Scotland win 23-12 against Italy and Wales 28-13 against Argentina, whilst Ireland go down 22-26 to France in the last of the warm-up games for the Rugby World Cup for Scotland and Wales as Ireland have one more chance to end on a winning note as they host England at the Aviva Stadium next weekend. Scotland and Wales will both take heart as they now prepare for the … [Read more...]
RWC Warm-up Game Scotland v Italy Teams
Scotland host Italy in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game on Saturday 20 August, at: Murrayfield with kick-off at; 1700 BST and coverage live on BBC Two. This game is the last chance for players to stake a claim to one of the 30 who will be on the plane to new Zealand in September. Simon Danielli starts on the left wing, with Nikki Walker on the bench, and it looks like a … [Read more...]
RWC 2011 Warm-up Game Team News Wales v Argentina
Ryan Jones is out of the Wales team for their final World Cup warm-up game on Saturday against Argentina. He had been ready to equal Ieuan Evans' 28 games as Wales captain, but has succumbed to a calf injury. Andy Powell takes over at number eight with Jonathan Thomas coming on to the bench and veteran flanker Martyn Williams takes over as captain as he returns to win a 99th … [Read more...]
2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up match teams Ireland v France
Ireland host France in the second of their RWC 2011 warm-up games at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 20 August, with Kick-off at: 1700 BST and live coverage on BBC2. Brian O'Driscoll the Irish captain who missed the defeats by Scotland and France because of a shoulder injury is fit and returns for Saturday's World Cup warm-up match against France in Dublin. Other changes see … [Read more...]
Dour England Go Down In Wales – Wales 19-9 England
This match was a fine example of the English hammer trying to crack a Welsh boulder and not a nut!. England had most of the possession and territory in this game but could not cross the Welsh line. In their new white strip, they seemed to have just one option bash it up the middle but without support and get turned over. With all of this, the first half was a stalemate as Rhys … [Read more...]