Final Cup ENGLAND 14 – 29 NEW ZEALAND
Final Plate FIJI 26 – 12 SOUTH AFRICA
Final Bowl KENYA 19 – 0 TONGA
Final Shield UNITED STATES 19 – 12 FRANCE
Month: February 2011
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Stormers 17 – 16 Sharks
Bulls 68 – 05 Premier XV
Crusaders 19 – 14 Rebels
Chiefs 28 – 26 Highlanders
Cheetahs 45 – 17 Southern Kings
Waratahs 41 – 13 Fiji
Reds 38 – 05 Brumbies
Blues 33 – 22 Hurricanes
The Indian Premier League 2011 season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, will be the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will be hosted by India and the opening ceremony will be held in Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, the home venue for 2010 Champions the Chennai Super Kings. The season will run from 8 April to 22 May 2011 and will consist of 70 games. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi. With ten teams set to take part the BCCI has decided to limit each franchises schedule to just 14 group games with 7 at home and 7 away games. Each franchise will play 5 teams at home and away, another two just at home and the final two teams away from home.
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Top 10 most expensive players for the 2011 IPL (USD)
The Springbok jersey for 2011, bearing the logo of new sponsor Absa, has been revealed.
Reports say South Africa flanker Juan Smith has been ruled out for the entire Super 15 rugby season and may miss the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.
The Super 15 website, quoting Cheetahs sources, says Smith will be sidelined for the next six to nine months. Smith would also miss the Tri-Nations, and possibly the World Cup in New Zealand in September.
Cheetahs captain Smith left the field just two minutes into his first game of the season against the defending champion Bulls in round two of the Super 15 on Friday. The report says he will have surgery early next week. The 69-times capped Smith, a World Cup winner in 2007, passed a late fitness test on an ankle injury before the match.
England manager Martin Johnson compared Chris Ashton to Jason Robinson after the winger’s four-try display against Italy. The former Rugby league player was close to reconverting from Rugby Union altogether just 18 months ago after an unsure start with Northampton, but with 9 tries in his first 9 tests since his debut against France last season, he will be delighted with his decision to continue.
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“It’s an interesting way to end your career†Martin Johnson chuckled when asked about Chris Ashton’s two swallow dives in England’s 59-13 rout against Italy. The former England captain was in a particularly light hearted mood after seeing his England side decimate an admittedly poor Italy side, even raising a smile when Aston elaborately dived over for England’s eighth try of the match.
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