Pe Soldier Field din Chicago, Irlanda a scris istorie obtinand prima victorie in fata All Blacks, de asemenea elevii lui Joe Schmidt au intrerupt seria celor 18 victorii consecutive obtinute anterior de neozeelandezii care nu mai cunoscusera infrangerea din 2015 cand au cedat la Sydney in fata Australiei.
Inca din primele minute ale partidei de la Chicago s-a vazut ca Irlanda a intrat pe teren extrem de motivata si in ciuda eselui marcat de George Moala, la o ezitare in defensiva a verzilor, a replicat cu reusitele jucatorilor Conor Murray, CJ Stander si Jordi Murphy astfel ca la pauza rezultatul a fost de 25-8, deloc surprinzator dupa aspectul ostilitatilor din teren. Dupa pauza, Simon Zebo a batut defensiva All Blacks insa elevii lui Steve Hansen au revenit in joc, iar TJ Perenara, Ben Smith si Scott Barrett au dat impresia ca neozeelandezi ar putea reveni asa cum s-a intamplat in 2013. Robbie Henshaw a dat insa lovitura de gratie in minutul 75 iar Irlanda a castigat cu rezultatul de 40-29, prima victorie a frunzei de trifoi din istorie in fata Noii Zeelande.
Pe Millennium Stadium din Cardiff, Tara Galilor a fost depasita clar de Australia cu 32-8, cangurii marcand cinci eseuri , autori Stephen Moore, Reece Hodge, Tevita Kuridrani, Bernard Foley si Dane Haylett-Petty fata de singura resuita a penelor de strut, prin Scott Williams intr-un moment in care invingatoarea era deja decisa.
Primul adversar al Stejarilor in partidele test ale lunii noiembrie, Statele Unite au pierdut la scor, 54-7, in fata Maori All Blacks care au dominat cu autoritate disputa de pe Toyota Park marcand opt eseuri. Incercarea de onoare a vulturilor americani a fost semnata de capitanul Todd Clever in debutul reprizei secunde.
Asa cum se anunta partida Barbarians-Africa de Sud a fost un spectacol adevarat, cu Baa-Baas conducand dupa prima repriza (17-12) pentru ca in partea secunda in urma jocului pe contre la final sa se consemneze un rezultat de egalitate, 31-31, Springboks revenind cu eseurile marcate de Francois Venter si Rohan Van Rensburg in minutele 70 respectiv 76.
Cu 13 debutanti in echipa, Japonia nu a putut emite pretentii in fata Argentinei care s-a impus la Tokyo cu rezultatul de 54-20, aceasta fiind prima victorie a pumelor pe terenul celor supranumiti Brave Blossoms. Argentina a marcat sapte eseuri, Matias Moroni, Nicolas Sanchez si Santiago Cordero reusind cate o dubla, Nicolas Sanchez afirmandu-se si din fata butului cu cinci transformari respectiv trei lovituri de pedeapsa.
Rezultate:
4 noiembrie, Toyota Park, Bridgeview: Statele Unite-Maori All Blacks 7-54 (0-28)
Au marcat: Clever-e, Holder-tr, respectiv Lowe-2e,A.Ioane-2e,Dixon-e,Hames-e,Weber-e,Royal-e,West-6tr,McKenzie-tr
Statele Unite ale Americii: 15 Mike Te’o, 14 Martin Iosefo, 13 Bryce Campbell, 12 Folau Niua, 11 Matai Leuta, 10 Will Holder, 9 Nate Augspurger, 8 Danny Barrett, 7 Tony Lamborn, 6 Todd Clever (c), 5 Nick Civetta, 4 Nate Brakeley, 3 Chris Baumann, 2 James Hilterbrand, 1 Titi Lamositele Rezerve: 16 Joe Taufete’e, 17 Angus MacLellan, 18 Alex Maughan 19 Matthew Jensen, 20 Al McFarland, 21 Stephen Tomasin, 22 Shalom Suniula, 23 Madison Hughes
Maori All Blacks: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Rieko Ioane, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Akira Ioane, 7 Kara Pryor, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Jacob Skeen, 3 Ben May, 2 Ash Dixon (c), 1 Kane HamesRezerve: 16 Joe Royal, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Marcel Renata, 19 Leighton Price, 20 Shane Christie, 21 Brad Weber, 22 Marty McKenzie, 23 Sean Wainui
5 noiembrie, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo: Japonia-Argentina 20-54 (6-21)
Au marcat: Mafi-e,Lemeki-e,Tamura-2tr,2lp respectiv Moroni-2e,Sanchez-2e,5tr,3lp, Cordero-2e,Cubelli-e
