to captain in 2011. He has had ups and
:10:03. > :10:07.downs but he does his talking on the pitch, he is an outstanding
:10:08. > :10:12.professional. Dan Lydiate is back today, he will have a". It is
:10:13. > :10:13.another opportunity, the first in the summer,
:10:14. > :10:37.another opportunity, the first in player to a stellar figure? He has a
:10:38. > :10:40.tremendous work ethic. His goal-kicking has been of the highest
:10:41. > :10:44.quality as well. A lot of the times, penalties and kicks win
:10:45. > :10:54.matches. I think defensively he is good, good on a high ball. For me, I
:10:55. > :10:58.think he will become an even better player, if they play a bit more
:10:59. > :11:08.expansive, and he could be key today. Talk us through the team that
:11:09. > :11:12.lines up today. Starting off with the old front row, he barred, Adam
:11:13. > :11:17.Jones, a physical experience. Alun Wyn Jones, one of the best
:11:18. > :11:42.second rows in the world. Alun Wyn Jones, one of the best
:11:43. > :11:52.and Rhys Priestland played together for scholars many years ago. Rhys
:11:53. > :12:03.Priestland is back from injury. Two Scarlet centres, Jonathan Davies and
:12:04. > :12:11.Scott Williams. I expect to see George North doing a lot of work for
:12:12. > :12:13.Wales. And here is the man who picked the
:12:14. > :12:21.team. What is it like being back at the
:12:22. > :12:31.day job after the euphoria of the Lions? It is the least pressure, we
:12:32. > :12:33.trained well for the last few weeks and are looking forward to today.
:12:34. > :12:53.What and are looking forward to today.
:12:54. > :12:55.the case, a bit of hope, talking about our expectations, we have done
:12:56. > :12:59.well in the last couple of years in the Six Nations and the next
:13:00. > :13:03.progression for this team is to dominate some of the southern
:13:04. > :13:06.hemisphere teams. It has been a tale of heroic failure against the
:13:07. > :13:09.southern hemisphere sides. How important is it in the context of
:13:10. > :13:18.the World Cup that it ends today with a win? You just summed it up
:13:19. > :13:24.beautifully for us! I am sure for a sizeable proportion
:13:25. > :13:28.of view this evening it is the first time you have seen a live match with
:13:29. > :13:32.the new scrum laws in place. The most remarkable statistic from the
:13:33. > :13:37.Six Nations last year was at 51% of scrums resulted in a penalty one way
:13:38. > :13:40.or the other. You will know if you are a regular viewer that it has
:13:41. > :13:41.driven Brian Moore mad for years. Is this an improvement this year, and,
:13:42. > :14:04.if so, why? this an improvement this year, and,
:14:05. > :14:07.can see they were a mess. Now, the experimental Law variations. Note
:14:08. > :14:11.the difference in the sequence, and the fact that the front rows are
:14:12. > :14:19.very close together. They are pre-bound before they engage.
:14:20. > :14:25.Importantly, probably more importantly from my point of view,
:14:26. > :14:29.Diaby said to the referees, reflect -- referee the laws as they always
:14:30. > :14:34.were and they are now. One very important point is not to push
:14:35. > :14:39.before the ball, and the other is to feed down the middle line straight.
:14:40. > :14:45.The South Africans are going forward still, and rightly penalised. The
:14:46. > :14:51.hooker doesn't even look there, where the middle line is. When there
:14:52. > :14:53.is some doubt to it, if the ball is coming straight and the scrum-half
:14:54. > :15:11.has the temerity to do that, coming straight and the scrum-half
:15:12. > :15:15.watching as well! I think it is a safe bet that the South African
:15:16. > :15:21.front row will not be going backwards today. Just the 56 stone
:15:22. > :15:25.between them. Here is the Springbok line-up. This is the juggernaut that
:15:26. > :15:35.is the South African pack. line-up. This is the juggernaut that
:15:36. > :15:44.is the South African Look out for ebon Esther Beth. -- ebon Etzebeth.
:15:45. > :15:48.He is a cross between the old South African rugby and the silkiness they
:15:49. > :15:53.had back then. Francois Louw has been brilliant on the right-hand
:15:54. > :15:59.side. Willem Alberts is just brilliant at crushing through
:16:00. > :16:02.defenders. Fourie du Preez is back. I am having trouble with his name!
:16:03. > :16:27.He has been in Japan. I am having trouble with his name!
:16:28. > :16:34.absolutely magical. Thanks. I think that was perfectly clear! You can
:16:35. > :16:38.probably hear behind us the massed choirs from different parts of
:16:39. > :16:49.Wales, who are singing a hearing, which was the favourite hymn of one
:16:50. > :16:54.of the finest products of the Welsh fly-half factory in the 1950s, with
:16:55. > :17:06.the seat of a dancer and the hands of a magician. In his later days he
:17:07. > :17:32.was known as a panellist and a captain on A Question Of Sport.
:17:33. > :17:41.all tries were scored here in Cardiff.
:17:42. > :17:51.This is great stuff. Phil Bennett covering. Brilliant. That is
:17:52. > :18:01.brilliant! John Williams, Ryan Williams.
:18:02. > :18:18.A great dummy. The halfway line. Brilliant by Quinnell. This is Pat
:18:19. > :18:22.Edwards! That fellow Edwards! If the greatest writer of the written word
:18:23. > :18:25.had written that story, no one would have believed it.
:18:26. > :18:46.had written that story, no one would ago, and an epic try. Let's hope we
:18:47. > :18:52.get a try like that today. Early on, it is going to be a bit cagey. Yes,
:18:53. > :18:57.if you look at the South African side, I think it will be a lot of
:18:58. > :19:02.kicking. In Wales, with Williams coming in, that might help Wales. I
:19:03. > :19:06.think it is going to be a big kicking battle, and aerial battle.
:19:07. > :19:11.If you look at the size of the South Africans, if we can restrict them
:19:12. > :19:15.going into the 22, we could get a good result. I expect a lot of work
:19:16. > :19:19.from George North and Scott Williams. It is about the gain-line
:19:20. > :19:24.today. Whoever gets over that gain-line will give the backline a
:19:25. > :19:27.great advantage. Do you get the impression that they are the kind of
:19:28. > :19:32.side that once they get ahead, they are difficult to peg back? From the
:19:33. > :19:52.Welsh point of view, they need to get back to a good start.
