Statistics: Lions vs Springboks, Test 2

Having won the first Test in Durban, South Africa made the series safe with a come-from-behind victory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, as Morné Steyn made up for the poor goal-kicking earlier in the match. We have the match statistics.

Result

South Africa vs B&I Lions, 28-25

Sanctions

Schalk Burger was yellow-cared for what looked like eye-gouging. The likelihood is strong that he will cited.

Possession

B&I Lions vs South Africa

Penalties conceded: 25

B&I Lions: 13
South Africa: 11

Reasons for the penalties:

B&I Lions:
Tackle: 5 (Jenkins, Sheridan, Shaw, Kearney* 2)
Offside: 2 (Shaw, Alun-Wyn Jones)
Discipline: 6 (O’Driscoll – fighting; Shaw – high tackle; Roberts* – obstruction; Rees – high tackle; Shaw – high tackle; O’Gara* – air tackle))

South Africa:
Tackle: 2 (Pietersen, Du Plessis)
Offside: 4 (Du Preez*, Spies, Smit*, Burger*)
Scrum: 1 (Du Plessis)
Discipline: 4 (Burger – attacking the eyes; Botha – air tackle; Pietersen – late tackle; Bekker – high tackle)

South Africa missed three penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

B&I Lions: 1 (line-out)
South Africa: 3 (marks)

Line-outs

B&I Lions: 13 (1 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
South Africa: 1011(1 free kick)

Scrums

B&I Lions: 7 (1 reset, 6 uncontested)
South Africa: 7 (1 penalty, 1 collapse, 4 uncontested)

Drop-outs

B&I Lions: 2
South Africa: 1

Stoppages: 71

Tries: 4

B&I Lions: 1
South Africa: 3