2010 mid-year rugby test series

The 2010 mid-year rugby Test series (also known as the Summer Tours in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the Tests constituted preparation for the 2010 Tri Nations.

The first nation to announce its fixtures for this series was Australia, which unveiled its schedule on 21 September 2009.^[1]

South Africa announced its fixtures on 8 October 2009, but delayed announcing the venues since it hosted the FIFA World Cup simultaneously. FIFA regulations call for World Cup venues to be handed over to FIFA 15 days before the World Cup starts. FIFA also prohibits any other major sporting events from being held in host cities from 7 days before the opening of the World Cup until 7 days after its end.^[2] An agreement was reached between the South African Rugby Union and the local World Cup organising committee to allow the match against France to be held at SARU's intended venue of Newlands in Cape Town, a non-World Cup venue in a World Cup city.^[3]

1 Matches
2 Notes and references

Matches

Week 1

30 May 2010 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)	England	35 – 26	The Barbarians	Twickenham, London Attendance: 41,035 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
	Try: Haskell 13' c Hape 23' c Foden 36' m Tindall 45' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Barkley (1/2) Pen: Hodgson (2), Barkley	Report	Try: Sackey (2) 34' c, 75' c D. Smith 55' c Johnston 64' m Con: Élissalde (3/4)


	15	Ben Foden
	14	Mark Cueto
	13	Mike Tindall
	12	Shontayne Hape
	11	David Strettle
	10	Charlie Hodgson
	9	Danny Care
	8	Nick Easter (c)
	7	Steffon Armitage
	6	James Haskell
	5	Tom Palmer
	4	Dave Attwood
	3	Paul Doran-Jones
	2	Steve Thompson
	1	Jon Golding
Substitutes:
	16	Lee Mears
	17	Tim Payne
	18	Dan Ward-Smith
	19	Joe Worsley
	20	Joe Simpson
	21	Olly Barkley
	22	Mathew Tait
Team manager:
Martin Johnson


	15	Paul Warwick
	14	Paul Sackey
	13	Casey Laulala
	12	Florian Fritz
	11	Cédric Heymans
	10	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
	9	Byron Kelleher
	8	Xavier Rush (c)
	7	Martyn Williams
	6	Rodney So'oialo
	5	Ben Kay
	4	Ross Skeate
	3	Julian White
	2	Benoît August
	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes:
	16	Ken Owens
	17	Cencus Johnston
	18	Jérôme Thion
	19	George Smith
	20	Pierre Mignoni
	21	Fabrice Estebanez
	22	David Smith
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.

Week 2

4 June 2010 19:45 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)	Ireland	23 – 29	The Barbarians	Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,500 ^[4] Referee: Romain Poite (France)
	Try: Ronan 40'+2' c Buckley 60' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 20', 47', 64'	Report	Try: Rush 34' m G. Smith 38' c Heymans 48' m Con: James (1/3) Pen: James (3/3) 12', 18', 30' Élissalde (1/1) 57'


	15	Robert Kearney
	14	Shane Horgan
	13	Gavin Duffy
	12	Fergus McFadden
	11	Andrew Trimble
	10	Ronan O'Gara (c)
	9	Peter Stringer
	8	Chris Henry
	7	Niall Ronan
	6	John Muldoon
	5	Dan Tuohy
	4	Ed O'Donoghue
	3	Tony Buckley
	2	Sean Cronin
	1	Marcus Horan
Substitutes:
	16	Jerry Flannery
	17	Tom Court
	18	Mick O'Driscoll
	19	David Wallace
	20	Tomás O'Leary
	21	Jonathan Sexton
	22	Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney


	15	Paul Warwick
	14	Cédric Heymans
	13	Casey Laulala
	12	Seru Rabeni
	11	David Smith
	10	Brock James
	9	Pierre Mignoni
	8	George Smith
	7	Xavier Rush (c)
	6	Alan Quinlan
	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
	4	Jérôme Thion
	3	Cencus Johnston
	2	Schalk Brits
	1	David Barnes
Substitutes:
	16	Benoît August
	17	Julian White
	18	Rodney So'oialo
	19	Martyn Williams
	20	Byron Kelleher
	21	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
	22	Fabrice Estebanez
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for Ireland.

