NZL
No.Name
15Israel Dagg, FB
14Ben Smith, W
13Conrad Smith, C
12Ma'a Nonu, C
11Julian Savea, W
10Aaron Cruden, FH
2
9Aaron Smith, SH
1Wyatt Crockett, P
2Dane Coles, H
3Owen Franks, P
4Brodie Retallick, L
5Jeremy Thrush, L
6Steven Luatua, FL
7Richie McCaw, FL
T
8Kieran Read, N8
Replacements
16Keven Mealamu, H
17Joe Moody, P
18Ben Franks, P
19Patrick Tuipulotu, L
20Sam Cane, FL
21TJ Perenara, -
22Beauden Barrett, FH
23Cory Jane, C

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sky Stadium
8:35 AM, September 13, 2014
Attendance: 35,747
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'14-10 End of half
81'14-10 End of half
81'14-10 End of second half
80'The All Blacks win the lineout and Aaron Smith boots the ball into the crowd to end the match and give the All Blacks a tight 14-10 win.
79'The Springboks win the scrum and Vermeulen makes a quick run to the line but they send it to the short side and go out.
78'The All Blacks have the scrum feed metres rom their line and the Springboks have stolen it and are rewarded with a scrum on the five-metre line. What a push from the Springboks and their rewarded with their last chance to win the match
78'Substitute on - Patrick Tuipulotu , New Zealand
78'Player substituted - Jeremy Thrush , New Zealand
78'Player substituted - Jannie du Plessis , South Africa
78'Substitute on - Marcel van der Merwe , South Africa
77'The Springboks make it metres to the line but a call of obstruction ends their chance of a try
76'The Boks go for another lineout and have won but it's messy. Springboks push forward and get within 10-metres
74'The Springboks set up a rolling maul and push forward and win another penalty advantage before collapsing. They start to spread it wide and the All Blacks rush up in defence to shut down the Boks attack. But the Boks go back for their penalty.
73'The Springboks push forward with a rolling maul and have won the advantage, but lose the ball once they try to spread it wide. Pollard puts it out 5-metres from the All Blacks lineout and have what is sure to be their best chance to win the lead
72'Both sides continue to give away the ball at the ruck and the Springboks are lucky to win the ball and relieve some pressure within their half
71'Player substituted - Dane Coles , New Zealand
71'Substitute on - Keven Mealamu , New Zealand
71'Substitute on - Lood de Jager , South Africa
71'Player substituted - Eben Etzebeth , South Africa
71'Player substituted - Willie Le Roux , South Africa
71'Substitute on - Patrick Lambie , South Africa
70'Willie le Roux has cleared the ball down field and put Savea under pressure before his Springboks teammates arrive and win a turnover and scrum within the All Blacks half.
69'Despite winning their lineout the Springboks have lost the ball and given the All Blacks another chance to enter their 22, but the All Blacks have turned it over with a chip kick ahead.
68'Israel Dagg has kicked it too deep again and the Springboks have a scrum within the All Blacks half
67'The Springboks give away another penalty straight from the restart and Barrett puts it within the Springboks half
67'14-10 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
67'Substitute on - Trevor Nyakane , South Africa
67'Player substituted - Tendai Mtawarira , South Africa
66'Beauden Barrett slots the penalty and pushes the lead 14-10 over the Springboks.
64'Another mistake at the lineout from the Springboks sees Savea make a huge run down the sideline and the All Blacks are now on the front foot and are putting plenty of pressure on the defence. The All Blacks win a penalty within the Springboks 22-metre giving Barrett his first chance at the posts.
63'The All Blacks win the ball back from their 22-drop out and make easy metres to the Springboks 22-metre but lose the ball again.
62'Pollard had the distance but not the direction, so the All Blacks retain their one-point lead.
61'The Springboks remain strong in the ruck and have won another penalty right on halfway and almost right in front.
60'The Springboks have lost the scrum and given the All Blacks the feed with a short arm penalty
59'A great pass outwide by Willie le Roux creates a huge gap in the All Blacks defence but a poor pass from Habana slows the momentum and the All Blacks win the ball, but an All Blacks knock on gives the Springboks another chance within the All Blacks half.
59'Substitute on - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
59'Player substituted - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
59'Substitute on - Ben Franks , New Zealand
59'Player substituted - Owen Franks , New Zealand
59'Player substituted - Wyatt Crockett , New Zealand
59'Substitute on - Joe Moody , New Zealand
57'Despite Cruden not kicking the ball out from the penalty the All Blacks gain possession and make metres but lose the ball again when taking on the Springboks defence and give away a relieving penalty.
56'Complete juxtaposition in dropkicks with Cruden sending it out on the restart giving the Springboks the scrum feed on the halfway line, but the All Blacks have won a penalty at the scrum.
56'11-10 Drop goal - Handre Pollard , South Africa
55'Hnadre Pollard has slotted a long range drop goal to close the gap 11-10.
55'Player substituted - Adriaan Strauss , South Africa
55'Substitute on - Bismarck du Plessis , South Africa
54'Both sides trade kicks before Israel Dagg overcooks it and results in a Springboks lineout within the All Blacks half.
52'The Springboks make a great turnover at the ruck but fumbled passes results in Aaron Smith booting it ahead for Smith and le Roux to face off in a running race with le Roux diving on the ball in the in goal.
51'Player substituted - Steven Luatua , New Zealand
51'Substitute on - Sam Cane , New Zealand
49'A strong scrum from both sides results in a penalty to the All Blacks within their own half. All Blacks spread it wide from the lineout but Savea goes out and relieves the pressure on the Springboks
48'Player substituted - Francois Louw , South Africa
48'Substitute on - Warren Whiteley , South Africa
47'But Cruden is unable to add the extras.
