All Blacks New Adidas Boots: Now Totally Black From Top to Bottom

All Blacks New Adidas Boots: Now Totally Black From Top to Bottom

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 / No Comments

All Blacks New Adidas Boots

Now the All blacks are going to truly live up to their nick name as their new adidas boots are totally black. This design will make them black from head to toe now. This new range called ‘Blackout” will be used by them in the rugby world Cup which will take place in this year. The ‘Blackout’ range has four different designs in total. They are called CrazyQuick Malice, Predator Incurza, FF80 Pro and finally the Kakari. Different designs should be used by the players of different positions.

Now a day using colorful boats has become a regular thing in every game like football and rugby. Now New Zealand has taken a stand against the regularity of bright color. Instead of using colorful boots like others they are going to live up to their nickname this season. The have collaborated with the adidas in the creating of the range ‘Blackout’ and in the Rugby World Cup of 2015 they will be black from head to toe. The four different models are specially engineered so that they can meet the specific demand of individual player. Richie McCaw, the captain of the All Blacks was closely involved with the adidas throughout the development process of these boots.

He has faith with each of the four designs and believes they will work perfectly to increase their efficiency in the game. He also admits that because of being part during the development process has given him more confidence and as he knows what he is wearing will help him perform better too.  Senior Director of adidas Rugby Simon Cartwright says,

 We believe Blackout boots make a strong and powerful statement, just like the All Blacks do every time they hit the field.'

He also added that the blackest ever and it was born from the idea that it is very intimidating experience for anyone to face the color black. He believes this will really give the All Black a very competitive edge against their opponents. The players of the All blacks are going to ‘break in’ the boots in the training before they wear them on the 15th august when they will take part in the second Bledisloe Cup test. Then will keep using them in the Rugby World Cup which will take place this autumn. Here are the details of the variations of boots and who are going are them.

Predator Incurza: This will be generally use by the fly-halves, full backs and other kickers. Players like Dan Carter will use this.

Crazyquick Malice: This design is very lightweight which is designed for centers, wingers or other fleet-footed players. Players like Israel Dagg will definitely use them.

FF80: This will be worn by the flankers. This has an additional stud on the toe which will provide some extra grip in scrums. Richie McCaw will be using it.

Kakari: this will be worn by players who are props & second-rows for additional support and power. Players like Sam Whitelock will be using it.

Tis range will be available from 8th August in the rugby retailers worldwide and it will be also available online at www.adidasrugby.com too.

How to Watch Super Rugby 2015 Final

How to Watch Super Rugby 2015 Final

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Super Rugby 2015 Final

This year Super Rugby Final has been played between two New Zealand based teams Highlanders and Hurricanes. The official kick of time for the match was 19:35(New Zealand Standard Time) and 07:35(GMT). The attention of all rugby fans were towards the Westpac Stadium at Wellington where the match took place. The Hurricanes have won four and the Highlanders have won six of the last ten times they played each other. As the Hurricanes have both the matches this year so their confidence were with them before the match.

The match telecasted live by Super Sports, Sky Sports, ESPN and many more channels. You can also the match in different sites where there will be live streams of the match. For some sites you need to be member but in others you can see the match by just opening the link. The match was streamed live in the following sites.

You can also see the match in YouTube too. This is the link for seeing this match live in YouTube. Other sites also updated live results of the match. The match can also be seen live in different betting sites. In order to see these sites you have to be a member and it is a must.

Now talking about the game itself both the Highlanders and the Hurricanes were two teams who were top when the regular season ended. So this is a good fitting as both the teams have reached the final. The Hurricanes is the team who has the home advantage as they were first on the point list. Both the teams had one chance earlier to take part in the prestigious final of Super Rugby. Both the teams played against the Crusaders and lost to them. The Hurricanes had their chance in 2006 and lost by 12-19 and the Highlanders lost by 19-24 in 1999.

