Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    All Blacks boss sticks to his guns

    All Blacks coach Graham Henry admitted that the Springboks outplayed his team in Port Elizabeth but said he had no regrets about leaving nine of New Zealand's leading players at home to rest ahead of the World Cup.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Five more All Blacks commit to NZ

    Five more current All Blacks have committed to continue playing their rugby in New Zealand after 2011, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Scotland land another solid blow

    Dan Parks staked his claim to win back the Scotland No.10 jersey as they stepped up their World Cup preparations with another solid win, beating Italy 23-12 at Murrayfield on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Player ratings: ABs knocked over

    All Blacks coach Graham Henry may leave South Africa with more questions than answers when it comes to the make-up of his World cup squad, as his team failed to deliver.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    France star in Irish nightmare

    Ireland's nightmare run-up to the World Cup continued as they slumped to their third consecutive defeat when they were largely outplayed in a 26-22 defeat by France at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Bok machine still needs fine-tuning

    Springbok captain John Smit warned that although the 18-5 win over the All Blacks was vital to his team's morale, there is still a lot for them to work on ahead of the defence of their World Cup title.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Player ratings: Boks come to the party

    Much like they have done on so many occasions in the past, just when even the most die hard supporters begin to doubt the Springboks' capabilities, they produce a fantastic performance against their arch rivals New Zealand.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Failure to execute kills All Blacks

    Stand-in All Black skipper Keven Mealamu lamented his side's inability to finish off the opportunities that they created against the Springboks in their 5-18 Tri-Nations loss in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Determined Boks salvage some pride

    The Springboks salvaged some pride by winning their final Tri-Nations game of the season in Port Elizabeth which gave them a much-needed boost ahead of the defence of their World Cup title next month.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Boks bruise All Blacks' egos

    The Springboks produced their best performance of the season by some distance with a fantastic 18-5 triumph over the All Blacks in the Tri-Nations in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    SA Schools win drab affair

    South African Schools beat France Under-19 21-14 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth after leading 16-0 at half-time.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Cheetahs wallop sorry Pumas

    The Cheetahs taught a woeful Pumas side a serious rugby lesson in a runaway 80-16 hiding in Bloemfontien in the Currie Cup on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Sharks rue missed opportunity

    Sharks coach John Plumtree battled to take any positives from his side's disappointing performance against the Leopards on Friday night and admitted to being 'frustrated' with his team.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Clinical Canterbury show their class

    Canterbury completely dominated Taranaki at Rugby Park in Christchurch on Saturday, completely shutting the visitors out on their way to a convincing 27-0 bonus-point win which took them to the top of the standings.

  • Saturday, 20. August, 2011

    Fiji locked and loaded for World Cup

    Fiji confirmed lock Leone Nakarawa in their World Cup squad on Saturday, a day after he was cleared to enter New Zealand when he resigned his army commission.