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10 October 2016
547th All Black test
NEW ZEALAND v SOUTH AFRICA (THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2016, 2nd test) at Kings Park Durban, South Africa.
Saturday 10th October 2016
Fulltime score – New Zealand 57 South Africa 15
Halftime – South Africa 12 New Zealand 9
Attendance; 50,000
Conditions; Weather clear and cool, softish ground after earlier heavy showers. An early evening game
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assistant Referees: Johnny Lacey and George Clancy (both Ireland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
The scorers;
For New Zealand (57):
Tries: I.Dagg (2), B.Barrett (2), T.J.Perenara (2), Ben Smith, Codie Taylor and Liam Squire.
Cons: B.Barrett (3) and L.Sopoaga (3)
For South Africa (15):
Pens: M.Steyn (5)
New Zealand: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Israel Dagg, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 Waisake Naholo (Rep’d by Lima Sopoaga 62m), 12 Ryan Crotty (Rep’d by George Moala 66m), 10 Beauden Barrett , 9 T.J.Perenara (Rep’d by Tawera Kerr-Barlow 67m), 8 Kieran Read (c) (rep’d by Elliot Dixon 76m), 7 Matt Todd (Rep’d by Ardie Savea 56m) , 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Brodie Retallick 5 Sam Whitelock 3 Owen Franks (rep’d by Charlie Faumuina 66m), 2 Dane Coles (rep’d by Codie Taylor 69m Yellow Card 80m), 1 Joe Moody (rep’d by W.Crockett 50m)
South Africa
15 Pat Lambie, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn (Rep’d by Willie le Roux 63m), 9 Faf de Klerk (Rep’d by Lionel Mapoe 67m), 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Oupa Mohoje (rep’d by Willem Alberts 46m), 6 Francois Louw (Rep’d by Jaco Kriel 11m), 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben Etzebeth (Rep’d by Lood de Jager 46m Yellow Card, 3 Vincent Koch (Rep’d by Julian Redelinghuys 46m), 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) (Rep’d by Bongi Mbonambi 73m), 1 Tendai Mtawarira (Rep’d by Steven Kitshoff 50m)
All Substitutes were used during the game.
This win was New Zealand’s 17th test win in a row.
This was a record test victory by an All Black team over a Springbok test selection.
Final 2016 SANZAR Rugby Championship Table.
Posn Team Played Won Drew Lost Bonus Points
Points
1 NZL 6 6 0 0 6 30
2 AUS 6 3 0 3 1 13
3 SAF 6 2 0 4 2 10
4 ARG 6 1 0 5 1 5
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The great 1924-30 All Black fullback George Nepia dies in Ruatoria, East Coast, aged 81.
GABE, RHYS
Cardiff, Llanelli and Wales
24 internationals for Wales 1901–08
At the age of 12, in 1893, Rhys Gabe walked from his home near Llanelli to watch Wales play Ireland at Stradey Park, a distance of five miles. He and his friends played with a rugby ball all the way there and back, and the game had a profound influence on young Gabe. Thereafter he only wanted to be a centre and based his play on his hero who had played that day, Sam Lee of Ireland.
Gabe made his debut for Wales in 1901 against Ireland at Swansea in a match that marked the last appearance of the great Billy Bancroft for Wales.
Gabe, as a centre capable of beating his opposites with deception and speed, was a brilliant player in the Welsh teams which won the Triple Crown in 1902, 1905 and 1908, and which enjoyed a period of success called Wales’s first ‘golden era’. He also toured New Zealand with the Great Britain team of 1904.
It was Rhys Gabe who made the run that led to Teddy Morgan’s try which enabled Wales to beat the 1905 All Blacks. He also took part in the famous ‘foggy’ game of 1908 when Wales beat England by 28–18. Gabe scored twice that day – one of the tries was not seen by the England defence because of the murky weather.
There is another story that Gabe was kicked so hard in the backside in the Wales v Scotland game in 1905 that he could not sit down for six months! Being a schoolmaster it meant he had to conduct his lessons standing on his feet. However, the records also actually show that he was fit enough to play in Wales’s next match just three weeks later!
How many players of Samoan-birth or Samoan heritage have captained the All Blacks in tests? Name them.
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