RUGBY UNION - FRIENDLIES & TOURS
1973
Friendly - New Zealand (11) v (23) Barbarians - In arguably the greatest Rugby match ever, the all-conquering All Blacks ran into the free-flowing attack of the Barbarians in a great game of passing and running rugby. The Barbars featured JPR Williams, David Duckham, Willie John McBride and Gareth Edwards, who scored the most famous try of all time in the 3rd minute of the game (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Morgan/Young, PAL)
1979
17/11/79 - New Zealand (9) @ (21) Northern Division - The North inflicted only the 3rd ever provincial defeat on the visiting All Blacks with a dominating display in Otley. The North used a great defensive game-plan and an over-powering forward pack to take a 7-0 lead in at the half then scored 3 tries in the 2nd half to take the win. The North tries came from Tony Bond (2), Alan Old and Steve Smith. The New Zealand try came fom Stu Wilson. The North were led by captain Bill Beaumont and also featured Fran Cotton, Roger Uttley, Tony Neary, Mike Slemen and John Carleton. New Zealand also featured Graham Mourie, Murray Mexted and Andy Haden (8, Transfer from official VHS - 58 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - Starmer-Smith, PAL)
1981
Friendly 3rd Test - South Africa (22) @ (25) New Zealand - The final test of the Springboks controversial tour of New Zealand saw the best game of the Tour, as the All Blacks scored on an injury time penalty to win the game and the series. The All Blacks led 16-3 at the break but the 2nd half saw the Boks fightback to tie the game in the final minutes before Alan Hewson kicked the winner. The All Blacks also featured Murray Mexted, Frank Shelford, Gary Whetton and Andy Dalton. The Springboks featured Naas Botha, Danie Gerber, Divan Serfontein and Wynand Claassen. The game was played with the back-drop of civil unrest as the New Zealanders campaigned against Apartheid. This protest involved a light aircraft buzzing the stadium and dropping leaflets and Flour Bombs onto the pitch. 1 Bomb hit a TV camera and 1 hit All Black Gary Knight on the head (9, Some moments of dead time edited out, 1 Disc, TVNZ - Quinn/Thorne, PAL)
1994
Friendly - England (31) @ (13) Eastern Province - Englands' tour of South Africa suddenly ignited in a violent exchange in Port Elizabeth. 3 major fights erupted including an exchange that saw Tim Rodber sent off (8, 1 Disc, ITV - Smith/Taylor, PAL)
Friendly 1st Test - England (32) @ (15) South Africa - England upset a powerful South Africa team with Rob Andrew the hero, as he scored 27 points. Nelson Mandela made his 1st appearance at a game as president (8, intermittent tracking problems in the first 10 minutes, 1 Disc, ITV - Smith/Taylor, PAL)
1996
Friendly - New Zealand (31) @ (0) Western Transvaal - New Zealand recorded their biggest win of the tour with a shut-out win at Olën Park, Potchefstroom. For the 2 hours before the game, the field was subjected to heavy rain and hail and when the players ran out to play, 80% of the field was covered in standing water. The All Blacks adapted the better and ran out to a 12-0 lead at the half and coasted home in the 2nd half as the pitch started to clear. The try scorers for New Zealand were Matt Cooper, Alama Ieremia, Eric Rush, Carlos Spencer and Ofisa Tonu'u. The All Blacks also featured Taine Randall and Jonah Lomu (8, Downloaded from the internet - Audio fades in and out for most of the 1st half, 1 Disc, SKY - Nisbett/McCahill, PAL)
1997
Friendly - New Zealand (81) @ (3) Llanelli - The All Blacks opened their tour of the British Isles on a rainy night in Wales and proceeded to run riot in a big win. New Zealand led 31-3 at the half and scored a further 50 points in the 2nd half as, despite the conditions, they played oustanding running rugby with great handling and ingenuity. The tries came from Zinzan Brooke, Christian Cullen (4), Norm Hewitt (2), Alama Ieremia, Ian Jones, Josh Kronfeld, Justin Marshall and Jeff Wilson (2). The lone Scarlets points came from the boot of Craig Warlow and Llanelli also featured Rupert Moon (8, Welsh commentary, 1 Disc, S4C, PAL)
1999
Friendly - South Africa (19) @ (29) Wales - Wales opened the new Millenium stadium with a match against the World Champion Springboks. Wales had never beaten South Africa but laid that to rest with a great kicking game from Neil Jenkins and tries from Mark Taylor and Gareth Thomas. The Boks were led by Gary Teichmann and also featured Percy Montgomery (9, 2 Discs, BBC Wales - Davies/Williams, PAL)
2000
Hennie LeRoux Benefit match - 1995 Springboks (42) v (14) 1999 Golden Lions - Francois Pienaar leads out the Boks for the last time. The 95 Boks comprise of most of the World Cup team + older Bok players (8, 1 Disc, Supersport, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (17) @ (25) England - England ended their Autumn Internationals unbeaten with their 2nd straight win over the Boks. In a brutal game, both teams lost players temporarily to the blood bin, and South Africa also committed the most penalties (18-6) leading to the difference in the game as England's Jonny Wilkinson converted 6 of them into points. Both teams only scored 1 try with England's coming from Will Greenwood and South Africa's coming from Braam van Straaten. England also featured Martin Johnson, Ben Cohen, Mike Tindall, Dan Luger, Matt Dawson and Neil Back. South Africa also featured Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, John Smit, Mark Andrews, Corne Krige and Andre Vos (9, Official DVD, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
2002
Friendly - New Zealand (31) @ (32) England - In a game of wild momentum swings, it was England that held firm at the end to seal the win. After both teams played great attacking rugby, it was England that held a 17 point lead in the 2nd half thanks to tries from Jonny Wilkinson and Ben Cohen. The All Blacks started their fightback with tries from Jonah Lomu and Danny Lee and reduced the deficit to 3 points. It took a great defensive effort from Ben Cohen and the rest of the team to hold out the All Blacks and the result was only safe when Ben Kay stole a line-out 5 metres from the England line at the death (2 versions : 8, Full Game, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL / 9, 38 mins hi-lites, SKY, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (31) @ (32) England - England extended their unbeaten run to 17 matches with a come-from-behind win at Twickenham. After a tight start, the Aussies surged into a 31-19 lead in the 2nd half before England re-grouped and pulled back in front with 12 minutes left and held on to win. The England tries came