 Ireland 23 – 20 Italy. A last minute howler by TMO Derek Bevan handed the Irish a completely undeserved victory over the courageous Italians. Ronan O’Gara clearly knocked the ball forward just short of the line before grounding it for the match winning try. Comments:
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General rugby news and discussion
 No Currie Cup action this weekend, just friendlies: 24\08 19.00 Sharks 73 v 12 Mighty Elephants (PE), 25\08 15.00 Cheetahs v Pumas (Nelspruit HS), 25\08 14.00 Griffons v Griquas (Welkom). Comments:
 French club Biarritz are in discussions with Lions and Springbok loose forward Jacques Cronje.
 Oregan Hoskins has publicly declared that he is up for re-election as president of SARU next year.
Television, web TV, blow-by-blow commentary and streaming radio broadcast schedules for Rugby Internationals, Currie Cup and Air New Zealand Cup games between 14 and 26 August 2007. (more…)
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 Nick Mallett has “agreed in principle” to become the next Italian national coach. “I am seriously considering it. I find the idea of coaching them very attractive,” said the former Springbok coach.
 Tana Umaga oversaw his first training session as General Manager at French Second Division side Toulon on Tuesday. The players had already resumed training in July with the aim of making it back to Division One.
Download the Ou Grote Rugby World Cup Outlook Calendar to automatically add all the World Cup fixtures to your Microsoft Office Outlook calendar. (more…)
A roundup of games played this weekend around the world including Internationals, Currie Cup, Air New Zealand Cup, Australian Rugby Championship and South African Schools matches. (more…)