This weekends’ international test match action
November 24, 2006
This weekends' international test match action... (please note: due to global broadcast rights restrictions, the broadcast times and options cited below are for American and Canadian audiences only. All others please consult your local listings and cable providers, or try this.)
Italy: 15 David Bortolussi, 14 Warren Spragg, 13 Walter Pozzebon, 12 Mirco Bergamasco, 11 Marko Stanojevic; 10 Andrea Scanavacca, 9 Paul Griffen; 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Josh Sole, 5 Marco Bortolami (captain), 4 Santiago Dellape, 3 Carlos Nieto, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero. Replacements: 16 Carlo Festuccia, 17 Martin Castrogiovanni, 18 Alessandro Zanni, 19 Maurizio Zaffiri, 20 Simon Picone, 21 Ramiro Pez, 22 Gonzalo Canale.
Canada: 15 Ed Fairhurst, 14 Mike Pyke,13 Ryan Smith, 12 Derek Daypuck, 11 Justin Mensah-Coker, 10 Ander Monro, 9 Morgan Williams, 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Stan McKeen, 6 Mike Webb, 5 Oliver Atkinson, 4 Luke Tait, 3 Forrest Gainer, 2 Pat Riordan, 1 Dan Pletch. Replacements: 16 Aaron Abrams,17 Kevin Tkachuk, 18 Mike Pletch, 19 Stu Ault, 20 Adam Kleeberger, 21 Dean Van Camp, 22 DTH Van der Merwe.
Date: Saturday, November 25
Kick-off: 13:30 local -- 12:30 GMT -- 07:30 am ET
Venue: Fontanafredda, near Venice
Weather: Overcast, weak northerly wind, 14 degrees celsius
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Romain Poite (France)
Television match official: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
Full Rugby Planet preview here.
France: 15 Pépito Elhorga, 14 Cédric Heymans, Christophe Dominici, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Christophe Dominici, 10 Damien Traille, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Elvis Vermeulen, 7 Rémy Martín, 6 Julien Bonnaire, 5 Pascal Papé, 4 Lionel Nallet, 3 Pieter de Villiers, 2 Raphaël Ibañez (captain), 1 Olivier Milloud. Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Sylvain Marconnet, 18 Loïc Jacquet, 19 Serge Betsen, 20 Pierre Mignoni, 21 David Marty, 22 Aurélien Rougerie.
Argentina: 15 Juan Martín Hernández, 14 José Maria Núñez Piossek, 13 Manuel Contepomi, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Ignacio Corleto, 10 Federico Todeschini, 9 Agustín Pichot (captain), 8 Gonzalo Longo, 7 Juan Fernández Lobbe, 6 Martín Durand, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, 3 Omar Hasan, 2 Mario Ledesma, 1 Martín Scelzo. Replacements: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Esteban Lozada, 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 21 Hernán Senillosa, 22 Horacio Agulla.
Date: Saturday, November 25
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 15:00 local -- 14:00 GMT -- 09:00 am ET
Expected weather conditions: Overcast with a 30 per cent chance of rain, a high of 16°C, dropping to 9°C, and a southwester reaching 28 km/h.
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: David McHugh (Ireland)
Assessor: Dougie Kerr (Scotland)
Full preview here.
England: 15 Josh Lewsey, 14 Mark Cueto, 13 Mathew Tait, 12 Jamie Noon, 11 Ben Cohen, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Peter Richards, 8 Martin Corry (c), 7 Pat Sanderson, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Chris Jones, 4 Tom Palmer, 3 Julian White, 2 Lee Mears, 1 Phil Vickery. Replacements: 16 George Chuter, 17 Tim Payne, 18 Ben Kay, 19 Lewis Moody, 20 Shaun Perry, 21 Toby Flood, 22 Mark van Gisbergen.
South Africa: 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10, Andre Pretorius, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Kabamba Floors, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Johan Ackermann, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 CJ van der Linde. Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17, Deon Carstens, 18, Albert van den Berg, 19 Gerrie Britz, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Jaco Pretorius, 22 Bevin Fortuin/JP Pietersen.