47'11-7 Try - Richie McCaw , New Zealand
46'A TMO decision confirms it as try time! Cruden pops a cross-field kick to Read on the sideline who pops it to Richie McCaw who dives over to place the ball and give the All Blacks the lead.
45'A strong rolling maul has put the All Blacks on the front foot and given Savea open space to make a strong run but the Springboks defence remains strong despite being a man down injured.
44'The Springboks win the scrum under pressure only metres from their line and clear it downfield to the halfway.
42'The All Blacks continue to probe at the Springboks defence but the Boks remain strong and earn a turnover with Crockett dropping the ball when taking on the line.
41'Substitute on - Cory Jane , New Zealand
41'Player substituted - Ma'a Nonu , New Zealand
41'6-7 End of first half
40'Aaron Cruden has gotten the second half underway and the All Blacks have won the ball back and are making their way to the halfway but the Springboks have stole the ball and put it high for Serfontein to chase. Penalised in the air the All Blacks kick it down field to set up in the Springboks half.
40'Aaron Cruden pushes it wide and the Springboks head into the sheds leading the All Blacks 7-6.
40'6-7 Start of second half
39'A forward pass from le Roux gives the All Blacks another chance to find the tryline before the half-time break. Moving quickly the All Blacks spread it across and win a penalty metres inside the halfway and are given an opportunity to take the lead.
37'After some big hits and tough battles at the ruck, the Springboks have won a turn over close to the halfway line.
36'Substitute on - Francois Hougaard , South Africa
36'Player substituted - Ruan Pienaar , South Africa
35'The Springboks win a relieving penalty at the scrum on their five-metre line and make sure to put the ball out only metres inside their half.
34'The All Blacks win a scrum 5-metres from the Springboks line, but the All Blacks have fumbled it on the line and miss an opportunity.
33'A short Springboks 22-drop out has seen the All Blacks win the ball and return within metres of the Springboks line.
30'The Springboks have given away a penalty for closing off the ruck only metres inside the All Blacks half.
29'Springboks earn a relieving penalty and use a rolling maul to gain almost 20-metres from a lineout on halfway.
28'The All Blacks continue to maitain pressure on the Springboks with Nonu chipping ahead for Savea and putting the ball out only metres from the Springboks tryline.
27'The Springboks have knocked it on at the lineout and the All Blacks have taken advantage making quick metres and are within the Springboks half.
25'Springboks get a free kick and move it quickly across the line. The Springboks continue to probe the All Blacks defence but have knocked it on in the tackle and the All Blacks clear the ball down field.
24'Kieran Read has dropped it cold at the restart giving the Springboks a scrum right on the 22-metre line.
24'6-7 Penalty goal - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
23'Cruden converts the penalty to close the gap 7-6 with the Springboks still in the lead.
22'A great pick and drive from Richie McCaw sees him close to the line but the referee has gone upstairs to see if a try has been scored. McCaw deemed held up but the All Blacks receive a penalty almost right in front.
21'The All Blacks making plenty of metres and spreading the ball wide to make it only metres away from the Boks line.
19'The All Blacks have won the ball back on halfway but a mistake sees a turnover and Hendricks spins through several tackles to make some good metres but le Roux has put the ball down. A definite opportunity missed.
17'The All Blacks have kept the Boks napping but a Cruden chip kick has gone too deep and the Boks have the lineout on their five metres.
17'3-7 Conversion - Handre Pollard , South Africa
16'Perfectly set up from the lineout, Pollard sends Hendricks through a gap and converts to put the Boks in the lead.
16'3-5 Try - Cornal Hendricks , South Africa
15'What a try! Cornal Hendricks has slotted through a gap and dove over for the first try of the match.
14'Huge kick from Andre Pollard sees the Springboks within 10-metres of the All Blacks line.
13'The Springboks have stolen the ball and the All Blacks have been penalised for playing the ball on the ground. Another release in pressure from the Sprigboks.
12'A big kick down field from Cruden sees a mistake from the Springboks with a knock on in their 22 and give the All Blacks their first scrum.
11'The All Blacks make easy work of making it out of their half.
11'3-0 Penalty goal - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
10'The Springboks concede a penalty right in front and Cruden makes sure to punch it over for the first points of the match.
8'The Springboks have released pressure with a pilfer only metres from their tryline. The All Blacks still have the ball within the Springboks 22-metre and are looking strong in attack.
7'A mistake within the Springboks half sees the All Blacks with the ball and making quick metres to make it within 12-metres of the line.
6'A nice solid scrum from both sides but the Springboks win the ball and make a big clearing kick.
4'After making easy metres down the pitch a knock on from the All Blacks will see the first scrum of the night, should be a good indicator of what we can expect during the match.
2'Both sides trade kicks before the Springboks put the ball into touch to end a long passage of play between the sides. The first throw in of the night isn't good for the All Blacks with a miscommunication results with the Springboks stealing the ball and winning a penalty.
1'This is the second time in the last 16 Rugby Championship matches that the All Blacks have been trailing at half-time so this is unfamilliar territory for the All Blacks
1'The All Blacks given their first chance to run the ball and are quick to make metres and put pressure on the Springboks defence before Cruden kicks ahead.
1'Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of the big Rugby Championship double header: first up the All Blacks and Springboks in Wellington, the world No.1 and No.2 fight for top spot on the Rugby Championship table. Despite another wet strip, we're looking forward to a tough game with the Springboks looking to make a turnaround from last week's disappointing loss in Perth. We're underway with the Sprinboks kicking off and putting pressure on the All Blacks.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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