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Absa Currie Cup Round 8 results
The Lions beat The Bulls at home, WP win away at The Sharks, resurgent Cheetahs whack Griquas in Kimberley, and The Leopards destroy Boland at home.
Lions 20 - 13 Bulls
Sharks 9 - 21 Western Province
Griquas 13 - 58 Cheetahs
Leopards 50 - 16 Boland
Absa Currie Cup Table - Round 8
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Trinations - Boks 32 - 25 Wallabies
Match Details
Date: Saturday, August 29
Venue: Subiaco Oval, Perth
Kick-off: 12.05 SA | 18.05 AUS | 10.05 GMT
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Scorers
Australia 25 (6)
Tries: Matt Giteau (2), Lachie Turner
Conversions: Matt Giteau (2)
Penalties: Matt Giteau (2)
South Africa 32 (22)
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana (2)
Conversions: Morne Steyn (3)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (2)
Teamsheets
Springboks – 15 Ruan Pienaar, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Frans Steyn.
Australia – 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Peter Hynes, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Drew Mitchell.
Is it Justice or Just us?
The IRB’s Independent Committee has fined SARU R130 000, captain John Smit will have to pay R13 000, and each Springbok player was also fined R2600 for the Springboks wearing armbands demanding ‘Justice 4 Bakkies’ in the third Test against the B&I Lions.The Boks were incensed at their ongoing victimization by the IRB, who had suspended Bakkies Botha for three weeks for legitimately clearing a ruck during the second Test . » Read more
Habana joins Province
Blue Bulls wing Bryan Habana has signed a contract with Western Province until 2011. Bernie Habana, father of the Bok wing, confirmed on Sunday that he will be playing his domestic and Super Rugby in Cape Town for the next two years.
“Some details of the contract still has to be sorted out, but Bryan has decided that Cape Town is where it is at,” Habana Snr said, adding: “Those details will be sorted out in the next few days”.
Absa Currie Cup Round 7 results
Victories for all the home sides.
Bulls 44 (20) - Leopards 11 (11)
Cheetahs 59 (26) - Boland 8 (8)
Sharks 41 (20) - Griquas 6 (6)
WP 25 (18) - Lions 20 (8)
Absa Currie Cup Table - Round 7
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Trinations - Australia 18-19 New Zealand
Scorers
Wallabies 18 (12)
Penalties: Matt Giteau (6)
All Blacks 19 (3)
Try: Ma’a Nonu
Conversion: Dan Carter
Penalties: Dan Carter (4)
All Blacks – 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Rodney So’oialo, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Ma’a Nonu.
Wallabies – 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 Peter Hynes.
2009 Villager Schools 7s Tournament
This year will be the 41st School Seven’s event. 32 teams have accepted the invitation to ‘The Battle of Brookside III’ and will take part in SA’s founding Schools Sevens Rugby Tournament (the oldest in this country) first played in 1969 at the Villager Football Club. » Read more
15 year ban for Heidelberg hooligans
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQxUOxEWiA
SARU President Oregan Hoskins on Monday praised the South Western Districts Rugby Football Union for their strong action in suspending a club found guilty of violent behaviour for 15 years.
The Heidelberg Club was suspended after an incident earlier this month during which the club’s supporters invaded the field to attack the players of the Mossel Bay Rugby Club.
“I applaud the union for their strong action and the clear message they have sent to clubs – not just under their jurisdiction, but across the country,” Hoskins said.
“The implications for the Heidelberg Club are obviously very serious indeed and I have sympathy for those hard-working officials and members who had no part in this incident.
“But a club has to take responsibility for the actions of its members and players .”
View the video of the Heidelberg hooligans going on the rampage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQxUOxEWiA
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Bok touring squad named
The Springbok touring squad for the away leg of the 2009 Trinations is:
Forwards
John Smit – The Sharks, Captain
Victor Matfield – Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain
Andries Bekker – Western Province
Bakkies Botha – Blue Bulls
Heinrich Brüssow – Free State Cheetahs
Schalk Burger – Western Province
Bismarck du Plessis – The Sharks
Jannie du Plessis – The Sharks
Ryan Kankowski – The Sharks
Tendai Mtawarira – The Sharks
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Blue Bulls
Danie Rossouw – Blue Bulls
Juan Smith – Free State Cheetahs
Pierre Spies – Blue Bulls
Gurthrö Steenkamp – Blue Bulls
Backs
Jean de Villiers – Western Province
Fourie du Preez – Blue Bulls
Jaque Fourie – Lions
Bryan Habana – Blue Bulls
Adi Jacobs – The Sharks
Ricky Januarie – Western Province
Odwa Ndungane – The Sharks
Wynand Olivier – Blue Bulls
Ruan Pienaar – The Sharks
JP Pietersen – The Sharks
Frans Steyn – The Sharks
Morné Steyn – Blue Bulls
Bulls - 10
Sharks - 10
WP - 4
Cheetahs - 2
Lions - 1
Trinations - Boks 29 v 17 Wallabies
South Africa 29 (23)
Tries: Victor Matfield
Penalties: Morne Steyn (7)
Drop goal: Morne Steyn
Australia 17 (10)
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau
Conversions: Matt Giteau (2)
Drop goal: Berrick Barnes
MOTM: Victor Matfield
Match Details
Date: Saturday 8 August
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Time: 17:00 (15:00 GMT)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Teamsheets
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Andries Bekker, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Adi Jacobs.
Australia – 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Peter Hynes, 22 James O’Connor.
Facts & Figures
- Australia and South Africa have met on nine previous occasions at Cape Town, with the Springboks having won six matches to three, including the last four in succession.
- Australia’s first appearance at Newlands was in 1933. That 3-17 loss is still the Wallabies’ heaviest defeat at Cape Town.
- Australia achieved its wins in 1953 (18-14), 1963 (9-5) and 1992 (26-3).
- Five of the nine matches played between the two teams in the city have been determined by margins of four points or less. This includes the three Tri Nations games that have been played – in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
- In South Africa, the two countries have played 35 matches, with South Africa winning 27 games to Australia’s eight.
- Overall, the two countries have met on 67 occasions, with South Africa winning 40, Australia 26, as well as one draw.
- Prior to South Africa’s readmission to international sport in 1992, Australia had won just seven of the 31 matches played.
- The scoreboard stands 19 wins to 16 in Australia’s favour, along with a draw, in the time since then.
- South Africa has won 30 of the 48 Tests it has played at Cape Town, losing 14 and drawing two others.