from Ben Cohen (2) and Jonny Wilkinson added 22 points with 6 penalties and 2 conversions. The Aussie tries came from Wendell Sailor and Elton Flatley, with Matthew Burke adding 16 points on 4 penalties and 2 conversions. England also featured Martin Johnson, Neil Back, Will Greenwood and Matt Dawson. Australia also featured Stirling Mortlock, Stephen Larkham, George Gregan and George Smith (9, Official DVD - Audio very loud and slightly distorted, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (3) @ (53) England - England ended the friendly tournament with an unbeaten record as they handed the Boks their worst ever defeat against the English. A very physical game turned on the 23rd minute sending off of South African Jannes Labuschagne for a late tackle on Jonny Wilkinson and England exploited the advantage to score 7 tries. The tries came from Ben Cohen, Will Greenwood (2), Neil Back, Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio and a penalty try. Jonny Wilkinson added 8 points from the kicking game. South Africa's only points came from a penalty from Andre Pretorius. England also featured Jason Robinson, Mike Tindall, Matt Dawson, Martin Johnson and Phil Vickery. South Africa also featured Butch James, James Dalton, Andre Venter and Corne Krige. The victory was England's 18th straight home win (10, Official DVD, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
2003
Friendly - England (15) @ (13) New Zealand - England's 1st win in New Zealand for 30 years. Jonny Wilkinson with all of Englands points in a torrential downpour (10, 1 Disc, SKY NZ - Nisbett/Mexted/Smith, PAL)
Friendly - England (25) @ (14) Australia - England's 1st ever win in Australia. England dominate with 3 tries to seal the win (10, 1 Disc, FOX - Clark/Martin/Kearns, PAL)
2004
Friendly - New Zealand (47) @ (19) Barbarians - The All Blacks, debuting Jerome Kainio, scored 7 tries in a devastating show of attacking rugby (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mullins/Davies, PAL)
2005
Friendly - North (19) v (54) South - In a charity match for Tsunami relief, both teams put on a great show scoring 11 tries. Stars included Brian O'Driscoll, Andrew Mehrtens, Schalk Burger, Lawrence Dallaglio (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mullins/Davies, PAL)
Friendly - Uruguay (3) @ (134) South Africa - South Africa inflicted their highest scoring game ever on the part-timers of Uruguay. The Springboks scored 21 tries with Tonderai Chavhanga scoring a team record 6 tries (9, 1 Disc, Supersport - Bladen/Wiese, PAL)
Friendly 1st test - France (30) @ (30) South Africa - In a fantastic game of attacking rugby, 7 tries were scored but the result was decided when Yachvili hit the upright with the potentially game winning conversion on the last play (9, 2 Discs, Supersport - Cowley/Wiese, PAL)
Friendly 2nd test - France (13) @ (27) South Africa - Brian Habana scored 2 tries to defeat a weary looking French team (9, 2 Discs, Supersport - Cowley/Grant, PAL)
2006
Friendly - Rest of the World (27) @ (30) South Africa - A penalty-strewn game was won in the last seconds by the boot of Percy Montgomery. An under-strength Springbok side kicked 10 penalties. The World 15 featured Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall and Laurent Chabal (9, 2 Discs, Supersport - Cowley/Bladen, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (29) @ (29) Wales - A game of great attacking rugby that ebbed and flowed ended in a draw as neither side could find the killer score. Wales fought back from a 17-6 deficit to tie the game on a 71st minute penalty. Both teams combined for 6 tries (9) (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mullins/Davies, PAL)
2008
Friendly - Australia (18) @ (21) Wales - In the final game of the Investec Challenge, Wales became the first Northern Hemisphere team to beat a Southern Hemisphere team as they survived a late Aussie rally to win. Wales took the lead through a sensational Shane Williams try and played great defense to keep the Aussies at bay. Stephen Jones (11 points) and Lee Byrne (1 try) helped open up a lead that they defended until the final minute when Digby Ioane pulled the Green and Gold to within 3. But Wales snuffed out a final chance and held on for the first win against the Southern Hemisphere in 11 attempts (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Davies, PAL)
Friendly - New Zealand (18) @ (16) Munster - On an emotional night in Limerick, a 2nd string Munster team almost pulled off the shock upset. Munster were missing their stars who were on international duty, but the reserves put up a great fight and were leading 16-10 going into the final 5 minutes before Joe Rokocoko saved the day with a late try. Munster featured Peter Stringer, Rua Tipoki, Doug Howlett, Denis Leamy and captain Mick O'Driscoll. New Zealand featured Stephen Donald, Brad Thorn and Mils Muliaina. The game started with the unique sight of the Munster New Zealanders performing the Haka to the All Blacks (10, 1 Disc, RTE - Nugent/Ward, PAL)
2009
Friendly - Barbarians (7) @ (55) Australia - In the Barbarians first ever visit to Australia, the Wallabies inflicted theier worst ever defeat, racing out to a 20-7 lead at the half and coasting home with 5 tries in the 2nd half. The tries came from Drew Mitchell (2), James Horwill, Matt Giteau, Stephen Moore, Ben Alexander, David Pocock and James O'Connor. The game was the last in the careers of Martin Corry and Josh Lewsey (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Clark/Martin/Kearns, PAL)
Friendly 1st test - France (27) @ (22) New Zealand - France upset the All Blacks and recorded their 1st win in New Zealand in 15 years. France started strong, opening up a 17-3 lead in 27 minutes with tries from Francois Trinh-Duc and William Servat. The All Blacks fought back to tie the game 17-17 with tries from Liam Messam and Ma'a Nonu but France sealed the win with an intercept try from Maxime Medard. The All Blacks were led by Mils Muliaina but were missing Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter, Ali Williams, Rodney So'oialo, Conrad Smith and Sitiveni Sivivatu (10, 1 Disc, SKY NZ - Nisbett/Fox/Smith, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (18) @ (9) England - In the opening game of their Autumn international series, an injury-ravaged England succumbed to the"Old Enemy" despite leading at the half. Jonny Wilkinson made his 1st start in 18 months for England and scored all their points to give England a 9-5 lead at the break. But the Aussies recovered with a strong 2nd half and took the win with a try from Adam Ashley-Cooper and 2 penalties from Matt Giteau (10, 1 Disc, SKY-Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (23) @ (24) Saracens - South Africa continued their Northern Hemispshere tour with a game against the Saracens at Wembley Stadium, and came away with their 3rd straight loss. Despite leading 18-6 at the half, the Boks couldn't hold on and lost the game on a drop goal with 6 minutes left. Saracens fielded 7 South Africans + 2 englishmen born in South Africa and they were motivated to do well against their contrymen. The Boks tries came from Juan de Jongh and Jongi Nokwe (2). The Saracens tries came from Ernst Joubert and Brad Barritt with former Springbok fly-half Derrick Hougaard kicking 14 points, including the winning drop goal. The Boks rested several key players including Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Fourie De Preez and Schalk Burger (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Chignell/Greenwood, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (10) @ (15) Ireland - In the mist and cold of Croke Park, Ireland won their 3rd game in a row over South Africa with a big defensive show. Both teams played good attacking football although Ireland failed to score a try as Jonathan Sexton, playing in place of Ronan O'Gara, scored all their points with the boot (5 penalties). South Africa led 10-6 at the half with a try from Schalk Burger and kicks from Morne Steyn but Ireland played great defense in the 2nd half and took their own kick chances to win the game (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Matthews, PAL)
Friendly - New Zealand (18) v (25) Barbarians - The Barbarians registered only their 2nd ever win over the All Blacks, and their 1st since 1973, and denied New Zealand an unbeaten record in their tour of the Northern Hemisphere. 3 tries from Bryan Habana (South Africa) and penalty kicks from Matt Giteau (Australia) and Morne Steyn (South Africa) did the damage with the All Blacks replies courtesy of Ben Smith and Anthony Boric. The Barbarians also featured Drew Mitchell (Australia), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), Jaque Fourie (South Africa), Jamie Roberts (Wales), Fourie du Preez (South Africa), Victor Matfield (South Africa, captain), Schalk Burger (South Africa), Andy Powell (Wales) and Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
2010
Friendly - South Africa (34) @ (31) Wales - An under-manned South African team survived an early deficit to beat the Welsh. Wales led 16-3 after 20 minutes but the Boks starting forcing errors from the Welsh and capitalised with 28 unanswered points. Wales scored 2 late tries to pull within 3 points but ran out of time. The Wales tries came from James Hook, Tom Prydie and Alun Wyn Jones. The Boks tries came from Odwa Ndungane, Dewald Potgieter and Juan de Jongh. South Africa were missing Bryan Habana, Schalk Burger, Bakkies Botha and Pierre Spies (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Charles/Davies, PAL)
Friendly - 2nd Test - England (21) @ (20) Australia - In a big upset, England recorded their 1st win in Australia since the 2003 World Cup Final and evened the Cook Cup series at 1-1. The winning points again came from the boot of substitute Jonny Wilkinson but the result was only settled when Australia missed a late penalty of their own. The England tries came from Ben Youngs and Chris Ashton while Toby Flood added 2 penalties (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (29) @ (25) Wales - The World Champions showed their credentials with a comeback win over the Welsh. Wales led 17-9 at the half thanks to great tries from George North (on debut) and James Hook. But the Boks fought back in the 2nd half with tries from Willem Alberts and captain Victor Matfield and secured the win with the boot of Morne Steyn (19 points). Matfield earned his 103rd cap, a Springbok record (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (18) @ (35) England - England upset the Aussies with a fantastic display of attacking rugby, including a brilliant length-of-the-field try from Chris Ashton. Toby Flood kept England ticking along with 7 penalties and Chris Ashton scored 2 tries, the 2nd of which started in the England in-goal area before 2 quick passes sent Ashton racing 90 metres for the try. The Aussie points came from James O'Connor (2 penalties) and Kurtley Beale (1 try). The win was England's first against a Tri-Nations team at Twickenham since 2006 (2 versions : 10, Full Game, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL / 10, 50 minute hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - McNamara/Dallaglio, PAL)
Friendly - Samoa (10) @ (20) Ireland - Ireland finally secured their 1st win in the new Aviva Stadium, labouring to a win over Samoa. Tries from Jamie Heaslip and Ronan O'Gara did the damage and O'Gara also added 2 penalties. The Samoan try came from Alesana Tuilagi. Ireland also featured Peter Stringer and Devin Toner, who was winning his 1st cap (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Neilly/Constable, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (17) @ (21) Scotland - In the driving rain in Edinburgh, Scotland scored a huge upset over the World Champions. The hero for the Scots was Dan Parks, who kicked all the points, and new captain Rory Lawson. South Africa led 6-0 after 4 minutes but Scotland clawed their way back to take the lead before holding on late to secure the win. South Africa featured Morne Steyn (4 penalties), Victor Matfield and Willem Alberts (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Cotter/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (6) @ (15) Munster - On a wet and windy night at Thomond Park, Munster recorded another win over the Wallabies, their 4th since 1961. Munster used a youthful side to upset the Aussie's midweek side, with Aussie Paul Warwick scoring all the points with 3 penalties and 2 drop goals. Both teams were tied 6-6 at the half, but Munster turned the screw after the break, forcing the Aussies to concede kicking opportunities that sealed the win. Australia's points came from Berrick Barnes (2 penalties) (10, 1 Disc, RTE - Cahill/Keyes, PAL)
2011
