yes...well done on the grand slam....although...i reckon that if scotland found that spark and got a good kick up the buttocks that they would be a fantastic team to watch again...maybe if they returned to there old school roots instead of trying all these new plays...just got to hit the opposition hard and score tries
I watched the game the other day on videotape (thank Jebus for timer recording) and it was clear that a) the travel had taken it's toll on the team and b) they were phoning it in against a team they knew they could beat anyway. Mssrs. Taumoepeau, Oliver, Afoa, Jack, Ryan, Macdonald, McCaw, Lauaki, Weepu, Evans, Rokocoko, Umaga, Smith, Gear, Toeava, Hore, Tialata, Eaton, Tuiali'i, Cowan, MacDonald and Nonu are capable of much better.
New Zealand Sevens Squad for the Wellington Tournament announced
Forwards
Edwin Cocker (Otago)
D.J. Forbes (Auckland)
Tafai Ioasa (Captain, Hawke's Bay)
James Maher (Counties Manukau)
Alondo Soakai (Otago)
Onosa'i Tololima-Auva'a (Auckland)
Backs
Charles Baxter (Bay of Plenty)
Craig Hudson (North Harbour)
Nigel Hunt (Wellington)
Cory Jane (Wellington)
Zar Lawrence (North Harbour)
Lachie Munro (Auckland)
Lote Raikabula (Wellington)
Hayden Reid (North Harbour)
Dwayne Sweeney (Waikato)
Amasio Valence (Hawke's Bay)
Scotland XV to face France in Edinburgh
1 Gavin Kerr - Leeds Tykes
2 Dougie Hall - Edinburgh Gunners
3 Bruce Douglas - Border Reivers
4 Alastair Kellock - Edinburgh Gunners
5 Scott Murray - Edinburgh Gunners
6 Jason White (Captain) - Sale Sharks
7 Allister Hogg - Edinburgh Gunners
8 Simon Taylor - 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 Scott Lawson - Glasgow Warriors
17 Craig Smith - Edinburgh Gunners
18 Scott MacLeod - Border Reivers
19 Jon Petrie - Glasgow Warriors
20 Chris Cusiter - Border Reivers
21 Gordon Ross - Leeds Tykes
22 Simon Webster - Edinburgh Gunners
Ireland Team to face Italy in Dublin
1. Marcus Horan - Shannon/Munster
2. Jerry Flannery - Shannon/Munster
3. John Hayes - Bruff/ Munster
4. Malcolm O'Kelly - St. Mary's College/Leinster
5. Paul O'Connell - Young Munster/Munster) 29
6. Simon Easterby - Llanelli Scarlets
7. David Wallace - Garryowen/Munster
8. Denis Leamy - Cork Constitution/Munster
9. Peter Stringer - Shannon/Munster
10. Ronan O'Gara - Cork Constitution/Munster
11. Tommy Bowe - Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
12. Gordon D'Arcy - Lansdowne/Leinster
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Captain) - Blackrock College/Leinster
15. Geordan Murphy - Leicester Tigers
14. Shane Horgan - Lansdowne/Leinster
15. Geordan Murphy - Leicester Tigers
16. Rory Best - Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
17. Simon Best - Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
18. Donncha O'Callaghan - Cork Constitution/Munster
19. Johnny O'Connor - London Wasps
20. Eoin Reddan - London Wasps
21. David Humphreys - Dungannon/Ulster
22. Andrew Trimble - Ballymena/Ulster
England Squad to face Wales at Twickenham
1. Andrew Sheridan - Sale Sharks
2. Steve Thompson - Northampton Saints
3. Matt Stevens - Bath
4. Danny Grewcock - Bath
5. Steve Borthwick - Bath
6. Joe Worsley - London Wasps
7. Lewis Moody - Leicester Tigers
8. Martin Corry (Captain) - Leicester Tigers
9. Harry Eliis - Leicester Tigers
10. Charlie Hodgson - Sale Sharks
11. Ben Cohen - Northampton Saints
12. Mike Tindall - Gloucester
13. Jamie Noon - Newcastle Falcons
14. Mark Cueto - Sale Sharks
15. Josh Lewsey - London Wasps
16. Lee Mears - Bath
17. Julian White - Leicester Tigers
18. Simon Shaw - London Wasps
19. Lawrence Dallaglio - London Wasps
20. Matt Dawson - London Wasps
21. Andy Goode - Leicester Tigers
22. Tom Voyce - London Wasps
Wales XV to face England
1. Duncan Jones - Neath-Swansea Ospreys
2. Rhys Thomas - Cardiff Blues
3. Adam Jones - Neath-Swansea Ospreys
4. Ian Gough - Newport Gwent Dragons
5. Robert Sidoli - Cardiff Blues
6. Colin Charvis - Newcastle Falcons
7. Martyn Williams - Cardiff Blues
8. Michael Owen - Newport Gwent Dragons
9. Dwayne Peel - Llanelli Scarlets
10. Stephen Jones - ASM Clermont Auvergne
11. Shane Williams - Neath-Swansea Ospreys
12. Matthew Watkins - Llanelli Scarlets
13. Hal Luscombe - Llanelli Scarlets
14. Mark Jones - Llanelli Scarlets
15. Gareth Thomas (Captain) - Toulouse
16. Mefin Davies - Gloucester
17. Gethin Jenkins - Cardiff Blues
18. Gareth Delve - Bath
19. Alix Popham - Llanelli Scarlets
20. Gareth Cooper - Newport Gwent Dragons
21. Ceri Sweeney - Newport Gwent Dragons
22. Lee Byrne - Llanelli Scarlets
Last edited by Gyoza; January 31st, 2006 at 5:32 PM.
The new Wallaby coach and replacement for Eddie Jones is John "Knuckles" Connolly.
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/john_co.../section/21893
Ireland 26 - 16 Italy at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
For Ireland:
Tries by Jerry Flannery and Tommy Bowe
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
For Italy:
Try by Mirco Bergamasco
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Ramiro Pez
Penalty goal by Paul Griffen
England 47 - 13 Wales at Twickenham, London, England
For England:
Tries by Mark Cueto, Lewis Moody, Mike Tindall, Lawrence Dallaglio, Matt Dawson and Tom Voyce
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Charlie Hodgson
2 conversions by Andy Goode
For Wales:
Try by Martyn Williams
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Stephen Jones
Are you the only person that posts in here then?
Scotland 20 - 16 France at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
For Scotland:
Tries by Sean Lamont (2)
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Chris Paterson
For France:
Tries by Julien Bonnaire and Sebastian Bruno
2 penalty goals by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
What the hell? Upset of the tournament, surely.
Scotland were brilliant first half and just about hung on, if France played the second half like they're capable of doing they'd have had no problem winning the game. Well played to Scotland though.
Lamont is a quality player, his pace and ball control is something else.
Scotland vs England for Grand Slam showdown maybe?
Giant sized post:
Blues to be fielded VS Hurricanes at Eden Park tonight
1. Tony Woodcock
2. Keven Mealamu (Captain)
3. John Afoa
4. Ali Williams
5. Greg Rawlinson
6. Nick Williams
7. Daniel Braid
8. Angus Macdonald
9. John Senio
10. Tasesa Lavea
11. Joe Rokocoko
12. Luke McAlister
13. Ben Atiga
14. Doug Howlett
15. Isakeli Nacewa
16. Tim Dow
17. Saimone Taumoepeau
18. Kurtis Haiu
19. Justin Collins
20. Steve Devine
21. Rua Tipoki
22. Brent Ward
Hurricanes Squad:
1. Joe McDonnell
2. Andrew Hore
3. Neemia Tialata
4. Luke Andrews
5. Jason Eaton
6. Jerry Collins
7. Chris Masoe
8. Rodney So'oialo (Captain)
9. Piri Weepu
10. Jimmy Gopperth
11. Ma'a Nonu
12. Tana Umaga
13. Conrad Smith
14. Lome Fa'atau
15. Isaia Toeava
16. Luke Mahoney
17. Tim Fairbrother
18. Paul Tito
19. Thomas Waldrom
20. Brendan Haami
21. David Holwell
22. Shannon Paku
Western Force squad to face ACT Brumbies
1. Gareth Hardy
2. Brendan Cannon
3. David Fitter
4. John Welborn
5. Nathan Sharpe (Captain)
6. Luke Doherty
7. Matt Hodgson
8. Scott Fava
9. Matt Henjak
10. Scott Daruda
11. Digby Ioane
12. Lachlan McKay
13. Junior Palesasa
14. Scott Staniforth
15. James Hilgendorf
16. Tai McIsaac
17. David Te Moana
18. David Pusey
19. Richard Brown
20. Chris O'Young
21. Josh Graham
22. Cameron Shepherd
ACT Brumbies to face Western Force
1. Bill Young
2. Jeremy Paul
3. Nic Henderson
4. Alistair Campbell
5. Mark Chisholm
6. Daniel Heenan
7. Julian Salvi
8. George Smith
9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Mark Gerrard
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock (Captain)
14. Clyde Rathbone
15. Adam Ashley-Cooper
16. David Palavi
17. Guy Shepherdson
18. Adam Wallace-Harrison
19. Jone Tawake
20. Patrick Phibbs
21. Gene Fairbanks
22. Joel Wilson
Cheetahs squad to face Bulls
1. Wian du Preez
2. Tiaan Liebenberg
3. Jannie du Plessis
4. Corniel van Zyl
5. Barend Pieterse
6. Kabamba Floors
7. Juan Smith (Captain)
8. Ryno van der Merwe
9. Michael Claassens
10. Meyer Bosman
11. Sinethemba Zweni
12. Barry Goodes
13. Ronnie Cooke
14. Giscard Pieters
15. Bevin Fortuin
16. Trevor Leota
17. Os du Randt
18. Ockie van Zyl
19. Frans Viljoen
20. Noel Oelschig
21. Willem de Waal
22. Gaffie du Toit
Bulls squad to face Cheetahs tonight
1. Jaco Engels
2. Kobus van der Walt
3. Danie Thiart
4. Bakkies Botha
5. Francois van Schouwenburg
6. Danie Rossouw
7. Johan Wasserman
8. Jacques Cronje
9. Fourie du Preez (Captain)
10. Derick Hougaard
11. Bryan Habana
12. Wynand Olivier
13. JP Nel
14. Akona Ndungane
15. Johan Roets.
16. Chilliboy Ralepelle
17. Wessel Roux
18. Pedrie Wannenburg
19. Pierre Spies
20. Heinie Adams
21. Morné Steyn
22. Riaan van der Bergh
The Force VS Brumbies match and Cheetahs VS Bulls match will no doubt be under a lot of scrutiny, since they're the new teams in the expanded Super 14 competition.
Cmon the Tahs!!!!!!
