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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 [...]
Rugby test match: Australia v Scotland preview & teams
Both Andy Robinson and Robbie Deans have rang the changes bringing plenty of new blood in the line ups that will enter Ausgrid stadium (Newcastle) on Tuesday night. 10 men overall have never played for their country and will be scrutinised not only by their supporters but also their coach, already under pressure to get results after some below par [...]
Steve Hansen names his All Blacks 30-man squad to play Ireland
No Andy Ellis, Robbie Fruean, TJ Perenara or Andre Taylor but prop Ben Tameifuna, flanker Sam Cane, locks Brodie Retallick and Luke Romano, halfback Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett and Julian Savea should earn their first All Black cap during the June series against Ireland. The presence of Piri Weepu in the squad is probably the most [...]
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 [...]
France name their 28-man squad for June’s tests against Pumas
Christopher Tolofua, hooker (photo) PSA names a new French squad for June’s Tour of Argentina We got what we asked for: youth. France’s new coach Philippe Saint-Andre was true to his word and selected an exciting and promising group for the two test matches against the Pumas to be played on 16 and 23 June [...]
Robbie Deans names 39-man squad for June tests against Scotland & Wales
Robbie Deans has selected a group of thirty nine players for the Wallabies train on squad ahead of the 2012 June tests starting against Scotland on June 5th. The squad contains fourteen uncapped players. Robbie Deans and his co-selectors Tony McGahan and David Nucifora will announce the 22 to take on Scotland two days before the game as aussie sides [...]
Wales name 38-man squad for Australia June tour
The reigning Six Nations champions have named a 38-man playing group for next month’s tour down under. Wales will play 3 test matches in Australia as well as a midweek game in Canberra against the Brumbies. Wales June 2012 rugby tour schedule - 9 June, Brisbane – 16 June, Melbourne – 23 June, Sydney – 9 June v Brumbies, Canberra Wales 38-man squad: [...]