Friendly - Barbarians (31) @ (28) Wales - An attack-minded friendly was settled in sensational fashion as the Barbarians scored on the games final play to take the win. The Barbarians led 19-14 at the half but tired as the game wore on and trailed 28-18 with 6 minutes left before Mathieu Bastareaud and Isa Nacewa scored to stun the Welsh and take the win. The Bar Bars other tries came from Iesofa Tekori, Isa Nacewa and Sergio Parisse with the Wales tries coming from George North, Morgan Stoddard, Mike Phillips and Aled Brew. Wales also featured Stephen Jones, earning his 100th cap, Toby Faletau and new captain Sam Warburton. The Barbarians also featured Doug Howlett, Brock James, Joe van Niekerk, Martyn Williams (against his national team) and Willie Mason, the Australian ex-Rugby League player who had a big hand in the final 2 tries (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Bennett, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (24) @ (18) Wales - On an emotional day at the Millennium Stadium, Welsh fans bid farewell to winger Shane Williams who was playing his last game for the national team. Even though the result was not what he wanted, he scored a try with the final move of the match to send the fans home happy. The Aussies cameback from a 6-0 deficit at the half with tries from Will Genia, Lachlan Turner and Berrick Barnes. The other Welsh try came from Rhys Priestland (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
2012
Friendly - Australia (6) @ (33) France - France banished the memory of their last meeting against the Wallabies with a dominating win in Paris. In 2010, Australia won 59-16 but the French had their measure this time, dominating the scrum and the breakdown. France led 16-6 at the half and crusied home in the 2nd half by keeping the Aussies off the scoreboard. The France tries came from Louis Picamoles, Wesley Fofana and a penalty try, while Frederic Michalak pulled the strings with the kicking game (3 conversions, 2 penalties, 1 drop goal). The Aussie points came from 2 penalties from Mike Harris (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Ward/Phillips, PAL)
Friendly - Tonga (21) @ (15) Scotland - In a big upset in Aberdeen, Tonga claimed their 1st ever win over Scotland. The Scots dominated possession but paid the price for not converting pressure into points. The Tongans overturned a 6-3 deficit at the half to score 2 tries and claim the win. The tries came from Tukulua Lokotui and Fetu'u Vainikolo with Fangatapu Apikotoa adding 11 points with the boot. All the Scotland points came from 5 penalties by Greig Laidlaw. The day after the game, Scotland coach Andy Robinson resigned (10, No audio for the first 2 minutes of Pre-Game. The rest of the game is OK, 2 Discs, BBC - Beattie/Nicol, PAL)
Friendly - New Zealand (21) @ (38) England - In a huge upset, England ended their Autumn series of internationals with a big win over the World Champions. England started the better and led 12-0 at the half before New Zealand scored 2 quick tries to pull within 15-14 after the break. England regained their composure though, and scored the next 23 points to take the win. The England tries came from Brad Barritt (his 1st for England), Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi, with Owen Farrell and Freddie Burns kicking 6 penalties between them. The New Zealand tries came from Julian Savea (2) and Keiran Read. The loss was the 1st for New Zealand in 20 matches and their worst ever defeat to England. Disc 1 is the full game from SKY. Disc 2 is 1 hour hi-lites from the BBC (10, 2 Discs, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
2013
Friendly - 1st Test - England (32) @ (3) Argentina - England opened their 2 test tour of Argentina with a big win in Salta. An inexperienced squad was missing several top players, including captain Chris Robshaw and Dan Cole, but still managed to keep an equally inexperienced Pumas squad at arms length thanks to a big 1st half display. Tries from David Strettle, Billy Twelvetrees and Ben Morgan gave England a 25-3 lead at the half and despite a spirited fight-back by the Pumas in the 2nd half, England added a further try from Billy Vunipola and coasted home. England gave debuts to Christian Wade, Kyle Eastmond and Matt Kvesic (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Robinson, PAL)
Friendly - 2nd Test - England (51) @ (26) Argentina - England secured a first away series win over the Pumas since 1981 with an impressive win in Buenos Aires. Argentina started the brighter, holding a 12-6 lead after 25 minutes, but England scored 19 unanswered points to take a 25-12 lead in at the break and never trailed again. The England tries came from Freddie Burns, Rob Webber, Marland Yarde (2 tries on debut), Kyle Eastmond (his 1st for England) and 2 penalty tries as England asserted their superiority in the scrum. England also got 14 points from the boot of Burns and a penalty from Stephen Myler, who was making his international debut off the bench (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Gomarsall, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (24) @ (15) Wales - South Africa kept their win streak against Wales going with a hard-fought victory at the Millennium Stadium. A tough 1st half saw the Boks make the most of their opportunities, scoring 2 tries, while Wales lost 2 players to injury and only kicked Penalties to trail 17-12. The pattern continued in the 2nd half with Wales losing another player to injury and the Boks sealed the win with another try. The South Africa tries came from Jean De Villiers, Bismarck Du Plessis and Fourie Du Preez. All the Welsh points came from 5 penalties from Leigh Halfpenny (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Moore/M.Williams, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (30) @ (26) Wales - Australia extended their win streak over Wales to 9 games with an exciting win in Cardiff. The Wallabies overcame an early 13-3 deficit by scoring 27 unanswered points to take an unassailable lead they defended to the end despite a late flourish from the home team. The man-of-the-match award went to Quade Cooper. The Australia tries came from Christian Leali'ifano, Israel Folau and Joe Tomane. The Wales tries came from George North (2) (9, Partial Pre-Game, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Marshall/M.Williams, PAL)
2014
Friendly - Sharks (15) @ (23) Saracens - A mid-season friendly between the Premiership leaders (Saracens) and the South African Currie Cup Champions (Sharks) went the way of the home team. Saracens led 20-3 at the half thanks to a quick tap-penalty try to David Strettle and an interception try to Charlie Hodgson, but the Sharks had the better of the play. As the rain came down in the 2nd half, both teams substituted freely and the Sharks scored tries from Andre Esterhuizen and Heimar Williams to make for a nervy finish. But the Saracens held on for the win. Saracens also featured Steve Borthwick, Mouritz Botha, Matt Stevens, Schalk Brits and Jacques Burger. The Sharks also featured Bismarck Du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira, Willem Alberts, Etienne Oosthuizen and Tim Swiel. Disc 1 is the Rugby Tonight episode from 22/01/14. Discs 2 and 3 are the Game (10, 3 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Blair/Kay, PAL)
