SPORTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 Springboks thrash Scotland Photo of the day EDINBURGH: South Africa showed their pedigree as the weekend’s 24-15 victory against Wales. world’s number two side, despatching Scotland 28-0 with clini- They did suffer one setback, Bath flanker Francois Louw cal efficiency in a one-sided contest at a rainswept Murrayfield departing in a neck brace with four minutes remaining, but yesterday. The Springboks scored their first try from a line-out they move on to finish their tour against France in Paris next drive in the fifth minute, courtesy of openside flanker Willem Saturday still yet to concede a try. Alberts, and added two more before half-time, full back Willie Meyer made four changes to the team that beat Wales, le Roux crossing the home whitewash on the half hour and bringing Gurthro Steenkamp and Adriaan Strauss into the then setting up JP Pietersen. front row, recalling veteran Bakkies Botha in the second row South Africa had the match won at half-time, the visitors and installing le Roux at full-back, with Patrick Lambie leading 21-0, with replacement prop Coenie Oosthuizen switched to fly half. Scotland made six changes to the team adding a fourth try as Heyneke Meyer’s team made it two wins that overcame Japan 42-17 eight days previously. out of two on their November tour of Europe, following last There were recalls in the pack for locks Richie Gray and Jim Hamilton, for openside flanker John Barclay and for props Alasdair Dickinson and Moray Low-and a first start for Saracens utility back Duncan Taylor at inside centre. For all of the increased ballast in the home pack, however, there was no stopping South Africa when they put their line- out maul into operation. With five minutes on the clock, Lambie kicked a penalty to touch in the left corner, No 8 Duane Vermeulen plucked Strauss’s throw out of the air and the Springbok pack drove Alberts over the home try-line for an easy score. Lambie landed the conversion to give South Africa a 7-0 lead but the outside-half, who has Scottish grandparents, was wide of the mark with a penalty attempt ten minutes later, after Tommy Seymour obstructed Bryan Habana. It took Scotland 29 minutes to break out of their own half and mount their first attack, but in doing so they handed South Africa their second try. In attempting to find Richie Gray with an outside pass, Ruaridh Jackson merely succeeded in slamming the ball off Sean Maitland’s shoulder, allowing le Roux to gather posses- Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN), Miikka Anttilla (FIN) race during the FIA World Rally Championship in Salou, Spain sion and gallop 70 metres for his fourth international try. on October 27, 2013. — www.redbull.com Lambie nailed the conversion and did so again two minutes later after the outstanding le Roux fashioned a third Springbok try, breaking from deep before angling a kick to the right cor- ner for Pietersen to celebrate his 50th cap with a five-point Stenson wins in Dubai score. That left Scotland 21-0 down at the interval and facing a mountainous challenge. South Africa could afford to take their foot off the gas, with one eye on their trip to Paris, and still DUBAI: World number three Henrik looking forward.” He fluffed that eagle chance, but coast to victory. Their fourth try came in the 53rd minute, Stenson blasted a final round 64 to Stenson was unrelenting over four tapped in for a birdie to move to 22- Oosthuizen scoring from a line-out drive in the left corner and clinch Dubai’s DP World Tour days on the Greg Norman-designed under. Lambie once again converting. Championship yesterday, also topping Earth course despite nursing a wrist “It was mine to lose from there,” The biggest cheer from the home crowd came in the 61st Europe’s money list for 2013 after his injury. He ended the first round two said Stenson, who eventually ended minute when Gray was replaced by his 19-year-old brother six-stroke victory in the desert finale. shots off the lead, but ahead of his on 25-under par 263 following a final- Jonny, the Glasgow lock becoming Scotland’s first teenage cap The Swede, who followed up his money list rivals and by the halfway hole eagle. “It’s tough when you’ve since Henry Inglis in 1951. Scotland finish their November triumph at the U.S. PGA Tour’s end-of- stage he had moved a stroke clear of got a five or six-shot lead with only Willem Alberts in action in this file photo. series against Australia at Murrayfield on Saturday. — AFP season FedExCup in September, pock- the field and was never really trou- two or three holes to go because you eted the $1.33 million first prize and bled. “I have to take my hat off to him,” probably would have to break your an additional $1 million from the said Poulter, 37. “I’ve tried to run him leg to mess that up, but you’ve still Old heads, wise words bring tour’s bonus prize pool. Victory in Dubai - his first on the European Tour this year caps an amaz- All Blacks home again ing turnaround for Stenson, who 12 months ago was ranked outside the LONDON: Dan Carter made his 100th test appearance but troops around him for a pep-talk as Owen Farrell was lining world’s top 100. was still only the fourth-highest capped player in the New up the penalty that took England into the lead. “Winning our final in Dubai in front Zealand team on Saturday and that case-hardened experi- “We just talked about how we needed to play some of all my family and loads of friends, ence was key to their victory over a feisty England. field position and look after the ball,” he said. “There’s no it’s a dream finish,” said Stenson. After racing into a 17-3 lead after 17 minutes it looked point worrying about blowing the lead, you have to stick “There have been a lot of small bits as if the visitors were going to trample England into their to what you do next, hold on to the ball. Once we started and pieces I’ve addressed with my own turf and gain ample revenge for last year’s 38-21 to control that, and put some pressure on at lineout time, team and they deserve huge credit in my success,” he said, naming his cad- reverse — their only defeat in 33 previous matches. we got back some control and were able to get that try.” dy, coach, physio and psychologist. England, however, battled back superbly to lead 22-20 Saturday’s victory was New Zealand’s 13th from 13 The 37-year-old began the day on going into the final quarter, only for the All Blacks to regain games this year and they now travel to Dublin to play 17-under, four shots ahead of Ian control with winger Julian Savea’s second try of the match Ireland next week seeking a remarkable clean sweep. Poulter, his only realistic challenger for as they eventually triumphed 30-22. Having come through “We’ve given ourselves the opportunity but the key is not the Race to Dubai crown, formerly the a similar scare before emerging victorious over France in turning up thinking it will happen,” said McCaw. European Order of Merit, while Paris a week ago, it was another example of how the All “It would be pretty nice in December to reflect on that France’s Victor Dubuisson teed-off on Blacks’ combination of experience — their starting XV had and we have a week to get our minds right for that game.” 16-under. over 800 caps between them — and ability to do the right Carter looks a doubt for the match having departed with Earlier in the season, Poulter bet things under pressure so often brings them home. an Achilles problem 26 minutes after leading the teams on Stenson $100 at odds of 10-1 he could “What happened today and last week in Paris, that men- to the pitch in golden boots embossed with “DC100”. overtake his friend on the money list, DUBAI: Henrik Stenson of Sweden poses with his trophy after winning the tal fortitude, that is important and that’s what brought us “It was disappointing for him again, he’s had a wretched but Sunday’s conditions worked season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. — AFP through,” coach Steve Hansen told reporters after avoiding time with injuries, but he made a major contribution when against the Englishman as a sand what would have been only the second defeat on his he was on,” said Hansen. storm and swirling winds replaced the down as hard as I possibly could, he’s got to focus and try and play simple.” watch since he took over after the 2011 World Cup tri- McCaw, who was winning his 123rd cap on Saturday, stifling clear skies of the first three been in incredible form the last six Poulter shook his head after suc- umph. was also full of praise for the flyhalf, who missed the latter days. months and even today in the wind cessive pars at holes 14 and 15 and “We have a lot of experience but we have a few young stages of the World Cup in 2011 through injury. Poulter made a dire start, bogeying he kept his head down and pressed the world number 15’s disconsolate players ourselves.