NATADOLA, Fiji -- Anthony Houston shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday in the Fiji International, leading 10 Australians atop the first-round leaderboard.Brandt Snedeker, coming off the United States Ryder Cup victory Sunday in Minnesota, topped a group at 69 that included fellow Americans Boo Weekley and Ryan Carter.Houston eagled the par-5 17th and had six birdies and a bogey at Vijay Singh-designed Natadola Bay.You think I might have played aggressive, but I didnt, Houston said. I just played to where I thought I should and just holed a few putts.He closed with a birdie on the par-4 ninth.Its always nice to birdie the last, Houston said. Its nerve-wracking but its where you want to be.The European Tour is sanctioning the event for the first time, teaming with the PGA Tour of Australasia.Stephen Leaney and Jake Higginbottom were a stroke back, Jason Norris, Damien Jordan, Matthew Giles, Aaron Pike and Aaron Wilkin shot 67, and Ryan Haller and Matthew Griffin followed at 68.I didnt do anything spectacular, Leaney said. I just did a lot of things well.At 47 years old, hes playing a limited schedule.Id rather watch my kids grow up, but I still work hard, Leaney said.Singh had a 70. The 53-year-old Fijian is a three-time major champion.American Heath Slocum also shot 70. Cheap Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys China . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. 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Rob Harley says nobody should be surprised if Georgia shoot down Scotland on Saturday because they are gunning for the worlds top nations.The Glasgow flanker thinks the Lelos have made major strides in recent years. Under Kiwi head coach Milton Haig, the Georgians have climbed to 12th place in the World Rugby rankings and have beaten Tonga, Fiji and Samoa already this year.Beating Scotland when the teams meet at Kilmarnock would represent their biggest scalp to date but Harley is in no doubt about their qualities.He said: Looking at the way they are playing they are showing a lot of form and had a good result against Samoa last week. Would it be an upset if they were to win on Saturday? Im sure theyre pushing for this kind of result.If you look at their recent run of games, theyre playing good rugby, theyre playing well, so its a good challenge for us and were looking forward to having that challenge, especially up front.We looked at Georgia this week and theyre a very good team. Theyve got a lot of strengths, notably up front in the scrum and their maul, and when they bring big runners round the corner theyre very dangerous, so its going to be a big challenge for us out at Kilmarnock.Harley is bracing himself for a onslaught from the visitors muscular pack when the teams clash in Scotlands final autumn Test.But he admits the plastic grass at Rugby Park may be greener for the nine-strong Warriors contingent in Vern Cotters line-up given their familiarity with the similar 4G surface at Scotstoun.dddddddddddde said: We play on an artificial surface but quite a few teams have brought them in now so lots of players have experience on them.It definitely encourages a fast game, is good for the fans because it encourages attacking rugby and helps you get speed in the game so its challenge for both teams to play with that but its exciting as well.I love playing at Murrayfield but its good to have that variety, a bit of something different. Its another challenge for us - different stadium, different surface.Thats another battle between the two teams, who can adapt best to that stadium and that pitch. We get an advantage from being at home.I was on the bus tour earlier in the year when we went down and around the clubs in that area and we got massive support, so if we can get that out then thats an advantage weve got already.Theyve got a lot of big players in the pack, a lot of big, strong guys but as well as that they are very well drilled in the forward elements of the game - their scrum is very good and their maul is good as well, so its a key battle area for us.Theyre going to want to take us on there and that could set the tone for the whole game. Its a real challenge for us. They have one of the best scrums in the world and thats the reason we are playing - to challenge ourselves against the best. ' ' '
