The 2009 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals played from 23 May to 4 July 2009, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

The main event in the series was the Lions tour of South Africa, which involved three test matches, while France and Italy travelled to Oceania.

For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa the Tests also constituted preparation for the 2009 Tri Nations. There was also a short tour for the Barbarians, including their first ever match in Australia. The two main North American sides, Canada and the United States, used the series as preparation for their annual early-summer competition, the Churchill Cup, and for their 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie in July.

England played home matches against the Barbarians and Argentina and then travelled to Argentina for a return match with the Pumas, while Ireland and Wales went to North America. The first England-Argentina matchup was notable because the Argentine Rugby Union moved the game to England in effort to raise cash to help support their fledgling professional setup; the move was also convenient for their large contingent of European-based players.[1]

Overview

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Series

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Tour Result Victor
South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series 1–2   South Africa
Argentina v England test series 1–1 Drawn
New Zealand v France test series 1–1 Drawn
Australia v Italy test series 2–0   Australia

Notes:

  • France and New Zealand drew their tour as France won the first test, but New Zealand won the second test, making a tour result of 1–1.

Other tours

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Team/Tour Opponents
Barbarians end of season tour   England (won) –   Australia (lost)
Wales tour   Canada (won) –   United States (won)
Ireland tour   Canada (won) –   United States (won)

Fixtures

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23 May 2009
14:00 PTZ (UTC-07)
Canada  6–25  Ireland
Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43'Report[2]Try: Murphy 18' c
Whitten 63' c
Buckley 69' m
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 57', 61'
Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 7,280
Referee: Chris White (England)

30 May 2009
14:45 ETZ (UTC-04)
Canada  23–32  Wales
Try: Duke 42' c
Fairhurst 57' c
Con: Pritchard (2/2)
Pen: Pritchard (3) 9', 14', 31'
Report[3]Try: Czekaj 16' c
T. James 48' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar (6) 22', 28', 33', 52', 56', 72'
York Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

30 May 2009
16:15 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England  26–33Barbarians
Try: Foden
Turner-Hall
May
Banahan
Con: Goode (3)
Report[4]Try: Balshaw (2)
Jack
Elsom
D'Arcy
Con: Blair (4)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,121
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Ben Foden
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Jordan Turner-Hall
LW 11 Matt Banahan
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Lewis Moody
OF 7 Nick Easter
BF 6 Chris Robshaw
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 David Wilson
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Tim Payne
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Thompson
PR 17 Nick Wood
LK 18 Chris Jones
FL 19 Steffon Armitage
N8 20 James Haskell
SH 21 Paul Hodgson
CE 22 Tom May
Team manager:
Martin Johnson
FB 15   Ben Blair
RW 14   Doug Howlett
OC 13   Josh Lewsey
IC 12   Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11   Iain Balshaw
FH 10   Glen Jackson
SH 9   Justin Marshall
N8 8   Rocky Elsom
OF 7   Serge Betsen
BF 6   Jerry Collins
RL 5   Chris Jack
LL 4   Martin Corry (c)
TP 3   Greg Somerville
HK 2   Schalk Brits
LP 1   Clarke Dermody
Substitutes:
HK 16   Sébastien Bruno
PR 17   BJ Botha
LK 18   Paul Tito
FL 19   Phil Waugh
SH 20   Chris Whitaker
CE 21   Mike Catt
WG 22   Ratu Nasiganiyavi
Coach:
  Dai Young

31 May 2009
13:00 PTZ (UTC-07)
United States  10–27  Ireland
Try: Suniula 65' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63'
Report[5]Try: Casey 13' m
Whitten 40+2' m
Penalty try 53' c
Best 70' c
Con: Keatley (2/4)
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24'
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chris White (England)

