Team of the Week
A better week in terms of individual performances this time, in large part thanks to Argentina who were up for it at home. Sadly, no North Americans were worth mentioning.
A better week in terms of individual performances this time, in large part thanks to Argentina who were up for it at home. Sadly, no North Americans were worth mentioning.
Chalk up another win for the All Blacks, a complete of Argentina in Mendoza, and a game of who can play worse in Toronto as we review the weekend’s results.
It’s a repeat of last week’s fixtures, only now the home teams have swapped. Some new faces appear in the Championship, and some bruised ones wrestle once more in Toronto.
Not a great deal of standouts to choose from this week, particularly with Argentina playing so badly and the Eagles hardly any better. Here is the team of the week.
Big wins for New Zealand and South Africa as the Rugby Championship got off to a flying start, and Canada all but secured their World Cup spot against the Eagles.
Back in action! The Rugby Championship returns this weekend, and combined with the first leg of the Americas World Cup qualifier we have ourselves a fine Saturday of test rugby.
Richie McCaw, Felipe Contepomi, Fourie du Preez, and… Hugh McMeniman? Probably not the names one expected to see in 2013, but here they are! Check inside for the full squads.
Cross-border rivals USA and Canada will do battle over two tests to contest the Americas 1 slot for the 2015 World Cup. Here are the squads named to take part.
So here we are at last, the grand finale of the test series. Will the Lions win at last? Can the Wallabies spoil the party? All will be answered soon.
There were a couple tough decisions, but for the most part the team of the Pacific Nations Cup picked itself. Each of the five nations are represented in the side.