Categoria: Rugby Championship

Tri-Nations, il XV All Blacks per l’Australia

Sabato sera a Brisbane si assegna il Tri-Nations 2011. Queste le scelte del ct neozelandese Graham Henry

1. Tony Woodcock (75)
2. Keven Mealamu (85)
3. Owen Franks (23)
4. Brad Thorn (51)
5. Samuel Whitelock (17)
6. Adam Thomson (21)
7. Richie McCaw – captain (97)
8. Kieran Read (31)
9. Piri Weepu (48)
10. Daniel Carter (81)
11. Zac Guildford (6)
12. Ma’a Nonu (59)
13. Conrad Smith (48)
14. Cory Jane (24)
15. Mils Muliaina (97)

Reserves:
16. Andrew Hore (54)
17. John Afoa (33)
18. Ali Williams (65)
19. Victor Vito (7)
20. Andy Ellis (20)
21. Colin Slade (5)
22. Isaia Toeava (31)

Il XV australiano che si giocherà la “finalissima” del Tri-Nations 2011

Sabato al Suncorp Stadium di Brisbane, andrà in scena l’ultimo atto del Tri-Nations 2011. Australia e Nuova Zelanda sono a pari punti, chi vince si porta a casa torneo e Bledisloe Cup.
Ecco la squadra annunciata dal ct wallabies Robbie Deans (ancora un posto libero in panchina):

15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Anthony Fainga’a, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Dan Vickerman, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 TBC

Video: Sudafrica-All Blacks, come arrivare a una giusta decisione per vie discutibili

Ieri, in Sudafrica, partita di Tri-Nations…

Video: highlights da Tri-Nations tra Springboks vincenti e All Blacks sconfitti

Tri-Nations, gli Sprigboks sgambettano gli All Blacks (18-5)

The full time score is South Africa 18 New Zealand 5

Scorers

South Africa 
Tries –
Pen – M Steyn 5
Con –
Drop – M Steyn
Cards –

New Zealand
Tries – R Kahui
Pen –
Con –
Drop –
Cards –

Match Officials 
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Timekeeper: Paul Ackermann (South Africa)
Statistician: Jacques Hugo (South Africa)
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Teams

South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie , 14 JP Pietersen , 13 Jaque Fourie , 12 Jean de Villiers , 11 Bryan Habana , 10 Morne Steyn , 9 Fourie du Preez , 8 Pierre Spies , 7 Willem Alberts , 6 Heinrich Brussow , 5 Victor Matfield (captain) , 4 Bakkies Botha , 3 Jannie du Plessis , 2 Bismarck du Plessis , 1 Gurthro Steenkamp

Replacements , 16 John Smit , 17 Tendai Mtawarira , 18 CJ van der Linde , 19 Danie Rossouw , 20 Ashley Johnson , 21 Francois Hougaard , 22 Butch James

New Zealand: Israel Dagg, Isaia Toeava, Richard Kahui, Sonny Bill Williams, Hosea Gear, Colin Slade, Jimmy Cowan; Liam Messam, Adam Thomson, Jerome Kaino, Ali Williams, Sam Whitelock, John Afoa, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock.

Reserves: Andrew Hore, Ben Franks, Jarrad Hoeata, Victor Vito, Andy Ellis, Piri Weepu, Cory Jane.