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In the half time, Paul Sackey’s try and an drop-goal attempt of Andy put England in crucial trail just 9-8, Wales’ points were increased by Leigh Halfpenny  and Stephen Jones. While in second half try, Wales were in crucial position due to England indiscipline letting that made them successful to get side lead. Rugby Livescore could tell you excited position of the match.

Delon Armitage had scored with fine try to give some hope to England, but Wales held firm. Rugby results could be seen to review how many times Wales proved strong defend to protect their lead. England expectation were high at the start of the match due to the on form performance and full fledge confidence in their last victory over Italy, but early signs against Wales were not encouraging. Armitage struggled hard for a long-range and was able to drop-goal just in 30 seconds, but his poor attempt ended up well and simply handed over good possession to Wales. The home team performed well, speeding up their performance in different phases to threaten the visitors, in that time Phil Vickery managed to give up a penalty at a ruck and Jones had given a hard kick for a 3-0 lead.But the moments become more interesting to the audience in the field when that lead went on double in just on eight minutes. It was the time when Wales were on the greater range with the performance Halfpenny’s boot from 47 meters, anyhow his efforts brought good fruits for Wales.

Throughout the game, Wales were seen in full of attacking pace, with their soldiers Lee Byrne, Mike Phillips and Jamie Roberts all attempting half-breaks against England. It seemed that it was very tough for England to hold the procession over Wales as they do not loss any single to counter with ball holding in hands. Referee Jonathan Kaplan had already delivered some suggestion to England captain Steve Borthwick on his sides persistent at the breakdown.But trilled and suspense reached at its peak when Mike Tindall had used his  hands moments in the ruck, with Jones changing the penalty to give Wales margin of a 6-0 within16 minutes. England was not able to get even a single respite from Wales’s side as Kaplan penalized Vickery due to dropping the scrum. It was happened when Halfpenny stepped up to change the penalty of 40-meter.

At the fourth penalty Wales were able to get 20-8n lead over England while 25 minutes were still remaining at that time. It was very crucial time for England but they were never able to get greater confidence to win the game as they did over Italy. These are some highlights that will make you aware about the sensation and excitement of the match.

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England may need something from the BBC highlights reel if they are to beat Australia in autumn internationals 2009.

Richie Myler would have been just five years old during England’s 1995 World Cup campaign, which marked the end of regular terrestrial coverage. Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto

Remember Jason Robinson scoring two tries on his Great Britain debut against New Zealand in 1993? Or Ellery Hanley chipping, regathering and linking with Daryl Powell to send Paul Eastwood over for a crucial try in the historic home victory against Australia three years earlier? Or perhaps best of all, Jonathan Davies rounding Brett Mullins to score the match-winning try in the first Test of the 1994 Ashes series for a Lions team who had been reduced to 12 men by the first-half dismissal of Shaun Edwards for a high tackle?

Those three rousing rugby league occasions had a few things in common which have been all too rare in recent years: they were all at Wembley; they each involved British victories over southern hemisphere opposition; and they took place on Saturday afternoons in front of a terrestrial television audience.

Those memories will be stirred this weekend as England play Australia in Wigan with a 2.30pm kick-off in the first international to have been screened live by the BBC for nine years, and only the second since 1995. That has left the older players in the squad grappling with a strange combination of novelty and nostalgia – while most of them grew up watching Ashes Tests on Grandstand, only the captain, Jamie Peacock, has played in a Saturday afternoon international.

Even then, it was an afternoon he would rather forget, as he came on as a substitute in the humiliating 49-6 defeat by New Zealand in the 2000 World Cup semi final. (Adrian Morley, the only other thirtysomething in the current England squad, was ruled out of that game by a rib injury.)

It is an even more chastening thought that the youthful majority of the current squad may struggle to recall the pre-Sky and Super League days when the national team were seen regularly on terrestrial TV. Kyle Eastmond and Sam Tomkins were all of six during the 1995 World Cup that was effectively the end of the era of live international league on the Beeb; Richie Myler and Tom Briscoe, the two teenagers in the current squad, were just out of nursery school.

It is dangerously simplistic to suggest that Messrs Hanley, Davies, Edwards, Robinson and Martin Offiah were bigger stars in Britain than any rugby league player has been over the last decade or so, just because their deeds were seen more regularly by a terrestrial television audience than those of the likes of Andy Farrell, Sean Long, Keiron Cunningham and Robbie Paul. But the reversion to a Saturday afternoon international on the BBC, especially against Australia, could provide a major boost for the game in this country – if England can at least be competitive this weekend.

That’s a worryingly big “if”, given the most recent evidence – England’s performances at last year’s World Cup, including the 52-4 humiliation by the Aussies in Melbourne, and their unconvincing victory over France last weekend. Any danger of Australian complacency was blown away by New Zealand in their 20-20 draw at The Stoop, and the Kangaroos will surely be more cohesive for their second match of the tournament.

