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A Tragic Ending (Argentina vs Scotland)
Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino scored the only try of the match with Scotland celebrating second earlier after a Dan Parks drop goal. Settling for the 3 points instead of going for the try or eating up the clock eventually doomed the Scottish side, losing 13-12, now in a must win situation before facing England.
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A Sort of Revenge (All Blacks vs France)
Israel Dagg scored two tries for the All Blacks as they comfortably beat their big Group A rivals, France, 37-17 at Eden Park, with a brilliant first half (especially Dan Carter and Ma’a Nonu) allowing some relaxation time in the next 40 minutes as the French fought for some respect.
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The Crushing We’ve Been Waiting For (All Blacks vs Japan)
This is what All Blacks have been waiting for – a good hard thumping of small (Rugby) nation. Japan haven’t won a World Cup match since 1991 and were out of this game three minutes in, after Conrad Smith opened the scoring. It ended with a 83-7 win, with Richard Kahui and Sonny Bill Williams, to the pleasure of the ladies, both scoring two tries.
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A Less Than Brilliant Opening (All Blacks vs Tonga)
A 41-10 win with the bonus point already earned in the first half, with both Israel Dagg and Richard Kahui scoring two tries in the first half is certainly a good way to open the Rugby World Cup, but failing to get too much going in the second half as Tonga finally found a way to waste some time with the ball and even score will probably get some worried minds in the New Zealand camp.
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What Jonah Lomu Has to Say on England’s All-Black Strip
All-Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has his say on England’s plan to wear an All-Black jersey in their opening match against Argentina in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, in New Zealand.
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Six Sport Wishes for 2011
From LeBron James winning his first NBA title to Roger Federer getting one more over Rafael Nadal, preferably on Clay, here are our Sport wishes for 2011