Friendly - Australia (33) @ (28) Wales - Australia extended their win streak against Wales to 10 games with a big win at the Millennium Stadium. Both teams were on fire in the 1st half and the teams went in at the break tied 21-21. In the 2nd half the Aussies pulled ahead early and despite a fight-back by the Welsh, the Aussies used a late penalty and a drop goal to take the win. The Australian tries came from Israel Folau (2) and Tevita Kuridrani with Bernard Foley adding 18 points with the boot. The Welsh tries came from Rhys Webb, Alex Cuthbert, Alun Wyn Jones and a penalty try (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Davies/Wood, PAL)
Friendly - Western Province (22) @ (46) Saracens - An in-season friendly pitched the South African Currie Cup champions against the 2014 English Premiership finalists. The Saracens had too much firepower for Western Province in the 1st half and took a 26-8 lead in at the break. Both teams substituted freely in the 2nd half but both teams managed to keep the tries coming, although Saracens kept Western Province at arms length to take the win. The try scorers for Saracens were Chris Ashton (2), David Strettle (2), Mauritz Both and Will Fraser. The Western Province tries came from Demetri Catrakilis (2) and Bongi Mbonambi (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Monye/Brits, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (6) @ (12) Wales - Wales claimed only their second ever win over South Africa with a tight win in Cardiff. All the Welsh points came from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny (4 penalties) and all the South African points came from the boot of Patrick Lambie (2 penalties) (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Davies/Brits, PAL)
2015
Friendly - Blue Bulls (39) @ (26) Saracens - For the 3rd time in a year, Saracens entertained a South African Super Rugby team but this time the visitors left victorious. The Blue Bulls started strong and dominated the breakdown en-route to a 32-7 deficit in the 60th minute. Once the Blue Bulls started to substitute freely, Saracens fought back but ultimately the deficit was too much. Pierre Spies made a comeback to the team in the 55th minute after an 18 month spell out with injury. The Blue Bulls try scorers were Deon Stegman, Francois Hougaard, Jurgen Visser, Hanro Liebenberg, Pierre Spies and Roelof Smith. Saracens tries came from Chris Wyles, Neil De Kock, Ernst Joubert and Jackson Wray, on the occasion of his 100th appearance for the club (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Friendly - France (14) @ (19) England - Both teams began their World Cup preparations with a friendly at Twickenham. England had the better of the 1st half and led 12-9 at the break, but France re-grouped for the 2nd half and it needed a resilient defensive performance from England to hold on and take the win. The England tries came from Anthony Watson (2) and Jonny May. The France try came from Fulgence Ouedraogo. England gave debuts to Sam Burgess, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie (9, On the same disc as 2015 France @ England friendly, 1 hour hi-lites, BBC - Butler/Guscott, PAL)
Friendly - England (20) @ (25) France - France over-turned their loss to England the week before with a dominating win in Paris. France took control with their forwards and England paid for ill-discipline as Frederic Michalak kicked France to a half-time lead of 15-6. A 2nd half try from Yohann Huget killed the game off and despite 2 late tries from Danny Cipriani and Jonathan Joesph, France cruised home to the win (9, On the same disc as 2015 England @ France friendly, 1 hour hi-lites, BBC - Butler/Guscott, PAL)
Friendly - Ireland (13) @ (21) England - England ended their World Cup warm-up with a big win over the Irish at Twickenham. England started fast and were 12-3 up at the half. Ireland briefly challenged after the break but 2 late penalties put England back in control and they saw out the game to take the win. The England tries came from Jonny May and Anthony Watson with George Ford and Owen Farrell kicking 3 penalties between them. The Irish try came from Paul O'Connell (10, 1 hour hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - Cotter/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Barbarians (27) v (24) Samoa - In the 1st ever rugby match at the Olympic Stadium, the Barbarians claimed a hard-fought win against the Samoans. Both teams were tied at 17-17 at the break after an eventful 1st half that saw Samoa have a man sent off for fighting and the pitch water sprinklers also came on, soaking several Samoans. The 2nd half ebbed and flowed, with the Baa-Baas taking the lead for good in the 63rd minute, then hung on for the win. The Barbarians tries came from Adam Thomson (2), Liam Gill and Ben Tapuai (2) and the team was led by Bakkies Botha. The Samoa tries came from Anthony Perenise, Ken Pisi and Jack Lam (10, 1 Disc, ITV - Ward/Gomarsall, PAL)
2016
Friendly - Wales (13) @ (27) England - England repeated their 6 Nations win over Wales with a big win at Twickenham. England out-scored the Welsh 5 tries to 1. England overcame a 13-10 deficit at the half to score 3 tries in the 2nd half to win the game, and they needed all the points as George Ford had a terrible day with the boot, missing 6 of his 7 kicking opportunities. The England tries came from Luther Burrell, Anthony Watson, Ben Youngs, Jack Clifford and Marland Yarde. The Welsh try came from Rob Evans with Dan Biggar adding 2 penalties (10, 1 hour hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - 1st Test - England (39) @ (28) Australia - England beat Australia for the 1st time at Suncorp Stadium, and only the 4th time ever in Australia, with a big win after a slow start. Australia dominated early and held a 10-0 lead after 15 minutes, but England tightened up the Defense and went in 19-13 up at the half. England continued their scoring run in the 2nd half and sealed the win with a try in the final minutes to hold off a late Australia charge. England were led on Offense by 24 points from Owen Farrell and on Defense by a huge game from James Haskell (18 tackles) and Maro Itoje. The England tries came from Jonathan Joseph, Marland Yarde and Jack Nowell. The Australia tries came from Michael Hooper (2), Israel Folau and Tevita Kuridrani (8, Downloaded from the Internet - Australian commentary, 1 Disc, F0X - Clark/Kearns/Horan/Kafer, PAL)
