Scrappy France pile up the points
France made hard work of beating the Pacific Islanders despite
Napoleoni Nalaga being dismissed for the visitors.
France v Pacific Islanders
France showed how they could win ugly in beating bogey team
Argentina last weekend but if French fans are looking for more
expansive rugby against the Pacific Islanders this weekend then
they may be sorely disappointed.
Johnson off to winning start
England gave new team manager a win in his first match in charge by
beating the Pacific Islanders at Twickenham.
England v Pacific Islands
England manager Martin Johnson was confident on Thursday that his
new-look side would cope well against the Pacific Islanders on
Saturday despite a lack of experience.
Tait and Narraway out of Islanders' clash
Mathew Tait and Luke Narraway have both been ruled out of England's
season-opening Test against the Pacific Islands at Twickenham this
Saturday because of hamstring injuries.
Rauluni to lead Pacific Islands
Mosese Rauluni has been appointed captain of the Pacific Islands
for their upcoming Tests against England, France and Italy.
Tabua out, Ella in for Pacific Islanders
Former Wallaby stood down today as head coach of the Pacific
Islanders rugby squad to tour Europe.
Islanders name solid squad
Pacific Islanders coach Ilivasi Tabua has named a mix of players
from the three nations for their end of year tour.
All Blacks run riot
The All Blacks got the practice run they wanted against Samoa as they ran in 15 tries to notch up a record score against the under-strength islanders in the historic test in New Plymouth on Wednesday night.
McCaw to miss Samoa clash
All Blacks coach Graham Henry is confident Richie McCaw will be fit to front Australia in next week's Tri-Nations final after his injured skipper along with wing Sitiveni Sivivatu and lock Brad Thorn were left out of the side to play the test against Samoa on Wednesday night.
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