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Category: Tri Nations
News and discussion about the Tri Nations
Details
Date: Saturday 28 August 2011
Kick-off: 12.05 SA (10.05 GMT)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
Assistants: Craig Joubert (SA), Cobus Wessels (SA)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Teams
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Anthony Fainga’a, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill, 4 Dan Vickerman, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Rob Horne.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 John Afoa, 18 Ali Williams, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Isaia Toeava.
Recent Results
2011: New Zealand won 30-14, Auckland
2010: Australia won 26-24, Hong Kong
2010: New Zealand won 23-22, Sydney
2010: New Zealand won 20-10, Christchurch
2010: New Zealand won 49-28, Melbourne
2009: New Zealand won 32-19, Tokyo
2009: New Zealand won 33-6, Wellington
2009: New Zealand won 19-18, Sydney
2009: New Zealand won 22-16, Auckland
2008: New Zealand won 19-14, Hong Kong
Match details
Date: Saturday, August 20
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 17.00 SA (15.00 GMT)
Expected weather: Clear day of sunshine with a high of 20°C
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistants: Andrew Small (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Teams
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 CJ van der Linde, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Ashley Johnson, 21 François Hougaard, 22 Butch James.
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Isaia Toeava, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Adam Thomson, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Piri Weepu, 22 Cory Jane.
Recent Results
2011: New Zealand won 40-7 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
2010: New Zealand won 29-22 at National Stadium, Soweto
2010: New Zealand won 31-17 at Westpac Trust, Wellington
2010: New Zealand won 32-12 at Eden Park, Auckland
2009: South Africa won 32-29 at Rugby Park, Hamilton
2009: South Africa won 31-19 at Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2009: South Africa won 28-19 at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
2008: New Zealand won 19-0 at Newlands
2008: South Africa won 30-28 at Carisbrook, Dunedin
2008: New Zealand won 19-8 at Westpac Trust, Wellington
2007: New Zealand won 33-6 at Jade Stadium, Christchurch
2007: New Zealand won 26-21 at Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2006: South Africa won 21-20 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
2006: New Zealand won 45-26 at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2006: New Zealand won 35-17 at Westpac Trust, Wellington
2005: New Zealand won 31-27 at Carisbrook, Dunedin
2005: South Africa won 22-16 at Newlands
The Springboks will host and take on the New Zealand All Blacks for their Tri-Nations Rugby encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 20 August 2011. Nelson Mandela Bay plays host to the return match between South Africa and New Zealand to round out the 2011 Tri-Nations Series. This will be South Africa’s last match in the 2011 Tri Nations Series before they take on the world in September this year.
Friday 19 August
17:00 Currie Cup: Bulls v Griquas
19:00 Currie Cup: WP v Lions
19:10 Currie Cup: Sharks v Leopards
Saturday 20 August
09:30 ITM Cup: Manawatu v Waikato
14:00 Youth Rugby: SA Schools v France U18
15:00 Currie Cup: Cheetahs v Pumas
15:15 Test: Wales v Argentina
16:00 Tri-Nations South Africa v New Zealand
17:45 Test: Ireland v France
20:00 Test: Scotland v Italy
Match details
Date: Saturday 13 August 2011
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 17.05 RSA (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (NZ)
Assistants: George Clancy (Ire), Carlo Damasco (Ita)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Teamsheets
South Africa: 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Danie Rossouw, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Morné Steyn, 22 Gio Aplon.
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 Scott Higginbotham, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 James Horwill, 4 Nathan Sharpe, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Subs: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Anthony Faingaa.
Springbok Squad for Tests versus Australia (August 13) and New Zealand (August 20)
BACKS – Province/Club – Caps
Gio Aplon – DHL Western Province – 14
Frans Steyn – Racing Metro, France – 42
JP Pietersen – The Sharks – 36
Bryan Habana – DHL Western Province – 68
Jaque Fourie – DHL Western Province – 62
Juan de Jongh – DHL Western Province – 8
Jean de Villiers – DHL Western Province – 67
Morne Steyn – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 27
Butch James – MTN Golden Lions – 40
Ruan Pienaar – Ulster, N Ireland – 49
Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 55
Francois Hougaard – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 8
FORWARDS
Heinrich Brussow – Free State – 13
Pierre Spies – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 40
Jean Deysel – The Sharks – 3
Danie Rossouw – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 56
Bakkies Botha – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 72
Victor Matfield – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 105
Gerhard Mostert – Stade Francais, France – 1
John Smit (captain) – The Sharks – 104
Bismarck du Plessis – The Sharks – 36
Tendai Mtawarira – The Sharks – 26
Jannie du Plessis – The Sharks – 24
Gurthrö Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls – 31
CJ van der Linde – MTN Golden Lions – 71
Players not considered for selection due to injury were: Schalk Burger (hand), Juan Smith (Achilles), Andries Bekker (ankle), Willem Alberts (shoulder), Johann Muller (hamstring) and Duane Vermeulen (knee).
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.