2016 End-of-year internationals

[Mick Gold Coast QLD]

@Stargazer

I appreciate you putting up this comprehensive schedule for the Northern Hemisphere matches which is, I found, beyond the capability of some of the unions and rugby sites themselves!

[KiwiMurph]

Just going by the highlights France look like they might be on the turnaround - a new coach and they look like they are playing with some flair again. They'll be a real challenge for Wallabies and ABs the next two weeks I think. Sounds like they have some injuries though.

[Stargazer]

@Mick-Gold-Coast-QLD Thanks. I just hate to miss games, because the tv guides are so unclear (awful design) or incomplete. I mean, Sky NZ's tv guide doesn't even show it's own rugby pop-up channels! So I usually make my own list. If I have a list, I may as well post it on the Fern so others can find the games' broadcast times and channels, too.

By the way, if anyone is interested in watching the Georgia v Japan game, here's the full video:

[Stargazer]

This is the full match between Spain and Tonga:

[Catogrande]

@mimic said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Looking at how England and Australia are playing tonight, England looks good to break the winning streak record

Yep. Pretty much a done deal - oh wait. Argies. Fuck. Aus. Fuck. Wales, Scotlad, Ireland, France. Multiple fucks.

However, I am a happy Englishman today, with us finally beating SA and beating them well. A lovely well worked first try despite Brown nearly butchering it with a crap final pass. The move went down well and had a percentage feel about it. Youngs had a great game and made a mockery of poor old Du Toit in his out of position flanker role. Two glaring forward passes missed (one in the lead up to the first SA try). One thing I couldn't quite get my head round though was the ineffectual SA line out which was packed with very tall guys. Why didn't they compete? Very odd. Arbritary ruling on the scrums where I think SA were on the wrong side of the decisions more than us. Our discipline was poor to start with but improved. SA were a shadow of what we have come to expect though. Sad to see.

Still. A convincing win with a few beers on the side - happy days.

[No Quarter]

@Catogrande said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

@mimic said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Looking at how England and Australia are playing tonight, England looks good to break the winning streak record

Yep. Pretty much a done deal - oh wait. Argies. Fuck. Aus. Fuck. Wales, Scotlad, Ireland, France. Multiple fucks.

Unbackable favourites in all of those games. Done deal - start organising the parade now.

[Stargazer]

I have updated the tv schedule in the first post of this thread again.

Ferners in Australia will be happy to find out that they can watch the Ireland v All Blacks test on BeIN!

[Stargazer]

French team to take on the Wallabies:

1 Baille 2 Guirado (c) 3 Atonio 4 Vahaamahina 5 Maestri 6 Ollivon 7 Gourdon 8 Picamoles
9 Machenaud 10 Doussain 11 Vakatawa 12 Fofana 13 Lamerat 14 Nakaitaci 15 Spedding

Reserves : 16 Chat 17 Chiocci 18 Slimani 19 Le Devedec 20 Chouly 21 Serin 22 Lopez 23 Fickou

https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/France-Australie-La-composition

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WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE FRANCE

IN: James Slipper, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Kyle Godwin, Sefa Naivalu, Luke Morahan, Taqele Naiyaravoro

OUT: Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Michael Hooper, Sekope Kepu, Reece Hodge, Adam Coleman (knee), Rory Arnold

1. James Slipper (83 Tests)

2. Tolu Latu (1 Test)

3. Allan Alaalatoa (7 Tests)

4. Kane Douglas (28 Tests)

5. Rob Simmons (68 Tests)

6. Scott Fardy (38 Tests)

7. David Pocock (c) (63 Tests)

8. Sean McMahon (12 Tests)

9. Will Genia (vc) (73 Tests)

10. Quade Cooper (65 Tests)

11. Henry Speight (8 Tests)

12. Kyle Godwin*

13. Tevita Kuridrani (42 Tests)

14. Sefanaia Naivalu (3 Tests)

15. Luke Morahan (2 Tests)

Reserves (one to be omitted)

Stephen Moore (c) (114 Tests)

Scott Sio (27 Tests)

Tom Robertson (5 Tests)

Will Skelton (17 Tests)

Dean Mumm (54 Tests)

Lopeti Timani (5 Tests)

Nick Phipps (50 Tests)

Bernard Foley (39 Tests)

Taqele Naiyaravoro (2 Tests)

[MiketheSnow]

Wales XVto face Japan:

Liam Williams; Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Alex Cuthbert; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams;

Nicky Smith, Scott Baldwin, Samson Lee; Cory Hill, Alun Wyn Jones; Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton, James King.

Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Rhys Gill, Scott Andrews, Jake Ball, Ross Moriarty, Gareth Davies, Sam Davies, Keelan Giles

Very much our second team.

