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.
Contents
Overview
Series
Tour | Result | Victor |
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South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series | 2–1 | ![]() |
Argentina v England test series | 1–1 | Drawn |
New Zealand v France test series | 1–1 | Drawn |
Australia v Italy test series | 2–0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() ![]() |
Wales tour | ![]() ![]() |
Ireland tour | ![]() ![]() |
Fixtures
Week 1
23 May 2009 14:00 PTZ (UTC-07) |
Canada ![]() |
6–25 | ![]() |
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' |
Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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Week 2
30 May 2009 14:45 ETZ (UTC-04) |
Canada ![]() |
23–32 | ![]() |
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' |
York Stadium, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
30 May 2009 16:15 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
England ![]() |
26–33 | Barbarians |
Try: Foden Turner-Hall May Banahan Con: Goode (3) |
Report | Try: Balshaw (2) Jack Elsom D'Arcy Con: Blair (4) |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 40,121 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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31 May 2009 13:00 PTZ (UTC-07) |
United States ![]() |
10–27 | ![]() |
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' |
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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Week 3
6 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() |
55–7 | Barbarians |
Try: Mitchell (2) Horwill Giteau Moore Alexander Pocock O'Connor Con: Giteau (4) Mortlock (2) |
Report | Try: Balshaw Con: McAlister |
Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 39,688 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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6 June 2009 16:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
England ![]() |
37–15 | ![]() |
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' |
Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 40,521[1] Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
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6 June 2009 13:00 CTZ (UTC-05) |
United States ![]() |
15–48 | ![]() |
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' |
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois Attendance: 6,264[2] Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
Week 4
13 June 2009 16:10 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() |
24–22 | ![]() |
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' |
Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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13 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() |
31–8 | ![]() |
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' |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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13 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand ![]() |
22–27 | ![]() |
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' |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 32,000[3] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Week 5
20 June 2009 16:00 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() |
32–18 | French Barbarians |
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' |
Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina) |
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20 June 2009 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() |
34–12 | ![]() |
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' |
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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20 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand ![]() |
14–10 | ![]() |
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' |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 29,394 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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20 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() |
26–21 | British and Irish Lions |
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) |
ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 47,813 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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Week 6
27 June 2009 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() |
22–6 | ![]() |
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' |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 43,588 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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27 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand ![]() |
27–6 | ![]() |
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' |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 19,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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27 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() |
28–25 | British and Irish Lions |
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' |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
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Week 7
4 July 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() |
9–28 | British and Irish Lions |
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' |
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 58,318 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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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
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