The 'other' June tests

[MN5]

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<p>SG i have questions. It seems like you watched nearly everything last weekend. How many games of rugby do you watch in a weekend? Where do you find the time? How can you watch that many games? I watch 2 in a row and i am rugby-ed out. I couldn't think of anything less interesting than watching USA v Russia. How do you do it?</p>
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<p>He must be young. I would have been a much more valuable ferner back in the 90s when I actually watched Super Rugby regularly.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Too many assumptions, but yes, I'm young at heart!  ;)</p>

[Stargazer]

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Fiji</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Peni Ravai, Sunia Koto ©, Taniela Koroi, Savenaca Tabakanalagi, Tevita Cavubati, Naulia Dawai, Mosese Voka, Eremasi Radrodro, Nemia Kenatale, <strong>Ben Volavola</strong>, <strong>Patrick Osborne</strong>, Eroni Vasiteri, Adriu Delai, Savenaca Rawaca, Benito Masilevu, Viliame Veikoso, Campese Maáfu, Mesake Doge, Nemia Soqeta, Malakai Ravulo, Henry Seniloli, Seremaia Bai, Vereniki Goneva</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Springboks</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Tendai Mtawarira (77) 2. </span><span style="color:#000000;">Adriaan Strauss (c) (56) 3. Frans Malherbe (14) 4. Eben Etzebeth (46) 5. Pieter-Steph du Toit (10) 6. Francois Louw (45) 7. Siya Kolisi (15) 8. Warren Whiteley (5)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">9. Faf de Klerk (2) 10. Elton Jantjies (4) 11. JP Pietersen (68) 12. Damian De Allende (15) 13. Lionel Mapoe (3) 14. Ruan Combrinck (1) 15. Willie le Roux (36)</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="color:#000000;">Reserves</span></em><span style="color:#000000;">: 16. Bongi Mbonambi (0) 17. Steven Kitshoff (0) 18. Julian Redelinghuys (4) 19. Franco Mostert (1) 20. Jaco Kriel (0) 21. Rudy Paige (3) 22. Morne Steyn (61) 23. Lwazi Mvovo (17)</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Ireland</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Jack McGrath (Leinster) 2. Rory Best (Ulster) (c)  3. Mike Ross (Leinster)  4. Iain Henderson (Ulster)  5. Devin Toner (Leinster)  6. CJ Stander (Munster)  7. Jordi Murphy (Leinster)  8. Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">9. Conor Murray (Munster)  10. Paddy Jackson (Ulster)  11. Keith Earls (Munster)  12. Stuart Olding (Ulster)  13. Luke Marshall (Ulster)  14. Andrew Trimble (Ulster)  15. Tiernan O'Halloran (Connacht)</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Reserves</em>: 16. Sean Cronin (Leinster)  17. Finlay Bealham (Connacht)  18. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)  19. Ultan Dillane (Connacht)  20. Rhys Ruddock (Leinster)  21. Eoin Reddan (Leinster)  22. Ian Madigan (Leinster)  23. Matt Healy (Connacht)</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Scotland</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Rory Sutherland (2)  2. Stuart McInally (8)  3. Moray Low (33)  4. Richie Gray (57)  5. Jonny Gray (24)  6. Josh Strauss (8)  7. John Barclay (51)  8. Ryan Wilson (19)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Henry Pyrgos (c) (17)  10. Ruaridh Jackson (29)  11. Sean Maitland (20)  12. Peter Horne (19)  13. Matt Scott (35)  14. Tommy Seymour (28)  15. Stuart Hogg (44 caps)</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Reserves</em>: 16. Fraser Brown (16)  17. Gordon Reid (17)  18. Willem Nel (14)  19. Tim Swinson (23)  20. John Hardie (11)  21. Greig Laidlaw (52)  22. Huw Jones (0)  23. Sean Lamont (104)</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Japan</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Keita Inagaki (Panasonic Wild Knights, 12 Caps), 2. Shota Horie (Panasonic Wild Knights, 43), 3. Kensuke Hatakeyama (Suntory Sungoliath, 74)  4. Hitoshi Ono (Toshiba Brave Lupus, 97),  5. Naohiro Kotaki (Toshiba Brave Lupus, 6),  6. Hendrik Tui (Suntory Sungoliath, 37),  7. Shokei Kin (Ntt Communications Shining Arcs, 5),  8. Amanaki Lelei Mafi (Ntt Communications Shining Arcs, 8)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Kaito Shigeno (Nec Green Rockets, 2),  10. Yu Tamura (Nec Green Rockets, 37), 11. Yasutaka Sasakura (Panasonic Wild Knights, 2),  12. Harumichi Tatekawa (Kubota Spears, 45), 13. Tim Bennetts (Canon Eagles, 4),  14. Male Sau (Yamaha Jubilo, 26),  15. Rikiya Matsuda (Teikyo Univ., 2)</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Reserves</em>: 16. Takeshi Kizu (Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers, 42), 17. Masataka Mikami (Toshiba Brave Lupus, 32),  18. Shinnosuke Kakinaga (Suntory Sungoliath, 8),  19. Kotaro Yatabe (Panasonic Wild Knights, 5), 20. Ryu Koliniasi Holani (Panasonic Wild Knights, 44), 21. Keisuke Uchida (Panasonic Wild Knights, 17), 22. Kosei Ono (Suntory Sungoliath, 33), 23. Mifi Poseti Paea (Ntt Docomo Red Hurricanes, 2)</span></span></p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Link to Fiji v Georgia livestream: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://2tv.ge/ge/live.html'>http://2tv.ge/ge/live.html</a></p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Don't really have the time to watch this game, but the bits and pieces I've seen of the first half weren't great. Saw a try by Fiji being disallowed (I think the player lost the ball forward).</p>
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<p>Half time: Fiji 3 - 3 Georgia</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Didn't watch the second half, but according to twitter the full time score is Fiji 3, Georgia 14. Good tour from Georgia with 2 wins and one draw.</p>

