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| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| RBS Six Nations | |
| Saturday , March 20 | |
| Wales vs Italy | ![]() |
| Ireland vs Scotland | ![]() |
| France vs England | ![]() |
| More RBS Six Nations fixtures | |
| Super 14 | |
| Saturday , March 20 | |
| Stormers vs Cheetahs | 17:05 |
| Friday , March 26 | |
| Cheetahs vs Reds | 19:10 |
| Highlanders vs Lions | 19:35 |
| Brumbies vs Chiefs | 19:40 |
| More Super 14 fixtures | |
| The Magners League | |
| Friday , March 26 | |
| The Dragons vs The Ospreys | 15:00 |
| Leinster vs Connacht | 15:00 |
| Cardiff Blues vs Ulster | 15:00 |
| Edinburgh vs Scarlets | 15:00 |
| Munster vs Glasgow | 15:00 |
| More The Magners League fixtures | |
| LV= Cup | |
| Sunday , March 21 | |
| Northampton vs Gloucester | ![]() |
| More LV= Cup fixtures | |
| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| Super 14 | |
| Saturday , March 20 | |
| Crusaders 46 - 19 Lions | ![]() |
| Western Force 10 - 14 Waratahs | |
| Highlanders 16 - 30 Sharks | ![]() |
| More Super 14 results | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Friday , March 19 | |
| Sale 19 - 8 Wasps | ![]() |
| More Guinness Premiership results | |
| Super 14 | |
| Bulls 19 - 18 Hurricanes | ![]() |
| Blues 39 - 34 Brumbies | ![]() |
| More Super 14 results | |
| The Magners League | |
| Thursday , March 18 | |
| Leinster 20 - 14 Glasgow | ![]() |
| Munster 23 - 17 Scarlets | ![]() |
| Wednesday, March 17 | |
| Connacht 16 - 3 Newport-Gwent D'gons | ![]() |
| More The Magners League results | |
| RBS Six Nations | |
| Sunday , March 14 | |
| France 46 - 20 Italy | ![]() |
| More RBS Six Nations results | |
| Super 14 | |
| Reds 50 - 10 Western Force | ![]() |
| More Super 14 results | |
| LV= Cup | |
| Cardiff Blues 18 - 29 Gloucester | ![]() |
| Northampton 31 - 20 Saracens | ![]() |
| More LV= Cup results | |
| RBS Six Nations | |
| Saturday , March 13 | |
| Ireland 27 - 12 Wales | ![]() |
| Scotland 15 - 15 England | ![]() |
| More RBS Six Nations results | |
| Super 14 | |
| Bulls 50 - 35 Highlanders | ![]() |
| Stormers 37 - 13 Hurricanes | ![]() |
| Brumbies 24 - 22 Sharks | ![]() |
| Friday , March 12 | |
| Chiefs 19 - 26 Crusaders | ![]() |
| Waratahs 73 - 12 Lions | ![]() |
| More Super 14 results | |
| Top 14 | |
| Toulon 19 - 6 Castres | |
| Toulouse 34 - 3 Montpellier | |
| Perpignan 19 - 14 Biarritz | |
| Brive 26 - 14 Stade Francais | |
| Albi 7 - 17 Bourgoin | |
| More Top 14 results | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 4 | 1 |
Comments
homergriffin says...
BozOnline - I'm an Irishman and I agree with you on most (if not all of the points). Most interestingly, your point about the lack of variation and changing of the game plan is exactly what the Irish pundits mentioned. I think De Villiers is a very good coach but he needs to focus more on options and not just kicking the ball. We have Rob Kearney (the best at fielding kicks in the world) and yet Steyn and Pienaar kept giving us our best attacking platform.
Having said that, the SA will bounce back.
Posted 13:36 29th November 2009
BozOnline says...
Yes, the Boks were poor yesterday, and the Irish were better. There's no doubt about that. But instead of dwelling on recriminations, let's look for lessons learned from the November tests:
1 - You cannot carry a player who is not up to it. This goes for Smit at prop as much as it goes for Jacobs at centre, or Kankowski at 8. I say this even though the Sharks are my team. If you don't pick THE best players in EVERY position, you WILL lose test matches, and you will do so consistently. Yes, you need to test combinations and blood new players, but that's what the mid-week matches are for. Smit is NOT a prop, and if this test series didn't show that, nothing will. He's a hooker or he's gone. Don't move him to prop just so that Chiliboy can hobble onto the bench.
2 - We don't have much depth across the park. There were a couple of finds this season, including De Jongh, Brussouw, Potgieter and Deysel, but at scrumhalf, fullback, wing, front row, and second row, we need to look more carefully. This means keeping players we already have, or find a way of selecting players who don't stay in SA (F Steyn, De Villiers, BJ Botha, James, etc).
3 - Pieter de Villiers is a good coach, but he needs to take the next step. Thinking that he could use the same game plan through a whole season is just stupid. Once the plan is known, it would take a knowledgeable ten-year old to figure out how to combat it. A comfort zone is as bad for a coach as for a player, and never has there been a coach further back in his comfort zone than De Villiers.
4 - We need on-field leaders. Smit is a great leader, but when the game plan fails, it's up to him to change things on the fly, and he doesn't seem able to do that. Maybe that's because he's tied up in the front row; picking a backline leader could help.
These are not difficult things to fix. We have the talent; we just need to use it.
Posted 10:29 29th November 2009
Andhesaid says...
Smit - The Boks performance was shocking to say the least. Dont talk about fatigue being factor Nz and Aus played more or less the same amount of games yet look how well they finished the year.We played the same old style that we played all year, kick and chase and then try smash and run over everyone. Why can't our team see that kicking is not working and change tactics - why??...Guess what!! Ireland and France have watched and studied the videos of our game plan weeks ago and were ready for us.The Irish are good high ball catchers as they play Gaelic football from a young age, so are not afraid of the high balls. The Irish No15+14 even showed us a bit in the Lions tour that they were solid under the high ball...That kick and chase tactic is over used now, it worked for us during the tri nations but its effectiveness as our main attacking point is over. We need our backs to be more creative and run the ball more. You know it makes me think that if Carter was in the NZ team this year would we have beaten them? The Boks need to start using their brains as strength alone is not the answer. We have the players to do the job they just need to be shown how to do it.
Posted 02:49 29th November 2009