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25 Sep 2009, 10:26 AM

Labels: 2009, argentina, australia, rugby, zealand

Three weeks into the new season and we've already seen some great rugby and impressive performances. Both Saracens and Wasps seem determined to battle it out at the top of the table and are both on three wins out of three.

However injuries have begun to rack up for international players. Jordan Turner-Hall is the latest player to go on the injured list with surgery needed for his shoulder. He joins Riki Flutey who Turner-Hall was expected to replace, also out with a bad shoulder.

As well as them, on the list are Toby Flood and Sam Flutey from Leicester and Delon Armitage, whose shoulder is dislocated.

All of this will be worrying news for England as they prepare for the Autumn Internationals against Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. It's a shame to see such promising players fall out of crucial positions, but it will be up to the resolve of the England team to see them persevere. 

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14 Sep 2009, 12:26 PM

Labels: argentina, australia, new, rugby, world, zealand

As summer begins to wind down my thoughts turn towards the great series of internationals we have coming up as Australia, New Zealand and Argentina visit our shores.

The All Blacks are still reeling from their defeat to South Africa in the Tri-Nations Cup, where their own coaching staff said that 'basic rugby skills' had been lacking from New Zealand's approach to the games.

Australia fared even worse than their antipodean counterparts winning only one of their games in the competition. The Wallabies will certainly be seeing the autumn games as time to consolidate and bounce back.

Meanwhile Argentina remain a force to be reckoned with in the Southern Hemisphere and I reckon that Los Pumas will definitely have a surprise or two up their sleeve. 

All in all the stage looks set for some great games of rugby, see you there!

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