5 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia	49 – 3	Fiji	Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 15,438 ^[5] Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
	Try: Beale (2) 10' c, 77' c Brown 39' c Cooper 43' c Ioane (2) 50' c, 66' c Mitchell 63' c Con: Giteau (6/6) Cooper (1/1)	Report	Pen: Rawaqa (1/1) 27'


	15	Kurtley Beale
	14	Digby Ioane
	13	Rob Horne	20' to 31'
	12	Matt Giteau
	11	Adam Ashley-Cooper	56'
	10	Quade Cooper
	9	Luke Burgess
	8	Richard Brown
	7	David Pocock	61'
	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
	5	Nathan Sharpe
	4	Dean Mumm
	3	Salesi Ma'afu	52'	61'
	2	Huia Edmonds	55'
	1	Ben Alexander	61'
Substitutes:
	16	Saia Faingaa	55'
	17	Pekahou Cowan	52'
	18	Mark Chisholm
	19	Matt Hodgson	61'
	20	Josh Valentine
	21	Drew Mitchell	20'	31'	56'
	22	James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans


	15	Taniela Rawaqa
	14	Sireli Bobo
	13	Rupeni Caucaunibuca	65'
	12	Saula Radidi	54'
	11	Timoci Nagusa
	10	Waisea Luveniyali	67'
	9	Emosi Vucago	53' to 63'
	8	Jone Qovu
	7	Jimilai Nakaidawa	7' to 15'	74'
	6	Anthony Wise	54'
	5	Dominiko Waqaniburotu
	4	Seko Kalou
	3	Deacon Manu (c)
	2	Talemaitoga Tuapati	74'
	1	Campese Ma'afu	73'	77'	79'
Substitutes:
	16	Graham Dewes	73'	75' to 80'
	17	Viliame Veikoso	74'
	18	Rupeni Nasiga	54'
	19	Samu Bola	7'	15'	74'	77' to 79'
	20	Vitori Buatava	67'
	21	Nemani Nadolo	65'
	22	Ropate Ratu	54'
Coach:
Sam Domoni

5 June 2010 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)	Wales	31 – 34	South Africa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
	Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A.W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c de Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn (1/1) 55'


	15	Lee Byrne
	14	Leigh Halfpenny
	13	James Hook
	12	Jamie Roberts
	11	Tom Prydie
	10	Stephen Jones
	9	Mike Phillips
	8	Ryan Jones (c)
	7	Sam Warburton	77'
	6	Jonathan Thomas
	5	Deiniol Jones	57'
	4	Bradley Davies
	3	Adam Jones	57'
	2	Matthew Rees
	1	Paul James
Substitutes:
	16	Huw Bennett
	17	John Yapp	57'
	18	Alun Wyn Jones	57'
	19	Rob McCusker	77'
	20	Richie Rees
	21	Dan Biggar
	22	Andrew Bishop
Coach:
Warren Gatland


	15	François Steyn	75'
	14	Gio Aplon
	13	Jaque Fourie
	12	Juan de Jongh
	11	Odwa Ndungane	33'
	10	Ruan Pienaar
	9	Ricky Januarie
	8	Joe van Niekerk
	7	Dewald Potgieter	55'
	6	Francois Louw
	5	Victor Matfield
	4	Danie Rossouw	76'
	3	BJ Botha	57'
	2	John Smit (c)
	1	CJ van der Linde	76'
Substitutes:
	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle	76'
	17	Jannie du Plessis	57'
	18	Alistair Hargreaves	76'
	19	Ryan Kankowski	55'
	20	Meyer Bosman
	21	Zane Kirchner	75'
	22	Bjorn Basson	33'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Week 3

