Sport in Short: Rugby Union
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.NEW ZEALAND scored a convincing 43-25 victory over Natal in the opening match of their historic tour of South Africa on Saturday. The teams were level 22-22 before winger John Kirwan and scrum-half Ant Strachan went through for two tries in three minutes in the last quarter. Kirwan, again, and Richard Loe were their other try-scorers, with Natal's only four-point score coming from a penalty-try. The All Blacks meet South Africa in a Test on 15 August.
Natal: H Reece Edwards; C Van der Westhuizen, D Muir, P Muller, T Watson; H Honiball, R du Preez; G Harding, J Allan, L Muller, W Bartmann (capt), R Visagie, S Atherton, A Blakeway, G Teichmann.
NEW ZEALAND: J Timu; V Tuigamala, F Bunce, E Clarke, J Kirwan; G Fox, A Strachan; R Loe, S Fitzpatrick (capt); O Brown, J Joseph, M Cooksley, I Jones, M Jones, Z Brooke.
AUSTRALIAN SQUAD (South African tour, starting 11 August): Forwards: T Daly, M Ryan, E McKenzie, A Blades, P Kearns, T Lawton, R McCall, W Waugh, J Eales, G Morgan, T Coker, T Gavin, D Wilson, S Scott-Young, W Ofahengaue. Backs: N Farr-Jones (capt), P Slattery, M Lynagh, P Kahl, R Tombs, T Horan, J Little, A Herbert, D Campese, P Carozza, D Junee, M Roebuck, T Kelaher.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments