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WALES 17 - 7 TONGA 
Millennium Stadium - Friday 22 November 2013
KO: 19:30 HT: 17-7 Att: tbc
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 George North 13 Owen Williams 12 Ashley Beck 11 Hallam Amos 10 James Hook 9 Lloyd Williams 1 Paul James 2 Ken Owens 3 Rhodri Jones 4 Luke Charteris 5 Ian Evans 6 Dan Lydiate 7 Justin Tipuric 8 RYAN JONES (C) BENCH: 16 Emyr Phillips 17 Ryan Bevington 18 Samson Lee 19 Alun-Wyn Jones 20 Sam Warburton 21 Rhodri Williams 22 Rhys Priestland 23 Jordan Williams
SCORERS T: Owen Williams, Beck C: Halfpenny (2) P: Halfpenny
15 Vunga Lilo 14 Fetu'u Vainikolo 13 Siale Piutau 12 Mata'ali Paea 11 Viliami Helu 10 Latiume Fosita 9 Taniela Moa 1 Eddie Aholelei 2 Elvis Taione 3 Sila Puafisi 4 Lua Lokotui 5 Joe Tuineau 6 Sione Kalamafoni 7 NILI LATU LANGILANGI (C) 8 Viliami Ma'afu BENCH: 16 Suli Taufalele 17 Taione Vea 18 Tevita Mailau 19 Hale T-Pole 20 Opeti Fonua 21 Samisoni Fisilau 22 Fangatapu 'Apikotoa 23 Tevita Halaifonua Tonga
SCORERS T: Helu C: Fosita
Referee: Mike Fraser (NZRU) Asst Referees: Craig Joubert (SARU), Luke Pearce (RFU) TMO: Carlo Damasco (FIR)
ITALY 14 - 19 ARGENTINA 
Stadio Olimpico, Rome - Saturday 23 November 2013
KO: 15:00 HT: 9-10 Att: tbc
15 Luke McLean 14 Giovanbattista Venditti 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Gonzalo Canale 11 Tommaso Iannone 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Edoardo Gori 8 SERGIO PARISSE (C) 1 Michele Rizzo 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 5 Valerio Bernabo’ 6 Alessandro Zanni 7 Robert Barbieri Mauro Bergamasco BENCH: 16 Davide Giazzon 17 Matias Aguero 18 Lorenzo Cittadini 19 Marco Bortolami 20 Joshua Furno 21 Tobias Botes 22 Luciano Orquera 23 Tommaso Benvenuti
SCORERS T: Campagnaro P: Allan (3)
15 Joaquín Tuculet 14 Lucas González Amorosino 13 Horacio Agulla 12 Gabriel Ascárate 11 Juan Imhoff 10 Nicolás Sánchez 9 Martín Landajo 1 Marcos Ayerza 2 Eusebio Guiñazú 3 Maximiliano Bustos 4 Manuel Carizza 5 Mariano Galarza 6 JUAN MANUEL LEGUIZAMÓN (C) 7 Julio Farías Cabello 8 Benjamín Macome BENCH: 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez 17 Nahuel Lobo 18 Matías Díaz 19 Tomás Lavanini 20 Pablo Matera 21 Tomás Cubelli 22 Javier Rojas 23 Santiago Cordero
SCORERS T: Imhoff C: Sanchez P: Sanchez (3) DG: Sanchez 
Ayerza
Referee: Chris Pollock (NZRU) Asst Referees: George Clancy (IRFU), JP Doyle (RFU) TMO: Gareth Simmonds (WRU)
SCOTLAND 15 - 21 AUSTRALIA
Murrayfield - Saturday 23 November 2013
KO: 18:00 HT: 12-13 Att: tbc
HOW IT HAPPENED MINUTE BY MINUTE...
Scotland 0-0 Wallabies Ready to KO after ball presented by retired Joe Ansbro at Murrayfield after anthems & fireworks
Scotland 0-0 Wallabies 1min Early penalty to Aussies from KO from Jim Hamilton offside at B/D - pitch is already a mess!
Scotland 0-3 Wallabies 1min Christian Leali'ifano ignores the bad form booing & jeering & opens a/c for visitors
Scotland 0-3 Wallabies 3mins Aussies pinged for pushing too early in scrum so free kick to Scots outside visitors' 22
Scotland 0-3 Wallabies 4mins Scots have advantage so penalty coming & Greig Laidlaw takes control...