8 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)	Australian Barbarians	28 – 28	England^[6]	ME Bank Stadium, Perth Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
		Report

12 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)	New Zealand	66 – 28	Ireland	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 25,000 ^[7] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
	Try: C. Smith (2) 10' c, 47' c Read 21' c B. Franks 27' c Cowan (2) 30' c, 33' c S. Whitelock (2) 50' c, 78' c Tialata 65' c Con: Carter (7/7) Weepu (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 4'	Report	Try: Tuohy 36' c O'Driscoll 54' c Bowe 60' c D'Arcy 75' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) Sexton (1/1)


	15	Israel Dagg
	14	Cory Jane	63'
	13	Conrad Smith
	12	Benson Stanley
	11	Joe Rokocoko
	10	Dan Carter	54'
	9	Jimmy Cowan	40'
	8	Kieran Read
	7	Richie McCaw (c)
	6	Jerome Kaino	38'
	5	Anthony Boric
	4	Brad Thorn	50'
	3	Owen Franks	70'
	2	Keven Mealamu	63'
	1	Ben Franks	52'	70'
Substitutes:
	16	Aled de Malmanche	63'
	17	Neemia Tialata	52'
	18	Sam Whitelock	50'
	19	Victor Vito	38'
	20	Piri Weepu	40'
	21	Aaron Cruden	54'
	22	Zac Guildford	63'
Coach:
Graham Henry


	15	Rob Kearney	70'
	14	Tommy Bowe
	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
	12	Gordon D'Arcy
	11	Andrew Trimble
	10	Ronan O'Gara	70'	24' to 34'
	9	Tomás O'Leary	70'
	8	Jamie Heaslip	15'
	7	David Wallace
	6	John Muldoon	32'
	5	Mick O'Driscoll	36'
	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
	3	Tony Buckley
	2	Sean Cronin	79'
	1	Cian Healy	77'
Substitutes:
	16	John Fogarty	79'
	17	Tom Court	77'
	18	Dan Tuohy	36'
	19	Shane Jennings	32'
	20	Eoin Reddan	70'
	21	Jonathan Sexton	70'
	22	Geordan Murphy	70'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Dan Carter became the fourth player in history to score 1,000 Test points, after Jonny Wilkinson, Neil Jenkins and Diego Domínguez. He ended the day in third on the all-time list, surpassing Domínguez.

12 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)	Australia	27 – 17	England	Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 32,228 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
	Try: Elsom 17' c Cooper (2) 30' c, 56' c Con: O'Connor (3/3) Pen: O'Connor 72' Cooper 78'	Report	Try: Penalty try (2) 53' c, 70' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood 43'


	15	James O'Connor
	14	Digby Ioane
	13	Rob Horne
	12	Berrick Barnes
	11	Drew Mitchell
	10	Quade Cooper
	9	Luke Burgess
	8	Richard Brown
	7	David Pocock
	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
	5	Nathan Sharpe
	4	Dean Mumm
	3	Salesi Ma'afu
	2	Saia Faingaa
	1	Ben Daley
Substitutes:
	16	Huia Edmonds
	17	James Slipper
	18	Mark Chisholm
	19	Matt Hodgson
	20	Will Genia
	21	Peter Hynes
	22	Kurtley Beale
Coach:
Robbie Deans


	15	Ben Foden
	14	Mark Cueto
	13	Mike Tindall
	12	Shontayne Hape
	11	Chris Ashton
	10	Toby Flood
	9	Danny Care
	8	Nick Easter
	7	Lewis Moody (c)
	6	Tom Croft
	5	Tom Palmer
	4	Simon Shaw
	3	Dan Cole
	2	Steve Thompson
	1	Tim Payne
Substitutes:
	16	George Chuter
	17	Dave Wilson
	18	Courtney Lawes
	19	James Haskell
	20	Ben Youngs
	21	Jonny Wilkinson
	22	Mathew Tait
Team manager:
Martin Johnson

12 June 2010 14:00 SAST (UTC+02)	South Africa	42 – 17	France	Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
	Try: Spies 2' c Aplon (2) 7' c, 49' c Steenkamp 31' m Louw 75' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (3/3) 10', 23', 46'	Report	Try: Rougerie 28' c Andreu 79' c Con: Parra (1/1) Skrela (1/1) Pen: Parra (1/1) 40'+3'


	15	Zane Kirchner	61'
	14	Gio Aplon
	13	Jaque Fourie	30' to 35'
	12	Wynand Olivier	61'
	11	Bryan Habana
	10	Morné Steyn	65'
	9	Ricky Januarie
	8	Pierre Spies
	7	Francois Louw
	6	Schalk Burger	50'	57'	60'
	5	Victor Matfield
	4	Danie Rossouw	60'
	3	BJ Botha	56'
	2	John Smit (c)	40'
	1	Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle	40'
	17	Jannie du Plessis	56'
	18	Flip van der Merwe	60'	69' to 79'
	19	Dewald Potgieter	50'	57' to 60'
	20	Ruan Pienaar	65'
	21	Juan de Jongh	61'
	22	Jean de Villiers	30'	35'	61'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


	15	Clément Poitrenaud	71'
	14	Vincent Clerc
	13	David Marty	78'
	12	Maxime Mermoz
	11	Aurélien Rougerie
	10	François Trinh-Duc
	9	Morgan Parra	66'
	8	Julien Bonnaire
	7	Wenceslas Lauret	52'
	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
	5	Romain Millo-Chluski	52'
	4	Lionel Nallet
	3	Nicolas Mas
	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	64'
	1	Thomas Domingo	40'
Substitutes:
	16	Guilhem Guirado	64'
	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux	40'
	18	Julien Pierre	52'
	19	Louis Picamoles	52'
	20	Dimitri Yachvili	66'	74' to 80'
	21	David Skrela	71'
	22	Marc Andreu	78'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

12 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03)	Argentina	16 – 24	Scotland	Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán Attendance: 31,898 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
	Try: Tiesi 3' m Leguizamón 30' m Pen: Contepomi (2) 12', 80'	Report	Pen: Parks (6) 6', 23', 39', 52', 68', 80'+3' Drop: Parks (2) 40'+5', 75'


	15	Martín Rodríguez
	14	Lucas Borges
	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
	12	Santiago Fernández
	11	Horacio Agulla
	10	Felipe Contepomi (c)
	9	Alfredo Lalanne
	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
	6	Genaro Fessia
	5	Patricio Albacete
	4	Manuel Carizza
	3	Martín Scelzo
	2	Mario Ledesma
	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes:
	16	Agustín Creevy
	17	Marcos Ayerza
	18	Mariano Galarza
	19	Alejandro Campos
	20	Agustín Figuerola
	21	Ignacio Mieres
	22	Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


	15	Hugo Southwell
	14	Max Evans
	13	Nick De Luca
	12	Graeme Morrison
	11	Sean Lamont
	10	Dan Parks
	9	Rory Lawson
	8	Johnnie Beattie
	7	John Barclay
	6	Kelly Brown
	5	Alastair Kellock (c)
	4	Jim Hamilton
	3	Moray Low
	2	Ross Ford
	1	Allan Jacobsen
Substitutes:
	16	Scott Lawson
	17	Geoff Cross
	18	Scott MacLeod
	19	Alasdair Strokosch
	20	Mike Blair
	21	Phil Godman
	22	Jim Thompson
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Scotland become the first side to defeat Argentina in Tucumán.

Week 4

15 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Australian Barbarians	9 – 15	England	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
		Report

18 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)	New Zealand Māori	31 – 28	Ireland XV^[8]	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
	Try: Gear, Sweeny, Lowe Con: McAlister (1/3), Ripia (1/1) Pen: McAlister (3/3), Ripia (1/1)	Report	Try: Wallace Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (7/8)

19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)	New Zealand	42 – 9	Wales	Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
	Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones 3'


	15	Israel Dagg
	14	Cory Jane
	13	Conrad Smith
	12	Benson Stanley
	11	Joe Rokocoko
	10	Dan Carter
	9	Jimmy Cowan
	8	Kieran Read
	7	Richie McCaw (c)
	6	Victor Vito
	5	Anthony Boric
	4	Brad Thorn
	3	Owen Franks
	2	Keven Mealamu
	1	Ben Franks
Substitutes:
	16	Aled de Malmanche
	17	Tony Woodcock
	18	Sam Whitelock
	19	Adam Thomson
	20	Piri Weepu
	21	Aaron Cruden
	22	Richard Kahui
Coach:
Graham Henry


	15	Lee Byrne
	14	Leigh Halfpenny
	13	Andrew Bishop
	12	Jamie Roberts
	11	Tom Prydie
	10	Stephen Jones
	9	Mike Phillips
	8	Ryan Jones (c)
	7	Gavin Thomas
	6	Jonathan Thomas
	5	Alun Wyn Jones
	4	Bradley Davies
	3	Adam Jones
	2	Matthew Rees
	1	Paul James
Substitutes:
	16	Huw Bennett
	17	John Yapp
	18	Deiniol Jones
	19	Rob McCusker
	20	Tavis Knoyle
	21	Dan Biggar
	22	Jonathan Davies
Coach:
Warren Gatland

This was the last rugby Test played at Carisbrook. Future Tests in Dunedin will be played at Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, set to open in August 2011.

19 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia	20 – 21	England	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 48,392 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
	Try: Giteau (2) 21', 41' Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/6) 7', 14'	Report	Try: Youngs 17' c Ashton 26' m Con: Flood (1/2) Pen: Flood (2/3) 2', 44' Wilkinson (1/2) 51'


	15	James O'Connor
	14	Drew Mitchell
	13	Rob Horne
	12	Matt Giteau
	11	Digby Ioane
	10	Quade Cooper
	9	Will Genia
	8	Richard Brown
	7	David Pocock
	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
	5	Nathan Sharpe
	4	Dean Mumm
	3	Salesi Ma'afu
	2	Saia Faingaa
	1	Ben Daley
Substitutes:
	16	Huia Edmonds
	17	James Slipper
	18	Mark Chisholm
	19	Matt Hodgson
	20	Luke Burgess
	21	Berrick Barnes
	22	Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans


	15	Ben Foden
	14	Mark Cueto
	13	Mike Tindall
	12	Shontayne Hape
	11	Chris Ashton
	10	Toby Flood
	9	Ben Youngs
	8	Nick Easter
	7	Lewis Moody (c)
	6	Tom Croft
	5	Tom Palmer
	4	Courtney Lawes
	3	Dan Cole
	2	Steve Thompson
	1	Tim Payne
Substitutes:
	16	George Chuter
	17	Dave Wilson
	18	Simon Shaw
	19	James Haskell
	20	Danny Care
	21	Jonny Wilkinson
	22	Delon Armitage
Team manager:
Martin Johnson

This was England's first victory in the Southern Hemisphere since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.^[9]

19 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)	South Africa	29 – 13	Italy	Puma Rugby Stadium, Witbank Attendance: 12,560 ^[10] Referee: Andrew Small (England)
	Try: Habana 17' c Louw 30' m Steyn 39' c Kirchner 48' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Parisse 63' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 12', 68'


	15	Zane Kirchner
	14	Gio Aplon
	13	Jean de Villiers
	12	Butch James
	11	Bryan Habana
	10	Morné Steyn
	9	Ricky Januarie
	8	Pierre Spies
	7	Dewald Potgieter
	6	Francois Louw
	5	Victor Matfield (c)
	4	Bakkies Botha
	3	Jannie du Plessis
	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle
	1	Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
	16	Bandise Maku
	17	CJ van der Linde
	18	Alistair Hargreaves
	19	Ryan Kankowski
	20	Ruan Pienaar
	21	Juan de Jongh
	22	Bjorn Basson
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


