Australia who every season blood new youngsters in the irb Sevens Series competition making it tough for them to take the top honours. Could be seen in new strip as they finished a creditable fourth in the Gold Coast leg of the 2011/12 series. They along with Fiji and Samoa sported the latest addition kit from the apparel manufacturers Seviin. Seviin who are a spin-off from … [Read more...]
RWC: Clinical Australia win bronze
Australia won at Eden Park for the first time in twenty-five years to claim the dubious honour of third place with clinical 21-18 victory over a lacklustre Welsh outfit missing a number of key players. The close score-line was helped by a consolation try and missed the dominance Australia had over Wales throughout a match that clearly exemplified the gulf in class between … [Read more...]
RWC: Match preview: Wales – Australia
BRONZE MEDAL MATCH - WALES vs AUSTRALIA Eden Park, Auckland, Friday 21st Oct 8:30pm (NZT) Head-to-head: Played 30, Australia 19, Wales 10, Drawn 1 Last meeting: Australia 25 beat Wales 26 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 2010 Last meeting at a World Cup: Australia 32 beat Wales 20 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 2007 Team news: Robbie Deans has included the influential Kurtley … [Read more...]
RWC: Devastating New Zealand sweep Australia aside
Australia were out-kicked, out-muscled and out-ran by an outstanding New Zealand team as the host nation booked their first final since 1995 but, ominously, their second straight on home soil with a 20-6 victory at Eden Park. The All Blacks threw aside any pre-match pressure to produce the best performance of the World Cup of any team to date as Australia crumbled under the … [Read more...]
RWC: Semi-final Preview: New Zealand – Australia
A number of records are on the line in the second Southern Hemisphere heavyweight blockbuster in two weeks when New Zealand meets usual rivals Australia on Sunday night, 9pm local time. The Wallabies have failed to beat the All Blacks at their Eden Park stronghold in the professional era and embarrassingly lost to Ireland in pool play at the same ground. The host nation is yet … [Read more...]