Scotland 3-3 Wallabies 6min Laidlaw tees up & equalises to absolute silence - would be nice if that was the same both ways
Scotland 3-3 Wallabies 7mins From restart Scots have defensive L/O which is good; Sekope Kepu ignores ref & Scots pen...
Scotland 3-3 Wallabies 8mins Well this is a fierce Scottish side today...just 5m out from Aussie T/L already!
Scotland 3-3 Wallabies 9mins Great work off setpiece; Mike Harris pinged for not rolling away & Laidlaw tees up again...
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 10mins Laidlaw is on form as homeside take an early lead in front of this almost full house
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 12mins Aussies possibly concerned about their scrum as opt for L/O in no advantageous position...
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 14mins Izzy Folau loose pass gives Scots L/O but Aussies turn it over & L/O on H/W
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 16mins Scots hand over penalty & Leali'ifano tees up from almost H/W wide to more jeering & whistling
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 18mins He pulls it wide; family feuds arises with Quade Cooper late charge on cousin Sean Maitland
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 19mins Aussies pinged & Laidlaw tees up for uprights but he also misses from edge of his range
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 20mins Time off as Ross Ford taken off & Pat McArthur on at hook...may be temporary
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 20mins McArthur straight in at 5m defensive L/O which is good but Aussies get possession...
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 21mins Captain Kelly Brown summoned by ref Jaco Peyper for a quiet word for mid-air tackling
Scotland 6-3 Wallabies 22mins penalty to Aussies & Hamilton pinged for offside giving Leali'ifano easy chance at points
Scotland 6-6 Wallabies 22mins Much easier kick this time & Leali'ifano brings score on par with homeside
Scotland 6-6 Wallabies 24mins Aussies still insistent on hanging out in Scots' territory, forcing another defensive L/O
Scotland 6-6 Wallabies 25mins Hamilton needs to have a word with himself after he drops Grant Gilchrist in L/O!
Scotland 6-11 Wallabies 26mins Scots defence falls apart as Will Genia > Cooper > Folau > T/L > score; too easy
Scotland 6-13 Wallabies 27mins & that too from failed Scottish L/O; Leali'ifano converts. Where's the roar gone Scotland?
Scotland 6-13 Wallabies 28mins Blatant forward pass from Scots as build momentum but penalty as Aussies infringe...
Scotland 9-13 Wallabies 29mins Aussies pinged & Laidlaw punishes them with 3pts narrowing the gap
Scotland 9-13 Wallabies 31mins Good Scottish scrum & Laidlaw's off. He's a feisty little one - awfully good for Scotland
Scotland 9-13 Wallabies 34mins Another play goes Scotland's way & fight way over H/W & have pen...& another!
Scotland 9-13 Wallabies 35mins Captain Ben Mowen gets warning...& another...this pen's ready for Laidlaw to tee up...
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 36mins Laidlaw creeps score to within a point & it's looking good for homeside
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 37mins Murrayfield on its feet with brilliant break from Johnnie Beattie > Maitland > Sean Lamont
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 38mins Lamont brought down so close; Maitland & Lamont should've switched it up...moment lost
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 39mins Almost make it under posts but Aussies wrestle back possession; Aussie scrum...
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 40mins Unsteady scrum is reset & free kick goes to Aussies - tho problem was Aussie pack
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 40mins Cooper kicks it out & it's awfully close at HT
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies HT T: Laidlaw (4) | T: Folau C: Leali'ifano P: Leali'ifano (2)
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 40mins And we're under the cloak of darkness & the freezing cold on a dodgy pitch!
Scotland 12-13 Wallabies 42mins Aussie HT talk must have been good...start 2nd half with a try from Chris Feauai-Sautia...
Scotland 12-18 Wallabies 43mins TMO confirms Maitland's tackle didn't hold the winger & try was good in corner
Scotland 12-18 Wallabies 44mins Leali'ifano's conversion doesn't work but Aussies ran rings round Scottish defence
Scotland 12-18 Wallabies 46mins Attacking L/O for Scots good & Laidlaw burrows thru but ball spilled forward; Aussie scrum
Scotland 12-18 Wallabies 47mins Scots take ball from scrum & charge; play halted for TMO check for Rob Simmons punch
Scotland 12-18 Wallabies 47mins Simmons tried to release himself from Moray Low hold by a sort of punch...10 minute rest!
