ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (AP) – Reece Hodge has been named at fullback for the Wallabies in anticipation of an aerial assault from South Africa in their Rugby Championship match at Adelaide Oval tomorrow. The 57-test veteran replaces Tom Wright in the number 15 jersey and Noah Lolesio replaces James O’Connor at flyhalf in two of the […]
time now for some of the day s other sports stories and we ll stay with rugby because noah lolesio kicked the winning penalty as australia beat france in a thrilling third rugby union test in brisbane. the wallabies, who played with 1a men for most of the match after an early red card, won 33 30 to complete a 2 1 series win. grand national winning jockey rachael blackmore is said to be in good spirits following surgery after fracturing her ankle and injuring her hip in a fall at killarney yesterday. blackmore was injured when the favourite merry poppins fell in a handicap hurdle. in the t20 blast, lancashire lightning are moments away from what looks like victory over the yorkshire vikings, as they look to secure their place in the quarter finals. the vikings laboured to 128 runs in their innings. lancashire look like they will chase down the 129 runs required, needing six runs with eight balls remaining. well, there s more than one british grand prix this weekend. this one relies on
away from wrapping up their final warm up game with a comfortable win over the stormers. the lions fell behind to an early penalty but three tries inside the first a0 minutes flipped it around. adam beard ran in unopposed to get the ball rolling before cowan dickie and jonny hill got involved, as warren gatland s side finished the half in control. the visitors have added two tries in the second half, to extend their lead to 35 3 with just minutes remaining. the lions take on south africa in the first match of the series next saturday. at the moment it is actually 42 3 with minutes remaining. wales were well beaten by a strong argentina in their second test match. the visitors dominated throughout. pablo matera crashed over with the final try as it finished 33 11. wales coach wayne pivac had said he was without 27 players for this final game of the season because of injuries and lions commitments in south africa. time now for some of the day s other sports stories and we ll stay with r