World Rugby Results

GTD had the idea we should have a thread for other results (to compliment the wallabies tour thread).

Recent international results from around the world:


New Zealand 47
Tries: Sivivatu 2, McCaw, Smith, Rokocoko, McAlister, Carter
Conversions: Carter 3
Penalties: Carter 2

France 3
Drop goals: Fritz 1
HT: 23-3 New Zealand

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Wales 38
Tries: M Jones, Hook, Morgan, Byrne, Sweeney
Con: Sweeney 5
Pens: Sweeney

Pacific Islanders 20
Tries: Va'a, Mapasua, Ratuvou
Con: Pisi
Pen: Pisi
HT: 31-5

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England 18
Tries: Sackey, Balshaw
Cons: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson, Flood

Argentina 25
Try: Todeschini
Con: Todeschini
Pens: Contepomi, Todeschini 5

woohoo go the Pumas

Lots of new results this weekend!


England 23
Tries: Cueto, Vickery
Cons: Goode 2
Pens: Hodgson 2, Goode

South Africa 21
Tries: James, Ndungane
Con: James
Pens: James 2
Drop goal: Steyn

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France 8
Try: Heymans
Pens: Yachvilli 2

New Zealand 23
Tries: Rococoko, Nonu
Cons: Carter 2
Pens: Carter 3

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Scotland 34
Tries: Di Rollo, Callam, Brown, Henderson
Cons: Parks, Paterson 3
Pen: Paterson
Drop goal: Di Rollo

Pacific Islanders 22
Tries: Caucaunibuca, Ratuvou 2, Leo
Con: Pisi

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Italy 16
Try: Stanojevic
Con: Bortolussi
Pens: Bortolussi 3

Argentina 23
Tries: Todeschini, Avramovic
Cons: Todeschini
Pens: Todeschini 3

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Wales 61
Tries: Thomas G., Williams S., Rees, penalty try, Peel, Thomas J. 2, Sweeney, Shanklin
Cons: Hook 8

Canada 26
Tries: Pletch D., Daypuck
Cons: Pritchard 2
Pens: Pritchard 3
Drop goals: Daypuck

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So some good games there, most of them hard fought.. showing the stage is very healthy. England broke their 7 match losing streak (just), and Argentina backed up their win over England with a win over Italy. Not to mention they beat Wales twice back in June... so the question is, why not let them into the tri-nations? It would make it the ultimate southern-hemisphere battle. And the pacific islanders team is showing promise, they could be a possibility as well.

Jock Hobbs has already stated Argentina cannot be in the Tri Nations, well they can but it wouldnt work, I just can't remember the reason why lol.

Was a interesting All Blacks game this morning, refeering was abit iffy, ffs i hate those dirty french snails.

The last two results of the matches between the All Blacks and Les Froggs :D convinced me so much that NZ will definately win the World Cup. There is such a gap between the no.1 team in the world (New Zealand) and the second team (which is France), at the moment. ;) ;) ;)

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Originally Posted by patrick

The last two results of the matches between the All Blacks and Les Froggs :D convinced me so much that NZ will definately win the World Cup. There is such a gap between the no.1 team in the world (New Zealand) and the second team (which is France), at the moment. ;) ;) ;)

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And we are still making silly mistakes and arnt even at our best. :D

I can't wait 10 months though :(.........THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE!!! :cry:

Anything can happen come cup time.

It's surely France's best chance yet, but they haven't been a touch on their 6 nations efforts of late. If Wallabies don't improve, I hope at least France win the thing.

Rugby
Major raid on league coming

By Peter Jenkins in Dublin
November 20, 2006

AUSTRALIAN Rugby Union bosses are likely to launch a massive raid on rugby league to replenish Australia's backline talent after next year's World Cup.

Several top-end Test players - including the highly-paid trio of George Gregan, Stephen Larkham and Mat Rogers - will exit the game after the campaign in France, with their departures to free up reserves for poaching some of the NRL's stars.

Wallabies coach John Connolly has bemoaned on the current tour to Europe how Australia already suffers from an alarming lack of backline depth.

And while youngsters on the rise have been earmarked for the long-term future - Australia Schoolboy sensations Kurtley Beale and Quade Cooper among them - there are leading figures who believe the rugby league pool should again be fished for personnel.

ARU managing director Gary Flowers told The Daily Telegraph in Dublin the union's high performance unit was currently discussing rugby league as a potential recruitment ground post-World Cup.

"It is something that we certainly need to look at because there will be a significant turnover after next year's tournament," Flowers explained before the Wallabies took on Ireland at Lansdowne Road this morning.

