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2008 June rugby union tests


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

TourResultVictor
[New Zealand v England test series](2008-england-rugby-union-tour-of-new-zealand)2–0
[South Africa v Wales test series](2008-wales-rugby-union-tour-of-south-africa)2–0
[Argentina v Scotland test series](2008-scotland-rugby-union-tour-of-argentina)1–1Drawn
[Australia v France test series](2008-france-rugby-union-tour-of-australia)2–0

Other tours

Team/TourOpponents
[Barbarians end of season tour](2008-barbarians-end-of-season-tour)(won) – (lost) – (lost)
[Italy tour](2008-italy-rugby-union-tour)(lost) – (won)
[Ireland tour](2008-ireland-rugby-union-tour-of-new-zealand-and-australia)(lost) – (won)

Barbarians matches

date = 24 May 2008 (not a test)| time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+02)| home = | score = 10 – 84 | away = Barbarians| homescore = | awayscore =Tries: G. Thomas (4)|| stadium = Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels | attendance = | referee = }}

date = 27 May 2008 | time = 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | home = | score = 39 – 14 | away = Barbarians | homescore = Tries: Bowe, Heaslip (2), Horgan (2) Con: Wallace (4) Pen: Wallace (2) | awayscore = Tries: Newby, Wannenburg Con: Hewat (2) | stadium = Kingsholm, Gloucester | attendance = | referee = }}

date = 1 June 2008 | time = 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | home = | score = 17 – 14 | away = Barbarians | homescore = Try: Easter 14' c Tait 64' c Con: Flood Brown Pen: Flood| awayscore = Try: Mapusua 50' c G. Thomas 79' c Con: Gomarsall Jackson | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = George Clancy (Ireland) }}

International matches

date = 7 June 2008| time = 15:30 AST (UTC-03)| home = | score = 21 – 15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Tejeda 22' c Tiesi 80' m Con: Todeschini Pen: Todeschini (3) 19', 56', 74' | awayscore = Pen: Paterson (5) 3', 24', 34', 42', 47' | stadium = Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario| attendance = 33,000 | referee = Alan Lewis (Ireland) }}

date = 7 June 2008| time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)| home = | score = 21 – 11 | away = | homescore = Try: Sivivatu 14' m Nonu 61' c Con: Carter Pen: Carter (3)| awayscore = Try: P. Wallace 21' m Pen: O'Gara (2)| stadium = Westpac Stadium, Wellington | attendance = 33,743 | referee = Chris White (England) }}

date = 7 June 2008| time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)| home = | score =43 – 17| away = | homescore = Try: Jantjes 31' c de Villiers 47' c Spies 56' c Montgomery 71' c Con: James (4) Pen: James (5)| awayscore = Try: Roberts 37' c S. Williams 67' c Con: S. Jones Hook Pen: S. Jones| stadium = Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein | attendance = 32,685| referee = Dave Pearson (England) }}

date = 14 June 2008| time = 16:10 AST (UTC-03)| home = | score = 14 – 26| away = |

stadium = José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | attendance = | referee = Alain Rolland (Ireland) }}

date = 14 June 2008| time = 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)| home = | score = 18 – 12 | away = | homescore = Try: Barnes 6' m Horwill 21' c Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (2)| awayscore = Try: Leamy 15' c O'Driscoll 62' m Con: O'Gara | stadium = Telstra Dome, Melbourne | attendance = 47,500| referee = Christophe Berdos (France) }}

date = 14 June 2008| time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)| home = | score = 37 – 20 | away = | homescore = Try: Smith 22' c Carter 28' c Muliaina 43' c Sivivatu 46' c Con: Carter (4) Pen: Carter (3)| awayscore = Try: Ojo 38', 72' c Con: Barkley (2) Pen: Barkley (2)| stadium = Eden Park, Auckland | attendance = 45,000| referee = Nigel Owens (Wales) }}

date = 14 June 2008| time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)| home = | score = 37 – 21 | away = | homescore = Try: De Villiers (2) 11' c, 67' c Januarie 18' c Du Plessis 80' c Con: James (4) Pen: James (3)| awayscore = Try: Cooper 22' c S. Williams 28' m Con: S. Jones (1) Pen: S. Jones (3)| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | attendance = 45,000 | referee = Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) }}

date = 21 June 2008| time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)| home = | score = 44 – 12 | away = | homescore = Try: Kahui, Carter, Nonu,c Lauaki,c Cowan,c Con: Carter (4), Donald, Pen: Carter (3) | awayscore = Try: Care,c Varndell m Con: Barkley | stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch | attendance = | referee = Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) }}

date = 21 June 2008| time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)| home = | score = 26 – 0 | away = | homescore = Try: Steyn, B. du Plessis (2), Mtawarira, Con: Steyn (3)| awayscore = | stadium = Newlands, Cape Town| attendance = | referee = George Clancy (Ireland) }}

date = 28 June 2008| time = 15:00 AST (UTC-03)| home = | score = 12 – 13 | away = | homescore = Pen: Hernández (2), Bosch (2)| awayscore = Try: Ghiraldini c Con: Marcato Pen: Marcato (2)| stadium = Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba | attendance = | referee = Matt Goddard (Australia) }}

date = 28 June 2008| time = 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)| home = | score = 34 – 13 | away = | homescore = Try: Giteau 36' c Sharpe 42' c Elsom 46' c Mortlock 60' c Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau (2) 19' 50'| awayscore = Try: Palisson 64' c Con: Trinh-Duc (1) Pen: Yachvili (2) 21' 40+2'| stadium = ANZ Stadium, Sydney | attendance = 48,899| referee = Marius Jonker (South Africa) }}

date = 5 July 2008| time = 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)| home = | score = 40 – 10 | away = | homescore = Tries: Hynes 6' c, Horwill 36' c, Cross (2) 58' c, 67' c Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau 4', 16', 24', 30' | awayscore = Tries: Trinh-Duc 79' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Trinh-Duc 40'| stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | attendance = | referee = Paul Honiss (New Zealand) }}

date = 9 August 2008| time = 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)| home = | score = 63 – 9 | away = | homescore = 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) | awayscore = Pen: Contepomi (3) | stadium = Ellis Park, Johannesburg | attendance = | referee = Wayne Barnes (England) }}

date= 3 September 2008| time = 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)| home = | score = 101 – 14 | away = | homescore = Try: Muliaina (3) Smith (2) Kahui (2) Thomson Cowan Donald Williams Kahui Teoava Weepu Penalty try Con: Carter (6) Donald (7) | awayscore = Try: Mai Faosiliva Con: Mai Warren | stadium = Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | attendance = 25,000 | referee = Stuart Dickinson (Australia) }}

References

References

  1. "George Clancy Ireland Profile". en.espn.co.uk.
  2. "IRELAND TOUR - Melbourne, 14 June 2008, 20:05 local, 10:05 GMT".
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