Rugby Thread

**Gyoza** · May 31st, 2006, 5:08 PM

The Argies are a dangerous team when in BA, but I have the utmost faith in Graham Henry, Steve Hansen, Wayne Smith and Sir Brian Lochore. I expect Woodcock, Oliver and Sommerville to front up to the Pumas. The absence of So'oialo and McCaw is a bit worrying, but I'm sure Collins, Masoe and Tuiali'i will step up.

**badassmofo** · June 6th, 2006, 12:58 AM

This Saturday is the first of 2 Test matches between Ireland and New Zealand.

The All Blacks team to play this weekend is.

ALL BLACKS: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Doug Howlett, 13 Ma'a Nonu, 12 Aaron Mauger, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Luke McAlister, 9 Byron Kelleher; 8 Rodney So'oialo, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Marty Holah, 5 Greg Rawlinson, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Clarke Dermody. Reserves: 16 Anton Oliver, 17 Neemia Tialata, 18 Troy Flavell, 19 Jerome Kaino, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 David Hill, 22 Scott Hamilton.

The Irish team to play this weekend is.

IRELAND: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Peter Stringer, 8 Denis Leamy, 7 David Wallace, 6 Neil Best, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Marcus Horan. Reserves: 16 Rory Best, 17 Bryan Young, 18 Mick O'Driscoll, 19 Keith Gleeson, 20 Isaac Boss, 21 Denis Hickie, 22 Girvan Dempsey.

Ireland secured the Triple Crown in the Six Nations, defeating England, Wales and Scotland, while Munster recently won the Heineken Cup, Leinster were beaten semifinalists and Ulster claimed the Celtic League crown.

This is the first test match of the year for the All Blacks, and they have chosen to rest alot of first string players for the Argentina game next month.
The All Blacks shouldn't have any problems defeating the Irish side, but the Irish will stand their best chances ever of beating the All Blacks, coming off a strong season, and with their Captain Brian O'Driscall back in the fold.

**Gyoza** · June 6th, 2006, 4:48 AM

The double-openside is quite an interesting prospect. Expect the All Blacks to turn the ball over many, many times in the breakdown with Holah and McCaw lurking around. It'll be interesting seeing Greg Rawlinson is All Blacks colours. Couldn't be happier as a North Harbour and Blues fan.

Another point of interest is the inclusion of Isaac Boss, and whether he'll take to the field. It'll be nice to see him get his first test cap on his old home ground.

**Gyoza** · June 7th, 2006, 8:14 AM

England squad to face Wallabies in Sydney
1. Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers)
2. Lee Mears (Bath)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
5. Alex Brown (Gloucester)
6. Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks)
7. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8. Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors, Captain)
9. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
10. Olly Barkley (Bath)
11. Tom Voyce (London Wasps)
12. Mike Catt (London Irish)
13. Matthew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)
14. Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers)
15. Iain Balshaw (Gloucester)

16. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
17. Tim Payne (London Wasps)
18. Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
19. Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
20. Nick Walshe (Bath)
21. Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers)
22. Jamie Noon (Newcastle)

**Gyoza** · June 7th, 2006, 6:58 PM

Springboks side to face Scotland in Durban
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
4. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Schalk Burger (Stormers)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls)
11. Andre Snyman (unattatched)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Breyton Paulse (Clermont-Auvergne)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Hanyani Shimange (Stormers)
17. Lawrence Sephaka (Cats)
18. Johan Muller (Sharks)
19. Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)
20. Enrico Januarie (Cats)
21. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
22. Gaffie du Toit (Cheetahs)

**Gyoza** · June 8th, 2006, 4:35 PM

Wallabies squad to face England in Sydney
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
5. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
6. Daniel Heenan (ACT Brumbies)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Josh Valentine (QUeensland Reds)
21. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
22. Cameron Shepherd (Wstern Force)

That's quite a bold move by Connolly. But then again, he knows his shit when it comes to forward play, so I guess the Aussies will have to trust him. Not too convinced though.

Scottish squad to face Springboks in Durban
1. Gavin Kerr (Leeds Tykes)
2. Scott Lawson (Glasgow Warriors)
3. Bruce Douglas (Border Reivers)
4. Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5. Scott Murray (Edinburgh Gunners)
6. Jason White (Sale Sharks, Captain)
7. Donnie Macfadyen (Glasgow Warriors)
8. Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners)
9. Mike Blair (Edinburgh Gunners)
10. Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)
11. Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints)
12. Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
13. Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners)
14. Chris Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners)
15. Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Gunners)

16. Dougie Hall (Edinburgh Gunners)
17. Craig Smith (Edinburgh Gunners)
18. Alastair Kellock (Edinburgh Gunners)
19. Jon Petrie (Glasgow Warriors)
20. Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
21. Sam Pinder (Glasgow Warriors)
22. Gordon Ross (Leeds Tykes)/Simon Webster (Edinburgh Gunners)
(1 to be omitted)

13 · June 8th, 2006, 4:51 PM

Anyone to watch coming of the Aussie bench?

**Gyoza** · June 8th, 2006, 4:54 PM

Paul, Chisholm, Waugh, Rathbone and Shepherd are all decent players. Valentine's a good scrumhalf for the Reds as well.

**Gyoza** · June 10th, 2006, 4:03 PM

South Africa 36 - 16 Scotland in Durban
For Springboks:
Tries by Schalk Burger, Breyton Paulse, Andre Snyman and Percy Montgomery
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Montgomery
For Scotland:
Try by Simon Webster
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Chris Paterson

New Zealand 34 - 23 Ireland in Hamilton
For All Blacks:
Tries by Doug Howlett, Malili Muliaina and Troy Flavell
2 conversions and 5 penalty goals by Luke McAlister
For Ireland:
Tries by Brian O'Driscoll and Andrew Trimble
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara

**Gyoza** · June 13th, 2006, 5:22 AM

All Blacks squad to face Ireland in Auckland on Saturday
1. Clarke Dermody (Highlanders/Southland)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Canterbury)
5. Troy Flavell (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerome Kaino (Blues/Auckland)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So’oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Casey Laulala (Crusaders/Canterbury)
14. Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland)
15. Mils Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
18. Greg Rawlinson (Blues/North Harbour)
19. Craig Newby (Highlanders/Otago)
20. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
21. David Hill (Chiefs/Waikato)
22. Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)

Ireland side to face All Blacks in Auckland
1. Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon)
2. Jerry Flannery (Munster/Shannon)
3. John Hayes (Munster/Bruff)
4. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young Munster)
6. Neil Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
7. David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen)
8. Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)
10. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution)
11. Andrew Trimble (Ulster/Ballymena)
12. Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College)
14. Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
15. Geordan Murphy (Leicester TigerS)

16. Rory Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
17. Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena)
18. Mick O'Driscoll (Munster/Cork Constitution)
19. Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
20. Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena)
21. To by named
22. Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

**badassmofo** · June 13th, 2006, 7:01 AM

Let's hope NZ does a little better this weekend than last. I would of prefered to have seen mils at centre, especially after his strong game last week, but I don't know if we'll see that now.

**Gyoza** · June 14th, 2006, 7:54 AM

Springboks squad to face Scotland in Port Elizabeth
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
4. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Schalk Burger (Stormers)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
13. Andre Snyman (unattatched)
14. Breyton Paulse (Clermont-Auvergne)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Hanyani Shimange (Stormers)
17. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Enrico Januarie (Cats)
21. Wayne Julies (Cats)
22. Gaffie du Toit (Cheetahs)

Wallabies squad to face England in Melbourne
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Adam Freier (NSW Waratahs)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
5. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
6. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
9. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham

16. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies)
21. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
22. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)

England squad to face Wallabies
1. Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers)
2. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
5. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
6. Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
7. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8. Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors, Captain)
9. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
10. Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers)
11. Matthew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)
12. Mike Catt (London Irish)
13. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
14. Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers)
15. Iain Balshaw (Gloucester)

16. Lee Mears (Bath)
17. Tim Payne (London Wasps)
18. Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
19. Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks)
20. Nick Walshe (Bath)
21. Olly Barkley (Bath)
22. Stuart Abbott (Harlequins)

**Gyoza** · June 14th, 2006, 4:25 PM

Scotland squad to face Springboks
1. Gavin Kerr (Leeds Tykes)
2. Dougie Hall (Edinburgh Gunners)
3. Craig Smith (Edinburgh Gunners)
4. Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5. Alastair Kellock (Edinburgh Gunners)
6. Jason White (Sale Sharks, Captain)
7. Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners)
8. Jon Petrie (Glasgow Warriors)
9. Mike Blair (Edinburgh Gunners)
10. Gordon Ross (Leeds Tykes)
11. Simon Webster (Edinburgh Gunners)
12. Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
13. Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners)
14. Chris Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners)
15. Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Gunners)

16. Scott Lawson (Glasgow Warriors)
17. Bruce Douglas (Border Reivers)
18. Scott MacLeod (Border Reivers)
19. Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
20. Donnie Macfadyen (Glasgow Warriors)
21. Sam Pinder (Glasgow Warriors)
22. Ben MacDougall (Border Reivers)

Wales squad to face Los Pumas in Buenos Aires
1. Duncan Jones (Ospreys, Captain)
2. Huw Bennett (Ospreys)
3. Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4. Ian Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons)
5. Ian Evans (Ospreys)
6. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
7. Gavin Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets)
8. Alix Popham (Llanelli Scarlets)
9. Mike Phillips (Cardiff Blues)
10. Nicky Robinson (Cardiff Blues)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys)
12. James Hook (Ospreys)
13. Jamie Robinson (Cardiff Blues)
14. Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets)
15. Lee Byrne (Ospreys)

16. Richard Hibbard (Ospreys)
17. John Yapp (Cardiff Blues)
18. Rhys Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons)
19. Gareth Delve (Bath Rugby)
20. Andy Williams (Bath Rugby)
21. Nathan Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons)
To be named