But he also revealed the approach could be more varied than when the trio of marquee NRL players Rogers, Wendell Sailor and Lote Tuqiri were cherry-picked during a 12-month period from 2002.

Flowers said part of the in-house talks centred on whether the ARU targeted only high-profile NRL players, the next generation at a more junior level, or "a combination of both".

Aware that rugby league identities will accuse the ARU of failing to develop their own nursery - even though the 13-man game stripped rugby union of its best players for almost 90 years - Flowers said that cross-code shifts should be expected in a professional environment.

"That (lack of youth development) is not true. We can legitimately say we are taking care of that side.

"There is the money we put behind the national talent squad program, where between 50 and 80 of the best young kids from 15 to 18 are earmarked.

"We have the under-19 and under-21 programs and now the new national competition which we're banking on as a way to give people an opportunity to develop and come through."

Flowers said resistance from within the rugby community to signing NRL players - the latest of them Ryan Cross, who has joined Western Force in Perth - was also at times ill-informed.

"The thing people sometimes don't appreciate is that if we recruit a rugby league player, we're not taking any money away from community rugby programs," he added.

"A certain amount of money already has to be set aside for players. In fact, if we don't spend it all, it only gets distributed between that existing pool of professional players."

Hilarious that union needs to raid rugby league for its survival and health. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Wait if they need our stars for survial and health. Does that mean we can kill union off in Australia

The ARU is so pathetic.

How I <3 having so much depth in rugby it isnt funny. :)

Rugby
Gallop slams talk of raids

By Dean Ritchie and Peter Jenkins
November 20, 2006

INFLUENTIAL NRL figures last night attacked rugby union's impending raid on rugby league players with chief executive David Gallop describing the move as a "sad" reflection on a desperate ARU.

ARU bosses are poised to chase league players to replenish the Wallabies' backline talent after next year's World Cup.

Several Test players including George Gregan, Stephen Larkham and Mat Rogers will exit rugby union after the campaign in France - freeing up reserves for poaching NRL stars.

Melbourne's Billy Slater and the Roosters' Craig Wing - both off contract at the end of next year - would be union's premier targets.

But Gallop was frustrated at the looming raids, saying: "It seems to send a really sad message to the current team and any up-and-coming players. How would you feel if you were a young union back?"

Souths CEO Shane Richardson said rugby union continues to ignore junior development.

"We keep producing the young kids," said Richardson.

"They keep upgrading players to $1 million contracts but where is their development?

"We've got all the great young stars. They've got none.

"Until they put money into development, they'll never get it."

Brisbane Broncos chief executive Bruno Cullen said his crop of rookie players could be a union target.

"It is a sad indictment on their system. They're just not bringing the kids through," Cullen said.

"It will be difficult for us to keep all our players."

League manager Alan Gainey said NRL players would only leave for cash.

"They'd only go for the money - nothing else," said Gainey.

"Mat Rogers is coming back, Lote Tuqiri wants to come back. I don't think they're enjoying it very much."

FOX
Rugby
Rogers highlights soft centre


December 16, 2006

MAT Rogers' exit has shone the spotlight on the lack of depth in Australia's midfield heading towards the 2007 World Cup.

Selectors yesterday named a 47-man training squad for the World Cup in France which includes at least three players per position, save for the centres.

With Rogers now preparing to play for Gold Coast in the NRL, Matt Giteau may be forced to remain at inside centre even if he is considered a better option at halfback or five-eighth.

Test coach John Connolly also lamented the back-up stocks at outside centre, where an injury to Stirling Mortlock would be a huge blow to Australia's hopes.

"Some of those backline positions are the most open of them all," Connolly said. "We're definitely concerned about some areas there."

The squad will attend a three-day camp in Canberra from January 3.

Prop Al Baxter, who has played 42 Tests, is the biggest surprise among the four omissions from the European tour squad, with Tai McIsaac, Gene Fairbanks and Scott Fava also missing out.

Meanwhile, a contractual problem threatens to cost the Queensland Reds one of their key recruits for next year's Super 14. Former New Zealand Maori utility Ryan Nicholas, presently playing with Japanese side Suntory, has agreed to join the Reds in 2007.

However, coach Eddie Jones confirmed the deal was in jeopardy due to "complications".

Jones hopes to sort out the problem when he flies to Japan for Christmas.

The Victorian Rugby Union announced former Australian sevens coach Bill Millard would guide the Victorian team through next year's national championship. Ex-Wallabies player Fletcher Dyson will be a coaching consultant.

Matt Giteau is better than the average Half-back, but he is not good enough to play it at test-level, keep him in the centers.

Is Clinton Schifkofski in the side?? he was in the world XV...