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Saturday 23 June 2012 test series week 3; live scores, match stats & FT results
test matches, Saturday 23 June 2012, round 3 Saturday 23 June , Apia Park, Apia (Samoa). 12.30pm AES kick off. HT: Samoa 6-7 Scotland Full Time result: Samoa 16 ( Try: Pisi; 1 drop goal, 1 conv & 2 pen: Pisi) – Scotland 17 (Tries: Gray, Harley; 2 conv & 1 pen: Laidlaw ) What a thriller! Heartbreaking loss for Manu Samoa who was [...]
June 2012 test series week 2; live scores, match stats & FT results
Saturday 16 June , Churchill Park, Lautaka (Fiji). 12pm AES kick off. Fiji 25-37 Scotland Final score: Fiji 25 ( Tries: Domolailai, Nayacalevu, Talebula ; 2 pens & 2 convs: Ralulu) – Scotland 37 (Tries: Laidlaw, penalty try, 2 Visser ; 4 convs & 3 pen: :Laidlaw ) Teams: Fiji: 15 Isimeli Koniferedi, 14 Waisea Nayacalevu, 13 Wereniki Goneva, 12 Aloisio Buto, 11 [...]
Test results: AB 42-10 Ireland ; Australia 27-19 Wales ; SA 22-17 England ; Pumas 37-22 Italy
Rugby Test matches results, Saturday 9 June 2012 (click on the below links for video highlights of each game): All Blacks 42-10 Ireland FT score: New Zealand 42 (Tries: Savea 3, Thomson, C Smith; 4 cnonvs and 3 pens: Carter) – Ireland 10 (Try: McFadden ; Pen: Sexton) Teams: New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Zac [...]
All Blacks v Ireland; Wallabies v Wales; Springboks v England; Pumas v Italy preview
Here we are. 3 weeks of international rugby between Northern Hemisphere sides traveling down under to get a taste of Southern Hemisphere’s winter. It all kicked off on Tuesday when the Scots beat the Wallabies 9-6 in atrocious conditions in Newcastle: rain, strong wind, no more than 10 deg. If SH sides were thinking they [...]
Meyer names Springboks 32-man squad for June Test series v England
No Du Preez, de Jongh, Aplon nor Brussow in the Springboks squad named by Meyer on Sunday morning AES time. On the other hand, nine uncapped players have been called in the squad: flankers Marcell Coetzee and Jacques Potgieter, wing/outside centre JJ Engelbrecht, locks Eben Etzebeth, Juandré Kruger and Franco van der Merwe, flyhalf Elton Jantjies, prop Coenie Oosthuizen and scrumhalf Jano [...]
2012 Super 15: round 14 preview, teams & match betting odds
2012 Super 15 week 14 Week after week we are getting closer to knowing the final 6. After round 13, we have lost 2 teams which had an outside chance to make the finals: by losing last w-e, the Waratahs and Cheetahs are now out of contention for a berth although mathematically, a miracle could see [...]
Heyneke Meyer names Springboks training squad for England Test series
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has announced the players invited to attend the first training camp prior to the June Test series against England (opening Test on 9 June at Kings Park). The one-week long camp should only be about ‘theory’ and on-field drills as many players will be new at this level. Meyer: ‘I’ve been mindful of the [...]
2012 Super 15 squads preview, South Africa: Bulls & Cheetahs
SOUTH AFRICA* SA franchises for the 2012 Super 15 are not finalised yet; these are wider ‘training groups’ which should be very similar to the final squad. No more transfers are expected. BULLS (Pretoria ) 2012 marks the beginning of a new era for the Bulls as some of their historic leaders have left the club: [...]
The Golden Lions smash the Sharks 42-16 and get the 2011 Absa Currie Cup
The Jo’burg’s men had no difficulty winning their first Currie Cup in 12 years against the 2010 holders and to do so in front of a delirious home crowd was priceless. We all knew the duel between Jantjies and Michalak would be crucial and the 21yo SA fly-half didn’t disappoint, scoring 24 points in the final. The Sharks were penalised countless [...]
Team of the 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is over; while the All Blacks are still celebrating their victory, it’s time for us to reflect on the tournament itself, which players stood out or could have done so should their team had performed better? True, why would individuals pay for a poor team performance if they have showed that they were [...]