Rugby news: in case you missed it! One Northern Hemisphere team wins 3 from 3 on tour!
Blink you may have missed it!
Even online newspaper reading of UK papers & media has shown that Scotland's tour to Australia,Fiji & Samoa has been under-reported & scarcely rated alongside heavyweight Irish defeats in NZ, three close run losses by Wales in Australia and England losing 2 matches comfortably in South Africa before a draw on the weekend.
France lost in Cordoba to Argentina prior to a huge win in Tucuman,albeit with 20 changes made to the Pumas.
Italy lost to Argentina this summer but rallied to win in both Canada & USA.
Is this a new dawn for Scottish rugby, or an isolated 'blip' in an otherwise virtual Southern hemisphere whitewash.
What does this mean for Northern Hemisphere rugby?
But then the Scots' success was on a tour with very little precendent in the modern era, and merited something more than grudging praise. This piece had some nuggets of positivity contained within it: Rugby World review of Scotland Summer 2012 Tour.
England's Head Coach took some positives from the England Tour of South Africa (Lancaster's Coaching Report) whilst rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll was simply embarrassed by Ireland's 60 point thrashing by New Zealand (NZ defeat 'embarrassing'). Wales only lost to Australia by an aggregate of eleven points but three test defeats, and Caretaker Coach Rob Howley was left frustrated but proud of his Grand Slam team (Howley proud of his team).
Overall the IRB standings have changed from 4-12 after these tour results, and with the 2015 World Cup Rankings being determined by the standing of the countries at the end of 2012 (yes really!) then there will be some excitement and nervousness come the reverse tours in the Autumn of 2012.
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| Scotland Captain Ross Ford after receiving this trophy after beating Australia pictured with SPACE's Stephen Mutch |
Even online newspaper reading of UK papers & media has shown that Scotland's tour to Australia,Fiji & Samoa has been under-reported & scarcely rated alongside heavyweight Irish defeats in NZ, three close run losses by Wales in Australia and England losing 2 matches comfortably in South Africa before a draw on the weekend.
France lost in Cordoba to Argentina prior to a huge win in Tucuman,albeit with 20 changes made to the Pumas.
Italy lost to Argentina this summer but rallied to win in both Canada & USA.
Is this a new dawn for Scottish rugby, or an isolated 'blip' in an otherwise virtual Southern hemisphere whitewash.
What does this mean for Northern Hemisphere rugby?
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| Sonny Bill Williams escaping Ireland's clutches |
The North is still playing catch up according to Sky Sports' commentator and Rugby World Magazine writer Stuart Barnes. Online subscription would allow read of his thoughts here: Rugby World Magazine August 2012.
But then the Scots' success was on a tour with very little precendent in the modern era, and merited something more than grudging praise. This piece had some nuggets of positivity contained within it: Rugby World review of Scotland Summer 2012 Tour.
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| Welsh disappointment in Australia |
Overall the IRB standings have changed from 4-12 after these tour results, and with the 2015 World Cup Rankings being determined by the standing of the countries at the end of 2012 (yes really!) then there will be some excitement and nervousness come the reverse tours in the Autumn of 2012.
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