Monthly Archives: June, 2011
2011 Super 15 semi finals preview & odds
Reds vs Blues The Blues (Auckland, NZ) have named their squad for the Super 15 semi final they will play at Suncorp stadium on Saturday night. Only one change in the starting 15, Chris Lowrey taking Anthony Boric’s spot in the second row as the latter is out due to injury. In form wing Rene [...]
Rugby World Cup 2011: Les Bleus get it started
The French have met in Marcoussis (20km south of Paris) at the National Rugby Centre, on Tuesday 28 June, to get their 2011 RWC preparation underway. They will spend the next 60 days in France and Ireland before flying to New Zealand on 28 August. Between training camps, they will play 2 friendlies/test matches against [...]
Queensland Maroons team for 2011 State of Origin game 3
Justin Hodges recalled, Dave Taylor out(suspension). Game to be played at Suncorp stadium next Wednesday. Great deals with our all our bookmakers if you register from our website, either from our special ‘bookmakers page” or any hyperlink on the site!!!! TAB is Australia’s most popular bookmakers, go check their deals on this site! Queensland team for game [...]
State of Origin 2011, game 3: the squads
NSW squad: Anthony Minichiello (Roosters), Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta), Michael Jennings (Penrith), Mark Gasnier (St George Illawarra), Akuila Uate (Newcastle), Brett Morris (St George Illawarra), Jamie Soward (St George Illawarral), Mitchell Pearce (Roosters), Kurt Gidley (Newcastle), Paul Gallen (Cronulla capt), Michael Ennis (Bulldogs), Tim Mannah (Parramatta), Keith Galloway (Wests Tigers), Trent Merrin (St George Illawarra), Ben [...]
2011 Super 15 semi finals: Reds vs Blues & Stormers vs Crusaders
Crusaders 36 (Tries: Williams, Read, Franks; Conv: Carter 2, Berquist; Pen: Carter 5) – Sharks 8 (Tries: Alberts ; Conv: ; Pen: Lambie 1) In a cold Nelson’s night, the Crusaders booked their spot to the 2011 Super 15 semi-finals, winning 28-12 against the Sharks. They will play the Stormers in Newlands next w-e whereas [...]
Blues 26 – Waratahs 13
Blues 26 (tries: Munro, Williams; conv: McAlister, Munro; pen: Munro 3, McAlister) Waratahs 13 (tries: Carter, Turner; Pen: Beale). Not much to be said about this game. The Waratahs had their chances, i.e Timani dropping the ball 5m from Blues try line in the first half, but they slipped at crucial moments. Whether we want it or [...]
All Blacks RWC training squad in Wellington
Graham Henry has revealed a list of 25 players invited to the Wellington training camp taking place over the next 2 weeks. Blues and Crusaders players were voluntarily omitted as they have Super 15 finals commitments. Chiefs prop Ben Afeaki and Highlanders lock Jarrad Hoeata are the only 2 newbies of the ABs squad. The big [...]
Super 15 2011 qualifying semis preview
History shows that playing a Super rugby finals game at home is a huge advantage: 45 super 12 & 14 finals games (semis + finals combined) between 1996 and 2011, 37 home side victories for 8 losses; that’s a 82.2% ratio. When you also take into consideration that the Crusaders have never lost a finals [...]
Super 15: B & E at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Yes, that’s what happened Saturday night; they, the Sharks, ‘Broke and Entered’ Loftus Versfeld, then left, with a win and a spot for the Super 15 2011 Finals under the belt. The intensity of the game was just outstanding and one wonders how 30 blokes can endure hits the way they did on Saturday. Before [...]
Super 15, week 18 – preview and odds
WEEK 18, Friday’s games preview Blues v Highlanders Between a team playing for a spot in the Finals and another who has nothing to win out of this game (true, nothing to lose either!), a Blues win seems inevitable. At 1.25 vs 4.85 for a Highlanders win, the Auckland franchise is expected to win this [...]