England ended a poor day for the Northern Hemisphere teams as they lost to South Africa by 22-17, though if South Africa had taken their chances and kicked their goals it could have been a bigger gap. Earlier New Zealand had thumped Ireland and Wales fell short against the Wallabies. England knew it would be a tough task in South Africa, but they compounded their own … [Read more...]
Will Genia and Wallaby Pack unpick Wales – Australia 27-19 Wales
On a fine evening in Brisbane Australia showed just what they can do with ball in hand and the forwards on fire. With a supply of good ball Will Genia inspired the team to put pace and power into the game and show Wales that the Six Nations Champions will not have an easy time down under. Genia The first half and Australia had a strong grip on the game, if not on the … [Read more...]
JWC 2012 Wales U20 Storm Kiwi’s – Wales 9-6 New Zealand
The second round of games were played in monsoon conditions meaning the teams who could adapt to the conditions best had an advantage. From this the biggest upset of the competition happened as Wales managed to kick one more penalty than new Zealand to win by 9-6. Both kickers missed loads of pots at goal, but Wales also played the conditions better as they forced the Kiwis to … [Read more...]
Two newbies for England and three for South Africa
Tom Johnson and Joe Marler will get their first caps on Saturday whilst Eben Etzebeth, Juandre Kruger and Marcell Coetzee will do the same for South Africa. They all are named in the starting fifteens for the first test in Durban on Saturday 9 June kick-off 16:00BST. The Exeter backrower who brings ball carrying skills as well as size Johnson steps in for Tom Croft … [Read more...]
Scotland Weather Storm To Beat Australia – Australia 6-9 Scotland
Scotland hung on for a surprise but worthy win against Australia in Newcastle New South Wales in a huge storm with freezing cold rain lashing down Greig Laidlaw kicked Scotland to victory in a game that was never going to be about running and handling rugby. Laidlaw The first half and with the elements Scotland went out to a 6 point lead as Laidlaw kicked two from three … [Read more...]