South Africa 43-17 Wales: Butch James and the tourists' Stephen Jones exchange tackles and penalties in a competitive opening period The world champions are 12-3 up when full-back Conrad Jantjes crosses for their first try on the half hour Not to be outdone, Wales have a try of their own seven minutes later when Sonny Parker releases Jamie Roberts to score in the corner Further converted tries after the interval from Jean de Villiers and Pierre Spies accelerate South Africa into a commanding 36-10 lead Shane Williams beats Bryan Habana for a fine try which Jones converts to cut the gap to a still daunting 19 points The Springbok supporters celebrate again 10 minutes from time when Percy Montgomery goes over to wrap-up a 43-17 win New Zealand 21-11 Ireland: After a shaky start in the horrible conditions, Ireland take an early lead through Ronan O'Gara's penalty Although Ireland's pack struggles at the line-out, Paul O'Connell takes several good re-starts amid a ferocious forward battle All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter is not at his best, with several kicks from hand going astray as the rain falls at the Westpac Stadium But the All Blacks explode into life courtesy of a brilliant Conrad Smith break which leads to Sitiveni Sivivatu's try A fired-up Ireland refuse to bow down though, and Paddy Wallace glides through to put his side ahead New Zealand get the upper hand after the break, and Ma'a Nonu benefits from an initial Dan Carter break to score the decisive try The All Blacks defence holds firm for the remainder of the match as Richie McCaw's side win their first Test since the World Cup
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