Springboks v Wallabies
The Springboks play Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Match details
Date: Sunday 9 October 2011
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 07.00SA 18.00NZ 05.00 GMT
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (NZ)
Assistant refs: Dave Pearson (Eng), Romain Poite (Fra)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Teamsheets
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 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 Tatafu Polota Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Nathan Sharpe, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Willem Alberts, 19 François Louw, 20 François Hougaard, 21 Butch James, 22 Gio Aplon.
Recent Results
2011: Australia won 14-9, Durban
2011: Australia won 39-20, Sydney
2010: Australia won 41-39, Bloemfontein
2010: South Africa won 44-31, Pretoria
2010: Australia won 30-13, Brisbane
2009: Australia won 21-6, Brisbane
2009: South Africa won 32-25, Perth
2009: South Africa won 29-17, Cape Town
2008: South Africa won 53-8, Johannesburg
2008: Australia won 27-15, Durban
England eye place in final
by Thomas Rooney | England will be hopeful of reaching their third consecutive World Cup final this month, knowing they are just two games away. And they have been dealt a bit of good luck as well, avoiding any of the big Southern Hemisphere teams – Australia, South Africa, and of course New Zealand. » Read more on England eye place in final
All Blacks handed injury boost
by Thomas Rooney | New Zealand have been given a timely boost with the return of captain Richie McCaw for their World Cup quarter-final with Argentina. » Read more on All Blacks handed injury boost
Statistically speaking: Springboks v Wallabies
The guys over at www.ruckingoodstats.com have done a great job in compiling an extensive document comparing the statistics of the Boks and Wallabies so far during the World Cup.
Click to view it HERE
Smit: History counts for nothing
by Pete South | South Africa captain John Smit believes Australia will feel they have the advantage over his side going into their Quarter Final showdown at the Rugby World Cup, but insists the game is an opportunity to “wipe the slate clean” and notch a victory over their great rivals.
» Read more on Smit: History counts for nothing
2012 Springbok fixtures for Outlook and iCal
2012 Springbok fixtures for Outlook and iCal
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2011 Rugby World Cup Quarterfinals predictions
Based on Ou Grote’s predictions, those of international rugby experts, and Oddschecker which combines the odds of the world’s top 22 bookmakers to give the most likely result.
Predictions for all the quarterfinals
Hear the quarterfinal predictions of Will Carling, Zinzan Brooke, Scott Quinnell, Rob Henderson and Matt Burke:
RWC Quarterfinal 1
Saturday 8 October 07:00 SA – Ireland v Wales (Wellington)
OuGrote: Wales by 1
Joel Stransky: Ireland by 9
Heyneke Meyer: Ireland by 5
Allister Coetzee: Wales by 3
John Mitchell: Ireland by 3
Garth Wright: Wales by 5
TheBounce: Wales by 6
TheRoar: Ireland by 3
VFTB: Wales by 5
RWRant: Ireland
OddsChecker: Ireland by 1 to 5
Prediction: IRELAND
RWC Quarterfinal 2
Saturday 8 October 09:30 SA – England v France (Auckland)
» Read more on 2011 Rugby World Cup Quarterfinals predictions
2011 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal fixtures and referees
QF 1 SAT 8 October 07:00 SA – Ireland v Wales (Wellington)
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
QF 2 SAT 8 October 09:30 SA – England v France (Auckland)
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
QF 3 SUN 9 October 07:00 SA – South Africa v Australia (Wellington)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
QF 4 SUN 9 October 09:30 SA – New Zealand v Argentina (Auckland)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
2012 Varsity Cup fixtures for Outlook and iCal
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