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Scotland (3) 3/ All Blacks (28) 49 (Full Time)
Scotland hosts the All Blacks from New Zealand at Murrayfiled, Edinburgh at 19:15 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast live on SuperSport 2 & CSN on TV in SA.
Italy 16 / 22 Argentina (Full Time)
England 35 / Wallabies 18 (Full Time)
Ireland 20 / Samoa 10 (Full Time)
France 34 / Fiji 12 (Full Time)
This should be no more than a decent practice run for France, as Fiji had no time to prepare. Match shown LIVE on Supersport 1 from 18:45- 21:00
Ireland will be looking for a much improved performance against Samoa at their revamped home ground in Dublin, after a disappointing 23-21 loss to the Springboks in their first match at the impressive new stadium.
Italy will be looking to end a run of four straight home defeats to Argentina when the pair meet on Saturday at the Bentegodi stadium in Verona. Match shown LIVE on Supersport 5 , from 15:45
New Zealand hooker Keven Mealamu has had his ban for headbutting England captain Lewis Moody reduced from four weeks to two weeks, following an appeal hearing on Friday.
The All Blacks can be hypocrites at times and the outrageous claims of injustice around the Keven Mealamu Twickenham headbutt are a further example of that.
Mark Hinton – Stuff
Continued promotion of consistency was the key message for the world’s top referees and referee managers at the annual IRB High Performance Referees meeting in London on Monday.
Wales flank Sam Warburton has been ruled out for up to three weeks with a torn calf muscle and now seems set to miss the remainder of the November international programme.
England Team Manager Martin Johnson has made one change to his starting XV to face Australia in the second International at Twickenham on Saturday 13 November (16.30 SA Time).
Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley, who scored a second half try against New Zealand as a replacement, comes in for Leeds Carnegie’s Steve Thompson at No 2.
Mike Blair will resume the Scotland captaincy when they bid for a first Test win against New Zealand after being restored to the side by coach Andy Robinson.
France coach Marc Lievremont has named Brive centre Fabrice Estebanez and Perpignan prop Jerome Schuster in his experimental team to face Fiji at Nantes on Saturday.
Now that I have the attention of every backline player, let’s talk scrumming!! Continue reading
Geordan Murphy will captain Leicester Tigers in their clash with Australia at Welford Road on Tuesday night at 7.30pm (21:30 SA Time).
Why is the Wallabies’ scrum at best very average compared to most top rugby nations, and at worst ineffective and a barrier to winning the 2011 World Cup?
Wales have called up London Wasps and British and Irish Lions back row forward Andy Powell to the squad preparing to face South Africa in the second of Wales Autumn Internationals.
All Black Hooker, Keven Mealamu, has been cited for a headbutt on an England player and could be ruled out of the rest of New Zealand’s end of year tour.
Thought you guys may find this interesting, this is the team selected by the Sydney Morning Herald for the six teams who competet this past weekend. Continue reading
The Wallabies have had a tendency in recent years to struggle against Wales. A success rate of only 50% against the 9th ranked team in the world is without a doubt a bit of an embarrassment for the Aussies. Continue reading
England (3) 16 / All Blacks (17) 26 (Final score)
England hosted the All Blacks at Twickenham, London at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The Match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
In a hard match, and not all going the All Black way, they toughed out a win with England giving it their all in the last 10 minutes and the All Blacks under immense pressure.
The All Blacks scored 2 tries against 1.
Final score All Blacks 26 / 16.
Wales (6) 16 / Wallabies (7) 25 (Final Score)
Wales hosted the Wallabies at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 6 and CSN on TV in SA.
The Wallabies scored 3 tries and won the match by 25 / 16.
England host the All Blacks at Twickenham, London at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010.
We look at how this match will unfold.
Wales host the Wallabies at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010.
We look at the match ups and how the game might unfold.
Australia kept faith with the side that beat New Zealand last weekend for Saturday’s test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Martyn Williams, Wales’s most-capped forward of all-time, has been left among the replacements for the team’s November series opener against Australia at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.
The All Blacks have named rugby league convert Sonny Bill Williams to make his Test debut against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Williams was one of four changes from the side beaten by Australia in Hong Kong last weekend, and will form a physically imposing partnership with Ma No’nu at centre.
The International Rugby Board is pleased with the outcome of their increased emphasis on certain aspects of law application – the tackle and offside at kicks in particular.
All Blacks (17) 24 / Wallabies (12) 26 (Final Score)
The All Blacks and Wallabies went toe to toe in Hong Kong in their last Bledisloe Cup game of the year at 10:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 6 and SSHD on DSTV in SA.
The Wallabies snatched a win after the hooter with a James O’Connor try and pressure conversion, what a game!
Waikato will face Canterbury in the ITM Cup Final after snatching victory in injury time to beat Auckland 38-37 at Eden Park on Saturday.
The Wallabies will hope that the change in scenery will bring about a similar change of fortune and see them avoid a whitewash in the fourth and final Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks in Hong Kong on Saturday.
10:25 – 12:40 Supersport 6 Bledisloe Cup New Zealand v Australia
GAME OVER
80 Full-time in Christchurch and it’s Canterbury who win an epic battle to book a home final against either Auckland or Waikato, who meet at Eden Park on Saturday. Thanks for watching, it really was a cracking semi. Cheers!
Wallabies prop Ben Alexander will play his first Test since suffering a knee injury in June when he packs down against the All Blacks in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Hong Kong.
Injuries and form fluctuations have ensured Graham Henry has named the same All Blacks starting XV for Saturday night’s test against the Wallabies as the one which walloped the Aussies 49-28 in Melbourne on July 31.
Former Natal Shark and now Saracens centre Brad Barritt has been called up to the England Elite Playing squad as cover for Riki Flutey.
Durban born Barritt was already in the England Saxons squad and has impressed playing for Saracens.
THE Wallabies’ running might be back to its best before this week’s All Blacks Test, but skipper Rocky Elsom says spring tour success will hinge on the set-piece.