6 June 2009
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  55–7Barbarians
Try: Mitchell (2)
Horwill
Giteau
Moore
Alexander
Pocock
O'Connor
Con: Giteau (4)
Mortlock (2)
Report[6]Try: Balshaw
Con: McAlister
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,688
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Lachlan Turner
OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC 12 Berrick Barnes
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Luke Burgess
N8 8 Richard Brown
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Matt Hodgson
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Al Baxter
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Substitutions:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR 17 Ben Alexander
LK 18 Dean Mumm
FL 19 David Pocock
SH 20 Josh Valentine
FH 21 Quade Cooper
CE 22 James O'Connor
Coach:
  Robbie Deans
FB 15   Geordan Murphy
RW 14   Iain Balshaw
OC 13   Sonny Bill Williams
IC 12   Seilala Mapusua
LW 11   Josh Lewsey
FH 10   Luke McAlister
SH 9   Chris Whitaker
N8 8   David Lyons
OF 7   Phil Waugh (c)
BF 6   Jerry Collins
RL 5   Paul Tito
LL 4   Chris Jack
TP 3   BJ Botha
HK 2   Sébastien Bruno
LP 1   Clarke Dermody
Substitutes:
HK 16   Schalk Brits
PR 17   Greg Somerville
FL 18   Martin Corry
FL 19   Serge Betsen
SH 20   Justin Marshall
FH 21   Glen Jackson
FB 22   Ben Blair
Coach:
  Dai Young

 
Argentina warming up at Old Trafford
6 June 2009
16:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England  37–15  Argentina
Try: Banahan 25' c
D. Armitage (2) 59' c, 79' m
Con: Goode (2/3)
Pen: Goode (4/7) 7', 21', 44', 54'
Drop: Goode (2/3) 17', 36'
Report[7]Pen: Hernández (4/6) 29', 38' 48', 51'
Drop: Hernández (1/1) 1'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 40,521[1]
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Dan Hipkiss
IC 12 Tom May
LW 11 Matt Banahan
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Steffon Armitage
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 David Wilson
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Tim Payne
Substitutes:
HK 16 Steve Thompson
PR 17 Julian White
LK 18 Ben Kay
FL 19 Jordan Crane
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Sam Vesty
CE 22 Mathew Tait
Team Manager:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Horacio Agulla
RW 14 Federico Martín Aramburú
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Miguel Avramovic
LW 11 Gonzalo Camacho
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Nicolás Vergallo
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF 6 Álvaro Galindo
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Manuel Carizza
TP 3 Juan Pablo Orlandi
HK 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Eusebio Guiñazú
PR 17 Marcos Ayerza
LK 18 Esteban Lozada
FL 19 Alejandro Abadie
SH 20 Alfredo Lalanne
FH 21 Santiago Fernández
FB 22 Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

6 June 2009
13:00 CTZ (UTC-05)
United States  15–48  Wales
Try: Tuilevuka 53' c
Gagiano 80' m
Con: DeBartolo (1/2)
Pen: DeBartolo (1/1) 13'
Report[8]Try: M. Jones 15' c
Davies (2) 21' c, 79' c
Penalty try 35' c
T. James 62' c
Cooper 70' c
Con: Robinson (3/3)
T. James (1/1)
Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Robinson (2/2) 9', 11'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 6,264[9]
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

13 June 2009
16:10 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  24–22  England
Try: Leguizamón 2' m
Camacho 42' c
Con: Hernández (1/2)
Pen: Hernández (3) 14', 19', 23'
Drop: Hernández (1) 70'
Report[10]Try: Banahan 77' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Goode (5) 7', 46', 50', 56', 69'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Horacio Agulla
RW 14 Francisco Leonelli
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Santiago Fernández
LW 11 Gonzalo Camacho
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF 6 Genaro Fessia
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
TP 3 Marcos Ayerza
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR 17 Juan Pablo Orlandi
LK 18 Esteban Lozada
LK 19 Manuel Carizza
SH 20 Nicolás Vergallo
CE 21 Miguel Avramovic
FB 22 Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Dan Hipkiss
IC 12 Tom May
LW 11 Matt Banahan
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Steffon Armitage
BF 6 Chris Robshaw
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Tim Payne
Substitutes:
HK 16 George Chuter
PR 17 David Wilson
LK 18 Ben Kay
FL 19 James Haskell
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Sam Vesty
CE 22 Mathew Tait
Team Manager:
Martin Johnson