Giant sized post 2
Crusaders squad to Face Highlanders in Christchurch
1. Greg Somerville
2. Corey Flynn
3. Campbell Johnstone
4. Chris Jack
5. Ross Filipo
6. Reuben Thorne
7. Richie McCaw (Captain)
8. Mose Tuiali'i
9. Kevin Senio
10. Daniel Carter
11. Scott Hamilton
12. Aaron Mauger
13. Caleb Ralph
14. Rico Gear
15. Leon MacDonald
16. Tone Kopelani
17. Wyatt Crockett
18. Kevin O'Neill
19. Johnny Leo'o
20. Andrew Ellis
21. Cameron McIntyre
22. Casey Laulala
Highlanders squad to face Crusaders
1. Clarke Dermody
2. Anton Oliver (Captain)
3. Carl Hayman
4. Tom Donnelly
5. James Ryan
6. Craig Newby
7. Josh Blackie
8. Filipo Levi
9. Jimmy Cowan
10. Nick Evans
11. Roy Kinikinilau
12. Seilala Mapusua
13. Neil Brew
14. Vilimoni Delasau
15. Ben Blair
16. Jason Macdonald
17. Nick White
18. Hoani MacDonald
19. Hale T-Pole
20. Chris Smylie
21. Callum Bruce
22. Richard Kahui
Queensland Reds squad to face NSW Waratahs in Brisbane
1. Greg Holmes
2. Sean Hardman
3. Rodney Blake
4. Mark Connors
5. Hugh McMeniman
6. Mitchell Chapman
7. David Croft
8. John Roe (Captain)
9. Sam Cordingley
10. Berrick Barnes
11. Drew Mitchell
12. Elton Flatley
13. Julian Huxley
14. Tim Atkinson
15. Chris Latham
16. Stephen Moore
17. Tom Court
18. James Howill/Cameron Treloar
19. Tom McVerry
20. Nic Berry
21. Lloyd Johansson
22. Henari Veratau
NSW Waratahs
1. Matt Dunning
2. Adam Freier
3. Al Baxter
4. Will Caldwell
5. Daniel Vickerman
6. Rocky Elsom
7. Phil Waugh
8. David Lyons
9. Chris Whitaker (Captain)
10. Tim Donnelly
11. Peter Hewat
12. Morgan Turinui
13. Lote Tuqiri
14. Wendell Sailor
15. Sam Norton-Knight
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
17. Benn Robinson
18. Alex Kanaar
19. Wycleff Palu
20. Stephen Hoiles
21. Shaun Berne
22. Daniel Halangahu
Cats to face Stormers in Johannesburg
1. Pietman van Niekerk
2. Lukas van Biljon
3. Marius Hurter
4. Trevor Hall
5. Jannes Labuschagne
6. Cobus Grobbelaar
7. Wikus van Heerden (Captain)
8. Ernst Joubert
9. Enrico Januarie
10. Tiaan Snyman
11. Jorrie Muller
12. Wayne Julies
13. Jaque Fourie
14. Wylie Human
15. Earl Rose
16. Delarey du Preez
17. Lawrence Sephaka
18. KleinJan Tromp
19. Willem Stoltz
20. Jano Vermaak
21. Doppies La Grange
22. Grant Esterhuizen
Stormers to face Cats
1. JD Moller
2. Hanyani Shimange
3. Eddie Andrews
4. Ross Skeate
5. Andries Bekker
6. Luke Watson
7. Schalk Burger
8. Adri Badenhorst
9. Bolla Conradie
10. Peter Grant
11. Rayno Benjamin
12. Jean de Villiers
13. De Wet Barry (Captain)
14. Jonghi Nokwe
15. Werner Greeff
16. Schalk Brits
17. Attie Winter
18. Henk Eksteen
19. David Hendricks
20. Neil de Kock
21. Naas Olivier
22. Justin Peach
Sharks to face Chiefs in Durban
1. Heinke van der Merwe
2. Skipper Badenhorst
3. Brendon Botha
4. Johan Ackermann
5. Johann Muller
6. Warren Britz
8. Jacques Botes
9. Ruan Pienaar
10. Percy Montgomery
11. Henno Mentz
12. Andries Strauss
13. Gcobani Bobo
14. Dusty Noble
15. JP Pietersen
16. Jody Jenneker
17. Brent Moyle
18. Albert van den Berg
19. Daniel Farani
20. Sandile Nxumalo
21. Bradley Barritt
22. Brent Russell
Chiefs squad to be finalised later
Chiefs squad to face Sharks in Durban:
1. Simms Davison
2. Tom Willis (Captain)
3. Ben Castle
4. Sean Hohneck
5. Bernie Upton
6. Steven Bates
7. Marty Holah
8. Sione Lauaki
9. Byron Kelleher
10. Stephen Donald
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Sam Tuitupou
13. Niva Ta'auso
14. Sosene Anesi
15. Malili Muliaina
16. Aleki Lutui
17. Deacon Manu
18. Kristian Ormsby
19. Liam Messam
20. Jamie Nutbrown
21. Mark Ranby
22. Loki Crichton
And last night/this morning's results
Blues 19 - 37 Hurricanes in Auckland
For the Blues:
Try by Ben Atiga
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Luke McAlister
For the Hurricanes:
Tries by Lome Fa'atau (2), Tana Umaga, Ma'a Nonu and Jerry Collins
2 conversions and penalty goal by Jimmy Gopperth
Conversion and penalty goal by Dave Holwell
Western Force 10 - 25 ACT Brumbies in Perth
For Western Force:
Try by Scott Fava
Conversion and penalty goal by Scott Daruda
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Mark Chisholm, Joel Wilson and Matt Giteau
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
Cheetahs 18 - 30 Bulls in Bloemfontein
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Eddie Fredericks and Ronnie Cooke
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Willem de Waal
For Bulls:
Tries by Akona Ndungane, Johan Roets, Wynand Olivier and Bryan Habana
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Derrick Hougaard
Damn. All three home teams (including the 2 new franchises) were soundly beaten.
This is fucking terrible.
19 - 0 after 20 minutes.
Not good.
France are playing well but their tries have come from nothing really. It's stupid.
You're right, 3 tries from lucky bouces and little mistakes.
For whatever reason they seem devoid of confidence.
Make that 4 tries from nowhere.
FUck this shit. Wooden spoon this year.
This is pathetic.
Stopped watching as first half pissed me off. Take it it's just got worse?
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
The FUCK?
When the fuck did all that happen?
Bit disappointed we didn't win now.
Italy are playing well. Tough game.
Again.
Was impressed with the way they performed against Ireland last week and they were unlucky not to win and they're unlucky not to be in the lead at the moment.
It's taken some time, but they do look as if they may become quite a force to reckon with come the World Cup.
Thank god for that. 24-9 with 12 minutes left. Should hold on.
That was a stunning running try.
6 Nations
France 43 - 31 Ireland in Paris
For France:
Tries by David Marty (2), Cedric Heymans (2) Aurelien Rougerie and Olivier Magne
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
For Ireland:
Tries by Ronan O'Gara, Gordon D'Arcy, Donncha O'Callaghan and Andrew Trimble
4 conversions and a penalty goal by O'Gara
Italy 16 - 31 England in Rome
For Italy:
Try by Mirco Bergamasco
Conversion, penalty goal and 2 dropped goals by Ramiro Pez
For England:
Tries by Make Tindall, Charlie Hodgson, Mark Cueto and James Simpson-Daniel
4 conversions and a penalty goal by Hodgson
Super 14
Crusaders 38 - 15 Highlanders in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Reuben Thorne, Kevin Senio, Rico Gear and Casey Laulala
3 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
For Highlanders:
4 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Penalty goal by Nick Evans
Queensland Reds 12 - 16 NSW Waratahs in Brisbane
For Queensland Reds:
4 penalty goals by Elton Flatley
For NSW Waratahs:
Try by Rocky Elsom
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
Cats 12 - 23 Stormers in Johannesburg
For Cats:
4 penalty goals by Tiaan Snyman
For Stormers:
Tries by Bolla Conradie and Jean de Villiers
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Peter Grant
Last edited by Gyoza; February 11th, 2006 at 7:53 PM.
Super 14
Sharks 30 - 21 Chiefs
For Sharks:
Tries by Percy Montgomery (2) and Ruan Pienaar
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Montgomery
For Chiefs
Tries by Sione Lauaki and Soseni Anesi
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
Scott Murray you wanker!
Wales are bouncing back like Alan Partridge.
They're not doing well, we've just been ultra-pish from the word get-go.
The amount of fuck-ups that led to their first try.
Least we got a couple of tries at the end.
If only we hadn't been so stupid at the start.
Wales 28 - 18 Scotland in Cardiff
For Wales:
Tries by Gareth Thomas (2), Robert Sidoli and penalty try
4 conversions by Stephen Jones
For Scotland:
Tries by Hugo Southwell and Chris Paterson
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Paterson
Wales Coach Mike Ruddock's left in the middle of the the 6 Nations. Bad news for the Welsh boyos...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugb...al/4714378.stm
Highlanders 25 - 13 Blues at Carisbrook, Dunedin
For Highlanders:
Tries by Tom Donnelly, Vilimoni Delasau and Roy Kinikinilau
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Nick Evans
For Blues:
Try by Nick Williams
Conversion by Luke McAlister
2 penalty goals by Tasesa Lavea
Cats 21 - 16 Chiefs at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
For Cats:
6 penalty goals by Tiaan Snyman
Penalty goal by Earl Rose
For Chiefs:
Try by Sam Tuitupou
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
Last edited by Gyoza; February 17th, 2006 at 3:51 PM.
Bulls 21 - 27 ACT Brumbies at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
For Bulls:
6 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Derrick Hougaard
For Brumbies:
Tries by Clyde Rathbone, Daniel Heenan and Stirling Mortlock
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Mortlock
What the hell...no rugby on Fox Socccer Channel?? How in the hell I can watch union and league in the states??
