Ruaridh Jackson kicked a last-minute penalty to win the final autumn Test for Scotland against Samoa at a freezing Pittodrie in Aberdeen. The hard-fought victory continues Scotland's upward trend under Andy Robinson.. Scotland were first on the score sheet with a Dan Parks' penalty in the third minute, but it was Samoa who took the first try through Kahn Fotualii with … [Read more...]
Scotland v Samoa teams
Scotland host Samoa at Pittodrie, Aberdeen, on Saturday with kick-off at 14:30 and live coverage on BBC Two Scotland. Andy Robinson has made one forced change to the starting XV for Saturday's third autumn Test with Samoa. Edinburgh second row Scott MacLeod is out with a rib injury so Richie Vernon will step in at number eight. Nathan Hines moves to the second row and … [Read more...]
England made to work for win – England 26-13 Samoa
England backed up their victory over Australia with a solid but hard fought 26-13 win over a Samoa at Twickenham. England led 6-3 at half time from two Toby Flood penalties to one by Paul Williams, though England had a couple of scoring chances disallowed and the tackle count was 17-77. The second half and it was the visitors who came roaring out of the blocks with Williams … [Read more...]
England v Samoa Teams 20 Nov 2010
England host Samoa in the Autumn international Series at: Twickenham on Saturday, 20 November 2010 with Kick-off at: 1430 GMT. There is live coverage on Sky Sports 1. Nick Easter will captain England for the first time in a full Test as Martin Johnson makes 4 changes from the team that beat Australia. Hendre Fourie takes over from Lewis Moody who is rested, whilst Matt Banahan … [Read more...]
Ireland Labour to win – Ireland 20-10 Samoa
Ireland ended a run of four Test defeats but it was another lacklustre display as they struggled to subdue a physical Samoa team in front of a half filled Aviva stadium. Jamie Heaslip's 18th-minute try helped Ireland lead 10-0 but Leicester star Alesana Tuilagi replied for the visitors with the try of the match. This meant the home side went in to half-time at 13-7. The … [Read more...]
