2005 mid-year rugby union internationals

The 2005 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the Rugby union Test matches played during between May and July in 2005. It will coincide with the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, playing a 3-test tour against New Zealand. Wales toured North America, playing against Canada and the United States, while Ireland played two tests against Japan.

Scotland played one test against Romania due to the Lions tour, while Italy played two tests against Argentina and a single test against Australia. France toured South Africa for two tests before playing a single test against Australia. Ahead of the Lions series, New Zealand played Fiji as a warm-up, while Australia warmed-up against Samoa ahead of the French and Italian clashes. In addition to these two tier 2 sides, Japan played Argentina and Uruaguy losing both matches before the Irish test series.

Overview

Series

Tour	Result	Victor
New Zealand v British & Irish Lions test series	3–0	New Zealand
South Africa v France test series	1–0	South Africa
Japan v Ireland test series	0–2	Ireland
Argentina v Italy test series	1–1	Drawn

Other tours

Team/Tour	Opponents
Barbarians tour	Scotland (L) -  England (W)
Welsh tour	United States (W) -  Canada (W)
Japan tour	Uruguay (L) -  Argentina (L)

Matches

Week 1

16 April 2005 16:00 UYT (UTC-3)

Uruguay	24–18	Japan
Try: Dugonjic Castillo (3) Con: Castillo (2/2)	Report	Try: Loamanu Ohata Con: Morita (1/2) Pen: Morita (1) Drop: Morita (1)

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Leonardo Borghi (Argentina)

Week 2

23 April 2005 15:00 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	68–36	Japan
Try: Albina Ayerza Bosch Genoud (2) Higgs (2) Leguizamón Penalty try Con: JF Miranda (2) Todeschini (5) Pen: Todeschini (3)	Report	Try: Motoki Ohata Onozawa Tachikawa Con: Morita (2/4) Pen: Morita (3) Drop: Morita (1)

Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, Buenos Aires Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Week 3

23 May 2005 20:00 BST (UTC+01)

British and Irish Lions	25–25	Argentina
Try: Smith Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (6)	Report	Try: Piossek Con: Todeschini (1/1) Pen: Todeschini (6)

Millennium Stadium Attendance: 61,569 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

24 May 2005 15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Scotland	38–7	Barbarians
	Report

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

28 May 2005 14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England	39–52	Barbarians
	Report

Twickenham Stadium, London

Week 4

4 June 2005 15:00 EDT (UTC-04)

United States	3–77	Wales
	Report

Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut Attendance: 8,027 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

5 June 2005 19:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Romania	19–39	Scotland
	Report

Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Week 5

10 June 2005 19:10 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	91–0	Fiji
Try: Carter Howlett (2) Mauger Mealamu Muliaina Sivivatu (4) Somerville So'oialo Umaga Williams Con: Carter (5) Mauger (3)	Report

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 23,533 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

11 June 2005 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	134–3	Uruguay
	Report

Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

11 June 2005 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	74–7	Samoa
	Report

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 38,556 Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)

11 June 2005 15:00 EDT (UTC-04)

Canada	3–60	Wales
	Report

York Stadium, Toronto Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

11 June 2005 18:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	35–21	Italy
Try: Arbizu Todeschini Con: Todeschini (2/2) Pen: Todeschini (7)	Report	Pen: Peens (6) Drop: Peens

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

12 June 2005 14:13 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	12–44	Ireland
	Report

Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 12,108 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Week 6

17 June 2005 20:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	29–30	Italy
Try: Bouza Stortoni Con: Todeschini (2/2) Pen: Todeschini (5)	Report	Try: Canale Parisse Pez Con: Peens (3/3) Pen: Peens (3)

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

18 June 2005 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	30–30	France
Try: de Villiers Habana (2) Con: Montgomery (3/3) Pen: Montgomery (2) Drop: Montgomery	Report	Try: Bonnaire Candelon Nyanga Papé Con: Élissalde (2/4) Pen: Élissalde (1) Drop: Michalak

Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 50,419 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

19 June 2005 14:06 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	18–47	Ireland
	Report

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 14,913 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Week 7

25 June 2005 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27–13	France
Try: de Villiers Habana (2) Con: Montgomery (3/3) Pen: Montgomery (2)	Report	Try: Michalak Con: Michalak Pen: Michalak Yachvili

EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

25 June 2005 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	69–21	Italy
Try: Chisholm Giteau Gregan Lyons Paul Sailor Rogers Tuqiri (4) Con: Giteau (6) Mortlock	Report	Try: Bergamasco Lo Cicero Mannato Con: Peens (3/3)

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 26,520 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

25 June 2005 19:00 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	21–3	British and Irish Lions
Try: Sivivatu Williams Con: Carter (1/2) Pen: Carter (3)	Report	Pen: Wilkinson (1)

Jade Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 37,200 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

Week 8

2 July 2005 14:00 MDT (UTC-06)

Canada	22–15	Argentina
	Report

Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary[1] Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)

2 July 2005 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	37–31	France
Try: Larkham Latham Paul Sailor Turinui (2) Con: Giteau Rogers Pen: Giteau	Report	Try: Candelon Heymans Laharrague Traille Con: Élissalde (4/4) Pen: Élissalde (1)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 50,826 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

2 July 2005 19:00 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	48–18	British and Irish Lions
Try: Carter (2) McCaw Sivivatu Umaga Con: Carter (4/5) Pen: Carter (5)		Try: Easterby Thomas Con: Wilkinson (1/2) Pen: Wilkinson (2)

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 39,800 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Week 9

9 July 2005 19:00 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	38–19	British and Irish Lions
Try: Gear Smith Umaga (2) Williams Con: McAlister (5/5) Pen: McAlister (1)		Try: moody Con: S Jones (1/1) Pen: S Jones (4)

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 48,533 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

9 July 2005 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	30–12	South Africa
Try: Giteau (2) Larkham Mitchell Rogers Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau	Report	Pen: Montgomery (4)

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 61,534 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Week 10

23 July 2005 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	33–20	Australia
Try: de Villiers Fourie Habana Con: Montgomery (3/3 Pen: Montgomery (4)	Report	Try: Larkham Lyons Paul Con: Mortlock Pen: Giteau

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 60,4486 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

See also

• Mid-year rugby union test series
• 2005 end-of-year rugby union tests
• 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
• 2005 IRB Churchill Cup

References

External links

• http://www.rugbydata.com