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Watch England vs Australia Wallabies Autumn International Rugby Live Streaming 30 Nov.2014

Watch England vs Australia Wallabies Live Streaming Autumn International Rugby 30 November 2014. England host the Wallabies at Twickenham on Sunday, November 30. The match kicks off at 1.30am (AEDT).Everyone watch the Rugby Live Stream and other sporting events live has so easy. When you talk about a major sporting event, this term is one of the best. Get instant access to the widest possible coverage of Rugby matches on the web directly to your desktop from anywhere. Just sign up and start watching Now..


What: Wallabies Spring Tour
Who: Australia v England
When: Sunday, November 30 (AEDT)
Where: Twickenham – London
I can watch it on: Fox Sports 2

The Wallabies slipped to fifth on the World Rugby rankings and if they don’t win this weekend, it will be the side’s worst Spring Tour since 2005. Not a good start for coach, Michael Cheika, who has just four games next year (New Zealand twice, South Africa and Argentina) before the World Cup. 


England have been disappointing during the November Tests. Narrow losses to the All Blacks and Springboks would have you believe they are not far off the top two teams in world rugby. That would be wide of the mark. In both matches they failed to sufficiently test the opposition defence and were generally one-dimensional in their approach.
Their failure on attack was somewhat harshly attributed to Owen Farrell, and he has paid for it with his position in the starting XV. Stuart Lancaster handed young Bath pivot Ford an opportunity against Samoa, one which he grasped with both hands. Alongside captain Chris Robshaw, he was the best player on display in difficult conditions at Twickenham, where he showed great variation on attack and a willingness to take the ball to the line. He played a direct role in two of England's tries, while kicking two conversions and three penalties in a good all-round display.

The Wallabies aren't short of great ball players. Kurtley Beale and Quade Cooper came on to good effect against Ireland, while Matt Toomua produced some audacious offloads in a fine display at inside centre. However, the loss of Tevita Kuridrani will be a massive blow.It was a positive performance, but hardly one which would suggest all of England's woes are behind them. Lancaster is still clearly searching for his best midfield combination in the absence of Manu Tuilagi, while the handling among the backs suggest their skill levels are someway behind their counterparts from the southern hemisphere.
Michael Cheika's side are short on ball-carriers, and although Adam Ashley-Cooper is a solid replacement, he doesn't possess the same ability to get Australia across the gainline as the powerful Kuridrani. In other changes to the visitors' side, Rob Horne will take Ashley-Cooper's place on the left wing, while Sean McMahon makes a return at blindside flank.
The Wallabies will be desperate for a win to avoid their worst tour of Europe since 2005. They have now lost five of their last six Tests and have only beaten Wales in November. England haven't fared much better, losing five Tests in a row before their 28-9 win over Samoa at the weekend.
Stuart Lancaster has made three changes ahead of the last Test of the year, most notably at inside centre, where Billy Twelvetrees replaces the under-fire Farrell. Meanwhile, hooker Dylan Hartley and flank Tom Wood return after featuring from the bench against the islanders.
Both teams come into this match under growing pressure. With the World Cup less than a year out and Twickenham set to stage a crucial pool match between these two nations, Saturday provides the final opportunity to land a psychological blow.
For Ford, it remains an opportunity to prove himself against a side expected to challenge for pool honours. There is little doubt England will gain dominance up front and at the set pieces, but the performance of Ford will determine the outcome of this match.
He'll need to restrict Australia's counter-attacking opportunities with accuracy from the boot, while asking questions of their defence when he gets ball in hand. He's shown himself capable for Bath and against Samoa, but Australia will provide a sterner test of his mettle.
If he can subdue his nerves, and maintain his accuracy off the kicking tee, then there's enough about the rest of his game to suggest England will pick up a morale-boosting victory against their old rivals.
HEAD TO HEAD
Overall: Wallabies 24, England 17, Drawn 1
In England: England 12, Wallabies 10, Drawn 1
LAST FIVE RESULTS
2013: England won 20-13 (London)
2012: Wallabies won 20-14 (London)
2010: England won 35-18 (London)
2010: England won 21-20 (Sydney)
2010: Wallabies won 27-17 (Perth)
Players List:
England – 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Brad Barritt, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 David Wilson, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.
Subs: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Matt Mullan, 18 Kieran Brookes, 19 George Kruis, 20 James Haskell, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Marland Yarde.
Wallabies – 15 Israel Folau, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Sam Carter, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Saia Fainga'a, 1 James Slipper.
Subs: TBC

Watch New Zealand All Blacks vs Scotland Live Streaming Autumn International Rugby 15 November 2014

Watch New Zealand All Blacks vs Scotland Live Streaming Autumn International Rugby 15 November 2014. The All Blacks play Scotland at Murrayfield in the third Test of their Spring Tour. The match kicks-off on Sunday, November 16 at 6:30am New Zealand time.Everyone watch the Rugby Live Stream and other sporting events live has so easy. When you talk about a major sporting event, this term is one of the best. Get instant access to the widest possible coverage of Rugby matches on the web directly to your desktop from anywhere. Just sign up and start watching Now..