Scotland 15-18 Wallabies 48mins It's not a hard penalty kick for Laidlaw who adds 3. & it's time out again
Scotland 15-18 Wallabies 48mins Ref's mic has stopped working so the techies are summoned while music blares at Murrayfield
Scotland 15- 21Wallabies 50mins Play back on & quickly Scots give away 1-man advantage with penalty which Leali'ifano converts
Scotland 15- 21Wallabies 52mins But Scots reply with Laidlaw jink > step > offload to Maitland tho brought own quickly
Scotland 15- 21Wallabies 53mins Scots in Aussie 22 but visitors regain possession & clear homeside way way back...
Scotland 15- 21Wallabies 54mins L/O starting to fail Scots again like last week & Aussies have defensive scrum...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 55mins Aussies kick clear over H/W; Lamont kicks it back > ping pong til Scots back over H/W
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 57mins Mowen pinged for off feet at breakdown on own 10m & Laidlaw tees up but doesn't have legs
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 58mins Meanwhile benches are beginning to be emptied just running up to final quarter...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 59mins Scotland made nothing of being a man up sadly; time off for Gilchrist injury
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 59mins Gilchrist is fine but Leali'ifano has pen; crowd still won't shut up - such bad form!
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 60mins Leali'ifano misses his mark but Aussies in Scottish 22 tho Scots in possession
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 61mins Replacement Chris Cusiter clear Aussies back to other side of 22 as visitors attack again
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 62mins Cooper chips thru middle & Folau chases under posts but Cusiter gets to it first
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 63mins Aussies H/W between 10 & 22 but Duncan Taylor steals it; sadly Cusiter just kicks it away
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 64mins Folau collects & kicks it straight back- that was so pointless by Cusiter; back in own 22
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 65mins penalty Aussies & Leali'ifano tees up again but shockingly hooks it badly! Only 50% on target
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 66mins More replacements on; pitch almost more brown than green
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 67mins Scots penalty as Nic White whinges at ref; good position for homeside jus outside Aussie 22
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 68mins Definitely getting more urgent at B/D; huge hits from G&Gs > offload to Tommy Seymour...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 68mins Seymour chips ahead before into touch but no one there to collect - ball goes dead...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 70min Scots attack again; Aussies force them back; head back in but a little k/o from Kieran Low
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 72mins Aussie defensive scrum, which collapses as pitch continues to fall apart under their feet
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 73mins G&G penalty & another scrum; ref moves to other side & its clear Scots prop pulling it down
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 74mins Aussies clear Scots away from danger zone & have another pen...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 74mins Leali'ifano kicks from in front of posts 37m out but he misses again! Shocking 44%!
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 76mins Scots L/O on Aussie 10m leads to a 2nd deep inside the 22...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 77mins More changes & Scotland lose the ball at the L/O! Aussies clear & G&G L/O on H/W
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 78mins Another Scots L/O but all the way back on H/W this time as clock ticks down...
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 79mins Scots appear to have little killer instinct as Aussies work hard to shut them down
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 80mins Homeside lose possession again & the visitors kick it to touch to claim the win
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies 80mins So many missed opportunities for Scots in Aussie territory -but still better than last wk
Scotland 15- 21 Wallabies FT Izzy Folau claims Man of the Match & The Princess Royal hands over Hopetoun Cup to Australia
15 Sean Maitland 14 Tommy Seymour 13 Nick De Luca 12 Duncan Taylor 11 Sean Lamont 10 Duncan Weir 9 Greig Laidlaw 1 Ryan Grant 2 Ross Ford 3 Moray Low 4 Grant Gilchrist 5 Jim Hamilton 6 Johnnie Beattie 7 KELLY BROWN (C) 8 David Denton BENCH: 16 Pat MacArthur 17 Alasdair Dickinson 18 Euan Murray 19 Jonny Gray 20 Kieran Low 21 Chris Cusiter 22 Ruaridh Jackson 23 Max Evans
SCORERS T: Laidlaw (5)
15 Israel Folau 14 Joe Tomane 13 Christian Leali'ifano 12 Mike Harris 11 Chris Feauai-Sautia 10 Quade Cooper 9 Will Genia 1 James Slipper 2 Stephen Moore 3 Sekope Kepu 4 Rob Simmons 5 James Horwill 6 Scott Fardy 7 Michael Hooper 8 BEN MOWEN (C) BENCH: 16 Saia Fainga'a 17 Ben Alexander 18 Paddy Ryan 19 Sitaleki Timani 20 Ben McCalman 21 Nic White 22 Nick Phipps 23 Bernard Foley
SCORERS T: Folau, Feauai-Sautia C: Leali'ifano P: Leali'ifano (3) Simmons
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Asst Referees: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR), Francisco Pastrana (UAR) TMO: Geoff Warren (RFU)
FRANCE 10 - 19 SOUTH AFRICA
Stade de France - Saturday 23 November 2013
KO: 21:00 HT: 7-13 Att: tbc
HOW IT HAPPENED MINUTE BY MINUTE...