Match Final Results

Highlanders 21    and        Hurricanes 14

The Hurricanes kept their side unchanged for this final match. Although they are hoping that Ardie Savea will be able to pass the late fitness test. There was a single change where Winger Cory Jane was out and the reserve hooker Motu Matu'u came for him after a knee injury. The Highlanders have also kept the team unchanged. For Elliot Dixon this final was the 50th game as a Highlander.  So far both the teams have given games which were exciting and action filled. So they fans hoped a great game for the final for this season.  But the fact was The Hurricanes have the home advantage which is very curtail and so far in this season they have won more matches than other teams. But finally Highlanders Team is the winner. So betting for anyone should have been betting on the Highlanders instead of Hurricanes as they have won the match.

Springboks vs. Argentina: Live Stream Match Schedule, Team Lineup Preview

Springboks vs. Argentina: Live Stream Match Schedule, Team Lineup Preview

Saturday, August 8, 2015 / No Comments

Springboks vs. Argentina: Live Stream

The match between the pumas (Argentina) and the Springboks will take place at the Kings Park of Durban on the 8th August, Tomorrow. The match will start at the 17.05 local time. On the paper the match will seem nothing but there much more in this match than that. Earlier both the teams have lost their matches against the New Zealand and Australia. So, this last match will decide who will take the third place of the Rugby Championship. But there is even more than this. The main thing is the Rugby World Cup is only six weeks away. So like all other teams these two are also building their team for the upcoming big show of the world rugby. This will be the last game for the Springboks at home before the go to play the world cup in England. As the lost both their last matches so are under pressure to win the match. They also like to win this so that they can gather some momentum as team before the go to play their next friendly match against Argentina. The coach of the Pumas Daniel Hourcade has already made eleven changes from the last team he had. He is still continuing to integrate the European-based players in the side and he is assessing all the options he has. Both the team had common thing in their respective last matches which they played against Australia and New Zealand. The common thing was that the main reason for defeat was that both teams could not keep their pace in the second half. This has made both the team very much determinate to prove that they can perform for the total eighty minutes during the play. The pumas coach said that he is sure that they team will play as a whole despite all the changes he has made. He also added that the play to win games and they will do their best tomorrow to do on the field. He also cautiously said that this will be the first game against them this year and they had lots of changes so far. So the game will be different than last time.

The prediction is that the Springboks are the favorites as they playing in home condition. The Pumas will not certainly make it an easy game for them but they are like to win it by 10 points.

Teams:

South Africa: Bismarck du Plessis, Eben Etzebeth, Heinrich Brüssow, Schalk Burger, Handré Pollard, Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel, Tendai Mtawarira, Vincent Koch, Lodewyk de Jager, Marcell Coetzee, Bryan Habana, Jean de Villiers, Willie le Roux.

Replacements: Pat Lambie, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Marcel van der Merwe, Adriaan Strauss, Lwazi Mvovo, Cobus Reinach, Trevor Nyakane,

Argentina: Agustín Creevy, Guido Petti Pagadizabal, Pablo Matera, Leonardo Senatore, Juan Martín Hernández, Jerónimo De la Fuente, Horacio Agulla, Marcos Ayerza, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Tomas Lavanini, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Tomas Cubelli, Juan Imhoff, Marcelo Bosch, Joaquín Tuculet.

Replacements: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Tomas Lezana, Matías Díaz, Julian Montoya, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Martín Landajo, Matias Alemanno, Lucas Noguera.

All Blacks vs Wallabies Live Stream:(New Zealand vs Australia) Match Schedule, Preview, Line Up and Online

All Blacks vs Wallabies Live Stream:(New Zealand vs Australia) Match Schedule, Preview, Line Up and Online

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Wallabies vs. All Blacks: Match Schedule, Preview, Line Up

The All Blacks are going to face the Wallabies on 8th august 2015 at the ANZ Stadium which is situated in Sydney. The kick-off time for the match is 20.05 according the local time. The team which will win this match will be a double winner. Winner of this match will have the SANZAR's Rugby Championship will be one step nearer to win the Bledisloe Cup.

