June 23, 2012 England ended their tour of South Africa on a positive note as they fought back to claim a 14-14 draw at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Story of the Game Man of the Match: England were up for this one and their impressive effort and industry was emphasised by…
Jun 23, 2012 All Blacks 60 Ireland 0 A concerted team effort was demanded of the All Blacks after last week’s lacklustre performance in Christchurch. Unfortunately for Ireland, it took only three Chiefs to shut them out of this game after less than 20 minutes. Sam Cane, Aaron Cruden and Sonny Bill Williams did tonight…
Jun 23, 2012 Fiji fullback Metuisela Talebula scored two tries as the hosts beat Tonga 19-17. Fiji fullback Metuisela Talebula scored two tries and winger Maikeli Mocetadra grabbed a try on debut as the hosts beat Tonga 19-17 on Saturday to clinch second place in rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup. Samoa had already won the four-nation…
23rd June 2012 Fly-half: Riccardo Bocchino Italy have made several changes for the third and final leg of their June tour of South and North America, versus the United States in Houston. Luke McLean, Roberto Quartaroli, Luca Morisi, Riccardo Bocchino, Edoardo Gori, Mauro Bergamasco, Carlo Festuccia, and Alberto De Marchi all come in following victory…
23rd June 2012 Tuilagi v Olivier: Stalemate? The odds seem stacked against England salvaging a Test win over South Africa in Saturday’s tour-ending clash in Port Elizabeth. It’s been 12 years since England claimed victory on South African soil and a win for the Springboks at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium would make it ten in…
23rd June 2012 Felipe Contepomi: Farewell Test? Argentina will be eyeing a series whitewash against France in Tucumán on Saturday to give themselves an ideal boost going into the Rugby Championship. The Pumas’ debut outing in what has been their coveted competition for so long cannot come soon enough – it is just a shame…
23rd June 2012 Match winner: Berrick Barnes For the second time in as many weeks Australia needed a late penalty to edge past Wales, winning 20-19 in an engrossing clash in Sydney. Berrick Barnes landed a penalty five minutes from full-time to break Welsh hearts after yet another spirited display from the visitors. The result…
June 23, 2012 John Mitchell’s future at the Lions is under consideration Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has been suspended by South African Super Rugby side the Lions. The club confirmed Mitchell’s suspension amid complaints from players about his coaching methods and man management skills. Lions president Kevin de Klerk stood Mitchell down on…
APIA, Samoa -Scotland’s Greig Laidlaw converted a try by debuting flanker Rob Harley a minute from fulltime to give the visitors a 17-16 win over Samoa on Saturday and a clean sweep of matches on their southern hemisphere tour. Samoa seemed headed for its first-ever win over Scotland when flyhalf Tusi Pisi, who provided all…
(IRB.COM) Saturday 23 June 2012 Tonga scrum-half Taniela Vakauta enjoys the moment after scoring in his side’s convincing win over Russia at the JWRT in Salt Lake City. Photo: David Brinton Home team USA sits on top of Pool A and is now in pole position to qualify for its second JWRT final after a…
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