:19:53. > :19:55.Welsh point of view, they need to one of the best players in the world
:19:56. > :19:59.right now. And Willem Alberts is his partner. They are just like two
:20:00. > :20:08.bouncers causing havoc everywhere. From the Welsh team's perspective,
:20:09. > :20:13.they have had a few days together, where is the South Africans have had
:20:14. > :20:16.a lot of time together in the past two months also. How much of an
:20:17. > :20:20.advantage does that give the South Africans? The Welsh boys haven't
:20:21. > :20:24.played with each other since the England game. That will give the
:20:25. > :20:32.South Africans the advantage. They are battle hardened. They always
:20:33. > :20:35.start slowly in that -- in the Autumn Internationals, because of
:20:36. > :20:40.that transition from club to international rugby. Can you see
:20:41. > :20:45.behind us that there are guys already forking the pitch, because
:20:46. > :20:45.there is a real concern about the state the
:20:46. > :21:05.there is a real concern about the will be a bit of a mess. That is a
:21:06. > :21:09.shame, because we want to see that contest. That could really lift
:21:10. > :21:16.Wales. If they can get the edge there, which I do not think they are
:21:17. > :21:20.expected to, that South African scrum is absolutely huge. But it
:21:21. > :21:23.will go a long way to getting them psychologically up. I think the
:21:24. > :21:27.South Africans could get stopped short, and think, Wales are up for
:21:28. > :21:33.it this evening. I think the South Africans are disappointed with the
:21:34. > :21:36.condition of the field. From the selection, there is going to be a
:21:37. > :21:45.lot of kicking. It is going to be brutal. The last four to five games
:21:46. > :21:50.between these sides, there's been one point, two points, four points -
:21:51. > :21:54.five is the biggest margin. They do know each other extremely well, but
:21:55. > :22:12.they are the second-best team in the world. If
:22:13. > :22:15.they are the second-best team in the immediately after we finish here at
:22:16. > :22:20.the Millenium Stadium. If you want to watch the match between Ireland
:22:21. > :22:26.and Samoa this evening, that will be on the red button from 5:45pm. The
:22:27. > :22:34.raw in Cardiff is like the roar nowhere else. Here come Wales and
:22:35. > :22:36.South Africa for the first of four Autumn Internationals here at the
:22:37. > :22:57.Millenium Stadium in 2013. With Australia, Argentina and Tonga
:22:58. > :23:02.still to come. This is probably the toughest test of all. It is time for
:23:03. > :23:03.Wales to step out of the shadows and announce themselves as genuine
:23:04. > :23:22.contenders for the World Cup in announce themselves as genuine
:23:23. > :23:30.Owen shears about the battle during the Somme, which claimed 4000 Welsh
:23:31. > :23:36.soldiers, including two of them who played a decade before for Wales
:23:37. > :23:42.against South Africa. Shortly, we will have a moment 's silence, and
:23:43. > :23:49.then the teams will line up for the last post, which will be played by
:23:50. > :23:53.unknown bugler from the regimental band of the Royal Welsh. All that to
:23:54. > :24:05.follow a blast from the whistle of Alain Rolland.
:24:06. > :24:14.Can I now ask you all to stand as we show our respect in a few momentss'
:24:15. > :24:59.silence, here at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?
:25:00. > :26:10.Now we have the final formalities, the national anthems.
:26:11. > :26:26.# Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika. # Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo.
:26:27. > :26:28.# Yizwa imithandazo yethu. # Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho
:26:29. > :27:03.lwayo. sa heso.
:27:04. > :27:16.# Setjhaba sa, South Afrika - South Afrika.
:27:17. > :27:27.# Uit die blou van onse hemel. # Uit die diepte van ons see.
:27:28. > :27:38.# Oor ons ewige gebergtes. # Waar die kranse antwoord gee.
:27:39. > :27:44.# Sounds the call to come together. # And united we shall stand.
:27:45. > :28:02.# Let us live # And united we shall stand.
:28:03. > :28:24.CROWD CHEERS # Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl I
:28:25. > :28:34.mi. # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,
:28:35. > :28:45.enwogion o fri. # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra
:28:46. > :29:21.mad. # Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.
:29:22. > :29:40.# Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau. # O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau #.
:29:41. > :29:58.Early November at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, trying to
:29:59. > :30:00.recreate the atmosphere back on the day when Wales won the Six Nations
:30:01. > :30:25.title. No Jamie Roberts in the centre,
:30:26. > :30:45.Scott Williams comes in for him. South Africa, enormous upfront.
:30:46. > :30:57.Etzebeth, their new talisman, the giant. Jaque Fourie, played against
:30:58. > :31:02.the Lions in 2009, he is back. John de Villiers is the captain in the
:31:03. > :31:07.centre. Luke Charteris returns to the Welsh gold on the bench after
:31:08. > :31:09.serious knee injury. Ruan Pienaar, one of the stars of European rugby,
:31:10. > :31:39.on the bench for South Africa. Many The champions of Europe against the
:31:40. > :32:03.second best team in the world. He was put off by the fact that he
:32:04. > :32:08.had to juggle that a little bit. He did not get as much distance as he
:32:09. > :32:10.wanted to. Very important that Wales get the set piece right today. Toby
:32:11. > :32:46.Faletau wins at the tail. It could not get better for Wales at
:32:47. > :32:52.the start, could it? How often do we see this? A ball going down on the
:32:53. > :33:21.floor, defenders overrunning it. That was a lovely run.
:33:22. > :33:31.First opportunity for Leigh Halfpenny, player of the Six
:33:32. > :34:05.Nations, player of the Lions tour. A great start, sometimes they
:34:06. > :34:21.As straight as ever, Leigh Halfpenny with the first goal of the game.
:34:22. > :34:28.Wales know they need to convert most of their opportunities against a
:34:29. > :34:40.South African side that are likely to do it.
:34:41. > :34:45.A good start this game by Toby Faletau, who hurt his neck only two
:34:46. > :35:04.Offensive rocking by the Springboks weeks ago.
:35:05. > :35:11.Offensive rocking by the Springboks and they earn themselves a penalty.
:35:12. > :35:16.Although there was only a solitary chaser, they did very well to ensure
:35:17. > :35:19.that immediately the ball was taken, it was engulfed, not
:35:20. > :35:33.releasing. Bradley Davies from the Welsh second
:35:34. > :35:39.row and Leigh Halfpenny, whom we regard as a model of consistency,
:35:40. > :35:49.Morne Steyn's accuracy statistics are even more impressive. A quick
:35:50. > :35:53.penalty, remind your players once we get into that so... Alain Rolland
:35:54. > :36:36.there. One apiece, Morne Steyn opens for
:36:37. > :37:45.South Africa. Alain Rolland repeating the same to Sam Warburton.
:37:46. > :37:53.Liam Williams, tough as old boots. He does not like it but he has made
:37:54. > :38:04.three yards more than seems possible.
:38:05. > :38:34.A great pass by Scott Williams! Jonathan Davies on the outside!
:38:35. > :38:38.A great pass by Scott Williams! penalty fest in the opening minutes.
:38:39. > :38:41.Wales have what looks like another three points. They will have wanted
:38:42. > :38:55.more. Fantastic break. I couldn't see who handled the ball
:38:56. > :39:01.there. However, this is the break. The man behind, training Leigh
:39:02. > :39:11.Halfpenny, just in vision so that the centres did not necessarily know
:39:12. > :39:16.who to take. Jaque Fourie has been playing his rugby in Japan, I am
:39:17. > :39:21.sure the Welsh team are trying to target him to see if he is up to
:39:22. > :39:47.level. Two penalties for Wales, both
:39:48. > :39:51.inspired by the running of Jonathan Davies, both kicked by Leigh
:39:52. > :40:00.Halfpenny. Jonathan Davies has made the break but don't underestimate
:40:01. > :40:03.the importance of Leigh Halfpenny being in vision. The defenders don't
:40:04. > :40:08.necessarily know the ball is going to be on loop. Morne Steyn sends it
:40:09. > :40:20.high. Jonathan Davies, naturally left
:40:21. > :41:02.footed. building outside the Welsh 22. It is
:41:03. > :41:09.going to be a penalty. Solo runner, isolated. It was in position at the
:41:10. > :41:15.breakdown, it caused the ball to spill wider. Alberts had to pick the
:41:16. > :41:20.ball up then he was isolated because it took him from where he wanted to
:41:21. > :41:29.be. And onto the ball. Solid Welsh defending. Rhys Priestland pushes
:41:30. > :41:34.Wales up to halfway. Jaque Fourie on the charge. Because the ball spills
:41:35. > :41:35.there, he has to pick it up in a disadvantage, from behind, then gets
:41:36. > :42:40.isolated. Alain Rolland awards the try.
