Friday 23rd September, 2011

Fans wait for the start of the game between and Namibia at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — mated off the field than he was on it. Boks scrum earned a penalty try. set a South Africa try- After scoring he didn’t break into a Morne Steyn didn’t miss any of his scoring record with his 39th in an 87-0, 12- smile, just merely accepted congratula- seven shots at goal and finished with 20 try rout of Namibia in their World Cup tions and ran back into position to wait points. Pienaar kicked the other six con- derby in North Harbour Stadium on for the restart. versions. Thursday. It was that kind of work mentality On a perfect night for running rugby, Habana equaled Joost van der that marked the first hour, as South the defending champions posted their Westhuizen’s record in June 2010, and Africa was made to play in overdrive to highest ever World Cup score and finally ended his 11-test drought, the subdue the Namibians’ effort in a classic equaled their tournament-best winning longest of his seven-year career, in the little-brother-versus-big-brother clash. streak of 10 set by their predecessors in 22nd minute. 1995 and 1999. The Springboks turned over ruck ball SOUTH AFRICA LEADING The Springboks head to their last Pool on halfway and lock ’s D match against Samoa in eight days hav- pass missed two teammates to give TEST TRY-SCORERS ing scored 153 points in three games and Habana the overlap in front of the main conceded only two tries. grandstand. As soon as he received the “Pretty pleased, we’re making 39_x-Bryan Habana ball, the knowing crowd started roaring, progress,” captain said. “The 38_Joost van der Westhuizen and when he slid into the in-goal the first 40 we got sucked into a few bad 32_x- applause was sustained. habits. Little bit too loose too early and 26_Breyton Paulse “I’m living the dream,” Habana said. we had to refocus at halftime, stuck to 25_Percy Montgomery “It’s a privilege to be able to play for the our guns, got a bit more shape and obvi- 21_Pieter Rossouw Springboks and hopefully contribute ously got a little bit more reward in the 20_James Small to their success. I have to thank my second half as well. It was a good run x-active teammates and coaching staff out.” — without them these 39 Namibia expected a tournament- tries would mean noth- Only when the Springboks made a record 14th successive defeat, but this ing.” rash of replacements after three quar- was the match they most looked forward Habana ters, sending in the likes of Ruan to, and despite plenty of pluck in the first was more Pienaar, and Beast hour, the gloss of a typically game effort ani- Mtawarira, was Namibia overwhelmed. was ruined by the finish. South Africa’s Bryan The injection of energy opened the flood- “Very disappointing,” captain Jacques Habana runs into gates and the Boks scored six converted Burger said. “We said coming into this score a try during their tries in the last 20 minutes, sending game we were going to keep the mistakes Rugby World Cup the vast majority of South Africans down to a minimum and we just made too game against Namibia in the crowd of 26,839 home in buoy- many mistakes, and a good side like the at the at the North ant mood. Boks are just going to cut you apart — Harbour Stadium in Scrumhalf , and that’s what they did tonight. Auckland, New a ball of energy all night, was “It’s not over. On Monday we’ve got Zealand, Thursday, rewarded with a pair of tries, and Wales. Another tough one. But we’ve got Sept. 22, 2011. (AP two each were also touched down by to get our heads up and we’ve got to work and de Jongh. Rossouw, hard and just get back on the horse and Photo/Christophe Ena) Morne and Frans Steyn, and Jaque try and give a better performance next Fourie also scored tries, and the time.” Brad Haddin retires from Yoshitha leads international T20s MELBOURNE, Lanka. Australia (AP) — “I thoroughly enjoy Sri Lanka at Australia wicketkeeper Twenty20 cricket and Brad Haddin announced have taken great pride his retirement from inter- from playing all three national Twenty20 cricket forms of the game for Borneo Sevens Thursday to focus on the Australia,” he was quoted longer forms of the game. in a Cricket Australia Navy skipper Yoshitha Rajapakse Haddin, 33, played in statement. “However I 25 T20 internationals, his feel the time is now right has been picked to lead Sri Lanka at last during Australia’s for me to concentrate on the Borneo Sevens which will be held in Borneo Island on September just-completed tour of Sri Brad Haddin test and ODI cricket. 24 and 25. According to the SLRFU, Sri Under-19 Cricket Lanka is pooled along side Korea, China and Thailand in Pool A. The other teams contesting the Ibbagamuwa take first tournament are Hong Kong, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Brunei (Pool B), Japan, Kazakhstan, innings honours Philippines and UAE (Pool C). The team is coached by Ellis Ibbagamuwa Central took first overs (Udeeptha Balasuriya 106, Meachen and is managed by innings honours in their Under-19 Thashitha Dilranga 49, Ranga Wijekoon S.W.Chang. match against St. Thomas’ College, 37, Shehan Dharmapriya 21; Ishara The team left Sri Lanka for Matale as Udeeptha Balasuriya followed Adikarinayake 4/86, Thanura Kennedy Borneo last night. up his century with an unbeaten half 4/51) and 99 for 4 at close in 31 overs The Sri Lanka team-Yoshitha century at Ibbagamuwa yesterday. (Udeeptha Balasuriya 51n.o, Thashitha Ishara Ratnayake and Ranga Dilranga 18; Ishara Kumarasiri 2/17) Rajapakse (Captain), Kalana Wijekoon shared seven wickets between St. Thomas’ Matale 02 for no wkt Amarasinghe, Kosala Tissera, them to restrict the Thomians to 173 overnight 173 all out in 71 overs Niranjan Wickremeratne, Chanaka runs in reply to their 263 runs. (Sachithra Jayaweera 33, Lakshan Chandimal, Suranga In their essay, Ibbagamuwa were 99 Adikarinayake 30, Thanura Kennedy 32; Pushpakumara, Dinusha for four wickets at close. Ishara Ratnayake 4/34, Ranga Wijekoon Chathuranga, Priyantha Ekanayake, 3/15, Chanuka Chandrasiri 2/33) Anurudhdha Willawara, Heshan Scores: (RF) Guneratne. (RN) Ibbagamuwa 263 all out in 86.5

Friday 23rd September, 2011