13 June 2009
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  31–8  Italy
Try: O'Connor (3) 3' m, 28' m, 58' c
Giteau 33' c
Mortlock 47' c
Con: Giteau (3/5)
Report[11]Try: Robertson 42' m
Pen: McLean (1/1) 40+1'
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 James O'Connor
RW 14 Lachlan Turner
OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC 12 Berrick Barnes
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Luke Burgess
N8 8 Richard Brown
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Dean Mumm
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Al Baxter
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Substitutions:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR 17 Ben Alexander
LK 18 Peter Kimlin
FL 19 David Pocock
SH 20 Josh Valentine
FH 21 Quade Cooper
CE 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
  Robbie Deans
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Mirco Bergamasco
IC 12 Matteo Pratichetti
LW 11 Alberto Sgarbi
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Pablo Canavosio
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Fabio Staibano
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR 17 Ignacio Rouyet
LK 18 Marco Bortolami
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi
FH 21 Kris Burton
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

13 June 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  22–27  France
Try: Messam 40' m
Nonu 75' m
Pen: Donald (4/5) 12', 39', 49', 57'
Report[12]Try: Trinh-Duc 17' c
Servat 27' c
Médard 70' c
Con: Dupuy (3/3)
Pen: Dupuy (2/3) 3', 66'
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 32,000[13]
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina (c)
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Stephen Donald
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan
N8 8 Liam Messam
OF 7 Adam Thomson
BF 6 Kieran Read
RL 5 Isaac Ross
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Neemia Tialata
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu
PR 17 John Afoa
LK 18 Bryn Evans
FL 19 Tanerau Latimer
SH 20 Piri Weepu
FH 21 Luke McAlister
WG 22 Lelia Masaga
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Julien Dupuy
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Substitutes:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski
PR 17 Thomas Domingo
N8 18 Sébastien Chabal
FL 19 Rémy Martin
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 Yannick Jauzion
FB 22 Alexis Palisson
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

20 June 2009
16:00 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  32–18French Barbarians
Try: Leguizamón 40' m
Fernández 41' m
Camacho 63' c
Con: Hernández (1/3)
Pen: Hernández (5) 6', 16', 19', 23', 28'
Report[14]Try: Tomiki 52' c
Gobelet 80' m
Con: Mélé (1/2)
Pen: Mélé 44'
Drop: Mélé 25'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
FB 15 Lucas González Amorosino
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Santiago Fernández
LW 11 Gonzalo Camacho
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández
SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF 6 Genaro Fessia
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
TP 3 Marcos Ayerza
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
HK 17 Eusebio Guiñazú
LK 18 Esteban Lozada
FL 19 Álvaro Galindo
SH 20 Nicolás Vergallo
CE 21 Federico Martín Aramburú
FB 22 Mauro Comuzzi
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Jean-Baptiste Gobelet
OC 13 Geoffroy Messina
IC 12 Brian Liebenberg
LW 11 Yves Donguy
FH 10 David Mélé
SH 9 Nicolas Durand
N8 8 Florian Faure
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga
BF 6 Leiataua Tomiki
RL 5 Matthias Rolland
LL 4 David Auradou (c)
TP 3 David Attoub
HK 2 Benoît August
LP 1 Arnauld Tchougong
Substitutes:
HK 16 Mathieu Blin
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley
FL 19 Marc Giraud
FH 20 Sébastien Fauqué
WG 21 Jean-Baptiste Peyras
WG 22 Julien Saubade
Coach:
Guy Novès

