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The Rugby Union Internationals are about to begin

Wales will also have it’s own dedicated thread

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ABOUT YOUR TEAMS :-) :-)

HERE ARE THE SCHEDULED MATCHES FOR THE FIRST WEEK

Please check times of matches for your own area, and your TV schedules for viewing times.
Please remember that Fixtures and Event times are subject to change


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st

BARBARIANS v AUSTRALIA (at London).... SKY SPORTS 2
....Kick-off 2.30pm (Live coverage from) 2.00pm GMT

USA v NEW ZEALAND (at Chicago, USA) .... SKY SPORTS 2
.... TV coverage from 7.30pm GMT
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8th

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND (at London) ....

SKY SPORTS 2 ... Kick Off 2.30pm (TV coverage from 1.30pm)

Sorry to everyone who has not got Sky Sports (as I won’t after 11th of this month!)

BBC 2 ... HIGHLIGHTS ONLY ... 7.00pm - 8.00pm Saturday evening
and repeated on Sunday (9th) 1-2pm)




WALES v AUSTRALIA

... Also DEDICATED THREAD

Held at The Millennium Stadium Cardiff

BBC 1 .... Coverage 2.00pm- 6.50pm, Kick-Off 2.30pm
S4C .... Coverage from 2.00pm
N.B. Check your regional channels for viewing times.



ITALY v SAMOA .... SKY SPORTS 2 RED BUTTON (at Italy)
Kick-Off 3.00pm - Coverage from 2pm



SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA (at Edinburgh)

BBC2 .... Coverage from 5.00pm – 7, Kick-Off 5.30pm
N.B. Check your regional channels for viewing times.



FRANCE v FIJI .... SKY SPORTS 2 RED BUTTON ...Coverage from 4.45pm



IRELAND v SOUTH AFRICA (at Dublin, Eire)

SKY SPORTS 2 .... Coverage from 5pm, Kick-Off 5.30pm
N.B. Check your regional channels for availability / viewing times


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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9th
BBC 2- Repeat showing of the ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND HIGHLIGHTS
1.00pm - 2.00pm



PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS, OR YOUR TAKE ON THE MATCHES (in a Sportsman-like fashion please) :-D :-D :-D

Good Afternoon / Evening / Early Morning or whatever time zone you are in! :-) :-)

BARBARIANS V AUSTRALIA about to begin

KICK OFF 2.30 pm at Twickenham, London

Here are the Teams:

WALLABIES (AUSTRALIA):
1. Benn Robinson, 2. Saia Faingaa, 3. Ben Alexander, 4. Sam Carter, 5. James Horwill, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Matt Hodgson, 8. Ben McCalman, 9. Will Genia, 10. Quade Cooper, 11. Rob Horne, 12. Matt Toomua, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Israel Folau.

Reserves: James Hanson, James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Will Skelton, Sean McMahon, Nic White, Bernard Foley, Christian Lealiifano, Joseph Tomane (one to be omitted).

BARBARIANS:
1. Matt Stevens, 2. James Parsons, 3. Angus Ta'avao, 4. Dominic Bird, 5. Alastair Kellock, 6. Adam Thomson, 7. Matt Todd, 8. Steven Luatua, 9. Tomas Cubelli, 10. Colin Slade, 11. Nick Cummins, 12. Francis Saili, 13. Juan de Jongh, 14. Frank Halai, 15. Tim Nana-Williams.

Reserves: 16. Mahonri Schwalger, 17. Thomas Du Toit, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Heinrich Brussow, 20. Matias Alemanno, 21. Sarel Pretorius, 22. Joaquin Tuculet, 23. Marnitz Boshoff.

SKY SPORTS 2 .... KICK-OFF 2-30pm

HALF TIME SCORE:

BARBARIANS 12 ~ AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES 14

WHAT A MATCH! EXCITING TO THE END :-D :-D :-D :-D

FINAL SCORE

BARBARIANS 36 ~ AUSTRALIA 40

Back with a summary shortly :-)

What a Game!

WINNERS OF THE KILLIK CUP 2014 ~~~ AUSTRALIA.


So what is The Killick Cup?

The Killik Cup is a Rugby Union competitive trophy awarded to Barbarians and their international competitors.
Killik & Co are currently the sponsors for all Barbarians matches that takes place at the English rugby union home stadium Twickenham Stadium in London.

The cup was first contested in 2009 when the Barbarians played the All Blacks, where on that occasion, the Baa-Baas were the victors 25–18.



SO WHO ARE THE BARBARIANS?