France 0-5 Springboks 1min Boks begin match by charging down kick & JP Pietersen flies into goal to score immediately
France 0-7 Springboks 2mins Morné Steyn converts the try while Les Bleus can do nothing but look on in bewilderment
France 0-7 Springboks 4mins & next the Boks have to contend with 3rd consecutive bloody awful pitch!
France 0-7 Springboks 6mins Expect scrums to be totally disrupted throughout; reset a 3rd time already...
France 0-7 Springboks 8ref Wayne Barnes knows there's nothing to be done except move scrum & set higher...finally movement
France 0-7 Springboks 9mins France battle ahead & Boks pinged for not rolling away in front of posts...should be an easy 3
France 0-7 Springboks 11mins But the pitch isn't playing ball & Morgan Parra slips so there's no points
France 0-7 Springboks 11mins Match appears to be quite pointless if you can't scrum & can't kick!
France 0-7 Springboks 13mins Yoann Huget is immense under high ball but a little k/o gives the scrum to the Boks...
France 0-7 Springboks 14mins France L/O but Boks clear them away from own half...
France 0-7 Springboks 18mins Techy glitch sorted (I hope) & there's no change in score; French defensive scrum
France 0-7 Springboks 19mins Les Bleus clear to Pietersen; he kicks back but Les Bleus run it...
France 0-7 Springboks 19mins More aerial football ensues *yawn* & its time out for injured Bok...
France 0-7 Springboks 21mins Was Duane Vermeulen - is fine. Boks attack into French 22 & homeside battle to get them out
France 0-7 Springboks 23mins Boks L/O good outside 22 & rampage in > Willie le Roux > Bryan Habana > touch lucky for France
France 0-7 Springboks 24mins So much of a harder game as pitch can't hold up under another scrum...
France 0-7 Springboks 25mins France give away the penalty & Steyn & de Villiers decide points are the way forward...
France 0-10 Springboks 27mins Steyn bags over the penalty as Eben Etzebeth limps over to sideline on crutches (early injury)
France 0-10 Springboks 29mins France work they way strongly into Bok territory but Parra kills it & Boks win at B/D
France 0-10 Springboks 30mins Bit too much kicking in this game...Parra at fault again but late hit gives France ball
France 0-10 Springboks 31mins Rémi Talès kicks for touch to set up L/O which is good...into Bok 22 fast...
France 0-10 Springboks 33mins Jean de Villiers makes a fluff & Les Bleus have scrum outside Bok 22; reset...& again
France 0-10 Springboks 34mins Eventually holds long enough to be a scrum & France drive ahead a tad but not much but...
France 0-10 Springboks 36mins ...Boks turn over in the B/D so masterfully; Bok L/O on 10m & they drive...into the 22
France 0-13 Springboks 38mins Bok penalty back to where maul collapsed just outside 22; Steyn tees up & finds the uprights
France 0-13 Springboks 39mins But from the restart the French are on fire as Huget flies over in corner! TMO...
France 0-13 Springboks 39mins TMO checking that Huget was both onside & grounding was correct...
France 0-13 Springboks 39mins Looks like was onside but grounding is difficult - knee to touch & grounding simultaneous...
France 5-13 Springboks 39mins TMO confirms both onside & try are good & Stade de France breaths huge sigh of relief!
