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| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| International Match | |
| Sunday , May 26 | |
| England vs Barbarians | 13:00 |
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| Aviva Premiership | |
| Saturday , May 25 | |
| Leicester vs Northampton | 15:00 |
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| RaboDirect PRO12 | |
| Saturday , May 25 | |
| Ulster vs Leinster | 16:45 |
| More RaboDirect PRO12 fixtures | |
| Top 14 | |
| Friday , May 24 | |
| Toulon vs Toulouse | ![]() |
| Saturday , May 25 | |
| Clermont Auvergne vs Castres | 16:30 |
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| Super Rugby | |
| Friday , May 24 | |
| Chiefs vs Crusaders | ![]() |
| Melbourne Rebels vs Waratahs | ![]() |
| Saturday , May 25 | |
| Blues vs Brumbies | 08:35 |
| Western Force vs Highlanders | 10:40 |
| Southern Kings vs Cheetahs | 16:00 |
| Stormers vs Reds | 16:05 |
| Sharks vs Bulls | 18:10 |
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| Heineken Cup | |
| Saturday , May 18 | |
| Clermont Auvergne 15 - 16 Toulon | ![]() |
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| Super Rugby | |
| Crusaders 23 - 3 Blues | ![]() |
| Bulls 35 - 18 Highlanders | ![]() |
| Waratahs 28 - 22 Brumbies | ![]() |
| Cheetahs 27 - 13 Reds | ![]() |
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| Amlin Challenge Cup | |
| Friday , May 17 | |
| Stade Francais 13 - 34 Leinster | ![]() |
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| Super Rugby | |
| Hurricanes 12 - 17 Chiefs | ![]() |
| Melbourne Rebels 30 - 21 Stormers | ![]() |
| Western Force 13 - 23 Sharks | ![]() |
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| Aviva Premiership | |
| Sunday , May 12 | |
| Saracens 13 - 27 Northampton | ![]() |
| Saturday , May 11 | |
| Leicester 33 - 16 Harlequins | ![]() |
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| RaboDirect PRO12 | |
| Leinster 17 - 15 Glasgow | ![]() |
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| Top 14 | |
| Castres 25 - 12 Montpellier | ![]() |
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| Super Rugby | |
| Blues 36 - 32 Melbourne Rebels | ![]() |
| Southern Kings 34 - 27 Highlanders | ![]() |
| Waratahs 21 - 15 Stormers | ![]() |
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| RaboDirect PRO12 | |
| Friday , May 10 | |
| Ulster 28 - 17 Scarlets | ![]() |
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| Top 14 | |
| Stade Francais 19 - 16 Racing Metro Paris | |
| Toulouse 33 - 19 Racing Metro Paris | ![]() |
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| Super Rugby | |
| Chiefs 22 - 21 Western Force | ![]() |
| Reds 32 - 17 Sharks | ![]() |
| Cheetahs 34 - 39 Hurricanes | ![]() |
| Sunday , May 5 | |
| Brumbies 23 - 30 Crusaders | ![]() |
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| Aviva Premiership | |
| Saturday , May 4 | |
| Leicester 32 - 20 London Irish | ![]() |
| Exeter 40 - 39 Gloucester | ![]() |
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Comments
APV1 says...
@ boksmashoffice - or perhaps we were just niaive, with so few caps and no test match experience together..?
As you say, bring on round two!!!
(And get well soon, Oosthuizen!)
Posted 11:07 13th June 2012
JayStarr says...
In my opinion, the best appointment Heyneke Meyer made.
Now if only he can get someone of a similar calibre to coach the back line, then we'll be all set for world domination..!
Mwha ha haaaaa!
Posted 01:39 13th June 2012
boksmashoffice says...
@APV1. Why did the early engagement happen 3 times in a row? The English were worried about the scrum. It was evident from the line outs who was on top in the forwards battle? Maybe I watched a different match to you. Bring on round 2.
Posted 23:46 12th June 2012
TheRugbyPost says...
Irrespective of whose scrum dominated, it is clear the Bok scrum looked particularly solid. The rumours coming out of the Bok camp is that De Villiers is having a substantial impact and I think is excellent that the Springboks have finally learnt to use quasi "foreign" coaching talent to its benefit as so many other top rugby nations do.
Posted 17:08 12th June 2012
NHsaints says...
Tbh it was more like 2 free kicks that they actually won...and that's from a complete sharks front row against a front row who'd never played together in a test before...I'd say we did pretty well...
Posted 15:23 12th June 2012
philipjfry says...
@APV1: I agree, Walsh took Morgan aside at one stage and pointed out the impact of his over-eager earlier engagements before he penalised him.
Posted 14:04 11th June 2012
APV1 says...
I'm sorry but the statement, "South Africa's pressure in the scrums saw England capitulating and conceding three free-kicks and two penalties at the set-piece." is just not true. At least three of those were our over-eagerness and we were pinged for early engagement. That's not Bok dominance, that's us cocking up!
I think we held our own against a very experienced and gelled front row, actually. Three awesome players, who play week-in, week-out together were likely to be a formidible force. And Cole, Hartley and Marler fronted up.
We have to admit that our FR subs were beaten up by the Bok FR subs. That's where the biggest impact was.
Posted 11:08 11th June 2012