	15	Luke McLean
	14	Kaine Robertson
	13	Andrea Masi
	12	Matteo Pratichetti
	11	Mirco Bergamasco
	10	Craig Gower
	9	Tito Tebaldi
	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
	7	Alessandro Zanni
	6	Simone Favaro
	5	Quintin Geldenhuys
	4	Valerio Bernabò
	3	Martin Castrogiovanni
	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini
	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
	16	Fabio Ongaro
	17	Lorenzo Cittadini
	18	Marco Bortolami
	19	Paul Derbyshire
	20	Simon Picone
	21	Riccardo Bocchino
	22	Gonzalo Canale
Coach:
Nick Mallett

19 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03)	Argentina	9 – 13	Scotland	José María Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
		Report


	15	Martín Rodríguez
	14	Lucas González Amorosino
	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
	12	Santiago Fernández
	11	Horacio Agulla
	10	Felipe Contepomi (c)
	9	Agustín Figuerola
	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
	6	Genaro Fessia
	5	Patricio Albacete
	4	Manuel Carizza
	3	Martín Scelzo
	2	Mario Ledesma
	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes:
	16	Agustín Creevy
	17	Marcos Ayerza
	18	Santiago Guzmán
	19	Alejandro Campos
	20	Nicolás Vergallo
	21	Rafael Carballo
	22	Lucas Borges
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


	15	Hugo Southwell
	14	Sean Lamont
	13	Max Evans
	12	Graeme Morrison
	11	Simon Danielli
	10	Dan Parks
	9	Rory Lawson
	8	John Barclay
	7	Johnnie Beattie
	6	Kelly Brown
	5	Alastair Kellock (c)
	4	Jim Hamilton
	3	Moray Low
	2	Ross Ford
	1	Allan Jacobsen
Substitutes:
	16	Scott Lawson
	17	Alasdair Dickinson
	18	Scott MacLeod
	19	Alasdair Strokosch
	20	Mike Blair
	21	Phil Godman
	22	Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Scotland earn their first series win ever against Argentina.

Week 5

23 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)	New Zealand Māori	35 – 28	England^[6]	McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
	Try: Hosea Gear (3) 13', 42', 45' Liam Messam 18' Con: Luke McAlister (3) 15', 19', 44' Pen: Luke McAlister 11' Willie Ripia (2) 73', 75'	Report	Try: Steffon Armitage 4' Danny Care 48' Chris Ashton 40' Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) 5', 39' Pen: Charlie Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 34'


	15	Robert Robinson
	14	Sean Maitland
	13	Dwayne Sweeney
	12	Luke McAlister
	11	Hosea Gear
	10	Stephen Brett
	9	Aaron Smith
	8	Liam Messam (c)
	7	Tanerau Latimer
	6	Karl Lowe
	5	Jarrad Hoeata
	4	Hayden Triggs
	3	Ben Afeaki
	2	Corey Flynn
	1	Clint Newland
Substitutes:
	16	Dane Coles
	17	Bronson Murray
	18	Isaac Ross
	19	Colin Bourke
	20	Te Ruki Tipuna
	21	Willie Ripia
	22	Jackson Willison
Coach:
Jamie Joseph^[11]


	15	Delon Armitage
	14	David Strettle
	13	Mathew Tait
	12	Brad Barritt
	11	Chris Ashton
	10	Charlie Hodgson
	9	Danny Care
	8	Phil Dowson
	7	Steffon Armitage
	6	Chris Robshaw (c)
	5	Geoff Parling
	4	Dave Attwood
	3	Paul Doran-Jones
	2	George Chuter
	1	David Flatman
Substitutes:
	16	Robert Webber
	17	Dan Cole
	18	Dan Ward-Smith
	19	James Haskell
	20	Ben Youngs
	21	Shane Geraghty
	22	Ben Foden
Team manager:
Martin Johnson