Date: Saturday, November 25
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT -- 09:30 am ET
Conditions: Windy and a chance of showers. High 13°C, low 7°C
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Nigel Owen (Wales), Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
Full preview here.
Scotland: 15 Chris Paterson (captain), 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Marcus Di Rollo, 12 Andy Henderson, 11 Simon Webster, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Mike Blair, 8 David Callam, 7 Kelly Brown, 6 Simon Taylor, 5 Scott Murray, 4 Nathan Hines, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Dougie Hall, 1 Gavin Kerr. Replacements: 16 Ross Ford, 17 Allan Jacobsen, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 Alasdair Strokosch, 20 Rory Lawson, 21 Phil Godman, 22 Hugo Southwell.
Australia: 15 Chris Latham, 14 Mark Gerrard, 13 Stirling Mortlock (captain), 12 Scott Staniforth, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Stephen Larkham, 9 Matt Giteau, 8 David Lyons, 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Al Campbell, 4 Nathan Sharpe, 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson. Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Mark Chisholm, 19 Phil Waugh, 20 Wycliff Palu/Stephen Hoiles, 21 Josh Valentine, 22 Mat Rogers.
Date: Saturday, 25 November
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT -- 09:30 am ET
Conditions: Heavy rain, moderate north-easterly wind - 9°C max, 6°C min.
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Hugh Watkins (Wales),
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Full preview here.
Wales: 15 Kevin Morgan, 14 Mark Jones, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 Sonny Parker, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones (c), 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Ryan Jones, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Rhys Thomas, 1 Duncan Jones. Replacements: 16 Matthew Rees, 17 Gethin Jenkins, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Alix Popham, 20 Michael Phillips, 21 James Hook, 22 Gavin Henson.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Rico Gear, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Byron Kelleher, 8 Rodney So'oialo, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 Jerry Collins, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Keith Robinson, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Anton Oliver, 1 Neemia Tialata. Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Tony Woodcock, 18 James Ryan, 19 Reuben Thorne, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Nick Evans, 22 Ma'a Nonu.
Date: Saturday, November 25
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 17:00 GMT -- 12:00 noon ET
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Full preview here.
Ireland: 15 Girvan Dempsey, 14 Luke Fitzgerald, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (c), 12 Shane Horgan, 11 Denis Hickie, 10 Paddy Wallace, 9 Peter Stringer, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Stephen Ferris, 6 Simon Easterby, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Malcolm O’Kelly, 3 John Hayes, 2 Frankie Sheahan, 1 Bryan Young. Replacements: 16 Rory Best, 17 Simon Best, 18 Donncha O’Callaghan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Isaac Boss, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Gordon D’Arcy.
Pacific Islanders: 15 Norman Ligairi, 14 Lome Fa'atau, 13 Seru Rabeni, 12 Elvis Seveali'i, 11 Kameli Ratuvou, 10 Tusi Pisi, 11 Moses Rauluni, 8 Hale T-Pole, 7 Nili Latu, 6 Ma'ama Molitika, 5 Daniel Leo, 4 Simon Raiwalui (captain), 3 Tevita Taumoepeau, 2 Aleki Lutui, 1 Justin Va'a. Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Taufa'ao Felise, 18 Epi Taione, 19 Aca Ratuva, 20 Junior Poluleuligaga, 21 Seilala Mapasua , 22 Alexi Tuilagi.
Date: Sunday, 26 November
Kick-off: 14:45 GMT -- 09:45 am ET
Venue: Lansdowne Road
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Joël Jutge (France), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Full preview here.
For more information about broadcast options in North America go here, here, here and here.
NOTE: If you can't view the live televised or online streams, Live Score Trackers will be monitoring all the test matches at Rugby Planet and BBC sports.
posted by Dave @ 4/04/2007 03:27:00 PM
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