Trevor Nyakane in the rain at Twickenham as South Africa just lose to New Zealand in
the World Cup semi-final.
2015 WORLD CUP SEMI FINAL.
SOUTH AFRICA (18) v (20) NEW ZEALAND. Saturday October 24th. Twickenham Stadium, London. (80,090)
Tries: Kaino, Barrett. Cons: Carter (2). Pen: Carter, Pollard (5), Lambie. Drop-goal: Carter.
SOUTH AFRICA:
15. Willie le Roux, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damien de Allende, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Handre Pollard,
9. Fourie du Preez (capt), 1. Tendai Mtawarira, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Eben Etzebeth,
5. Lodewyk de Jager, 6. Francois Louw, 7. Schalk Burger, 8. Duane Vermeulen.
Replacements: Jan Serfontein for de Allende (80 min), Patrick Lambie for Pollard (66 min), Trevor Nyakane for Mtawarira (53 min),
Adriaan Strauss for B. du Plessis (53 min), Jannie du Plessis for Malherbe (60 min),Victor Matfield for de Jager (60 min),
Willem Alberts for Burger (64 min).
NEW ZEALAND:
15. Ben Smith, 14. Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13. Conrad Smith, 12. Ma'a Nonu, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Dan Carter,
9. Aaron Smith, 8. Kieran Read, 7. Richie McCaw (c), 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Brodie Retallick,
3. Owen Franks, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Joe Moody.
Replacements: Beauden Barrett for Milner-Skudder (49 min), Sonny Bill Williams for Nonu (53 min), Ben Franks for Moody (69 min),
Keven Mealamu for Coles (67 min),Charlie Faumuina for O. Franks (53 min), Sam Cane for Kaino (67 min).
Referee: Jerome Garces (France).
2015 WORLD CUP. BRONZE FINAL.
SOUTH AFRICA (24) v (13) ARGENTINA. Olympic Stadium, London. Friday October 30th. 2015. (55,925)
Tries: Pietersen, Etzebeth, Orlandi. Cons: Pollard, Sanchez. Pens: Pollard (4), Sanchez. Drop goal: Sanchez.
SOUTH AFRICA.
15. Willie le Roux, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de
Allende, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Ruan Pienaar,
1. Tendai Mtawarira, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 6. Francois Louw,
7. Schalk Burger, 8. Duane Vermeulen.
Replacements: 22. Pat Lambie for Le Roux (64 min), 23. Jan Serfontein for Habana (67 min), 21. Rudy Paige for Pienaar (77 min),
17. Trevor Nyakane for Mtawarira (40 min), 16. Adriaan Strauss for B
du Plessis (48 min), 18. Jannie du Plessis for Malherbe (60 min),
19. Lodewyk de Jager for Matfield (62 min), 20. Willem Alberts for Burger (53 min).
ARGENTINA.
15. Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14. Santiago Cordero, 13. Matias
Moroni, 12. Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11. Horacio Agulla, 10. Nicolas
Sanchez (c),
9. Tomas Cubelli, 1. Marcos Ayerza, 2. Julian Montoya, 3. Ramiro
Herrera, 4. Matias Alemanno, 5. Tomas Lavanini, 6. Javier Ortega Desio,
7. Juan Fernandez Lobbe, 8. Juan Manuel Leguizamon.
Replacements: 22. Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias for de la Fuente
(70 min), 23. Juan Pablo Socino for Agulla (58 min), 21. Martin Landajo
for Cubelli (52 min),
16. Lucas Noguera for Figallo (61 min), 18. Garcia Botta for Montoya (77 min), 17. Juan Pablo Orlandi for Herrera (55 min),
19. Guido Petti Pagadizabal for Alemanno (47 min), Isa for Fernandez Lobbe (52 min).
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland).