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
editSeries
edit| Tour | Result | Victor |
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| South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series | 1–2 |  South Africa
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| 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
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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
edit| Team/Tour | Opponents |
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| Barbarians end of season tour |  England (won) – Australia (lost)
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| Wales tour |  Canada (won) –  United States (won)
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| Ireland tour | Canada (won) – United States (won)
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Fixtures
edit| 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) |
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| 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 | 26–33 | Barbarians |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 6 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 55–7 | Barbarians |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 20 June 2009 16:00 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 32–18 | French 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 20 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 26–21 | British & 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 27 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 28–25 | British & 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) |
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| 4 July 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 9–28 | British & 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) |
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See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ a b Wildman, Rob (6 June 2009). "England down Pumas at Old Trafford". Scrum.com. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Canada 6-25 Ireland". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Canada 23-32 Wales". BBC News. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England 26-33 Barbarians". BBC News. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "USA 10-27 Ireland". BBC News. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Wallabies whip Barbarians". 18 June 2009.
- ^ "England 37-15 Argentina". BBC News. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "United States 15-48 Wales". BBC News. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Helfgot, Mike (7 June 2009). "USA Rugby no match for Wales". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Pumas hang on for thrilling win". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "O'Connor stars as Wallabies down Italy". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "France secure historic win in NZ". BBC News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "France claim famous victory". Scrum.com. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Los Pumas derrotaron a Barbarians por 32 a 18". 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia 34-12 Italy". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand 14-10 France". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "South Africa 26-21 Lions". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Australia 22-6 France". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand 27-6 Italy". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "South Africa 28-25 Lions". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "South Africa 9-28 Lions". BBC News. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.