26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)	New Zealand	29 – 10	Wales	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 30,000 ^[12] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
	Try: Cory Jane 24' Aaron Cruden 80' Con: Dan Carter 25' Piri Weepu 80' Pen: Dan Carter (5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55'	Report	Try: Jamie Roberts 77' Con: Paul James 78' Pen: Leigh Halfpenny 3'


	15	Mils Muliaina
	14	Cory Jane
	13	Richard Kahui
	12	Benson Stanley
	11	Zac Guildford
	10	Dan Carter
	9	Jimmy Cowan
	8	Kieran Read
	7	Richie McCaw (c)
	6	Jerome Kaino
	5	Tom Donnelly
	4	Brad Thorn
	3	Neemia Tialata
	2	Keven Mealamu
	1	Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
	16	Aled de Malmanche
	17	Owen Franks
	18	Sam Whitelock
	19	Adam Thomson
	20	Piri Weepu
	21	Aaron Cruden
	22	Rene Ranger
Coach:
Graham Henry


	15	Lee Byrne
	14	Leigh Halfpenny
	13	Jonathan Davies
	12	Jamie Roberts
	11	Tom Prydie
	10	Dan Biggar
	9	Mike Phillips
	8	Ryan Jones (c)
	7	Gavin Thomas
	6	Jonathan Thomas
	5	Alun-Wyn Jones
	4	Bradley Davies
	3	Adam Jones
	2	Matthew Rees
	1	Paul James
Substitutes:
	16	Huw Bennett
	17	Craig Mitchell
	18	Deiniol Jones
	19	Rob McCusker
	20	Richie Rees
	21	Stephen Jones
	22	Will Harries
Coach:
Warren Gatland

This was referee Jonathan Kaplan's 17th game involving New Zealand, a new refereeing record for games involving any one country.

26 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia	22 – 15	Ireland	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 45,498 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
	Try: Luke Burgess 17' Adam Ashley-Cooper 39' Pen: Adam Ashley-Cooper (2) 12', 33' Matt Giteau (2) 52', 61'	Report	Pen: Jonathan Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35'


	15	James O'Connor
	14	Drew Mitchell
	13	Rob Horne
	12	Matt Giteau
	11	Adam Ashley-Cooper
	10	Quade Cooper
	9	Luke Burgess
	8	Richard Brown
	7	David Pocock
	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
	5	Mark Chisholm
	4	Dean Mumm
	3	Salesi Ma'afu
	2	Saia Faingaa
	1	Ben Daley
Substitutes:
	16	Huia Edmonds
	17	James Slipper
	18	Mitch Chapman
	19	Matt Hodgson
	20	Josh Valentine
	21	Berrick Barnes
	22	Kurtley Beale
Coach:
Robbie Deans


	15	Rob Kearney
	14	Tommy Bowe
	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
	12	Paddy Wallace
	11	Andrew Trimble
	10	Jonathan Sexton
	9	Tomas O'Leary
	8	Chris Henry
	7	Shane Jennings
	6	Niall Ronan
	5	Mick O'Driscoll
	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
	3	Tony Buckley
	2	Sean Cronin
	1	Cian Healy
Substitutes:
	16	Damien Varley
	17	Tom Court
	18	Dan Tuohy
	19	Rhys Ruddock
	20	Eoin Reddan
	21	Ronan O'Gara
	22	Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Declan Kidney

26 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)	South Africa	55 – 11	Italy	Buffalo City Stadium, East London Attendance: 12,984 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
	Try: Steyn (2) 11' c, 30' c Spies 37' c du Plessis 51' c Habana 56' c van der Merwe 60' c BJ Botha 70' c Con: Steyn (6/6) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (2) 4', 20'	Report	Try: Sepe 65' m Pen: Bergamasco (2) 8', 14'


