4-11-19 rwc final
RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL
ENGLAND 12-32 SA
KOLBE COLD
England hold the
scrum this time and Vunipola picks from the base and shovels a despicable pass
to Farrell which puts his captain under pressure in his own 22. He tries to run
it out but Garces again does not like England in the breakdown. Penalty for
Pollard to launch at the posts. The Bok ten slots it
In the midst of all
the action, Mbonambi had to leave the field for a head injury assessment,
Malcolm Marx replaces him, and Lood De Jager has done some serious damage to
his arm and is replaced by Franco Mostert. The England captain thumps the ball through
the sticks.
England
finally get a toe-hold and then mangle receiving the restart to give SA as
scrum in the England half. England hold it up before SA pop up on their
loose-head side and Garces gives a penalty to South Africa. Hmm, not sure about
that, England were going backwards and Cole looked angled in a bit but I think
SA popped that up. That’s an easy one for Pollard and he makes
no mistake.
The ball is
incredibly slow coming out and the one man up carries are not working, so it
goes out to Watson on the wing but the SA drift defence is up to it. It comes
back all the way left to May and after 25 phases of going nowhere Garces finally
calls no advantage and it’ll be a kickable penalty. Its all square as Farell
kicks it over
Le Roux is at
first receiver and launches a deep cross kick that Mapimpi gathers in the
England half. SA are spraying it left and right, which shows a real change in
plan from earlier in the tournament. The Boks have a penalty for Underhill in
at the side. You know what Pollard will do with this, and he inevitably calls
the kicking tee on. It’s a long way out and right.That is a beautiful,
punishing kick from Pollard and they stretch away once again.
De Klerk busily runs
from the base of the ruck and throws it long to De Allende who feeds Am and the
centre is through a gap. He kicks it on and Daly spills while attempting to
gather the bouncing ball. Scrum South Africa on England’s 22 and the full Bok
pack give it a shove and win a penalty! Pollard kicks it over from bang in
front.
Pollard thuds it
over from 40 metres. This could be a long, miserable half for England and
they’ve brought Marler on for Mako Vunipola to attempt to arrest the
hideousness in the scrum.
From the
lineout it’s an SA knock-on and England finally win their own scrum penalty!
Marler and Cole get a nudge and splinter the Bok pack. Farrell lines up to kick
sticks.Farrell makes no mistake, and that is the end of a very big couple of
minutes for England. If they bring this back, this will be the point the game
changed.
Elliot Daly is
turned by a Le Roux kick and his return to touch is sliced horribly. SA catch
and drive the lineout and win a penalty at the maul and Pollard will once again
have the chance to pull his team away immediately after England get back into
the game. He doesn’t miss those and it’s a nine point lead with a quarter to go.
From the restart
Tuilagi absolutely smashes Vermeulen as he gathers and then the SA eight hangs
on and Garces awards the penalty. Farrell slots it
Le Roux is in the
line again and sends a probing chip into the corner which Daly gathers but
England are forced to exit. On the return Am gathers a chip from Mapimpi and
they are into the 22 and Am throws a lovely no look pop back to Mapimpi and
he’s in.
England
again are trying to work in midfield in their own half but Slade drops the ball
as he’s rattled in the tackle. It rolls to Kolbe and he dances around Farrell
to run in from 30 metres. Pollard slots the extras.
MY
OPINION
This was a disaster for England
in the second half completely and I do think that the South Africans must have
a lot of pride in the result that they got. I think that both sides can learn
from this experience and develop it further
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