In Morley, Peacock, Sam Burgess, Gareth Ellis, James Graham and James Roby, England have the players to be reasonably hopeful of matching them in the pack.

But if they are to convert that into the sort of stirring performance and result that the likes of Hanley, Edwards and Davies managed late in the last century, they will need Shaun Briscoe to be heroic on his return to Wigan as the country’s No1 full-back – another one in the eye for his home-town club; Lee Smith to make a real nuisance of himself against Greg Inglis; Ryan Hall to avoid any of the defensive errors that have marred his recent performances for club and country; Danny McGuire and Kevin Sinfield to reproduce their confident, dominant Super League performances on the international stage; and the three bright young half-back talents of Eastmond, Myler and Tomkins to respond positively to the greatest challenge of their brief careers.

If you want a pre-match pep-talk, I can steer you towards the Gareth Ellis quotes that appeared in the Guardian earlier this week, the Sam Burgess piece we’ll be carrying on Saturday morning, and perhaps also the following names: Eastwood, Carl Gibson, Paul Loughlin and Allan Bateman, all backs who appeared in previous against-the-odds British wins against Australia.

The stakes for British rugby league would be huge anyway, but are raised another notch by the terrestrial exposure. Your best (and worst) CHG rugby league memories are welcome below – in fairness to Sky, we shouldn’t pretend it was a golden era, and my earliest recollection is that the Beeb could only be bothered showing the second halves of the landmark 1982 Ashes series. Also any thoughts on the England team to be announced around the time this blog appears, or even the Pacific Cup and European Cup competitions, both of which will be shown on Sky this weekend as they build towards a decent climax.

It’s certainly going to be a good feeling driving into Wigan on Saturday lunchtime, hoping for something approaching a rugby league miracle. The only thing missing now is the crumbling terraces and river caves of Central Park.

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The game of rugby is played on a rugby field. Sometimes it is also called a pitch. It is about 100 metres long and 70 metres wide with goal posts on goal lines. These two goal posts are shaped like a huge H with the top half of the vertical lines elongated high above. This too is a ball game like football. The two main differences between football and rugby are

1. It is played with a ball that is not round, but a prolate spheroid. That means it is elliptical in shape.

2. The players are allowed to hold the ball in their hands and run towards the goal.

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Ireland or The Shamrocks and New Zealand, or the All Blacks contested in 21 matches but Ireland have never won. They both clash again on the 20th of November in Dublin. In 1973 however Ireland drew 10-10 against New Zealand ranked as No. 1.

IRELAND NEW ZEALAND

Union Irish Rugby Football Union

Nickname(s) Men in Green

Emblem(s) the Shamrock

Most caps Brian O’Driscoll (104)

Top scorer Ronan O’Gara (965)

Most tries Brian O’Driscoll (40) Union New Zealand Rugby Union

Nickname(s) All Blacks.

Emblem(s) Silver fern

Most caps Sean Fitzpatrick (92)

Top scorer Dan Carter (1143)

Most tries Doug Howlett (49)

But “Munster” the Irish professional rugby team became famous, when they beat the All Blacks 12-0 during the New Zealand side’s 1978 grand-slam winning tour of Britain and Ireland. And this New Zealand team is ranked as no 1. Visit WatchRugbyOnline.net and register your name there. You can Watch Ireland Vs New Zealand Rugby Union Live Stream

Equipment: The basic items of equipment for Rugby Union or plain rugby team are

1. The ball in the shape of a prolate spheroid.

2. A Rugby shirt (also known as a “jersey”),

3. Rugby shorts,

4. Socks, and

5. Boots, with studded soles.

Protective equipment which is strictly regulated but optional.

1. Mouthguards,

2. Protective head gear,

3. 10 mm thin non-rigid shoulder pads,

4. Shin guards,

5. Bandages or tape

6. During scrums protective Tape around the head.

7. Chest pads (Female players)

8. Fingerless gloves (grip gloves) for better grip.

According to the laws of rugby the ball is a sphere filled with air with a circumference of 68–70 cm (27–28 in) and a weight 410–450gm (14–16 oz), covered in leather or “other suitable material.”

A goal is scored in both rugby union and league by place kicking or drop kicking a ball over a crossbar and between goal posts. In rugby union, a goal can be scored from the field as a drop kick during normal play or a place kick after a foul. Both scores three points.

The Irish have their own Ground, the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

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Going on rugby tour is a keenly anticipated event for everyone in the rugby club.
It’s a rite of passage: separating the men from the boys!  However even with the best of intentions not every rugby team manages to go on tour every year. Organizing a rugby tour can be very demanding and a lot of hard work: agreeing a destination, getting everyone to commit and pay up, sorting out fixtures, the travel arrangements etc. Not to mention the pressure to create an unforgettable touring experience for the entire touring party. Where to begin?

