Hello
This is my International Rugby blog.
Here you can find out about all international tournaments and players.
I will also try and put some videos of international rugby on here, as well as information about your favourites.
So have a look through the blog and see what takes your fancy!

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Countdown to Tri-Nations 2008

IRB World Rankings- Top 50

1st South Africa
2nd New Zealand
3rd Argentina
4th Australia
5th England
6th Wales
7th France
8th Ireland
9th Fiji
10th Scotland
11th Italy
12th Samoa
13th Tonga
14th Georgia
15th Canada
16th Russia
17th Romania
18th Japan
19th USA
20th Uruguay
21st Spain
22nd Portugal
23rd Korea
24th Chile
25th Namibia
26th Germany
27th Hong Kong
28th Belgium
29th Moldova
30th Morocco
31st Paraguay
32nd Kazakhstan
33rd Brazil
34th Czech Republic
35th Tunisia
36th Poland
37th Ukraine
38th Uganda
39th Sweden
40th China
41st Madagascar
42nd Kenya
43rd Ivory Coast
44th Croatia
45th Latvia
46th Netherlands
47th Arabian Gulf
48th Chinese Taipei
49th Cook Islands
50th Malta

Friday, 11 April 2008

Six Nations Dream XV

Here is my Six Nations Dream XV.
It consists of 2 Italian Players, 2 French Players, 3 Welsh Players, 3 Irish Players, 2 Scottish Players and 3 English Players.
Leave a comment saying what your Six Nations Dream XV is!

PR P Vickery (England)
HK J Flannery (Ireland)
PR M Castrogiovanni (Italy)
SR M Bortolami (Italy)
SR S Shaw (England)
FL J Worsley (England)
FL I Harinordoquy (France)
N8 R Jones (Wales)

SH M Blair (Scotland)
FH R O'Gara (Ireland)
WG S Williams (Wales)
CT T Shanklin (Wales)
CT B O'Driscoll (Ireland)
FB R Lamont (Scotland)
WG V Clerc (France)

Sunday, 30 March 2008

Six Nations 2008

In this post i will tell you the results of all of the matches in the Six Nations 2008, as well as giving you a final table and naming a player of the tournament.



2 Feb Ireland 16-11 Italy (Croke Park, Dublin)

2 Feb England 19-26 Wales (Twickenham)

3 Feb Scotland 6-27 France (Murrayfield)



9 Feb Wales 30-15 Scotland (Millenium Stadium)

9 Feb France 26-21 Ireland (Stade De France)

10 Feb Italy 19-23 England (Stadio Flamino)



23 Feb Wales 47-8 Italy (Millenium Stadium)

23 Feb Ireland 34-13 Scotland (Croke Park, Dublin)

23 Feb France 13-24 England (Stade De France)



8 Mar Ireland 12-16 Wales (Croke Park, Dublin)

8 Mar Scotland 15-9 England (Murrayfield)

9 Mar France 25-13 Italy (Stade De France)



15 Mar Italy 23-20 Scotland (Stadio Flamino)

15 Mar England 33-10 Ireland (Twickenham)

15 Mar Wales 29-12 France (Millenium Stadium)



Best players of each team

England: Danny Cipriani (London Wasps)

Ireland: Ronan O'Gara (Munster)

Scotland: Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)

France: Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)

Italy: Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers)

Wales: Shane Williams (Ospreys)



Player of the Tournament: Gavin Henson (Ospreys)




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Preview of Tri-Nations 2008

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Friday, 21 March 2008

Tri-Nations Results 2007

June 16 2007 South Africa 22- 19 Australia
June 23 South Africa 21- 26 New Zealand
June 30 Australia 20- 15 New Zealand
July 7 Australia 25- 17 South Africa
July 14 New Zealand 33- 6 South Africa
July 21 New Zealand 26-12 Australia
The Winner was... New Zealand
Player of the tournament: Percy Montgomery

Rugby World Cup

Finals Stage of World Cup



Quarter Finals

Australia 10-12 England

New Zealand 18-20 France


South Africa 37-20 Fiji

Argentina 19-13 Scotland



Semi Finals
England 14-9 France

South Africa 37-13 Argentina



3rd Place Playoff
France 10-34 Argentina



Final
England 6-15 South Africa



Here are some of the great tries of the Rugby World Cup 2007!


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