England make history Down Under
England beat the Wallabies 23-7 in Melbourne on Saturday to clinch their first away Test-series win against one of the big three southern hemisphere rugby nations. MARK KEOHANE reports.
England beat the Wallabies 23-7 in Melbourne on Saturday to clinch their first away Test-series win against one of the big three southern hemisphere rugby nations. MARK KEOHANE reports.
England’s loose forwards dominated the collisions and were primary to their historic series win against the Wallabies in Australia, according to SARugbymag.co.za's Opta-powered stats.
The hosts won 36-22 in Wellington to take a 2-0 series lead.
The All Blacks produced a superior second-half showing to thump Wales 36-22 in Wellington and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. JON CARDINELLI reports.
Hooker Ornel Gega scored two tries as Italy beat the USA 24-20 in San Jose on Saturday.
Captain Greig Laidlaw kicked 16 points as Scotland ground out a 26-13 victory over Japan in Toyota City on Saturday.
David Kacharava scored a stoppage-time try to hand Georgia a dramatic 23-20 win over Tonga in Suva on Saturday.
Fiji beat Samoa 26-16 in Suva on Saturday having trailed 16-10 at the break.
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss has conceded that he took last weekend’s shock loss to Ireland extremely personally. CRAIG LEWIS reports from Johannesburg.
Brains will be more important than brawn when the Springboks host Ireland in a potentially series-deciding clash at Ellis Park on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI.