2009 mid-year rugby union internationals
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.
South Africa attempted to schedule two warm-ups for the Springboks before the Lions tour; however, only one eventually materialised, and it was not a full Test. Initial plans were that the Boks would play a late May test against neighbours Namibia at Windhoek, to be followed by a match in Soweto with New Zealand Māori. The Windhoek match morphed into a fixture between a South Africa XV and a "Namibian Invitational XV" made up mostly of South Africans, including five Springboks, won 36–7 by the South Africa XV on 29 May. The New Zealand Māori match went from a Springboks match to a South Africa XV match before being scrapped because the South African Rugby Union could not find sponsorship or a venue.
With the Lions tour taking place in South Africa, three of the four individual home unions fielded weakened, experimental sides in their matches, with Scotland not playing in this series. England played home friendlies 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] Argentina also played a match with the touring French Barbarians; while it was not an official Test, the Pumas fielded a mostly first-choice side.
Overview
Series
| Tour | Result | Victor |
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| South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series | 2–1 |  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
| Team/Tour | Opponents |
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| Barbarians end of season tour |  England (won) – Australia (lost) |
| Wales tour |  Canada (won) –  United States (won) |
| Ireland tour | Canada (won) – United States (won) |
Fixtures
Week 1
| Canada |
6–25 |  Ireland |
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| Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43' |
Report | Try: Murphy 18' c Whitten 63' c Buckley 69' m Con: Keatley (2/3) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 57', 61' |
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Week 2
| Canada |
23–32 |  Wales |
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| Try: Duke 42' c Fairhurst 57' c Con: Pritchard (2/2) Pen: Pritchard (3) 9', 14', 31' |
Report | Try: Czekaj 16' c T. James 48' c Con: Czekaj (1/1) Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (6) 22', 28', 33', 52', 56', 72' |
| England |
26–33 | Barbarians |
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| Try: Foden Turner-Hall May Banahan Con: Goode (3) |
Report | Try: Balshaw (2) Jack Elsom D'Arcy Con: Blair (4) |
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| United States |
10–27 | Ireland |
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| Try: Suniula 65' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63' |
Report | Try: Casey 13' m Whitten 40'+2' m Penalty try 53' c Best 70' c Con: Keatley (2/4) Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24' |
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Week 3
| Australia |
55–7 | Barbarians |
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| Try: Mitchell (2) Horwill Giteau Moore Alexander Pocock O'Connor Con: Giteau (4) Mortlock (2) |
Report | Try: Balshaw Con: McAlister |
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| England |
37–15 |  Argentina |
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| 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 | Pen: Hernández (4/6) 29', 38' 48', 51' Drop: Hernández (1/1) 1' |
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| United States |
15–48 | Wales |
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| Try: Tuilevuka 53' c Gagiano 80' m Con: DeBartolo (1/2) Pen: DeBartolo (1/1) 13' |
Report | 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' |
Week 4
| Argentina |
24–22 | England |
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| Try: Leguizamón 2' m Camacho 42' c Con: Hernández (1/2) Pen: Hernández (3) 14', 19', 23' Drop: Hernández (1) 70' |
Report | Try: Banahan 77' c Con: Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (5) 7', 46', 50', 56', 69' |
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| Australia |
31–8 |  Italy |
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| Try: O'Connor (3) 3' m, 28' m, 58' c Giteau 33' c Mortlock 47' c Con: Giteau (3/5) |
Report | Try: Robertson 42' m Pen: McLean (1/1) 40'+1' |
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22–27 |  France |
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| Try: Messam 40' m Nonu 75' m Pen: Donald (4/5) 12', 39', 49', 57' |
Report | Try: Trinh-Duc 17' c Servat 27' c Médard 70' c Con: Dupuy (3/3) Pen: Dupuy (2/3) 3', 66' |
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Week 5
| Argentina |
32–18 | French Barbarians |
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| Try: Leguizamón 40' m Fernández 41' m Camacho 63' c Con: Hernández (1/3) Pen: Hernández (5) 6', 16', 19', 23', 28' |
Report | Try: Tomiki 52' c Gobelet 80' m Con: Mélé (1/2) Pen: Mélé 44' Drop: Mélé 25' |
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| Australia |
34–12 | Italy |
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| 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 | Pen: McLean (4/6) 2', 30', 45', 62' |
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| New Zealand |
14–10 | France |
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| Try: Nonu 25' m Pen: Donald (2/4) 39', 56' McAlister (1/1) 65' |
Report | Try: Heymans 44' c Con: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 67' |
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| South Africa |
26–21 | British and Irish Lions |
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| Try: Smit 5' c Brüssow 46' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 9', 31', 34' F. Steyn (1/2) 19' |
Report | Try: Croft (2) 23' c, 68' c Phillips 75' c Con: S. Jones (3/3) |
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Week 6
| Australia |
22–6 | France |
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| Try: Giteau 17' c Con: Giteau (1/1) Pen: Giteau (5/6) 26', 42', 45', 51', 55' |
Report | Pen: Beauxis (1/2) 20' Yachvili (1/1) 60' |
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| New Zealand |
27–6 | Italy |
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| Try: Rokocoko 23' c Ross 56' c Whitelock 68' c Con: McAlister (3/3) Pen: McAlister (2/2) 8', 27' |
Report | Pen: McLean (2/4) 32', 54' |
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| South Africa |
28–25 | British and Irish Lions |
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| 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 | 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' |
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Week 7
| South Africa |
9–28 | British and Irish Lions |
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| Pen: M. Steyn (3/3) 12', 40+1', 68' |
Report | Try: S. Williams (2) 25' m, 33' c Monye 54' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 9', 72', 73' |
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See also
- Mid-year rugby union test series
- 2009 end-of-year rugby union tests
- 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
- 2009 Asian Five Nations
- 2009 IRB Churchill Cup
- 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
- 2009 IRB Nations Cup
Notes and references
- 1 2 Wildman, Rob (6 June 2009). "England down Pumas at Old Trafford". Scrum.com. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "France claim famous victory". Scrum.com. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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