Remaining Internationals Match Thread

Since just about all the games are on at the same time, we have created a match thread for all of them.

Teams courtesy of Rugby365

England v. New Zealand

rugby365.com Prediction: England are desperate for a win and an All Black win will go a long way in easing the pressure on under-fire boss Martin Johnson. Conversely, an All Black win will add even more pain to the English. It will be tight but the Kiwi game-breakers will give the All Blacks the final say by at least six points.

Teams:

England: 15 Mark Cueto, 14 Matt Banahan, 13 Dan Hipkiss, 12 Ayoola Erinle, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Paul Hodgson, 8 James Haskell, 7 Lewis Moody, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Steve Borthwick (captain), 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Duncan Bell, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Tim Payne
Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 David Wilson, 18 Louis Deacon, 19 Tom Croft, 20 Danny Care, 21 Shane Geraghty, 22 Mathew Tait

New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Zac Guildford, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Jerome Kaino, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Tamati Ellison.

Date: Saturday, November 21
Venue: Twickenham, London
Expected weather conditions: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Wind 30 to 50 km/h.
Kick-off: 14.30 (GMT 14.30; 03.30 NZ time, November 22)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
TMO: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Wales v. Argentina

rugby365 Prediction: A tough one to call – Wales should secure a solid victory but this Argentinean side certainly does not lack heart. They do though seem to lack a cutting edge on attack. Wales to win by ten.

The Teams:

Wales: 15 James Hook, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Jamie Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Gareth Cooper, 8 Ryan Jones, (captain), 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Andy Powell, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Paul James, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Bradley Davies, 19 Dan Lydiate, 20 Dwayne Peel, 21 Andrew Bishop, 22 Tom James

Argentina: 15 Horacio Agulla, 14 Lucas Borges, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Martin Rodriguez, 11 Mauro Comuzzi, 10 Santiago Fernandez, 9 Agustin Figuerola, 8 Juan Fernandez Lobbe (captain), 7 Alejandro Abadie, 6 Tomas Leonardi, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Mariano Sambucetti, 3 Martin Scelzo, 2 Mario Ledesma, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Manuel Carizza, 19 Alejandro Campos, 20 Alfredo Lalanne, 21 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 22 Horacio San Martin.

Date: Saturday, November 22
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Expected weather conditions: Heavy Rain with a max temperature of 15°C.
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

France v. Samoa

rugby365 Prediction: Despite so many changes, France will be overwhelming favourites to win this one. Samoa are sure to come out firing though, so expect a very competitive first half. Home-ground advantage and that extra bit of quality will see the through in the end. France to win by 15.

Teams:

France: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 David Marty, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Vincent Clerc, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Julien Bonnaire, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 6 Alexandre Lapandry, 5 Pascal Pape, 4 Sebastien Chabal, 3 Sylvain Marconnet (captain), 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Nicolas Mas, 18 Romain Millo-Chluski, 19 Julien Puricelli , 20 Julien Dupuy, 21 Damien Traille, 22 Yann David, 23 Fabien Barcella.

Samoa: 15 Lolo Lui, 14 Loakimo Mulipola, 13 Henry Fa’afili, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 David Lemi, 10 Fa’atonu Fili, 9 Junior Poluleuligaga, 8 Ofisa Treviranus, 7 Henry Tuilagi, 6 Jonathan Fa’amatuainu, 5 Kane Thompson, 4 Filipo Levi, 3 Census Johnston, 2 Mahonri Schwalger, 1 , Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements: 16 Andrew Williams, 17 Junior Fatialofa, 18 Iosefa Tekori, Timoteo Iosua, 20 Uale Mai, 21 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, 22 Titi Esau

Date: Saturday , November 21
Venue: Stade de France
Kick-off: 17:00 (16:00 GMT)
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)

Ireland v. Fiji

rugby365.com Prediction: Fiji would expect to show greater team cohesion than against Scotland, but against the Six Nations champions Ireland, who go into the game with a nine-game unbeaten record, Fiji are likely to lose by 15 to 20 points.

Teams:

Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Denis Leamy, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Leo Cullen, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Donncha O’Callaghan, 19 Sean O’Brien, 20 Tomas O’Leary, 21 Paddy Wallace, 22 Andrew Trimble.

Fiji: 15 Norman Ligairi, 14 Vereniki Goneva, 13 Gabiriele Lovobalavu, 12 Seremaia Baikeinuku (captain), 11 Nasoni Roko, 10 Nicky Little, 9 Mosese Rauluni, 8 Asaeli Boko, 7 Akapusi Qera, 6 Apolosi Satala; 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa, 4 Wame Lewaravu, 3 Viliame Seuseu, 2 Viliame Veikoso, 1 Asaike Tarogi
Replacements: 16 Isireli Ledua, 17 Graham Dewes, 18 Leone Nakarawa, 19 Samu Bola, 20 Waisale Vatuvoka, 21 Josh Matavesi, 22 Timoci Nagusa

Date: Saturday, 21 November
Venue: Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
Kick-off: 17.15 (17.15 GMT; 05.15 Fiji time, November 22)
Expected weather: Heavy rain. High of 12°C and a low of 6°C
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tim Hayes (Wales)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Scotland v. Australia

rugby365.com Prediction: A lot will depend on how quickly the Australians have recovered from the disappointment of last week’s last-minute draw against Ireland – which shattered their grand slam dream. In many ways that took a huge burden off the Wallabies, who can now focus on continuing some of the growth they have shown this year. Scotland are also still in a ‘development phase’ under a new coach. However, we feel the Wallabies have too much class and while it will be close for the first hour, Australia will race clear in the end and win by about 15 points.

Teams:

Scotland: 15 Rory Lamont, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Simon Danielli, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Chris Cusiter (captain), 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 John Barclay, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Nathan Hines, 3 Moray Low, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 Jason White, 19 Richie Vernon, 20 Rory Lawson, 21 Chris Paterson, 22 Nick De Luca.

Australia: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Quade Cooper, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 James Horwill, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Lachie Turner, 22 James O’Connor.

Date: Saturday, November 21
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 17.15 (17.15 GMT; 04.15 AEST, November 22)
Expected weather: Heavy rain. High of 10°C and a low of 8°C
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Jérôme Garces (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)