South Africa set up a Rugby World Cup final showdown with England after ending the hopes of underdogs Argentina with a 37-13 victory at the Stade de France on Sunday night.
The imposing figure of Sebastien Chabal will be in France's starting line-up for their all-important World Cup clash with Ireland at the Stade de France on Friday.
Veteran South Africa fullback Percy Montgomery inspired his side to a 59-7 victory over Samoa in their rugby World Cup Pool A clash at the Parc des Princes -- scoring 29 points.
South Africa cruised to a 27-3 win over Scotland in a World Cup warm-up at Murrayfield on Saturday outscoring the home side 3-0 in tries with a display of raw forward power and rigid defence.
It sounded like a joke from the start -- an almost primeval joke. Come watch a 100-meter race on a grass track pitting the world's fastest land mammal, the cheetah, against one of Africa's fastest human beings.
Springbok coach Jake White has opted for the physical presence of Butch James at flyhalf as he announced a team with 11 changes -- five positional -- for Saturday's Test against England at Twickenham.
Biarritz Olympique lock Jerome Thion will miss France's test matches against New Zealand and Argentina this month with a foot injury, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.
South Africa set up a Rugby World Cup final showdown with England after ending the hopes of underdogs Argentina with a 37-13 victory at the Stade de France on Sunday night.
The imposing figure of Sebastien Chabal will be in France's starting line-up for their all-important World Cup clash with Ireland at the Stade de France on Friday.
Veteran South Africa fullback Percy Montgomery inspired his side to a 59-7 victory over Samoa in their rugby World Cup Pool A clash at the Parc des Princes -- scoring 29 points.
South Africa cruised to a 27-3 win over Scotland in a World Cup warm-up at Murrayfield on Saturday outscoring the home side 3-0 in tries with a display of raw forward power and rigid defence.
It sounded like a joke from the start -- an almost primeval joke. Come watch a 100-meter race on a grass track pitting the world's fastest land mammal, the cheetah, against one of Africa's fastest human beings.
Springbok coach Jake White has opted for the physical presence of Butch James at flyhalf as he announced a team with 11 changes -- five positional -- for Saturday's Test against England at Twickenham.
Biarritz Olympique lock Jerome Thion will miss France's test matches against New Zealand and Argentina this month with a foot injury, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.
Flyhalf Dan Carter has been named the International Rugby Players Association player of the year - and his all-conquering All Blacks the team of the year.
South Africa coach Jake White has named a record five black players in his starting lineup for the one-off test against Uruguay at East London on Saturday.
South Africa rounded off their tour of the British Isles with a morale-boosting 45-10 destruction of a hopelessly out-gunned Scotland side at Murrayfield.
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