Internationals
The stage is set for a thrilling World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019, with the tournament taking on added significance two months out from the World Cup.
This year’s edition promises to be one of the most competitive and fascinating to date with all six participating teams making their final World Cup preparations.
The tournament will be contested by Japan, Canada, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and USA over three rounds on July 27, August 3 and August 9-10, offering teams a vital chance to fine-tune their squads and scope out their opposition.
This Saturday’s opening round fixtures feature Tonga versus Samoa in Apia, Japan versus Fiji in Kamaishi and USA versus Canada in Glendale.
GREIG LAIDLAW flashes a wry smile when the inevitable question arrives. The 33-year-old scrum-half has been around the block enough times to have known it was coming, and he has shown time and again during his career that he has the mental fortitude to shrug off any negative energy directed his way.
So, when he was quizzed earlier this week about whether he believes he can win back the Scotland No 9 jersey which was surrendered to Ali Price for the final two games of last season’s Six Nations, the feisty Borderer didn’t miss a beat.
“Without a shadow of a doubt I feel I can win the shirt back,” he fired back. “I’ll fight to the death for my jersey, I’ll fight tooth and nail for it if I have to. I won’t be shying away from that.
“I’m looking forward to the challenge and I think it’s good for me. Ali is playing really well, George [Horne] is coming in as a young scrum-half, but I think I add value to the group and you probably saw that in the latter stages in the game down in England.”
Which brings us – almost inevitably – to Scotland’s last outing, when the team demonstrated inside the space of 80 crazy minutes at Twickenham just how vulnerable they are when the wheels come off, but also how dangerous they can be when they find their groove.
After that match, head coach Gregor Townsend spoke about the influence of his benched captain as the squad looked to regroup after a torrid opening 40 minutes during which they had fallen 31-7 behind.
Los Pumas (9) 16 / 20 (20) All Blacks (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in Round 1 of The Rugby Championship 2019 at
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina, at 20:05 SA Time (15:05 Arg Time, 18:05 GMT, Sunday 06:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Springboks (14) 35 / 17 (10) Wallabies (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and the Australian Wallabies did battle in Round 1 of The Rugby Championship 2019 at
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 01:05 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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The Red Roses secured a bonus-point 38-5 win over USA Women in their Women’s Rugby Super Series opener in San Diego.
In glorious sunny conditions at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center in California, it was England who opened the scoring when Amber Reed, on her 50th cap, launched a crossfield kick that bounced kindly for Poppy Cleall to feed Kelly Smith to stroll in – Emily Scarratt converting.
The hosts were level five minutes later when a couple of powerful forward drives saw Hope Rogers cross from close range, but Claudia Macdonald’s sniping run off the back of a ruck saw her dart in from 10 metres out for her first England try.
Scarratt then read a USA attacking move to intercept the ball and canter in under the posts, and then converted her own score, before some powerful work from the pack was rewarded when hooker Heather Kerr drove over for the bonus-point, and a 26-5 half-time lead.
Rugby’s most capped Scotsman, Ross Ford, today confirmed his decision to retire from playing the sport to take up a role bringing on the next generation of young Scottish players in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby academy.
Ford earned his last – and record-breaking 110th – Scotland cap against Fiji on the 2017 summer tour and has brought an end to a historic career that was accompanied by close to 300 professional club games for Border Reivers and Edinburgh Rugby and a Test appearance for the British & Irish Lions on the 2009 tour to South Africa.
He won his first senior cap for Scotland when he was introduced as a replacement during the opening match of the 2004 Autumn Tests against Australia at BT Murrayfield around two years after making a positional switch from back-row to hooker.
For Wales under-20s lock Teddy Williams, a World Rugby Championship match with Argentina was not even his hardest test of the day.
Tackles and mauls were the stress relief for 18-year-old Williams, one of three members of the Wales under-20 side who is balancing the World Rugby U20 Championship with their A-level exams.
Williams, a pupil at Cardiff Welsh medium school Ysgol Glantaf, sat chemistry in the morning, was driven hastily across the city of Rosario back to the stadium just in time to help his side defeat the hosts 30-25 in a contest that kicked off at 1pm.
“We have three players involved with exams, we are balancing it.”
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England (31) 38 / 38 (7) Scotland (Final Score)
England and Scotland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Wales (16) 25 / 7 (0) Ireland (Final Score)
Wales and Ireland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 16:45 SA Time (14:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 21 / 13 (10) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in Round 3 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 18:40 SA Time (16:40 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Josh Strauss
Forward Josh Strauss is available for Scotland’s Six Nations match against France in Paris on Saturday – despite losing his passport.
Strauss was a doubt for the match after his South African passport went missing, with it being too late for the 32-year-old to get a replacement.
However, the Scottish Rugby Union says the situation has now been resolved and he will make the trip.
