Nov

10

France 12 defeat Argentina 6

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France defeated Argentina 12-6 in what was a generally uninspiring matched played at Marseille.

France sought revenge for their two defeats in the 2007 World Cup and defeated Argentina in a tough and dour match where no tries were scored and the French boot won the match. 

France defeated Argentina with three penalties and a drop goal while only Contemponi could muster two penalties for the Argentina side.

Nov

10

Ireland 55 smash Canada 0

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Ireland confirmed Canada have alot of work to do to be considered a serious Rugby playing nation after being heavily defeated 55-0.

Iraland scored 7 tries to nil as they kept piling on the points, in fact the only thing that stopped more points from being scored was poor weather which restricted the match to a much less open match that expected.

For Ireland 2 tries each went to Bowe and Kearney, while Earls, Heaslip and D. Wallace scored a try a piece.  O’Gara kicked 5 conversions and a penalty while P.Wallace kicked a single conversion.

Nov

10

England 39 defeat Pacific Islanders 13

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England under new coach Martin Johnston were too strong for the Pacific Islanders running out 39-13 victors in a five tries to one victory.

The new star of English Rugby Danny Cipriani was a star in only his second test with a try and 14 points off the boot for a personal tally of 19 points.  His performance will go some way to reassuring England that life may still exist after Jonny Wilkinson.

The Pacific Islanders were no easy-beats and pushed the English on many occasions but the English side had too much firepower and match fitness in the end.

Nov

10

New Zealand 32 roll Scotland 6

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Can the All Blacks machine be stopped, after a slow start to the Tri Nations in 2008 the All Blacks juggernaut fought back to claim the Tri-Nations, then the Bledisloe and now Scotland 32-6 at Murrayfield.

The All Blacks scored four tries to nil in a convincing win that put Scotland to the sword in a game that saw the All Blacks referred by their nemesis from the World Cup loss to France last year.

The All Blacks were never headed with tries to Anthony Tuitavake, Piri Weepu, Richard Kahui and Anthony Boric in a convincing display.

The Scottish team may have felt still slightly in the match at half-time at 18-6 but two tries on the second half snuffed out any distant hopes the Scots may have had.

Nov

10

South Africa 20 defeat Wales 15

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South Africa were too good for Wales winning 20-15 but Wales showed they were far from easybeats and will prove a challenge to defeat.

South Africa scored two tries to nil with Adrian Jacobs and Jean De Villiers scoring for the Boks.

South Africa lead 13-3 at half-time before Wales mounted a comeback through the boot of James Hook but were unable to score a try that would have got them over the line.

Nov

10

Wallabies 30 defeat Italy 20

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The winning score by the Wallabies looks far more convincing than the actual win for Australia who won 30-20 against an Italian side that were unlucky to lose.

The Nick Mallett inspired Italy side were at times the clearly better side but lack of polish and brilliance of Wallabies rookie Quade Cooper got Australia over the line. 

With scores locked at 20-20 with 10 minutes remaining Quade Cooper made an evasive 30metre run to beat four Italians to score.  Cooper’s try clinched victory for an unconvincing Wallabies.

Deans will not take away any positives from the encounter and has lost his star Berrick Barnes for the rest of the tour and Timana Tahu who played well to a hamstring injury. 

On a positive note Ben Alexander in the front row had a promising first run on test appearance and Matt Giteau was perfect with his kicking.

The Wallabies have lots to do to defeat England this weekend. 

Meanwhile Mallett will be disappointed the Italian side could not qin the match but will be proud of their efforts. 

Checkout the video highlights below from Fox Sports.

Oct

25

The Ruck and Maul Update

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The Ruck and Maul will be unavailable between 26 October and 5 November. 

I will post further news Rugby news and results when I return. 

Oct

25

Wallabies to play in Canberra in 2009

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The Wallabies will play a test in Canberra for the first in nine years as the Wallabies will play Italy in a two test series and France in a one off test before the Tri-Nations. 

The Wallabies will play Italy in the opening international of the season at Canberra Stadium.  The Wallabies will play the second test against Italy on 20 June in Melbourne at Telstra Dome.

Saturdsy 27th June will see the Wallabies playing for the third week running against a full strength French side that will be keen to make amends for their poor showing this year.

Oct

25

George Smith wins 2008 John Eales Medal

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George Smith has won the John Eales Medal for the second time after a sensational international season where he was a standout in every match he played for the Wallabies. 

George Smith is the only player to have won the award twice after winning the inaugural award in 2002. 

George Smith finished first on 205 votes, beating Wycliff Palu on 184 and Matt Giteau on 183 votes.  Rocky Elsom and Stirling Mortlock came fourth and fifth respectively. 

Peter Hynes was announced as the Rookie of the Year.

Oct

23

All Blacks and England to play for Hillary Shield

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In a move to commemorate the late Sir Edmund Hillary, the All Blacks and England will play for the inaugural Hillary Shield when they take on each other at Twickenham on 29 November.

The new Hillary Shield could one day develop a reputation like the Bledisloe Cup contested between Australian and New Zealand in Rugby?

 

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