:42:41. > :42:46.Fantastic break out by South Africa. A reward for ambition. They
:42:47. > :42:51.could have kept the ball, didn't do so. We happen and looked up and saw
:42:52. > :43:14.That was a lovely take from behind, to himself.
:43:15. > :43:25.That was a lovely take from behind, as well. It shows what one single
:43:26. > :43:31.mismatch, a window against a hooker, can result in. The southern
:43:32. > :43:36.hemisphere teams do it so well, one chance, one try. Wales have had two
:43:37. > :43:42.opportunities but have not been able to get over
:43:43. > :43:53.-- to get over the try-line. Injury to Liam Williams, trying to make the
:43:54. > :44:02.tackle. Think it was the head on the turf, isn't it? Du Plessis does tend
:44:03. > :44:24.to lead with his forearm. some controversy, no actual medical
:44:25. > :44:27.reason for the examination to be limited to five minutes. In the AFL
:44:28. > :44:44.it is 20 minutes. If you go back to that, Scott
:44:45. > :44:50.Williams was down injured, so only 13 men in the front line. They
:44:51. > :45:00.picked a bit of a mismatch. Liam Williams is going off. Jonathan
:45:01. > :45:07.Davies also receiving treatment. James Hook preparing to come on.
:45:08. > :45:34.This will be a blow. James Hook comes on for Liam Williams. Jonathan
:45:35. > :45:39.This will be a blow. James Hook form of his life. He was the man who
:45:40. > :45:48.made both breaks for Wales. Not only are you losing his talent, you've
:45:49. > :45:55.got another combination as well. What was a difficult job for Wales
:45:56. > :46:01.has got harder. That is a straight centre for centre replacement. James
:46:02. > :46:12.Hook is more a utility player. Leigh Halfpenny, left wing.
:46:13. > :46:47.That is the combination Wales are have injured a shoulder. It is Liam
:46:48. > :46:52.Williams, the left wing, who is currently counting to ten, and being
:46:53. > :47:02.assessed as to how bad or not his concussion may have been with that
:47:03. > :47:07.collision with Bismarck du Plessis. In other sports, with George Smith,
:47:08. > :47:14.with Lloris, and if there is any doubt, you should stay off. South
:47:15. > :47:30.Africa's first throw. They haven't won a line-out.
:47:31. > :48:09.Another penalty. Wales holding on after the tackle. I think they call
:48:10. > :48:12.that winning the collision. Against the South Africans, if we run high
:48:13. > :48:22.like that against those boys, there's only one winner. Bang.
:48:23. > :48:28.Because he is driven backwards, the two supporting players are out of
:48:29. > :48:32.the game. Her ban came in to make the tackle under pressure. --
:48:33. > :48:41.Habana. Bismarck du Plessis, the attacking
:48:42. > :49:16.line-out. Back to the penalty. That was a play
:49:17. > :49:23.to nothing. New the penalty was there. Speculative, great if it
:49:24. > :49:28.comes off, if not, back for the penalty. Wales come forward. They
:49:29. > :49:30.must keep in touch while they are trying to play themselves, play
:49:31. > :49:44.their replacements, into the game. They feel they've got Wales on the
:49:45. > :50:16.back foot at the moment. If you are going to drop a ball, drop it early.
:50:17. > :50:23.immense force at the moment. Bismarck du Plessis comes up with
:50:24. > :50:26.the ball. They kept their composure, got the ball at the back,
:50:27. > :50:35.and the rest is just power, really, from du Plessis. Don't necessarily
:50:36. > :50:43.want to be pedantic, however, the ball carrier has to be bound. Just
:50:44. > :50:50.shows how confident the South Africans are at the moment. It also
:50:51. > :50:54.shows the organisation and the power, because the one before that,
:50:55. > :51:04.they drove the ball with only four players in.
:51:05. > :51:26.Morne Steyn has the points. actually stepped back a bit to get
:51:27. > :51:40.the ball away from any would-be Welsh arms.
:51:41. > :51:54.Halfpenny is back on his feet, and now on the left wing. While Wales
:51:55. > :52:43.were reconfiguring, Pat Lambie has gone up to outside half.
:52:44. > :52:57.Another penalty against Wales. The referee is going to have a word
:52:58. > :53:00.here. Let's listen. That is three quick penalties in succession for
:53:01. > :53:05.your players hanging on on the ground, so I'm just giving you a
:53:06. > :53:14.quick reminder. Sam Warburton walks back slowly. Willie le Roux is on
:53:15. > :53:20.for Morne Steyn. He is normally a wink fullback, scrum-half at the
:53:21. > :53:25.back. He has gone to fullback. Pat Lambie has gone up to outside half.
:53:26. > :54:05.I tend to think it's not a player who takes
:54:06. > :54:16.There's a notion of space infield -- and ocean of space. He didn't need
:54:17. > :54:22.to try to put the ball at such an acute angle. Length would have been
:54:23. > :54:27.better. This is what we have been waiting for. 20 minutes, the first
:54:28. > :54:32.scrum. I will be interested to see how the pitch holds up. There's been
:54:33. > :54:36.a lot of wear and tear, with the rug really World Cup as well. I suspect
:54:37. > :54:58.The choreography was wrong there! concerns!
:54:59. > :55:05.The choreography was wrong there! Where is Darcy bustle when you need
:55:06. > :55:28.her? Rehearsing for tonight, I should think!
:55:29. > :55:33.The important thing for Alain Rolland here is to prevent the early
:55:34. > :55:39.drive from either side. When it comes down to it, if the props don't
:55:40. > :55:41.want to stay up, he will just have to take and use what ever sanctions
:55:42. > :56:08.are available. before the ball leaves the
:56:09. > :56:22.scrum-half hands, they shouldn't be driving forward. Mtawarira. South
:56:23. > :56:26.Africa have been very impressive with the simplicity of what they
:56:27. > :57:16.have done. All very straightforward, but just done to precision.
:57:17. > :57:23.on, please. You will see Gethin Jenkins makes the appeal here. When
:57:24. > :57:32.he goes down, he is allowed to play for the ball. The arm is still there
:57:33. > :57:42.on the ball. Just looking at the blocking there. Willem Alberts on
:57:43. > :57:44.Toby Faletau now. You are always very wary of the South Africans,
:57:45. > :57:50.running right into their strength there. They need to make sure they
:57:51. > :57:58.have numbers there quickly, as the likes of blue and Alberts will be
:57:59. > :58:25.all over the ball. -- the likes of blue.
:58:26. > :58:35.Successful Leigh Halfpenny. Wales have nine points. South Africa,
:58:36. > :58:39.thanks to their two tries, 17. I think that was important for Wales
:58:40. > :58:42.to keep them in touch. They have had a fairly rocky 15 minutes, in which
:58:43. > :58:59.they lost two players and had to reorganise. Pat Lambie starts.
:59:00. > :59:14.Richard Hibbard dares to take on Willem Alberts.