Right now the All Blacks are holding both the Bledisloe Cup and the Rugby Championship. A victory will give the Wallabies a great chance to take away both the titles. Well saying it is quiet easy but it will be tough to do and if they can really do this tomorrow then it will be regarded as a great upset. The All Blacks has really good team and on the field they will give away nothing. So having a victor will a miracle for the Wallabies. Now looking at the Wallabies you will see a team which is quiet good on the filed as Australians they are very competitive in nature. They have players like Tevita Kuridrani, Israel Folau, Matt Giteau and more who can take the match from anyone. This might be the best Australian team of recent times. All of these seems pretty good until you look at the team of the All Black. Your eyes will fill with wonder and you will find it togh to get a team from the whole world to win against them. the All Black has superior player almost in all positions. So, talking apart these two teams will give their hearts out on the field and it will be great match to watch

It was quiet easy to predict the outcome of the match but you also have to keep in mind things always does not go as you predict them. Prediction is that the All Blacks will win the match by ten points. Both the team had narrow victories earlier against the Springboks. So predicting apart it will be a great game to watch

Teams:

Australia: 1 Stephen Moore, 2 Dean Mumm, 3 Scott Fardy, 4David Pocock, 5 Bernard Foley, 6 Matt Giteau, 7 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 8 Scott Sio, 9 Sekope Kepu, 10 James Horwill, 11 Michael Hooper, 12 Nick Phipps, 13 Drew Mitchell, 14 Tevita Kuridrani, 15 Israel Folau.

Replacements: 16 Matt Toomua, 17 Ben McCalman, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 20 Kurtley Beale, 21 Nic White, 22 Will Skelton, 23 James Slipper.

New Zealand: 1 Tony Woodcock, 2 Owen Franks, 3 Luke Romano, 4 Richie McCaw, 5 Kieran Read, 6 Daniel Carter, 7 Sonny Bill Williams, 8 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 9 Brodie Retallick, 10 Jerome Kaino, 11 Aaron Smith, 12 Julian Savea, 13 Conrad Smith, 15 Ben Smith.

Replacements: 16 Beauden Barrett, 17 Sam Cane, 18 Nepo Laulala, Codie 19 Taylor, 20 Malakai Fekitoa, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Samuel Whitelock, 23 Ben Franks.

Final: Fiji v Samoa Live, Match Preview, Teams and Online Stream

Final: Fiji v Samoa Live, Match Preview, Teams and Online Stream

Thursday, August 6, 2015 / No Comments

Final: Fiji v Samoa Live

Samoa and Fiji are going to meet each other on the next Monday in the final of the Pacific Nations Cup. Both the team teams won their last match of the tournaments by a small margin. The match between Samoa vs. Fiji will be played at the Swangard Stadium in Vancouver. The match will start at 17.00 hours. In their last matches, Fiji beat japan and Samoa beat Canada. Both the games were very close. Fiji won by five points as the beat Japan at 27-22. Samoa had an even closer game where they won by only one (21-20) points. The contest of Fiji vs. Samoa is going to be a thrilling contest to watch as the result of their pool match of this competition was a draw which they played on last Friday. As both the team get through for the final it was bad luck for Tonga as Samoa beat Canada. For this reason they are out of the final. They will meet Japan for the third place in a play-off match. The fifth place decider match will be played between USA & Canada.

Both the teams have a great time so far in this year’s tournament. Each have won two matches and drawn one. In the robin league stage Fiji won against Tonga and Japan and the match with Samoa was draw. Samoa won against USA and Canada and the match with Fiji was a draw. So far both the teams are quiet equal and played neck in neck this year. So the final is going to be an exciting clash which will decide the winner of the Pacific Nations Cup, 2015. Stephen Betham, coach of the Samoa that they were quiet lucky to have the win and they are not going to make such mistakes in the next matches. Akapusi Qera, the captain of the Fiji team said the last game was close and won’t let it happen next time.

You will be able to see the Fiji v Samoa Live Stream in ESPN, Sky Sports and Direct TV. You can even watch it online too. The match Fiji v Samoa will be stream Online in different websites too.

