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ruggachick.com RUGBY: INTERNATIONALS 2010 Nov 20 twitter.com It was a jam packed weekend of Rugby Action with a few surprises, lots of penalties and a huge upset! Kicking off this weekend's action, Wales welcomed Fiji at the Millennium Stadium. Wales were the 1st to have points on the scoreboard. A dangerous tackle lead to a sin bin for Samoa, allowing the Dragons to take advantage of the situation. But Fiji hit back and were the 1st to cross the try line. Wales dominated the scrums and were awarded a penalty try, but it all came down to the final penalty kick that drawed the game. Next Up, the Wallabies got things on with the Italians. The Wallabies proved why they are a world class team, they came out and put up a great performance keeping play in Italy's territory for most of the 1st half. Italy came out strong in the 2nd half and were on attack, but the Aussies defended well. Too many penalties cost Italy the game and brought some smiles to the Wallabies faces. The World Champs made their way to Maurryfield. Scotland carried great ball in hand, drove the Boks back and were on attack for most of the game. Steyn was South Africa's only hope with his successful kicking performance, but the Boks were outplayed and sadly hopes of a successful Grand Slam Tour have been shattered. The English awaited Samoa at Twickenham England were caught of guard with an early Samoa penalty. A narrow scoreline and try-less 1st half left lots to play for in the 2nd half with Samoa being the <b>...</b> |
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