France 7-13 Springboks 40mins Parra's kick from the touchline is bang on & suddenly it's game on in St Denis...at HT
France 7-13 Springboks HT T: Huget C: Parra | T: JP Pietersen C: Steyn P: Steyn (2)
France 7-13 Springboks 41mins 2nd half KO & Bok L/O on French 22...but Pascal Papé nicks it at the B/D
France 7-13 Springboks 42mins Teams negotiating scrum & pitch better & Parra puts in but huge shove from Boks & ...
France 7-13 Springboks 42mins Boks steal it & they're off...no defence as de Villiers offloaded to Jaque Fourie to score!
France 7-13 Springboks 42mins But ref Barnes defers to TMO who calls it a no try for fwd pass; back for original scrum...
France 7-13 Springboks 43mins Scrum reset for umpteenth time but Barnes calls it for France, Coenie Oosthuizen blamed
France 7-13 Springboks 45mins Les Bleus finally over H/W & committing large nos. to B/D; excellent Bok t/o but...
France 7-13 Springboks 45mins ...de Villiers offloads to Pietersen who finds it funny he can't collect; captain is not amused
France 7-13 Springboks 46mins Changes already for Les Bleus & replacement Dimitri Szarzewski throws into to attacking L/O
France 7-13 Springboks 47mins But resulting play gives Boks defensive scrum on 10m...
France 7-13 Springboks 48mins Boks clear over H/W & France run it back before aerial ping pong begins...
France 7-13 Springboks 49mins Result is Bok L/O but runner is hurtled into touch & France have defensive L/O but lose it
France 7-13 Springboks 51mins Boks back in possession & over French 22...le Roux again enables play & Francois Louw over
France 7-13 Springboks 51mins Louw in corner chased by Huget but off to TMO as damn close call!
France 7-13 Springboks 51mins French blindside defence was rubbish again (technical term!)...
France 7-13 Springboks 51mins TMO denies 2nd Bok try for Huget grounding before Louw; scrum V
France 7-13 Springboks 53mins Parra clears Boks back over H/W, Papé having a stormer while Steyn's pass is horrific...
France 7-13 Springboks 54mins France end up back in own territory for defensive L/O; clear but Boks attack & over 10m...
France 7-13 Springboks 56mins Pace is far less frantic...one could positively take a nap ;-)
France 7-13 Springboks 58mins Bok L/O on own 10m; Frenchie tackles off ball & it's penalty Boks...just in Steyn's range
France 7-16 Springboks 59mins From H/W in front of posts Steyn splices the uprights to edge ahead as more replacements on
France 7-16 Springboks 60mins Papé charges down a vital box kick & Les Bleus in deep in Bok territory with possession
France 7-16 Springboks 61mins Oops no - Bok ball for defensive scrum after replacement Pat Lambie sent off with manky eye
France 7-16 Springboks 64mins Sorry - got distracted by @DafyddJames13 talking pitches! Do give him a follow...
France 7-16 Springboks 66mins French L/O a hair's breadth from H/W & is good but wall of green is a pain for Les Bleus
France 7-16 Springboks 66mins A little TMO check for Thomas Domingo tackling Habana illegally & off the ball...
France 7-16 Springboks 67mins Barnes rules beyond the horizontal & lands Domingo with 10 minutes in the bin...
France 7-16 Springboks 69mins All France bench on bar Michalak; Boks have a couple left...
France 7-16 Springboks 70mins Les Bleus a man down but battling well outside Bok 22; Szarzewski isolated but French pen
France 7-16 Springboks 71mins But Barnes halts proceedings to check elbow-led tackle by French prop - penalty to Boks
France 7-16 Springboks 71min Boks clear but brilliant work from French as Huget runs it back; chip ahead bounces wrong way
France 7-16 Springboks 72mins France attack from scrum but play halted again with long whistle...bad news for Boks!
France 7-16 Springboks 73mins Louw picks up 2nd YC in Nov Tests for smothering/smacking Papé in face in front of ref!
France 10-16 Springboks 73mins Jean-Marc Doussain takes penalty kick & shifts score to within a score with 6mins to go
France 10-16 Springboks 74mins France run from deep in own half but a mis-pass at own 10m & momentum gone again...
France 10-16 Springboks 75mins Les Bleus make it up to H/W but another great t/o from Boks at critical time...