Teams:

Fiji: 1 Seremaia Naureure, 2 Apisai Naikatini, 3 Josefa Domolailai, 4 Netani Talei, 5 Setareki Koroilagilagi, 6 Isake Katonibau, 7 Aloisio Buto,8 Jeremaia Yanuyanutawa, 9 Waisea Daveta, 10 Leone Nakarawa, 11 Nemia Kenatale, 12 Watisoni Votu, 13 Vereniki Goneva, 14 Malakai Volau, 15 Kameli Ratuvou.

Replacements: 16 Waisea Nayacalevu, 17 Kelemedi Bola, 18 Iliesa Ratuva, 19 Tuapati Talemaitoga, 20 Iliesa Salusalu, 21 Ratu Malakai Ravulo, 22 Setefano Somoca.

Samoa: 1 Wayne ole Avei, 2 Faatiga Lemalu, 3 Alafoti Faosiliva, 4 Benjamin Masoe, 5 Ki Anufe, 6 Paul Williams, 7 Paul Perez, 8 Faatoina Autagavaia, 9 Sakaria Taulafo, 10 James Johnston, 11 Daniel Chricton, 12 Maurie Faasavalu, 13 Jeremy Sua, 14 David Lemi, 15 Lolo Lu.

Replacements: 16 Ken Pisi, 17 Galuefa Tuigamala Falamoe, 18 Maselino Paulino, 19 Pelesiusi Kualau, 20 Fautua Otto, 21 Misioka Timoteo,   22 Logovii Mulipola.

Samoa vs. Canada: Live Stream Match Schedule, Prediction, Squads

Samoa vs. Canada: Live Stream Match Schedule, Prediction, Squads

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / No Comments

Samoa vs. Canada: Live Stream Match Schedule, Prediction, Squads

Samoa is going to face Canada in the third round of the IRB Pacific Nations cup 2015 on this Wednesday, July 27. This will be the third match for both teams. The match will take place in the BMO Field of Toronto.  Angus Gardner from Australia will be the referee for this match. The match will start at 16:30 (GMT).  In this year’s IRB Pacific Nations cup six teams are taking part and for the 4th time this happened so. The tournament is taking part every year since 2006. In this year’s competition Samoa has won one match and drawn one. Right now they are second in the point table. In their first match they beat USA by five points (21-16). They draw against the Fiji in the second game which has been the most contested match of this year. Canada is placed at the bottom of the point table at sixth position. They have lost both the matches they played so far. Japan beat them by a huge margin of 16 points (20-6) in the first match and Tonga also beat them by 10 points in the second game. So, Samoa is feeling very confident to get the win and place them on the top the points table which may be tuff as Fiji is predicted to win their next match too. Canada is hoping for some luck so that the can get their first point of the tournament. But earlier head to head statistics do not support them. So far both the teams have faced each other four times in the field and in all the occasions Canada has lost the match. So, the prediction is that Samoa is going to win the match by a big margin.   

Canada is ranked as the 18th team in the IRB ranking right now and Samoa I sway above them on the ninth position.  In the international arena Canada has played 224 matches since 1932 and won 94 of them. About one fourth of them they have played against their neighbor USA and they also won most matches (total 38 wins) against them. Samoa has more successful international carrier than Canada. They even played in the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup two times in 1991 and 1995. Among 203 international matches they played so far they have won almost half of them. Team line of for the match is given below.

Teams:

Canada Squad: 1. Brett, 2. John Moonlight, 3. Andrew Tiedemann, 4. Beukeboom, 5. Ciaran Hearn, 6. Hubert Buydens, 7. Gordon McRorie, 8. Matt Evans, 9. Richard Thorpe, 10. Aaron Carpenter, 11. Jon Phelan, 12. Connor Braid, 13. Tyler Ardron (c), 14.  D. T. H. van der Merwe, 15. Liam Underwood.

