Tries by Tom Rees and Josh Lewsey, plus 13 points from the boot of Mark van Gisbergen put Wasps 23-6 up at half-time and we all thought that was game over. But write Leicester off at your peril. Tries from Tom Varndell and Harry Ellis closed the gap but an off day for Andy Goode and 4 missed kicks in the second half proved the difference between the sides. It was Wasps' fourth … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2008
Crusaders Victorious in Final
The Super 14 lived up to the hype and produced a pulsating final. Crusaders had the majority of possession and territory in the first half but still went in trailing by 11-12 thanks to two tries by Lachie Turner for the Waratahs with Kurtley Beale converting one. Whilst the Crusaders points came from 2 penalties to Dan Carter and a try to Mose Tuiali'i. The second half and … [Read more...]
Japanese U20 Squad for Wales in June
We bring you here the U20 Japan squad named by manager Takashi Hasunuma: Masataka Mikami, Koichi Nitta, Shinsuke Ono, Keiichi Tanaka, Ryuhei Arita, Motoki Yamazaki, Takaya Kato, Pohiva Lotoahea, Keisuke Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Murata, Eiri Nakada, Michael Leitch, Shohei Maekawa, Hiraoki Sugimoto, Shuhei Oshima, Mizuki Yanagihara, Ryohei Yamanaka, Shingo Yoshida, Aisea Havea, … [Read more...]
Italy Squad for the U20 World Cup
Claudio Appiani has named his squad for the forthcoming U20 World Cup and they are: Andrea De Marchi, Otis Lombardi, Gabriele Morelli, Massimiliano Ravalle, Lorenzo Sebastiani, Tommaso D'Apice, Emiliano Caffini, Alberto Cazzola, Joshua Furno, Simone Favaro, Filippo Giusti, Nicola Simion, Rudolph Mernone, Luca Petillo, Edoardo Rotella, Carlo Vannini, Riccardo Bocchino, Alberto … [Read more...]
Scotland U20 Squad
Here is the U20 Scotland squad selected by John Jeffrey to meet Samoa, South Africa and the USA in Wales for the Junior Championship: Angus Dixon, Lewis Niven, Joe Stafford, Gary Strain, Adrian Duncan, Niall Shannon, Richie Gray, Neale Patrick, Steven Burton, Lewis Calder, Fraser McKenzie, Andrew Rose, Jonny Baird, Craig Simmonds, Peter Jericevich, Ross Samson, Ruaridh … [Read more...]