Hurricanes 29 - 5 Western Force at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Jason Eaton (2), Andrew Hore and Lome Fa'atau
3 conversions and penalty goal by Jimmy Gopperth
For Western Force:
Try by Scott Staniforth
Queensland Reds 21 - 47 Crusaders at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
For Reds:
Tries by Drew Mitchell and Chris Latham
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Elton Flatley
For Crusaders:
Tries by Daniel Carter (2), Leon MacDonald, Casey Laulala, Rico Gear and Aaron Mauger
4 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Carter
Sharks 26 - 27 Cheetahs at Absa Stadium, Durban
For Sharks:
Tries by Percy Montgomery, Albert van den Berg and Bradley Barritt
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Montgomery
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Giscard Pieters (2), Gaffie du Toit and Kabamba Floors
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Meyer Bosman
Stormers 26 - 32 NSW Waratahs at Newlands, Cape Town
For Stormers:
Tries by Jongi Nokwe and Bolla Conradie
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Peter Grant
Dropped goal by Werner Greef
For Waratahs:
Tries by Chris Whitaker, Morgan Turinui, Daniel Halangahu and Sam Norton-Knight
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
France side to face Italy at Stade Francais
1. Olivier Milloud
2. Raphael Ibanez
3. Pieter De Villiers
4. Fabien Pelous (Captain)
5, Jerome Thion
6. Yannick Nyanga
7. Thomas Lievremont
8. Olivier Magne
9. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
10. Frederic Michalak
11. Christophe Dominici
12. Damien Traille
13. Florian Fritz
14. Aurellien Rougerie
15. Thomas Castaignede
16. Sebastien Bruno
17. Sylvain Marconnet
18. Lionel Nallet
19. Julien Bonnaire
20. Dmitri Yachvili
21. David Marty
22. Cedric Heymans
Italy side to face France
1. Salvatore Perugini
2. Fabio Ongaro
3. Carlos Nieto
4. Carlo-Antonio Del Fava
5. Marco Bortolami (Captain)
6. Josh Sole
7. Mauro Bergamasco
8. Sergio Parisse
9. Paul Griffen
10. Ramiro Pez
11. Ludovico Nitoglia
12. Mirco Bergamasco
13. Gonzalo Canale
14. Pablo Canavosio
15. Cristian Stoica
16. Carlo Festuccia
17. Andrea Lo Cicero
18. Martin Castrogiovanni
19. Valerio Bernabo
20. Alessandro Zanni
21. Simon Picone
22. Ezio Galon
Scotland to face England at Murrayfield
1. Gavin Kerr
2. Dougie Hall
3. Bruce Douglas
4. Scott MacLeod
5. Alastair Kellock
6. Jason White (Captain)
7. Allister Hogg
8. Simon Taylor
9. Mike Blair
10. Dan Parks
11. Sean Lamont
12. Andrew Henderson
13. Marcus Di Rollo
14. Chris Paterson
15. Hugo Southwell
16. Ross Ford
17. Craig Smith
18. Nathan Hines
19. Jon Petrie
20. Chris Cusiter
21. Gordon Ross
22. Simon Webster
England Side to face Scotland
1. Andrew Sheridan
2. Steve Thompson
3. Julian White
4. Steve Borthwick
5. Danny Grewcock
6. Joe Worsley
7. Lewis Moody
8. Martin Corry (Captain)
9. Harry Ellis
10. Charlie Hodgson
11. Ben Cohen
12. Mike Tindall
13. Jamie Noon
14. Mark Cueto
15. Josh Lewsey
16. George Chuter
17. Perry Freshwater
18. Simon Shaw
19. Lawrence Dallaglio
20. Matt Dawson
21. Andy Goode
22. Tom Voyce
Ireland side to face Wales at Lansdowne Road
1. Marcus Horan
2. Jerry Flannery
3. John Hayes
4. Donncha O'Callaghan
5. Malcolm O'Kelly
6. Simon Easterby
7. David Wallace
8. Denis Leamy
9. Peter Stringer
10. Ronan O'Gara
11. Andrew Trimble
12. Gordon D'Arcy
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Captain)
14. Shane Horgan
15. Geordan Murphy
16. Rory Best
17. Simon Best
18. Mick O'Driscoll
19. Johnny O'Connor
20. Eoin Reddan
21. David Humphreys
22. Girvan Dempsey
Wales side to face Ireland
1. Duncan Jones
2. Rhys Thomas
3. Adam Jones
4. Ian Gough
5. Robert Sidoli
6. Colin Charvis
7. Martyn Williams
8. Michael Owen (Captain)
9. Dwayne Peel
10. Stephen Jones
11. Dafydd James
12. Matthew Watkins
13. Hal Luscombe
14. Mark Jones
15. Lee Byrne
16. Mefin Davies
17. Gethin Jenkins
18. Jonathan Thomas
19. Gareth Delve
20. Mike Phillips
21. Gavin Henson
22. Barry Davies
Last edited by Gyoza; February 23rd, 2006 at 3:19 PM.
Super 14
Hurricanes side to face Cats in Wellington
1. Joe McDonnell
2. Andrew Hore
3. Neemia Tialata
4. Paul Tito
5. Jason Eaton
6. Luke Andrews
7. Chris Masoe
8. Rodney So'oialo (Captain)
9. Piri Weepu
10. David Holwell
11. Hosea Gear
12. Tana Umaga
13. Ma'a Nonu
14. Lome Fa'atau
15. Isaia Toeava
16. Luke Mahoney
17. Tim Fairbrother
18. Jerry Collins
19. Thomas Waldrom
20. Brendan Haami
21. Jimmy Gopperth
22. Shannon Paku
Cats side to face Hurricanes
1. Pietman van Niekerk
2. Lukas van Biljon
3. Daniel Muller
4. Trevor Hall
5. Willem Stoltz
6. Gerhard Vosloo
7. Wickus van Heerden (Captain)
8. Ernst Joubert
9. Enrico Januarie
10. Tiaan Snyman
11. Jaque Fourie
12. Wayne Julies
13. Grant Esterhuizen
14. Wylie Human
15. Earl Rose
16. Delarey du Preez
17. Lawrence Sephaka
18. KleinJan Tromp
19. Cobus Grobbelaar
20. Jano Vermaak
21. Doppies la Grange
22. Jorrie Muller
Western Foce side to face Chiefs in Perth
1. Gareth Hardy
2. Brendan Cannon
3. David Fitter
4. David Pusey
5. Nathan Sharpe (Captain)
6. Luke Doherty
7. Richard Brown
8. Scott Fava
9. Matt Henjak
10. Brock James
11. Digby Ioane
12. Scott Daruda
13. Scott Staniforth
14. Cameron Shepherd
15. James Hilgendorf
16. Tai McIsaac
17. David Te Moana
18. John Welborn
19. Matt Hodgson
20. Chris O'Young
21. Haif Sare
22. Taijohn Mailata/Josh Graham
Chiefs side to face Western Force
1. Ben Castle
2. Aleki Lutui
3. Simms Davison
4. Jono Gibbes (Captain)
5. Sean Hohneck
6. Kristian Ormsby
7. Marty Holah
8. Sione Lauaki
9. Byron Kelleher
10. Stephen Donald
12. Sam Tuitupou
13. Mark Ranby
14. Soseni Anesi
15. Mils Muliaina
16. Tom Willis
17. Deacon Manu
18. Bernie Upton
19. Steven Bates
20. Jamie Nutbrown
21. Loki Crichton
22. Leila Masaga
Stormers side to face ACT Brumbies in Cape Town
1. JD Moller
2. Schalk Brits
3. Eddie Andrews
4. Ross Skeate
5. Andries Bekker
6. Luke Watson
5. Schalk Burger
8. Adri Badenhorst
9. Bolla Conradie
10. Peter Grant
11. Rayno Benjamin
12. De Wet Barry (Captain)
13. Jean de Villiers
14. Jonghi Nokwe
15. Werner Greeff
16. Hanyani Shimange
17. Neil Fullard
18. Hank Esksteen
19. Justin Melck
20. Neil de Kock
21. Naas Olivier
22. Gus Theron
Crusaders side to face Sharks in Christchurch
1. Greg Somerville
2. Corey Flynn
3. Campbell Johnstone
4. Chris Jack
5. Ross Filipo
6. Reuben Thorne
7. Richie McCaw (Captain)
8. Mose Tuiali'i
9. Kevin Senio
10. Daniel Carter
11. Caleb Ralph
12. Aaron Mauger
13. Casey Laulala
14. Rico Gear
15. Leon MacDonald
16. Tone Kopelani
17. Wyatt Crockett
18. Brad Mika
19. Johnny Leo'o
20. Matt France
21. Cameron McIntyre
22. Scott Hamilton
Sharks side to face Crusaders
1. Deon Carstens
2. Skipper Badenhorst
3. BJ Botha
4. Johann Muller
5. Albert van den Berg
6. Solly Tyibilika
7. AJ Venter (Captain)
8. Jacques Botes
9. Ruan Pienaar
10. Tony Brown
11. Brent Russell
12. Andries Strauss
13. Waylon Murray
14. Odwa Ndungane
15. Percy Montgomery
16. Bismark du Plessis
17. Brent Moyle
18. Johan Ackermann
19. Daniel Farani
20. Sandile Nxumalo
21. Brad Barritt
22. Craig Burden
Queensland Reds side to face Blues in Brisbane
1. Greg Holmes
2. Stephen Moore
3. Rodney Blake
4. Mark Connors
5. James Horwill
6. Hugh McMeniman
7. David Croft
8. Mitchell Chapman
9. Sam Cordingley
10. Berrick Barnes
11. Drew Mitchell
12. Elton Flatley
13. Julian Huxley
14. Henari Veratau
15. Chris Latham (Captain)
16. Sean Hardman
17. Tom Court
18. Cameron Treloar
19. Tom McVerry
20. Josh Valentine
21. Lloyd Johansson
22. Caleb Brown
Blues side to face Queensland Reds
1. Tony Woodcock
2. Keven Mealamu (Captain)
3. John Afoa
4. Ali Williams
5. Greg Rawlinson
6. Troy Flavell
7. Daniel Braid
8. Nick Williams
9. Steve Devine
10. Tasesa Lavea
11. Joe Rokocoko
12. Rua Tipoki
13. Anthony Tuitavake
14. Doug Howlett
15. Isakeli Nacewa
16. Tim Dow
17. Saimone Taumoepeau
18. Anthony Boric
19. Kurtis Haui
20. John Senio
21. George Pisi
22. Viliame Waqaseduadua
Brumbies side to be finalised on game day.
6 Nations
France 37 - 12 Italy in Paris
For France:
Tries by Thomas Lievremont, Yannick Nyanga, Pieter de Villiers, Aurelien Rougerie and Frederic Michalak
3 conversions and a penalty goal by Dmitri Yachvili
Penalty goal by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
For Italy:
3 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Ramiro Pez
Scotland 18 - 12 England in Edinburgh
For Scotland:
5 penalty goals by Chris Paterson
Dropped goal by Dan Parks
For England:
4 penalty goals by Charlie Hodgson
Super 14
Hurricanes 29 - 16 Cats in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Lome Fa'atau (2), Chris Masoe and Isaia Toeava
2 conversions and a penalty goal by David Holwell
Conversion by Jimmy Gopperth
For Cats:
Try by Grant Esterhuizen
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Earl Rose
Stormers 15 - 15 ACT Brumbies in Cape Town
For Stormers:
5 penalty goals by Peter Grant
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Alister Campbell and Adam Ashley-Cooper
Conversion by Mark Gerrard
Penalty goal by Stirling Mortlock
Western Force 9 - 26 Chiefs in Perth
For Western Force:
3 penalty goals by Cameron Shepherd
For Chiefs:
Tries by Sitiveni Sivivatu, Mark Ranby and Malili Muliaina
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
Bulls 26 - 17 NSW Waratahs in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by JP Nel and Bryan Habana
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Derrick Hougaard
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Rocky Elsom and Peter Hewat
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Hewat
Crusaders 22 - 20 Sharks in Timaru
For Crusaders:
Tries by Rico Gear and Caleb Ralph
3 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Daniel Carter
For Sharks:
Tries by Percy Montgomery and Odwa Ndungane
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Montgomery
Queensland Reds 20 - 21 Blues in Brisbane
For Queensland Reds:
Try by Berrick Barnes
4 penalty goals by Elton Flatley
Dropped goal by Chris Latham
For Blues:
Tries by Rua Tipoki and Doug Howlett
Conversion and penalty goal by Tasesa Lavea
2 penalty goals by Isakeli Nacewa
Cheetahs 12 - 17 Highlanders in Bloemfontein
For Cheetahs:
4 penalty goals by Meyer Bosman
For Highlanders:
Tries by Roy Kinikinilau and Richard Kahui
2 conversions by Ben Blair
Dropped goal by Nick Evans
Last edited by Gyoza; February 25th, 2006 at 3:58 PM.
