There is a host of pre-World Cup warm-up tests taking place this weekend, from the Northern Hemisphere where Wales take on England, to the Southern Hemisphere where Fiji take on Tonga in what can only be a bruising encounter! Here are the team sheets and maybe a few predictions on how the games might pan out. [...]
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Warm-up tests summary
Fresh du Plessis exit rumours surface
The Twitterverse is again abuzz this morning, with the oft-reliable Tank Lanning getting silly season under way by announcing that Bok front row duo, Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis, will be leaving the Sharks at the end of the Currie Cup. The tweet in question is, infuriatingly, devoid of any further details, such as the alleged destination of the pair, or the source of this information. [...]
Update on the Swannie situation
It appears that Sharks center Riaan Swanepoel will only by joining French club Clermont on a short-term basis, to provide cover while their regular centres are on World Cup duty. [...]
ANZAC Rugby
25 Apr 11 06:00 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, Super Rugby, Wallabies | 10 Comments
On August 15, 1914, the All Blacks were touring Australia and were playing a Metropolitan XV at the old Sydney Sports Ground. During that match a message appeared on the match scoreboard, that message read:
“WAR DECLARED.” [...]
Toulon offer SBW A$ 1.8 Million per season
David Long and Aaron Lawton report on Rugby Heaven that Sonny Bill Williams is still attracting silly money from France. [...]
Six Nations Round 5
The final round for the northern hemisphere cousins sees England with a chance of taking the Grand Slam and with it the Six Nations title. Wales are still in with a shout provided England lose to the Irish.
Results
Scotland 21 – 8 Italy
Ireland 24 – 8 England
France 28 – 9 Wales
England are 6 Nations Champions 2011
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Six Nations Round 4
Our Northern hemisphere cousins also have a tournament going this weekend, but with it being a lesser tournament we thought we’d only give it one common thread for all three matches. 
ITALY 22 – 21 FRANCE
WALES 19 – 13 IRELAND
ENGLAND 22 – 16 SCOTLAND [...]
Six Nations Round 3
Only two teams are undefeated and they play each other today. [...]
6N – Round 1 Matches
Finally we have some real rugby going down.
Results:
Wales 19 – 26 England
Italy 11 – 13 Ireland
France 34 – 21 Scotland [...]
The French have done it again (LADIES pay attention)
Here’s one for the Ladies, enjoy. [...]
EOYT: France v Australia
Both sides are coming off unconvincing wins last week, with France failing to score a try against Argentina, but they’ll be happy they’ve broken their duck against the Pumas. Although Australia beat Italy 32-14, there were enough recurring concerns for them to again be worried heading into this fixture. [...]
Cheetah flyer returns home
The Cheetahs welcome backline star Philip Burger back into their squad ahead of for the new season, after the exciting utility back spent the past two years in France. [...]
Boks squad for EOYT named
The selectors on Saturday named six uncapped players in a Springbok squad of 30 for their five-match tour of Britain and Ireland next month. [...]
Ready to make his mark: Sharksworld chats to Steve Meyer
After something of a false start to his Sharks comeback earlier this year, flyhalf Steve Meyer is very much committed to making a huge impact on this year’s Currie Cup campaign for the Sharks. Sharksworld caught up with him for a quick chat. [...]
Sharks signing imminent
The Sharks are poised to announce the signing of a big-name player from France. [...]
