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Argentina's Nicolas Sanchez scores a Penalty goal for a Scottish Infringement

SCOTLAND 7 ~ ARGENTINA 10

Greig Laidlaw Converts

SCOTLAND 7 ~ ARGENTINA 7

YES!

RICHIE GRAY TRY :-) :-)

TRY ARGENTINA in the first minute of play
JAVIER ORTEGA DESIO

Conversion Nicolas Sanchez

SCOTLAND 0 ~ ARGENTINA 7

TRY ARGENTINA in the first minute of play

Conversion Nicolas Sanchez

SCOTLAND 0 ~ ARGENTINA 7

I WILL NOT DOING A MINUTE BY MINUTE COMMENTARY

BUT I WILL BE HERE TO CHEER AND ADD THE BIG MOMENTS!

I hope some of my Scottish friends will join in

Second-row brothers RICHIE & JONNY GRAY will start for Scotland together for the first time against Argentina at Murrayfield!

ARGENTINE ANTHEM being sung

now 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

A minutes silence being held in Remembrance

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 (capt); 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 Scott Lawson, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Jim Hamilton, 20 Alasdair Strokosch, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Sean Lamont

ARGENTINA
15 Joaquin Tuculet; 14 Juan Imhoff, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Juan Martín Hernandez, 11 Manuel Montero; 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo; 1 Marcos Ayerza, 2 Agustin Creevy (capt), 3 Ramiro Herrera; 4 Tomas Lavanini, 5 Juan Cruz Guillemai; 6 Rodrigo Baez, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 8 Leonardo Senatore

Replacements: 16 Matias Cortese, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Lucas Ponce, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Horacio Agulla

My support now passes to my Fellow Celts the Scottish!

SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA

I hope my Genes Reunited Scottish pals are looking in!

TO GET US IN THE MOOD

HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL ......MASSED PIPE BANDS OF THE SCOTTISH ARMY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieFS785QPk

NEXT MATCHES

* SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA kick-off 5.30pm BBC 2



* IRELAND v SOUTH AFRICA kick-off 5.30pm SKY SPORTS 2
(Irish viewers need check local channels for highlights, as Sky appears to have the viewing rights :-( :-()

RESULT:

WALES 28 ~ AUSTRALIA 33

Cracking game

Running Commentary on Wales Rugby Thread

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181?d=asc

CONGRATULATIONS AUSTRALIA :-)

REMINDING ENGLISH RUGBY FANS (who have Sky Sports 2)

and NEW ZEALAND FANS (you will need to check your stations for coverage / times)

ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND

Kick off 2.30pm



or Highlights on BBC 2 this evening at 7pm

:-D :-D :-D :-D @ ALLAN
Wales' number 1 Honorary Welshman :-) :-) :-)

We will be live shortly on the Welsh Rugby Thread!

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181

Go the Aussies!!

Er, I hope that the match finishes in a drawer

Bit of a mixed emotion, being an honorary Welshman, and all that :-S

THE BIG DAY TOMORROW FOR RUGBY FANS!

No less than 6 International Rugby Union matches will be played throughout the day!

* ITALY v SAMOA kick-off 2.00pm


* ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND kick- off 2.30pm


* WALES v AUSTRALIA kick- off 2.30pm
A day of Welsh Rugby / Music and Live Commentary on Wales' dedicated thread
Everyone Welcome :-) :-)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181


* FRANCE v FIJI coverage from 4.45pm


* SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA kick-off 5.00pm


* IRELAND v SOUTH AFRICA kick-off 5.30pm


FULL DETAILS OF THESE MATCHES including TELEVISING etc on the SECOND POST OF THIS THREAD.

DUE TO THE CLASH OF FIXTURES ...
....I shall be recording the England v New Zealand match to watch later.

I shall watch Scotland v Argentina and record Ireland v South Africa to watch with my Irish OH on Sunday!

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR MATCHES!

I shall post results and match summary as soon as possible!

Bribery! :-| :-|

Wallabies No. One :-P :-P

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

:-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