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2008 in rugby union
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Here are the match results of the 2008 Rugby union season. Qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup began in the Caribbean, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations are set for another season.
International tournaments
Worldwide
- Nations Cup — Winner: RSA Emerging Springboks
- 2008 IRB Junior World Championship — Winner:
- 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner:
- 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series — Winner:
Africa
- 2008 Africa Cup/2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification — Winner: -
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Development — Winner: .
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Pool — Winner:
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Northern Pool — Winner:
Asia
- 2008 Asian Five Nations Cup — Winner:
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division One — Winner:
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division Two — Winner:
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - South-East Asia —
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Pacific-Asia —
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Central Asia —
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Other Regions
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
Europe
- 2008 Six Nations Championship — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2A — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2B — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3A — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3B — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3C — Winner:
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3D — Winner:
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification
North America
- 2008 Churchill Cup — Winner: ENG England Saxons
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification
Oceania
- 2008 Tri Nations Series — Winner:
- 2008 Pacific Nations Cup — Winner:
South America
Major domestic tournaments
Africa
- 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders
- 2008 Currie Cup —
Asia
- 2007-08 Top League — Suntory Sungoliath
Europe
- 2007-08 Guinness Premiership — London Wasps
- 2007-08 National Division One — Northampton Saints
- 2007-08 Top 14 — Toulouse
- 2007-08 Rugby Pro D2 — Toulon win the championship and automatic promotion, and Mont-de-Marsan win the promotion playoff.
- 2007–08 Celtic League — Leinster
- Super 10 — Calvisano
- 2007-08 Heineken Cup — Munster
North America
Oceania
- 2008 Air New Zealand Cup — Canterbury
- 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders
- 2008 Pacific Rugby Cup
South America
International results
- Complete list of fixtures involving national teams during 2008.
- • - International Friendly (a fixture not affiliated to any international tournament.)
- ♦ - World Cup Qualifying matches.
January
| 9-Jan-2008 | **** - • | [Report](https://web.archive.org/web/20080610091021/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2021716.html#hong+kong+secure+double+over+chinese+taipei) | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | 52-27 |
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February
| 23-Feb-2008 | - **** • | Monte Carlo (Monaco) | 9-21 |
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March
| 29-Mar-2008 | VIN St Vincent & Gren.- **** ♦ | Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | 7-47 |
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April
| 26-Apr-2008 | - **** | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 17-27 |
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May
| 31-May-2008 | **** - • | Vientiane (Laos) | 15-14 |
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June
| 29-June-2008 | - **** ♦ | Asunción (Paraguay) | 6-15 |
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July
| 26-July-2008 | **** - | [Report](http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby/Australia-3419-New-Zealand-Wallabies.4328832.jp) | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) | 34-19 |
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August
| 30-August-2008 | **** - | Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) | 53-8 |
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September
| 27-September-2008 | - **** ♦ | Oslo (Norway) | 15-26 |
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October
November
| 29-November-2008 | - **** | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 3-37 |
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December
| 6-December-2008 | **** - ♦ | Episkopi (Cyprus) | 24-3 |
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Other Test Match results
All months
| 3-December-2008 | Barbarians - **** • | Wembley Stadium, London (England) | 11-18 |
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References
References
- (21 June 2008). "Emerging SA retains Nations Cup". [[News24 (website).
- (21 June 2008). "Match report: New Zealand claim IRB JWC crown". [[ESPN]].
- (28 April 2008). "Uruguay crowned IRB junior World Champs". [[ESPN]].
- Berlin, Peter. (16 March 2008). "Wales wins six Nations tournament". [[The New York Times]].
- (1 June 2008). "Rugby: Crusaders carve out perfect end for Deans". [[Otago Daily Times]].
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