A happy and relaxed Jake White and John Smit spoke to the press prior to the team’s departure for France about their preparations, about following Kitch Christie’s plan and the potential impact of the referees at the tournament. (more…)
Wales host a second-string Springbok side at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 5 June.
Wales – 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 James Hook, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom Prydie, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips; 8 Ryan Jones (c), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Deiniol Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Paul James.
Subs: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 John Yapp, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Richie Rees, 21 Dan Biggar, 22 Andrew Bishop.
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Odwa Ndungane, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (c), 1 CJ van der Linde
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Meyer Bosman, 21 Zane Kirschner, 22 Bjorn Basson.
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Forwards
Anthony Boric, Aled de Malmanche, Tom Donnelly, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw (c), Keven Mealamu, Kieran Read, Adam Thomson, Brad Thorn, Neemia Tialata, Victor Vito, Tony Woodcock.
Backs
Daniel Carter, Jimmy Cowan, Aaron Cruden, Israel Dagg, Zac Guildford, Cory Jane, Richard Kahui, Mils Muliaina, Josevata Rokocoko, Conrad Smith, Benson Stanley, Piri Weepu.
Not considered due to injury
Mike Delany (shoulder), Stephen Donald (shoulder), Jason Eaton (knee), Andrew Hore (shoulder), Ma’a Nonu (knee), Sitiveni Sivivatu (shoulder), Isaia Toeava (hip), Ali Williams (Achilles)
The Bulls beat the Stormers 25 – 17 in Soweto on Saturday to clinch their second Super 14 title in a row.
View highlights video on OuTube
Bulls 25 (16)
Try: Francois Hougaard
Conversion: Morne Steyn
Penalties: Morne Steyn (6)
Stormers 17 (3)
Tries: Bryan Habana, Ricky Januarie
Conversions: Peter Grant (2)
Penalty: Peter Grant
| Game 6 of 6 Saturday 2 June 19:10 Bulls v Stormers | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): Stormers by 3 Footyforecaster (Computer): Stormers by 1 Ben (The Bounce): Bulls by 5 Bet.coza: Bulls (0.7 / 1.3) Ben (Therugbyblog): Bulls by 5 Ryan (Keo): Bulls by 9 JC (Keo): Bulls by 10 Tank (FRG): Bulls by 7 |
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| Game 5 of 6 Saturday 2 June 17:05 Lions v Sharks | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): Sharks by 20 Footyforecaster (Computer): Sharks by 15 Ben (The Bounce): Sharks by 16 Bet.coza: Sharks (0.22 / 4) Ben (Therugbyblog): Sharks by 13 Ryan (Keo): Sharks by 15 JC (Keo): Sharks by 20 Tank (FRG): Sharks by 15 |
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| Game 4 of 6 Saturday 2 June 11:40 Waratahs v Hurricanes | ||
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Rob (Ou Grote): Hurricanes by 3 Footyforecaster (Computer): Waratahs by 6 Ben (The Bounce): Hurricanes by 8 Bet.coza: Waratahs (0.75 / 1.25) Ben (Therugbyblog): Hurricanes by 6 Ryan (Keo): Hurricanes by 8 JC (Keo): Hurricanes by 6 Tank (FRG): Hurricanes by 6 |
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Rob (Ou Grote): Chiefs by 20 Footyforecaster (Computer): Chiefs by 14 Ben (The Bounce): Chiefs by 15 Timmy (Rugby 365): Chiefs by 20 Bet.coza: Chiefs (0.28 / 3.33) Ben (Therugbyblog): Chiefs by 13 Ryan (Keo): Chiefs by 15 JC (Keo): Chiefs by 13 Tank (FRG): Chiefs by 11 |
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