Anscombe's chance to show he's No. 2 outside half

[Sapetyvi]

@MiketheSnow Great to see the young un Giles there on the bench.

Also Liam named as full back and Halfpenny on the wing? That is good as I reckon Liam is a better player at the moment than Halfpenny is ( goalkicking aside).

Should be a comfortable win even with ´lots of second stringers

[Stargazer]

@MiketheSnow said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Wales XVto face Japan:

Liam Williams; Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Alex Cuthbert; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams;

Nicky Smith, Scott Baldwin, Samson Lee; Cory Hill, Alun Wyn Jones; Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton, James King.

Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Rhys Gill, Scott Andrews, Jake Ball, Ross Moriarty, Gareth Davies, Sam Davies, Keelan Giles

Very much our second team.

Anscombe's chance to show he's No. 2 outside half

Japan

1 Satoshi Nakatani, Yamaha Jubilo (2) 2 Shota Horie, Panasonic Wild Knights (46) 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama, Suntory Sungoliath (76) 4 Kyosuke Kajikawa, Toshiba Brave Lupus (2) 5 Samuela Anise, Canon Eagles (2) 6 Malgene Ilaua, Toshiba Brave Lupus (2) 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki, Panasonic Wild Knights (1) 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Ntt Communications Shining Arcs (11)
9 Fumiaki Tanaka, Panasonic Wild Knights (56) 10 Yu Tamura, Nec Green Rockets (40) 11 Kenki Fukuoka, Panasonic Wild Knights (18) 12 Harumichi Tatekawa (c), Kubota Spears (48) 13 Timothy Lafaele, Coca-Cola Red Sparks (2) 14 Akihito Yamada, Panasonic Wild Knights (16) 15 Kotaro Matsushima, Suntory Sungoliath (20)

Reserves
16 Takeshi Hino, Yamaha Jubilo (–) 17 Koki Yamamoto, Yamaha Jubilo (2) 18 Heiichiro Ito, Yamaha Jubilo (2) 19 Uwe Helu, Yamaha Jubilo (2) 20 Shuhei Matsuhashi, Ricoh Black Rams (1) 21 Yuhimaru Mimura, Yamaha Jubilo (1) 22 Keisuke Uchida, Panasonic Wild Knights (19) 23 Amanaki Lotoahea, Ricoh Black Rams (2)

[MiketheSnow]

@Sapetyvi said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

@MiketheSnow Great to see the young un Giles there on the bench.

Also Liam named as full back and Halfpenny on the wing? That is good as I reckon Liam is a better player at the moment than Halfpenny is ( goalkicking aside).

Should be a comfortable win even with ´lots of second stringers

We can only live in hope

[Stargazer]

Italy
1 Sami PANICO (Patarò Calvisano, 4 caps) 2 Ornel GEGA (Benetton Treviso, 6 caps) 3 Lorenzo CITTADINI (Bayonne, 51 caps) 4 Marco FUSER (Benetton Treviso, 14 caps) 5 Andries VAN SCHALKWYK (Zebre Rugby, 6 caps) 6 Francesco MINTO (Benetton Treviso, 29 caps) 7 Simone FAVARO (Glasgow Warriors, 31 caps) 8 Sergio PARISSE (Stade Francais, 120 caps) ©
9 Giorgio BRONZINI (Benetton Treviso, 1 cap) 10 Carlo CANNA (Zebre Rugby, 13 caps) 11 Giovanbattista VENDITTI (Zebre Rugby, 36 caps) 12 Luke MCLEAN (Benetton Treviso, 82 caps) 13 Tommaso BENVENUTI (Benetton Treviso, 35 caps) 14 Giulio BISEGNI (Zebre Rugby, 3 caps) 15 Edoardo PADOVANI (Zebre Rugby, 4 caps)

Reserves: 16 Tommaso D’APICE (Zebre Rugby, 11 caps) 17 Nicola QUAGLIO (Benetton Treviso, esordiente) 18 Simone FERRARI (Benetton Treviso, esordiente) 19 George Fabio BIAGI (Zebre Rugby, 12 caps) 20 Abraham STEYN (Benetton Treviso, 4 caps) 21 Edoardo GORI (Benetton Treviso, 54 caps) 22 Tommaso ALLAN (Benetton Treviso, 25 caps) 23 Tommaso BONI (Zebre Rugby, 2 caps)

Federazione Italiana Rugby

Springboks
1 Tendai Mtawarira (85) 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) (64) 3 Vincent Koch (8) 4 Pieter-Steph Du Toit (18) 5 Lood De Jager (26) 6 Nizaam Carr (3) 7 Willem Alberts (41) 8 Warren Whiteley (13)
9 Rudy Paige (6) 10 Pat Lambie (54) 11 Bryan Havana (vc) (123) 12 DAmian De Allende (21) 13 Francois Venter (1) 14 Ruan Combrinck (5) 15 WIllie Le Roux (40)