What: All Blacks Spring Tour
Who: All Blacks vs Scotland
When: Sunday, November 16 – 6:30am (NZ Time)
Where: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
I can watch it on: Sky Sports 


The All Blacks overcame a slow start to beat England at Twickenham last weekend. The ABs trailed 14-11 at the break but powered home in the second spell in a game that had a bit of everything. Man-of-the-Match Richie McCaw scored a try, Dane Coles saw a yellow card after seeing red and lashing out at Dylan Hartley and the New Zealand kickers couldn’t slot a goal to save themselves.
Players List:

Scotland – 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Adam Ashe, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Alasdair Dickinson.

Subs: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Johnnie Beattie, 21 Chris Cusiter, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Sean Lamont.

All Blacks – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Colin Slade, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Dan Carter, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Richie McCaw (c), 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons, 1 Joe Moody.

Subs: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Luke Romano, 20 Liam Messam, 21 Augustine Pulu, 22 Sonny Bill Williams, 23 Julian Savea.


Scotland converted a 24-10 halftime lead into an entertaining 41-31 win over Argentina at Murrayfield. Brothers Richie and Jonny Gray both scored tries in their first match starting together as Chris Laidlaw kicked 14 points from the tee.


Dan Carter played one of the best games of his career the last time these sides played each other. Carter was the puppet-master, pulling strings in a 51-22, six tries to three demolition job in 2012.


Conrad Smith has returned to New Zealand, citing personal reasons. Smith's wife recently gave birth to a child and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said on Monday “everyone’s healthy which is great but obviously it’s a personal matter so I can’t answer any more questions on it.”

Smith is expected back before the Wales match the following week and will most likely be replaced by Ryan Crotty with Malakai Fekitoa relieving Sonny Bill Williams at second-five.

Lock Brodie Retallick is also out after a shoulder injury forced him from the field against England. Dominic Bird, who was travelling with the Barbarians, has been brought into the side.

Aaron Cruden is kicking at less than 50% accuracy in his last two Tests while Beauden Barrett missed a couple of sitters against the English. Meanwhile, Dan Carter slotted a couple from the sideline against America.

The last six times these two sides played each other have been at Murrayfield. Those six games have produced just four tries for Scotland and a combined score of 238-47 to the All Blacks (obviously).

In 109 years of Tests, Scotland has never beaten the All Blacks. Two draws is the closest they’ve come in 29 matches.



All Blacks coach Steve Hansen –

“The biggest challenge is going and relaxing after England (which was) a big test match and this is very much a loseable game.

“We have to keep our feet on the floor and prepare really well as always.

“Over the last few years, Scotland have managed to beat South Africa and Australia and we all know if you keep someone in the game long enough, they’ll grow and extra arm and a leg and they’ll be very hard to beat.”


Steve Hansen said avoiding complacency after the England win was essential, but that’s never been an issue for this ruthless side. The All Blacks to win by 20-odd points.

Date: Saturday, Nov. 15

Time: 5:30 p.m. GMT/12:30 p.m. ET

Live Stream: BBC Sport website (UK), SuperSport stream (SA)

TV Info: BBC Two (UK), SuperSport 1 (SA)

Watch England vs South Africa Springboks Live Streaming Autumn International Rugby Online 15 Nov. 2014

Watch England vs South Africa Springboks Live Streaming 2014 online. England play the Springboks at Twickenham in the end of year internationals. The match kicks-off on Sunday, 15 November at 14:30GMT. Everyone watch the Rugby Live Stream and other sporting events live has so easy. When you talk about a major sporting event, this term is one of the best. Get instant access to the widest possible coverage of Rugby matches on the web directly to your desktop from anywhere. Just sign up and start watching Now..



What: End of year internationals
Who: England vs South Africa
When: Saturday 15 November 2014, Time 14:30GMT/ Saturday, 15 November 2.30pm (Sunday, 16 November – 1.30 am AEDT)
Where: Twickenham – London

What happened last time?

