2015 mid-year rugby union internationals

The 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refer to international rugby union matches that were mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the June International Window.

As part of the World Rugby Global rugby calendar (2012–19), 2015 saw the first Rugby World Cup take place during the calendar. This meant, because of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, no test series', or June International Window, took place between the touring Northern Hemisphere nations and the Southern Hemisphere nations. This allowed the ordinary European season to finish 2 weeks later, due to the final of the 2014–15 Top 14 season taking place on 13 June. While the 2015 Super Rugby season was able to run for 21 consecutive weeks, with out the 3 week international break in June, to allow an earlier and shortened 2015 Rugby Championship.

Although the International Window did not take place, some World Cup nations opted to play uncapped matches that will go towards their World Cup preparations. England played their annual Twickenham fixture against the Barbarians, who also played Ireland for the first time since 2012. Uruguay hosted Fijian A-side, the Fiji Warriors in Montevideo, with the Warriors playing Argentina's A-side Argentina Jaguars, between the 2 fixtures. In addition to this, Argentina hosted the French Barbarians across 2 week-ends, repeating the same two fixtures they played in June 2011 before the 2011 Rugby World Cup. South Africa also played an invitational side, hosting a World XV side for second consecutive year. With Russia not competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, or either of World Rugby's Nations Cup or Tbilisi Cup, Russia toured Namibia for a two test-series.

Three historic matches also took place. Samoa hosted New Zealand in Apia for the first ever time as an official test match, the first Pacific nation to do so. Previously, they had played an All Blacks XV side, or the Māori All Blacks, who also play Fiji in Suva, at home. Though, because of the 2015 Super Rugby Final, the All Blacks were without several first choice players. Kenya played 2 test matches, against Portugal and Spain, the first ever time that either of these sides have played Kenya, while for Portugal, they become the first European side to vist Kenya for an official test match.[1]

Fixtures

Week 1

23 May 2015
15:30 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  22–30 Fiji Fiji Warriors
Try: Penalty try 56' c
Palomeque 74' c
Arboleya 79' m
Con: Etcheverry (2/3) 56', 75'
Pen: Etcheverry (1/1) 7'
 Report
(In Spanish)		 Try: Ledua (2) 8' m, 42' c
Dyer 32' m
Vasiteri 39' m
Wakaya 58' m
Con: Vularika (1/5) 43'
Pen: Vuibau (1/1) 62'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo [2]
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Notes:

Week 2

27 May 2015
19:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Argentina XV  21–23 Fiji Fiji Warriors
Try: Isa 10' c
Lezana 41' c
González Iglesias 50' c
Con: González Iglesias (3/3) 10', 42', 51'
 Report
(In Spanish)		 Try: Stewart 4' c
Tabakanalagi 40' m
Wakaya 59' m
Con: Vularika (1/2) 5'
Pen: Vuibau (2/2) 14', 24'
28 May 2015
19:45 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland  21–22 Barbarians
Try: Gilroy 15' c
Henry 61' c
Jackson 79' c
Con: Madigan (3/3) 16', 61', 79'
 Report Try: Cuthbert (2) 4' m, 72' c
Kirchner 42' c
Con: Gopperth (2/3) 43', 74'
Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 54'

Notes:

30 May 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya  41–15  Portugal
Try: Mukidza 8' c
Omiyo 20' c
Nyikuli 47' c
Oliech 55' c
Aringo 76' c
Con: Asiligwa (2/2) 9', 21'
Mukidza (3/3) 49', 56', 77'
Pen: Mukidza (1/2) 36'
Drop: Adimo (1/1) 65'
 Report Try: Ferrador 28' c
Appleton 79' m
Con: Ricardo (1/2) 30'
Pen: Ricardo (1/1) 33'
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi [6]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Lambert (Namibia)

Notes:

31 May 2015
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England  73–12 Barbarians
Try: Yarde 10' c
Slater 20' c
Clifford 26' c
Wade (3) 30' c, 34' c, 73' c
Cipriani (2) 38' c, 78' c
Slade 41' c
Beaumont 59' c
Con: Cipriani (10/10) 11', 21', 27', 31', 34', 39', 42', 60', 74', 80'
Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 17'
 Report Try: Thorn 12' m
Waldrom 48' c
Con: Pisi (1/2) 49'
Twickenham, London [5]
Attendance: 34,667
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Notes:

31 May 2015
16:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  22–42 Fiji Fiji Warriors
Try: Alonso 38' c
Kessler 63' m
A. Vilaseca 66' c
Con: Ormaechea (2/3) 38', 66'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 12'
 Report
(In Spanish)		 Try: Vasiteri (2) 15' c, 32' c
Stewart 20' c
Vularika 26' c
Douglas 69' m
Con: Vularika (4/5) 16', 21', 28', 33'
Pen: Vularika (3/4) 10', 25', 42'

Notes:

Week 3

20 June 2015
15:30 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  22–28 France French Barbarians
Try: Cubelli 24' c
Noguera Paz 42' c
Cordero 46' m
Con: Socino (2/3) 25', 43'
Pen: Socino (1/2) 15'
 Report
(In Spanish)		 Try: Tastet 5' m
Penalty try 22' c
Orioli 38' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/3) 22', 39'
Pen: Urdapilleta (3/3) 60', 64', 75'
Old Resian Club, Rosario [7]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Week 4

26 June 2015
18:30 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  21–9 France French Barbarians
Try: Matera 25' m
Ortega Desio 61' c
Con: Socino (1/2) 62'
Pen: Socino (3/3) 20', 40', 43'
 Report
(In Spanish)		 Pen: Urdapilleta (3/4) 2', 39', 51'

Week 5

8 July 2015
15:00 WST (UTC+13)
Samoa  16–25  New Zealand
Try: Fa'osiliva 64' c
Con: Nanai-Williams (1/1) 65'
Pen: T. Pisi (3/4) 22', 50', 55'
 Report Try: Moala 46' c
Con: Carter (1/1) 47'
Pen: Carter (6/7) 6', 17', 27', 33', 59', 74'
Apia Park, Apia [8]
Attendance: 8,104
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Notes:

11 July 2015
15:00 FJT (UTC+12)
Fiji  26–27  Māori All Blacks
Try: Murimurivalu 3' m
Nadolo 34' m
Qera 40' c
Con: Matavesi (1/1) 40'
Pen: Nadolo (3/3) 13', 24', 33'
 Report Try: R. Ioane 29' c
D. McKenzie 52' c
E. Dixon 69' c
Con: M. McKenzie (2/2) 30', 53'
Black (1/1) 70'
Pen: M. McKenzie (2/2) 19', 42'

Notes:

11 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia  39–19  Russia
Try: R. Van Wyk (2) 15' c, 60' m
Jantjies 51' c
Greyling 65' c
Deysel 78' c
Con: Kotzé (3/4) 16', 52', 79'
Jantjies (1/1) 65'
Pen: Kotzé (2/6) 4', 31'
 Report Try: Galinovskiy 7' c
Gresev 40' m
Chegodaev 71' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 8', 72'

Notes:

11 July 2015
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  46–10 World XV
Try: De Allende (2) 9' m, 79' c
Etzebeth 17' c
Le Roux (3) 23' c, 53' m, 65' m
Reinach 74' c
Con: Pollard (2/5) 18', 24'
Lambie (2/2) 75', 80'
Pen: Pollard (1/2) 4'
 Report Try: Burden 34' c
Con: Harris (1/1) 35'
Pen: Harris (1/2) 20'

Week 6

18 July 2015
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
Māori All Blacks  17–34 New Zealand New Zealand Barbarians
Try: D. McKenzie 47' c
Rei 70' c
Con: M. McKenzie (1/1) 47'
Black (1/1) 71'
Pen: M. McKenzie (1/1) 5'
 Report Try: Gibson 24' m
Drummond 28' c
Tamanivalu 57' c
Osborne 60' m
Taylor 78' c
Con: Taylor (3/5) 29', 58', 79'
Pen: Taylor (1/1) 3'
Eden Park, Auckland [9]
Referee: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
18 July 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya  36–27  Spain
Try: Mukidza (2) 7' m, 13' m
Mang’eni 37' c
Oliech 46' m
Penalty try 70' c
Buyachi 78' c
Con: Mukidza (3/6) 38', 70', 79'
 Report Try: Penalty try 43' c
Bonán 50' c
Baró 60' c
Con: Linklater (3/3) 44', 51', 60'
Pen: Linklater (2/3) 3', 25'
18 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia  45–5  Russia
Try: Van Wyk 9' c
Kotzé 46' m
Marais (3) 59' c, 74' c, 80' c
Con: Kotzé (4/5) 10', 60', 75', 80'
Pen: Kotzé (4/4) 3', 22', 28', 64'
 Report Try: Matveyev 33' m

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kenya Ties Against Portugal, Spain Upgraded By World Rugby
  2. 1 2 "Fiji vendrá al Estadio Charrúa". uru.org. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "TEST MATCH: LOS TEROS VS FIJI". uru.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Plantel de Argentina para enfrentar a Uruguay". www.uar.com.ar. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Barbarians to play Ireland and England in May 2015". www.bbc.co.uk. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "K.R.U announces 2015 international calendar". www.kenyarfu.com. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Los Pumas will play in Rosario and La Plata". Americas Rugby News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "All Blacks Test in Samoa confirmed". www.espn.co.uk. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Maori All Blacks to play Fiji and NZ Barbarians". All Blacks. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Namibia to play Russia in 2 test series". supersport.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "New date for Boks v World XV". www.sport24.co.za. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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