Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Review 2006 : Part 2

July - Eden Park is to get a $320 million facelift in time for the 2011 World Cup; A brace from Keven Mealamu helped earn the All Blacks a tense 32-12 Bledisloe Cup victory over Australia at Jade Stadium; the match is nearly overshadowed by Jerry Collins' call of nature just before kick-off; the All Blacks then won an armwrestle over the Springboks in Wellington with a 35-17 victory at a capacity Westpac Stadium; later in the month the ABs down the Wallabies in Brisbane 13-9; the new Air New Zealand Cup kicks off as Canterbury destroy Hawke's Bay 45-0.

Renovation de l'Eden Park validee a temps pour la CDM 2011. KM aide les ABs a remporté la Bledisloe Cup (mais le match passe au second plan derriere le pipi de JC juste avant le coup d'envoi). Ensuite, les ABs ont battu les Sud'Afs a Wellington et les Aussies a Brisbane. Debut du championnat national : Canterbury ecrase Hawke's Bay.

August - The All Blacks claim the Tri-Nations with a close-fought 34-27 win over the Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland; Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri gets a five-match suspension for a dangerous tackle on All Blacks captain Richie McCaw; Graham Henry's men then defeat the Springboks 45-26 win in Pretoria; Wellington is confirmed as a Sevens host for the next five years, with Adelaide joining the fray as well.

Les ABs gagne le Tri Nation grace a leur courte victoire sur les Aussie a l'Eden Park. LT prend 5 matches de suspension pour tacle dangereux sur Captain Richie. Ensuite les hommes de GH gangneront a Pretoria. Wellington est designee ville hote de la CDM a 7.

September - Defeat finally for the All Blacks as they go down by a point to South Africa; the Black Ferns win the Women's World Cup while the Wheel Blacks lose in the final of the Wheelchair Rugby Champs to the USA in Christchurch; the first rumblings of building a new stadium in Auckland for the 2011 World Cup begin; North Harbour claimed the Ranfurly Shield for the first time when they toppled Canterbury 21-17 at Jade Stadium.

Defaite dans le dernier match des Tri Nations pr les ABs. Les filles remportent la CDM mais les "fauteuils roulants" perdent face aux USA. On parle d'un nouveau stade pour 2011. North Harbour gagne pr la 1° fois le bouclier Ranflury en battant Canterbury au Jade.

October - Waikato win the inaugural Air NZ Cup, defeating Wellington 37-31, Wairarapa Bush take the Meads Cup, while Poverty Bay claim the Lochore Cup; Jonah Lomu is linked with a switch in codes to new league franchise the Gold Coast Titans; New Zealand great John Kirwan takes over as coach of Japan.

C'est Waikato qui gagne le championnat en battant Wellington.JK devient le selectionneur du Japon (a la place de JP Ellissalde). JL va pt etre signer avec Gold Coast (je pense que c'est du 13 ms je suis sure que ce n'est pas du 15!). Les deux autres equipes sont des championnats nationaux (ms je ne pourrai pas dire de quelle categorie exactement).

November - The All Blacks destroy England, France (twice) and Wales to confirm their status as the world's best team; the waterfront stadium becomes the favourite to host the 2011 World Cup final before losing out to Eden Park; Argentina shock England at Twickenham and by the end of the month Andy Robinson quits as coach; a new scrummaging rule is announced in a bid to improve safety; Richie McCaw is officially named the best rugby player in the world by his international peers; a new format is announced for next season's Air NZ Cup to make it less complicated.

Les ABs ont detruit toutes les equipes europeennes qui ont eu la merveilleuse idee de se mettre sur leur passage. Le stade du front de mer ne verra pas le jour (en 2011, ce sera tjs l'Eden Park qui accueillera la CDM). L'Argentine gagne face a l'Angleterre a Twickenham et AR est demis de ses fonctions. Nouvelle regle pour la melee (pour preserver les joueurs). Captain Richie elu meilleur joueur de l'annee (a la surprise generale!!!). Nouveau format pour le championnat national en 2008.

December - NZ Sevens win the George tournament, their first title since Singapore in 2005; Ex-Wallaby boss Eddie Jones is keen on the England job; Hawkes Bay sack coach Brendon Ratcliffe after just one season.

Hawkes Bay vire son coach apres une seule saison. L'ancien selectionnaur Aussie veut bien aider l'Angleterre. Les ABs ont 7 remporte leur premier tournoi depuis plus d'un an.

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