Phil Bardsley was yellow-carded for almost rugby-tackling Stewart Downing and from the resultant free-kick Rochemback unleashed a fierce drive from 25 yards.
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His rugby-loving man-of-the-people style has served him well, even if he is the Oxford and Harvard-educated son of a professor of Welsh.
The chairman of the International Rugby Board - the world's top rugby official - was in his usual ebullient mood, but did complain about having to do me a favour.
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The emerging label Number:Lab makes a sporty zip-up sweater that's rugby-striped, performance-oriented pima cotton on one side, and a two-tone combination of the same insulated cotton and softer jersey on the other.
Bath-bound soon-to-be rugby union convert Kyle Eastmond was recalled as a result of injury-hit Saints' crisis at half-back, where they were without Jonny Lomax, Scott Moore, Lee Gaskell, Leon Pryce and Gary Wheeler.
His shambling gait and socks-round-the-ankles appearance belied a tremendous rugby brain born of hard-earned experience.
Giteau's conversion made it 10-0 at the interval, James landing the hosts' first points on the resumption - and their first in 125 minutes of Test rugby - before giving way to Francois Steyn at fly-half after 55 minutes.
But Chadwick says it will be difficult for the NFL to fully infiltrate a country that has a fervent following of its major three sports -- soccer, cricket and rugby -- because of its intrinsically American nature.
And should Gatland remain until 2015, the 47-year-old will become Welsh rugby's longest-serving national coach.
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Auckland led 26-6 in the final quarter before last year's semi-finalists - for whom rugby league star Lote Tuqiri was making his Super 12 debut - scored two late tries.
Bellamy's criticism of the 72, 500-capacity, Welsh Rugby Union-owned Millennium Stadium pitch was echoed by manager John Toshack and other members of the team.
The Samoan-born forward made 48 appearances in the All Blacks' back-row, starting against Argentina in 2003 and ending in New Zealand's 20-18 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in Cardiff.
They are: Dudley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rugby, Sandwell, Shropshire, South Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Wyre Forest.
The two kickers again traded penalties, before Irish woke up to the countdown with quarter-of-an-hour to go and began to play some highly-focused rugby.
On the positive side, there was, for instance, the rugby-style score in Arsenal's 7-5 victory over Reading, or Bradford's semifinal upset of the Premier League's Aston Villa.
The 30-year-old former New Zealand rugby league international has agreed a two-year deal with the Exiles, which will begin at the start of next season.
Racing ended at Odsal - home of the Bradford Bulls rugby league team - in 1997 when the Bradford Dukes left the site due to planned redevelopment.
The Welsh Rugby Union - who have also bid for the 2019 World Cup - have made two joint applications to the International Rugby Board (IRB).
The 47-times capped international, who made his Wales debut against England in 2001, suffered consecutive knee injuries - and required major reconstructive surgery - so missed the 2003 Rugby World Cup due to his long-standing knee problems.
It was one-way traffic after the break and rugby-union bound Ashton also crossed from long range after being set free by Harrison Hansen.
Jenkins, his team-mates and Welsh rugby's ever-hopeful but so far disappointed fans will find out soon enough.
Brothers Henry and Robbie Paul - famous names for Britain's rugby league audience - were also at the heart of an outstanding first-half display by the Kiwis.
We do the sport through love, so the thought that he wasn't doing it because he loved it - or when he went off to play rugby league - upset some of us.
Meanwhile, the International Rugby Board - the sport's governing body - said it supported the ban imposed on Williams.
Now, as a compromise, there will be a 35, 000 seat capacity for soccer and rugby games - while the stadium will be re-configured for GAA with 5, 000 seats taken out and up to 12, 000 fans being allowed to stand as is the case at Croke Park.
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"My aim is for Bath to earn the right to be seen as one of the best clubs in professional rugby - a benchmark for others both on and off the field - and create a stronger infrastructure for future sustainability, " he said.
There has also been media speculation linking the Wasps defence coach - Great Britain rugby league legend Shaun Edwards - with a move to Wales when Gatland takes charge.
The stadium - built with Millennium funding to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup - is fast emerging as the leading venue for all major footballing competitions in the UK, following the demise of Wembley.
The 29-year-old feels his Wales return after a two-year rugby sabbatical could help transform the national side.
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