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IRELAND v ARGENTINA
IRELAND HAVE SECURED THEIR FIRST EVER TEST VICTORY IN ARGENTINA
IRELAND 29 --- ARGENTINA 10
It was a proud moment for Ireland's Captain PAUL O'CONNELL as he stepped on to the Rugby Field today. It was his 100th CAP!
O'Connell has received 93 Caps for Ireland and 7 Caps for The British and Irish Lions.
It was his 10th time to Captain his country.
It was also a new era for Ireland following the retirement of Brian O'Driscoll.
DARREN CAVE took over his position and wore the number 13 Shirt.
THE TEAMS:
IRELAND:
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster); Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster), Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Luke Marshall (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster); Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) (capt), Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster), Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster), Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster).
Replacements:
Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster), Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Rodney Ah You (Buccaneers/Connacht), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht), Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster), Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster).
ARGENTINA:
Joaquin Tuculet (Unattached); Santiago Cordero (Regatas Bella Vista), Jerónimo de la Fuente (Duendes RC), Gabriel Ascarate (Natación y Gimnasia), Manuel Montero (Pucará); Nicolás Sánchez (Bordeaux-Bègles), Martín Landajo (CASI) (capt); Lucas Noguera Paz (Lince RC), Matías Cortese (Liceo RC), Ramiro Herrera (Castres Olympique), Manuel Carizza (Stormers), Tomas Lavanini (Hindú Club), Rodrigo Baez (Liceo RC), Tomás de la Vega (CUBA), Benjamin Macome (Unattached).
Replacements:
Julian Montoya (Club Newman), Bruno Postiglioni (La Plata RC), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (La Plata RC), Matías Alemanno (La Tablada), Javier Ortega Desio (Estudiantes de Paraná), Tomás Cubelli (Belgrano Athletic), Santiago González Iglesias (Asociación Alumni), Lucas González Amorosino (Oyonnax).
POINTS BREAKDOWN:
IRELAND --- 29
Tries-
Chris Henry; Johnny Sexton; Andrew Trimble ...... 15points
Conversions-
Johnny Sexton (1/3) ....2points
Penalties-
Sexton (2) Ian Madigan (2) ...12points
ARGENTINA -- 17
Tries-
Manuel Montero; Tomas de la Vega .... 10points
Conversions-
Nicolas Sanchez; Santiago Gonzalez Inglesias .... 4points
Penalties-
Nicolas Sanchez (1/2) ..... 3points
Argentina's Benjamin Macome received a Yellow Card for taking out Andrew Trimble in the air.
Congratulations to Ireland, OH, ButtercupFields and all Irish GR Friends :-)
Commiserations to Argentina
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WALES V EASTERN PROVINCE KINGS
Tuesday June 10th.. SKY SPORTS 2 ... 5.30pm (UK time)
Wales Head Coach,Warren Gatland, has chosen his team to face Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
This will be the "Warm-Up" match ahead of their two Test Matches v The Mighty Springboks.
The Team has been Posted on the "WELSH RUGBY NEWS- THE SOUTH AFRICA TOUR 2014" Thread.
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SOUTH AFRICA SPRINGBOKS v WORLD XV:
SPRINGBOKS 47 -- WORLD XV 13
The Mighty South Africa Springboks have given Wales a preview of what they are about to face, on the next two Saturdays of their South African Tour, when they beat the WORLD XV today.
The World XV is a Star-Studded team made up of International and Top Players from around the world.
Countries from which the team were chosen were South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, England, Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Georgia.
Players included in this team were the Captain- Australia's Matt Giteau, and New Zealanders- Drew Mitchell, Rene Ranger, Hosea Gear and Andrew Hore.
Also in this team were South African Wyand Olivier and France's Francois Trinh-Duc.
South Africa saw the return of Victor Matfield as Captain after a 3 year absence.
There were 10 World Cup Players in the South African Side,
STARTING LINE UPS:
South Africa:
15 Le Roux; 14 Hendricks, 13 Pietersen, 12 F Steyn, 11 Habana; 10 M Steyn, 9 Pienaar; 1 Mtawarira, 2 B du Plessis, 3 J du Plessis; 4 Botha, 5 Matfield (capt); 6 Louw, 7 Alberts; 8 Vermeulen
Replacements: 16 Brits, 17 Steenkamp, 18 Oosthuizen, 19 Van der Merwe, 20 Burger, 21 Du Preez, 22 Goosen, 23 Mvovo
World XV:
15 O'Connor; 14 Mitchell, 13 Ranger, 12 Olivier, 11 Gear; 10 Giteau (capt), 9 Kockott; 1 Taumalolo, 2 Burden, 3 Hayman; 4 Kruger, 5 Hargreaves; 6 Gorgodze, 7 Armitage; 8 Wilson
Replacements:
16 Hore, 17 Ferreira, 18 Cilliers, 19 Tekori, 20 Lapandry, 21 Cowan, 22 Trinh-Duc, 23 Stanley
MATCH:
This was a very entertaining game of rugby.
The first half was very competitive, with The World XV dominating territory, quality ball and platform.
However in the second half, The World XV seemed to lose pace and the Springboks used that to their advantage to become worthy winners of this game.
Two players were Yellow Carded during this match-
First, World XV's Gorgodze was sent to the Sin Bin for being Off Side at Line Out.