[DMX]

Georgia beat Fiji too? What an outstanding tour for them.

[Stargazer]

<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;">Argentina</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">1. Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  2. Agustín Creevy (c)  3. Ramiro Herrera  4.  Guido Petti  5. Tomás Lavanni  6. Pablo Matera  7. Javier Ortega Desio  8. Facundo Isa</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">9. Tomás Cubelli  10. Nicolás Sánchez  11. Manuel Montero   12. Jerónimo de la Fuente  13. Matías Moroni  14. Santiago Cordero  15. Joaquín Tuculet</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Reserves: 16. Julián Montoya  17. Santiago García Botta  18. Enrique Pieretto  19. Tomás Lezana  20. Juan Manuel Leguizamón  21. Martín Landajo  22. Matías Orlando  23. Lucas González Amorosino</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;">France</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">1. Jefferson Poirot  2. </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Rémi Bonfils  3. Uini Atonio  4. Julien Le Devedec  5. Yoann Maestri  6. Loann Goujon  7. Kevin Gourdon  8. Louis Picamoles  9. Baptiste Serin  10. François Trinh-Duc  11. Djibril Camara  12. Remi Lamerat  13. Gaël Fickou  14. Xavier Mignot  15. Maxime Medard</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Reserves: 16. Clément Maynadier  17.Lucas Pointud  18. Rabah Slimani  19. </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Paul Jedrasiak  20. Kelian Galletier  21. Sébastien Bézy  22. Jules Plisson  23. Julien Rey</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;">USA</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">1. Titi Lamositele 2. James Hilterbrand 3. Chris Baumann 4. James King 5. Nate Brakeley 6. Todd Clever <strong>7. Tony Lamborn</strong> 8. Cam Dolan </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">9. Nate Augspurger 10. AJ MacGinty 11. Blaine Scully (c) 12. Shalom Suniula 13. Thretton Palamo 14. Mike Te'o 15. Will Holder</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Reserves: 16. Joe Taufete'e 17. Ben Tarr 18. Angus MacLellan 19. Harry Higgins 20. Langilangi Haupeakui 21. Stephen Tomasin 22. Chad London 23. Luke Hume</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Good to see Magpie and Hurricane Tony Lamborn will be getting a start on Sunday!</span></span></span></p>

[Stargazer]

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[nzzp]

<p>I've got half an eye on Samoa Tonga live on SS1.  Samoa 17-3 up after 20, with a yellow card and PT for a Tongan defender who slapped down a pass.  Justin Marshall will be delighted - I'd just love it to be refereed consistently week to week!</p>

[mimic]

<p>Samoa win 30-10 even though Tonga absolutely dominated that 2nd half.. </p>

[taniwharugby]

<p>how shit was the quality of the picture for that game! </p>
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<p>Jeez I wouldnt mind getting Takalua back to Northland</p>

[mimic]

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<p>how shit was the quality of the picture for that game! </p>
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<p>Jeez I wouldnt mind getting Takalua back to Northland</p>
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Yup.. Schoolboy rugby in NZ gets better quality..</p>
<p>Even my daughter (7) thought that we (Samoans) must be poor and couldn't afford a good camera..</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Japan v Scotland is quite an entertaining game so far. The Japanese halfback Shigeno just scored a great try. Scotland has had most of the possession though and is parked up in the Japanese half. The Japanese defence is holding well, although not without giving away penalties. The captain has been warned and the next one may see a player sent to the bin.</p>

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<p>It's 10-9 to Japan after 25 minutes.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Japanese and Scottish players testing the quality of each other's jerseys. No love lost there.. The level of the game has really gone down the last 15 minutes of the first half, particularly from Scotland.</p>
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<p>Half time: Japan 13 - 9 Scotland.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Apparently, this game has the biggest crowd ever for an international test match. The number has escaped me.</p>
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<p>Signing off now. Want to get some sleep before the NZU20s game.</p>
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<p>Japan 16, Scotland 9 after 51 minutes.</p>

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<p>For those of you who,like me, didnt see the second Japan v Scotland test, you may enjoy this try:<br>
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[MN5]

<p>The mighty Scots show the world how it's done and down the plucky Japanese 2-0.</p>
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<p>In all seriousness not a bad effort from the boys in blue to do that away from home cos they're pretty close in the World rankings.</p>