Samoa Squad: 1. Fa’atiga Lemalu, 2. Jack Lam, 3. Johnny Leota, 4. Motu Matu’u, 5. Sanele Vavae Tuilagi,  6. Michael Stanley, 7.  Paul Perez, 8. Fa’atoina Autagavaia, 9. TJ Ioane, 10. Alesana Tuilagi (c), 11.Sakaria Taulafo, 12.Anthony Perenise, 13. Pele Cowley, 14. Filo Paulo, 15.Alofa Alofa.

USA vs. Tonga: Live Stream Match Schedule, Preview, Schedule

USA vs. Tonga: Live Stream Match Schedule, Preview, Schedule

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USA vs. Tonga: Live Stream Match Schedule, Preview, Schedule

USA and Tonga will meet each other at July 29th in 2015. The game will kick off at 11:30 GMT and British standard time is 05:30. The venue that will host the game is BMO field, which is located in Toronto. It is one of the biggest match of IRB Pacific Nations cup. The match referee will be Alexandre Ruiz from France.

IRB Pacific Nations cup will step in their 10th edition in this year. In IRB Pacific Nations cup (2015) this will be the first head to head match for USA and Tonga. Also in the tournament, they will meet with each other for the third time. For USA this will be their third match in this tournament. So far USA only played in IRB since 2013. On the other hand Tonga has played in every edition (10 edition) of this tournament. But USA already got more success than Tonga. So far, Tonga only managed to get the runner’s up position. But USA already got the second position in last IRB Pacific Nations cup (2014). The ranking difference between USA and Tonga is only three. USA hold the number 16th position and Tonga is in number 13th position according to the IRB world ranking.

USA debuted against Australia for their first match in 1912. Since then they have already played 212 international matches. They won 68 times and lost in 141 matches. They played most of their matches against Canada (51). Also their most win is against Canada (13) as well as their most losses (58). Though the margin between win and loss is quite large for USA, they are pretty confident in this year to do better. This is their 7th rugby world cup and they are making progress as a team. Their opponent Tonga is standing ahead in this equation. In world cup attendance equation they are equal with USA (6 world cup). Tonga debuted in 1987, and so far they have played 240 international matches. Among them they won in 93 matches and lost in 147 matches. They played most games (87 matches) against Fiji. Among those matches they won 26 times.

So far Tonga and USA played head to head for 7 times. Tonga lost in only 1 match and won the other 6 matches. Though USA only managed 1 win, their recent form tells that they will give a good fight against Tonga and it will be tense match.

Squads:

Tonga squad: 1. Halani Aulika, 2. Sonatane Takulua, 3. Tevita Mailau, 4. Kurt Morath, 5. Fetu’u Vainikolo, 6. Vunga Lilo, 7. Viliami Ma’afu, 8. Joe Tuineau, 9. Hale T-Pole, 10. Viliami Tahitu’a, 11. Sione Piukala, 12. Steve Mafi, 13. Elvis Taione, 14. Telusa Veainu, 15. Nili Latu (c).

Unites States Squad: 1. Takudzwa Ngwenya, 2. Titi Lamositele, 3. Thretton Palamo, 4. Danny Barrett,  5. Zach Fenoglio, 6. Hayden Smith, 7. Seamus Kelly, 8. Blaine Scully, 9. Cam Dolan, 10. Scott LaValla, 11. Mike Petri, 12. AJ MacGinty, 13. Andrew Durutalo, 14. Eric Fry,  15. Chris Wyles (c).

Fiji vs. Japan: Live Stream Match preview, Squads & Schedule

Fiji vs. Japan: Live Stream Match preview, Squads & Schedule

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Fiji vs. Japan: Live Stream Match preview, Squads & Schedule

The 16th match of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup will be played by Fiji and Japan. For both the countries this will be the third match of this year’s tournament. The match will be played at the BMO Field which is at Toronto on July 29, 2015.  The match will kick off at 14:00 (GMT) and 08:00 (BST). Pascal Gauzere of France will be the referee for this match. This is going to be one of the biggest matches of this year’s IRB Pacific Nations cup as both the teams were the finalist of this compilation last year.  This year six teams are taking part in the cup. So far this year both the teams have played two matches. Japan has won one and lost one and they are third in the point table. In their first match the faced Canada and beat them by 20-06. In the second match they were beaten by USA which was close match and japan lost by only 5 points (23-18). Fiji also won one and drawn one so far. In their first match they beat Tonga by 30-22 and in the second match they draw against Samoa which was a closely contested match. As both the teams did not have their expected results in the last games, both are serious about the following match. Whoever wins the match will go to take the first place in the point table.