Then near the end of the match Jimmy Cowan, also World XV, also had a yellow card. This time it was because he had been seen by the TMO stamping on Vermeulen's hand in the scrum.
As usual, decisions (or probably INDECISIONS would be the better word :-D) went to the TMO Ref.
One instance was over a possible TRY by Vermeulen.
A "NO TRY" decision was given however, as there were too many hands seen under the ball. The ball was, in fact, held up by Andrew Hore.
POINTS BREAKDOWN:
SOUTH AFRICA -- 47
Tries-
Habana; Botha; Bismarck du Plessis (2); Goosen; Le Roux ..... 30points
Conversions-
Morne Steyn (2); Johan Goosen (2)......8points
Penalties-
Steyn (30..... 9 points
WORLD XV -- 13
Tries-
Hargreaves ... 5points
Conversions-
O'Connor ... 2 points
Penalties
O'Connor (2) ... 6points
Congratulations to South Africa, RolloTheRed and any GR Springboks fans :-)
Commiserations to World XV
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AND IT'S A DOUBLE WIN FOR AUSTRALIA...
A horse called AUSTRALIA won the EPSOM DERBY :-D :-D :-D
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AUSTRALIA V FRANCE:
If the singing of the Anthems determines the outcome of the game, then inevitably Australia would win!
...and of course THEY DID!
AUSTRALIA 50 --- FRANCE 23
STARTING LINE UPS:
AUSTRALIA:
15 Israel Folau, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nic White, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore (c), 1 James Slipper.
Replacements:
16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 James Horwill, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Kurtley Beale, 23 Pat McCabe.
FRANCE:
15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Gaël Fickou, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Felix le Bourhis, 10 Frédéric Michalak, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Bernard le Roux, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 3 Nicolas Mas (c), 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements:
16 Christopher Tolofua, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Alexandre Flanquart, 20 Antoine Burban, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 Remi Lamerat, 23 Brice Dulin.
MATCH:
Australian Wallabies' Bernard Foley kicks off the game, and after 5 minutes the teams are equal, both sides having scored a penalty 3 points.
Just 5 minutes into the game, Australia's new Captain, Stephen Moore, sustains an injury and has to be replaced.
He has sustained a suspected ligament strain, and if this is the case, he will be forced onto the side lines for the next 4 to 5 weeks.
Australia proved to be the dominant team throughout the majority of the game. However France rallied in the later part of the second half, but too little too late.
One France Supporter, excited by France getting a Try, lifted her Shirt to reveal her bra! :-0 :-0 :-D :-D
There were a few controversial decisions-
A "No Try" decision for an Ashley-Cooper (Wallabies) possible try, as both the Referee and TMO Referee decided, that there was no evidence of grounding.
Also in the same incident, a question of France's Michalak being off-side in his tackle arose. However, both the Referee and the TMO Ref decided, that he had done enough to get back on side, so no Penalty Try was awarded to the Australians.
Another incident happened just before the end of the game-
Penalty Try awarded to France by the Referee for a Messy Scrum by Australia, followed by France Conversion.
POINTS BREAKDOWN:
AUSTRALIA -- 50
Tries (7)-
Folau; Ashley-Cooper; Hooper; Toomau; Cummins; Beale; McCabe ---35points
Conversions- Foley (6) ---12points
Penalties- Foley (1) --- 3points
FRANCE -- 23
Tries (2)-
Parra; Penalty Awarded by Ref --- 10points
Conversions- Michalak (2) -- 4points
Penalties- Michalak (2) -- 6points
Drop-Goal- Michalak -- 3 points
Congratulations Australia and to all my Australian GR friends :-)
Commiserations France
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SUMMER TOUR INTERNATIONAL TEST MATCHES REPORTS
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NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS v ENGLAND: FIRST TEST-
NEW ZEALAND 20 --- ENGLAND 15
A hard pressed game, with both teams on 15 points nearing the end of play.
In the last 2 minutes of play, it all changes, when The All Black's Conrad Smith scores the TRY that leads to New Zealand winning this match.
STARTING LINE UPS-
All Blacks: 15 Dagg; 14 B Smith, 13 C Smith, 12 Nonu, 11 Jane; 10 Cruden, 9 A Smith; 1 Woodcock, 2 Coles, 3 Franks; 4 Retallick, 5 Whitelock; 6 Messam, 7 McCaw (capt); 8 Kaino
Replacements: 16 Mealamu, 17 Crockett, 18 Faumuina, 19 Tuipulotu, 20 Vito, 21 Perenara, 22 Barrett, 23 Fekitoa
England: 15 Brown; 14 Yarde, 13 Tuilagi, 12 Eastmond, 11 May; 10 Burns, 9 Youngs; 1 Marler, 2 Webber, 3 Wilson; 4 Launchbury, 5 Parling; 6 Haskell, 7 Robshaw (capt); Morgan
Replacements: 16 Gray, 17 Mullan, 18 Thomas, 19 Attwood, 20 Johnson, 21 Dickson, 22 Cipriani, 23 Pennell
ENGLAND POINTS-
Penalties: Freddie Burns (4); Danny Cipriani (1)
Points- 15
NEW ZEALAND POINTS-
Try- Conrad Smith
Penalties- Aaron Cruden (5)
Points- 20
Congratulations to The All Blacks, Persephone and all our New Zealand Friends.
Commiseration To England, Wend, Roy and all our English Friends.
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