**Gyoza** · June 16th, 2006, 5:46 AM

Los Pumas to play Wales
1. Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Francais)
2. Mario Ledesma (Clermont-Auvergne)
3. Martin Scelzo (Clermont Auvergne)
4. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
5. Rimas Alvarez Kairelis (Perpignan)
6. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (Liceo Naval)
7. Martin Durand (Montpellier)
8. Gonzalo Longo (Clermont Auvergne)
9. Agustin Pichot (Stade Francais)
10. Federico Todeschini (Beziers)
11. Lucas Borges (Stade Francais)
12. Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)
13. Gonzalo Tiesi (London Irish)
14. Francisco Leonelli (Edinburgh)
15. Juan Martin Hernandez (Stade Francais)

16. Pablo Gambarini (CASI)
17. Marcos Ayerza (Club Newman)
18. Manuel Carizza (Biarritz)
19. Martin Schusterman (Plymouth Albion)
20. Nicolas Fernandez Miranda (Hindu Club)
21. Jose Maria Nunez Piossek (Bayonne)
22. Federico Serra (Miras)

**Gyoza** · June 17th, 2006, 4:09 PM

South Africa 29 - 15 Scotland in Port Elizabeth
For the Springboks:
Try by Fourie du Preez
7 penalty goals by Percy Montgomery
Penalty goal by Jaco van der Westhuyzen
For Scotland:
Tries by Simon Webster and Donnie Macfadyen
Conversion and penalty goal by Chris Paterson

New Zealand 27 - 17 Ireland in Auckland
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Byron Kelleher, Clarke Dermody and Luke McAlister
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by McAlister
For Ireland:
Tries by Paul O'Connell and Jerry Flannery
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Ronan O'Gara

Australia 43 - 18 England in Melbourne
For the Wallabies:
Tries by Mark Gerrard (2), George Smith, Lote Tuqiri, Mark Chisholm and Stephen Larkham
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Stirling Mortlock
For England:
Tries by George Chuter and Tom Varndell
Conversion, penalty goal and dropped goal by Andy Goode

The All Blacks-Ireland game was quite good. Plus it was nice to see two deserving Waikato players get their first test caps, albeit on opposing sides (Hill and Boss). Have to say I was annoyed at O'Driscoll's theatrics when he got tackled by Flavell, acting like he'd been punched in the throat.

**Gyoza** · June 17th, 2006, 11:26 PM

Argentina 45 - 27 Wales in Buenos Aires
For Argentina:
Tries by Gonzalo Tiesi (2) and Juan Manuel Fernandez Lobbe
3 conversions and 8 penalty goals by Federico Todeschini
For Wales:
Tries by Gareth Delve, Shane Williams and Lee Byrne
Conversion by Nicky Robinson
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by James Hook

**Gyoza** · June 21st, 2006, 10:08 PM

All Blacks to face Argentina in Buenos Aires
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
3. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
4. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington, Captain)
7. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
8. Mose Tuiali'i (Crusaders/Canterbury)
9. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Scott Hamilton (Crusaders/Canterbury)
12. Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland)
13. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
18. Troy Flavell (Blues/Auckland)
19. Craig Newby (Highlanders/Otago)
20. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
21. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
22. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)

Wallabies to face Ireland in Perth
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
21. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
22. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)

Ireland squad to face Wallabies
1. Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon)
2. Jerry Flannery (Munster/Shannon)
3. John Hayes (Munster/Bruff)
4. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young Munster)
6. Neil Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
7. David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen)
8. Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)
10. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution)
11. Andrew Trimble (Ulster/Ballymena)
12. Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, Captain)
14. Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
15. Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

16. Rory Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
17. Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena)
18. Mick O'Driscoll (Munster/Cork Constitution)
19. Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
20. Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena)
21. Jerry Staunton (London Wasps)
22. Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)

Springboks squad to face France in Cape Town
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
4. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
7. Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)
8. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. De Wet Barry (Stormers)
13. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
14. Brent Russell (Sharks)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Gary Botha (Bulls)
17. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Enrico Januarie (Cats)
21. Wayne Julies (Cats)
22. Gaffie du Toit (Cheetahs)

France squad to face Springboks
1. Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Français)
2. Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Français)
3. Pieter de Villiers (Stade Français)
4. Fabien Pelous (Stade Toulousain, Captain)
5. Jerome Thion (Biarritz)
6. Serge Betsen (Biarritz)
7. Thierry Dusautoir (Biarritz)
8. Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz)
9. Dimitri Yachvilli (Biarritz)
10. Damiel Traille (Biarritz)
11. Cedric Heymans (Stade Toulousain)
12. Yannick Jauzion (Stade Toulousain)
13. Florian Fritz (Stade Toulousain)
14. Vincent Clerc (Stade Toulousain)
15. Julien Laharrague (Peripgnan)

16. Raphael Ibanez (London Wasps)
17. Vincent Debaty (Peripgnan)
18. Lionel Nallet (Castres)
19. Julien Bonnaire (Bourgoin)
20. Remy Martin (Stade Français)
21. Pierre Mignoni (Clermont-Auvergne)
22. Thomas Castaignède (Saracens)

**Gyoza** · June 23rd, 2006, 4:54 AM

Los Pumas to face All Blacks
1. Rodrigo Rocero (Stade Français)
2. Mario Ledesma (Clermont-Auvergne)
3. Omar Hasan (Stade Toulousain)
4. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
5. Rimas Alvarez (Peripignan)
6. Martin Durand (Montpellier)
7. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
8. Gonzalo Longo (Clermont-Auvergne)
9. Agustin Pichot (Stade Français, Captain)
10. Federico Todeschini (Beziers)
11. Federico Martin Aramburu (Biarritz)
12. Felipe Contemponi (Leinster)
13. Gonzalo Tiesi (London Irish)
14. Jose Maria Nunez Piossek (Bayonne)
15. Juan Manuel Hernandez (Stade Français)

16. Pablo Gambarini (CASI)
17. Martin Scelzo (Clermont-Auvergne)
18. Martin Schusterman (Plymouth Albion)
19. Juan Manuel Leguizamon (London Irish)
20. Nico Fernandez Miranda (Hindu Club)
21. Lucas Borges (Stade Français)
22. Federico Serra (Miras)

**Gyoza** · June 25th, 2006, 5:32 AM

Australia 37 - 15 Ireland in Perth
For the Wallabies:
Tries by Chris Latham, Mark Gerrard, Greg Holmes, George Gregan and Cameron Shepherd
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
For Ireland:
Tries by Ronan O'Gara and Neil Best
Conversion and penalty goal by O'Gara

South Africa 26 - 36 France in Cape Town
For the Springboks:
Try by Brent Russell
7 penalty goals by Percy Montgomery
For France:
Tries by Vincent Clerc, Cedric Heymans and Damien Traille
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Dimitri Yachvilli
Dropped goal by Florian Fritz
Dropped goal by Traille

Argentina 19 - 25 New Zealand in Buenos Aires
For Los Pumas:
Try by Martin Durand
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Federico Todeschini
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Leon MacDonald, Daniel Carter and Scott Hamilton
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Carter

**Gyoza** · June 26th, 2006, 5:39 PM

All Blacks squad for 2006 Tri-Nations
Forwards
Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Flanker/No.8
Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki) - Lock
Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago) - Prop
Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki) - Hooker
Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman) - Lock
Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury. Captain) - Flanker
Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Flanker
Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland) - Hooker
Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago) - Hooker
Greg Rawlinson (Blues/North Harbour) - Lock
Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Prop
Rodney So’oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington) - No.8/Flanker
Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Flanker/Lock
Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Prop
Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland) - Lock
Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour) - Prop

Backs
Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Flyhalf
Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland) - Scrumhalf
Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman) - Wing
Scott Hamilton (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Wing
Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland) - Wing
Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato) - Scrumhalf
Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour) - Flyhalf/Inside Centre
Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Fullback/Flyhalf
Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Inside Centre/Flyhalf
Mils Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato) - Fullback/Outside Centre/Wing
Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland) - Wing
Isaia Toeava (Blues/Auckland) - Fullback/Centre
Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland) - Inside Centre
Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Scrumhalf

10 were dropped after the series against Ireland and the test against Argentina, with former captain Reuben Thorne coming in. A bit of a surprise really, seeing how it appeared he was seemingly being ignored by selectors. Good choice though, especially considering his form this year.

Nonu's been ruled out due to injury and Tuitupou has been called up to cover for him.

**Gyoza** · June 28th, 2006, 9:19 PM

Springboks squad for the Tri-Nations
Forwards
Eddie Andrews (Stormers) - Prop
Bakkies Botha (Bulls) - Lock
Danie Coetzee (London Irish) - Hooker
Jacques Cronje (Bulls) - No. 8/Flanker
Os du Randt (Cheetahs) - Prop
Victor Matfield (Bulls) - Lock
Chilliboy Ralepelle (Bulls) - Hooker
Danie Rossouw (Bulls) - Lock/Flanker
Lawrence Sephaka (Cats) - Prop
John Smit (Sharks, Captain) - Hooker
Juan Smith (Cheetahs) - Flanker/No. 8
Pierre Spies (Bulls) - Flanker
Solly Tyibilika (Sharks) - Flanker
Albert van den Berg (Sharks) - Lock
CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs) - Prop
Joe van Niekerk (Stormers) - No. 8/Flanker

Backs
Jean de Villiers (Stormers) - Centre/Wing
Fourie du Preez (Bulls) - Scrumhalf
Jaque Fourie (Cats) - Outside Centre/Fullback/Wing
Bryan Habana (Bulls) - Wing
Enrico Januarie (Cats) - Scrumhalf
Percy Montgomery (Sharks) - Fullback/Centre/Flyhalf
Akona Ndungane (Bulls) - Wing
Wynand Olivier (Bulls) - Centre
Breyton Paulse (Clermont-Auvergne) - Wing/Fullback
Jon-Paul Pietersen (Sharks) - Fullback/Wing
Andre Pretorius (Cats) - Flyhalf/Fullback
Brent Russell (Sharks) - Wing/Fullback/Flyhalf
Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls) - Flyhalf/Fullback

**Gyoza** · July 4th, 2006, 5:30 AM

All Blacks squad to face the Wallabies in Christchurch
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
18. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
21. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
22. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)

Wallabies squad to face All Blacks
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Scott Fava (Western Force)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
21. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
22. Ben Tune (Queensland Reds)

**Gyoza** · July 8th, 2006, 6:50 AM

Tri-Nations
New Zealand 32 - 12 Australia in Christchurch
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Keven Mealamu (2), Richie McCaw and Isaia Toeava
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
For the Wallabies:
Tries by Lote Tuqiri and Scott Fava
Conversion by Stirling Mortlock

**Gyoza** · July 12th, 2006, 5:50 AM

Wallabies squad to face Springboks in Brisbane
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Scott Fava (Western Force)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Sean Hardman (Queensland Reds)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
21. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
22. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)

Springboks squad to face Wallabies
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
4. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
5. Matfield (Bulls)
6. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
9. Enrico Januarie (Cats)
10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Danie Coetzee (London Irish)
17. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
21. Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs)
22. Breyton Paulse (Clermont-Auvergne)

Interesting call by White here, with Ndungane favoured ahead of Paulse. That being said, Ndungane is a great finisher, and is just as effective on the wing as Habana. It's also interesting to note that Spies has been selected ahead of Cronje, who was more or less the no. 4 loosie for the Boks. Let's see how the test debutants go.

