{"id":102562,"date":"2015-10-19T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T11:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/102562\/boks-win-tantalisingly-close-encounter\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T02:55:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T00:55:42","slug":"boks-win-tantalisingly-close-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/10\/19\/boks-win-tantalisingly-close-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Boks win tantalisingly close encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Nkululeko Zilibokwe, North Eastern Tribune<\/h6>\n<p>A brilliantly worked move in the dying minutes of the game, between <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duane_Vermeulen\" target=\"_blank\">Duane Vermuelen<\/a> and captain <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fourie_du_Preez\" target=\"_blank\">Fourie Du Preez<\/a> was the defining moment, as the Springboks set up an enticing semi-final against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PICTURE THE MOMENT @duane_vermeulen&#39;s reverse offload that set up <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RSA<\/a>&#39;s winning try at Twickenham <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RWC2015?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RWC2015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RSAvWAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RSAvWAL<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YanRP5IBX0\">pic.twitter.com\/YanRP5IBX0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rugbyworldcup\/status\/655440736498896896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<p>The Springboks struggled in the first half to get their attacking game going as the Welsh Dragons dominated possession. Wales went into the break leading by 18-19 courtesy of a late drop goal by Dan Biggar.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A much-improved second stanza performance by the Springboks saw them dominate the Welsh territory and pile the pressure on a defiant Wales defence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CHARACTER BUILDING... Captain Fourie Du Preez says <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RSA<\/a> have come a long way since their shock defeat by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/JPN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JPN<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YnOlyPvZIT\">pic.twitter.com\/YnOlyPvZIT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rugbyworldcup\/status\/655630691674292224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<p>Vermuelen, the current South African Rugby Player of the Year, proved once again why he is one of the best in the world, as he dominated the Welsh team at the breakdowns.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Wales Captain Sam Warburton said despite his team missing many of their key players they leave the World Cup showpiece with absolutely no regrets as they gave their best.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: How the Proteas reacted when the Boks score that last minute try.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So when the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Springboks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Springboks<\/a> score a try, or any points for that matter, the Proteas get pretty excited <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QnKlIctjfg\">pic.twitter.com\/QnKlIctjfg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABdeVilliers17\/status\/655597747471589376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<p>Veteran Number 6 Schalk Burger was awarded the Man of the Match award as he put in yet another great performance. Burger played 80 minutes, and had 11 carries over the gain line, covered 55 metres and made ten tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Heyneke Meyer\u2019s men now turn their focus to their semi-final clash against the All Black and will be aiming to become the first ever team to lose their opening game and go on to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer will be sweating over injuries sustained by hooker <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bismarck_du_Plessis\" target=\"_blank\">Bismarck du Plessis<\/a> who has a lacerated hand, and lock <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lood_de_Jager\" target=\"_blank\">Lood de Jager<\/a> who suffered a foot tendon injury against Wales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='8b892d56db934212670f6f30fb23ac7b'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Springboks booked their place in the semi\u2013finals of the Rugby World Cup after defeating a brave Wales team by 23\u201319 in a tantalisingly close encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5696,"featured_media":102563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":".","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8428,3],"tags":[1122,7566,8510,1767,8747],"class_list":["post-102562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugby-world-cup","category-sports-news","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-world-cup","tag-rwc","tag-springboks","tag-wales"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Rugby World Cup"},"tag_labels":["rugby","Rugby World Cup","RWC","springboks","Wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5696"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}