6 Nations
Ireland 31 - 5 Wales in Dublin
For Ireland:
Tries by David Wallace, Shane Horgan and Peter Stringer
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
For Wales:
Try by Mark Jones
Scotland v England... best game eveeeeeer.
Or at least the best Scottish performance since totally outclassing France in Paris in 99. I'd tend to agree with the Sportswriter who said it was the best defensive performance by anyone since the Lions in 97 also.
New Zealand Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games in Melbourne named:
Forwards:
Tafai Ioasa (Captain, Hawke's Bay)
Josh Blackie (Highlanders/Otago)
Tanerau Latimer (Crusaders/Bay of Plenty)
Liam Messam (Chiefs/Waikato)
Onosa’i Tololima-Auva’a (Blues/Auckland)
Backs:
Sosene Anesi (Chiefs/Waikato)
Tamati Ellison (Hurricanes/Wellington)
Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland)
Nigel Hunt (Wellington)
Cory Jane (Wellington)
Alfred Pelenise (Canterbury)
Lote Raikabula (Wellington)
Super 14
Chiefs 35 - 17 Queensland Reds in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Tries by Soseni Anesi, Stephen Donald, Sitiveni Sivivatu and Loki Crichton
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Donald
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Drew Mitchell and Caleb Brown
2 conversions and penalty goal by Elton Flatley
ACT Brumbies 28 - 7 Cats in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Adam Ashley-Cooper, Mark Gerrard and Stirling Mortlock
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Gerrard
Conversion by Matt Giteau
For Cats:
Try by Earl Rose
Conversion by Rose
NSW Waratahs 31 - 16 Sharks in Sydney
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Shaun Berne, Lote Tuqiri and Stephen Hoiles
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
For Sharks:
Try by Percy Montgomery
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Ruan Pienaar
Penalty goal by Montgomery
Crusaders 39 - 10 Blues in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Richie McCaw (2) and Johnny Leo'o
Conversion and 6 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
Conversion by Cameron McIntyre
For Blues:
Try by Doug Howlett
Conversion and penalty goal by Isakeli Nacewa
Stormers 15 - 30 Highlanders in Cape Town
For Stormers:
Tries by Rayno Benjamin and Naas Olivier
Conversion and penalty goal by Peter Grant
For Highlanders:
Tries by Roy Kinikinilau (2) and Richard Kahui
3 conversion and 3 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Cheetahs 27 - 25 Hurricanes in Bloemfontein
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Os du Randt, Bevin Fortuin and Ryno van der Merwe
3 conversions and penalty goal by Meyer Bosman
Dropped goal by Noel Oelschig
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Andrew Hore, Shannon Paku and Ma'a Nonu
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Jimmy Gopperth
6 Nations
France squad to face England at the Stade de France
1. Sylvain Marconnet
2. Raphael Ibanez
3. Pieter de Villiers
4. Jerome Thion
5. Fabien Peolous (Captain)
6. Yannick Nyanga
7. Thomas Lievremont
8. Olivier Magne
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Frederic Michalak
11. Christophe Dominici
12. Damien Traille
13. Florian Fritz
14. Aurelien Rougerie
15. Thomas Castaignede
16. Dimitri Szarzewski
17. Olivier Milloud
18. Lionel Nallet
19. Julien Bonnaire
20. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
21. Ludovic Valbon
22. Cedric Heymans
England squad to face France
1. Matt Stevens
2. Steve Thompson
3. Julian White
4. Steve Borthwick
5. Danny Grewcock
6. Joe Worsley
7. Lewis Moody
8. Martin Corry (Captain)
9. Matt Dawson
10. Charlie Hodgson
11. Ben Cohen
12. Mike Tindall
13. Jamie Noon
14. Mark Cueto
15. Josh Lewsey
16. Lee Mears
17. Andrew Sheridan
18. Simon Shaw
19. Lawrence Dallaglio
20. Harry Ellis
21. Andy Goode
22. Tom Voyce
Scotland side to face Ireland at Lansdowne Road
1. Gavin Kerr
2. Dougie Hall
3. Bruce Douglas
4. Nathan Hines
5. Scott Murray
6. Jason White (Captain)
7. Allister Hogg
8. Simon Taylor
9. Mike Blair
10. Dan Parks
11. Sean Lamont
12. Andrew Henderson
13. Marcus Di Rollo
14. Chris Paterson
15. Hugo Southwell
16. Scott Lawson
17. Craig Smith
18. Alastair Kellock
19. Jon Petrie
20. Chris Cusiter
21. Gordon Ross
22. Simon Webster
Wales side to face Italy at the Millennium Stadium
1. Duncan Jones
2. Rhys Thomas
3. Adam R Jones
4. Ian Gough
5. Robert Sidoli
6. Colin Charvis
7. Martin Williams
8. Michael Owen (Capain)
9. Dwayne Peel
10. Stephen Jones
11. Shane Williams
12. Matthew Watkins
13. Hal Luscombe
14. Mark Jones
15. Lee Byrne
16. Mefin Davies
17. Gethin Jenkins
18. Jonathan Thomas
19. Alyx Popham
20. Mike Phillips
21. Gavin Henson
22. Nicky Robinson
Ireland and Italy sides yet to be named.
6 Nations
Ireland side to face Scotland at Lansdowne Road
1. Marcus Horan
2. Jerry Flannery
3. John Hayes
4. Malcolm O'Kelly
5. Paul O'Connell
6. Simon Easterby
7. David Wallace
8. Denis Leamy
9. Peter Stringer
10. Ronan O'Gara
11. Andrew Trimble
12. Gordon D'Arcy
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Captain)
14. Shane Horgan
15. Geordan Murphy
16. Rory Best
17. Simon Best
18. Donncha O'Callaghan
19. Jonny O'Connor
20. Eoin Reddan
21. David Humphreys
22. Girvan Dempsey
Italy side to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium
1. Salvatore Perugini
2. Fabio Ongaro
3. Carlos Nieto
4. Santiago Dellape
5. Marco Bortolami (Captain)
6. Josh Sole
7. Maurizio Zaffiri
8. Sergio Parisse
9. Paul Griffen
10. Ramiro Pez
11. Ludovico Nitoglia
12. Mirco Bergamasco
13. Gonzalo Canale
14. Pablo Canavosio
15. Ezio Galon
16. Carlo Festuccia
17. Andrea Lo Cicero
18. Martin Castrogiovanni
19. Carlo-Antonio Del Fava
20. Alessandro Zanni
21. Simon Picone
22. Christian Stoica
Ahahah Wales.
6 Nations
Wales 18 - 18 Italy in Cardiff
For Wales:
Tries by Mark Jones and Stephen Jones
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by S Jones
For Italy:
Tries by Ezio Galon and Pablo Canavosio
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Ramiro Pez
Ireland 15 - 9 Scotland in Dublin
For Ireland:
5 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
For Scotland:
3 penalty goals by Chris Paterson
Christ, the last two Scotland games have demonstrated what is basically wrong with North Hermisphere rugby.
Driving rain and terrible lineouts?
And the tries, or complete lack thereof.
It shows once again that there's a horrendous lack of basic skills in the NH, despite all the self-righteous chest-beating by idiots like Steven Jones. It's pretty much why the Lions only managed to get a draw against a third-string Pumas side, struggled to contain the New Zealand provincial sides, got pipped by the NZ Maori side and were given a right royal reaming by the All Blacks, only to have that repeated at their expense on the end-of-season Grand Slam tour, with Wales also being beaten comfortably in the end by an out-of-sorts Springboks side.
No tries doesn't mean it isn't a good game. Silly mistakes, helped exponentially by the weather, were what led to no tries being scored, and Ireland were very unlucky to only score penalties - Scotland's defence and fumbles kept it as it was. The first 55-60 minutes were actually really fun to watch, it was a proper old fashioned game of rugby.
Not sure about your Steven Jones point, once he went off against Ireland last week Wales capitulated, and he was absolutely dominant today against a vastly improved Italy side.
The standard of matches, if not the standard of rugby itself, has been exceptional in this Six Nations series, much much better than any in recent memory.
We were fucking awful today, Ireland should've had a few tries there.
Defended and tackled well at times, but far, far too many fumbles and bad line-outs.
Us New Zealanders get grumpy when there aren't any tries being scored. On the other hand, if someone said we were spoiled by the standard of backs here, then that someone would indeed have a valid point.Originally Posted by N.E.R.F.
I was talking about Steven Jones the so-called journalist (I use that term very loosely), not the Welsh fly-half.
The standard of matches pales in comparison to what's produced in the Tri-Nations though. Even the Guiness Premiereship has nothing on what's produced in the Super 12/14 on a regular basis.
Too many Joneseses in Wales
Super 14
Chiefs 19 - 25 Crusaders in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Try by Sitiveni Sivivatu
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
For Crusaders:
Tries by Daniel Carter, Scott Hamilton and Mose Tuiali'i
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Carter
NSW Waratahs 50 - 3 Cats in Sydney
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Adam Freier (2), Mat Rogers, Wycliff Palu, Peter Hewat, Benn Robinson and Daniel Halangahu
6 conversions and 1 penalty goal by Hewat
For Cats:
Penalty goal by Earl Rose
ACT Brumbies 35 - 30 Sharks in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Stirling Mortlock (2), Mark Chisholm and Mark Gerrard
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Gerrard
FOr Sharks:
Tries by Henno Mentz and AJ Venter
Conversion, 5 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Tony Brown
Queensland Reds 29 - 18 Western Force in Brisbane
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by John Roe, Greg Holmes and Stephen Moore
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Elton Flatley
2 penalty goals by Julian Huxley
For Western Force:
Tries by Scott Staniforth and David Pusey
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Cameron Shepherd
Bulls 23 - 16 Highlanders in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by Pedrie Wannenburg (2)
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Derrick Hougaard
For Highlanders:
Try by Nick Evans
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Stormers 19 - 23 Hurricanes in Cape Town
For Stormers:
Try by Schalk Brits
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Peter Grant
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Rodney So'oialo, Tane Tuipulotu and Hosea Gear
Conversion and penalty goal by David Holwell
Penalty goal by Jimmy Gopperth
Absolutely embarassing loss for the Cats, while Hosea Gear has put his hand up for an All Blacks trial, and has demonstrated the richness of talent in the wings in New Zealand. It's almost hard to believe that he can't crack the Hurricanes starting XV, because of Lome Fa'atau and Ma'a Nonu taking the 14 and 11 jerseys, respectively. The Crusaders march along to another win, this time away from home and they have people discussing the likelihood of another 2002 season, where they had gone undefeated, while on the other end of the table, the Western Force limp along to another defeat.
