On Saturday at Twickenham England got off to a winning start in the QBE Autumn Series. England's spirit, grit and collective will not to lose brought them home 20-13. The star man if there could be one had to be Mike Brown. He fielded every high kick and put in at least a couple of try saving last ditch tackles. England trailed by 6-13 at the break as Matt Toomua … [Read more...]
England v Australia – Quade Given Vice Captaincy
England host Australia on Saturday 2 November with 14:00 kick-off at Twickenham Stadium. Ewan McKenzie is sticking with the players who have worked for him over the recent internationals and are not injured. He has however replaced James Horwill as captain replacing him with back-row Ben Mowen. The 28 year old only made his test debut against the British & … [Read more...]
England Ring The Changes For Australia 1st Autumn Test
Stuart Lancaster the England Coach has made several changes for the first of the Autumn Internationals on Saturday 2nd November at Twickenham Stadium against the fast improving Australia. The new faces or ones who got blooded in Argentina are, Joel Tomkins with his first cap at Outside Centre to Billy Twelevetrees Inside Centre. In the pack Billy Vunipola comes … [Read more...]
Rugby League World Cup 2013- Review Oct Match’s
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup is off and running. The leading contenders have all played and as expected the Australian Kangaroos have beaten England. Our other tips have also panned out as expected though we did not expect New Zealand to run in so many tries. Italy had always been a bit of a dark horse and backed up their training game win against England with a … [Read more...]
ITM Cup Finals- Canterbury Half-Dozen
The 2013 ITM Cup in New Zealand came to its conclusion over the weekend with to excellent games of rugby. First up on Friday evening local time Tasman had a narrow victory over Hawke's Bay 26-25. The game was a close affair throughout with the Tasman Makos holding out against a concerted Hawe's Bay series of attacks over the closing minutes. This win is the Makos … [Read more...]