RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL - NEW ZEALAND vs FRANCE Eden Park, Auckland, Sunday 23st Oct 9pm (NZT) Head-to-head: Played 50, New Zealand 37, France 12, Drawn 1 Last meeting: New Zealand 37 beat France 17 at Eden Park, Auckland, 2011 Last meeting at a World Cup: New Zealand 37 beat France 17 at Eden Park, Auckland, 2011 THE FRENCH PERSPECTIVE Team news: France coach Marc Lievremont … [Read more...]
RWC: Match preview: Wales – Australia
BRONZE MEDAL MATCH - WALES vs AUSTRALIA Eden Park, Auckland, Friday 21st Oct 8:30pm (NZT) Head-to-head: Played 30, Australia 19, Wales 10, Drawn 1 Last meeting: Australia 25 beat Wales 26 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 2010 Last meeting at a World Cup: Australia 32 beat Wales 20 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 2007 Team news: Robbie Deans has included the influential Kurtley … [Read more...]
RWC: France through to final
France overcome a brave Welsh side 9-8 to book a place in their third Rugby World Cup final in a dramatic clash at Eden Park on Saturday. The French side did just enough but were given a helping hand when the Welsh had skipper Sam Warburton sent off for an illegal tackle on French wing Vincent Clerc in the 18th minute. The remaining Welsh players battled valiantly but the … [Read more...]
RWC: Match preview: Wales – France
SEMI-FINAL 1 - WALES vs FRANCE Eden Park, Auckland, Saturday 15th Oct 9pm (NZT) Head-to-head: Played 88, Wales 43 France 42, Drawn 3 Last meeting: France 28 beat Wlaes 9 at Stade de France, Paris, 2011 Last meeting at a World Cup: First meeting Team news: France coach Marc Lièvremont has named an unchanged starting line-up for the teams biggest game in four years. Lièvremont … [Read more...]
RWC: New Zealand battle past brave Pumas
New Zealand has battled past a brave Pumas side to win 33-10 and set up a Semi-final showdown with Australia next Sunday. The score flattered the All Blacks as Argentina scored the only try of the first half and defended well with frustrated the New Zealanders into errors. New Zealand opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Piri Weepu landed a penalty goal. Weepu added … [Read more...]