Nick Evans now joins Luke McAlister on the list of All Blacks flyhalves who are sidelined due to injury. Meanwhile, Wendell Sailor's hold in the starting XV in the Waratahs is looking tenous at best, with Tuqiri, Hewat and Norton-Knight providing a DYNAMITE trio. Fuck Sailor. He sucks anyways.
What channel is the rugby on today?
BBC1 at about 3pm kickoff. Nicely clashing with the Arsenal game
Be able to watch the first half then, was hoping it'll be earlier kick off.
6 Nations
France 31 - 6 England in Paris
For France:
Tries by Floran Fritz, Damien Traille and Christophe Dominici
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Dimitri Yachvilli
For England:
Penalty goal by Charlie Hodgson
Penalty goal by Andy Goode
OUCH!
It's fine... we're in TRANSITION
If France lose and we beat Ireland at Twickenham we still win the 6 nations though...
We were fucking SHOCKING in the first half, so many errors. Fucked the second half off to watch GERRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD feed Henry though.
New Zealand, between 1998 to 2000 were a team in transition getting over the retirements/departures of Sean Fitzpatrick, Olo Brown, Michael Jones, Zinzan Brooke, Walter Little and Frank Bunce and even then, they never lost this badly. In a lot of the games, they were still into it until the end.It's fine... we're in TRANSITION
England side to face Ireland at Twickenham
1. Andrew Sheridan
2. Lee Mears
3. Julian White
4. Simon Shaw
5. Steve Borthwick
6. Joe Worsley
7. Lewis Moody
8. Martin Corry (Captain)
9. Harry Ellis
10. Andy Goode
11. Ben Cohen
12. Stuart Abbott
13. Jamie Noon
14. Mark Cueto
15. Tom Voyce
16. Steve Thompson
17. Perry Freshwater
18. Danny Grewcock
19. Lawrence Dallaglio
20. Matt Dawson
21. Dave Walder
22. Mike Tindall
Ireland side to face England
1. Marcus Horan
2. Jerry Flannery
3. John Hayes
4. Paul O'Connell
5. Malcolm O'Kelly
6. Simon Easterby
7. David Wallace
8. Denis Leamy
9. Peter Stringer
10. Ronan O'Gara
11. Andrew Trimble
12. Gordon D'Arcy
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Shane Horgan
15. Geordan Murphy
16. Rory Best
17. Simon Best
18. Donncha O'Callaghan
19. Jonny O'Connor
20. Eoin Reddan
21. David Humphreys
22. Girvan Dempsey
Last edited by Gyoza; March 16th, 2006 at 3:27 PM.
Welsh side to face France at the Millennium Stadium
1. Duncan Jones
2. Rhys Thomas
3. Adam Jones
4. Ian Gough
5. Robert Sidoli
6. Michael Owen (Captain)
7. Martyn Williams
8. Alix Popham
9. Mike Phillips
10. Stephen Jones
11. Shane Williams
12. Matthew Watkins
13. Hal Luscombe
14. Dafydd James
15. Lee Byrne
16. Mefin Davies
17. Gethin Jenkins
18. Jonathan Thomas
19. Dafydd Jones
20. Andy Williams
21. Nicky Robinson
22. Gavin Henson
French side to face Wales
1. Sylvain Marconnet
2. Raphael Ibanez
3. Pieter de Villiers
4. Fabien Pelous (Captain)
5. Jerome Thion
6. Yannick Nyanga
7. Julien Bonnaire
8. Thomas Lievremont
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Frederic Michalak
11. Christophe Dominici
12. Damien Traille
13. Florian Fritz
14. Aurelien Rougerie
15. Thomas Castaignede
16. Dimitri Szarzewski
17. Olivier Milloud
18. Lionel Nallet
19. Olivier Magne
20. Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
21. Ludovic Valbon
22. Cedric Heymans
Italian side to face Scotland at Stadio Flaminio
1. Salvatore Perugini
2. Fabio Ongaro
3. Martin Castrogiovanni
4. Santiago Dellape
5, Marco Bortolami
6. Sergio Parisse
7. Maurizio Zaffiri
8. Josh Sole
9. Paul Griffen
10. Ramiro Pez
11. Ludovico Nitoglia
12. Mirco Bergamasco
13. Gonzalo Canale
14. Pablo Canacosio
15. Cristian Stoica
16. Carlo Festuccia
17. Andrea Lo Cicero
18. Carlo-Antonio Del Fava
19. Alessandro Zanni
20. Simon Picone
21. Rima Wakarua
22. Ezio Galon
Scotland side to face Italy
1. Gavin Kerr
2. Scott Lawson
3. Bruce Douglas
4. Nathan Hines
5. Scott Murray
6. Jason White (captain)
7. Allister Hogg
8. Simon Taylor
9. Chris Cusiter
10. Gordon Ross
11. Sean Lamont
12. Andrew Henderson
13. Marcus Di Rollo
14. Chris Paterson
15. Hugo Southwell
16. Dougie Hall
17. Craig Smith
18. Alastair Kellock
19. Jon Petrie
20. Mike Blair
21. Dan Parks
22. Simon Webster
Matt Stevens has been ruled out of the game against Ireland, putting Julian White into the starting XV and Perry Freshwater onto the bench.
In other news, Queensland Reds and Wallabies flyhalf/inside centre Elton Flatley has announced his retirement effective immediately due to complications from his continued problems with head injuries. It's sad to see a great player have to retire, especially before his time, even if he is an Australian. I wish the best for Elton Flatley in his future endeavors.
New Zealand beat England 29-21 in the Rugby Sevens final.
Still, good effort from the lads and Matthew Tait looks bloody amazing. Get him in the full squad!
Also, the Aussies lost to Fiji in the 3rd placed play off and Scott Fava had some kind of fit mid-game after getting knocked over. Went off in a neck brace, looked pretty nasty. Hope he recovers ok
Our team has retained a remarkable unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Games since 1998. The New Zealand 7s team had been suffering from indifferent form, but this Commonwealth gold shows that we are still one of the most dangerous teams in the circuit. Amasio Valence-Raoma, Liam Messam and Josh Blackie ended up being the difference between winning and losing.
Missed the Scotland game, but Wales were dreadfully unlucky.
Can't really see Ireland making up that 34 point margin to win the title.
6 Nations
Italy 10 - 13 Scotland in Rome
For Italy:
Try by Mirco Bergamasco
Conversion and penalty goal by Ramiro Pez
For Scotland:
Try by Chris Paterson
Conversion and penalty goal by Paterson
Dropped goal by Gordon Ross
Wales 16 - 21 France
For Wales:
Try by Hal Luscombe
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Stephen Jones
Penalty goal by Gavin Henson
For France:
Tries by Dimitri Szarzewski and Florian Fritz
Conversion and penalty goal by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
2 penalty goals by Dimitri Yachvili
Looks like France has won it. Still, and uninspiring tournament, with France being average at best. The Scottish resurgence was a pleasant surprise, but I think they'll be another case like Wales: one good season, and then they'll collapse in spectacular fashion.
I know this sounds arrogant, but I don't think France has really recovered from the 45-6 thumping handed out to them in 2004 by the All Blacks in Paris.
Super 14
Crusaders 43 - 15 Cats in Christchurch
For Crusaers:
Tries by Aaron Mauger (2), Leon MacDonald (2), Chris Jack and Andrew Ellis
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Daniel Carter
For Cats:
Tries by Wickus van Heerden and Kleinjan Tromp
Conversion by Earl Rose
Penalty goal by Tiaan Snyman
Western Force 7 - 32 NSW Waratahs in Perth
For Western Force:
Try by Haig Sare
Conversion by Brock James
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Wendell Sailor (2), Alex Kanaar and Will Caldwell
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
Bulls 23 - 26 Hurricanes in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by Akona Ndungane and Bryan Habana
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Derrick Hougaard
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Shannon Paku and Andrew Hore
2 conversions by Jimmy Gopperth
4 penalty goals by David Holwell
Blues 26 - 15 ACT Brumbies in Auckland
For Blues:
Tries by Troy Flavell, Anthony Tuitavake and Isakeli Nacewa
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Nacewa
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Clyde Rathbone and Joel Wilson
Conversion by Mark Gerrard
Penalty goal by Stirling Mortlock
Highlanders 11 - 26 Sharks in Dunedin
For Highlanders:
Try by Richard Kahui
2 penalty goals by Ben Blair
For Sharks:
Tries by Odwa Ndungane, Henno Mentz and Jacques Botes
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Tony Brown
Stormers 25 - 31 Cheetahs in Cape Town
For Stormers:
Tries by Schalk Brits, Tonderai Chavanga and Ross Skeate
2 conversions by Naas Olivier
Penalty goal by Peter Grant
For Cheetahs:
Try by Ryno van der Merwe
Conversion and 8 penalty goals by Meyer Bosman
6 Nations
England 24 - 28 Ireland in London
For England:
Tries by Jamie Noon and Steve Borthwick
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Andy Goode
For Ireland:
Tries by Shane Horgan (2) and Denis Leamy
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Ronan O'Gara
Ireland take the Triple Crown, but miss out on the 6 Nations Championship, which will go to France.
Super 14
Cheetahs 10 - 6 Queensland Reds in Bloemfontein
For Cheetahs:
Try by Barry Goodes
Conversion and penalty goal by Meyer Bosman
For Queensland Reds:
2 penalty goals by Julian Huxley
NSW Waratahs 43 - 9 Blues in Sydney
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Adam Freier, Lote Tuqiri, Peter Hewat and Wendell Sailor
4 conversions and 5 penalty goals by Hewat
For Blues:
3 penalty goals by Luke McAlister
Hurricanes 23 - 17 Sharks in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Lome Fa'atau and Chris Masoe
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Jimmy Gopperth
FOr Sharks:
Tries by Johann Ackermann and Gcobani Bobo
2 conversions and penalty goal by Tony Brown
Western Force 21 - 30 Bulls in Perth
For Western Force:
Tries by Scott Staniforth (2) and Jimmy Hilgendorf
3 conversions by Cameron Shepherd
For Bulls:
Tries by Fourie du Preez, Pedrie Wannenburg and Akona Ndungane
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Derrick Hougaard
Highlanders 16 - 14 Cats in Invercargill
For Highlanders:
Try by Roy Kinikinilau
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Ben Blair
For Cats:
Tries by Gerhard Vosloo and Earl Rose
2 conversions by Rose
ACT Brumbies 28 - 26 Chiefs in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Stirling Mortlock, Clyde Rathbone and Mark Gerrard
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Mortlock
For Chiefs:
Tries by Simms Davison and Sitiveni Sivivatu
2 conversions, 3 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Stephen Donald
Ugh. I'm absolutely disgusted by the Waratahs-Blues game. We just let the 'Tahs go wild on us. Goddamnit. It's really frustrating because we have an absolutely rubbish first-five in the form of Tasesa Lavea. Drop the sack of crap to the bench and put Luke McAlister in there, and then put Rua Tipoki in with Anthony Tuitavake to reunite the North Harbour midfield, which was by far the form combination in the NPC last year. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, NUCIFORA. And then, let the Auckland and North Harbour players go along with the kind of game they're used to, and have used with incredible success. In theory, the Blues should be whupping everyone. They're primarily made up of players from the Auckland and North Harbour NPC squads, both of which made the 2005 competition semifinals, in fine form - with Auckland going on to win the final against Otago. They did so with exciting attacking rugby that comes from Polynesian players being allowed to express themselves, with solidity in the setpiece. Nucifora's game-plan is too structured, and it's stifling the Polynesian flair that the provinces bring.