:59:15. > :59:37.on, when Leigh Halfpenny was there, they were getting some good games
:59:38. > :59:44.from it. It is a big part of the South African game plan for as much
:59:45. > :59:47.as we talk of the whip. I couldn't tell from that who was the last
:59:48. > :00:10.court. An ideal attacking opportunity for
:00:11. > :00:44.the South Africans here. Scott Williams has been in the walls.
:00:45. > :00:50.please. That is why I am resetting the last one.
:00:51. > :01:33.Alain Rolland deciding it was not one particular side driving up.
:01:34. > :02:11.Sam Warburton, one of the big hits there. South Africa complaining
:02:12. > :02:14.because he played the ball from what they considered to be an offside
:02:15. > :03:32.position but a tackler is allowed to play from any direction.
:03:33. > :03:35.Wales caught in possession, they have to regroup now. Start all over
:03:36. > :03:46.again. Five seconds to play it, you have to
:03:47. > :04:48.be quick. Another break, and another chance
:04:49. > :04:51.goes begging. Wales deserve a lot of credit for picking those holes,
:04:52. > :04:56.getting through them, but when the ball is coming quickly it has to
:04:57. > :05:04.continue to do so. When the ball went out to the right awhile ago, it
:05:05. > :05:06.was just static. Just this total pass, but somebody into space. A
:05:07. > :05:28.great pass. pass, but somebody into space. A
:05:29. > :05:32.off the field. This will be a huge blow for the Welsh scrummage, for
:05:33. > :05:38.the Welsh platform. Heyneke Meyer will not be happy about the fact
:05:39. > :05:41.that his first defence has leapt three times but he will be happy
:05:42. > :05:50.about the scramble defence which has recovered the situation. The first
:05:51. > :06:02.try here, the result of a fantastic break by Bryan Habana. Already a
:06:03. > :06:06.penalty there. Well, Wales have lost three players in the first half
:06:07. > :06:12.alone, in the first half an hour. Adam Jones is the firsts, Scott
:06:13. > :06:14.Andrews comes on into the front row. But that is the best in the business
:06:15. > :06:34.leaving the field. But that is the best in the business
:06:35. > :06:44.important to Wales, they are both off now. Within 30 minutes, which is
:06:45. > :06:56.a massive blow. -- pick a forward that is hugely important to Wales.
:06:57. > :07:07.South Africa get the penalty. The initial shock came from the other
:07:08. > :07:21.side. I would reiterate, it is not Alain
:07:22. > :07:25.Rolland's fault that the scrum keeps going down. However, when it keeps
:07:26. > :08:09.coming down, he has got to say to the players, if you carry on
:08:10. > :08:23.Wales get the penalty! Leigh Halfpenny was appealing to Alain
:08:24. > :08:24.Rolland that he had the ball but was reading denied the opportunity to
:08:25. > :08:35.turn it over. Some ominous signs with the South
:08:36. > :08:57.Africans and Some ominous signs with the South
:08:58. > :09:14.like Leigh Halfpenny is on his feet. He is very short!
:09:15. > :09:20.Three out of three so far. But this is the most difficult, tight against
:09:21. > :09:37.the touchline. Beautiful strike! Beautiful by Leigh
:09:38. > :10:53.Halfpenny. Penalty to Wales. Again, it is at
:10:54. > :11:18.against Green was said earlier on. Penalty to Wales. Again, it is at
:11:19. > :11:28.the breakdown. Something like eight apiece.
:11:29. > :11:34.REFEREE: No, you were holding on. Can you advise on foul play,
:11:35. > :11:39.please? Yes, I will. I had a report of foul play from the TMO so I need
:11:40. > :11:52.to have a look at it so the timer is off, OK?
:11:53. > :12:01.REFEREE: We have got to make sure that we don't get out of the way,
:12:02. > :12:05.OK? Anything to report? Still checking...
:12:06. > :12:27.Baby will will see this again, kick-off, the first breakdown.
:12:28. > :12:28.REFEREE: It is tough to find it if there is nothing. A very good
:12:29. > :13:01.point! One elbow, two elbows? Francois
:13:02. > :13:36.Leuluai think. -- Francois Louw, I think.
:13:37. > :13:49.got very excited here. Richard Hibbard knows what he is doing, he
:13:50. > :13:57.is holding onto Francois Louw. Penalty, yes. Yellow card? If you
:13:58. > :13:59.get a penalty you have to make sure it goes to touch. This could be a
:14:00. > :15:03.free catch for Mike Phillips. That is a big clearance. Wales
:15:04. > :15:10.worked it out in the end. A huge game, over half the pitch. Going
:15:11. > :15:16.into the last few minutes here. Mr popular at the moment! At least it
:15:17. > :15:18.takes the clash of Bismarck du Plessis. -- it takes the pressure
:15:19. > :15:25.off. I agree with you, Martin, I thought
:15:26. > :16:21.it was a penalty and a no ball. Willem Alberts again with the
:16:22. > :17:44.monster tackle. The game has exploded into life!
:17:45. > :17:50.Penalty to South Africa. Well, Alain Rolland has been consistent
:17:51. > :17:56.throughout. Any delay - penalty. Unfortunately for Wales, not getting
:17:57. > :18:38.the players to clear, but what a great game.
:18:39. > :18:46.South Africa get put. Half-time. Argh! What a chance to catch our
:18:47. > :19:07.breath. What a half of rugby. Calm down, calm down. The last three
:19:08. > :19:09.or four minutes was just breathless. Just fantastic in terms of
:19:10. > :19:28.or four minutes was just breathless. Halfpenny kicks the first of his
:19:29. > :19:34.penalties. Things were going along very normally. Morne Steyn kicked
:19:35. > :19:40.penalties as well. Then have and are doing what he does with a fantastic
:19:41. > :19:46.break. -- have banner doing what he does. Then a fantastic try for du
:19:47. > :19:53.Plessis. A couple of people might have thought that that was it. It
:19:54. > :19:59.means we have a score that is 17-12 at half-time.
:20:00. > :20:07.The position is two thirds to one for Wales. It isn't when you have
:20:08. > :20:12.the ball, it is where you have it. Fundamentally, for everybody who is
:20:13. > :20:17.here, the 80,000 in the Millennium Stadium and for all of you watching
:20:18. > :20:18.at home, that was a real treat. Just fantastic. It
:20:19. > :20:40.at home, that was a real treat. Just turnovers. I just feel they have
:20:41. > :20:47.been more turnovers -- they have been more clinical. But Wales have
:20:48. > :20:51.hung in there. James Hook, there's a little bit of magic that could be
:20:52. > :20:57.the difference. But what a first half. Absolutely phenomenal. It has
:20:58. > :20:59.been great to watch. The best side in the northern hemisphere against
:21:00. > :21:04.the second-best team in the world. They really are living up to this
:21:05. > :21:10.billing. South Africa are very efficient, incredibly efficient.
:21:11. > :21:14.They don't carry a lot. Wales Camry a lot, but they don't make the line
:21:15. > :21:18.break. When they do make the line breaks, they have been lacking a bit
:21:19. > :21:24.of support. The brakes have been really, really good. They looked at
:21:25. > :21:48.how they have been doing it. Although flashes of missed
:21:49. > :21:51.how they have been doing it. been playing in Japan. Look at
:21:52. > :21:56.George North there. He wants that ball kicked down so he can sprint
:21:57. > :22:01.onto it. Maybe if he had anticipated the brakes quicker he would have
:22:02. > :22:05.been there. But these are the differences that the Northern
:22:06. > :22:09.hemisphere make the break, there is no try and not even three points.
