Wallabies vs Springboks: Biggest Crunch Performers in Brisbane Clash

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Published: September 7, 2013

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A pivotal result in their bid to destabilise New Zealand as the world’s leading rugby power, South Africa’s 38-12 win over Australia this Saturday saw a lot of big players coming to the fore when they needed it most.

The result means that Heyneke Meyer’s side can certainly latch on to some hope of denting the All Blacks’ hopes of winning another Ruby Championship with a perfect slate.

However impressive the Springboks may have been as a unit in breaking a Brisbane drought lasting longer then 40 years, there were those talismanic performances that meant just slightly more than the rest.

 

Morne Steyn

In a way, Morne Steyn and Quade Cooper are a near antithesis of one another in terms of playing style.

Cooper, the flamboyant and flashy Australian capable of producing brief flashes of rugby brilliance, up against Morne Steyn, forever the assured, more conservative option, solely concentrating on getting the job done as simply as possible.



This comparison was put to test in Brisbane where inconspicuous security trumped Ewen McKenzie’s No. 10 asset time and again.

Steyn was safe in defence and helped restrict the Wallabies’ back line from spreading the ball outside all too often but gave his greatest contributions unsurprisingly from the tee.

In total, the 29-year-old slotted home seven of his nine attempted kicks, three of which were first-half penalties that allowed South Africa to remain on top of the edgier phases of the fixture.

 

Jean De Villiers

Though 32 years of age, Jean De Villiers continues to cement his place as one of the best inside centres in world rugby, increasing the potential of all those around him.



The Springbok veteran has already been the omnipresent leader of his nation throughout their Rugby Championship campaign and was ...
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