20 June 2009
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  34–12  Italy
Try: Polota-Nau 10' m
Cross 25' c
Ashley-Cooper (2) 38' m, 75' c
Turner 69' c
Con: O'Connor (2/4)
Barnes (1/1)
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 23'
Report[15]Pen: McLean (4/6) 2', 30', 45', 62'
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,280
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 James O'Connor
RW 14 Lachlan Turner
OC 13 Ryan Cross
IC 12 Quade Cooper
LW 11 Peter Hynes
FH 10 Berrick Barnes
SH 9 Luke Burgess
N8 8 George Smith (c)
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Peter Kimlin
RL 5 Dean Mumm
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP 1 Pekahou Cowan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Stephen Moore
PR 17 Benn Robinson
LK 18 Nathan Sharpe
FL 19 Phil Waugh
SH 20 Josh Valentine
FH 21 Matt Giteau
CE 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
  Robbie Deans
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Giulio Rubini
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Alberto Sgarbi
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro
BF 6 Jean-François Montauriol
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Tommaso Reato
TP 3 Fabio Staibano
HK 2 Franco Sbaraglini
LP 1 Matías Agüero
Substitutes:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys
FL 19 Alessandro Zanni
SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti
FH 21 Kris Burton
CE 22 Roberto Quartaroli
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

20 June 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  14–10  France
Try: Nonu 25' m
Pen: Donald (2/4) 39', 56'
McAlister (1/1) 65'
Report[16]Try: Heymans 44' c
Con: Dupuy (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 67'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 29,394
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina (c)
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Stephen Donald
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Isaac Ross
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Neemia Tialata
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutions:
HK 16 Aled de Malmanche
PR 17 John Afoa
LK 18 Bryn Evans
FL 19 George Whitelock
SH 20 Piri Weepu
FH 21 Luke McAlister
CE 22 Isaia Toeava
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Maxime Mermoz
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Julien Dupuy
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Sébastien Chabal
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Substitutes:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski
PR 17 Thomas Domingo
FL 18 Rémy Martin
N8 19 Damien Chouly
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 Yannick Jauzion
CE 22 Mathieu Bastareaud
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

20 June 2009
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  26–21British & Irish Lions
Try: Smit 5' c
Brüssow 46' c
Con: Pienaar (2/2)
Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 9', 31', 34'
F. Steyn (1/2) 19'
Report[17]Try: Croft (2) 23' c, 68' c
Phillips 75' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 François Steyn
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Adrian Jacobs
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Ruan Pienaar
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Juan Smith
BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 John Smit (c)
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gurthro Steenkamp
PR 17 Deon Carstens
LK 18 Andries Bekker
FL 19 Danie Rossouw
SH 20 Ricky Januarie
CE 21 Jaque Fourie
FH 22 Morné Steyn
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB 15   Lee Byrne
RW 14   Tommy Bowe
OC 13   Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12   Jamie Roberts
LW 11   Ugo Monye
FH 10   Stephen Jones
SH 9   Mike Phillips
N8 8   Jamie Heaslip
OF 7   David Wallace
BF 6   Tom Croft
RL 5   Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4   Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3   Phil Vickery
HK 2   Lee Mears
LP 1   Gethin Jenkins
Substitutes:
HK 16   Matthew Rees
PR 17   Adam Jones
LK 18   Donncha O'Callaghan
FL 19   Martyn Williams
SH 20   Harry Ellis
FH 21   Ronan O'Gara
FB 22   Rob Kearney
Manager:
  Ian McGeechan

27 June 2009
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  22–6  France
Try: Giteau 17' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (5/6) 26', 42', 45', 51', 55'
Report[18]Pen: Beauxis (1/2) 20'
Yachvili (1/1) 60'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 43,588
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Lachlan Turner
OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC 12 Berrick Barnes
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Luke Burgess
N8 8 Richard Brown
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Dean Mumm
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Al Baxter
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Substitutions:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR 17 Ben Alexander
FL 18 Phil Waugh
FL 19 David Pocock
SH 20 Josh Valentine
CE 21 Ryan Cross
CE 22 James O'Connor
Coach:
  Robbie Deans
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Maxime Médard
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Cédric Heymans
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Puricelli
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Substitutes:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado
PR 17 Nicolas Mas
FL 18 Rémy Martin
N8 19 Damien Chouly
SH 20 Julien Dupuy
WG 21 Vincent Clerc
WG 22 Julien Arias
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

