Posts Tagged France
Saracens win battle of the leaders
Saracens produced an impressive second-half comeback to win the battle between the English and French league leaders 23-9 in Castres on Friday.
Saracens trailed 9-3 at half-time at Stade Pierre Antoine but kept their opponents scoreless after the break as tries from replacements Andy Saull and Schalk Brits sealed a vital win that keeps their hopes [...]
Henry pleased with tour return
All Blacks coach Graham Henry has praised his side’s unbeaten Test tour after returning home from a gruelling European stint. New Zealand saw off challenges from Australia, Wales, Italy, England and France before their second string fell to a fired-up Barbarians side in a non-cap encounter at Twickenham last weekend.
Henry believes that the defeat has [...]
All Blacks prove test rugby can be beautiful
Test rugby has the smile back on its face, and it has the All Blacks to thank for that.
As Graham Henry’s New Zealand side ran in five tries to finally unleash its attacking arsenal at the Stade Velodrome yesterday, the stunning 39-12 victory over France not only rounded off the autumn test programme in style, [...]