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**Pumas claim historic draw with Boks
Eben Etzebeth of South Africa fights for the ball during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and South Africa at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on August 25, 2012 in Mendoza, Argentina.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Gallo Images/Getty Images South America)
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South Africa needed a charge-down try to snatch a 16-all draw against Argentina at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza on Saturday.
Man of the match: Veteran prop Rodrigo Roncero had a storming game but we can't look past Pumas skipper Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe who was brilliant at the breakdown, outstanding on defence and made life very difficult for the Boks in the line-outs.
Moment of the match: You've never heard a roar from a rugby crowd like the one afterSantiago Fernández's try. It was a great moment for Argentine rugby not only because it put the Pumas ten points ahead but because of the way the hosts threw themselves into contact to set it up. 'Commitment' does not even begin to describe it.
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Eben Etzebeth (L) of South Africa fights with Rodrigo Roncero of Argentina during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and South Africa at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on August 25, 2012 in Mendoza, Argentina.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Gallo Images/Getty Images South America)
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Wallabies nilled in Auckland
Daniel Cater of the All Blacks in action during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 25, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Sandra Mu/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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New Zealand eased to a comfortable 22-0 win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday, which sees the hosts retain the Bledisloe Cup.
Richie McCaw of the All Blacks holds up the Bledisloe Cup following The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 25, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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Man of the match: Dan Carter once again played a starring role with the boot whilst Sonny Bill Williams played a key role on attack. But we're going to give this to Kieran Read - the number eight had a quiet first forty, but was sublime on attack, defence and everything else in between after the break.
Kieran Read of the All Blacks is tackled by Benn Robinson of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 25, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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Moment of the match: 13 points in the opening eight minutes of the second half saw New Zealand take the game by the scruff of the neck, and the Kiwis didn't look back.
Hosea Gear of the All Blacks runs over Liam Gill of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 25, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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The one-sided result kept the Kiwis unbeaten after two matches in the Rugby Championship whilst the Bledisloe Cup stays in New Zealand for the 10th consecutive season.
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Israel Dagg of the All Blacks looks to beat the tackle of Berrick Barnes (L) of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 25, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
(August 24, 2012 - Source: Simon Watts/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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FOUR-NATIONS 2012
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Round 2
New Zealand
South Africa
Argentina
Australia
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Rugby Championship
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** New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship account with a 27-19 win over Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday. |
Digby Ioane of the Wallabies makes a break during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between Australia and New Zealand at ANZ Stadium on August 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
(August 17, 2012 - Source: Matt King/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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Man of the match: All Blacks flanker Liam Messam repaid his coaches' faith by carrying his impressive Super Rugby form to the Test arena, while halfback pair Aaron Smith and Dan Carter proved once again to be a lethal combination. But the player who stood head and shoulders above the rest was Israel Dagg. The star full-back caused havoc whenever he touched the ball, bagged a try for his efforts and set up another.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_8000136,00.html
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Man of the match: All Blacks flanker Liam Messam repaid his coaches' faith by carrying his impressive Super Rugby form to the Test arena, while halfback pair Aaron Smith and Dan Carter proved once again to be a lethal combination. But the player who stood head and shoulders above the rest was Israel Dagg. The star full-back caused havoc whenever he touched the ball, bagged a try for his efforts and set up another.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_8000136,00.html
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Will Genia of the Wallabies passes during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between Australia and New Zealand at ANZ Stadium on August 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
(August 17, 2012 - Source: Matt King/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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Argentina were welcomed into the Rugby Championship with a 27-6 hiding at the hands of the Springboks at Newlands on Saturday.
Lucas Amorosino of Argentina and Bryan Habana of South Africa in action during The Castle Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina at DHL Newlands Stadium on August 18:2012 in Cape Town, South Africa.
(August 17, 2012 - Source: Gallo Images/Getty Images Europe)
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Man of the Match: Schalk who? South Africa has a new star openside and his name isMarcell Coetzee. Another fantastic display from the Sharks youngster bodes well for the future. A try was just reward.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_8000802,00.html
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Man of the Match: Schalk who? South Africa has a new star openside and his name isMarcell Coetzee. Another fantastic display from the Sharks youngster bodes well for the future. A try was just reward.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_8000802,00.html
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Rugby in Japan
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Dec 20 1902
A correspondent writes: - “The Tokio Keiogijaku University played a match the other day against the Yokohama Cricket and Athletic Club, this being the first time a Japanese team had played in a Rugby game. The Japanese fifteen was mainly formed through the energy and training of Mr.E.B.Clarke (who captained the team) and Mr.G.Tanaha, both old Cambridge men. The contest was, of course, rather one-sided, but the Japs played a plucky game in spite of only scoring five points against thirty-five by their opponents.”
Drawn by George Soper (from photographs by H.A.Poole)
In The Graphic, Dec.20th 1902
http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/rugby/
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Weekly Review No. 263 - Rugby in New Zealand
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This excerpt from a post-war NFU newsreel begins at Eden Park for a match between Auckland and the ‘Kiwis’ (the army’s NZEF team), then goes on a jaunty ride through all-things rugby in NZ: from 1st XV (Wellington College), club and provincial (Ranfurly Shield in the Southland rain) clashes, to boot-making and badge selling on match day, with rugby’s centrality to the Kiwi psyche underlined throughout. “Rugby’s never over, though the crowds stream home from Eden Park or any place we play, to fans and players alike it will always be a part of our national life!”
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