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September 23, 2011, Friday
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DEFENDING champion South Africa has all but clinched a quarterfinal spot at the Rugby World Cup. And as a big weekend approached involving several key matchups, there was continuing debate yesterday over France's supposed weakened team to play New Zealand.
To add spice to the proceedings, a member of royalty, Queen's Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips, arrived to check on her husband's controversial first road trip since their late July wedding.
The new groom is England inside center Mike Tindall, who made headlines nearly two weeks ago after being caught on a video camera getting his bald head kissed by another woman.
The Springboks had an easy time beating their regional neighbors Namibia 87-0 at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, their third win in three matches and giving them an eight-point lead over second-place Samoa. In the first half, winger Bryan Habana became the most prolific test try-scorer in South African rugby history, crossing for his 39th try in 72 matches. The total eclipsed former scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen, who scored 38 tries in 89 tests before retiring from international rugby in 2003.
Must-win match
Four teams made squad selection announcements yesterday - Scotland for its must-win match on Sunday against Pool B foe Argentina, New Zealand for its game against a supposedly weak France at Auckland on Saturday, and Romania and England for their match at Dunedin, also on Saturday.
Tindall is back in the starting lineup for England, and chances are Phillips will be in the stands when he runs onto the field. Phillips, who married Tindall in a private ceremony at Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, arrived in Auckland on Wednesday for a charity function.
Tindall was caught on a hotel's security camera talking to a woman. He briefly held her hand and she kissed him on the top of his head. It will be the first face-to-face meeting of Tindall and Phillips, who have been apart three weeks, since the episode.
The 32-year-old Tindall was rested from last week's win over Georgia. Tindall faced the media for the first time yesterday, with manager Martin Johnson on his flank, which was just as well - he deflected any questions about the bar incident.
"We've played since then ... we've put it to bed," Johnson said, refusing to allow Tindall to reply to anything but match queries.
Captain Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, both back after injuries, and fullback Israel Dagg and scrumhalf Piri Weepu were the only four players different to the All Blacks side which beat Japan 83-7 last Friday.
To add spice to the proceedings, a member of royalty, Queen's Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips, arrived to check on her husband's controversial first road trip since their late July wedding.
The new groom is England inside center Mike Tindall, who made headlines nearly two weeks ago after being caught on a video camera getting his bald head kissed by another woman.
The Springboks had an easy time beating their regional neighbors Namibia 87-0 at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, their third win in three matches and giving them an eight-point lead over second-place Samoa. In the first half, winger Bryan Habana became the most prolific test try-scorer in South African rugby history, crossing for his 39th try in 72 matches. The total eclipsed former scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen, who scored 38 tries in 89 tests before retiring from international rugby in 2003.
Must-win match
Four teams made squad selection announcements yesterday - Scotland for its must-win match on Sunday against Pool B foe Argentina, New Zealand for its game against a supposedly weak France at Auckland on Saturday, and Romania and England for their match at Dunedin, also on Saturday.
Tindall is back in the starting lineup for England, and chances are Phillips will be in the stands when he runs onto the field. Phillips, who married Tindall in a private ceremony at Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, arrived in Auckland on Wednesday for a charity function.
Tindall was caught on a hotel's security camera talking to a woman. He briefly held her hand and she kissed him on the top of his head. It will be the first face-to-face meeting of Tindall and Phillips, who have been apart three weeks, since the episode.
The 32-year-old Tindall was rested from last week's win over Georgia. Tindall faced the media for the first time yesterday, with manager Martin Johnson on his flank, which was just as well - he deflected any questions about the bar incident.
"We've played since then ... we've put it to bed," Johnson said, refusing to allow Tindall to reply to anything but match queries.
Captain Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, both back after injuries, and fullback Israel Dagg and scrumhalf Piri Weepu were the only four players different to the All Blacks side which beat Japan 83-7 last Friday.
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