:22:10. > :22:22.South Africa do it, and they score a try. We have got Jonathan Davies
:22:23. > :22:26.circled there, because it is a Welsh attack. Pat Lambie got on it very
:22:27. > :22:31.well. South Africa secure the ball, and they start working their way
:22:32. > :22:37.out. We can see that Scott Williams is injured at the back there, and
:22:38. > :22:56.that, unfortunately, is Hibbard against that one Mac,
:22:57. > :22:59.that, unfortunately, is Hibbard got the ball, I don't care what is
:23:00. > :23:04.wrong with you, you stand up to the defensive line. A lot of players
:23:05. > :23:09.will just see a red jersey. They will not see that he is injured.
:23:10. > :23:15.Scott Williams will have to make an effort. He left Hibbard there on his
:23:16. > :23:23.own. Habana is too experienced. He just whizzes round him. That is the
:23:24. > :23:28.difference. Offensively, Heyneke Meyer was saying, they scored boar
:23:29. > :23:37.tries, but left six tries in. The difference has been the tries. In
:23:38. > :23:40.the northern hemisphere, the players stand back a bit, and don't run the
:23:41. > :23:44.whole because they want to be able to clean up the rucks. In the
:23:45. > :23:48.southern hemisphere, they are more carefree, they support and they
:23:49. > :23:49.score. There is a general belief that the South
:23:50. > :24:13.score. There is a general belief ominous. This is very, very simple.
:24:14. > :24:21.He doesn't move there. It is in front. Now, he rolls over and
:24:22. > :24:25.scores. That is nigh on impossible to defend. Wales cannot be too
:24:26. > :24:29.disappointed about this, because South Africa did this throughout the
:24:30. > :24:33.rugby championship against the best team in the world. This is where
:24:34. > :24:38.they have changed. Rather than kicked penalties, they go down the
:24:39. > :24:42.line and work to their strength, and get seven points rather than three.
:24:43. > :24:45.Moving on to talk about one or two areas of the Welsh game which could
:24:46. > :24:51.have been improved. They gave away lots of penalties for not releasing
:24:52. > :24:58.in various stages of the field. He gives a lot of the penalties away.
:24:59. > :24:59.In defensive areas. On this occasion, it doesn't happen.
:25:00. > :25:24.In defensive areas. On this chance because they had a penalty.
:25:25. > :25:29.They almost lose a bit of pattern, because every player knows you
:25:30. > :25:33.shouldn't be isolated. There was no communication, which you always need
:25:34. > :25:39.in defence, and Faletau has been around enough and Hook has been
:25:40. > :25:46.around enough. Why do they make those basic errors? They have got a
:25:47. > :25:51.man short. Five minutes to go. Look how great that hit is a game. They
:25:52. > :25:55.are just smashing them. It is interesting, because we have always
:25:56. > :25:57.seen Wales dominate physically in the northern hemisphere. I think
:25:58. > :26:03.they have struggled physically, and they have met their match a little
:26:04. > :26:09.bit today. We have not seen this lack of plan B from Wales. With
:26:10. > :26:27.James Hook gone, -- with James Hook on, this could
:26:28. > :26:30.James Hook gone, -- with James Hook untoward, it doesn't get shown on a
:26:31. > :26:35.big screen. This is judged by 82,000 people, who was screaming, he has
:26:36. > :26:39.got to be off. The referee has still got to make his decision. Is he
:26:40. > :26:45.influenced by it? I don't know. It is up to him. We didn't see what
:26:46. > :26:52.Hibbard did to Francois Louw to make him react in that way. The problem
:26:53. > :26:57.is, if it isn't a yellow card, because you have shown it on the big
:26:58. > :27:02.screen so repeatedly, you are almost forcing the referee to... It is a
:27:03. > :27:06.penalty. It is a ferocious game. Boys piling in and putting their
:27:07. > :27:16.bodies on the line. That was poor discipline by Francois Lowe. -- by
:27:17. > :27:19.Francois Louw. Let's see some more action from earlier today when
:27:20. > :27:36.Scotland played Japan. Lots of tries in this game,
:27:37. > :28:01.An emphatic win in the end for Scotland, but I think Japan will be
:28:02. > :28:08.encouraged by that after their defeat to the All Blacks last week.
:28:09. > :28:09.There has been one try in the first half of the match between Ireland
:28:10. > :28:52.and Scotland. -- Island and Samoa. is 11-62 are in and at the moment.
:28:53. > :28:57.The first half could be -- the first five minutes of the second half
:28:58. > :29:03.could be key. What do Wales do? What ever they do, they have to do well.
:29:04. > :29:08.They have got to open it up a bit, because South Africa are smashing
:29:09. > :29:10.them. You have got Halfpenny who doesn't miss many kicks. You have
:29:11. > :29:15.one player down from South Africa. You have to play a bit of territory
:29:16. > :29:19.and put some pressure on. The South Africans have tackled twice as much
:29:20. > :29:23.as the Welsh. The Welsh have a positive - they are fitter than
:29:24. > :29:27.South Africa. It is a balance between going to crazy when you have
:29:28. > :29:35.one man out. You have got to go forward to go wide. They can't just
:29:36. > :29:57.throw the ball willy-nilly around. I think they
:29:58. > :30:01.throw the ball willy-nilly around. I you what the score was at Twickenham
:30:02. > :30:02.today. It is on BBC Three immediately after we finish here in
:30:03. > :30:15.Cardiff. South Africa's assistant coach is
:30:16. > :30:19.joining us. You have done a lot with limited possession, so is it a
:30:20. > :30:23.satisfied dressing room at half-time as macro no, never satisfied. We
:30:24. > :30:28.want to improve the discipline, and a bit more clinical, but happy to be
:30:29. > :30:32.in front. You will start the second half here down the man, so how
:30:33. > :30:40.serious are you about the discipline? I hope that we can go on
:30:41. > :30:44.to win this game. How confident are you? The momentum seems to be with
:30:45. > :30:45.Wales at the end of the half. We will focus on our stuff and
:30:46. > :31:06.hopefully win the game. Thank you. will focus on our stuff and
:31:07. > :31:09.minutes so let's hope the second part is as good. Let's go back to
:31:10. > :31:22.the commentary team. Sam Warburton weights. They have
:31:23. > :31:32.caught their breath. What a first half. Paul James is the Gethin
:31:33. > :31:37.Jenkins. No, but Scott Andrews. Replacement for a replacement. Yes,
:31:38. > :31:57.Paul who the loosehead by nature. A good, long clearance from Mike
:31:58. > :32:29.Phillips. He has the unusual honour of having his
:32:30. > :32:41.That penalty is from the nervousness that South Africa put on in the
:32:42. > :32:47.early line-out. What it also does, you get the advantage getting into
:32:48. > :32:52.the half and it puts you back and UCB thrown in as well. It takes a
:32:53. > :33:07.bit of time off the clock. A shortened line-out, just before
:33:08. > :33:26.macro players in it. Five in the line-out.
:33:27. > :33:32.macro players in it. Five in the turnover, or Wales get the penalty.
:33:33. > :33:40.Alain Rolland clearly seeing hands in the ruck.