France 10-16 Springboks 77mins Boks set up L/O on French 22 & France can't steal it...whistle goes & it's penalty Boks on 22
France 10-19 Springboks 77mins Lambie seals France's fate with a perfect penalty conversion
France 10-19 Springboks 79mins Boks taking their time back in own territory at B/D, running down clock in no hurry...
France 10-19 Springboks 80mins French scrum outside Bok 22; win scrum & they're off fighting for pride now...
France 10-19 Springboks 80+1mins Not convinced they'll get consolation try as only just over 22...
France 10-19 Springboks 80+2mins & there goes first whistle for penalty Boks...& 2nd for end of match
France 10-19 Springboks FT Clean sweep for Boks this November; only 1 of 3 for Les Bleus. Not too great.
France 10-19 Springboks FT Some Boks off home but some at Twickers next week for Barbarians v Fiji
15 Brice Dulin 14 Sofiane Guitoune 13 Florian Fritz 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Yoann Huget 10 Rémi Talès 9 Morgan Parra 8 Damien Chouly 7 Wenceslas Lauret 6 THIERRY DUSAUTOIR (C) 5 Yoann Maestri 4 Pascal Papé 3 Nicolas Mas 2 Benjamin Kayser 1 Yannick Forestier BENCH: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 17 Thomas Domingo 18 Rabah Slimani 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina 20 Yannick Nyanga 21 Jean-Marc Doussain 22 Frédéric Michalak 23 Mathieu Bastareaud
SCORERS T: Huget C: Parra P: Doussain Domingo
15 Willie le Roux 14 JP Pietersen 13 Jaque Fourie 12 JEAN DE VILLIERS (C) 11 Bryan Habana 10 Morné Steyn 9 Ruan Pienaar 1 Tendai Mtawarira 2 Bismarck du Plessis 3 Coenie Oosthuizen 4 Eben Etzebeth 5 Flip van der Merwe 6 Francois Louw 7 Willem Alberts 8 Duane Vermeulen BENCH: 16 Adriaan Strauss 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp 18 Lourens Adriaanse 19 Bakkies Botha 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit 21 Siya Kolisi 22 Jano Vermaak 23 Pat Lambie
SCORERS T: JP Pietersen C: Steyn P: Steyn (3), Lambie Louw
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Asst Referees: Glen Jackson (NZRU), Leighton Hodges (WRU) TMO: Iain Ramage (SRU)
IRELAND 22 - 24 NEW ZEALAND
Aviva Stadium - Sunday 24 November 2013
KO: 14:00 HT: 22-7 Att: tbc
HOW IT HAPPENED MINUTE BY MINUTE...
Ireland v NZ We're live from the Aviva, 50 mins to go and there is an amazing sense of positivity on the streets
Ireland v NZ One change to the ABs team, Luke Romano has a virus and is out, replaced by Brodie Retallick
Ireland v NZ 2 mins First match line out to ABs stolen by Ireland
Ireland v NZ 4 mins ABs forced to defend, scrum to Ireland, and a possible try from Conor Murray > TMO
Ireland 7-0 NZ Try confirmed and converted by Johnny Sexton
Ireland 7-0 NZ 8 mins ABs come back hard close to a try, but Ireland defend well pushing the ball right back
Ireland 14-0 NZ 11mins No need for the video this time, clear try for Rory Best and converted by Sexton
Ireland 14-0 NZ 14 mins Supporting his arm, Best is replaced by Sean Cronin
Ireland 19-0 NZ mins Kearney steals the ball runs most of the length of the pitch for a try but no conversion
Ireland 19-0 NZ 22 mins ABs keep the pressure on but just can't get through; Ireland defence unrecognisable
Ireland 19-7 NZ 26 mins Continuous attack and finally Savea finds a gap; try for ABs and converted
Ireland 19-7 NZ 29 mins Ireland on the attack again
Ireland 22-7 NZ 33 mins Scrum lead to penalty for Ireland taken by Sexton
Ireland 19-7 NZ 30mins Ireland almost make it & ABs pinged at B/D again. Strong Irish scrum & penalty to homeside
Ireland 19-7 NZ 35mins ABs pen>kick for corner but not good enough & Rob Kearney collects & kicks back into ABs territory
Ireland 22-7 NZ 37 mins Action moved back in to Ireland half they do well to push back again
Ireland 22-7 NZ 36mins Another penalty to Ireland & it's a green put in at the scrum...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 37mins ABs defensive L/O & ball is cleared but green hands catch & Ireland back into ABs 22
Ireland 22-7 NZ 38 mins ABs forced to defend hard yet again
Ireland 22-7 NZ 39mins Huge pressure from Ireland outside ABs 22
Ireland 22-7 NZ HT T: Murray, Best, Rob Kearney C: Sexton (2) P: Sexton | T: Savea C: Cruden
Ireland 22-7 NZ HT If you're just tuning in - we haven't got the score wrong. Ireland have really scored 3 tries!