Japan has a great history of playing Rugby matches and as they started playing during 1932 and they have taken part in eight world cup and they will also host the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Their position is 12 in the IRB ranking.  In total they have won 129 matches and lost 172 matches.  Fiji is ranked 10th in the IRB ranking.  In total they have played 310 matches and they won 149 of them and lost 152 matches. As japan was the winner of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in 2014 they are expecting to top the points table and if they can defeat Fiji then it will ensure their position on the top. But so far Fiji has a great tournament and they are quiet interested to keep their winning run. Fiji is predicted to win the match as they have won 12 times out of 15 they played against japan. Both the teams have chosen strong team for the game.

Teams:

Japan Squad: 1. Luke Thompson, 2. Justin Ives, 3. Ryohei Yamanaka, 4. Kotaro Matsushima, 5. Keita Inagaki, 6. Takeshi Kizu,7. Harumichi Tatekawa, 8. Michael Broadhurst, 9. Koliniasi Holani, 10. Kensuke Hatakeyama (c), 11. Yoshikazu Fujita, 12.Hitoshi Ono, 13. Keisuke Uchida, 14. Karne Hesketh, 15. Akihito Yamada.

Fiji Squad: 1. Api Ratuniyarawa, 2. Metuisela Talebula, 3.  Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 4. Nemia Kenatale,  5. Leone Nakarawa, 6. Waisea Nayacalevu, 7. Gabiriele Lovobalavu, 8. Vereniki Goneva, 9.  Peni Ravai, 10. Sunia Koto, 11. Manasa Saulo, 12. Akapusi Qera (c), 13. Sakiusa Matadigo, 14. Peceli Yato,15. Ben Volavola.

All Blacks vs. Springboks (New Zealand vs South Africa) Preview, Schedule, Line up & Live Streaming

All Blacks vs. Springboks (New Zealand vs South Africa) Preview, Schedule, Line up & Live Streaming

Friday, July 24, 2015 / No Comments

All Blacks vs Springboks Live Stream

The New Zealand All Blacks will meet the South African who are known as the Springboks on this Saturday, July 25th. The match will take place at the Ellis Park which is in Johannesburg. The kick-off time of the match is 17.05 local time. This will be a great contest to watch between the two top ranked teams when the World Cup is less than two months away. Rivalries between this two team is arguably one of the most compelling factor of the games and if you are real rugby fan then you don’t want to miss this contest. Steve Hansen, the coach of the All Blacks said this week 

 "We always want to beat them and they always want to beat us - it is one of the big Test matches you can be involved in as a player or a coach” 

He feels that both the teams are very close in case of ability and talent and the result will be based according to the performance on that day. He believes that his enough talent and they have prepared well for this match. According to the coach of the Springboks, the game is most likely to be decided on the play of last quarter. He also said that they need to start well too. According to him New Zealand have the superior fitness than his team and they are working very hard to up their fitness level. Both the coach said their tactics might be affected by the weather of the match day as rain is predicted during the match. Hansen is hopeful that they will be able to play their high tempo game which they usually do and the weather with rain and thunderstorm might have some effect on it. He added that he will be finalizing his tactics after having a look of the opposition.

The match will be live streamed by sky sports and ESPN. The prediction for this match is not easy to make as both the teams are quiet and both of them are hopeful to win the match. Although the Springboks won the last time they meet each other but the All Blacks won five times consecutively before that. So if you are putting on money then you might put on the ALL Blacks.