Also known as The BAA-BAAHS, The Barbarians are a rugby club which brings together players from different clubs, by invitation.

They play a few matches each year to enjoy the camaraderie of the game and play attacking, adventurous rugby without the pressure of having to win.

Captain of today's Barbarian Line-Up was Former Scottish Captain- the lovely ALASTAIR KELLOCK.

The team had a very strong All Black contingent, with no less than 10 New Zealanders, including Colin Slade, Steven Luatua, Matt Todd, Tim Nanai Williams.

Also in the Baa-Baahs' team were England Prop- MATT STEVENS, South Africa's Juan de Jong, Argentine Tomas Cubelli.

It also included a great character and contributor to today's exciting match- Australia's NICK (The Honey Badger) CUMMINS, who the crowds seemed to adore, wearing wigs like his blonde curly mop :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

The AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES were captained today by MATT HODGSON.
The clash against the Barbarians is an uncapped international, although will see playmakers Quade Cooper and Will Genia, wing Henry Speight and back-row Sean McMahon receive their first opportunities for Australia this year.

THE GAME:
The Barbarians were proving the superior side for much of the first half. Towards, the end of the first half however, The Aussies got their act together and started playing the rugby that we all know that they can play.

It was an excellent first half, with the television commentator calling the match a "TOP RATE CURTAIN RAISER FOR THE AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL SEASON"
At half time the score stood at 14-12 to Australia.

It looked a foregone conclusion that Australia would win, when they were leading 40-22 towards the end of the match.

BUT THE BAA-BAAHS WERE NOT DONE!

In the 77th minute Nick the Honey Badger Cummins goes over the line for a try, expertly set up by Nanai-Williams! The crowd erupts in cheers!
It is converted by MARNITZ BOSHOFF.


The crowd is going wild, as Nick Cummins gets another run, off-loads to Boshoff for another TRY!
The conversion takes the score to 36 the Baa-Baahs only 4 points behind the Wallabies.

The crowds are singing "Swing Low Sweet Chariots". Only a few minutes to go! Can The Baa-Baahs do it??

The clock goes red and Australia gains the ball.
The Wallabies only need to kick the ball out of play, for the game to end in an Aussie victory!!! .......BUT NO!

THE AUSTRALIANS ARE SHOWING SPORTSMAN-LIKE QUALITIES AND PLAY ON!

The Barbarians regain the ball and fight on strongly. They are pushing, gaining ground. CAN THEY DO IT??!

Will Australia regret their decision to play on?

Australia manage to eventually get possession a few minutes into overtime, and this time the ball goes out of play!

It's all over!

But what a game! The Baa-Baahs may have lost the game, but to everyone involved in this game they certainly WERE NOT LOSERS!

MAN OF THE MATCH .... TEVITA KURIDRANI (Australia)
WELL DONE ALL!

THE POINTS:

BARBARIANS:

TRIES- 5
Frank Halai; Adam Thompson; Francis Saili; Nick Cummins; Marnitz Boshoff
.... 25 points

CONVERSIONS- 4
Colin Slade (2); Marnitz Boshoff (2)
.... 4 points

PENALTY GOALS- 1 Colin Slade
....3 points

Total Points .... 36

AUSTRALIA:

TRIES- 6
Sam Carter; Benn Robinson; Tevita Kuridrani; Rob Horne; Bernard Foley; Sean McMahon
.... 30 points

CONVERSIONS- 5
Quade Cooper (3); Bernard Foley (2)

Total Points .... 40

NEXT MATCH TODAY...

USA v NEW ZEALAND (at Chicago, USA) .... SKY SPORTS 2

.... TV coverage from 7.30pm GMT

THE TEAMS:

USA
1. Eric Fry; 2. Phil Thiel; 3. Olive Kilifi; 4. Samu Manoa; 5. Hayden Smith;
6. Todd Clever (C); 7. Scott Lavalla; 8. Danny Barrett; 9. Mike Petri; 10. Adam Siddall; 11. Brett Thompson; 12. Andrew Suniula; 13. Seamus Kelly; 14. Blaine Scully;
15. Chris Wyles

Reserves
16. Tom Coolican; 17. Nick Wallace;18. Mate Moeakiola;19. Tai Tuisamoa;
20. Louis Stanfill; 21. Shalom Suniula; 22. Folau Niua; 23. Troy Hall