Italy (7) 15 / 26 (12) Wales (Final Score)
Italy and Wales did battle in Round 2 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy at 18:45 SA Time (17:45 Italian Time, 16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scotland (10) 13 / 22 (12) Ireland (Final Score)
Scotland and Ireland did battle in Round 2 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland at 16:15 SA Time (14:15 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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An emerging force against a wounded champion. High-octane flair versus ruthless structure. A maverick fly-half opposite a colossus of the sport.
Scotland, a growing power under Gregor Townsend, eased past Italy in the opening round of the Six Nations despite a late defensive lapse.
Defending champions Ireland arrive at Murrayfield on Saturday having been thumped by England in Dublin.
France (14) 14 / 21 (12) Fiji (Final Score)
France and Fiji did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Stade de France, Paris, France, at 22:05 SA Time (21:05 French Time, 20:05 GMT, Sunday 09:05 Fiji Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (14) 20 / 11 (3) Springboks (Final Score)
Wales and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, at 19:20 SA Time (17:20 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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England (13) 37 / 18 (13) Wallabies (Final Score)
England and the Australian Wallabies did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England, at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time & GMT, Sunday 02:00 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 2 on TV in SA.
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France (11) 28 / 13 (10) Los Pumas (Final Score)
France and the Argentinian Los Pumas did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France, at 22:00 SA Time (21:00 French Time, 20:00 GMT, 17:00 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Ireland (9) 16 / 9 (6) All Blacks (Final Score)
Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, at 21:00 SA Time (19:00 UK Time & GMT, Sunday 08:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Scotland (17) 20 / 26 (20) Springboks (Final Score)
Scotland and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, at 19:20 SA Time (17:20 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Italy (0) 7 / 26 (14) Wallabies (Final Score)
The Italian Azzurri and Australian Wallabies did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy, at 16:00 SA Time (15:00 Italy Time, 14:00 GMT, Sunday 01:00 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Head Coach Gregor Townsend today named six personnel changes to the starting Scotland side to face South Africa in this Saturday’s Autumn Test match at BT Murrayfield (17 November, kick-off 5.20pm, 7.20pm SA Time).
The home side last faced the Springboks in the Pool rounds of Rugby World Cup 2015, losing 36-14 at St James’ Park in Newcastle, with the 2010 Autumn Tests the most recent home success on a day where stand-off Dan Parks kicked all of Scotland’s points to win 21-17.
The return of Glasgow Warriors centre Huw Jones is the only change to the back division, with Scotland’s pack featuring the remaining five.
France (16) 26 / 29 (9) Springboks (Final Score)
France and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Stade de France, Paris, France, at 22:00 SA Time (20:00 GMT, 21:00 French Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 9 / 6 (3) Wallabies (Final Score)
Wales and the Australian Wallabies did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, at 19:20 SA Time (17:20 GMT, Sun 04:20 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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England (15) 15 / 16 (10) All Blacks (Final Score)
England and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England, at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, Sunday 04:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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England (6) 12 / 11 (8) Springboks (Final Score)
England and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
Twickenham, London, England, at 17:00 SA Time (16:00 UK Time, 15:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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All Blacks (17) 37 / 20 (10) Wallabies (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and Australian Wallabies did battle in the 3rd Bledisloe Cup match of 2018 at
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, at 08:00 SA Time (15:00 Japan Time, 19:00 NZ Time, 17:00 AEDT, 06:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Los Pumas (31) 34 / 45 (7) Wallabies (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and Australian Wallabies did battle in Round 6 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, Argentina at Sunday 00:40 SA Time (Saturday 19:40 ARG Time, 22:40 GMT, Sunday 09:40 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Springboks (6) 30 / 32 (6) All Blacks (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in Round 6 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 04:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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He’s played Chief Tui in Disney’s Moana and Jango Fett in Star Wars, but now actor Temuera Morrison is set to play Eddie Jones.
The New Zealander will portray the Australian in a new film about the greatest Rugby World Cup shock ever, when Japan beat South Africa 34-32 in 2015 at Brighton’s Amex Stadium.
Jones – now head coach of England – was then the Japan boss and the mastermind behind the Brave Blossoms’ dramatic win.
Under the working title ‘The Brighton Miracle’, the film is expected to begin shooting in Australia in January and will be overseen by Australian writer and director Max Mannix.
Karne Hesketh scored a last minute try as unfancied Japan won their first World Cup game since 1991 and also secured their first ever victory over two-time world champions the Springboks, one of the sport’s great powers who would go on to reach the semi-finals.
Los Pumas (3) 17 / 35 (21) All Blacks (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and New Zealand All Blacks did battle in Round 5 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina, at 00:40 SA Time (Saturday 19:40 ARG Time, 22:40 GMT, Sunday 11:40 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Springboks (20) 23 / 12 (12) Wallabies (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Australian Wallabies did battle in Round 5 of The Rugby Championship 2018 at
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 01:05 AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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