Ireland 22-7 NZ HT In not such good news, Ireland's Rory Best has broken his arm (radius bone)
Ireland 22-7 NZ 40mins And we're back at the Aviva Stadium. ABs in possession just over H/W...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 41mins But ABs pinged for not releasing on the ground & Ireland have L/O on own 10m
Ireland 22-7 NZ 41mins Time off as ref can't here jack so techs out on pitch...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 42mins Dane Coles replaces Andrew Hore at hook & ABs have scrum for Ireland fwd pass
Ireland 22-7 NZ 43mins ABs not getting away with any of their usual tricks & Ireland have scrum for B/D infringement
Ireland 22-7 NZ 44mins Free kick to ABs & Ireland don't back up 10; ABs scrum...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 45mins Oh that ref cam is bloody awful up on big screens - is nauseating!
Ireland 22-7 NZ 46mins Nigel Owens - undoubtedly best ref in the world not letting either side away with anything
Ireland 22-7 NZ 46mins ABs on the attack again on fringes of 22 but Tommy Bowe intercepts & ball is cleared 40m
Ireland 22-7 NZ 47mins ABs wrestle ball back; Charlie Faumuina taken down eventually...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 8ABs set up L/O in Ireland territory but Devin Toner nicks it...
Ireland 22-7 NZ 49mins ABs scrum leads to an AB making it up to T/L smothered in green shirts > TMO
Ireland 22-7 NZ 49mins TMO confirms Owens' view of not try as ball held up; it was short anyway from replays
Ireland 22-7 NZ 50mins ABs ball & they attack deep in 22 quickly..much recycling occurring but not finding way thru
Ireland 22-7 NZ 51mins Ireland hold them back & turn ball but Toner screws up big time tackling off ball
Ireland 22-10 NZ 52mins Cruden knocks over easiest pen; Toner was more a pointless barge not a tackle. Eejit.
Ireland 22-10 NZ 53mins Huge applause for Brian O'Driscoll who's been immense, replaced by Luke Fitzgerald
Ireland 22-10 NZ 54mins Play in midfield & Sean O'Brien reprimanded by Owens for not releasing despite warning
Ireland 22-10 NZ 55mins Owens warns Ireland another infringement like that from SOB & it'll be a YC; penalty ABs
Ireland 22-10 NZ 56mins Lucky for Ireland Cruden pulls kick wide of uprights & score remains
Ireland 22-10 NZ 57mins Peter O'Mahony limps off for Kevin McLaughlin; Ryan Crotty came on for Israel Dagg
Ireland 22-10 NZ 58mins Ma'a Nonu pinged for not releasing & Ireland right back into ABs territory close to 22
Ireland 22-10 NZ 59mins Ireland don't find points in that visit & ABs kick them all the way back; replacements...
Ireland 22-10 NZ 60mins Owen Franks & Liam Messam on for Faumuina & Luatua; ABs steal possession
Ireland 22-10 NZ 61mins Rob K saves the day again & is then Kieran Read is busted for taking Rob out in the air
Ireland 22-10 NZ 63mins ABs get hands on ball again& they're almost up to Irish 22...