**Eggbert Spam** · July 14th, 2006, 5:28 AM

So, are South Africa shit at the moment?

**Gyoza** · July 14th, 2006, 5:43 AM

They can do a lot better, but they're always a threat. They're no. 2 in the world for a reason.

**Eggbert Spam** · July 14th, 2006, 6:10 AM

Australia are shit, yeah?

**Gyoza** · July 14th, 2006, 6:22 AM

Thought they'd improved, especially after the beltings they'd dished out to England and Ireland. But then they were well beaten by the All Blacks, who had a difficult series against the Irish beforehand, albeit with a weakened squad.

**Eggbert Spam** · July 14th, 2006, 7:05 AM

What do you think the chances are of South Africa winning 13+ on Saturday?

**Gyoza** · July 14th, 2006, 3:26 PM

Very slim. They've lost three of their best players (Schalk Burger IX, Jean de Villiers and Bakkies Botha) to injury and their best winger, Bryan Habana is playing with an injury. But I don't think they'll lose.

**Gyoza** · July 15th, 2006, 3:23 PM

Australia 49 - 0 South Africa in Brisbane

For the Wallabies
Tries by Matt Giteau (2), Jeremy Paul, Greg Holmes, Chris Latham and Mark Chisholm
5 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
Dropped goal by Stephen Larkham

**mj the kid** · July 16th, 2006, 4:29 AM

South Africa

**Gyoza** · July 16th, 2006, 5:03 AM

I'm shocked by that result. Totally didn't expect the Springboks to collapse to that degree. It was also a graphic demonstration of a worrying lack of depth in South Africa right now. They don't have a world class flyhalf and they become easy-beats without a few key individuals.

I think the damage has been done to the 'Boks. While they'll go to Wellington with a point to prove, the All Blacks will most likely play for bonus points. Hopefully they'll get belted again, this time by the team in my avatar.

**Pete Cash** · July 16th, 2006, 5:44 PM

I hate South Africans (in a sporting sense obviously, I don't really hate them

) about ten thousand billion more times than I hate New Zealand.

As much as Rugby doesn't really bother me, this result made me smile.

**Gyoza** · July 16th, 2006, 7:07 PM

The All Blacks will reign supreme from 2004~2011.

**Gyoza** · July 18th, 2006, 4:53 AM

All Blacks to face Springboks in Wellington
1. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
2. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury)
7. Richie McCaw ((Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Scott Hamilton (Crusaders/Canterbury)
12. Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
18. Greg Ralinson (Blues/North Harbour)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
21. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
22. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)

**Gyoza** · July 19th, 2006, 5:19 PM

1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
4. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Solly Tyibilika (Sharks)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs)/Butch James (Sharks)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Danie Coetzee (London Irish)
17. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
18. Johann Muller (Sharks)
19. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
20. Enrico Januarie (Cats)
21. Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs)/Butch James (Sharks)
22. Breyton Paulse (Clertmont-Auvergne)/JP Pietersen (Sharks)

**Gyoza** · July 22nd, 2006, 3:17 PM

New Zealand 35 - 17 South Africa in Wellington
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Piri Weepu and Richie McCaw
2 conversions and 7 penalty goals by Daniel Carter

For the Springboks
Tries by Fourie du Preez and Breyton Paulse
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Percy Montgomery

**Gyoza** · July 26th, 2006, 8:35 PM

Wallabies XV to face All Blacks in Brisbane
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Scott Fava (Western Force)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)/Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)/Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
20. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
21. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
22. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)

All Blacks XV to face Wallabies
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
18. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
21. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
22. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)

**Gyoza** · July 29th, 2006, 5:31 PM

Australia 9 - 13 New Zealand in Brisbane
For the Wallabies:
3 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
For the All Blacks:
Try by Joe Rokocoko
Conversion, penalty goal and dropped goal by Daniel Carter

New Zealand's lead in the Tri-Nations grows with 3 wins out of 3, with 1 bonus point for a total of 13 points. The Wallabies are second with 1 win from 3, with 2 bonus points for a total of 6 points. The Springboks are a distant last with no wins and no points. This win for the All Blacks also secures the 3-match Bledisloe Cup series, which will now stay in Wellington for another year.

**Gyoza** · August 2nd, 2006, 6:03 PM

Wallabies squad to face Springboks in Sydney
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Dan Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
17. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds)
21. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
22. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)

Springboks squad to face Wallabies
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
4. Johann Muller (Sharks)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Solly Tyibilika (Sharks)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Butch James (Sharks)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Chiliboy Ralepele (Bulls)
17. Eddie Andrews (Stormers)
18. Albert van der Berg (Sharks)
19. Joe van Niekerk (Stormers)
20. Ricky Januarie (Cats)
21. Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs)
22. Jaco van der Westhuyzen (Bulls)

**Gyoza** · August 5th, 2006, 3:55 PM

Australia 20-18 South Africa in Sydney
For the Wallabies
Tries by Mark Gerrard and Mat Rogers
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
For the Springboks
Tries by Jaque Fourie and Percy Montgomery
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Butch James

**Gyoza** · August 15th, 2006, 5:56 AM

All Blacks to face Wallabies in Auckland
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
13. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)
14. Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland)
15. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
18. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
21. Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland)
22. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

This is probably the strongest squad named all year. Personally, I would've gone with Anton Oliver in the front row, mainly because he's a better scrummager than Mealamu, but otherwise it's looking good. Oliver's probably being saved for the trip to the Republic anyway and the 'Boks are definitely stronger upfront than the Wallabies. Jason Eaton's gone from stregth to strength and I look forward to his battles in the air with the pairing of Sharpe and Vickerman.
There has been a late change in the starting XV, due to an injury sustained by Aaron Mauger. Luke McAlister steps into the no. 12 jersey. I think this could hurt the ABs, since Mauger has been consistently the best back in the team.

Wallabies to face All Blacks
1. Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
2. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
20. Brett Sheehan (NSW Waratahs)
21. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
22. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)

I was quite surprised by the fact that Smith was dropped to the bench, but it also makes sense. Waugh's a world-class openside, so it's not like the Wallabies looseforwards are going to be walked all over. Besides, McCaw got the better of Smith the last two times they played, so it's as good a time as any to rest him.

**Harry Peters** · August 15th, 2006, 6:18 AM

All we need is Sivivatu (sp?) and we are a-ok. That guy is a legend.

**Gyoza** · August 19th, 2006, 6:10 AM

New Zealand 34 - 27 Australia in Auckland
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Jason Eaton, Chris Jack and Luke McAlister
2 conversions and 5 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
For the Wallabies:
Tries by Lote Tuqiri (2) and Rocky Elsom
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock

If Lote Tuqiri and Phil Waugh aren't cited after this game, there is something seriously wrong with the judicial system. Especially seeing how blatant their indiscretions were.

**Harry Peters** · August 19th, 2006, 8:16 AM

Yeah man that ref was a shocker! Tuqiri is such a loser did you see him winding up the crowd after he did that tackle, grrrr!

The Waikato/Otago game was a goody aswell I'm a Waikato fan so I was not happy, but great game by both teams.

**Gyoza** · August 19th, 2006, 3:07 PM

Tuqiri's getting cited for his dangerous tackle on McCaw. He'll probably miss the Jo'burg fixture against the Boks.

**mj the kid** · August 19th, 2006, 6:36 PM

Cant wait for Kiwis luck to run out when we knock you out of the WC

**Gyoza** · August 19th, 2006, 9:14 PM

NZ VS Saffers or Frogs as the final in 2007.

**mj the kid** · August 19th, 2006, 9:17 PM

nah mate.

Chokers.

**Gyoza** · August 19th, 2006, 9:20 PM

So what was with the sudden abandoning of Nathan Sharpe while he was still in the air, eh? Doesn't seem like a team with any unity to me.

Besides, the current All Blacks side is very different from the side fielded at the 2003 world cup that was ultimately beaten by the Wallabies. For one thing, this is a team that can think on its feet and calmy reassume control of a test match, with a very deep talent pool and can exert incredible authority in the setpieces. They did it to the Springboks in 2004 and 2005, and they did it to the Wallabies this year. All that remains are two things - a win in South Africa and the World Cup. And I expect both to happen.

**Harry Peters** · August 20th, 2006, 2:39 AM

It was Elsom that just let him go, that guy is a dirty player he was penelized (sp?) like 5 times for offside.

Can't beleve Waugh didnt even get cited.

**Gyoza** · August 20th, 2006, 4:50 AM

I was relieved to see Sharpe play on after that. At the end of the day, he's a great lock and if that led to any injuries, well that would've just sucked.