Reserves: 16 Bongi Mbonambi (4) 17 Steven Kitshoff (8) 18 Trevor Nyakane (26) 19 Franco Mostert (5) 20 Oupa Mohoje (14) 21 Faf De Klerk (8) 22 ELton Jantjies (9) 23 Johan Goosen Utility (11)

Ow.ly - Springbok-Team-Announcement-Italy.pdf uploaded by @Springboks (South African Rugby)

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Scotland

1 Allan Dell 2. Fraser Brown 3. Zander Fagerson 4. Grant Gilchrist 5. Jonny Gray 6. Magnus Bradbury 7. Hamish Watson 8. John Barclay
9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 10. Finn Russell 11. Tommy Seymour 12. Alex Dunbar 13. Huw Jones 14. Sean Maitland 15. Stuart Hogg

Reserves
16 Ross Ford 17. Alex Allan 18. Moray Low 19. Tim Swinson 20. Ryan Wilson 21. Ali Price 22. Peter Horne 23. Tim Visser

http://thescotlandteam.com/2016/11/17/bradbury-debut-among-four-changes-for-pumas-clash/

Pumas

1 Lucas Noguera 2. Agustín Creevy (c) 3. Ramiro Herrera 4. Guido Petti 5. Matías Alemanno 6. Pablo Matera 7. Javier Ortega Desio 8. Facundo Isa
9 Martín Landajo 10. Nicolás Sánchez 11. Santiago Cordero 12. Juan Martín Hernández 13. Matías Orlando 14. Matías Moroni 15. Joaquín Tuculet

Reserves:
16 Julián Montoya 17. Santiago García Botta 18. Enrique Pieretto 19. Leonardo Senatore 20. Juan Manuel Leguizamon 21. Tomás Cubelli 22. Jerónimo De la Fuente 23. Juan Pablo Estelles

http://lospumas.com.ar/2016/11/17/sin-cambios-enfrentar-escocia/

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Tonga
1 Tevita Mailau 2. Paula Ngauamo 3. Siua Halanukonuka 4. Steve Mafi 5. Joe Tu'ineau 6. Dan Faleafa 7. Jack Ram 8. Tevita Koloamatangi
9 Sonatane Takulua 10. Kali Hala 11. Fetu'u Vainikolo 12. Latiume Fosita 13. Siale Piutau (c) 14. Nafi Tu'itavake 15. Telusa Veainu

Reserves
16 Elvis Taione 17. Paea Fa'anunu 18. Sila Puafisi 19. Valentino Mapapalangi 20. Kotoni Ale 21. Tomasi Palu 22. Tevita Taufui 23. David Halaifonua

Tonga Rugby Union

USA
1 Joe Taufete'e 2. James Hilterbrand 3. Chris Baumann 4. Cameron Dolan 5. Nick Civetta 6. Samu Manoa 7. Tony Lamborn 8. Andrew Durutalo
9 Nate Augspurger 10. Will Holder 11. Martin Iosefo 12. Marcel Brache 13. Thretton Palamo 14. Blaine Scully (c) 15. Madison Hughes

Reserves
16 Pat Blair 17. Angus MacLellan 18. Dino Waldren 19. Al McFarland 20. Langilangi Haupeakui 21. Mike Te'o 22. JP Eloff 23. Bryce Campbell

https://www.usarugby.org/2016/11/spain-hosts-eagles-sea-eagles-in-november-tour-clash/

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England
1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 36 caps), 2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 76 caps), 3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 66 caps), 4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 36 caps), 5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 50 caps), 6. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 52 caps), 7. Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps), 8. Billy Vunipola (vice captain, Saracens, 30 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 62 caps), 10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 27 caps), 11. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 6 caps), 12. Owen Farrell (vice captain, Saracens, 44 caps), 13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 26 caps), 14. Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby, 1 cap), 15. Alex Goode (Saracens, 20 caps),.

