2009 June rugby union tests

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]

Overview

Series

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

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
Barbarians end of season tour	England (won) –  Australia (lost)
Wales tour	Canada (won) –  United States (won)
Ireland tour	Canada (won) –  United States (won)

Fixtures

23 May 2009 14:00 PTZ (UTC-07)

Canada	6–25	Ireland
Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43'	Report[2]	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)

Team details

FB 15 Pritchard RW 14 Dean van Camp OC 13 Ciaran Hearn IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Dave Spicer SH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Adam Kleeberger BF 6 Chauncey O'Toole RL 5 Mike Burak LL 4 Tyler Hotson TP 3 Scott Franklin HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Kevin Tkachuk Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Tiedemann LK 17 Luke Tait LK 18 Jebb Sinclair FL 19 Nanyak Dala FL 20 Sean-Michael Stephen SH 21 Phil Mack FH 22 Ander Monro Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15 Gavin Duffy RW 14 Barry Murphy OC 13 Darren Cave IC 12 Ian Whitten LW 11 Ian Dowling FH 10 Ian Keatley SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 Niall Ronan BF 6 John Muldoon RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll LL 4 Bob Casey TP 3 Tony Buckley HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Tom Court Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Mike Ross LK 18 Ryan Caldwell FL 19 Donnacha Ryan SH 20 Eoin Reddan FH 21 Niall O'Connor FB 22 Denis Hurley Coach: Declan Kidney

30 May 2009 14:45 ETZ (UTC-04)

Canada	23–32	Wales
Try: Duke 42' c Fairhurst 57' c Con: Pritchard (2/2) Pen: Pritchard (3) 9', 14', 31'	Report[3]	Try: Czekaj 16' c T. James 48' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 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[4]	Try: Balshaw (2) Jack Elsom D'Arcy Con: Blair (4)

Twickenham, London Attendance: 40,121 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Delon Armitage RW 14 Ben Foden OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Jordan Turner-Hall LW 11 Matt Banahan FH 10 Andy Goode SH 9 Danny Care N8 8 Lewis Moody OF 7 Nick Easter BF 6 Chris Robshaw RL 5 Louis Deacon LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c) TP 3 David Wilson HK 2 Dylan Hartley LP 1 Tim Payne Substitutions: HK 16 Steve Thompson PR 17 Nick Wood LK 18 Chris Jones FL 19 Steffon Armitage N8 20 James Haskell SH 21 Paul Hodgson CE 22 Tom May Team manager: Martin Johnson

FB 15 Ben Blair RW 14 Doug Howlett OC 13 Josh Lewsey IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Iain Balshaw FH 10 Glen Jackson SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Rocky Elsom OF 7 Serge Betsen BF 6 Jerry Collins RL 5 Chris Jack LL 4 Martin Corry (c) TP 3 Greg Somerville HK 2 Schalk Brits LP 1 Clarke Dermody Substitutes: HK 16 Sébastien Bruno PR 17 BJ Botha LK 18 Paul Tito FL 19 Phil Waugh SH 20 Chris Whitaker CE 21 Mike Catt WG 22 Ratu Nasiganiyavi Coach: Dai Young

31 May 2009 13:00 PTZ (UTC-07)

United States	10–27	Ireland
Try: Suniula 65' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63'	Report[5]	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)

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles RW 14 Kevin Swiryn OC 13 Junior Sifa IC 12 Roland Suniula LW 11 Justin Boyd FH 10 Mike Hercus (c) SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Nic Johnson OF 7 Peter Dahl BF 6 Louis Stanfill RL 5 Hayden Smith LL 4 John van der Giessen TP 3 Will Johnson HK 2 Chris Biller LP 1 Mike MacDonald Replacements: HK 16 Joe Welch PR 17 Mate Moeakiola LK 18 Courtney McKay N8 19 JJ Gagiano SH 20 Tim Usasz FH 21 Ata Malifa CE 22 Alipate Tuilevuka Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan FB 15 Gavin Duffy RW 14 Barry Murphy OC 13 Darren Cave IC 12 Ian Whitten LW 11 Ian Dowling FH 10 Ian Keatley SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 Niall Ronan BF 6 John Muldoon RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll LL 4 Bob Casey TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Tony Buckley Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Tom Court LK 18 Ryan Caldwell LK 19 Donnacha Ryan SH 20 Eoin Reddan FH 21 Niall O'Connor FB 22 Denis Hurley Coach: Declan Kidney

