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ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA

Most of you, like myself will be having to make do with the highlights of this match

Highlights shown on BBC3 at 7.30pm

HERE ARE THE TEAMS:

ENGLAND:

M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), B Barritt (Saracens), K Eastmond (Bath), J May (Gloucester); O Farrell (Saracens) , D Care (Harlequins); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), D Wilson (Bath), D Attwood (Bath), C Lawes (Northampton), T Wood (Northampton), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Vunipola (Saracens).

Replacements R Webber (Bath), M Mullan (Wasps), K Brookes (Newcastle), G Kruis (Saracens), B Morgan (Gloucester), B Youngs (Leicester), G Ford (Bath), M Yarde (Harlequins).

SOUTH AFRICA:

W Le Roux; JP Pietersen, J Serfontein, J de Villiers, B Habana; P Lambie, C Reinach; T Mtawarira, A Strauss, J du Plessis, E Etzebeth, V Matfield, M Coetzee, S Burger, D Vermeulen.

Replacements B du Plessis, T Nyakane, C Oosthuizen, B Botha, T Mohoje, F Hougaard, H Pollard, C Hendricks

SCOTLAND v NEW ZEALAND

Kick Off 5-30pm BBC2


HERE ARE THE TEAMS

SCOTLAND:

15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Sean Maitland, 13-Mark Bennett, 12-Alex Dunbar, 11-Tommy Seymour, 10-Finn Russell, 9-Greig Laidlaw (captain); 1-Alasdair Dickinson, 2-Ross Ford, 3-Euan Murray, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jonny Gray, 6-Rob Harley, 7-Blair Cowan, 8-Adam Ashe

Replacements: 16-Fraser Brown, 17-Gordon Reid, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Tim Swinson, 20-Johnnie Beattie, 21-Chris Cusiter, 22-Duncan Weir, 23-Sean Lamont

NEW ZEALAND:

15-Ben Smith, 14-Colin Slade, 13-Malakai Fekitoa, 12-Ryan Crotty, 11-Charles Piutau, 10-Dan Carter, 9-TJ Perenara; 1-Joe Moody, 2-James Parsons, 3-Charlie Faumuina, 4-Jeremy Thrush, 5-Dominic Bird, 6-Richie McCaw (captain), 7-Sam Cane, 8-Victor Vito

Replacements: 16-Dane Coles, 17-Wyatt Crockett, 18-Ben Franks, 19-Luke Romano, 20-Liam Messam, 21-Augustine Pulu, 22-Sonny Bill Williams, 23-Julian Savea

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee : Romain Poite (FFR)
Touch judges : John Lacey (IRFU) & Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
TV : Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

NEW ZEALAND ANTHEM..

...GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND (with on-screen lyrics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6qmdqvItkM


SCOTLAND'S ANTHEM ... O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPaJhlIIYjM


O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

As usually, Wales'match over. my support goes to my fellow Celts the Scottish :-)

I won't be doing a minute by minute commentary, but will post THE BIG MOMENTS and share in the cheering on!

A special <3 <3 for My good friend Emma and her hubby!

and for my Scottish friends

LOCH LOMOND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb9aRSQpsY

I was singing for your boys Emms :-D <3

I love the Scottish Anthem :-) :-)

HERE COMES THE HAKA

I understand now about the singing bit!

A compilation of the HAKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwWrGx4a80A

I just love it! I think it's so funny! :-D :-D

THE COUNTDOWN

KICK OFF

~~~~~~~~~~ TO PERSIE :-) <3

Just in case she's looking in!

100% possession by Scotland so far!

Penalty to New Zealand for Scotland "not releasing"

Dan Carter kicks

MISSED?

Yes Dan Carter missed

GREAT RUN BY NZ

TAKEN DOWN BY TWO TACKLERS

WAS IT A TRY?

TMO consulted

"Any reason why I can't award a try?"

TRY for NZ

VICTOR VITO

Conversion missed!

SCOTLAND 0 ~ NEW ZEALAND 5

A TRY NOW FOR SCOTLAND

TOMMY SEYMORE

CONVERTED?

yes

Greig Laidlaw

SCOTLAND 7 - NEW ZEALAND 5

PRINCESS ANNE IS HERE

She is The Patron of The Scottish Rugby Union

Pushing, shoving, and scrapping

right in front of the ref too :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Have NZ had a try?

TMO consulted

If it's not the ref will take it back for the penalty

NO TRY!

COMING BACK FOR THE PENALTY

Looks like Dan Carter is going for the goal!

Will he do it this time?

YES!

SCORE:

SCOTLAND 7 ~ NEW ZEALAND 8

FINN RUSSELL is having a concussion check. Duncan Weir has replaced him

Geoff Cross is coming on for injured Euan Murray (Scotland)

PENALTY GOAL FOR NZ for offside

SCOTLAND 7 ~ NEW ZEALAND 11