:33:41. > :33:47.Isolated just for a second, it allowed two Wales players to get in
:33:48. > :33:56.on the ball. That was a good kick by Rhys Priestland. Crucial set piece
:33:57. > :34:03.here. Early initial foray into South African territory. Paul James goes
:34:04. > :34:15.over to Richard Hibbard, delivers the call.
:34:16. > :34:40.Wales need to get the ball one more back.
:34:41. > :34:42.Wales need to get the ball one more it is perfectly legal. Managed to
:34:43. > :34:51.ruin what could have been a good drive.
:34:52. > :34:59.Paul James is on the tight head now, the third tight head of the game,
:35:00. > :35:08.Adam Jones having gone off, Scott Andrews replaced him at half-time.
:35:09. > :35:25.Gethin Jenkins is still on, capped number 99 today.
:35:26. > :35:46.South Africa with 14 at the moment, Francois Louw is off in the bin.
:35:47. > :35:48.South Africa with 14 at the moment, half. I was at the meeting when
:35:49. > :35:51.every international board referee was told, zero tolerance on existing
:35:52. > :36:40.rules. That was good work by Lambie, wasn't
:36:41. > :37:13.it? They have gone a bit up and down for
:37:14. > :37:24.Penalty for Wales, the last seconds for Francois Louw before he is
:37:25. > :37:28.allowed back on. Wales did well to recover that position, get enough
:37:29. > :37:34.men back to steal the ball off, but it was a horror kick from George
:37:35. > :37:41.North off the side of the boot. When you have aerial battles, one side is
:37:42. > :37:45.more successful, and South Africa, in general, have been more
:37:46. > :37:46.successful in those jewels. The high ball, the kicking game, they are
:37:47. > :38:42.slightly on top at the moment. Alain Rolland once a word with
:38:43. > :38:47.Captain John de Villiers. REFEREE: We have only played six
:38:48. > :38:54.minutes of this half and we have had about half a dozen penalties. That
:38:55. > :38:57.is unacceptable, so your teams need to be more disciplined. Is that OK?
:38:58. > :39:18.I suppose with the pressure on the Understood? Ferran of?
:39:19. > :39:27.I suppose with the pressure on the line-out they want to throw longer.
:39:28. > :39:33.I think it was a good option. This is a big line-out now. They tried to
:39:34. > :40:31.drag all want and could not get momentum.
:40:32. > :41:18.Good work by de Villiers. Saw danger, sprinted out.
:41:19. > :41:42.That was not a good not executed. I think Warren Gatland
:41:43. > :41:48.will be fairly happy at the moment. South Africa are making a lot of
:41:49. > :41:53.tackles, not known as the fittest of sides, Wales always come through in
:41:54. > :41:55.the last 20 minutes, so even though they have not come away with any
:41:56. > :42:05.points here it is part of a softening up process. The problem
:42:06. > :42:09.they have got, they have got to spot de Villiers. He is shooting on the
:42:10. > :42:19.line, coming up on his own. They have got to target him. They tried
:42:20. > :42:24.there but the pass was forward. He is doing it now very regularly. He
:42:25. > :42:29.sees the danger and he is trying to cut the ball out. They have to look
:42:30. > :42:50.Paul James against The Beast. in the side of him.
:42:51. > :43:02.Paul James against The Beast. Penalty awarded against Wales.
:43:03. > :43:14.So, South Africa now in the Welsh half and with a thriving at the
:43:15. > :43:23.line-out. -- with a throw in. In the blue tie, what a scrum-half he was.
:43:24. > :43:31.And Josh Lucy in the bottom of the screen, now on the books of the WRU.
:43:32. > :43:32.There was a round of applause therefore Vander is treason, who is
:43:33. > :44:03.battling with motor new run disease. keep it out of danger -- every time
:44:04. > :44:16.they get to the defence. Penalty, Lambie, very isolated. Whatever you
:44:17. > :44:23.think of Alain Rolland's refereeing on the floor, he has been very
:44:24. > :44:27.consistent to both sides. He favours the defensive, and that is classic.
:44:28. > :44:36.We are back to an attacking line-out. Pat Lambie, in the outside
:44:37. > :44:49.half position now, Morne Steyn having gone off in the first half.
:44:50. > :45:22.Willie le Roux came on as a replacement. Disappointing from Rhys
:45:23. > :45:28.Priestland there. It was a great place to attack from. They have not
:45:29. > :45:30.done very well area Lee yet. South Africa are dominating that part of
:45:31. > :45:52.the game. Francois Louw is back on the field,
:45:53. > :46:22.tackling. Mike Phillips showing the value of
:46:23. > :46:30.power. The first one was OK. But not the second one. I said before the
:46:31. > :46:36.game, that it would be a question, if Wales were to win, to show
:46:37. > :46:41.precision at critical times. With the stats here, South Africa have
:46:42. > :46:44.missed 14 tackles to five, yet the difference between the sides is
:46:45. > :46:53.simply that South have converted theirs. It is their transition from
:46:54. > :46:57.attack to defence. Once they sniff blood, three or four guys on your
:46:58. > :46:59.shoulder, and Wales haven't been able to make those busts. Very, very
:47:00. > :47:29.physical. Hopefully, the last ten minutes...
:47:30. > :47:37.Normally if you saw a three to one advantage, it we be translated on
:47:38. > :47:38.the scoreboard. -- it would be. South Africa have taken their
:47:39. > :47:53.chance. This time it goes to Wales. The
:47:54. > :48:01.referee wants a word with Gethin Jenkins. If it goes down again on
:48:02. > :48:08.this side, you are both going off, and I will get somebody else on.
:48:09. > :48:10.Understood? Good. Thank you. If it goes down again on this side, they
:48:11. > :48:38.are both going off. responsible. Everyone else has paid
:48:39. > :48:44.not to watch them died on the floor. We have had a great game so
:48:45. > :48:50.far. If they don't want to keep it up, they go off and do it on the
:48:51. > :48:54.bench. We had a flurry of scoring in the first half an hour, 29 points.
:48:55. > :49:22.We haven't had anything since then, since minute 32.
:49:23. > :49:29.Leigh Halfpenny, five kicks out of five, narrowing the gap. On the
:49:30. > :49:48.balance of five, narrowing the gap. On the
:49:49. > :49:54.dangerous. That is the guy who could be the matchwinner. Alain Rolland
:49:55. > :50:03.just checking that the challenge in the air was OK. They don't want to
:50:04. > :50:57.weigh in the into get ahead of steam up. -- Duane Vermeulen.
:50:58. > :51:03.example there. South Africa so good, absolute commitment to the
:51:04. > :51:06.chase when the ball is in the air, and also the hard work of the
:51:07. > :51:12.players to get there and augment the initial chaser's effort. A great
:51:13. > :51:17.kick as well. The kick was to perfection. James Hook took the
:51:18. > :51:34.ball. They are getting numbers a lot quicker than Wales. Alun Wyn Jones
:51:35. > :51:38.is having attention down there. They are doing without Adam Jones. They
:51:39. > :51:44.are doing without Jonathan Davies in the middle and Liam Williams in
:51:45. > :51:46.front of him. Luke Charteris, he too plays out in France, with Platini
:51:47. > :52:14.on. He can take his seat again, It would be cruel on Oosthuizen if
:52:15. > :52:25.he came on and then was yellow carded for the sins of Malberhe!
