Global Results - 2 August 2009

For the second Saturday in succession the Springboks were too strong for the All Blacks in the third Tri-Nations match of 2009. It is the main news as the Air New Zealand Cup gets underway and in France there are warm-up matches as the short break for the players seeps away.

International

Tri-Nations

South Africa vs New Zealand, 31-19

Friendly

Romania vs Narbonne
Bayonne vs Brumbies, 37-21
Brumbies vs Perpignan, 17-0
Montpellier vs Sale Sharks

Domestic

Australia

New South Wales

TooheysNewCup Shute Shield, Round 18

Eastwood vs Southern Districts, 51-14
Gordon vs Eastern Suburbs, 22-21
Manly vs Northern Suburbs, 22-6
West Harbour vs Parramatta, 48-20
Warringah vs Penrith, 83-5
Sydney University vs Randwick, 55-22

France

Friendlies

Bourgoin vs Lyon, 27-0
Biarritz Olympique vs Clermont, 40-28
Toulouse vs Albi, 43-17
Toulon vs Racing Metro 92, 33-19
Brive vs Montauban, 27-26
Stade Français vs Grenoble, 24-21
Castres vs Dax, 35-3

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup

Round 1

Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Otago, 23-19
Taranaki vs Tasman, 21-9
Bay of Plenty vs Northland, 19-14
Hawke's Bay vs Auckland, 47-13
North Harbour vs Canterbury, 22-19
Southland vs Waikato, 16-6
Manawatu vs Counties Manukau, 36-31

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Sharks vs Cheetahs, 21-12
Griquas vs Golden Lion, 23-19
Western Province vs Leopards, 48-7
Blue Bulls vs Boland, 50-18

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Boland, 17-8
Sharks vs Free State,  21-13
Western Province vs Leopards, 19-16

Women
     
Border vs Blue Bulls, 5-5
Golden Lions vs KwaZulu Natal, 12-0
Free State vs Griffons, 50-0
Boland vs Leopards, 23-7
Western Province vs Eastern Province, 33-5

Amateur Provincial

Eastern Province vs Eastern Province Rural, 59-10
Border vs Border Rural, 17-6 
Boland vs South Western Districts, 27-7
Leopards vs Valke, 23-20
Pumas vs Pumas Rural, 37-20
Golden Lions vs Leopards Rural, 30-10

Intervarsity

Potchefstroom Pukke vs Kovsies