Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
New Zealand Team to face France:Mils Muliaina; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Sitiveni Sivivatu; Jimmy Cowan, Dan Carter; Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, Tom Donnelly, Brad Thorn, Neemia Tialata, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.Replacements: Corey Flynn, Owen Franks, Anthony Boric, Tanerau Latimer, Andy Ellis, Stephen Donald, Luke McAlister.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Autumn Internationals MILS MULIAINA FULL-BACK – 7 Showed astonishingly silky footwork and some delightfully deft handling of the kind too rarely seen on modern rugby fields. ZAC GUILDFORD WING – 5 Saw a lot less of the ball than Sivivatu as he was keener to stick to his touchline. On the odd occasion he did stray in field he cut his way through England with ease. CONRAD SMITH...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... Australia's myriad decoy runners and the artful angles of, say, Brian O'Driscoll or New Zealand's Conrad Smith. England are not scoring tries or busting defences because even the bloke in Row Z peering through a haze of best bitter knows what they are going to do next. Things look up, admittedly, when England do not have the ball. They are good at chasing restarts and their set-piece...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... targeting Sitiveni Sivivatu, and Matt Banahan was able to make thumping tackles on Sivivatu and Conrad Smith. The mood continued when England captain Steve Borthwick forced a turn-over with a heavy tackle on Jimmy Cowan after Carter had surprisingly squandered an early opportunity when he sliced a simple penalty chance. England’s aggressive defending almost culminated in a try for...
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... 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 (c), 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...
The Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... or your own thoughts on the action. Sponsored by Paddy Power : Special offer: If Ma’a Nonu or Conrad Smith scores the last try, Paddy Power will refund all losing try scorer and winning margin bets on the match. Click here to register . England v New Zealand
The Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... like rookie Zac Guildford, Number 8 Kieran Read and old favourites Mils Muliaina, Ma’a Nonu, Conrad Smith and Sitiveni Sivivatu will give England a torrid time. In a strange sort of way, I’m looking forward to seeing these players in full flight. We will hopefully see some creative rugby, some attacking flair and a passion for the game that isn’t always obvious when watching England....
