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  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Tasman shock Auckland

    Tasman threw the form book out of the window to beat Auckland 30-28 in a tightly contested NPC match on Tuesday at Trafalgar Park.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Schoonspruit see off Hermanus

    Schoonspruit survived a few nervous moments early on to run out comfortable 41-13 winners in their match against Hermanus at the Wesbank grounds in Malmesbury on Monday. The match was an eliminator to see who would represent Boland as a Medium School in Die Burger's competition.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Hook to start at flyhalf

    Wales coach Warren Gatland has made nine changes to the team that beat England last week to play Argentina in a final World Cup warm-up match at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Bulls forced to turn to the youth

    Injuries to key players forced the Blue Bulls to give some of their future stars a place in the starting line-up for Friday's Currie Cup match against Griquas in Pretoria.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011
    Rougerie returns for France

    Rougerie returns for France

    France coach Marc Lievremont has made 13 changes for Les Bleus' second World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Referees to 20 August 2011

    Craig Joubert replaces Jonathan Kaplan in Dublin though the news is good that Kaplan's rehab if good enough to have him running again and in a positive frame of mind. In all four of the World Cup referees are in action this weekend - Joubert, George Clancy, Dave Pearson and Romain Poite.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Another Springbok reshuffle

    The Springboks on Tuesday made five changes to the starting line-up for Saturday's Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011
    Robinson rings the changes

    Robinson rings the changes

    Scotland have made 14 changes for Saturday's final World Cup warm-up match against Italy - with Graeme Morrison the only man to keep his place.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Too many 'lumps' in England midfield?

    Test greats Michael Lynagh and Will Greenwood believe England coach Martin Johnson must reshuffle his midfield if his team are to mount a successful World Cup campaign.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Stats: Tri-Nations, Round 4

    For the first time South Africa a played what could be considered as its A team for three-quarters of the match at least but ended with a full complement of bench players to lose yet again. The ststa tell us that the South Africans had the better opportunities for getting primary possession - penalties, line-outs and scrums - 38-21.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Bok coach grumbles over 'B-Blacks'

    Springboks coach Peter de Villiers took a swipe at the media over what he felt was 'double standards', after the All Blacks were allowed to slip into South Africa with a 'B' team and no fuss has been made about it.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    Boks see the 'bigger picture'

    South Africa may be on a three-match losing streak, and facing their first-ever Tri-Nations whitewash, but coach Peter de Villiers is still not putting victory at a premium.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011

    NPC gets snowed in

    Adverse weather and airport closures has forced the postponement of the Round 10 NPC match between Otago and Manawatu, which was scheduled to be played at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on Wednesday.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011
    Robinson gives up WC hope

    Robinson gives up WC hope

    Australia prop Benn Robinson has conceded defeat in his bid to play in the World Cup and will instead undergo surgery on a knee injury.

  • Tuesday, 16. August, 2011
    Deans pens new Australia deal

    Deans pens new Australia deal

    Australia coach Robbie Deans has signed a new contract until the end of 2013, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) announced on Tuesday.