» u13 Coca-Cola Craven Week 2012

All the results from the u13 Coca-Cola Craven Week 2012

Congratulations to the following sides that went unbeaten:

– Griqualand West (beat Namibia, Border CD, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Falcons)
– Blue Bulls (beat Eastern Province, Border, SWD Eagles, Western Province)

» Day 1

Griqualand West 36 vs Namibia 0
Boland 15 vs Griffons 0
Falcons 18 vs KwaZulu Natal 3
NW Leopards 56 vs Zimbabwe 0
Blue Bulls 31 vs Eastern Province 6
Border 10 vs Golden Lions 8
Western Province 36 vs Pumas 5
Limpopo Blue Bulls 14 vs Border CD 12
SWD Eagles 15 vs Free State Cheetahs 10

» Day 2
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» LSEN u18 Craven Week 2012

All the results from the LSEN u18 Craven Week 2012

Congratulations to the following sides that went unbeaten:

– Western Province (beat Border, Falcons, Blue Bulls)
– Boland (beat Golden Lions EE, SWD Eagles, Pumas)

» Day 1

Griffons 11 vs Pumas 43
Falcons 39 vs Free State Cheetahs 7
Golden Lions 22 vs Blue Bulls EE 0
Kwa-Zulu Natal 23 vs SWD Eagles 26
Border 3 vs Western Province 23
Boland 19 vs Golden Lions EE 17
NW Leopards 10 vs Blue Bulls 24

» Day 2
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2012 Super 15 Week 17 Fixtures

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Friday 06 July
107 Chiefs v Crusaders (Hamilton 09:35)
108 Reds v Highlanders (Brisbane 11:40)

Saturday 07 July
109 Blues v Force (Auckland 09:35)
110 Waratahs v Brumbies (Sydney 11:40)
111 Cheetahs v Stormers (Bloemfontein 15:00)
112 Lions v Rebels (Johannesburg 17:05)
113 Sharks v Bulls (Durban 19:10)

We have averaged the ratings from all rugby websites for each game of the 3 test series against England. Players must have started at least two of the three tests to be considered. Rampaging number 7 Willem Alberts was the best rated player by far, with struggling flyhalf Morne Steyn clearly the worst rated of the Bok starters.

2012 Super 15 Week 16 Fixtures

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Friday 29 June
101 Highlanders v Chiefs (Dunedin 09:35)
102 Rebels v Reds (Melbourne 11:40)

Saturday 30 June
103 Crusaders v Hurricanes (TBC 09:35)
104 Force v Brumbies (Perth 11:40)
105 Stormers v Lions (Cape Town 17:05)
106 Bulls v Cheetahs (Pretoria 19:10)


Alex Goode 15 Gio Aplon
Chris Ashton 14 JP Pietersen
Jonathan Joseph 13 Jean de Villiers (captain)
Manu Tuilagi 12 Wynand Olivier
Ben Foden 11 Bryan Habana
Toby Flood 10 Morne Steyn
Danny Care 09 Francois Hougaard
Thomas Waldrom 08 Pierre Spies
James Haskell 07 Jacques Potgieter*
Tom Johnson 06 Marcell Coetzee
Geoff Parling 05 Juandre Kruger
Tom Palmer 04 Eben Etzebeth
Dan Cole 03 Jannie du Plessis
Dylan Hartley (captain) 02 Bismarck du Plessis
Alex Corbisiero 01 Tendai Mtwarira

Impact players:

Lee Mears 16 Adriaan Strauss
Joe Marler 17 Werner Kruger
Mouritz Botha 18 Flip van der Merwe
Phil Dowson 19 Ryan Kankowski
Lee Dickson 20 Ruan Pienaar
Owen Farrell 21 Elton Jantjies
Brad Barritt 22 Bjorn Basson


* Debut test

Tuesday 19 June 2012

19:10 SA Barbarians North v England (Potchefstroom)

Friday 22 June 2012

IRB Junior World Championship

12:00 Scotland vs Samoa (UWC)
14:15 Italy vs Fiji (UWC)
14:15 Ireland vs France (Newlands)
16:30 England vs Australia (UWC)
16:30 Argentina vs Wales (Newlands)
18:45 FINAL: New Zealand vs South Africa (Newlands)

19:05 Sharks vs Barney’s Army (Kings Park)

Saturday 23 June 2012

05:40 Test: Fiji v Tonga

07:00 Test: Australia v Wales (Sydney)
Ou Grote: Wales by 3
The Bounce: Australia by 4
Tank (FRG): Wales by 3

09:35 Test: New Zealand v Ireland (Hamilton)
Ou Grote: New Zealand by 5
The Bounce: New Zealand by 15
Tank (FRG): New Zealand by 7

17:00 Test: South Africa v England (Port Elizabeth)
Ou Grote: South Africa by 9
The Bounce: South Africa by 8
Tank (FRG): England by 3
JC (Keo): South Africa by 7

23:00 Test: Argentina v France (Tucuman)
Ou Grote: France by 3

23:00 Test: Canada v Georgia

Sunday 24 June 2012

02:30 Test: USA v Italy

03:30 Test: Samoa v Scotland

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Philippe Saint-Andre, the coach of the French rugby team has released his final list of players for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup, taking place in England but Francois Trinh-Duc, the experienced No. 10 was conspicuously absent. The 28-year old player had a brilliant performance in the last World Cup final match in Auckland in 2011 when his team was narrowly beaten by the All Blacks. Trinh-Duc’s place will be filled by another experienced flyhalf, Frederic Michalak.

A major shake-up seems to have taken place in the French team, after France secured a narrow win in their warm-up match against England. Coach Saint Andre has left out popular players like centre Remi Lamerat, back-row forward Yoann Goujon, lock Sebastien Vahaamahina and prop Xavier Chiocci.

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