Ireland 22-15 NZ 64mins Irish defence can't hold out & Owen F claims the try while Retallick off for blood
Ireland 22-17 NZ 65mins Cruden doesn't miss this time & now there's only 5 points in it...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 67mins Immense driving maul from Ireland & make serious yards up to 22 before Sexton cross kick
Ireland 22-17 NZ 67mins But replacement Beauden Barrett catches the slow high ball not Bowe & ABs off again...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 68mins Ireland blowing hard after huge defensive effort & players strewn across pitch...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 68mins Fields of Athenry reverberates round Aviva Stadium & Jack McGrath on for Sean Cronin
Ireland 22-17 NZ 69mins For ABs Ben Franks on for Crockett Cory Jane off too (Barrett) &
Ireland 22-17 NZ 70mins Ireland back in ABs territory & menacing opposition...crowd are so behind their team
Ireland 22-17 NZ 72mins Irish 5m L/O is good; huge drive from boys in green & keep moving fwd before penalty green...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 72mins ABs pinged for pulling maul down & Sexton teeing up from 22 midway between H/W & touch
Ireland 22-17 NZ 73mins Sexton takes an absolute age to kick while crowd go from silence to restless & he misses!
Ireland 22-17 NZ 74mins ABs ball but in own 22; Ireland defence working well at not letting them get over gainline
Ireland 22-17 NZ 75mins Ireland win penalty & it's green L/O just in ABs territory; Ian Madigan on for Sexton
Ireland 22-17 NZ 76mins Ireland need to stop ABs from scoring anything more than a penalty for just 4 minutes...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 78mins ABs get possession & have numbers but Nonu spills it forward & Ireland L/O on ABs 22
Ireland 22-17 NZ 78mins Ireland only need to run down clock for 90 seconds but can't let ABs t/o at B/D...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 79mins Irish ball outside ABs 22...but McGrath pinged for being off feet at B/D - penalty ABs
Ireland 22-17 NZ 79mins The atmosphere is unbelievable at Aviva Stadium - you can't think for the noise!
Ireland 22-17 NZ 80mins ABs take ball from midfield up to Irish 22...clocks ticked over 80...
Ireland 22-17 NZ 80+1mins Ireland defending for their lives as ABs desperate to get over the whitewash - incredible rugby!
Ireland 22-17 NZ 80+1mins Ryan Crotty finds the gap & is over in the corner but ref goes to TMO for fwd pass...
Ireland 22-22 NZ 80+1mins TMO checks back 3 passes & there is no fwd pass - try stands!
Ireland 22-22 NZ 80+2mins The drama continues as Cruden goes to kick from just inside touch just outside 22 but...
Ireland 22-22 NZ 80+2mins ...but Ireland charge early (for 2nd time in match) & ref Owens goes back for 2nd chance
Ireland 22-24 NZ 80+2mins Cruden misses 1st but doesn't make same mistake from same spot as Irish hearts are broken
Ireland 22-24 NZ 80+2mins Ireland team are in mourning; tiny bits of indiscipline crept in in final quarter...
Ireland 22-24 NZ 80+2mins Total devastation for Ireland. Amazing work from ref Nigel Owens. And the All Blacks...
Ireland 22-24 NZ FT That was more intense than being at Twickenham 51 weeks ago when England did beat the ABs!
15 Rob Kearney 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Brian O'Driscoll 12 Gordon D'Arcy 11 Dave Kearney 10 Johnny Sexton 9 Conor Murray 1 Cian Healy 2 Rory Best 3 Mike Ross 4 Devin Toner 5 PAUL O'CONNELL (C) 6 Peter O'Mahony 7 Sean O'Brien 8 Jamie Heaslip BENCH: 16 Sean Cronin 17 Jack McGrath 18 Declan Fitzpatrick 19 Mike McCarthy 20 Kevin McLaughlin 21 Isaac Boss 22 Ian Madigan 23 Luke Fitzgerald
SCORERS T: Murray, Best, Rob Kearney C: Sexton (2) P: Sexton
15 Israel Dagg 14 Cory Jane 13 Ben Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Julian Savea 10 Aaron Cruden Dan Carter 9 Aaron Smith 1 Wyatt Crockett Tony Woodcock 2 Andrew Hore Keven Mealamu 3 Charlie Faumuina 4 Luke Romano 5 Sam Whitelock 6 Steven Luatua Liam Messam 7 RICHIE MCCAW (C) 8 Kieran Read BENCH: 16 Dane Coles 17 Ben Franks 18 Owen Franks 19 Brodie Retallick 20 Sam Cane 21 TJ Perenara* 22 Beauden Barrett 23 Ryan Crotty
SCORERS T: Savea, Ben Franks, Crotty C: Cruden (3) P: Cruden
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) Asst Referees: Jérôme Garces (FFR), Greg Garner (RFU) TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)