Japonia: 15.Kotaro Matsushima,14.Lomano Lemeki,13.Amanaki Lotoahea,12.Harumichi Tatekawa, 11.Akihito Yamada,10.Yu Tamura,9.Fumiaki Tanaka,8.Amanaki Mafi,7.Yuhimaru Mimura,6.Uwe Helu, 5.Samuela Anise,4.Kyosuke Kajikawa,3.Kensuke Hatakeyama,2.Shota Horie (c),1.Satoshi Nakatani Rezerve:16.Takeshi Kizu,17.Koki Yamamoto,18.Heiichiro Ito,19.Kotaro Yatabe,20.Malgene Ilaua, 21.Shuhei Matsuhashi,22.Takahiro Ogawa,23.Timothy Lafaele
Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Matías Moroni, 13 Matías Orlando, 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 11 Santiago Cordero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 6 Tomás Lezana, 5 Matías Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Lucas Noguera Rezerve: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Santiago García Botta, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Leonardo Senatore, 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Ramiro Moyano
5 noiembrie, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Tara Galilor-Australia 8-32 (3-20)
Au marcat:Williams-e,Halfpenny-lp respectiv Moore-e,Hodge-e,Kuridrani-e,Foley-e,2tr,lp,Haylett-Petty-e
Tara Galilor: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gethin Jenkins Rezerve: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Cory Hill, 20 James King, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Hallam Amos
Australia: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Henry Speight, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Lopeti Timani, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 David Pocock, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore (c), 1 Scott Sio Rezerve: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 James Slipper, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Rob Simmons, 20 Scott Fardy, 21 Nick Frisby, 22 Quade Cooper, 23 Sefa Naivalu
5 noiembrie, Wembley Stadium, Londra: Barbarians-Africa de Sud 31-31 (17-12)
Au marcat:Nanai-e,Ellis-e,Naiyaravoro-e,Morahan-2e,DuPreez-tr,Mo’unga-2tr respectiv DuToit-e,Smit-e,Petersen-e,Venter-e,Van Rensburg-e,Lambie-3tr
Barbarians: 15.Samoa Melani Nanai,14.Matt Faddes,13.Seta Tamanivalu,12.Richard Buckman, 11.Taqele Naiyaravoro,10.Robert du Preez,9.Andrew Ellis (c),8.Luke Whitelock,7.Jordan Taufua, 6.Brad Shields,5.Michael Fatialofa,4.Martin Muller,3.Paddy Ryan,2.Akker van der Merwe, 1.Reggie Goodes Rezerve:16.Andrew Ready,17.Schalk van der Merwe,18.Toby Smith,19.Sam Carter,20.Ruan Ackermann,21.Nic Stirzaker,22.Richie Mo’unga,23.Luke Morahan
Africa de Sud: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ruan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Patrick Lambie (c), 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Teboho Mohoje, 6 Roelof Smith, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Rudolf Snyman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Tendai Mtawarira Rezerve: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Jean-Luc du Preez, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Tiaan Schoeman, 23 Ruan Combrinck
5 noiembrie, Soldier Field, Chicago: Irlanda-Noua Zeelanda 40-29 (25-8)
Au marcat:Murphy-e,Stander-e,Murray-e,tr,Zebo-e,Henshaw-e,Sexton-2tr,2lp,Carbery-tr respectiv Moala-e,Perenara-e,B.Smith-e,S.Barrett-e, B.Barrett-3tr,lp
Irlanda: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Jordi Murphy, 6 CJ Stander, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rory Best (c), 1 Jack McGrathRezerve: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Ultan Dillane, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Joey Carbery, 23 Garry Ringrose
Noua Zeelanda: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 George Moala, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Squire, 5 Jerome Kaino, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody Rezerve: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Scott Barrett, 20 Ardie Savea, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Aaron Cruden, 23 Malakai Fekitoa
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