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New Zealand’s 15 match unbeaten streak came to an end in Hong Kong as they were tick or treated by the Wallabies on the eve of Halloween. When you’re winning all the time, sometimes you get to feel like it’s your right, but at the top table you have to earn each and win. The Wallabies hung in there and hung in there and pounced in the last minute to claim a very satisfying victory for them. It’s the new young guns Cooper, O’Connor and Pocock that are really shining for Australia. It’s pretty clear too that for all their strengths the All Blacks need Dan Carter fit and firing on all cylinders to be certain of winning the World Cup. Their press back home has switched from sycophantic praise to self doubt and criticism. I don’t reckon that loss is good news for England though. But time will tell…
Currie Cup Final
Sharks 30-10 Western Province
The Sharks powered theirway to one of the most one sided Currie Cup finals ever. And that is no mean feat because that was a very good province team. Patrick Lambie, 20 this month, was a star, scoring two tries and kicking his kicks. He’s in the Bok squad, let’s hope we see him over here in action soon.
Magners League
Ulster 6 - 16 Munster
Leinster 19 - 18 Edinburgh
Benetton Treviso 24 - 17 Connacht
Munster showed the strength in their squad with this win over Ulster – the last gasp try from Munster put a gloss on the win that wasn’t quite there but the men in red are starting to hum again
Leinster did really well at the RDS to overcome a nearly full strength Edinburgh team – their backline has changed more times than you can count but somehow they held it all together and ground out a victory. Nacewa kicking early on was flawless, as Leinster get back to winning ways.
Finally, Connacht succumbed as expected to Treviso, but still got a point of the match.
Aviva Premiership Things are looking bleak indeed for Leeds as they failed to overcome a down on their luck understrength Wasps. Where was the fight we saw against Stade the other week? Saints and Irish are the pacesetters here.
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