Internationals
Scotland 10 – 6 Ireland
England 23 – 19 Wales
All Blacks 30 – 14 Wallabies
Currie Cup
Cheetahs 28 – 22 Western Province
Blue Bulls 27 – 36 Golden Lions
Griquas 43 – 22 Sharks
Leopards 27 – 15 Pumas
Year: 2011
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By William Taylor
A large scale overhaul of South African rugby has been unveiled in a bid to take the sport to a new level in the country. The changes will take place on September 1, and will be fully operational by the time the Springboks travel to New Zealand for the World Cup.
Date: Saturday, August 6
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 19.35 NZL | 07.35 GMT | 09.35 RSA
Referee: Craig Joubert (SA)
Assistants: Marius Jonker (SA), Christie du Preez (SA)
TMO: Glen Jackson
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 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Dan Vickerman, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Anthony Fainga’a, 22 Lachie Turner.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Adam Thomson, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Sonny Bill Williams.
As we all know by now, Joost van der Westhuizen has been facing some extreme challenges to his health and indeed survival. He recently returned from a leading international centre of Neurology at The Cleveland Medical Centre in Ohio, USA, but unfortunately his struggles are far from over. Joost has been diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
1. New Zealand P 1 | W 1 | L 0 | Pts 5
2. Australia P 1 | W 1 | L 0 | Pts 5
3. South Africa P 2 | W 0 | L 2 | Pts 0