Teams:

South Africa: Tendai Mtawarira, Jannie du Plessis, Lodewyk de Jager, Francois Louw, Ruan Pienaar, Bryan Habana, Jesse Kriel, Willie le Roux, Bismarck du Plessis, Eben Etzebeth, Heinrich Brüssow, Schalk Burger, Handré Pollard, Damian de Allende, Cornal Hendricks.

Replacements: Lionel Mapoe, Cobus Reinach, Flip van der Merwe, Trevor Nyakane, Pat Lambie, Warren Whiteley, Vincent Koch, Adriaan Strauss.

New Zealand: Tony Woodcock, Owen Franks, James Broadhurst, Richie McCaw, Aaron Smith, Charles Piutau, Conrad Smith, Conrad Smith, Israel Dagg, Dane Coles, Brodie Retallick, Liam Messam, Kieran Read, Lima Sopoaga, Ma'a Nonu, Ben Smith.

Replacements: Malakai Fekitoa, TJ Perenara, 19 Samuel Whitelock, Wyatt Crockett, Beauden Barrett, Victor Vito, Ben Franks, Codie Taylor.

Maori All Blacks vs Fiji Flying Fijians: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads & Match Prediction

Maori All Blacks vs Fiji Flying Fijians: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads & Match Prediction

Friday, July 10, 2015 / No Comments

Maori All Blacks vs Fiji Flying Fijians:

Fiji is going to start their 2015 campaign by playing with the Maori All Blacks on 11th July, Saturday at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva. The match will start at 15:00(local time) or 03.00(GMT). This will be the second year for John McKee as the head coach of Fiji and there is real hope among the fans and Fiji officials that their country will make real progress this year. Last year they played seven test matches and won four of them and it was quiet a positive year four them. Although, one of the four wins was against Papua New Guinea and they won match by 108 to 6. But they had a couple of close tests against Samoa and Wales. In both the matches they lost by four points. They had only one major loss last year against the France. So, fans are hoping a strong performance from their team and very eager to watch the match live.  On the contrary the Maori All Blacks have won all the matches since November of 2012.  In the last year they won against Japan and earlier they beat Canada and USA too.

Live stream of the match will be available in different sport channel sites. ESPN will stream the match at http://www.espnscrum.com  with live updates and Fox Sports will stream live at http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/.  Now talking about the teams, there are some additions in the Fiji team as Ben Volavola and Benito will make debuts against the All Blacks. Volavola said to the Fiji Times "I talked to John McKee couple of months ago and he said that he is interested in me joining the boys and the squad" He also said that he realized the depth of the opportunity only a couple days ago and he needs to really work hard to get his place permanent in the team.  Finally he added he is humbled that he has been called to play for his own country. A great side from Maori All Blacks is also put together by Colin Cooper where Tawera Kerr-Barlow joins the team after missing the campaign of Super Rugby due to injury.

Squads:

Fiji: Campese Ma'afu, Manasa Saulo, Leone Nakarawa, Malakai Ravulo, Nemia Kenatale, Nemani Nadolo, Nemani Nadolo, Vereniki Goneva, Kini Murimurivalu, Benito Masilevu, Gabby Lovobalavu, Josh Matavesi, Akapusi Qera (c), Dominiko Waqaniburotu, Api Ratuniyarawa, Tuapati Talemaitoga.

Replacements: Napolioni Nalaga, Niko Matawalu, Nemia Soqeta, Peni Ravai, Villiame Veikoso, Isei Calati, Masi Matadigo, Ben Volavola.

Maori All Blacks: Joe Moody, Ben May, Hayden Triggs, Mitchell Crosswell, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Kurt Baker, Matt Proctor, Damian McKenzie, Rieko Ioane, Charlie Ngatai (c), Marty McKenzie, Blade Thomson, Akira Ioane, Jacob Skeen, Ash Dixon.

Replacements: Jason Emery, Jamison Gibson-Park, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Brendon Edmonds, Quentin MacDonald, Josh Hohneck, Elliot Dixon, Otere Black.

The prediction is that it will be a high scoring match and the Maori All Blacks will have the edge over the Fijians. They are expected to win the match by five points.