**Gyoza** · August 20th, 2006, 5:03 AM

Oh well, Lote's copped 5 weeks, putting him out of the final Tri-Nations fixture and the first 3 rounds of the inaugural Australian provincial competition.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/5266738.stm

**Harry Peters** · August 22nd, 2006, 4:56 AM

Thats good to know.

**Gyoza** · August 22nd, 2006, 4:33 PM

All Blacks squad to face Springboks in Pretoria
1. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
2. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
3. Greg Somerville (Crusaders/Canterbury)
4. Greg Rawlinson (Blues/North Harbour)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)
12. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
17. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
18. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
19. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
21. Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland)
22. Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland)

**Gyoza** · August 23rd, 2006, 4:10 PM

Springboks squad to face All Blacks
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
4. Johann Muller (Sharks)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Solomzi Tyibilika (Sharks)
7. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
8. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Butch James (Sharks)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Percy Montgomery (Sharks)

16. Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. BJ Botha (Sharks)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
22. Andre Pretorius (Cats)

van Niekerk has been moved into the starting XV, with Spies taking the vacant spot on the bench. And the best South African loosie, Luke Watson continues to wonder if he'll ever have a chance at wearing the green jersey. At this rate, he's going to turn into the South African equivalent of Duane Monkley, I imagine.

**Gyoza** · August 24th, 2006, 6:22 AM

Wallabies squad to South Africa

Forwards:
Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs) - Prop
Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds) - Prop
Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies) - Flanker/Lock
Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs) - Loose Forward
Scott Fava (Western Force) - No. 8
Tai McIsaac (Western Force) - Hooker
Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs) - Loose Forward
Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies) - Hooker
Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs) - Prop
Nathan Sharpe (Western Force) - Lock
Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies) - Prop
George Smith (ACT Brumbies) - Flanker
Dan Vickerman (NSW Waratahs, Vice-Captain) - Lock
Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs) - Flanker

Backs:
Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies) - Winger/Fullback
Matt Giteau (Western Force) - Inside Centre/Flyhalf
George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain) - Scrumhalf
Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies) - Flyhalf
Chris Latham (Queensland Reds) - Fullback
Drew Mitchell (Queensland Reds) - Winger/Fullback
Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Vice-Captain) - Outside Centre
Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies) - Winger/Centre
Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs) - Utility Back
Brett Sheehan (NSW Waratahs) - Scrumhalf
Cameron Shepherd (Western Force) - Winger/Fullback

**Harry Peters** · August 26th, 2006, 9:19 PM

Average game by the All Blacks very messy and they were lucky to get the win. Matfield should get cited for the hit on Carter.

Are S.A and Aussie trying to take out some of the All Blacks before the world cup?

**Gyoza** · August 27th, 2006, 1:45 AM

South Africa 26 - 45 New Zealand in Pretoria
For the Springboks:
Tries by Jaque Fourie (2) and Fourie du Preez
Conversion by Andre Pretorius
2 penalty goals by Percy Montgomery
Penalty goal by Butch James
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Neemia Tialata, Luke McAlister, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Malili Muliaina and Rico Gear
4 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Daniel Carter

There was some excellent play by the All Blacks, let down by certain individuals (I'm looking in your direction, Mr. Toeava). Scrummaging was shit, with the scrum either going down or being wheeled around on Tialata's side. while the line-outs were a bit wonky. They really, really missed Hayman out there. It came down to which team was better in loose play, and the result is a fair indication of how things went. The Boks played with passion but no imagination whatsoever.

Greg Somerville, Leon MacDonald, Chris Masoe and Reuben Thorne are all out of next week's fixture in Rustenburg, for Achilles tendon, hip, ankle and thumb injuries respectively. John Afoa and Marty Holah have been called up to cover. Afoa will make the 41st All Black played this year, if he takes to the field at any point.

**Gyoza** · August 29th, 2006, 3:59 PM

All Blacks squad to face Springboks in Rustenburg
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders/Southland)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
15. Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland)

16. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
17. Neeima Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
18. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
19. Marty Holah (Chiefs/Waikato)
20. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
21. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
22. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)

**Gyoza** · August 30th, 2006, 4:56 PM

Springboks squad to face All Blacks
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. BJ Botha (Sharks)
4. Johann Muller (Sharks)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)
7. AJ Venter (Sharks)
8. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Andre Pretorius (Cats)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Jaque Fourie (Cats)

16. Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. Lawrence Sephaka (Cats)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. Butch James (Sharks)
22. Breyton Paulse (Clermont-Auvergne)

**Gyoza** · September 3rd, 2006, 1:46 AM

South Africa 21 - 20 New Zealand in Rustenburg
For the Springboks:
Tries by Bryan Habana and Pedrie Wannenburg
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Andre Pretorius
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Daniel Carter and Joe Rokocoko
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Carter

... fuck's sake.

**Harry Peters** · September 3rd, 2006, 6:57 AM

They deserved it, man Pretorius is a great player. Stupid So'oialo stuffed us up at two stages of the game. Bring Luaki (sp?) in at number 8.

**Gyoza** · September 6th, 2006, 4:40 PM

Rodders has been playing at an exceptionally high level for the last 2 and a half years. I don't expect one bad game to lead to him being dropped. The team let themselves down. The only people that can leave with their heads held high would've been the props.
Lauaki has had his chance to impress and he's failed.

Springboks side to face Wallabies in Johannesburg
1. Os du Randt (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. BJ Botha (Sharks)
4. Johann Muller (Sharks)
5. Victor Matfield (Bulls)
6. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
7. AJ Venter (Sharks)
8. Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)
9. Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
10. Andre Pretorius (Cats)
11. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Jaque Fourie (Cats)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. JP Pietersen (Sharks)

16. Mahlatse Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. Lawrence Sephaka (Cats)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. Butch James (Sharks)
22. Breyton Paulse (Clermont Auvergne)

Wallabies side to face Springboks
1. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)
2. Jeremy Paul (ACT Brumbies)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. George Gregan (ACT Brumbies)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)
12. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies)
14. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
20. Brett Sheehan (NSW Waratahs)
21. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
22. Scott Staniforth (Western Force)

**Gyoza** · September 9th, 2006, 3:27 PM

South Africa 24 - 16 Australia in Johannesburg
For the Springboks:
Tries by Fourie du Preez and Breyton Paulse
Conversion, 3 penalty goals by a dropped goal by Andre Pretorius
For the Wallabies:
Try by Stephen Larkham
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock

Final Tri-Nations standings
1. New Zealand; played 6, won 5, lost 1; 3 bonus points; 23 points total
2. Australia; played 6, won 2, lost 4; 3 bonus points; 11 points total
3. South Africa; played 6, won 2, lost 4; 1 bonus point; 9 points total

**Gyoza** · October 3rd, 2006, 2:25 PM

Wallabies Squad to tour Wales, Italy, Ireland and Scotland

Forwards:
Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs) - Prop
Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds) - Prop
Alister Campbell (ACT Brumbies) - Lock
Brendan Cannon (Western Force) - Hooker
Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies) - Lock/Flanker
Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs) - Loose Forward
Stephen Hoiles (ACT Brumbies) - Hooker
Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds) - Prop
James Horwill (Queensland Reds) - Lock
David Lyons (NSW Waratahs) - No. 8
Tai McIsaac (Western Force) - Hooker
Hugh McMeniman (Queensland Reds) - Lock/Flanker
Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds) - Hooker
Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs) - Loose Forward
Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs) - Hooker
Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs) - Prop
Nathan Sharpe (Western Force) - Lock
Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies) - Prop
George Smith (ACT Brumbies) - Flanker
Dan Vickerman (NSW Waratahs) - Lock
Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs) - Flanker

Backs:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (ACT Brumbies) - Utility Back
Gene Fairbanks (ACT Brumbies) - Utility Back
Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies) - Fullback/Wing
Matt Giteau (Western Force) - Inside Centre/Flyhalf
Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies) - Flyhalf
Chris Latham (Queensland Reds) - Fullback
Drew Mitchell (Queensland Reds) - Utility Back
Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Captain) - Outside Centre
Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies) - Wing/Centre
Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs) - Utility Back
Brett Sheehan (NSW Waratahs) - Scrumhalf
Cameron Shepherd (Western Force) - Wing/Fullback
Scott Staniforth (Western Force) - Utility Back
Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs) - Wing/Centre
Morgan Turinui (NSW Waratahs) - Centre
Josh Valentine (NSW Waratahs) - Scrumhalf

**Gyoza** · October 15th, 2006, 2:56 PM

Springboks to tour England and Ireland

Forwards:
Johan Ackermann (Sharks) - Lock
BJ Botha (Sharks) - Prop
Gary Botha (Bulls) - Hooker
Deon Carstens (Sharks) - Prop
Jacques Cronje (Bulls) - Loose Forward
Hilton Lobberts (Bulls) - Loose Forward
Johan Muller (Sharks) - Lock
Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls) - Hooker
Danie Rossouw (Bulls) - Flanker/Lock
Lawrence Sephaka (Cats/Lions) - Prop
John Smit (Sharks, Captain) - Hooker
Juan Smith (Cheetahs) - Flanker
Pierre Spies (Bulls) - Loose Forward
Albert van den Berg (Sharks) - Lock
CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs) - Prop
Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls) - Loose Forward

Backs:
Jean de Villiers (Stormers) - Centre/Wing
Bryan Habana (Bulls) - Wing/Centre
Bevin Fortuin (Cheetahs) - Fullback/Centre
Butch James (Sharks) - Flyhalf
Enrico Januarie (Cats/Lions) - Scrumhalf
Wynand Olivier (Bulls) - Centre
Akona Ndungane (Bulls) - Wing
Ruan Pienaar (Sharks) - Scrumhalf
JP Pietersen (Sharks) - Fullback/Wing
Andre Pretorius (Cats/Lions) - Flyhalf
Jaco Pretorius (Lions) - Centre
Francois Steyn (Sharks) - Flyhalf

Of the Springboks that played regularly this year Os du Randt, Victor Matfield, Joe van Niekerk, Fourie du Preez, Jaco van der Westhuyzen and Percy Montgomery are left at home.

