Posts for November 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Argentina snatch victory over Scotland with a late dropgoal
Argentina ruined the Murrayfield festivities as they beat Scotland 9-6 on Saturday, a week after the Scots historic win over Australia. MORE »
Saturday, November 28, 2009
France thumped at home by rampant All Blacks
The All Blacks, wearing all white, outclassed France in Marseilles as they ended their end of year tour with another win by beating the French 39-12. MORE »
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Australia bounce back to beat Wales in Cardiff
The Wallabies came back strongly after their shock defeat at Murrayfield last weekend. Written off by their fans and media, the young side bounced back to beat Wales 33-12 at the Millennium Stadium. MORE »
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Ireland beat South Africa at Croke Park in Dublin
Dublin will celebrate tonight as their Ireland team beat South Africa 15-10 at a cold and misty Croke Park earlier today. Flyhalf Jonathan Sexton was the hero of the day as he showed great temperament to kick all the points for his side, slotting five penalty kicks in terrible weather conditions. MORE »
Friday, November 27, 2009
Ireland vs South Africa at Croke Park - Preview
One of the biggest matches of the year takes place at Croke Park tomorrow as the much anticipated meeting between the champions of the north and the champions of the south will play out in front of 82 000 fans. MORE »
Friday, November 27, 2009
Top 14 Highlights - Round 13
It was a busy day yesterday for Rugbydump. The re-development of the site is taking shape nicely, the archives are being updated, and RD found its voice with a short interview on BBC Radio. Things are back on track today though with highlights from the latest round of the French Top 14. MORE »
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Jonah Lomu comeback for Marseilles-Vitrolles
Jonah Lomu made his much anticipated return to rugby on the weekend as he turned out for his new club Marseilles-Vitrolles in the French Third Division. MORE »
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Barbarians against the All Blacks - Cardiff Arms Park 1993
As is tradition, the All Blacks played the Barbarians on their final match of their end of year tour overseas tour in 1993. The match was played at a packed Cardiff Arms Park, the same ground that hosted the legendary 1973 meeting between the same teams. MORE »
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Matt Stevens on life away from rugby
The rigours of international rugby take their toll on each player in a different way. One man who couldnt handle the pressure is now getting used to life off the field, away from the sport he loves. No Lions tour. No England internationals. No rugby. MORE »
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Ireland too powerful for Fiji in Dublin
Ireland followed on from their draw against Australia last weekend with a comfortable 41-6 win over Fiji at the RDS in Dublin on Saturday. MORE »
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Scotland The Brave upset the Wallabies at Murrayfield
The Murrayfield faithful turned out to witness what has been described as Australia's worst Test defeat in decades as Scotland beat them 9-8 on Saturday. MORE »
Sunday, November 22, 2009
France crush Samoa at the Stade de France
France achieved another good win this weekend as they cantered to a 43-5 victory over Samoa at the Stade de France in Paris. MORE »
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wales with comfortable win over Argentina in Cardiff
Wales put on a much improved all round display as they beat Argentina 33-16 at the Millennium Stadium earlier today. MORE »
Saturday, November 21, 2009
New Zealand beat England at Twickenham
New Zealand recorded their eighth successive win over England with a 19-6 victory at Twickenham on Saturday after scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan scampered over for the only try of the match in the 57th minute. MORE »
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Springboks finally come right as they beat Italy in Udine
South Africa scored four tries to get their end of year tour back on track as they beat Italy 32-10 in Udine earlier today. MORE »
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday Funnies - National Anthem goes up in smoke
It's been a week since the horror that took place prior to kick-off in South Africa's 20-13 loss to France in Toulouse. While the dust has settled somewhat, this joke of a performance is worthy of a place in our archives. MORE »
Friday, November 20, 2009
Behind the scenes with a Television Match Official
This weekend we have another feast of rugby action which is bound to produce some tight matches and the occasional match changing decision. As we saw last weekend, the man blowing the whistle is in a highly scrutinised position and needs to be on top of his game at all times. MORE »