The Brumbies-Chiefs game was an absolute cracker, and it all came down in the end to a conversion by Mortlock, while the Highlanders-Cats game was rubbish. Ben Blair certainly can kick, though. I think he's earned a place in the trials in his current form.
Last edited by Gyoza; March 26th, 2006 at 5:52 AM.
Super 14
Blues starting line-up to face Bulls at Eden Park, Auckland
1. Tony Woodcock (North Harbour)
2. Keven Mealamu (Captain, Auckland)
3. John Afoa (Auckland)
4. Greg Rawlinson (North Harbour)
5. Ali Williams (Auckland)
6. Troy Flavell (Auckland)
7. Angus MacDonald (Auckland)
8. Nick Williams (North Harbour)
9. John Senio (Northland)
10. Isakeli Nacewa (Auckland)
11. Joe Rokocoko (Auckland)
12. Rua Tipoki (North Harbour)
13. Anthony Tuitavake (North Harbour)
14. Villiame Waqaseduadua (North Harbour)
15. Brent Ward (Auckland)
16. Tim Dow (Northland)
17. Saimone Taumoepeau (Auckland)
18. Anthony Boric (North Harbour)
19. Auva'a Tololima-Onosa'i (Auckland)
20. Junior Poluleuligaga (North Harbour)
21. Tasesa Lavea (Auckland)
22. Ben Atiga (Auckland)
Bulls starting line-up
1. Jaco Engels
2. Gary Botha
3. Andries Human
4. Bakkies Botha
5. Victor Matfield (Captain)
6. Danie Rossouw
7. Pedrie Wannenburg
8. Jacques Cronje
9. Heinie Adams
10. Derick Hougaard
11. Bryan Habana
12. Dries Scholtz
13. JP Nel
14. Akona Ndungane
15. Johan Roets
16. Adrian Strauss
17. Wessel Roux
18. Francois van Schouwenberg
19. Tim Dlulane
20. Fourie du Preez
21. Morne Steyn
22. Pierre Spies
Super 14
Blues 30 - 17 Bulls in Auckland
for Blues:
Tries by John Senio, Nick Williams and Villiame Waqaseduadua
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Isakeli Nacewa
For Bulls:
Tries by Bakkies Botha and Gary Botha
Conversion and penalty goal by Derrick Hougaard
Conversion by Morne Steyn
NSW Waratahs 26 - 3 Cheetahs in Sydney
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Peter Hewat and Wendell Sailor
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Hewat
For Cheetahs:
Penalty goal by Willem de Waal
Western Force 25 - 26 Stormers in Perth
For Western Force:
Tries by Cameron Shepherd, Scott Staniforth and Gavin De Bartolo
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Shepherd
For Stormers:
Tries by Luke Watson (2), Naas Olivier and Bolla Conradie
3 conversions and Olivier
Hurricanes 11 - 20 Crusaders in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Try by Lome Fa'atau
2 penalty goals by Jimmy Gopperth
For Crusaders:
Tries by Corey Flynn and Andrew Ellis
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
Chiefs 16 - 13 Highlanders in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Tries by Soseni Anesi and Sione Lauaki
2 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
For Highlanders:
Try by Callum Bruce
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Sharks 36 - 28 Queensland Reds in Durban
For Sharks:
Tries by Deon Carstens, Henno Mentz, AJ Venter, Warren Britz and Ruan Pienaar
4 conversions and a penalty goal by Tony Brown
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Peter Hynes (2), Stephen Moore and Berrick Barnes
4 conversions by Julian Huxley
Super 14
Crusaders 17 - 11 NSW Waratahs in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Chris Jack and Leon MacDonald
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Daniel Carter
For NSW Waratahs:
Try by Morgan Turinui
2 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
Highlanders 25 - 22 Western Force in Dunedin
For Highlanders:
Tries by Jason Macdonald, Josh Blackie and Vilimoni Delasau
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Ben Blair
For Western Force:
Tries by Cameron Shepherd (2) and Gareth Hardy
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Shepherd
Chiefs 26 - 26 Bulls in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Tries by Malili Muliaina, Sam Tuitupou and Steven Bates
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
For Bulls:
Tries by Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Morne Steyn and Pedrie Wannenberg
3 conversions by Steyn
Blues 32 - 15 Stormers in Auckland
For Blues:
Tries by Isakeli Nacewa, Keven Mealamu, Anthony Tuitavake and Jonior Poluleuligaga
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Nacewa
For Stormers:
5 penalty goals by Naas Olivier
ACT Brumbies 53 - 20 Cheetahs in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Jeremy Paul (2), George Gregan, Matt Giteau, Mark Gerrard, George Smith and Clyde Rathbone
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Giteau
Conversion by Stirling Mortlock
3 conversions by Gerrard
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Giscard Pieters and Ronnie Cooke
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Meyer Bosman
Conversion by Bevin Fortuin
Cats 16 - 23 Queensland Reds in Johannesburg
For Cats:
Penalty Try
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Andre Pretorius
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Peter Hynes and David Croft
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Julian Huxley
Current Standings:
1. Crusaders - 8 games, 8 wins, 3 bonus points - 35 points
2. NSW Waratahs - 9 games, 7 wins, 2 losses, 5 bonus points - 33 points
3. ACT Brumbies - 8 games, 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, 2 bonus points - 28 points
3. Hurricnaes - 8 games, 6 wins, 2 losses, 4 bonus points - 28 points
5. Bulls - 8 games, 4 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw, 4 bonus points - 22 points
5. Highlanders - 9 games, 5 wins, 4 losses, 2 bonus points - 22 points
7. Chiefs - 8 games, 3 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw, 4 bonus points - 18 points
7. Cheetahs - 8 games, 4 wins, 4 losses, 2 bonus points - 18 points
9. Sharks - 8 games, 3 wins, 5 losses, 5 bonus points - 17 points
9. Blues - 8 games, 4 wins, 4 losses, 1 bonus point - 17 points
11. Stormers - 8 games, 2 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw, 4 bonus points - 14 points
12. Queensland Reds - 8 games, 2 wins, 6 losses, 2 bonus points - 12 points
13. Cats - 8 games, 1 win, 7 losses, 2 bonus points - 6 points
14. Western Force - 8 games, 8 losses, 2 bonus points - 2 points
Super 14
Blues 39 - 8 Western Force in Albany
For Blues:
Tries by Rua Tipoki (3), Luke McAlister, Ben Atiga and Isakeli Nacewa
3 conversions and a penalty goal by McAlister
For Western Force:
Try by Cameron Shepherd
Penalty goal by Shepherd
Crusaders 53 - 17 Cheetahs in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Daniel Carter (2), Mose Tuiali'i, Leon MacDonald, Kevin Senio, Rico Gear and Scott Hamilton
6 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Carter
For Chetahs:
Tries by Ryno van der Merwe and Bevin Fortuin
Conversion and penalty goal by Willem de Waal
Conversion by Meyer Bosman
Chiefs 30 - 20 Stormers in Mt Maunganui
For Chiefs:
Tries by Anthony Tahana (2) and Nili Latu
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Stephen Donald
For Stormers:
Tries by Jean de Villiers and Tonderai Chavhanga
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Naas Olivier
Penalty goal by Peter Grant
Queensland Reds 20 - 19 Bulls in Brisbane
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Josh Valentine and Lloyd Johansson
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Julian Huxley
For Bulls:
Tries by Bakkies Botha, Jacques Cronje and Danie Rossouw
2 conversions by Morne Steyn
Cats 8 - 36 Sharks in Johannesburg
For Cats:
Try by Willem Stoltz
Penalty goal by Andre Pretorius
For Sharks:
Tries by Jacques Botes, BJ Botha, Adrian Jacobs and Odwa Ndungane
2 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Tony Brown
Highlanders 13 - 29 Hurricanes in Dunedin
For Highlanders:
Tries by Callum Bruce and Clarke Dermody
Penalty goal by Ben Blair
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Isaia Toeava (2), Tana Umaga, Jason Eaton and Lome Fa'atau
2 conversions by David Holwell
NSW Waratahs 37 - 13 ACT Brumbies in Sydney
For Waratahs: Tries by Sam Noton-Knight, Lote Tuqiri, Morgan Turinui and Rocky Elson
Conversion and 5 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Stirling Mortlock and Adam Wallace-Harrison
2 conversions by Mortlock
Don't bump ya own threads mkay...
Just kidding,
(sympathy post)
It's an important duty, posting the Super 14 results. Mainly because it's the best rugby competition in the world.
The Waratahs are the team with the best chance of beating the Crusaders, while my team, the Blues, are doing their now annual mid-season miracle run. Hopefully, unlike '04 or '05, they'll keep it together and get into the semis. Hopefully Flavell's injury and Tipoki's monster suspension won't torpedo their chances.
Can I have an update on the Under 19 World Cup mate?
Ta
Damned Under 19s...
Chiefs 33 - 32 Cheetahs in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Tries by Sitiveni Sivivatu (2), Stephen Donald, Liam Messam and Sean Hohneck
4 conversions by Donald
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Ronnie Cookoe, Willem de Waal, Ollie le Roux and Giscard Pieterse
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by de Waal
Queensland Reds 20 - 24 Stormers in Brisbane
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Rodney Blake, Drew Mitchell and Ben Tune
Conversion and penalty goal by Julian Huxley
For Stormers:
Tries by Joe van Niekerk, Jongi Nokwe and Gerrie Britz
3 conversions by Peter Grant
Penalty goal by Naas Olivier
Western Force 23 - 23 Crusaders in Perth
For Western Force:
Tries by Cmeron Shepherd and Brock James
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Shepherd
For Crusaders:
Tries by Mose Tuiali'i, Leon MacDonald and Rico Gear
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
ACT Brumbies 21 - 16 Hurricanes in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Stirling Mortlock and George Gregan
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Mortlock
For Hurricanes:
Try by Lome Fa'atau
3 penalty goals by David Holwell
Conversion by Jimmy Gopperth
Sharks 32 - 15 Blues in Durban
For Sharks:
Tries by Odwa Ndungane, Ruan Pienaar, Deon Carstens, Albert van den Berg and Jacques Botes
Conversion and dropped goal by Tony Brown
Conversion by Percy Montgomery
For Blues:
Tries by Doug Howlett and Anthony Tuitavake
Conversion and penalty goal by Luke McAlister
Bulls 46 - 17 Cats in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by JP Nel, Tim Dlulane, Pedrie Wannenburg, Fourie du Preez, Danie Rossouw and Pierre Spies
5 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Morne Steyn
For Cats:
Tries by Delarey de Preez and Ernest Joubert
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Andre Pretorius
Fucking Sharks. Plus the Force-Crusaders result is quite possibly the upset of the season.
