Global Results - 2 August 2009
For the second Saturday in succession the Springboks were too strong for the All Blacks in the third Tri-Nations match of 2009. It is the main news as the Air New Zealand Cup gets underway and in France there are warm-up matches as the short break for the players seeps away.
International
Tri-Nations
South Africa vs New Zealand, 31-19
Friendly
Romania vs Narbonne
Bayonne vs Brumbies, 37-21
Brumbies vs Perpignan, 17-0
Montpellier vs Sale Sharks
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNewCup Shute Shield, Round 18
Eastwood vs Southern Districts, 51-14
Gordon vs Eastern Suburbs, 22-21
Manly vs Northern Suburbs, 22-6
West Harbour vs Parramatta, 48-20
Warringah vs Penrith, 83-5
Sydney University vs Randwick, 55-22
France
Friendlies
Bourgoin vs Lyon, 27-0
Biarritz Olympique vs Clermont, 40-28
Toulouse vs Albi, 43-17
Toulon vs Racing Metro 92, 33-19
Brive vs Montauban, 27-26
Stade Français vs Grenoble, 24-21
Castres vs Dax, 35-3
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup
Round 1
Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Otago, 23-19
Taranaki vs Tasman, 21-9
Bay of Plenty vs Northland, 19-14
Hawke’s Bay vs Auckland, 47-13
North Harbour vs Canterbury, 22-19
Southland vs Waikato, 16-6
Manawatu vs Counties Manukau, 36-31
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Sharks vs Cheetahs, 21-12
Griquas vs Golden Lion, 23-19
Western Province vs Leopards, 48-7
Blue Bulls vs Boland, 50-18
Under-21
Blue Bulls vs Boland, 17-8
Sharks vs Free State, 21-13
Western Province vs Leopards, 19-16
Women
Border vs Blue Bulls, 5-5
Golden Lions vs KwaZulu Natal, 12-0
Free State vs Griffons, 50-0
Boland vs Leopards, 23-7
Western Province vs Eastern Province, 33-5
Amateur Provincial
Eastern Province vs Eastern Province Rural, 59-10
Border vs Border Rural, 17-6
Boland vs South Western Districts, 27-7
Leopards vs Valke, 23-20
Pumas vs Pumas Rural, 37-20
Golden Lions vs Leopards Rural, 30-10
Intervarsity
Potchefstroom Pukke vs Kovsies