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Saracens beat South Africa at Wembley
South Africa's midweek side failed for the second time on this tour as they went down 24-23 to Saracens at Wembley on Tuesday night. MORE »
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Saracens fan wins 250 000 in the ultimate Crossbar Challenge
Last night young Stuart Tinner took home a 250 000 jackpot after completing a crossbar challenge at halftime in front of 46 000 people at Wembley. MORE »
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wycliff Palu's yellow card hit on Rob Kearney
One of the biggest talking points from the Ireland vs Australia draw at Croke Park was the Wycliff Palu sin-binning for an alleged dangerous tackle on Rob Kearney. We'll have another look at it as it's still a big topic for discussion. MORE »
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
South Africa meet Saracens for prematch drinks
Professional rugby can unfortunately come with the sacrifice of losing all that is great about the game. The off the field fun is disappearing as players are in peak physical condition, and also have to be on their best behaviour at all times. MORE »
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sean Lamont takes care of the Fijian wingers
The Lamont brothers returned to international rugby on the weekend as they were recalled by new Scotland coach Andy Robinson for the match against Fiji at Murrayfield. Right wing Sean managed to make his impact felt with two great hits. MORE »
Monday, November 16, 2009
Bryan Habana cited for alleged kick on Vincent Clerc
Springbok wing Bryan Habana has been cited for an alleged kick on Vincent Clerc during the Test between France and South Africa in Toulouse on Friday night. MORE »
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Ireland and Australia draw after dramatic late try
Australias hopes for a Grand Slam are over as Ireland scored a late try to take their meeting to a dramatic 20-20 draw in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park. MORE »
Sunday, November 15, 2009
England booed but come up with win over Argentina
England were booed by their home crowd at Twickenham on Saturday after a disorganised Argentina team stayed in the match to only go down 16-9 in the end. MORE »
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Scotland brush aside Fiji at Murrayfield
Scotland coach Andy Robinson got his career at the helm under way with a comfortable 23-10 win over the Fijians at Murrayfield on Saturday. MORE »
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The All Blacks too strong for impressive Italy in Milan
There was an amazing atmosphere at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday as Italy fought hard against the All Blacks in front of an incredible 80 000 rugby fans, but went down 20-6 in the end. MORE »
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Wales hang on to beat Samoa at the Millennium Stadium
Wales narrowly beat Samoa 17-13 in a bruising encounter with a tense finale at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night. MORE »
Saturday, November 14, 2009
France beat the Springboks in Toulouse
France beat World Cup holders South Africa 20-13 in a physical yet scrappy match in front of a passionate home crowd in Toulouse. MORE »
Friday, November 13, 2009
Samoa upset Wales in 1991 & 1999
Samoa take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium tonight in what should be an intriguing match that's filled with intensity and no doubt, the occasional bruising hit. Wales will be favourites, but right of the Samoans at your peril, as the Welsh found out in both 1991 and 1999. MORE »
Friday, November 13, 2009
Tri Nations 2009 champions tribute - The Springboks
The Springboks take on France tonight in Toulouse in what will be a massive challenge for the number 1 ranked team in the world. They're a side that knows how to win under pressure though, as their record of late shows. A tribute to the winners is a little overdue, so here it is, as a nice preview for tonight's match. MORE »
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Rugby injuries in the professional era
As the end of year Tests kick into gear, there isn't a team taking part that hasn't been affected by injury. While that has, and always will be a part of rugby, it seems that nowadays players are feeling the impact of professional rugby more than ever. MORE »
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Will Genia - A Wallaby great in the making
Stand out performer against England on Saturday, young Wallaby scrumhalf Will Genias rise to fame has been rapid. Playing off the bench for most of the Super 14, he now looks to be the obvious successor to the great George Gregan. MORE »
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Dan Carter suspended for a week following high tackle