New Zealand
1. Joe Moody; 2. Nathan Harris; 3. Charlie Faumuina; 4. Jeremy Thrush;
5. Patrick Tuipulotu; 6. Victor Vito; 7. Sam Cane; 8. Kieran Read (C); 9. TJ Perenara;
10. Aaron Cruden; 11. Charles Piutau; 12. Sonny Bill Williams; 13. Ryan Crotty;
14. Cory Jane;15. Israel Dagg

Reserves
16. Keven Mealamu; 17. Owen Franks; 18. Ben Franks;19. Brodie Retallick;
20. Liam Messam; 21. Augustine Pulu; 22. Daniel Carter; 23. Julian Savea

Tra la la :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D :-D ANN<3

Well at least I GOT A POST! :-D :-D :-

apart from me that is :-D :-D

I am seriously thinking of packing it all in! :-D :-D

Well you looked a bit lonely <3

I felt guilty when I thought of just doing the Welsh Rugby!

I wouldn't mind if I thought anyone is actually reading it, but somehow I am beginning to doubt it :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

The New Zealand Anthem has just been beautifully sang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPcj_aC8fk

Now The American Star Spangled Banner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqAZZmgv63Y

The teams are ready for

THE HAKA :-) :-)

LOVE IT!

Not today's ... but here is The Haka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwWrGx4a80A

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to Persie <3
if you are looking in... All the best to your team :-) :-)

HALF TIME SCORE:

USA 6 ~~ NEW ZEALAND 43

FINAL SCORE:

USA 6 ~~ NEW ZEALAND 74

Point Breakdown soon

Dear Jemima

Hello to our Radio Jem


Hope you are okay.

I LIKE YOUR POST! :-)


Take gentle care
With best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Thank You Elizabeth :-) :-)

That's so kind of you to say

Love Jem <3

Biased :-| :-P

What about the Wallabies defeating the Barbarians, not to mention the All Blacks whitewash of the USA? :-S

Yeh, we'll all know when Wales wins ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D ALLAN!

What about me saying what SPORTSMANSHIP by the Aussies? eh? :-P :-P :-P

OF COURSE THE WALLABIES WON! :-D :-D :-D

...It's ok everyone, me and Allan are like that (middle and index fingers crossed in gesture of thick-as-thievery emoticons) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D



THE WALLABIES are OFFICIALLY the 4th BEST RUGBY UNION TEAM IN THE WORLD!

The International Rugby Board, known as the IRB, which is the World Governing and Law-making body for the Game of Rugby Union, has declared the following teams the top five Rugby Union Teams in the World...

1/ NEW ZEALAND (All Blacks)

2/ SOUTH AFRICA (Springboks)

3/ ENGLAND

4/ AUSTRALIA (Wallabies)

5/ IRELAND

So Wales <3 has some work to do methinks :-D :-D :-D

Here it is folks.....

UNITED STATES EAGLES (USA) 6 ~~ NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS 74

The match was played in Chicago, USA.
I was very impressed with the American Commentary. The match and game rules were explained at every situation, so that even people new to rugby had some idea of what was happening.


Rugby Union is a relatively new sport in America, well, at least experiencing a renaissance, as it was quite popular in the 1900th Century!

It is gaining in popularity year on year, with rugby now being the largest club sport on college campuses.

They were never going to have a chance against the mighty ALL BLACKS, officially declared by the IRB as the best Rugby Union team in the world.
Nevertheless, they gave it their all until the end.

To illustrate the situation- In the first half of the game, USA had 63% of ball possession, and yet still failed to score a try. Yet with just 37% of possession, The All Blacks clinical play, led to them putting 43 points on the scoreboard before half-time.

The 6 points achieved by the Eagles in the first half of the match were from penalty goals by ADAM SIDDALL.

The Eagles' Number 8, DANNY BARRETT,had to retire from the match very early on, due to a suspected broken hand.

The All Blacks continued scoring Try after Try during the second half also, leading to their massive 74 points on the scoreboard at the end of the game.

The All Blacks kicker, Aaron Cruden, was replaced during the second half. He had missed 4 Conversions. He was replaced by DAN CARTER.

THE POINTS:

USA EAGLES- 6

PENALTY GOALS (3) Adam Siddall
Total Points..... 6

NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS:

TRIES- 12
Nathan Harris; Corey Jane; Patrick Tuipulotu; Sonny Bill Williams (2);
Charles Piutau; Julian Savea (2); Joe Moody; Aaron Cruden; Israel Dagg; Sam Cane
Points .....60

CONVERSIONS- 7
Aaron Cruden (4); Dan Carter (3)... Points 14
Total Points .... 74

Bribery! :-| :-|

Wallabies No. One :-P :-P