All Blacks and Scotland Teams Named for Murrayfield 2010
The Scotland and All Blacks rugby teams have been named for the match at Murrayfield, Edinburgh on Saturday 13 November.
All Blacks team
Mils Muliaina, Isaia Toeava, Conrad Smith, Sonny-Bill Williams, Hosea Gear, Dan Carter, Jimmy Cowan, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Liam Messam, Sam Whitelock, Brad Thorn, Owen Franks, Hika Elliot/Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Andrew Hore, John Afoa, Anthony Boric, Daniel Braid, Andy Ellis, Stephen Donald, Ma’a Nonu.
Scotland team
Hugo Southwell, Rory Lamont, Max Evans, Graeme Morrison, Sean Lamont, Dan Parks, Mike Blair, Richie Vernon, John Barclay, Kelly Brown, Jim…
All Blacks Team Named to Play Wallabies in Hong Kong
The All Blacks team to play the Wallabies at Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong has been named. It is the same starting 15 that defeated the Wallabies 49-28 on July 31 in Melbourne. Notably, Sonny Bill Williams’ highly anticipated All Black debut will have to wait, as he was unable to break up the established All Black midfield of Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith, or match the versatility of Isaia Toeava on the bench.
The Wallabies will be looking to stop a run of 10 consecutive defeats to the All Blacks. In their last…
All Blacks and Wallabies for Ninth Tri-Nations Test
The Wallaby and All Blacks rugby teams have been named to play the ninth and final Tri-Nations test of 2010. The match will take place on Saturday the 11th of September at 8pm local time at the Sydney Football Ground in Sydney. In this match Richie McCaw overtakes Sean Fitzpatrick as having captained the All Blacks in the most tests, with 52. The All Blacks have already secured the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup for 2010. However, the Australians will be looking to stop a 9 test losing streak to New Zealand, while New…
The Record-Breaking All Blacks of 2010
Each week this All Blacks team is breaking so many records that many of them are not getting the sort of fanfare they deserve. In last night’s victory Ma’a Nonu became the 35th player to get 50 test caps for the All Blacks and Tony Woodcock became the most experienced test prop in All Black history. Both records were achieved with minimal fanfare. The exploits of the current team is bringing familiar criticism of the All Blacks notorious record of peak in between world cups and their inability to win the big trophy.
Here’s…
Update: Mils Muliaina out for rest of Super 14.
Following the last article, after undergoing an x-ray Mils Muliaina has been ruled out of the rest of the Super 14. He will undergo surgery today. Recovery is expected to take at least 6 weeks. His likely replacements at the back for the Chiefs include Mike Delany and Tim Nanai-Williams. Playing Delany would mean breaking the successful twin pivot experiment he had with Stephen Donald last week, although with an injury to Donald still to be confirmed Delany may be needed at first five anyway. Versatile backs Dwayne Sweeney and Sitiveni Sivivatu could…