Reserves:
16 Jamie George (Saracens, 9 caps), 17. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 43 caps), 18. Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 1 cap), 19. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, uncapped), 20. Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 1 cap), 21. Danny Care (Harlequins, 63 caps), 22. Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors, 1 cap), 23. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 2 caps).

http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-name-team-face-fiji/

Fiji
1 Campese Ma’afu 2 Sunia Koto Vuli 3 Manasa Saulo 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa 5 Leone Nakarawa 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu 7 Peceli Yato 8 Akapusi Qera
9 Seru Vularika 10 Josh Matavesi 11 Nemani Nadolo 12 Albert Vulivuli 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma 14 Benito Masilevu 15 Metuisela Talebula

Reserves
16 Tuapati Talemaitoga 17 Peni Ravai 18 Leeroy Atalifo 19 Nemia Soqeta 20 Naulia Dawai 21 Eremasi Radrodro 22 Nikola Matawalu 23 Kini Murimurivalu

Pate Ratulevu  /  Nov 17, 2016  /  Latest News

The Biggest Game of our Lives

A much more experienced side has been named by Vodafone Flying Fijians National Head John Mckee to face the England XV who are currently ranked second in the World Rugby Rankings table. The boys are well aware of the team’s performance last week against the Barbarians. The environment in the team

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Georgia
1 Mikheil Nariashvili, Montpellier (37), 2 Jaba Bregvadze, Worcester (38) 3 Levan Chilachava, Toulon (29) 4 Kote Mikautadze, Montpellier (43) 5 Giorgi Nemsadze, Bristol (63) 6 Vito Kolelishvili, Clermont (37) 7. Mamuka Gorgodze (C), Toulon (67) 8. Beka Bitsadze, Chambery (18)
9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, Brive (16) 10. Lasha Malaghuradze, Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk (71) 11. Sandro Todua, Lelo Saracens Tbilisi (57) 12. Merab Sharikadze, Aurillac (45) 13. Giorgi Koshadze, Kharebi Rustavi (0) 14. Tamaz Mtchedlidze, Agen (43) 15. Merab Kvirikashvili, Lelo Saracens Tbilisi (96)

Reserves:
16 Badri Alkhazashvili, Toulon (0) 17. Kakha Asieshvili, Brive (24) 18. Dudu Kubriashvili, Montpellier (43) 19. Shalva Sutiashvili, Soyaux Angoulême (60) 20. Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, Batumi (31) 21. Giorgi Begadze, Qochebi Bolnisi (49) 22. Revaz Jintchvelashvili, Bagrati Kutaisi (2) 23. Giorgi Aptsiauri, Lokomotivi Tbilisi (20)

http://site.rugby.ge/en/news-view/?newsid=5736&callerModID=17363&Title=$TitleUrl$

Samoa
1 Logovi’i Mulipola 2. Manu Leiataua 3. Anthony Perenise 4. Jeff Lepa 5. Teofilo Paulo 6. Jack Lam (Vice captain) 7. Greg Foe 8. Alafoti Faosiliva
9 Kahn Fotuali’i 10. Patrick Fa’apale 11. David Lemi (captain) 12. Reynold Lee Lo 13. George Pisi 14. Paul Perez 15. Albert Nikoro

Reserves
16 Elia Elia, 17. Hisa Sasagi. 18. Nephi Leatigaga, 19. Talaga Alofipo, 20. Genesis Mamea Lemalu, 21. Oneone Faafou, 22. Pele Cowley, 23. D’Angelo Leuila

[Catogrande]

@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

England
1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 36 caps), 2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 76 caps), 3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 66 caps), 4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 36 caps), 5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 50 caps), 6. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 52 caps), 7. Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps), 8. Billy Vunipola (vice captain, Saracens, 30 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 62 caps), 10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 27 caps), 11. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 6 caps), 12. Owen Farrell (vice captain, Saracens, 44 caps), 13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 26 caps), 14. Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby, 1 cap), 15. Alex Goode (Saracens, 20 caps),.

Reserves:
16 Jamie George (Saracens, 9 caps), 17. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 43 caps), 18. Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 1 cap), 19. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, uncapped), 20. Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 1 cap), 21. Danny Care (Harlequins, 63 caps), 22. Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors, 1 cap), 23. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 2 caps).

http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-name-team-face-fiji/

Fiji
1 Campese Ma’afu 2 Sunia Koto Vuli 3 Manasa Saulo 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa 5 Leone Nakarawa 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu 7 Peceli Yato 8 Akapusi Qera
9 Seru Vularika 10 Josh Matavesi 11 Nemani Nadolo 12 Albert Vulivuli 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma 14 Benito Masilevu 15 Metuisela Talebula

Reserves
16 Tuapati Talemaitoga 17 Peni Ravai 18 Leeroy Atalifo 19 Nemia Soqeta 20 Naulia Dawai 21 Eremasi Radrodro 22 Nikola Matawalu 23 Kini Murimurivalu

Pate Ratulevu  /  Nov 17, 2016  /  Latest News

The Biggest Game of our Lives

A much more experienced side has been named by Vodafone Flying Fijians National Head John Mckee to face the England XV who are currently ranked second in the World Rugby Rankings table. The boys are well aware of the team’s performance last week against the Barbarians. The environment in the team

Hmm. One full back and one winger in the whole 23. I hope there is a high percentage chance that we will not need cover in those areas. Still, Eddie would know.

[Tordah]

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