In other news, the Neath-Swansea Ospreys have signed Justin Marshall, who left the Leeds Tykes after they were relegated from the Guiness Premiereship. It's an excellent signing by the Ospreys, I must say. Apparently, they're trying to sign former All Black Jono Gibbes from the Chiefs as well.
The Llanelli director of rugby, Gareth Jenkins has been named Wales coach, picking up where current Wallabies assistant coach Scott Johnson left off.
Super 14
Highlanders 3 - 20 NSW Waratahs in Dunedin
For Highlanders:
Penalty goal by Ben Blair
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Mortan Turinui and Sam Norton-Knight
2 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
Cats 34 - 34 Western Force in Johannesburg
For Cats:
Tries by Kleinjan Tromp, Delarey du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Willem Stoltz and Wylie Human
3 conversions and a penalty goal by Andre Pretorius
For Western Force:
Tries by Scott Staniforth (3) and Digby Ioane
4 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Cameron Shepherd
Hurricanes 35 - 10 Chiefs in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Andrew Hore (3) and Shannon Paku
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by David Holwell
Conversion by Jimmy Gopperth
For Chiefs:
Try by Sam Tuitupou
Conversion and penalty goal by Stephen Donald
ACT Brumbies 36 - 0 Queensland Reds in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Stirling Mortlock (2), Gene Fairbanks and Patrick Phibbs
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Mortlock
2 conversions by Mark Gerrard
Cheetahs 33 - 34 Blues in Bloemfontein
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Bevin Fortuin (2), Gaffie du Toit, Giscard Pieters and Tiaan Liebenberg
Conversion by Willem de Waal
Penalty goal by Meyer Bosman
Dropped goal by du Toit
For Blues:
Tries by Brent Ward, Luke McAlister, Isakeli Nacewa and Joe Rokocoko
3 conversions and 2 penalty goals by McAlister
Conversion by Nacewa
Bulls 34 - 27 Sharks in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by JP Nel (2), Bakkies Botha (2) and Gary Botha
3 conversions and a penalty goal by Morne Steyn
For Sharks:
Tries by Percy Montgomery, Adriaan Strauss, Albert van den Berg and AJ Venter
2 conversions by Montgomery
Penalty goal by Tony Brown
Stormers 28 - 17 Crusaders in Cape Town
For Stormers:
Tries by De Wet Barry, Peter Grant and Eddie Andrews
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Grant
For Crusaders:
Tries by Johnny Leo'o and Rico Gear
2 conversions by Daniel Carter
Penalty goal by Cameron McIntyre
Last edited by Gyoza; April 30th, 2006 at 5:04 PM.
Gyoza, who won the league test last night? Saw the start but didn't catch the finish. Ta
We thrashed you Aussies. And by "thrashed you Aussies", I mean the Kiwis let the Kangaroos run all over them and score tries whenever the mood struck them.
Super 14
Hurricanes 26 - 22 Queensland Reds in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Jason Eaton and Tana Umaga
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by David Holwell
Conversion and a penalty goal by Jimmy Gopperth
For Queensland Reds:
Tries by Berrick Barnes, David Croft and John Roe
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Barnes
Bulls 17 - 35 Crusaders in Pretoria
For Bulls:
Tries by Victor Matfield and Heini Adams
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Morne Steyn
For Crusaders:
Tries by Tanerau Latimer (2), Aaron Mauger and Leon MacDOnald
3 conversions, 2 penalty goals and a dropped goal by Daniel Carter
Chiefs 37 - 33 NSW Waratahs in Hamilton
For Chiefs:
Tries by Malili Muliaina (2), Sam Tuitupou and Sitiveni Sivivatu
4 conversions and 3 penalty goals by David Hill
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Mat Rogers, Adam Freier, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Lote Tuqiri and Rocky Elsom
Conversion and 2 penalty goals by Peter Hewat
ACT Brumbies 26 - 28 Highlanders in Canberra
For ACT Brumbies:
Tries by Gene Fairbanks and Matt Giteau
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Stirling Mortlock
Dropped goal by George Gregan
For Highlanders:
Tries by Carl Hayman (2) and Craig Newby
2 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Cheetahs 14 - 16 Western Force in Kimberley
For Cheetahs:
Try by Willem de Waal
3 penalty goals by de Waal
For Western Force:
Try by Scott Staniforth
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Cameron Shepherd
Sharks 24 - 17 Stormers in Durban
For Sharks:
Tries by Percy Montgomery, Jacques Botes and Waylon Murray
3 conversions and a penalty goal by Montgomery
For Stormers:
Tries by Rayno Benjamin and Joe van Niekerk
2 conversions and a penalty goal by Peter Grant
Cats 34 - 33 Blues in Johannesburg
For Cats:
Tries by Jaque Fourie (3) and Jano Vermaak
4 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Andre Pretorius
For Blues:
Tries by Isakeli Nacewa, Anthony Tuitavake, Brent Ward, Kurtis Haiu and Doug Howlett
2 conversions by Luke McAlister
2 conversions by Nacewa
Crusaders and Canterbury captain Richard McCaw was named as the All Blacks captain by Graham Henry today. It was pretty much the worst kept secret in the country. McCaw has already captain the All Blacks on two occasions, to a win over Wales in 2004 and a win over Ireland in 2005.
http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?l...wsArticle=3764
Super 14
Crusaders 33 - 3 ACT Brumbies in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Corey Flynn, Campbell Johnstone and Tanerau Latimer
3 conversions and 4 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
For ACT Brumbies:
Penalty goal by Stirling Mortlock
Queensland Reds 22 - 16 Highlanders in Brisbane
For Bulls:
Tries by Mitchell Chapman, David Croft and Julian Huxley
2 conversions by Huxley
Penalty goal by Berrick Barnes
For Highlanders:
Try by Ben Smith
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Ben Blair
Sharks 41 - 25 Western Force in Durban
For Sharks:
Tries by Odwa Ndungane (2), Jaques Botes, Warren Britz and JP Pietersen
5 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Percy Montgomery
For Western Force:
Tries by Cameron Shepherd (2), Digby Ioane and Scott Fava
Conversion and penalty goal by Shepherd
Blues 9 - 30 Chiefs in Auckland
For Blues:
3 penalty goals by Luke McAlister
For Chiefs:
Tries by David Hill, Byron Kelleher and Sosene Anesi
3 conversions and 3 penalty goals by Hill
NSW Waratahs 14 - 19 Hurricanes in Sydney
For NSW Waratahs:
Tries by Phil Waugh and Sam Norton-Knight
2 conversions by Peter Hewat
For Hurricanes:
Tries by Shannon Paku, John Schwalger and Jimmy Gopperth
2 conversions by Gopperth
Cheetahs 28 - 23 Cats in Kimberley
For Cheetahs:
Tries by Ronnie Cooke and Kabamba Floors
3 penalty goals by Meyer Bosman
2 penalty goals by Willem de Waal
Penalty goal by Gaffie du Toit
For Cats:
Tries by Conrad Jantes and Wylie Human
2 converions and 3 penalty goals by Andre Pretorius
Stormers 10 - 43 Bulls in Cape Town
For Stormers:
Try by Jean de Villiers
Conversion and penalty goal by Peter Grant
For Bulls:
Tries by Bryan Habana (2), Wynand Olivier, JP Nel, Morne Steyn and Wessel Roux
5 conversions and a penalty goal by Steyn
Semifinalsts
Crusaders VS Bulls in Christchurch
Hurricanes VS NSW Waratahs in Wellington
Wales Squad to Argentina
Forwards
Huw Bennett (Ospreys) - Hooker
Luke Charteris (Dragons) - Lock
Gareth Delve (Bath) - No. 8
Ian Evans (Ospreys) - Lock
Ian Gough (Dragons) - Lock
Richard Hibbard (Ospreys) - Hooker
Gethin Jenkins (Blues) - Prop
Adam Rhys Jones (Ospreys) - Prop
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) - Lock
Dafydd Jones (Scarlets) - Flanker
Duncan Jones (Ospreys, Captain) - Prop
Alix Popham (Scarlets) - Flanker
Matthew Rees (Scarlets) - Hooker
Robin Sowden-Taylor (Blues) - Flanker
Gavin Thomas (Scarlets)
Rhys Thomas (Dragons) - Prop
Backs
Lee Byrne (Scarlets) - Fullback
Chris Czekaj (Blues) - Winger
Gavin Henson (Ospreys) - Centre/Fullback/Flyhalf
James Hook (Ospreys) - Flyhalf
Mark Jones (Scarlets) - Winger
Hal Luscombe (Dragons) - Centre/Winger
Mike Phillips (Blues) - Scrumhalf
Jamie Robinson (Blues) - Centre
Nicky Robinson (Blues) - Flyhalf
Matthew Watkins (Scarlets) - Centre
Andy Williams (Bath) - Scrumhalf
Shane Williams (Ospreys) - Winger
England Squad to Australia
Forwards
Duncan Bell (Bath) - Prop
Alex Brown (Gloucester) - Lock
George Chuter (Leicester) - Hooker
Louis Deacon (Leicester) - Lock
Chris Jones (Sale) - Lock/Flanker
Ben Kay (Leicester) - Lock
Michael Lipman (Bath) - Loose Forward
Magnus Lund (Sale) - Flanker
Lee Mears (Bath) - Hooker
Lewis Moody (Leicester) - Flanker
Tim Payne (Wasps) - Prop
Graham Rowntree (Leicester) - Prop
Pat Sanderson (Worcester, Captain) - Flanker
Andy Titterrell (Sale) - Hooker
Julian White (Leicester) - Prop
Joe Worsley (Wasps) - Flanker
Backs
Stuart Abbott (Wasps) - Centre
Iain Balshaw (Gloucester) - Winger/Fullback
Olly Barkley (Bath) - Flyhalf/Centre
Scott Bemand (Leicester) - Scrumhalf
Mike Catt (London Irish) - Centre
Andy Goode (Leicester) - Flyhalf
Jamie Noon (Newcastle) - Centre
Peter Richards (Gloucester) - Scrumhalf
James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) - Winger
Matthew Tait (Newcastle) - Centre/Wiger
Mark Van Gisbergen (Wasps) - Fullback
Tom Varndell (Leicester) - Winger
Tom Voyce (Wasps) - Winger/Fullback
Nick Walshe (Bath) - Scrumhalf
Ireland squad to tour New Zealand and Australia
Forwards
Neil Best (Ulster) - Flanker
Rory Best (Ulster) - Hooker
Simon Best (Ulster) - Prop
Leo Cullen (Leicester Tigers) - Lock
Jerry Flannery (Munster) - Hooker
Anthony Foley (Munster) - No. 8
Keith Gleeson (Leinster) - Flanker