Friendly - Ireland (40) v (28) New Zealand - In front of a raucous crowd at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ireland produced a stunning display to record a first ever win over New Zealand at the 29th attempt and end the All Blacks' run of 18 straight wins. Ireland dominated the 1st half and took a 25-8 lead in at the half and further extended their lead at the start of the 2nd half to take a 30-8 lead after 48 minutes. But New Zealand fought back, scoring 3 tries to pull within 4 points in the 65th minute. Ireland firmly shut the door on the All Blacks in the 76th minute though, scoring the clinching try for the upset win. The Ireland tries came from Jordi Murphy, CJ Stander, Conor Murray, Simon Zebo and Robbie Henshaw. The New Zealand tries came from George Moala, TJ Perenara, Ben Smith and Scott Barrett with Beauden Barrett adding 9 points (10, No Half-Time, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Grayson, PAL)
2017
Friendly - Barbarians (14) @ (28) England - England warmed-up for their summer tour to Argentina with a hard-fought win at Twickenham. England were missing their Lions players so coach Eddie Jones named 15 uncapped players including Nathan Earle, Sam James, Alex Lozowski, Jack Singleton, Will Collier, Nick Isiekwe, Sam Underhill, Josh Beaumont and Tom Curry. The Barbarians featured Alex Goode, Timoci Nagusa, Thierry Dusautoir and Ruan Pienaar. The BarBars started fast, throwing the ball around, but couldn't turn possession into points. England settled down and turned the game around to go in at the half with a 13-0 lead. The BarBars finally got on the board at the start of the 2nd half but England rattled off 10 more points to take a commanding lead that they defended to the end. The England tries came from Nathan Earle, Nick Isiekwe and Danny Care. The Barbarians tries came from Adam Ashley-Cooper and Joe Tekori (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Robinson, PAL)
Friendly - Barbarians (43) @ (28) Ulster - The Barbarians fought back from an early 14-0 deficit to beat Ulster at a rainy Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. The 1st half turned into a shootout, with each team scoring 3 tries. The Barbarians held a tight 22-21 lead at the half then took control of the game in the 2nd half with 2 tries in a five-minute period to put them 36-28 ahead, a lead they defended to the end. The Barbarians tries came from Corey Flynn, Chris King (2), Waisea Nayacalevu (2), Joe Tekori and a Penalty try. The Ulster tries came from Stuart McCloskey, Mark Keane, Callum Patterson and Alan O'Connor. Ulster also featured Ruan Pienaar and Roger Wilson, both playing their final games for the club. The Barbarians also featured Thierry Dusautoir in his final rugby match before retirement (9, 2 Discs, BBC - McNamee/McWhirter, PAL)
1st Test - England (38) @ (34) Argentina - In a shootout in San Juan, England opened their tour with a last-second win. Both sides played great attacking rugby and the momentum swung wildly during the game. The Pumas held a slim 17-13 lead at the half, and took what looked like a game-winning lead with 2 minutes left after a drop-goal gave them a 34-31 lead. But England launched one final attack and Denny Solomona, on debut, broke a couple of tackles on halfway and raced away to score under the posts for the game-winning try. England coach Eddie Jones fielded a 23-man squad containing 11 uncapped players, 4 in the starting line-up, including 18 year old Tom Curry who had a great game. England's other try scorers were Marland Yarde, Jonny May and George Ford. The Argentinian tries came from Emiliano Boffelli, Tomas Lavanini, Jeronimo de la Fuente and Joaquin Tuculet (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Robinson, PAL)
2nd Test - England (35) @ (25) Argentina - England claimed a 2-0 series win in Argentina with an entertaining win in Santa Fe. England held a slim 18-13 lead at the half, and were tied at 25-25 with 10 minutes to play. But a try and a drop goal gave England an unassailable lead that they defended to the end. The England tries came from Charlie Ewels, Piers Francis, Danny Care and Will Collier with George Ford adding 15 points with the boot. The Argentina tries came from Joaquin Tuculet, Pablo Matera and Emiliano Boffelli (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Robinson, PAL)
Friendly - Samoa (38) @ (44) Scotland - In a shoot-out in Edinburgh, Scotland rewarded new coach Gregor Townsend with his 1st win. Both teams combined for 11 tries and Scotland had to with-stand a 2nd half fight-back from Samoa to take the win. Scotland scored after 2 minutes and led 25-10 at the half, but Samoa fought back and almost won the game but Scotland held on. The Scotland tries came from Stuart Hogg, Huw Jones, Stuart McInally (2), Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne. The Samoa tries came from Josh Tyrell, Piula Fa'asalele, Tim Nanai-Williams, Kieron Fonotia, Ofisa Treviranus (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Beattie/Paterson, PAL)
Friendly - New Zealand (22) @ (17) Scotland - Scotland nearly completed an historic comeback victory on an emotional night at Murrayfield, but the World Champions held on for the win. Former Scotland player Doddie Weir, who is suffering from Motor Neurone disease, brought out the match-ball at the start of the game and he whipped the crowd into a frenzy and the energy fed down to the Scottish team. They battled the All Blacks to a 3-3 tie at the half and even though the Kiwis pulled out to a 12 point lead late in the game, the Scots fought back and nearly won the game with a final play line-break that ended with a desperate last-ditch tackle by the Kiwis 10 metres from their own goal-line. The New Zealand tries came from Codie Taylor, Damian McKenzie and Beauden Barrett with Barrett also adding 7 points with the boot. The Scotland tries came from Jonny Gray and Huw Jones with Finn Russell addding 7 points with the boot (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Cotter/Paterson/O'Connell, PAL)
2018
