Morgan Turinui, a try-scorer in yesterday’s 34-13 victory over Scotland, has been dropped from the Australia squad to take on England in next Saturday’s World Cup final rematch.

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry was true to his word yesterday when he named his team to face England in Dunedin on Saturday.

Matt Williams today described Scotland’s performance in their 33-15 defeat to a shadow NSW Waratahs side as the most disappointing of his time in charge.

NSW Waratahs 33 Scotland 15

As much as he tried, Matt Williams could not deflect the attention away from himself in the build-up to Scotland’s tour match against the NSW Waratahs today.

Matt Williams ended the most important week of his eight months in charge of Scotland with a headache – and that is just the way he wants it.

The Scottish Rugby Union have confirmed they will play three provincial matches on their summer tour to Australia.

Scotland’s turbulent World Cup ride encounters its most serious obstacle when they face the unpredictable Fijians at Sydney’s Aussie Stadium with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Scotland’s build-up for tomorrow’s crucial World Cup clash with Fiji was scarred by a couple of internal punch-ups during training this week – and skipper Bryan Redpath could not be more delighted.

Kenny Logan has urged the Tartan Army to relax – Scotland will qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has taken a massive World Cup gamble by naming Chris Paterson at stand-off for Saturday’s make-or-break qualification decider with Fiji.

Crowd favourites Georgia left Aussie Stadium in tears as they bowed out of the World Cup empty-handed.

Little Georgia were unable to repeat their Aussie Stadium heroics against Uruguay today as the South Americans held sway in the battle of the Pool C minnows.

Uruguayan coach Diego Ormaechea, whose side returned from the last World Cup with a win under their belts after beating Spain, is adamant Uruguay are learning and will emerge a better team once their campaign is over.

Scotland flanker Martin Leslie will go before the World Cup disciplinary appeals committee on Wednesday and attempt to save his international career.

Georgia coach Claude Saurel has taken a calculated gamble ahead of Tuesday’s Pool C encounter with Uruguay at Aussie Stadium.

Uruguay second-row Juan Carlos Bado is a doubt for Tuesday’s Aussie Stadium clash with Georgia after contracting a throat infection.

The formidable French served a notice of intent on potential semi-final opponents England by ravaging Scotland’s World Cup dream at Telstra Stadium.

Rotherham scrum-half Jacob Rauluni is among three new players called up by injury-hit Fiji.

South Africa 46 Georgia 19

It was not a shock result. In truth it was never really close to being one. But South Africa will stagger out of Aussie Stadium on Friday blushing with embarrassment after a performance so woeful it almost defied belief.

South Africa turned up to Aussie Stadium for their ritual slaughter of Georgia with the main focus of attention on the performance of fly-half Derick Hougaard.

South Africa hope to continue their transformation into the great entertainers against Georgia at Aussie Stadium tomorrow.

Argentina 50 Romania 3

Argentina 36, Romania 0 (Latest)

Argentina 24, Romania 0 (latest)

Argentina lead minnows Romania by 7-0 midway through the first half of their Pool A encounter at Aussie Stadium.

Flanker Santiago Phelan becomes Argentina’s third different World Cup captain today for the Pool A clash against Romania.

World Cup minnows Georgia have made eight changes to their starting line-up for Friday’s Pool A encounter with South Africa at Aussie Stadium.

KEITH WOOD claimed Ireland would be wrong to use their World Cup defeat to Argentina four years ago as motivation for Sunday’s Adelaide Oval showdown.

Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda has again blasted the World Cup organising committee.

South African hooker John Smit will become the 51st player to captain the Springboks on Friday insisting his much-changed team will not have any trouble clicking into gear against Georgia.

Eddie O’Sullivan’s Ireland team headed to Adelaide today at full strength and braced for the World Cup hype to hit them.

Romanian skipper Romeo Gontineac has admitted his team must get their heads sorted if they are to stand any chance of shocking Argentina at Aussie Stadium tomorrow.

SPRINGBOKS coach Rudi Straeuli is privately fuming after Lawrence Dallaglio escaped punishment for punching Thinus Delport during Saturday’s World Cup showdown in Perth.

Flanker Santiago Phelan will become Argentina’s third different World Cup captain on Wednesday.

IRELAND will launch a powerful legal defence to prevent Paul O’Connell being thrown out of the World Cup.

Ireland will launch a powerful legal defence to prevent Paul O’Connell being thrown out of the World Cup.

Ireland 64 Namibia 7

Ireland turned in a five-star performance at the rain-lashed Aussie Stadium.

Mercurial fly-half Ronan O’Gara stepped into the World Cup spotlight at a rain-drenched Aussie Stadium as Ireland looked to dispose of Namibia with the minimum of fuss.

Record-breaker Denis Hickie will not let his newly-achieved status as Ireland’s most-capped winger disturb his World Cup dream.

Rudi van Vuuren’s hope of becoming the first player to appear in both the rugby and cricket world cups in a single year is on hold after the Namibian fly-half was ruled out of Sunday’s Pool A encounter with Ireland at Aussie Stadium.

IRELAND’S Easterby brothers are united in their determination to force themselves into Eddie O’Sullivan’s World Cup plans.