Peter De Villiers resting of key players ready for the home legs of the Tri-Nations back fired on him as Australia took the spoils in the Mr Price Stadium also known as Durban's King's Park, on Saturday. The squad have only one match left, against the in-form All Blacks next Saturday, to recover some form and momentum before they open the defence of their world crown against … [Read more...]
Teams for Tri-nations South Africa v Australia
South Africa meet Australia in the home leg of their 2011 Tri-Nations at: Kings Park, Durban on Saturday, 13 August kick-off: 1605 BST (1705 local time) with Coverage: live on Sky Sports. Peter De Villiers has made 13 changes from the travelling squad as scrum-half Fourie du Preez and flanker Heinrich Brussow make their first Test appearances in 21 months. Whilst Hooker John … [Read more...]
All Blacks Thump Sorry Springboks – New Zealand 40-7 South Africa
New Zealand opened their 2011 Tri-Nations campaign with a clinical display against the second string Boks in Wellington. The All Blacks went in to half-time leading 18-7, thanks to a penalty from Carter plus tries from Wyatt Crocket, Zac Guildford and Cory Jane. John Smit went over for the Boks only try of the game on 29 minutes and Morne Steyn converted. The second period and … [Read more...]
All Blacks V South Africa Teams 30 July 2011 Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Graham Henry makes four changes from the team that played against Fiji last week. In the forwards, Samuel Whitelock returns to the second row, replacing last week’s Test debutant Jarrad Hoeata, who moves to the bench, while Jerome Kaino is back in his usual position at blindside flanker, with Adam Thomson moving to number eight, and Liam Messam to the bench. In the backs, … [Read more...]
Australia Take Tri-Nations Opener – Australia 39-20 South Africa
The Wallabies had the perfect start to the Tri-Nations with a satisfying win against a second string Springboks side. Australia led 15-6 at half-time and went out to a 19 point lead before the usual round of changes disrupted the flow and allowed South Africa to come back for the fianl score of: Australia 39-20 South Africa Scorers Australia: Tries: Alexander, Ioane, … [Read more...]