Friendly - Barbarians (63) @ (45) England - In a shootout at Twickenham, the Barbarians ran in 9 tries to beat England for the first time since 2014. The star for the Barbarians was ex-England wing Chris Ashton who scored 3 tries in the opening 25 minutes to remind the England coach what he can do. The Barbarians played brilliant, free-flowing, attacking Rugby, led by Semi Radradra, Josua Tuisova and Josh Matavesi, but also put in the big hits when they were needed. The Barbarians other tries came from Victor Vito (2), Finn Russell, Radradra, Sateleki Timani and Greig Laidlaw. The England tries came from Elliot Daly, Piers Francis (2), Zach Mercer, Joe Launchbury and Jonny May. The game was also the final match for Argentinian Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe before retirement, and he celebrated by kicking the game's final conversion (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Wales (22) v (20) South Africa - Wales finally beat South Africa away from home with a tight win in Washington DC, USA. Both teams fielded below-strength teams with Wales missing their British Lions and the South Africans missing their top stars who were preparing to face England in a test series. South Africa featured 7 new caps. After a scrappy start, Wales ran out to a 14-3 lead at the half. South Africa responded after the break and led 20-17 with 5 minutes to play before Wales blocked a clearing kick that they scooped up to score the game-winning try. The Wales tries came from Hallam Amos, Tomos Williams (on debut) and Ryan Elias. The South Africa tries came from Travis Ismaiel and Makazole Mapimpi (9, 2 Discs, Channel 4 - Butler/M.Williams, PAL)
Friendly - Fiji (17) @ (54) Scotland - In their opening game of the Autumn internationals, Scotland used a big 2nd half to pull away from Fiji and take the win. Scotland took a 14-3 lead in the 1st half only for Fiji to storm back and go into the break only down 21-17. The 2nd half was all Scotland, though, and led by mercurial Finn Russell they scored 33 unanswered points to pull away and take the win. The Scotland tries came from Allan Dell, Fraser Brown, Tommy Seymour (3), Sean Maitland, Jamie Ritchie and Alex Hastings, his first for Scotland. The Fiji tries came from Viliame Mata and Semi Radradra (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Beattie/Paterson, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (29) @ (26) France - In a sensational finish in Paris, South Africa scored with the final play of the game to beat the French. After a tight first half ended with France in front 16-9, France pulled away in the 2nd half to hold a 23-9 lead. South Africa then turned the game around with 2 tries before winning the game in the last minute, going the length of the field to score with the final play of the game. The South Africa tries came from Sbu Nkosi and Bongi Mbonambi with Handre Pollard adding 5 penalties. The French tries came from Guilhem Guirado and Mathieu Bastareaud (9, Re-Broadcast but complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - Hamilton/Holley, PAL)
Friendly - Tonga (24) @ (74) Wales - In a shoot-out at the Principality Stadium, Wales shook off an inspired Tonga team with a huge 2nd half to win the game. Wales started fast, racing out to a 24-3 lead in the 1st half, but Tonga fought back to tie the game 24-24 early in the 2nd half. At this point, Wales turned on the style, scoring 50 unanswered points with fantastic attacking rugby to win the game. The Welsh tries came from a Penalty try, Dan Biggar, Liam Williams (2), Steff Evans, Tomos Williams, Tyler Morgan, Cory Hill, Aled Davies and Rhys Patchell with Biggar and Patchell each adding 4 penalties. The Tonga tries came from Leva Fifita, Sitiveni Mafi, Sione Vailanu (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Davies/Warburton, PAL)
Friendly - South Africa (26) @ (20) Scotland - South Africa continued their hex over Scotland, winning a 6th in a row at Murrayfield with a strong display. A first half shootout ended with the Springboks up 20-17 and despite the visitors having a man sin-binned in the 2nd half, the Scots couldn't claw their way back into the match and South Africa held on for the win. The hero for the Springboks was Handre Pollard who scored 18 points. Jessie Kriel scored their other try. The Scotland tries came from Peter Horne and Hamish Watson (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Cotter/Paterson/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Fiji (21) @ (14) France - In a shock result, Fiji claimed their first ever win over France at the Stade de France in Paris. After a back-and-forth 1st half that ended with France holding a 14-12 lead, Fiji punished French mistakes in the 2nd half, scoring 9 unanswered points to take the lead, then used great Defense to close out the game and take the win. The Fiji tries came from Semi Radradra and Josua Tuisova with Ben Volavola adding 3 penalties. The French tries came from Guilhem Guirado (2) (9, Re-Broadcast but complete, 1 Disc, Freesports - ?, PAL)
Friendly - Argentina (35) v (38) Barbarians - At Twickenham Stadium, the Barbarians fought back from a 28-7 deficit after 30 minutes to win on a last minute drop-goal. After conceding an early try, Argentina scored 28 unanswered points to take control of the game as the Barbarians paid heavily for trying to play an expansive game. But in the 2nd half, as coach Rassie Erasmus made substitutions, the Barbarians switched to a forward-orientated game and took control, tieing the game with 4 minutes to go. As time ticked down, the BarBars sensationally won the game when Elton Jantjies kicked a drop goal to win the game. The Barbarians team was led by All Black Wayne Crockett and featured several South African players. The Barbarians tries came from Juan Manuel Leguizamon, a Penalty try, Siya Kolisi, Damian De Allende and Lood De Jager. The Argentina tries came from Matias Orland, Ramiro Moyano, Pablo Matera, Sebastian Cancelliere and Julian Montoya (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Cotter/Davies, PAL)
Friendly - New Zealand (9) @ (16) Ireland - At Dublin's Aviva Stadium, Ireland earned their first ever home win over New Zealand with a magnificent defensive display. Ireland made New Zealand pay for 1st half ill-discipline, kicking 3 penalties to go in at the break with a 9-6 lead. Straight after the break, Ireland took a firm grip on the game with a try then used great Defense to keep a resurgent All Blacks team at bay. Ireland's man of the match Peter O'Mahony was instrumental in thwarting the visitors and Ireland held on to win. The Ireland try came from Jacob Stockdale with Johnny Sexton kicking 3 penalties. All the New Zealand points came from the boot of Beauden Barratt : 2 penalties and a drop goal (9, 2 Discs, Channel 4 - Nugent/Heaslip, PAL)
2019