Many rugby clubs ‘spread the pain’ by appointing a tour committee or tour manager and sidekicks. Kick-off by getting everyone together for a tour brainstorm session. Beforehand get some ideas by having a browse of www.tourlegends.com: check out other club’s tours and the available rugby tournaments on the calendar. During the brainstorm discuss dates, destination, budget, fundraising, fun non-rugby activities and any other requirements.

A lot of clubs tour on the same weekend every year, or some make sure that it coincides with a tournament that they want to enter. Search the tourlegends rugby tournament calendar and to increase options consider events with a different rugby format: beach rugby, rugby 7′s or rugby 10′s tournaments.  You may have league or cup fixtures at home, so choose a date which doesn’t clash with existing fixtures. If you are planning a senior rugby tour, then you might have to keep the number of days off work to a minimum, so a long weekend or bank holiday would be ideal sports tour times. If you have a youth or junior rugby team, then school holidays and bank holidays are the best option, but make sure you plan early so as to avoid any family holidays.

Select a destination that meets the needs of the touring party and works within your tour budget. Consider all available transport options to get to your tour destination – keep in mind that the cheapest will be unlikely to get you there fastest so ask yourself how much drinking/travel time works for your touring party? To arrange your tour fixtures search and contact any of the more than 1000 rugby clubs listed on tourlegends.com.

Once the tour dates, budget and destination are agreed you’ll need to start communicating the tour details to the rest of the rugby club. To avoid sending and receiving loads of emails, create a tour profile linked to your rugby club on tourlegends.com. This social networking site for sports teams has been set up specifically around touring and team management. You can update your tour profile as accommodation, transport, fixtures etc are confirmed and everyone can access it 24/7 so you don’t have to keep repeating yourself or flood everyone’s inbox with more emails! Moreover your tourists can get started early on the pre-tour banter and get in their touring frame of mind on the associated tour blog.

Any team can afford a rugby tour with the right amount of planning. You need to decide an average amount which everyone in your tour group will be able to afford. It is best to ensure that the monies paid by tourists covers the basic cost of the rugby tour, and any sponsorship and fundraising pays for ‘extras’ such as meals, excursions or tour kit. To avoid having to reconcile crumpled checks and remembering whose cash was stuffed in your pocket at your club house bar, collect the deposit and final tour fee online via tourlegends integrated online payment system powered by PayPal.

Fundraising can make a huge difference to your rugby tour costs and create some great publicity for your rugby club. It is best not to rely on fundraising to pay for the basics of your trip, but anything extra that you have from your efforts can pay for some brilliant extras. Cash-back on your online purchases is a great way to fundraise throughout the year for your tour. Check out the tourlegends tour shop for great cash-back offers on a wide range of accommodation, transport, activities, sports equipment, fashion, gadgets and gifts. Simply click through from our site, complete your purchase on the vendor’s site and nominate your rugby club to receive your cash-back. Get your entire rugby team, supporters, parents, family members, neighbours and hangers-on involved!

In addition to fundraising find out whether any of your tourists (or their parents) have successful companies which may be able to make a donation but it’s important not to harangue people into donating. Sponsorship is more specific, as the sponsor will expect some exposure in return for their input. One obvious thing that someone could sponsor is the kit: they pay for the kit, and in return their name and logo is printed on the shirts. Other sponsors may prefer exposure throughout the rest of the year rather than when you are on tour, but you could still use their contributions towards your trip. You might be able to get them to make a contribution in exchange for advertising space around your pitch or in the match programme throughout the season for example. Or local bars or restaurants might be willing sponsors in exchange for your patronage throughout the year.

On tour remember its worth planning ahead to make sure you keep up the momentum, even during any breaks in the sport or any pre-arranged entertainment. Have some indoor activities or sports bars up your sleeve in case your matches get rained-off. Be prepared with a repertoire of classy tour songs and team (drinking) games!

The fun, camaraderie, excitement and lasting memories of rugby tours are often unforgettable for all involved. Add your photos, videos, comments and of course the match results to your tour profile whilst you’re on tour if you’ve got internet access. For those cheeky tour moments where ‘what goes on tour stays on tour’ add the evidence to your tourlegends Banter Box – a separate blog space only accessible to the tourists! Enjoy the post-tour banter and fuel it by adding tour statistics and tour awards. You can even send fun virtual prizes to your tourists like a tour virgin, a down in one animation, a tour trophy, an inflatable kangaroo etc!

At tourlegends we seek to make your rugby tour experience even more memorable and easier to organize. Don’t hesitate, sign up your team for free today and start planning your next rugby tour!