:52:26. > :52:42.It has gone down that side. Is he going to do both of them? Off you
:52:43. > :52:50.go. And you. Off you go. Time off. Have Wales got a fit prop to come
:52:51. > :52:53.back on now? It is very unfortunate for Oosthuizen, who was not the
:52:54. > :52:55.principal architect of that. However, when you are warned, and
:52:56. > :53:20.you don't listen... Have However, when you are warned, and
:53:21. > :53:28.prop. Steenkamp will come on. For the ten minutes they are gone, they
:53:29. > :53:38.are not contested. Ten minutes of uncontested scrums. Lots of people
:53:39. > :53:44.will be giving Alain Rolland lots of stick. However, he was quite clear
:53:45. > :53:50.from his warning. He isn't responsible for the scrum going down
:53:51. > :54:00.continually. Bradley Davies has gone up into the front row. This is
:54:01. > :54:08.Gurthro Steenkamp. Why send on a prop? You are right, Martin. Flip
:54:09. > :54:10.van der Merwe against Radley Davies. They can have a bit of a cuddle
:54:11. > :54:48.there. George North was away. No advantage
:54:49. > :54:58.played by Alain Rolland. He will have to explain this one away!
:54:59. > :55:02.Can you tell me, was there anything wrong with this tackle in midfield?
:55:03. > :55:38.What number? On four. Bradley Davies, a little tackle
:55:39. > :55:48.knock-on by Wales. Alain Rolland is out of jail. He is correct. Before
:55:49. > :55:54.that, I was just going to say that South Africa convert a second one,
:55:55. > :55:58.because they made the initial break. Uncontested scrums, do Wales go from
:55:59. > :57:09.here? Everybody can have a small pause for
:57:10. > :57:21.breath. Ambitious, and well short, but it
:57:22. > :58:06.may come down to one play like that. There's the distance. It is around
:58:07. > :58:29.45 metres. Pat Lambie plays down at sea level
:58:30. > :58:34.with the Sharks. I think the atmosphere in Cardiff is heavier. It
:58:35. > :58:47.is sodden with water. That isn't long enough either.
:58:48. > :59:41.A crunching tackle. Willem Alberts cannot get through. Richard Hibbard,
:59:42. > :59:43.crunching tackle. Wales are doing to South Africa what South Africa were
:59:44. > :59:52.doing to Wales. South Africa going back woods. Into touch, a huge
:59:53. > :59:53.defensive display by Wales. Wales have done well in that area of the
:59:54. > :00:23.game. Huge commitment. have done well in that area of the
:00:24. > :00:36.the games break down. Richard Hibbard, a huge effort, as ever,
:00:37. > :00:42.from him. Fee goes. -- off he goes. Ken Owens comes on in his place. Dan
:00:43. > :00:49.Lydiate goes off. Back to the back row that beat England, played
:00:50. > :00:55.against England for the title. Sam Warburton will go to the blind-side
:00:56. > :00:56.and the blue capped Justin Tipuric will be an altogether different
:00:57. > :01:38.player. run by Jaque Fourie and Fourie du
:01:39. > :01:44.Preez. That is a try for a master strategist! He saw spaced, chaste,
:01:45. > :01:48.the two old hands recalled to the Springboks worked it out between
:01:49. > :01:55.them. You may say there was a forgery disbands, but what you must
:01:56. > :01:58.give huge credit for four du Preez was the tactical acumen to spot
:01:59. > :02:11.where the gap was -- you may say there was a fortunate bounce.
:02:12. > :02:15.It was a masterful recognition of spatial awareness, and, again, a
:02:16. > :02:38.good chase. Great chase, great hands was a knock-on from her banner. I
:02:39. > :02:42.think it came from his hand, hit James Hook on the head. -- a
:02:43. > :03:02.knock-on from Bryan Habana. He is in front there, not allowed to
:03:03. > :03:29.move forward but he does. A very dodgy try.
:03:30. > :03:53.who was in front cannot move forward until he has been put onside by the
:03:54. > :04:01.kicker or someone behind him. He starts moving straightforward. He is
:04:02. > :04:09.offside. That is the finish by Fourie du Preez. Back at the
:04:10. > :04:11.line-out, Siya Kolisi has come on into the South African back row
:04:12. > :04:33.instead of Willem Alberts. Kolisi joining the driving maul that
:04:34. > :05:14.has done damage today against Wales. And it continues to do so.
:05:15. > :05:49.That went loose in the contact, Wales turned it over.
:05:50. > :06:17.up to 15 aside. In the uncontested period, South Africa's lead has
:06:18. > :06:21.grown. And crucially it has grown above what it was, which was just
:06:22. > :06:28.one converted score. Now they require two.
:06:29. > :06:38.Evidence that is going off, Pieter-Steph du Toit on for his
:06:39. > :06:53.first cap -- ebon Etzebeth is going off. Just 21 years old. Mind you,
:06:54. > :06:58.Etzebeth is a youngster, only 22. It'll be interesting happens here.
:06:59. > :07:17.It does go down! I tell you what, at It is the
:07:18. > :07:23.It does go down! I tell you what, at least on this side it did down.
:07:24. > :07:30.However, the pressure came on, he was trying to get back on his feet.
:07:31. > :07:38.The two people who went off stayed up, oddly enough. I just wonder,
:07:39. > :07:43.Martyn , Wales need a spark from somewhere now. The tackles, which
:07:44. > :07:48.were in Wales preposterous, has now even doubt and that has taken a
:07:49. > :07:56.little bit of effort out of Wales -- which were in Wales group of favour.
:07:57. > :08:07.The likes of James Hook, George North can score from nothing.
:08:08. > :08:09.Priestland went for the riskier throw and it worked but now South
:08:10. > :08:42.Africa are back in They have gone into tackling mode
:08:43. > :09:15.with relish! They trailed by nine points.
:09:16. > :09:40.Wales pile in, do you think about the area in which
:09:41. > :09:49.that was given away? There is a yellow card. I think a try scoring
:09:50. > :09:54.opportunity... It is difficult to see who he will Pina lies there.
:09:55. > :09:57.Pienaar had his hands away from the ball and was pleading with the
:09:58. > :10:15.revelry. JP Pietersen is called forward. And he goes off, replaced
:10:16. > :10:48.by JJ Engelbrecht. Wales charge towards the posts.
:10:49. > :10:55.The ball goes out, eight minutes left. Another chance, the best chant
:10:56. > :10:58.in the whole game, goes begging. You wonder whether Wales will get a
:10:59. > :11:08.better one than that in the remaining eight minutes. Adriaan
:11:09. > :11:10.Strauss against Alun Wyn Jones, but the steel was more important than
:11:11. > :11:21.the contact. The huge figure of Luke Charteris
:11:22. > :12:21.coming gone for Wales. Ironically, I was asking you, Martyn
:12:22. > :12:25.where the spark would come from. It would come from getting a penalty,
:12:26. > :12:32.but, get a game, not converting. It is the difference, shall we take the
:12:33. > :12:36.scrum, shall we get the line-out? In the end they went for the quick
:12:37. > :12:41.tap. The physicality in the breakdown area helps to turn the
:12:42. > :13:07.ball over. Lloyd Williams is on for Mike Phillips at scrum-half.
:13:08. > :13:39.him. The blame has been shifted onto the hookers now.
:13:40. > :13:46.Le Roux has kicks just about everything in this second half. But
:13:47. > :13:52.it is effective. Keeps Wales deep in their own half. Just very pragmatic
:13:53. > :13:57.options. They know, as long as the game is played deep in Welsh
:13:58. > :14:17.Du Preez is perhaps the player of winners.
