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New Zealand were made to dig deep to overcome a dogged Scotland side 24-16 in an entertaining clash at Murrayfield. The result was confirmed by the All Blacks Twitter account: Tries from Victor Vito and Jeremy Thrush, plus 14 points from the boots of the returning Dan Carter and Colin Slade, gave the All Blacks an expected victory, but Scotland will take heart from a fine performance against a top quality outfit. New Zealand skipper Richie McCaw revealed ahead of this match that fixtures with the Scots are always special for him, per BBC Sport: I always love coming to Scotland. Both sides of...
Published: November 15, 2014
New Zealand came out on top of a tetchy encounter in Edinburgh to beat Scotland 24-16 at Murrayfield on Saturday, with forwards Victor Vito and Jeremy Thrush clinching the tries for the All Blacks. Steve Hansen implemented a stack of changes to his line-up for the trip north of the border, but the southern hemisphere tourists still had enough to edge out their European hosts. Scotland will take heart in knowing they held the All Blacks to within just a point heading into the game’s final phases, and both teams have plenty of learning points to take note of moving further into the autumn series. Read...
Published: November 15, 2014
Played two, lost two. A dry start to autumn has become England’s wet winter of discontent after going down 31-28 to South Africa. Stuart Lancaster’s side failed to end an eight-year losing streak against the Springboks, going down to an experienced outfit who raced into a 20-6 lead. England roared back with two driven tries as the Boks lost Victor Matfield to the bin, but the nous of the visitors came to the fore as they wrested back the initiative and quelled the English fire. South Africa have redeemed themselves for last week’s defeat to Ireland, while England are left...
Published: November 15, 2014
South Africa bounced back in style after last week’s defeat to Ireland, beating England 31-28 in an engrossing match at Twickenham. The result was confirmed by the South Africa Rugby Twitter account: Tries from Jan Serfontein, Cobus Reinach and Schalk Burger plus 16 points from the boot of Pat Lambie were enough to help the Springboks over the line, as they quelled an England fightback to emerge as narrow victors. Ahead of this massive clash, England captain Chris Robshaw insisted that his team would be looking to impose themselves early on in the match, per BBC Sport: We’re...
Published: November 15, 2014
Vern Cotter will be all too aware of the threat descending upon his Scottish outfit on Saturday, the All Blacks having had to ride a wave of pressure to emerge as 24-21 victors against England at Twickenham. However, Scotland ran in five tries to manage an impressive display of their own against Argentina last time out, handing Daniel Hourcade’s tourists a 41-31 defeat in Edinburgh. The underdog role is one the Scots are more than accustomed to taking on, so they’ll relish the visit of the most dangerous team in world rugby ready as both sides hope to maintain winning autumn records. Date: Saturday,...
Published: November 15, 2014
Both England and South Africa tasted defeat in their opening matches of the autumn international series, and a meeting at Twickenham this Saturday gives each team the chance to get matters back on track. Despite those losses, each side had a host of positives to take out of last weekend’s fixtures. South Africa fell victim to a stellar second-half display from Ireland while the might of New Zealand ultimately led to a three-point win for the All Blacks in London. Given the steady progress made by the Springboks in recent years, to suffer back-to-back defeats in the northern hemisphere wouldn’t...
Published: November 15, 2014
The last time Australia visited the Stade de France for an autumn international back in 2012, the hosts ran out convincing 33-6 winners. However, the result is likely to be somewhat closer in Paris on Saturday with both sides coming into the encounter having kicked off their November fixtures with a win. Australia overcame Wales for the 10th consecutive time last weekend while France convincingly beat Fiji in an impressive display. Both sides look in fine shape, and it should be a ferocious Test match in the French capital. Read on for all the details as well as a full preview. Date: Saturday,...
Published: November 14, 2014
France and Australia meet in Paris on Saturday in a fixture of high morale and good form after each side won their most recent autumn outings. The two teams had near opposite modes of victory last weekend, Les Bleus dominating Fiji in all regards to claim a 40-15 drubbing of the tourists, while the Wallabies squeaked past Wales 33-28 in what was at times a nail-biting affair. It makes for a promising run-in at the Stade de France, pitting two improving line-ups against one another, where the key battles detailed ahead will have a huge impact on who comes out the victors. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: November 13, 2014
Scotland showcased a new and promising fashion of to-the-point rugby in last weekend’s 41-31 defeat of Argentina, but New Zealand come to Murrayfield on Saturday bringing an entirely different danger. The world champions contributed a hearty performance of their own in beating England 24-21 at Twickenham, and Vern Cotter faces an uphill struggle in keeping a 100 percent autumn series record. Ahead of the Edinburgh matchup, we’ve examined which head-to-head battles promise to have the biggest impact on the scoreline. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: November 12, 2014
England and South Africa go into the second week of autumn internationals seeking to avenge defeats in Week 1. England endured a frustrating afternoon against the All Blacks, failing to capitalise on early pressure in the first half and a man advantage in the second, while the Boks were comprehensively beaten in Dublin despite a stronger scrummage and overall forward performance. A second defeat to a southern hemisphere superpower in as many weeks will throw England’s hopes for 2015 World Cup glory into serious doubt. For South Africa, losing to England for the first time in eight years will...