	15	Gio Aplon
	14	Jean de Villiers
	13	Jaque Fourie
	12	Juan de Jongh
	11	Bryan Habana
	10	Morné Steyn
	9	Ricky Januarie
	8	Pierre Spies
	7	Francois Louw
	6	Schalk Burger
	5	Andries Bekker
	4	Bakkies Botha
	3	Jannie du Plessis
	2	John Smit (c)
	1	Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
	17	BJ Botha
	18	Flip van der Merwe
	19	Dewald Potgieter
	20	Ruan Pienaar
	21	Butch James
	22	Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


	15	Luke McLean
	14	Michele Sepe
	13	Gonzalo Canale
	12	Andrea Masi
	11	Mirco Bergamasco
	10	Craig Gower
	9	Simon Picone
	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
	7	Paul Derbyshire
	6	Manoa Vosawai
	5	Marco Bortolami
	4	Carlo del Fava
	3	Lorenzo Cittadini
	2	Fabio Ongaro
	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini
	17	Franco Sbaraglini
	18	Quintin Geldenhuys
	19	Alessandro Zanni
	20	Tito Tebaldi
	21	Riccardo Bocchino
	22	Matteo Pratichetti
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Springbok captain John Smit became the first rugby player to win 50 Tests as captain.
Bryan Habana scored his 38th Test try, equalling the South African record of Joost van der Westhuizen.

26 June 2010 15:30 ART (UTC-03)	Argentina	41 – 13	France	Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires Attendance: 32,460 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
	Try: Fernández Lobbe 40' c Contepomi (2) 48' c, 68' c González Amorosino 58' m Con: Contepomi (3/4) Pen: Contepomi (5) 4', 8', 26', 37', 65'	Report	Try: Malzieu 53' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Porical 2' Parra 18'


	15	Martín Rodríguez
	14	Lucas González Amorosino
	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
	12	Santiago Fernández
	11	Rafael Carballo
	10	Felipe Contepomi (c)
	9	Nicolás Vergallo
	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
	7	Alejandro Campos
	6	Genaro Fessia
	5	Patricio Albacete
	4	Manuel Carizza
	3	Martín Scelzo
	2	Mario Ledesma
	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes:
	16	Agustín Creevy
	17	Marcos Ayerza
	18	Juan Figallo
	19	Mariano Galarza
	20	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
	21	Agustín Figuerola
	22	Horacio Agulla
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


	15	Jérôme Porical
	14	Vincent Clerc
	13	Florian Fritz
	12	Lionel Mazars
	11	Julien Malzieu
	10	François Trinh-Duc
	9	Morgan Parra
	8	Julien Bonnaire
	7	Louis Picamoles
	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
	5	Lionel Nallet
	4	Pascal Papé
	3	Nicolas Mas
	2	Dimitri Szarzewski
	1	Fabien Barcella
Substitutes:
	16	Guilhem Guirado
	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux
	18	Julien Pierre
	19	Grégory Lamboley
	20	Dimitri Yachvili
	21	Clément Poitrenaud
	22	Aurélien Rougerie
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

This game was referee Stuart Dickinson's 50th Test match.
Argentina score their biggest win ever over France. The Pumas' previous record win over Les Bleus was their 34–10 win in the third-place game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi became the 18th player in history to amass 500 career Test points.

Notes and references

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^ Rees, Paul (12 June 2010). "Dan Carter passes 1,000 points as New Zealand trounce 14-man Ireland". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/12/new-zealand-ireland-match-report.
^ "Ireland Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. http://www.irishrugby.ie/7051_260.php?includeref=261&season=2009-2010&team=. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
^ Chris Hewett (20 June 2010). "Youngs' England sense rosy future after win for the ages". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/youngs-england-sense-rosy-future-after-win-for-the-ages-2005492.html.
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^ BBC - 606 - - A70778389 - New Zealand 29 - 10 Wales