Both sides are coming off losses. England went down 24-21 to New Zealand in a bruising encounter in London last weekend. South Africa, on a high after beating New Zealand a few weeks ago, crashed back to Earth in a 29-15 loss to a seriously depleted Irish side in Dublin.



Players List:

England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Brad Barritt, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Jonny May, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Danny Care, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 David Wilson, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.

Subs: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Matt Mullan, 18 Kieran Brookes, 19 George Kruis, 20 Ben Morgan, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 George Ford, 23 Marlon Yarde.

Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Beast Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Teboho Mohoje, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 Cornal Hendricks.


We shall look back before we look forward to the great clash between England and South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

It will be the 37th Test between England and South Africa, the 19th at Twickenham. There have been two draws between the two countries - including the very first Test. South Africa have won 22 to 12 over all and 10-8 at Twickenham.

In 1913 South Africa became the first team to beat England at Twickenham, then a relatively new ground. It was one of four successive wins for the Springboks as part of four successive Grand Slams. At the turn of the 21st century England set out on seven consecutive wins, five of them at Twickenham, including that day of Springbok disgrace in 2002 when they lost the match (3-53) and honour.

In the rugby world, South Africa's greatest rivals have been New Zealand since 1921 and are still so, but in Europe England have been the biggest target. After all they were the ones who fathered the great game, they gave the world the laws and mores that ruled the game. When the International Rugby Board was the Four Home Unions they were the ones who represented South Africa. They were the ones that organised the first touring teams to South Africa.

But then they were also the ones who took wealth from South Africa and contributed to divisions in the country.

England were somebody to prove yourself against.

In the history of this November, both teams have suffered defeat - South Africa's far more biting than England's.

England lost by three points to mighty New Zealand, the top-placed team in the world; South Africa lost by 14 points to Ireland, ranked fifth in the world.

But it was more than that; it was the way the losers played - England with energy and determination, while South Africa offered little that was pleasing - very little.

The way the defeats affect this week's performance will probably determine the winner.

If England can take pride and determination into Saturday's match, taking on the Springboks with zest and enthusiasm, the victory will be theirs. But the Springboks, horrid when they are favourites, are best when their backs are to the wall and this week their backs are to the wall as they wonder what could have made them so tawdry last week.

To win England will have to get the better of the Springbok pack. They could do so the way the Irish did it - tackling with fury and winning the battle for the post-tackle ball with zest.

Against Ireland the Springboks had the upper hand in line-outs and scrums, a luxury they may well not have against England. But even so the Springboks were beaten - the same team who had beaten the All Blacks in their match before the one in Dublin.

For the Springboks to win, they will have to have far greater zeal at the tackle and they will have to eschew pointless kicking for the whole 80 minutes. (Against Ireland they kicked on Rob Kearney without profit; this week the same can happen if they kick on Mike Brown, the best of English backs.)

And then the Springboks' backs will have to play with greater unity and brighter ideas.

The change in scrumhalf could be important and would it not be a good idea to pass to a wing more than once a match?

Players to Watch

For England: Mike Brown at fullback, so slim and so rugged, so surprisingly strong on his feet, a deceptive runner. Can Jonny May produce that acceleration and evasiveness that gave him that exciting try against New Zealand, beating Conrad Smith and Israel Dagg in the process? Chris Robshaw is always worth watching for his diligence and courage.

For South Africa: Patrick Lambie at flyhalf. He looks so boyish but he has great skill and vision, a player with BMT. Then there is Duane Vermeulen, the wrecker at No.8, the best of a trio of abrasive runners. They don't care about passing but they can hurt.

Head to Head: Danny Care of England, a lively old hand, against Cobus Reinach, a lively new hand with a surprising turn of speed. They are both scrumhalves to keep opponents alert. Both teams have excellent line-outs, neither losing an own throw-in last week. England stole three New Zealand line-outs, South Africa five off the Irish. The line-outs could be an interesting battle. Both teams had the better of the scrums last week, though the Springbok job was much easier against the wobbly Irish. Both teams will be up for the physical battle, neither the side to stand back. Both teams have good goal-kickers - Owen Farrell of England and Patrick Lambie of South Africa. Farrell, on his home turf, has the edge on Lambie. Ill discipline feeds kickers, and the sides each conceded 11 penalties last Saturday. On the other hand South Africa conceded seven scrums (to two by Ireland). England also conceded two scrums (to six by New Zealand).