Rugby World Cup
South Africa vs Romania

Time Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 1:00 PM
Location Stade Matmut-Atlantique
Referee Mathieu Raynal

South Africa		Romania
Le73' Mapimpi67' Mapimpi63' Williams61' Williams54' Penalty Try52' Fourie42' Reinach23' Willemse11' Reinach8' Mapimpi6' Reinach2'	Tries
de68' de62' Willemse55' Willemse24' Willemse11' Willemse9' Willemse7'	Conversions

South Africa		Romania
Attack
12	Tries	0
810	Metres	246
121	Carries	81
35	Defenders Beaten	19
12	Clean Breaks	2
129	Passes	77
12	Offloads	1
17	Turnovers Conceded	15
Defence
127	Tackles	113
19	Missed Tackles	35
11	Turnovers Won	4
Kicking
23	Kicks in Play	15
7/11	Conversions	N/A
N/A	Penalty Goals	0/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	2
553	Kick From Hand Metres	382
18	In Touch	8
12	Opponent Collection	6
64%	Success	0%
19	Possession Lost	9
3	Possession Retained	3
Breakdown
60	Rucks Won	58
2	Rucks Lost	11
96%	Rucks Success Rate	84%
11	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	8
2	Lineouts Lost	6
88%	Lineouts Success Rate	57%
6	Scrums Won	3
1	Scrums Lost	2
85%	Scrums Success Rate	60%
Possession
60%	Possession	40%
57%	First Half	42%
61%	Second Half	39%
50%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	50%
Discipline
7	Penalties Conceded	18
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	7

South Africa	Romania
1Ox Nche	1Iulian Hartig
2Bongi Mbonambi (C)	2Ovidiu Cojocaru
3Trevor Nyakane	3Alex Gordas
4Jean Kleyn	4Adrian Motoc
5Marvin Orie	5Marius Iftimiciuc
6Marco van Staden	6Andre Gorin
7Kwagga Smith	7Vlad Neculau
8Duane Vermeulen	8Cristian Chirica (C)
9Cobus Reinach	9Gabriel Rupanu
10Damian Willemse	10Hinckley Vaovasa
11Makazole Mapimpi	11Nicolas Onutu
12Andre Esterhuizen	12Taylor Gontineac
13Canan Moodie	13Jason Tomane
14Grant Williams	14Tevita Manumua
15Willie Le Roux	15Marius Simionescu
Substitutes
16Deon Fourie	16Rob Irimescu
17Steven Kitshoff	17Alexandru Savin
18Frans Malherbe	18Thomas Cretu
19RG Snyman	19Stefan Iancu
20Jasper Wiese	20Damian Stratila
21Jaden Hendrikse	21Cristi Boboc
22Faf de Klerk	22Alin Conache
23Jesse Kriel	23Gabriel Pop
Coaches
Jacques Nienaber	David Gerard

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
74	Conversion - Hit Right Post	Faf de Klerk takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.
73	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Willie Le Roux leads to a try for South Africa
73	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Willie Le Roux took full advantage.
73	Try Assist	Makazole Mapimpi played a key part in that try.
71	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jean Kleyn took full advantage.
68	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa supporters go wild as Faf de Klerk successfully kicks the conversion.
67	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Makazole Mapimpi
67	Try Assist	Willie Le Roux sets up the try.
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Willie Le Roux took full advantage.
66	Substitution on	Romania make a substitution with Alin Conache coming on.
66	Substitution off	Romania make a substitution with Taylor Gontineac coming off.
64	Conversion - Missed Right	Faf de Klerk curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
63	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Makazole Mapimpi
63	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Makazole Mapimpi goes through the gap.
63	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Willie Le Roux is finished off with a try.
62	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa supporters go wild as Faf de Klerk successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Grant Williams
61	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Faf de Klerk is finished off with a try.
59	Substitution on	Gabriel Pop comes on for Romania.
59	Substitution off	Jason Tomane leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Rob Irimescu comes on for Romania.
59	Substitution off	Ovidiu Cojocaru leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Frans Malherbe comes on for South Africa.
59	Substitution off	Trevor Nyakane leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Steven Kitshoff comes on for South Africa.
59	Substitution off	Ox Nche leaves the field.
58	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Canan Moodie goes through the gap.
57	Clean Break	What a run here by Cristian Chirica as they get over the gainline!
56	Substitution on	Faf de Klerk comes on for South Africa.
56	Substitution off	Damian Willemse leaves the field.
56	Substitution on	Alexandru Savin comes on for Romania.
56	Substitution off	Iulian Hartig leaves the field.
55	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Damian Willemse kicks the conversion.
54	Try - Individual effort	Grant Williams scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Grant Williams as they get over the gainline!
54	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Marco van Staden.
54	Substitution on	Damian Stratila comes on.
54	Substitution off	Andre Gorin comes off.
52	Penalty Try	The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to South Africa.
51	Substitution on	Stefan Iancu comes on.
51	Substitution off	Marius Iftimiciuc comes off.
50	Substitution on	Thomas Cretu comes on.
50	Substitution off	Alex Gordas comes off.
45	Substitution on	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Jaden Hendrikse getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Reinach being replaced.
43	Conversion - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Damian Willemse will have to re-adjust the radar.
42	Try - Rolling maul	The South Africa maul march their way over the white wash for Deon Fourie to touch down.
40	Substitution on	Romania make a substitution with Cristi Boboc coming on.
40	Substitution off	Romania make a substitution with Vlad Neculau coming off.
40	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with Deon Fourie coming on.
40	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Bongi Mbonambi coming off.
40	Substitution on	South Africa make a substitution with RG Snyman coming on.
40	Substitution off	South Africa make a substitution with Marvin Orie coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
35	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Bongi Mbonambi being able to wriggle through a gap.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Taylor Gontineac breaches the defence.
24	Conversion - Kicked	Damian Willemse makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
23	Try - Close range	South Africa are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Cobus Reinach picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
13	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Tevita Manumua steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
11	Conversion - Kicked	Damian Willemse converts the try.
11	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Damian Willemse leads to a try for South Africa
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Damian Willemse took full advantage.
11	Try Assist	Makazole Mapimpi played a key part in that try.
9	Conversion - Kicked	Damian Willemse has kicked a conversion.
8	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Cobus Reinach leads to a try for South Africa
8	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Cobus Reinach took full advantage.
8	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Marco van Staden took full advantage.
7	Conversion - Kicked	Damian Willemse has kicked a conversion.
6	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Makazole Mapimpi
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Makazole Mapimpi goes through the gap.
6	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Willie Le Roux.
3	Conversion - Missed Left	Damian Willemse has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
2	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Cobus Reinach
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Cobus Reinach goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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