Habana has been recalled into the squad after Jaque Fourie was ruled out with a broken hand sustained during training.

**Gyoza** · October 15th, 2006, 3:01 PM

Sort out the fucking servers...

**Gyoza** · October 21st, 2006, 5:19 PM

All Blacks squad to tour England, France and Wales

Forwards
Ioane Afoa (Auckland) - Prop
Jerry Collins (Wellington) - Flanker
Clarke Dermody (Southland) - Prop
Jason Eaton (Taranaki) - Lock
Carl Hayman (Otago) - Prop
Andrew Hore (Taranaki) - Hooker
Christopher Jack (Tasman) - Lock
Richard McCaw (Canterbury, Captain) - Flanker
Christopher Masoe (Wellington) - Flanker/No. 8
Keven Mealamu (Auckland) - Hooker
Anton Oliver (Otago) - Hooker
Keith Robinson (Waikato) - Lock
James Ryan (Otago) - Lock
Rodey So'oialo (Wellington) - No. 8
Rebuen Thorne (Canterbury) - Flanker
Neemia Tialata (Wellington) - Prop
Alexander Williams (Auckland) - Lock
Tony Woodcock (North Harbour) - Prop

Backs
Daniel Carter (Canterbury) - Flyhalf
Andrew Ellis* (Canterbury) - Scrumhalf
Nick Evans (Otago) - Flyhalf
Rico Gear (Tasman) - Wing/Outside Centre
Byron Kelleher (Waikato) - Scrumhalf
Luke McAlister (North Harbour) - Flyhalf/Inside Centre
Leon MacDonald (Canterbury) - Fullback/Flyhalf
Aaron Mauger (Canterbury) - Inside Centre
Malili Muliaina (Waikato) - Fullback/Centre/Wing
Ma'a Nonu (Wellington) - Centre/Winger
Josevata Rokocoko (Auckland) - Wing
Sitiveni Sivivatu (Waikato) - Wing
Conrad Smith (Wellington) - Outside Centre
Piri Weepu (Wellington) - Scrumhalf

**badassmofo** · October 23rd, 2006, 8:04 PM

Good Strong Squad. Ellis is lucky to be there after a mediocre season and, especially after Cowan had a good NPC. I guess they are looking at him as a future player, I see a bit of Marshall in him... Maybe cause I'm a one-eyed canterbury supporter

Holah was also unlucky, but I'm pretty sure they know they can use him as the go-to guy if there are many injuries. Messam and Kahui were unlucky, but are young, so there's plenty of time for them to develop.
I'm glad Nick Evans is back in there. He's a class player, pity he's stuck in the terrible Otago Backline. Conrad will be getting valuable experience in the 13 Jersey hopefully as well. He really needs to stake his claim as the First Choice 13, but he does lack that Bulk that we'd need in the backline if it was Carter and Mauger inside him.
I think Mils needs to get back to being a fullback, he bulked up alot for 13 and I think it's cost him when he's been playing 15.
Thoughts?

**Gyoza** · October 23rd, 2006, 8:14 PM

I really don't know what Henry, Hansen and Lochore have against Holah. He doesn't do much wrong. His one start this year was in a position he's never played before in first-class rugby, so a difficult game against a fired-up and confident Irish side wasn't entirely his fault. And everyone knew Ellis and Robinson were going to be in there fitness permitting.
I don't rate Tialata as highly as the coaches and selectors do. I reckon Dermody is far superior. Dermody is also 1/3 of one of the best provincial front-rows in the world at the moment.
Bringing in Messam and Kahui right now isn't the right choice. This tour and the domestic internationals next year should be all about establishig the first XV, something which Henry most likely already has a general idea of, and then cementing combinations. After all the line-out woes this year, people seem to be quick to forget that when Woodcock, Mealamu, Hayman, Jack, Williams, Collins, McCaw and So'oialo were used regularly, they pwned everyone in the air, including the pairing of Botha and Matfield in Dunedin.
Smith's defence, I think is perfectly fine. It's probably from being paired with Nonu and Umaga on a regular basis, but their defensive skills appear to be rubbing off on him. He barely misses a tackle and he hardly ever slips off.
Right now, there's an either/or decision with the fullbacks. Muliaina is a stronger attacker and better distributor of the ball, but MacDonald is a strong defender and has a better kicking game. I'd go with MacDonald against England and one of the tests against the French, and go with Muliaina in the other two.
I don't really rate Evans. He seems a bit flakey. He's like Spencer. On a good day, he's excellent, but when things go wrong, he seems to drown. Right now McAlister is the clear second choice. If David Hill wasn't leaving, I would've taken him as the third choice 1st-5 behind Carter and McAlister.

**Gyoza** · October 25th, 2006, 3:55 PM

Ireland Squad to face South Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands

Forwards:
Neil Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins) - Flanker
Rory Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins) - Hooker
Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins) - Prop
Simon Easterby (Llaneli Scarlets) - Flanker
Stephen Ferris (Ulster/Dungannon) - Loose Forward
Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St.Mary’s College) - Flanker
John Hayes (Munster/Bruff) - Prop
Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Clontarf) - Loose Forward
Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon) - Prop
Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution) - Loose Forward
Matt McCullough (Ulster/Ballymena) - Lock
Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution) - Lock
Paul O’Connell (Munster/Young Munster) - Lock
Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster/St.Mary’s College) - Lock
Frankie Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution) - Hooker
David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen) - Flanker
Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena) - Prop

Backs:
Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena) - Scrumhalf
Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College) - Fullback
Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne) - Centre
Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster/Blackrock College) - Wing
Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne) - Centre/Wing
Denis Hickie (Leinster/St.Mary’s College) - Wing
John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution) - Wing
Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) - Fullback
Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College) - Centre
Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution) - Flyhalf
Eoin Reddan (London Wasps) - Scrumhalf
Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps) - Flyhalf
Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon) - Scrumhalf
Andrew Trimble (Ulster/Ballymena) - Wing
Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena) - Utility Back

England Squad to face New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa
Forwards
George Chuter (Leicester Tigers) - Hooker
Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers) - No. 8
Perry Freshwater (Perpignan) - Prop
James Forrester (Gloucester) - No. 8
Daniel Grewcock (Bath) - Lock
Christopher Jones (Sale Sharks) - Lock/Flanker
Benedict Kay (Leicester Tigers) - Lock
Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks) - Flanker
Lee Mears (Bath) - Hooker
Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers) - Flanker
Tom Palmer (London Wasps) - Lock
Thomas Rees (London Wasps) - Flanker
Patrick Sanderson (Worcester Warriors) - Loose Forward
Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks) - Prop
Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks) - Prop
Julian White (Leicester Tigers) - Prop

Backs
Anthony Allen (Gloucester) - Centre
Iain Balshaw (Gloucester) - Wing/Fullback
Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints) - Wing
Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks) - Wing
Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons) - Flyhalf
Andrew Goode (Leicester Tigers) - Flyhalf
Charles Hodgson (Sale Sharks) - Flyhalf
Josh Lewsey (London Wasps) - Fullback/Wing/Centre
Oliver Morgan (Gloucester) - Fullback
Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons) - Centre
Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons) - Outside Centre/Wing
Shaun Perry (Bristol Shoguns) - Scrumhalf
Peter Richards (Gloucester) - Scrumhalf
Paul Sackey (London Wasps) - Wing

Wales squad to face Australia, the Pacific Islands, Canada and New Zealand
Forwards
Huw Bennett (Ospreys) - Hooker
Brent Cockbain (Ospreys) - Lock
Ian Evans (Ospreys) - Lock
I Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons) - Lock
Christopher Horsman (Worcester Warriors) - Prop
Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues) - Prop
Adam Jones (Ospreys) - Prop
Alun-Wyn Jones (Ospreys) - Lock
Duncan Jones (Ospreys) - Prop
Ryan Jones (Ospreys) - Loose Forward
Alix Popham (Llanelli Scarlets) - No. 8
Matthew Rees (Llanelli Scarlets) - Hooker
Robert Sidoli (Cardiff Blues) - Lock
Gavin Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) - Flanker
Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys) - Lock
Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues) - Hooker
Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues) - Flanker

Backs
Lee Byrne (Ospreys) - Fullback
Gareth Cooper (Newport Gwent Dragons) - Scrumhalf
Gavin Evans (Llanelli Scarlets) - Centre
Gavin Henson (Ospreys) - Inside Centre/Flyhalf/Fullback
James Hook (Ospreys) - Flyhalf
Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets) - Wing
Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets, Captain) - Flyhalf
Hal Luscombe (Harlequins) - Wing/Centre
Kevin Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons) - Fullback
Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets) - Scrumhalf
Mark Phillips (Cardiff Blues) - Scrumhalf
Thomas Shanklin (Cardiff Blues) - Outside Centre/Wing
Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) - Flyhalf/Inside Centre
Gareth Thomas (Toulouse) - Fullback/Centre/Wing
Shane Williams (Ospreys) - Wing

**Gyoza** · October 30th, 2006, 1:55 PM

England XV to face All Blacks
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks)
2. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Danny Grewcock (Bath)
5. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
6. Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers, Captain)
7. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8. Patrick Sanderson (Worcester Warriors)
9. Shaun Perry (Bristol)
10. Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks)
11. Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints)
12. Anthony Allen (Gloucester)
13. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
14. Paul Sackey (London Wasps)
15. Iain Balshaw (Gloucester)

16. Lee Mears (Bath)
17. Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks)
18. Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
19. Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks)
20. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
21. Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers)
22. Mark van Gisbergen (London Wasps)

Cueto's injured, putting him out of the test and van Gisbergen has been called in as a replacement. Sackey gets to start on the right wing, putting 3 new caps in the starting XV.