:14:18. > :14:51.Du Preez is perhaps the player of the day.
:14:52. > :15:05.Good robbing work on the floor thereby Wales. Alun Wyn Jones has
:15:06. > :15:29.got on the wrong side. Nothing there. Francois Louw again.
:15:30. > :15:30.got on the wrong side. Nothing play for Pontypool! It is a fair
:15:31. > :15:47.point. Wales having to defend with the
:15:48. > :16:00.minutes now tickling -- ticking away.
:16:01. > :16:41.cope with that. Not just the commitment of the initial
:16:42. > :16:48.challenger. There's always one or two people who will bust a gut to
:16:49. > :16:52.get right behind. The first one who is there is a South African, who
:16:53. > :16:58.either slows it down or turned it over. It is a huge commitment by the
:16:59. > :17:10.supporting players. Flip van der Merwe is back on his feet. Ruined
:17:11. > :17:17.Pienaar of Ulster -- ruined Pienaar of Ulster replaces him. He isn't a
:17:18. > :17:49.bad replacement. Superb form he has shown.
:17:50. > :17:58.Good work. Good covering by Scott Williams. Do they tap and go, or do
:17:59. > :18:03.they just settle for the nine point defeat? I think they've got to go.
:18:04. > :19:05.Two minutes. saw a prop and a hooker. Here we
:19:06. > :19:11.are. All that space. First of all, the path is done miles away from a
:19:12. > :19:16.defender, so the defender isn't coming into it. He has the option
:19:17. > :19:19.just drift onto the catching player. That is the precision that is
:19:20. > :19:21.needed. If you get those opportunities, you have to fix them
:19:22. > :19:43.early. I think that is called put up! And
:19:44. > :20:16.not straight. Man of the match, Brian? There have
:20:17. > :20:21.been a number of notable performances, such as Leigh
:20:22. > :20:28.Halfpenny. But du Preez is mine. Not just for the kicks chasing he has
:20:29. > :20:32.done. He has done a tremendous all-round marshalling performance.
:20:33. > :20:37.The final whistle goes here at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. It is
:20:38. > :20:42.the same old story. Wales still have only beaten South Africa once in 170
:20:43. > :20:45.years. It was close. A very good game. The second half didn't quite
:20:46. > :21:00.get up to the first. After Wales had those three
:21:01. > :21:18.injuries, I thought they may well disappear. They
:21:19. > :21:21.injuries, I thought they may well more clinical. Wales had their
:21:22. > :21:26.chances, but it was the same old story. Everyone just came up a
:21:27. > :21:34.little bit short. Jonathan, an opportunity missed. Yes. Maybe they
:21:35. > :21:41.had stats in their favour, but three tries to nil. That is what happened.
:21:42. > :21:46.I think Wales lost the ball at crucial times and lost momentum when
:21:47. > :21:57.they had it. South Africa picked the intensity and the pace up. For me,
:21:58. > :22:01.at the times when they had momentum, the intensity and the pace, they
:22:02. > :22:06.just picked it up a couple of gears and looked threatening, whereas
:22:07. > :22:10.Wales didn't really threaten this afternoon. Let's get some thoughts
:22:11. > :22:28.from somebody who was in the heat of the battle. Let's go down to
:22:29. > :22:32.from somebody who was in the heat of position. It was not our best
:22:33. > :22:36.performance. I am happy with the win, but a lot of hard work before
:22:37. > :22:40.next week's game. Is that the secret, to win when you are not
:22:41. > :22:47.always playing your best? Yes, we just said that we needed to come out
:22:48. > :22:51.and perform. After 80 minutes on the pitch, at least we were able to
:22:52. > :22:57.score three tries. You went toe to toe with the All Blacks in the rugby
:22:58. > :23:01.championship. How did the physicality compare with Wales? It
:23:02. > :23:06.is always tough playing Wales. It is a great stadium to play at, so
:23:07. > :23:12.thanks to the crowd. It is always special. These boys had a fantastic
:23:13. > :23:15.summer with the Lions, and we are happy with the win. Thank you. Sam,
:23:16. > :23:20.give us a sense of the frustration right now. A massive amount of
:23:21. > :23:40.frustration. We didn't win. the second half, and one loose pass
:23:41. > :23:44.and you get punished badly. That seems to be the case when you play
:23:45. > :23:50.the top sides. You make one what seems to be small mistake, and you
:23:51. > :23:54.get punished. Two sloppy tries in the first half from our point of
:23:55. > :24:00.view, and that was the difference in the scoreline. So much ball you had.
:24:01. > :24:05.How worried are you, that given the quality you have, you could do so
:24:06. > :24:10.little with it? It matches up pretty well in our attack patterns.
:24:11. > :24:14.Physically, they were very good. They are a top quality side. We
:24:15. > :24:18.definitely want to take that next step and beaten them, but today,
:24:19. > :24:24.they took their chance when they had it. They are deserving winners.
:24:25. > :24:30.Thanks. It was anybody's game at 17-15. Was that a knock-on? It
:24:31. > :24:47.happened right in front of the touch judge. This was
:24:48. > :24:53.happened right in front of the touch bounce goes on South Africa's way.
:24:54. > :24:56.Fourie gets great support. Let's not take anything away from South
:24:57. > :25:00.Africa. They had three chances and they scored three tries. But if you
:25:01. > :25:04.have an assistant referee, he sees the knock-on, or he sees their
:25:05. > :25:15.offside. The knock-on was difficult to spot. But he has got to see one
:25:16. > :25:19.of them. That is his job. In the final analysis, Wales cannot blame
:25:20. > :25:23.the officials, because they had a lot of opportunities, and there were
:25:24. > :25:30.a lot of errors that character into the game at key moments, and they
:25:31. > :25:35.lost momentum. When you are in the physician half, you cannot give soft
:25:36. > :25:39.turnovers. There was no need to give that forward pass. Leigh Halfpenny
:25:40. > :25:58.overran it. You are forcing it with a lot of time still on the
:25:59. > :26:01.overran it. You are forcing it with lost the opportunity again. The
:26:02. > :26:09.emphasis is on the ball carrier. I really enjoyed the game, but... John
:26:10. > :26:14.de Villiers use the word clinical. How many years have we been doing
:26:15. > :26:21.this, when Northern Hemisphere teams have come close to beating the big
:26:22. > :26:26.boys, and haven't. Why does that happen with monotonous repetition?
:26:27. > :26:33.When the game comes along, they just finished them. You can't overrun. If
:26:34. > :26:38.you know the inside ball is coming, you don't overrun. You hold back
:26:39. > :26:42.yard. Inc like that are crucial in games like this. When you play
:26:43. > :26:47.against the top sides, you have to be very clinical. There is no doubt
:26:48. > :26:49.that Wales are good enough to beat the top sides, but they just have to
:26:50. > :27:08.believe it more. the top sides, but they just have to
:27:09. > :27:14.still playing Samoa, live on the red button right now. Next weekend,
:27:15. > :27:19.England against New Zealand. We are back here in Cardiff for Wales
:27:20. > :27:23.against Argentina. Thank you to Jeremy and Jonathan. From a
:27:24. > :27:26.breathless Cardiff, hit your red button and head off now for England
:27:27. > :27:32.against Argentina. Goodbye.