27 June 2009
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  27–6  Italy
Try: Rokocoko 23' c
Ross 56' c
Whitelock 68' c
Con: McAlister (3/3)
Pen: McAlister (2/2) 8', 27'
Report[19]Pen: McLean (2/4) 32', 54'
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina (c)
RW 14 Lelia Masaga
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Luke McAlister
SH 9 Brendon Leonard
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Isaac Ross
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 John Afoa
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett
Substitutions:
HK 16 Aled de Malmanche
PR 17 Tony Woodcock
PR 18 Owen Franks
LK 19 Bryn Evans
FL 20 George Whitelock
SH 21 Piri Weepu
WG 22 Cory Jane
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Ignacio Rouyet
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR 17 Fabio Staibano
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava
FL 19 Simone Favaro
SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti
FH 21 Kris Burton
CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

27 June 2009
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  28–25British & Irish Lions
Try: Pietersen 12' m
Habana 63' c
Fourie 74' c
Con: M. Steyn (2/2)
Pen: F. Steyn (1/2) 40+1'
M. Steyn (2/2) 67', 80+1'
Report[20]Try: Kearney 7' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (5/5) 2', 15', 59', 65', 76'
Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 35'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 François Steyn
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Adrian Jacobs
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Ruan Pienaar
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
BF 7 Juan Smith
OF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 John Smit (c)
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR 17 Deon Carstens
LK 18 Andries Bekker
N8 19 Danie Rossouw
FL 20 Heinrich Brüssow
CE 21 Jaque Fourie
FH 22 Morné Steyn
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB 15   Rob Kearney
RW 14   Tommy Bowe
OC 13   Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12   Jamie Roberts
LW 11   Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10   Stephen Jones
SH 9   Mike Phillips
N8 8   Jamie Heaslip
OF 7   David Wallace
BF 6   Tom Croft
RL 5   Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4   Simon Shaw
TP 3   Adam Jones
HK 2   Matthew Rees
LP 1   Gethin Jenkins
Substitutes:
HK 16   Ross Ford
PR 17   Andrew Sheridan
LK 18   Alun Wyn Jones
FL 19   Martyn Williams
SH 20   Harry Ellis
FH 21   Ronan O'Gara
WG 22   Shane Williams
Manager:
  Ian McGeechan

4 July 2009
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  9–28British & Irish Lions
Pen: M. Steyn (3/3) 12', 40+1', 68'Report[21]Try: S. Williams (2) 25' m, 33' c
Monye 54' c
Con: S. Jones (2/3)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 9', 72', 73'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 58,318
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 Odwa Ndungane
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Wynand Olivier
LW 11 Jongi Nokwe
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Ryan Kankowski
BF 7 Juan Smith
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Johann Muller
TP 3 John Smit (c)
HK 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis
PR 17 Gurthro Steenkamp
PR 18 Deon Carstens
LK 19 Steven Sykes
N8 20 Pierre Spies
FH 21 Ruan Pienaar
FB 22 François Steyn
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
FB 15   Rob Kearney
RW 14   Ugo Monye
OC 13   Tommy Bowe
IC 12   Riki Flutey
LW 11   Shane Williams
FH 10   Stephen Jones
SH 9   Mike Phillips
N8 8   Jamie Heaslip
OF 7   Martyn Williams
BF 6   Joe Worsley
RL 5   Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4   Simon Shaw
TP 3   Phil Vickery
HK 2   Matthew Rees
LP 1   Andrew Sheridan
Substitutes:
HK 16   Ross Ford
PR 17   John Hayes
LK 18   Alun Wyn Jones
FL 19   David Wallace
FL 20   Tom Croft
SH 21   Harry Ellis
FH 22   James Hook
Manager:
  Ian McGeechan

See also

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Notes and references

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