France Squad to face All Blacks
Forwards
Julien Bonnaire (Bourgoin) - Loose Forward
Pieter De Villiers (Stade Francais) - Prop
Thierry Dussautoir (Toulouse) - Loose Forward
Raphael Ibanez (London Wasps) - Hooker
Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais) - Prop
Remy Martin (Stade Francais) - Loose Forward
Oliver Milloud (Bourgoin) - Prop
Lionel Nallet (Castres) - Lock
Pascal Pape (Castres Olympique) - Lock
Fabien Pelous (Toulouse, Captain) - Lock
Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais) - Hooker
Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont Auvergne) - Loose Forward

Backs
Christoph Dominici (Stade Francais) - Wing
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse) - Scrumhalf
Florian Fritz (Toulouse) - Centre
Cedric Heymans (Toulouse) - Wing/Fullback
Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse) - Centre
Julien Laharrague (Perpignan) - Fullback/Wing
Damien Marty (Perpignan) - Centre
Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne) - Wing
Damien Traille (Biarritz Olympique) - Centre/Flyhalf
Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique) - Scrumhalf

Jerome Thion is injured and out of the test series against the All Blacks. He has been replaced by Lionel Nallet of Castres.

Australia A Squad to face the Ospreys
1. Nic Henderson (ACT Brumbies)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Alister Campbell (ACT Brumbies)
5. James Horwill (Queensland Reds)
6. Hugh McMeniman (Queensland Reds)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
8. David Lyons (NSW Waratahs)
9. Brett Sheehan (NSW Waratahs)
10. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies, Vice-Captain)
11. Morgan Turinui (NSW Waratahs)
12. Gene Fairbanks (ACT Brumbies)
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (ACT Brumbies)
14. Scott Staniforth (Western Force)
15. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)

16. Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds)
17. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Stephen Hoiles (ACT Brumbies)
20. Josh Valentine (ACT Brumbies)
21. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
22. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)

**Gyoza** · November 1st, 2006, 2:19 PM

All Blacks squad to face England at Twickenham
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Keith Robinson (Chiefs/Waikato)
5. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
6. Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Nick Evans (Highlanders/Otago)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. John Afoa (Blues/Auckland)
18. Clarke Dermody (Highlanders/Southland)
19. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders/Canterbury)
21. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
22. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)

A very interesting choice at 10, to say the least. Obviously, Thorne will be covering lock as well, and the placing of two props on the bench eliminates the prospect of the humiliation of asking for uncontested scrums.

**Gyoza** · November 2nd, 2006, 4:06 AM

Wales squad to face Australia
1. Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
2. Matthew Rees (Llanelli Scarlets)
3. Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4. Ian Evans (Ospreys)
5. Ian Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons)
6. Jon Thomas (Ospreys)
7. Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues)
8. Ryan Jones (Ospreys)
9. Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets)
10. Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets, Captain)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys)
12. Gavin Henson (Ospreys)
13. Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues)
14. Gareth Thomas (Toulouse)
15. Kevin Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons)

16. Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues)
17. Duncan Jones (Ospreys)
18. Gavin Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets)
19. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
20. Mike Philips (Cardiff Blues)
21. James Hook (Ospreys)
22. Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets)

Ospreys 24 - 16 Australia A in Swansea
For the Ospreys:
Tries by Barry Williams and Richard Mustoe
Conversion, 3 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Shaun Connor
For Australia A:
Try by Adam Ashley-Cooper
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Cameron Shepherd

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**Gyoza** · November 2nd, 2006, 2:36 PM

Wallabies to face Wales
1. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs, Captain)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
10. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
11. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)
12. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
13. Lote Tuqiri (ACT Brumbies)
14. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Brendan Cannon (Western Force)
17. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Stephen Hoiles (ACT Brumbies)
20. Josh Valentine (NSW Waratahs)
21. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
22. Adam Ashley-Cooper (ACT Brumbies)

**Gyoza** · November 3rd, 2006, 2:20 PM

Revised All Blacks squad to face England at Twickenham
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Keith Robinson (Chiefs/Waikato)
5. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
6. Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
12. Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury)
13. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. John Afoa (Blues/Auckland)
18. Clarke Dermody (Highlanders/Southland)
19. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders/Canterbury)
21. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)
22. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)

Ooooh, you're in trouble now...

**Gyoza** · November 4th, 2006, 1:25 PM

Wales 29 - 29 Australia in Cardiff
For Wales:
Tries by Shane Williams and Martyn Williams
Penalty goal by Stephen Jones
Penalty goal by Gavin Henson
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by James Hook
For the Wallabies:
Tries by Cameron Shepherd (2), Matt Giteau and Chris Latham
3 conversions and a penalty goal by Giteau

**badassmofo** · November 5th, 2006, 2:26 PM

Good Win NZ

**gulfcoast_highwayman** · November 5th, 2006, 3:48 PM

Excellent.

**Gyoza** · November 6th, 2006, 5:05 AM

England 20 - 41 New Zealand
For England:
Tries by Jamie Noon, Ben Cohen and Shaun Perry
Conversion and penalty goal by Charlie Hodgson
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Aaron Mauger, Joe Rokocoko, Carl Hayman and Daniel Carter
3 conversions and 5 penalty goals by Carter

lkasjdfkajdvlkajnvlkasndfwefpok, biggest defeat suffered by England at Twickenham and Carter set an All Blacks record for points in a game against them. Thank jebus and the Flying Spaghetti Monster that Evans injured his hamstring. England have a lot of work to do ahead of the series against the Springboks. The only consolation is that the Boks are resting a fair few of their front-line players. New Zealand on the other hand go to France with a huge boost, with a strong line-out and domination over one of the best scrums in Europe.

**Gyoza** · November 7th, 2006, 2:44 PM

Scotland squad to face Romania in Edinburgh
1. Gavin Kerr (Border Reivers)
2. Dougie Hall (Edinburgh)
3. Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors)
4. Nathan Hines (Peripignan)
5. Scott Murray (Edinburgh)
6. Jason White (Sale Sharks, Captain)
7. Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
8. Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors)
9. Mike Blair (Edinburgh)
10. Phil Goodman (Edinburgh)
11. Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints)
12. Rob Dewey (Edinburgh)
13. Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh)
14. Simon Webster (Edinburgh)
15. Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh)

16. Scott Lawson (Glasgow Warriors)
17. Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh)
18. Craig Smith (Edinburgh)
19. James Hamilton (Leicester Tigers)
20. David Callum (Edinburgh)
21. Chris Cusiter (Border Reivers)
22. Chris Paterson (Edinburgh)

Ireland squad to face South Africa in Dublin
1. Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon)
2. Rory Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
3. John Hayes (Munster/Bruff)
4. Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young Munster)
6. Neil Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
7. David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen)
8. Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)
10. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution)
11. Andrew Trimble (Ulster/Ballymena)
12. Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, Captain)
14. Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
15. Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

16. Frankie Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
17. Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena)
18. Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
19. Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets)
20. Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena)
21. Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena)
22. Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)

England Squad to face Argentina in London
1. Perry Freshwater (Peripignan)
2. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Danny Grewcock (Bath)
5. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
6. Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers, Captain)
7. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
8. Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors)
9. Shaun Perry (Bristol Shoguns)
10. Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks)
11. Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints)
12. Anthony Allen (Gloucester)
13. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcon)
14. Paul Sackey (London Wasps)
15. Iain Balshaw (Gloucester)

16. Lee Mears (Bath)
17. Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks)
18. Tom Palmer (London Wasps)
19. Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks)
20. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
21. Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcon)
22. Josh Lewsey (London Wasps)

All Blacks starting XV to face France in Lyon
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. James Ryan (Highlanders/Otago)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/WaikatO
12. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
13. Conrad Smith (Hurricanes/Wellington)
14. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
17. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
18. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
21. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
22. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

**Gyoza** · November 8th, 2006, 3:05 PM

France squad to face All Blacks in Lyon
1. Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais)
2. Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais)
3. Pieter de Villiers (Stade Francais)
4. Fabien Pelous (Toulouse, Captain)
5. Pascal Pape (Castres Olympique)
6. Thierry Dussautoir (Toulouse)
7. Julien Bonnaire (Bourgoin)
8. Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont Auvergne)
9. Dimitri Yachvilli (Biarritz Olympique)
10. Damien Traille (Biarritz Olympique)
11. Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne)
12. Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse)
13. Florien Fritz (Toulouse)
14. Christophe Dominici (Stade Francais)
15. Julien Laharrague (Peripignan)

16. Raphael Ibanez (London Wasps)
17. Olivier Milloud (Bourgoin)
18. Lionel Nallet (Castres Olympique)
19. Remy Martin (Stade Francais)
20. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse)
21. Damien Marty (Peripignan)
22. Cedric Heymans (Toulouse)

Springboks squad to face Ireland
1. Lawrence Sephaka (Cats/Lions)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
4. Johan Ackerman (Sharks)
5. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
6. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
9. Enrico Januarie (Cats/Lions)
10. Andre Pretorius (Cats/Lions)
11. Francois Steyn (Sharks)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
14. Jaco Pretorius (Lions)
15. Bevin Fortuin (Cheetahs)

16. Chilliboy Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. Brendon Botha (Sharks)
18. Johan Muller (Sharks)
19. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
22. JP Pietersen (Sharks)

Wallabies squad to face Italy in Rome
1. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
2. Brendan Cannon (Western Force)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
10. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
14. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds)
17. Nic Henderson (ACT Brumbies)
18. Alister Campbell (ACT Brumbies)
19. Stephen Hoiles (ACT Brumbies)
20. Josh Valentine (NSW Waratahs)
21. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
22. Cameron Shepherd (Western Force)

Wales squad to face Pacific Islanders in Cardiff
1. Duncan Jones (Ospreys, Captain)
2. Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues)
3. Chris Horsman (Worcester Warriors)
4. Michael Owen (Newport Gwent Dragons)
5. Robert Sidoli (Cardiff Blues)
6. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
7. Gavin Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets)
8. Alix Popham (Llanelli Scarlets)
9. Mike Philips (Cardiff Blues)
10. Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons)
11. Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets)
12. James Hook (Ospreys)
13. Sonny Parker (Ospreys)
14. Lee Byrne (Ospreys)
15. Kevin Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons)

