Wed 2 Jul 9:00 NSW v Queensland ANZ Stadium Sydney. Final match in the 2008 series. We think NSW with home advantage will not be turned over as they were last time out and in a tight contest they will come through as winners. Teams NSW Blues:B. Stewart, J. Hayne, J. Monaghan, M. Cooper, A. Quinn, B. Anasta, M. Pearce, W. Mason, D. Buderus, B. White, C. Fitzgibbon, R. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2008
Leeds stage late fight back to seal victory
Leeds, missing 14 players because of international commitments and injuries, fielded several Academy youngsters and had Brent Webb at scrum-half, and as you would probably expect they took quite some time to settle in fact Castleford took a 6-0 lead into the break thanks to Richard Owen's score, and led 10-0 after Joe Westerman's try. But Leeds stormed back into the game, with … [Read more...]
John Smit Captains Tri-Nations Springboks
The full South Africa Springboks squad for the Vodacom Tri-Nations away legs has been named and is: Backs: Bolla Conradie, Jean de Villiers, Peter Grant, Butch James, Conrad Jantjes, Adrian Jacobs, Enrico Januarie, Bryan Habana, Percy Montgomery, Odwa Ndungane, JP Pietersen, Ruan Pienaar, Francois Steyn Forwards: Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger, Bismarck du … [Read more...]
Top 14 result of the final
Toulouse show their pedigree and come through in a close encounter. We tipped Clermont to win but on the day Toulouse had to much power and guile and certainly the man who made a difference in Byron Kelleher. Half time saw the teams in at 10-10 following a bruising first 40 and if anyone thought the pace would drop they were wrong as the second half provided more of the … [Read more...]
England cut loose in Toulouse
Tony Smith must have been happy with his teams preparations for the World Cup in Australia later this year. After a soft try to France early on, England took a strangle hold on the game and ran out easy winners. leading 8-16 at half time but with the French beginning to drop off the pace the men in white had a field day in the second half running in 8 tries to post a final … [Read more...]