2008 mid-year rugby union internationals

The 2008 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the international rugby union played from May to July 2008; they were mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa they were preparation for the 2008 Tri-Nations. The Barbarians, an invitational club side, also conducted a three-match tour.

Overview

Series

Tour	Result	Victor
New Zealand v England test series	2–0	New Zealand
South Africa v Wales test series	2–0	South Africa
Argentina v Scotland test series	1–1	Drawn
Australia v France test series	2–0	Australia

Other tours

Team/Tour	Opponents
Barbarians end of season tour	Belgium (won) - Ireland (lost) - England (lost)
Italy tour	South Africa (lost) - Argentina (won)
Ireland tour	New Zealand (lost) - Australia (won)

Barbarians matches

24 May 2008
(not a test)
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Belgium	10 – 84	Barbarians
		Tries: G. Thomas (4)

Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels

27 May 2008
19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Ireland	39 – 14	Barbarians
Tries: Bowe , Heaslip (2), Horgan (2) Con: Wallace (4) Pen: Wallace (2)		Tries: Newby, Wannenburg Con: Hewat (2)

Kingsholm, Gloucester

1 June 2008
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

England	17 – 14	Barbarians
Try: Easter 14' c Tait 64' c Con: Flood Brown Pen: Flood		Try: Mapusua 50' c G. Thomas 79' c Con: Gomarsall Jackson

Twickenham, London

International matches

7 June 2008
15:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	21 – 15	Scotland
Tries: Tejeda 22' c Tiesi 80' m Con: Todeschini Pen: Todeschini (3) 19', 56', 74'		Pen: Paterson (5) 3', 24', 34', 42', 47'

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 33,000
Referee:

Alan Lewis (Ireland)

7 June 2008
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	21 – 11	Ireland
Try: Sivivatu 14' m Nonu 61' c Con: Carter Pen: Carter (3)		Try: P. Wallace 21' m Pen: O'Gara (2)

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,743
Referee:

Chris White (England)

7 June 2008
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	43 – 17	Wales
Try: Jantjes 31' c de Villiers 47' c Spies 56' c Montgomery 71' c Con: James (4) Pen: James (5)		Try: Roberts 37' c S. Williams 67' c Con: S. Jones Hook Pen: S. Jones

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 32,685
Referee:

Dave Pearson (England)

14 June 2008
16:10 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	14 – 26	Scotland

Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires
Referee:

Alain Rolland (Ireland)

14 June 2008
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	18 – 12	Ireland
Try: Barnes 6' m Horwill 21' c Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (2)		Try: Leamy 15' c O'Driscoll 62' m Con: O'Gara

Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,700
Referee:

Christophe Berdos (France)

14 June 2008
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	37 – 20	England
Try: Smith 22' c Carter 28' c Muliaina 43' c Sivivatu 46' c Con: Carter (4) Pen: Carter (3)		Try: Ojo 38', 72' c Con: Barkley (2) Pen: Barkley (2)

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 45,000
Referee:

Nigel Owens (Wales)

14 June 2008
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	37 – 21	Wales
Try: de Villiers (2) 11' c, 67' c Januarie 18' c du Plessis 80' c Con: James (4) Pen: James (3)		Try: Cooper 22' c S Williams 28' m Con: S Jones (1) Pen: S Jones (3)

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 45,000
Referee:

Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)

21 June 2008
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	44 – 12	England
Try: Kahui, Carter, Nonu,c Lauaki,c Cowan,c Con: Carter (4), Donald, Pen: Carter (3)		Try: Care,c Varndell m Con: Barkley

AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee:

Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

21 June 2008
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	26 – 0	Italy
Try: Steyn, du Plessis (2), Mtawarira, Con: Steyn (3)

Newlands, Cape Town
Referee:

George Clancy (Ireland)

28 June 2008
15:00 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	12 – 13	Italy
Pen: Hernandez (2), Bosch (2)		Try: Ghiraldini c Con: Marcato Pen: Marcato (2)

Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba
Referee:

Matt Goddard (Australia)

28 June 2008
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	34 – 13	France
Try: Giteau 36' c Sharpe 42' c Elsom 46' c Mortlock 60' c Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau (2) 19' 50'		Try: Palisson 64' c Con: Trinh-Duc (1) Pen: Yachvili (2) 21' 40+2'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 48,899
Referee:

Marius Jonker (South Africa)

5 July 2008
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	40 – 10	France
Tries:Hynes 6' c, Horwill 36' c, Cross (2) 58' c, 67' c Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau 4', 16', 24', 30'		Tries:Trinh-Duc 79' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Trinh-Duc 40'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee:

Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

9 August 2008
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	63 – 9	Argentina
Tries: Jacobs 31' c Nokwe 34' c Spies 42' c Pietersen (2) 48' c, 76' c du Preez 53' c van Niekerk (2) 60' c, 62' c du Plessis 70' c Con: James (9)		Pen: Contepomi (3)

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee:

Wayne Barnes (England)

3 September 2008
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	101 – 14	Samoa
Try: Muliaina (3) Smith (2) Kahui (2) Thomson Cowan Donald Williams Kahui Teoava Weepu Penalty try Con: Carter (6) Donald (7)		Try: Mai Faosiliva Con: Mai Warren

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Attendance: 25'000
Referee:

Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

External links

"Gatland embarrassed by collapse to Springboks". nzherald.co.nz. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

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