16. Huw Bennett (Ospreys)
17. Adam Jones (Ospreys)
18. Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
19. Jon Thomas (Ospreys)
20. Gareth Cooper (Newport Gwent Dragons)
21. Gavin Evans (Llanelli Scarlets)
22. Shane Williams (Ospreys)

**Gyoza** · November 9th, 2006, 2:44 PM

Pumas squad to face England
1. Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers)
2. Mario Ledesma (Montferrand)
3. Omar Hasan (Toulouse)
4. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
5. Patricio Albacete (Pau)
6. Juan Fernandez Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
7. Juan Manuel Leguizamon (London Irish)
8. Gonzalo Longo (Montferrand)
9. Agustin Pichot (Stade Francais, Captain)
10. Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)
11. Pablo Gomez Cora (Lomas Athletic)
12. Gonzalo Tiesi (London Irish)
13. Miguel Avramovic (Worcester Warriors)
14. Jose Nunez Piossek (Bayonne)
15. Juan Martin Hernandez (Stade Francais)

16. Albert Vernet Basualdo (Associacion Alumni)
17. Martin Scelzo (Montferrand)
18. Esteban Lozada (CASI)
19. Martin Schusterman (Leeds Tykes)
20. Nicolas Fernandez Miranda (Hindu)
21. Federico Todeschini (Montpellier)
22. Horacio Agulla (Hindu)

**N.E.R.F.** · November 9th, 2006, 3:05 PM

Ugh Wilkinson injured AGAIN. His bones are made out of polystyrene, I swear.

**Gyoza** · November 10th, 2006, 3:46 AM

Agaghasghashgashghashgasghasgh. England only has one world-class no. 10 while South Africa and France are still looking for their guy. At least the ABs and the Wallabies have plenty of cover in those areas.

**Gyoza** · November 11th, 2006, 2:14 PM

Italy 18 - 25 Australia in Rome
For Italy:
6 penalty goals by Ramiro Pez
For Australia:
Tries by Mat Rogers, Guy Shepherdson and Stirling Mortlock
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Mortlock

Scotland 48 - 6 Romania in Edinburgh
For Scotland:
Tries by Hugo Southwell (2), Johnnie Beattie, Rob Dewey, Phil Godman, Dougie Hall and Chris Cusiter
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Godman
For Romania:
2 penalty goals by Florin Vaicu

Wales 38 - 20 Pacific Islanders in Cardiff
For Wales:
Tries by Mark Jones, James Hook, Kevin Morgan, Lee Byrne and Ceri Sweeney
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Sweeney
For Pacific Islanders:
Tries by Justin Va'a, Seilala Mapusua and Kameli Ratuvou
Conversion and penalty goal by Tusi Pisi

England 18 - 25 Argentina in London
For England:
Tries by Paul Sackey and Iain Balshaw
Conversion and penalty goal by Charlie Hodgson
Penalty goal by Toby Flood
For Argentina:
Try by Federico Todeschini
Conversion and 5 penalty goals by Todeschini
Penalty goal by Felipe Contepomi

Agashgsahghsaghashgashghashghsaghashghasghashgsahg hasghsahghasghsag

**N.E.R.F.** · November 11th, 2006, 2:16 PM

England: I Balshaw (Gloucester); P Sackey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), A Allen (Gloucester), B Cohen (Northampton); C Hodgson (Sale Sharks), S Perry (Bristol); P Freshwater (Perpignan), G Chuter (Leicester), J White (Leicester), D Grewcock (Bath), B Kay (Leicester), M Corry (Leicester, capt), L Moody (Leicester), P Sanderson (Worcester).
Replacements: L Mears (Bath), S Turner (Sale Sharks), T Palmer (Wasps), M Lund (Sale Sharks), P Richards (Gloucester), T Flood (Newcastle), J Lewsey (Wasps)

I understand we're playing crap, so this isn't exactly an excuse. But that team is getting on for third- or fourth-string. Not surprised Argentina won, not surprised we're doing so badly recently. But it's not a reflection upon us at our best at all.

**Gyoza** · November 11th, 2006, 2:23 PM

Easy: drop Moody and bring in a scavenger at 7, like Tom Rees or Magnus Lund. Move Sanderson from 8 and put him in at the blindside. Look at the test at Twickenham against the ABs last year. He did quite well against the All Blacks loose trio and put Corry back into 8, where he's played a lot. Drop Grewcock as soon as Borthwick is fit. Develop a first-five that is consistent. Finally, get into developing a backline and toughening up the English forwards. Look at the 2001~2003 vintage of England. They had an exceptional forward pack that could create all the time and space in the world for their backline with a point-scoring machine in the form of Wilkinson that could put in 3 points from anywhere.

**N.E.R.F.** · November 11th, 2006, 2:25 PM

Andy Robinson is basically rubbish too. Terrible head coach.

**Gyoza** · November 11th, 2006, 2:28 PM

He was a good assistant coach, but he's clueless right now. Is Ollie Smith injured? It's quite confusing as to why he hasn't had a sniff of the England jersey since the Lions tour, where he was one of the few English players not to make a fool of himself.

**Gyoza** · November 11th, 2006, 8:26 PM

Ireland 32 - 15 South Africa in Dublin
For Ireland:
Tries by Andrew Trimble, David Wallace, Marcus Horan and Shane Horgan
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
For the Springboks:
Tries by Francois Steyn and Bryan Habana
Conversion and penalty goal by Andre Pretorius

France 3 - 47 New Zealand in Lyon
For France:
Dropped goal by Florien Fritz
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Sitiveni Sivivatu (2), Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter, Conrad Smith, Joe Rokocoko and Luke McAlister
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Carter

New Zealand has sounded as ominous a warning as you can get with a record win over France in Europe in a 7-tries-to-nil display. The All Blacks laid destruction once again on the French scrum, while the French attack was pushed back each and every time they had the ball by the All Blacks defence. The French wingers, Rougerie and Dominici were forced to go sideways or backtrack every time they got the ball, since there were black jerseys all over them like a bad smell. Fabien Pelous said the French defeat in Paris two years ago was the worst day in his career, but I think we have a new winner here. The most terrifying things (for everyone else) are 1) the All Blacks have had a rotation policy in place, meaning at no point in the last couple of years has a first XV been fielded and 2) this was a match between the teams ranked 1 and 2 in the world.
Out of the French, Elvis Vermuelen has got to have played his way into next week's team in the second test in the series. He had a good game, or at least about as good as someone in his position can get.

**Gyoza** · November 14th, 2006, 2:48 PM

All Blacks squad to face France in Paris
1. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Chris Jack (Crusaders/Tasman)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury. Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)
12. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)
13. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)
14. Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland)
15. Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
18. Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
19. Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington)
20. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders/Canterbury)
21. Nick Evans (Highlanders/Otago)
22. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)

Scotland Squad to face Pacific Islanders in Edinburgh
1. Gavin Kerr (Border Reivers)
2. Dougie Hall (Edinburgh)
3. Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors)
4. Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5. Scott Murray (Edinburgh)
6. Simon Taylor (Edinburgh)
7. Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
8. Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors)
9. Chris Cusiter (Border Reivers)
10. Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)
11. Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints)
12. Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
13. Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh)
14. Simon Webster (Edinburgh)
15. Chris Paterson (Edinburgh, Captain)

16. Ross Ford (Border Reivers)
17. Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh)
18. Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)
19. Dave Callam (Edinburgh)
20. Mike Blair (Edinburgh)
21. Phil Godman (Edinburgh)
22. Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh)

Wales squad to face Canada in Cardiff
1. Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
2. Matthew Rees (Llanelli Scarlets)
3. Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4. Ian Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons)
5. Ian Evans (Ospreys)
6. Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys)
7. Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues)
8. Ryan Jones (Ospreys)
9. Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets)
10. James Hook (Ospreys)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys)
12. Gavin Henson (Ospreys)
13. Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues)
14. Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets)
15. Gareth Thomas (Toulouse, Captain)

16. Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues)
17. Duncan Jones (Ospreys)
18. Robert Sidoli (Cardiff Blues)
19. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
20. Michael Phillips (Cardiff Blues)
21. Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons)
22. Sonny Parker (Ospreys)

England squad to face South Africa in London
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks)
2. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Tom Palmer (London Wasps)
5. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
6. Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
7. Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors)
8. Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers, Captain)
9. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
10. Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks)
11. Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints)
12. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
13. Matthew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)
14. Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
15. Josh Lewsey (London Wasps)

16. Lee Mears (Bath)
17. Phil Vickery (London Wasps)
18. Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
19. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
20. Shaun Perry (Bristol Shoguns)
21. Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers)
22. Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons)

**Gyoza** · November 15th, 2006, 3:21 PM

France squad to face All Blacks
1. Olivier Miloud (Bourgoin)
2. Raphael Ibanez (London Wasps, Captain)
3. Pieter de Villiers (Stade Francais)
4. Lionel Nallet (Castres Olympique)
5. Pascal Pape (Castres Olympique)
6. Julien Bonnaire (Bourgoin)
7. Remy Martin (Stade Francais)
8. Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont Auvergne)
9. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse)
10. Damien Traille (Biarritz Olympique)
11. Cedric Heymans (Toulouse)
12. Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse)
13. Florien Fritz (Toulouse)
14. Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne)
15. Pepito Elhorga (Agen)

16. Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais)
17. Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais)
18. Loic Jacquet (Clermont Auvergne)
19. Serge Betsen (Biarritz Olympique)
20. Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique)
21. David Marty (Peripignan)
22. Christophe Dominici (Stade Francais)

