Global Results - 23 August

There was a one-point thriller in Sydney as the highlight of this weekend's results.

In Canada England won the Women's Six nations and went through the tournament unbeaten.

International

Tri-Nations

New Zealand vs Australia, 19-18

Women

Nations Cup

England retained their title and were unbeaten. The USA were second, France third, Canada fourth and South Africa last.

England vs South Africa, 25-0
USA vs Canada, 15-10
USA vs France, 15-15
England vs Canada, 22-0

Under-18

South Africa vs France, 39-3
Namibia vs Boland Invitation, 25-14

Friendly

Bath vs Scarlets, 17-15
Birmingham & Solihull vs Carmarthen Quins
Bridgwater & Albion vs Llanharan, 27-27
Coventry vs Cardiff Blues, cancelled
Glasgow Warriors vs Doncaster Knights, 40-3
Gloucester vs Connacht, 29-19
Harlequins vs Edinburgh, 33-16
Leicester Tigers vs Cardiff Blues, 14-5
London Wasps vs Benetton Treviso
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Worcester Warriors, 16-10
Ospreys vs Leeds Carnegie, 35-20
Plymouth Albion vs Newport, 19-17
Pontypridd vs Cinderford, 38-12
Saracens vs Agen, 33-23
Worcester Warriors vs Ebbw Vale, 21-20

Domestic

Australia

New South Wales

TooheysNewCup Shute Shield, Round 20

Randwick vs Eastwood, 31-29

England

Friendlies

Rotherham Titans vs Hull, 50-0
Worcester Warriors vs Birmingham & Solihull 
Northampton Saints vs Bedford Blues, 24-7
Northampton A vs Rotherham Titans, 35-21
Bristol vs Newbury, 26-8
Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks, 25-20
Saracens vs London Welsh, 24-16
Esher Cardinals vs Henley Hawks, 24-17

France

Top 14, Round 2

All the winners were at home.

Clermont Auvergne vs Montauban, 37-16
Biarritz vs Albi, 39-6
Castres vs Bourgoin, 29-9
Montpellier vs Perpignan, 18-12
Toulon vs Racing Métro 92, 27-13
Toulouse vs Brive, 38-0
Bayonne vs Stade Français, 38-24

Friendlies

Colomiers vs Béziers
Oyonnax vs Grenoble
Aurillac vs Colomiers
Lannemezan vs Auch
Tarbes vs Lourdes
Bordeaux vs La Rochelle

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup
 
Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Auckland, 16-15
Manawatu vs Otago, 19-12  
Northland vs North Harbour, 26-23
Southland vs Hawke's Bay, 18-9
Bay of Plenty vs Waikato, 32-16 
Canterbury vs Tasman, 25-21
Counties Manukau vs Taranaki, 33-21

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Blue Bulls vs Leopards, 44-11
Cheetahs vs Boland, 59-8
Sharks vs Griquas, 41-6
Western Province vs Golden Lions, 25-20
 
Division 1

Pumas vs Griffons, 43-7
Border Bulldogs vs Valke, 48-31
South Western Districts vs Mighty Elephants, 15-6

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Leopards, 41-10
Free State vs Boland, 95 -7
Western Province vs Golden Lions, 55-26
Valke vs Griquas, 45-27

Under-19

Blue Bulls vs Leopards, 36-8      
Western Province vs Golden Lions, 31-16
Valke vs Griquas, 26-9

Amateur Provincial

Griquas vs Natal Rural, 31-20
Pumas Rural vs Leopards, 27-26
Valke vs Golden Lions, 36-27
Valke Rural vs Griffons Rural, 23-20      
Mighty Elephants vs Boland, 46-29
Blue Bulls vs Leopards Rural, 71-5
Limpopo vs Pumas, 77-15
Griquas Rural vs South Western Districts, 36-26
Elephants Rural vs Border Rural, 15-6