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. (more…)
Month: October 2011
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. (more…)
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
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.
2012 Springbok fixtures for Outlook and iCal
2012 Springbok Rugby fixtures so you never miss a game! Add all the fixtures for the 2012 Springbok season to your Outlook or other calendars automatically.
» Download fixtures in Outlook, iCal and PDF format HERE (Facebook)
PLEASE NOTE
- Download through Internet Explorer – Firefox sometimes has problems downloading the file.
- Fixtures subject to change.
- View Ou Grote Rugby terms and conditions related to fixture downloads.
- Outlook and Internet Explorer are copyrights of Microsoft Corporation.
- To remove the fixtures from Outlook, follow these steps:
1. Open Outlook
2. Open the calendar
3. Click on View \ Arrange by \ Current View \ Events
4. You can then sort by Event name, select multiple and delete.
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)
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 so you never miss a game! Add all the fixtures for the 2012 Varsity Cup tournament to your Outlook or other calendars automatically.
Download Outlook fixtures HERE
Problems downloading? Download the .zip file HERE
Download iCal (Gmail, Apple) fixtures HERE
PLEASE NOTE
- Download through Internet Explorer – Firefox sometimes has problems downloading the file.
- Fixtures subject to change.
- View Ou Grote Rugby terms and conditions related to fixture downloads.
- Outlook and Internet Explorer are copyrights of Microsoft Corporation.
- To remove the fixtures from Outlook, follow these steps:
1. Open Outlook
2. Open the calendar
3. Click on View \ Arrange by \ Current View \ Events
4. You can then sort by Event name, select multiple and delete.
2012 Sevens Championship fixtures so you never miss a game! Add all the fixtures for the 2012 Sevens Championship to your Outlook or other calendars automatically.
Download Outlook fixtures HERE
Problems downloading? Download the .zip file HERE
Download iCal (Gmail, Apple, Outlook) fixtures HERE
PLEASE NOTE
- Download through Internet Explorer – Firefox sometimes has problems downloading the file.
- Fixtures subject to change.
- View Ou Grote Rugby terms and conditions related to fixture downloads.
- Outlook and Internet Explorer are copyrights of Microsoft Corporation.
- To remove the fixtures from Outlook, follow these steps:
1. Open Outlook
2. Open the calendar
3. Click on View \ Arrange by \ Current View \ Events
4. You can then sort by Event name, select multiple and delete.