World XV

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The World Rugby XV is an international rugby union team composed of the best international players selected by a coach. The World XV games are not test matches and are mainly played for fun. Their most recent tour was in South Africa in June 2006 against a Springbok XV and a Western Province XV. The latter match was the testimonial for former Springboks captain and Western Province star Corné Krige, who captained the Western Province side.

[edit] Roster

The 2006 mid-year squad was:

Number Player Union
1 David Hewett Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
2 Raphaël Ibañez Flag of France France
3 Cobus Visagie Flag of South Africa South Africa
4 Tom Palmer Flag of England England
5 Radike Samo Flag of Australia Australia
6 Xavier Rush Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
7 Sébastien Chabal Flag of France France
8 Olivier Magne Flag of France France
9 Justin Marshall, (captain) Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
10 Carlos Spencer Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
11 Isa Nacewa Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
12 Fraser Waters Flag of England England
13 Thomas Castaignède Flag of France France
14 Bruce Reihana Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
15 Matt Burke Flag of Australia Australia
16 Mark Regan Flag of England England
17 Christian Califano Flag of France France
18 Julien Pierre Flag of France France
19 Sam Harding /Toutai Kefu Flag of New Zealand New Zealand / Flag of Australia Australia
20 Mark Robinson Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
21 Ludovic Mercier Flag of France France
22 Joe Roff Flag of Australia Australia

The World XV played on 3 December 2006 at Walkers Stadium in Leicester against the Springboks.They lost to the Impressive Springboks Onslaught by 32-7.The Boks outscored their rivals by four tries to one.

For the World XV: Try: Mitchell Con: Schifcofske

For South Africa: Tries: Van Heerden, Van den Berg 2, Rossouw Cons: Steyn 3 Pens: Pienaar, Steyn

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