Ireland squad to face Australia in Dublin
1. Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena)
2. Rory R Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
3. John Hayes (Munster/Bruff)
4. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young Munster)
6. Neil Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
7. David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen)
8. Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena)
10. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution)
11. Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
12. Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, Captain)
14. Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
15. Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)

16. Frankie Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
17. Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon)
18. Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
19. Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets)
20. Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)
21. Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena)
22. Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

Springboks squad to face England
1. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. Brendon Botha (Sharks)
4. Johann Ackermann (Sharks)
5. Johann Muller (Sharks)
6. Pierre Spies (Bulls)
7. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
8. Jacques Cronje (Bulls)
9. Enrico Januarie (Lions)
10. Butch James (Sharks)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Francois Steyn (Sharks)

16. Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. Deon Carstens (Stormers)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Hilton Lobberts (Bulls)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. Andre Pretorius (Lions)
22. Bevin Fortuin (Sharks)

**Gyoza** · November 18th, 2006, 9:17 PM

Wales 61 - 26 Canada in Cardiff
For Wales:
Tries by Jon Thomas (2), Gareth Thomas, Shane Williams, Matt Rees, Dwayne Peel, Ceri Sweeney, Tom Shanklin and penalty try
8 conversions by James Hook
For Canada:
Tries by Dan Pletch and Mike Pyke
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by James Pritchard
Dropped goal by Derek Daypuck

Scotland 34 - 22 Pacific Islanders in Edinburgh
For Scotland:
Tries by Marcus Di Rollo, Dave Callam, Kelly Brown and Andrew Henderson
4 conversions and a penalty goal by Chris Paterson
Dropped goal by Di Rollo
For Pacific Islanders:
Tries by Kameli Ratuvou (2), Rupeni Caucaunibuca and Daniel Leo
Converison by Tusi Pisi

England 23 - 21 South Africa in London
For England:
Tries by Mark Cueto and Phil Vickery
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Andy Goode
2 penalty goals by Charlie Hodgson
For the Springboks:
Tries by Butch James and Akona Ndungane
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by James
Dropped goal by Francois Steyn

Italy 16 - 23 Argentina in Rome
For Italy:
Try by Marko Stanojevic
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by David Bortolussi
For the Pumas:
Tries by Miguel Avramovic and Federico Todeschini
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Todeschini

France 11 - 23 New Zealand in Paris
For France:
Try by Cedric Heymans
2 penalty goals by Dimitri Yachvili
For the All Blacks:
Tries by Joe Rokocoko and Ma'a Nonu
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Daniel Carter

Wallabies squad to face Ireland
1. Alistair Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
2. Tai McIsaac (Western Force)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
8. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
9. Matt Giteau (Western Force)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
12. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
13. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
14. Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds)
17. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)
18. Alister Campbell (ACT Brumbies)
19. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
20. Josh Valentine (NSW Waratahs)
21. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)
22. Scott Staniforth (Western Force)

**Gyoza** · November 19th, 2006, 2:48 PM

Ireland 21 - 6 Australia in Dublin
For Ireland:
Tries by Denis Hickie and Geordan Murphy
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
For Australia:
2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock

**Gyoza** · November 21st, 2006, 2:47 PM

All Blacks squad to face Wales in Cardiff
1. Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington)
2. Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago)
3. Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago)
4. Keith Robinson (Chiefs/Waikato)
5. Ali Williams (Blues/Auckland)
6. Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7. Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain)
8. Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington)
9. Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato)
10. Daniel Carter (Crusaders/Canterbury)
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato)
12. Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour)
13. Conrad Smith (Hurricanes/Wellington)
14. Rico Gear (Crusaders/Tasman)
15. Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato)

16. Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
17. Tony Woodcock (Blues/North Harbour)
18. James Ryan (Highlanders/Otago)
19. Reuben Thorne (Crusaders/Canterbury)
20. Piri Weepu (Highlanders/Otago)
21. Nick Evans (Highlanders/Otago)
22. Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington)

England squad to face South Africa in London
1. Phil Vickery (London Wasps)
2. Lee Mears (Bath)
3. Julian White (Leicester Tigers)
4. Tom Palmer (London Wasps)
5. Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
6. Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
7. Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors)
8. Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers, Captain)
9. Peter Richards (Gloucester)
10. Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers)
11. Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints)
12. Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons)
13. Matthew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)
14. Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
15. Josh Lewsey (London Wasps)

16. George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
17. Tim Payne (London Wasps)
18. Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
19. Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
20. Shaun Perry (Bristol)
21. Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons)
22. Mark van Gisbergen (London Wasps)

**Gyoza** · November 22nd, 2006, 5:14 AM

Wales squad to face All Blacks
1. Duncan Jones (Ospreys)
2. Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues)
3. Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4. Ian Evans (Ospreys)
5. Ian Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons)
6. Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys)
7. Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues)
8. Ryan Jones (Ospreys)
9. Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets)
10. Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets, Captain)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys)
12. Sonny Parker (Ospreys)
13. Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues)
14. Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets)
15. Kevin Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons)

16. Matthew Rees (Llanelli Scarlets)
17. Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
18. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
19. Alix Popham (Llanelli Scarlets)
20. Mike Phillips (Cardiff Blues)
21. James Hook (Ospreys)
22. Gavin Henson (Ospreys)

**Gyoza** · November 22nd, 2006, 2:52 PM

Springboks squad to face England
1. CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs)
2. John Smit (Sharks, Captain)
3. BJ Botha (Sharks)
4. Johan Ackermann (Sharks)
5. Johann Muller (Sharks)
6. Kabamba Floors (Cheetahs)
7. Juan Smith (Cheetahs)
8. Danie Rossouw (Bulls)
9. Enrico Januarie (Lions)
10. Andre Pretorius (Lions)
11. Bryan Habana (Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
13. Wynand Olivier (Bulls)
14. Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
15. Francois Steyn (Sharks)

16. Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls)
17. Deon Carstens (Stormers)
18. Albert van den Berg (Sharks)
19. Gerrie Britz (Stormers)
20. Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21. JP Pietersen (Sharks)
22. Bevin Fortuin (Cheetahs)

Scotland squad to face Australia in Edinburgh
1. Gavin Kerr (Border Reivers)
2. Dougie Hall (Edinburgh)
3. Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors)
4. Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5. Scott Murray (Edinburgh)
6. Simon Taylor (Edinburgh)
7. Kelly Brown (Border Reivers)
8. David Callam (Edinburgh)
9. Mike Blair (Edinburgh)
10. Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)
11. Simon Webster (Edinburgh)
12. Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
13. Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh)
14. Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints)
15. Chris Paterson (Edinburgh)

16. Ross Ford (Border Reivers)
17. Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh)
18. Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors)
19. Alasdair Strokosch (Edinburgh)
20. Rory Lawson (Gloucester)
21. Phil Godman (Edinburgh)
22. Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh)

Wallabies squad to face Scotland
1. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)
2. Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds)
3. Guy Shepherdson (ACT Brumbies)
4. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
5. Al Campbell (ACT Brumbies)
6. Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs)
7. George Smith (ACT Brumbies)
8. David Lyons (NSW Waratahs)
9. Matt Giteau (ACT Brumbies)
10. Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies)
11. Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
12. Scott Staniforth (Western Force)
13. Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies, Captain)
14. Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies)
15. Chris Latham (Queensland Reds)

16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs)
17. Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs)
18. Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies)
19. Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs)
20. Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)/Stephen Hoiles (ACT Brumbies)
21. Josh Valentine (NSW Waratahs)
22. Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs)

Ireland squad to face Pacific Islanders
1. Bryan Young (Ulster/Ballymena)
2. Frankie Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
3. John Hayes (Munster/Bruff)
4. Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young Munster)
6. Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets)
7. Stephen Ferris (Ulster/Dungannon)
8. Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Clontarf)
9. Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)
10. Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena)
11. Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary's College)
12. Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, Captain)
14. Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster/Blackrock College)
15. Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

16. Rory Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
17. Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins)
18. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution)
19. Denis Leamy (Munster/Cork Constitution)
20. Isaac Boss (Ulster/Ballymena)
21. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution)
22. Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne)

France squad to face Argentina in Paris
1. Olivier Milloud (Bourgoin)
2. Raphael Ibañez (London Wasps, Captain)
3. Pieter de Villiers (Stade Francais)
4. Lionel Nallet (Castres Olympique)
5. Pascal Papé (Castres Olympique)
6. Julien Bonnaire (Bourgoin)
7. Remy Martin (Stade Francais)
8. Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont Auvergne)
9. Dimitri Yachvilli (Biarritz Olympique)
10. Damien Traille (Biarritz Olympique)
11. Christophe Dominici (Stade Francais)
12. Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse)
13. Florien Fritz (Toulouse)
14. Cedric Heymans (Toulouse)
15. Pepito Elhorga (Agen)

16. Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais)
17. Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais)
18. Loic Jacquet (Clermont Auvergne)
19. Serge Besten (Biarritz Olympique)
20. Pierre Mignoni (Clermont Auvergne)
21. David Marty (Peripignan)
22. Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne)

Argentina squad to face France
1, Martin Scelzo (Clermont Auvergne)
2. Mario Ledesma (Clermont Auvergne)
3. Omar Hasan (Toulouse)
4. Ignacio Fernández Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
5. Patricio Albacete (Pau)
6. Martin Durand (Montpellier)
7. Juan Fernández Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
8. Gonzalo Longo (Clermont Auvergne)
9. Agustin Pichot (Stade Francais, Captain)
10. Federico Todeschini (Montpellier)
11. Ignacio Corleto (Stade Francais)
12. Felipe Contepomi (Leinster)
13. Manuel Contepomi (Bristol Shoguns)
14. José Maria Núñez Piossek (Bayonne)
15. Juan Martin Hernández (Stade Francais)

16. Alberto Vernet Basualdo (Alumni Club)
17. Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers)
18. Esteban Lozada (CASI)
19. Juan Manuel Leguizamon (London Irish)
20. Nicolas Fernández Miranda (Hindu Club)
21. Hernán Senillosa (Hindu Club)
22. Horacio Agulla (Hindu Club)

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