All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter has been suspended for a week following his high tackle that went unpunished against Wales on the weekend. MORE »
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Alan Quinlan attempts to replicate the Hand of Back
Back in 2002, Leicester flanker Neil Back famously tapped the ball into his side of the scrum in the Heineken Cup final against Munster. Last weekend, Alan Quinlan did the same against Ulster, but with less successful results. MORE »
Monday, November 09, 2009
Wales fail to capitalise on chances as All Blacks triumph
The All Blacks got their tour of the UK & Europe under way on a positive note after they beat Wales 19-12 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. MORE »
Monday, November 09, 2009
Canterbury beat Wellington to win the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
Canterbury won the Air New Zealand cup for the 5th time as they beat Wellington 28-20 in the New Zealand provincial rugby cup final at the AMI Stadium on Saturday. MORE »
Monday, November 09, 2009
Leicester Tigers claim South African scalp at Welford Road
There was some joy for English rugby fans this weekend as a pumped up Leicester Tigers beat a lacklustre South African XV 22-17 at Welford Road on Friday night. MORE »
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Australia too good for England at Twickenham
Australia overcame their first hurdle in an attempt to emulate the class of 84 as they beat England 18-9 at Twickenham on Saturday. MORE »
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Looking back at the November Tests 2008
Today the international Test seasons kicks off once again as England face Australia, and Wales host the All Blacks. We'll take a look back to this time last year with this great compilation from the November Tests in 2008. MORE »
Friday, November 06, 2009
Wallabies take on England - Twickenham 1984
Australia get the chance to replicate the heroics of 1984 this weekend, as they begin their Grand Slam of tour 2009 against England at Twickenham. Today we look back at the same fixture from that classic tour 25 years ago. MORE »
Friday, November 06, 2009
Best tries of the Top 14 - Round 10
As the weekend of Test matches approaches, we've got some Top 14 tries for you today, with another compilation of the best tries scored around the country in round 10 of France's premier rugby competition. MORE »
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Australia open their tour with a good win over Gloucester
Australias tour of Britain & Ireland got underway on Tuesday with a comfortable 36-5 win over Gloucester at Kingsholm. MORE »
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Canterbury vs Hawkes Bay Air NZ Cup Semi Final
Canterbury will host the Air New Zealand Cup Final after they comfortably beat Hawkes Bay 20-3 in the Semi last weekend in Christchurch. MORE »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Jean Deysel called up to the Springbok squad
One of the strongest runners in world rugby, Sharks flank Jean Deysel has finally got his Springbok call up following an injury to Pierre Spies. MORE »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Win a signed copy of Lawrence Dallaglio's new book - Rugby Tales!
Lawrence Dallaglio has come out with a new book, Rugby Tales, that is all about the lighter side of the sport. It features legendary tales of blood, sweat, and beers, and you could win yourself a copy. MORE »
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Great try for Jonny Wilkinson against Bourgoin
The hype surrounding England's greatest ever flyhalf is unavoidable. Few can believe that Jonny Wilkinson is still the real deal after all he's been through. We'll find out soon enough, as England play Australia this coming Saturday. MORE »
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Shane Horgan finishes off a great Leinster try
Leinster notched up their fifth straight league victory over the Cardiff Blues, moving them to the top of the Magners League table after they won 32-6 at the RDS on the weekend. MORE »
Monday, November 02, 2009
Blue Bulls win the Currie Cup final 2009
The Blue Bulls did the double on Saturday as they capped off a superb season, following on from their Super 14 win as they beat the Cheetahs 36-24 in the final of the 2009 Currie Cup. MORE »
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Nikki Walker's face meets Filo Tiatia's head
Ospreys and Glasgow played out an uninspiring draw in the Magners League on Friday. The match ended 9-9 with not too much to write home about, except perhaps for this sickening blow between two team mates from the Welsh region. MORE »
Sunday, November 01, 2009
All Blacks beat Wallabies comfortably in Tokyo
Tokyo was the venue for the fourth Bledisloe Cup Test match between arch rivals New Zealand and Australia. A near capacity 44 000 turned out at the Olympic Stadium to watch the All Blacks comfortable 32-19 win. MORE »