John Hayes (Munster) - Prop
Marcus Horan (Munster) - Prop
Denis Leamy (Munster) - Loose Forward
Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster) - Lock
Paul O'Connell (Munster) - Lock
Mick O'Driscoll (Munster) - Lock
David Wallace (Munster) - Flanker
Bryan Young (Ulster) - Prop
One to be added
Backs
Isaac Boss (Ulster) - Scrumhalf
Tommy Bowe (Ulster) - Winger
Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster) - Centre/Winger
Girvan Dempsey (Leinster) - Fullback
Gavin Duffy (Harlequins) - Centre
Denis Hickie (Leinster) - Winger
Shane Horgan (Leinster) - Winger
John Kelly (Munster) - Winger
Geordan Murphy (Leicester) - Fullback
Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster, Captain) - Centre
Ronan O'Gara (Munster) - Flyhalf
Jeremy Staunton (Wasps) - Flyhalf
Peter Stringer (Munster) - Scrumhalf
Andrew Trimble (Ulster) - Centre
Scotland squad to face Barbarians and tour South Africa
Forwards
Kelly Brown (Border Reivers) - Loose forward
Bruce Douglas (Border Reivers) - Prop
Dougie Hall (Edinburgh Gunners) - Hooker
Nathan Hines (Perpignan) - Lock
Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Gunners) - Flanker/No.8
Alastair Kellock (Edinburgh Gunners) - Lock
Gavin Kerr (Leeds) - Prop
Scott Lawson (Glasgow Warriors) - Hooker
Donnie Macfadyen (Glasgow Warriors) - Flanker
Scott MacLeod (Border Reivers) - Lock
Scott Murray (Edinburgh Gunners) - Lock
Jon Petrie (Glasgow Warriors) - No.8
Craig Smith (Edinburgh Gunners) - Prop
Jason White (Sale Sharks, Captain) - Flanker
Backs
Mike Blair (Edinburgh Gunners) - Scrumhalf
Marcus Di Rollo (Edinburgh Gunners) - Centre
Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors) - Centre
Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints) - Winger
Ben MacDougall (Border Reivers) - Centre/Wing
Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) - Flyhalf
Chris Paterson (Edinburgh Gunners) - Winger/fullback
Sam Pinder (Glasgow Warriors) - Scrumhalf
Gordon Ross (Leeds Tykes) - Flyhalf
Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Gunners) - Fullback
Simon Webster (Edinburgh Gunners) - Winger
Super 14
Semifinals
Hurricanes 16 - 14 NSW Waratahs in Wellington
For Hurricanes:
Try by Lome Fa'atau
Penalty goal by Piri Weepu
Conversion and penalty goal by David Holwell
Penalty goal by Jimmy Gopperth
For NSW Waratahs:
Try by Peter Hewat
Conversion and 3 penalty goals by Hewat
Crusaders 35 - 15 Bulls in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Tries by Rico Gear (2), Chris Jack, Corey Flynn and Aaron Mauger
2 conversions, a penalty goal and a dropped goal by Daniel Carter
For Bulls:
Tries by Bryan Habana and Pierre Spies
Conversion and penalty gaol by Morne Steyn
Super 14
Final
Crusaders 19 - 12 Hurricanes in Christchurch
For Crusaders:
Try by Casey Laulala
Conversion and 4 penalty goals by Daniel Carter
For Hurricanes:
Penalty goal by Piri Weepu
Penalty goal by David Holwell
2 penalty goals by Jimmy Gopperth
All Blacks squad to face Ireland and Argentina
Forwards:
Jerry Collins (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Flanker
*Clarke Dermody (Highlanders/Southland) - Prop
Jason Eaton (Hurricanes/Taranaki) - Lock
Troy Flavell (Blues/Auckland) - Lock/Flanker
Carl Hayman (Highlanders/Otago) - Prop
Marty Holah (Chiefs/Waikato) - Flanker
Andrew Hore (Hurricanes/Taranaki) - Hooker
Chris Jack (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Lock
*Jerome Kaino (Blues/Auckland) - Flanker/No.8
Chris Masoe (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Flanker
Richie McCaw (Crusaders/Canterbury, Captain) - Flanker
Keven Mealamu (Blues/Auckland) - Hooker
Craig Newby (Highlanders/Otago) - Flanker/No.8
Anton Oliver (Highlanders/Otago) - Hooker
*Greg Rawlinson (Blues/North Harbour) - Lock
Greg Somverille (Crusaers/Canterbury) - Prop
Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/Wellington) - No.8/Flanker
Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Prop
Mose Tuiali'i (Crusaders/Canterbury) - No.8
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) - Winger/Centre
*Scott Hamilton (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Winger/Fullback
*David Hill (Chiefs/Waikato) - Flyhalf/Centre
Doug Howlett (Blues/Auckland) - Winger/Fullback
Byron Kelleher (Chiefs/Waikato) - Scrumhalf
Casey Laulala (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Centre
Leon MacDonald (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Fullback/Flyhalf
Aaron Mauger (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Inside Centre
Luke McAlister (Blues/North Harbour) - Flyhalf/Inside Centre
Malili Muliaina (Chiefs/Waikato) - Fullback/Centre/Winger
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Centre/Winger
Joe Rokocoko (Blues/Auckland) - Winger
Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs/Waikato) - Winger
Isaia Toeava (Hurricanes/Auckland) - Fullback/Centre
Sam Tuitupou (Chiefs/Auckland) - Centre
Piri Weepu (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Scrumhalf
* indicates new test players. Note, David Hill and Jerome Kaino have both appeared for the All Blacks in the past, but neither have played in a test match.
Daniel Carter, Jerry Collins, Jason Eaton, Rico Gear, Chris Jack, Leon MacDonald, Chris Masoe, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Greg Somerville, Isaia Toeava, Mose Tuiali'i, Sam Tuitupou, Piri Weepu and Tony Woodcock will not feature in the test series against Ireland. Instead, they will fly to Buenos Aires to prepare for the test match against Argentina. Anton Oliver will only feature in the first of the two tests against Ireland, after which he will be part of the advance party to BA. Jerry Collins has been named captain of the test team to take on the Pumas.
Junior All Blacks
Forwards:
John Afoa (Blues/Auckland) - Prop
Steven Bates (Chiefs/Waikato) - Flanker/No.8
Josh Blackie (Highlanders/Otago) - Flanker
Wyatt Crockett (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Prop
Tom Donnelly (Highlanders/Otago) - Lock
Corey Flynn (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Hooker
Campbell Johnstone (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Prop
Johnny Leo’o (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Flanker
Hoani MacDonald (Highlanders/Southland) - Lock/Flanker
John Schwalger (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Prop
Saimone Taumoepeau (Blues/Auckland) - Prop
Bernie Upton (Chiefs/Bay of Plenty) - Lock
Nick Williams (Blues/North Harbour) - No.8/Flanker
Backs:
Sosene Anesi (Chiefs/Waikato) - Winger/Fullback
Ben Atiga (Blues/Auckland) - Centre
Stephen Donald (Chiefs/Waikato) - Flyhalf
Tamati Ellison (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Centre
Jimmy Gopperth (Hurricanes/Wellington) - Flyhalf
Cameron McIntyre (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Flyhalf/Centre
Jamie Nutbrown (Chiefs/Bay of Plenty) - Scrumhalf
Caleb Ralph (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Centre/Winger
Kevin Senio (Crusaders/Canterbury) - Scrumhalf
Niva Ta’auso (Chiefs/Counties Manukau) - Centre
Anthony Tuitavake (Blues/North Harbour) - Centre
Viliame Waqaseduadua (Blues/North Harbour) - Winger
Reuben Thorne has withdrawn from the squad, meaning a new player will be named to replace him, while a new captain will be named.
Last edited by Gyoza; May 29th, 2006 at 6:06 AM.
England 46 - 19 Barbarians at Twickenham
For England:
Tries by James Simpson-Daniel (2), Olly Barkley, James Forrester, David Barnes and Delon Armitage
5 conversions and 2 penalty goals by Barkley
For Barbarians:
Tries by Olivier Magne, Bruce Reihana and Matt Burke
2 conversions by Burke
Wallabies Squad to face England and Ireland
Forwards:
Al Baxter (NSW Waratahs) - Prop
*Rodney Blake (Queensland Reds) - Prop
Mark Chisholm (ACT Brumbies) - Lock
Rocky Elsom (NSW Waratahs) - Flanker
Scott Fava (Western Force) - No.8
Adam Freier (NSW Waratahs) - Hooker
Daniel Heenan (ACT Brumbies) - Flanker/Lock
Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds) - Prop
Alex Kanaar (NSW Waratahs) - Lock/Flanker
*Tai McIsaac (Western Force) - Hooker/Prop
*Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs) - Flanker
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/No.8
Daniel Vickerman (NSW Waratahs) - Lock
Phil Waugh (NSW Waratahs) - Flanker
Adam Ashley-Cooper (ACT Brumbies) - Fullback/Winger
Sam Cordingley (Queensland Reds) - Scrumhalf
*Gene Fairbanks (ACT Brumbies) - Inside Centre/Flyhalf
Mark Gerrard (ACT Brumbies) - Winger/Fullback
George Gregan (ACT Brumbies, Captain) - Scrumhalf
Stephen Larkham (ACT Brumbies) - Flyhalf
Chris Latham (Queensland Reds) - Fullback
Stirling Mortlock (ACT Brumbies) - Centre/Wing
*Sam Norton-Knight (NSW Waratahs) - Flyhalf/Centre/Fullback
Clyde Rathbone (ACT Brumbies) - Winger/Centre
Mat Rogers (NSW Waratahs) - Flyhalf/Fullback/Centre
*Cameron Shepherd (Western Force) - Wing/Fullback
Scott Staniforth (Western Force) - Wing/Fullback/Centre
Lote Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs) - Wing/Centre
*Josh Valentine (Queensland Reds) - Scrumhalf
* indicates new cap - Shepherd has been in a previous Wallabies squad, but wasn't used in any test matches.
A lot of NZ players really stepped up in the S14 this year, unfortunately due to the injury to Conrad, we don't have our centres of choice. But I don't think this will effect us. I see Argentina at home being more of a threat than Ireland. Considering the AB's are one of the only sides not to have lost to them at home. And we only scraped past with a try in extra time last time we played in BA.
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