Friendly - Barbarians (43) @ (51) England - A youthful and inexperienced England side unexpectedly saw off a much more experienced Barbarians side in a shootout at Twickenham Stadium. The entire England squad featured only 5 International caps. Despite this, England dominated the 1st half and led 31-12 at the break. The Barbarians fought back after the break to close within 3 points but England kicked a late penalty to steady the ship and held on for the big win. The England tries came from Josh Bassett, Simon Hammersley, Marcus Smith, Alex Dombrandt (2) and Johnny Williams with man-of-the-match Marcus Smith also kicking 21 points. England were captained by Josh Beaumont. The Barbarians tries came from James Horwill, Francois Louw, Mark Atkinson (2), Rhodri Williams, Dave Heffernan and Taqele Naiyaravoro. The Barbarians also featured Colin Slade, Richard Hibbard and Joe Marler. Includes 10 minutes of hi-lites of England Women v Barbarians Women (10, 1 Hour, 1 Disc, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
Friendly - Fiji (33) v (31) Barbarians - In a shootout at Twickenham, Fiji held off a strong Barbarians comeback to earn an emotional win. The Fijians frequently attacked from deep and looked to be set for a comfortable win when they took a 33-17 lead in the 2nd half. But 2 late Barbarians tries pulled them within 2 points only for Fiji to hold on and take the win. The Fiji tries came from man-of-the-match John Dyer (2), Enele Malele, Teti Tela and Temo Mayanavanuav with Tela adding 4 crucial conversions. The Barbarians, led by England coach Eddie Jones, featured tries from Mathieu Bastareaud, Andre Esterhuizen, Makazole Mapimpi (2) and Morne Steyn. They also featured Tendai Mtawarira and Rory Best (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Butler/Moore, PAL)
2021
Autumn Series - Tonga (3) @ (69) England - In front of an 81,000 crowd at Twickenham, England opened the Autumn International series with an 11-try win. A youthful England team, missing captain Owen Farrell to COVID protocols, dominated from the off and ran out to a 29-3 lead at the break. With the introduction of Marcus Smith in the 2nd half, England finished with a flurry to send the crowd home happy. The England tries came from Adam Radwan, Jamie George (2), Jonny May (2), Maro Itoje, Ben Youngs (2), Marcus Smith, Jamie Blamire and Alex Mitchell. The Tonga points came from a penalty from Sonatane Takulua (9, Next day re-broadcast with no pre-game, Half-time or Post-Game, 1 Disc, Amazon - Mullins/Flatman/Scarratt, PAL)
Autumn Series - Australia (15) @ (32) England - A youthful England team put in a strong performance at Twickenham to hold off the Aussies and retain the Cook Cup. Under the guidance of captain Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith, England took a 16-12 lead in at the half. After an Australian penalty early in the 2nd half, England scored 16 unanswered points to pull away and take the win. The England tries came from Freddie Steward and Jamie Blamire. All the Australian points came from the boot of James O'Connor (5 penalties) (9, Next day re-broadcast with no pre-game, Half-time or Post-Game, 1 Disc, Amazon - Mullins/Flatman/Larkham, PAL)
Autumn Series - South Africa (26) @ (27) England - In a sensational finish, England kicked a last minute penalty to beat the World Champions at Twickenham. Both teams were evenly matched and the game ebbed and flowed. But with time running out, and South Africa holding a 26-24 lead, England won a penalty. Marcus Smith converted and England held on for the big win. The England tries came from Manu Tuilagi, Freddie Steward and Raffi Quirke. The South Africa try came from Makazole Mapimpi with Handre Pollard kicking 5 penalties (9, Next day re-broadcast with no pre-game, Half-time or Post-Game, 1 Disc, Amazon - Mullins/Flatman/Ojo, PAL)
2023
Friendly - Barbarians (48) v (42) World XV - Both teams lived up to the spirit of a Barbarians game with a 14-try showpiece at Twickenham. The World XV started fast and raced out to a 21-5 lead after 18 minutes, but the BarBars fought back to take a 31-28 lead in at the half. The 2nd half slowed down as far as tries were concerned but ended on a happy note as with the final play of the game, former Wales Captain Alun Wyn Jones was given an opportunity to kick the final conversion, and despite missing the players erupted in smiles and laughter. The Barbarians tries came from Adam Radwan, Tevita Li, Seta Tamanivalu (2), Stephan Lewies, Gareth Anscombe, Francois Hougaard and Sam Johnson. The World XV tries came from Sebastian Negri, Sbu Nkosi (2), Api Ratuniyarawa, Israel Folau and Bryn Hall (9, 2 Discs, Channel 5 - Cox/Flatman, PAL)
2025
Autumn Nation Series - Fiji (18) @ (38) England - England extended their winning streak to 9 games with a tough win at Twickenham against Fiji. The Fijians showed all their skills in the 1st half, but the hosts went in at the break with a slim 14-13 lead. The game turned in the 54th minute when England brought on their substitutes, and the impact was immediate as they scored 17 unanswered points to pull away from Fiji and win the game. The England tries came from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Henry Arundell (a great try) and Maro Itoje with Finn Smith kicking 8 points. The Fiji tries came from Tevita Ikanivere (2) and Caleb Muntz (9, 2 Discs, TNT - Eykyn/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Autumn Nation Series - New Zealand (19) @ (33) England - In a shock result, England won their 10th straight game with only their 9th ever win over New Zealand, in front of 81,953 people at Twickenham. After a bright start from England, New Zealand sucker-punched the hosts with 2 quick tries to take a 12-0 lead. But England responded by scoring 25 unanswered points to take a big lead into the closing stages that they defended to the end. The England tries came from Ollie Lawrence, Sam Underhill, Fraser Dingwall and Tom Roebuck with George Ford adding 13 points with the boot, including 2 drop goals. The New Zealand tries came from Leicester Fainga'anuku, Codie Taylor and Will Jordan (9, 2 Discs, TNT - Mullins/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Autumn Nation Series - South Africa (73) @ (0) Wales - World Champions South Africa showed no mercy against a struggling Wales team, inflicting on the hosts their worst ever home loss. Both sides were missing players as they were not released by their clubs, including Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Thomas du Toit and Cheslin Kolbe for the Boks. South Africa piled on early, running out to a 28-0 lead at half-time, and didn't let up in the 2nd half, scoring a further 7 tries to close out the game. The South Africa tries came from Gerhard Steenekamp, Ethan Hooker, Jasper Wiese, Morne Van den Berg, Wilco Louw, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2), Canan Moodie, Andre Esterhuizen, Ruan Nortje and Eben Etzebeth with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu also kicking 18 points (9, 50 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, TNT - Mullins/Warburton/Roberts, PAL)