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Argentina face the daunting task of joining the top three rugby union teams in the world, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in an expanded Tri-Nations from 2012.
As the international season winds up, Greg Growden rates the top competitors before next year’s World Cup in New Zealand.
Graham Henry believes that new laws and a faster paced game mean that players would be better served by having two referees in control.
Ireland were the only significant climbers in the top 10 of the latest IRB World Rankings, released on Monday.
Let us not be guilty of suggesting all is suddenly hunky-dory again in Springbok rugby: it isn’t. But there are also times when the pessimists must be banished, humiliated, to the back seats for a while and a special weekend – “finish and klaar!” — be savoured by those who doggedly keep the faith.
Ireland hosted Argentina at Lansdowne Road , Dublin at 16:30. The Match was won by Ireland. They scored 2 tries to nil. They were in control of this game from the start.
Ireland 29/Argentina 9 (Final Score)
Scorers:
Ireland: Penalties – Jonathan Sexton(5) , Tries – Stephen Ferris, Gordon D’Arcy, Conversions – Jonathan Sexton(1) Ronan O’Gara
Argentina: Penalty – Felipe Contepomi (3)
With a Test average of almost 65 over the last three years, AB de Villiers has firmly established himself as one of the top batsmen in the world
We will cover the following games with live threads and live scoring.
Saturday 27 November 2010
England vs South Africa – Twickenham 16:30 SA Time, shown on TV at SS1 & MNET & SHD
Wales vs New Zealand – Millennium Stadium 19:15 SA Time, shown on TV at SS1 & CSN
France vs Australia – Stade de France 21:45 SA Time, shown on TV at SS1 & CSN
Sunday 28 November
Ireland vs Argentina – Aviva Stadium 16:30 SA Time, shown on TV at SS1 & CSN
The Springbok rugby team is currently hampered by their lack of an openside flanker of world-class quality like Richie McCaw.
England manager Martin Johnson has reverted to the starting line-up that trounced Australia for Saturday’s one-off Test match against South Africa at Twickenham.
Springbok captain Victor Matfield has been nominated for the 2010 International Rugby Board’s (IRB) player of the year award, rugby’s governing body announced on Thursday.
The International Rugby Board Council today approved amendments to two aspects of Law that will ensure that the welfare of players always comes first.
They didn’t quite collide with his hairline, although Richie McCaw’s scarred eyebrows still twitched when told his old mentor Robbie Deans had accused the All Blacks’ scrum of “trickery” and manipulation of the referees this week.
Three down, one to go, but Wales are looking more like a damp squib than a tour finale as the All Blacks head down the home stretch.
Toby Robson
The Wallabies will not adopt Graham Henry’s New Zealand method of forcing players to rest during next year’s expanded Super rugby season. Instead, they will put the onus on the players to use their common sense and not continue appearing for their Australian provinces when they are injured.
SCRUMMING MESS
Whatever is being done to clean up the scrumming mess, it’s not working. The slower engagement sequence is not working. Penalising is not working. Perhaps they are starting from the wrong end of the problem.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has attacked referees for unfairly targeting the Australian scrum because of their ”preconceived ideas”.
It is major decision time for Springbok coach Peter de Villiers following the disappointing manner in which his team lost to lowly Scotland in Edinburgh at the weekend.
Martin Johnson believes England’s gritty victory over Samoa will stand his side in good stead as they attempt to end their four-year losing streak against South Africa.
The Springboks were tactically pathetic and physically overwhelmed in what can only be described as an embarrassing performance.
I always love this , when each players participation is assessed by the experts. Everyone has their own opinion. Read this and go ahead speak your mind.
South Africa 584/9d & 203/5d
Pakistan 434 & 153/3 (67 ov)
Fall of wickets – 1-66 (Taufeeq Umar, 20.3 ov), 2-66 (Mohammad Hafeez, 21.2 ov), 3-66 (Younis Khan, 21.4 ov)
Match drawn
England vs South Africa Rugby Legends, 26 November 2010 @ The Stoop 19:45pm
The chances of more positive tests for banned substances on the Springbok tour appear to be extremely slim.
So many wants South Africa to play their young players this Saturday. Everyone peppers the coach to play this and that player. What will Peter do on Saturday?Who do you think must get a chance? Last night on Kyknet Kobus Wiese and his panel phoned Peter and asked him a few questions.
MONDAY MAUL – Greg Growden surprised me with this article. I thought everything he says is pro Australia and he never criticize his own team. Well read this article by him. He makes a few very debatable statements and hits the nail on the head with some others. Enjoy it..
The latest cross-hemisphere battles produced a fascinating insight into the current balance of power in world rugby and with it a host dazzling individual displays – but who made the grade in our latest Team of the Week?
First Test Pakistan vs South Africa on SS2
South Africa 380 (123 overs) & 318/2 Declared (95 overs)
Pakistan 248 (95 overs) & 343/3 at end of play
Result: Match drawn
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Defence was the order of the day in the last five minutes at the Millenium Stadium as South Africa held on to beat Wales 29-25 on Saturday.
After winning a World Cup, the Tri-Nations, repeated Super 14 titles and a series against the British and Irish Lions, scoring a try on his national-record 103rd appearance for South Africa was just another day in the office for Victor Matfield.
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)
Warren Gatland knows Wales must show “ruthlessness and concentration” for the full 80 minutes if they are to claim the rare scalp of South Africa at Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
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.