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[6]	Try: Balshaw Con: McAlister

Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 39,688 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

15 Adam Ashley-Cooper 14 Lachlan Turner 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) 12 Berrick Barnes 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Matt Giteau 9 Luke Burgess 8 Richard Brown 7 George Smith 6 Matt Hodgson 5 Nathan Sharpe 4 James Horwill 3 Al Baxter 2 Stephen Moore 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 17 Ben Alexander 18 Dean Mumm 19 David Pocock 20 Josh Valentine 21 Quade Cooper 22 James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans

15 Geordan Murphy 14 Iain Balshaw 13 Sonny Bill Williams 12 Seilala Mapusua 11 Josh Lewsey 10 Luke McAlister 9 Chris Whitaker 8 David Lyons 7 Phil Waugh (c) 6 Jerry Collins 5 Paul Tito 4 Chris Jack 3 BJ Botha 2 Sébastien Bruno 1 Clarke Dermody Substitutes: 16 Schalk Brits 17 Greg Somerville 18 Martin Corry 19 Serge Betsen 20 Justin Marshall 21 Glen Jackson 22 Ben Blair Coach: Dai Young

Argentina warming up at Old Trafford

6 June 2009 16:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

England	37–15	Argentina
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[7]	Pen: Hernández (4/6) 29', 38' 48', 51' Drop: Hernández (1/1) 1'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 40,521[1] Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

15 Delon Armitage 14 Mark Cueto 13 Dan Hipkiss 12 Tom May 11 Matt Banahan 10 Andy Goode 9 Danny Care 8 Nick Easter 7 Steffon Armitage 6 James Haskell 5 Louis Deacon 4 Steve Borthwick (c) 3 David Wilson 2 Dylan Hartley 1 Tim Payne Substitutes: 16 Steve Thompson 17 Julian White 18 Ben Kay 19 Jordan Crane 20 Paul Hodgson 21 Sam Vesty 22 Mathew Tait Team Manager: Martin Johnson

15 Horacio Agulla 14 Federico Martín Aramburú 13 Gonzalo Tiesi 12 Miguel Avramovic 11 Gonzalo Camacho 10 Juan Martín Hernández 9 Nicolás Vergallo 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 6 Álvaro Galindo 5 Patricio Albacete 4 Manuel Carizza 3 Juan Pablo Orlandi 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo 1 Rodrigo Roncero Substitutions: 16 Eusebio Guiñazu 17 Marcos Ayerza 18 Esteban Lozada 19 Alejandro Abadie 20 Alfredo Lalanne 21 Santiago Fernández 22 Lucas González Amorosino Coach: Santiago Phelan

6 June 2009 13:00 CTZ (UTC-05)

United States	15–48	Wales
Try: Tuilevuka 53' c Gagiano 80' m Con: DeBartolo (1/2) Pen: DeBartolo (1/1) 13'	Report[8]	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[9] Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

13 June 2009 16:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	24–22	England
Try: Leguizamón 2' m Camacho 42' c Con: Hernández (1/2) Pen: Hernández (3) 14', 19', 23' Drop: Hernández (1) 70'	Report[10]	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)

15 Horacio Agulla 14 Francisco Leonelli 13 Gonzalo Tiesi 12 Santiago Fernández 11 Gonzalo Camacho 10 Juan Martín Hernández 9 Alfredo Lalanne 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 6 Genaro Fessia 5 Patricio Albacete 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 3 Marcos Ayerza 2 Mario Ledesma 1 Rodrigo Roncero Substitutions: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo 17 Juan Pablo Orlandi 18 Esteban Lozada 19 Manuel Carizza 20 Nicolás Vergallo 21 Miguel Avramovic 22 Lucas González Amorosino Coach: Santiago Phelan

15 Delon Armitage 14 Mark Cueto 13 Dan Hipkiss 12 Tom May 11 Matt Banahan 10 Andy Goode 9 Danny Care 8 Nick Easter 7 Steffon Armitage 6 Chris Robshaw 5 Louis Deacon 4 Steve Borthwick (c) 3 Julian White 2 Dylan Hartley 1 Tim Payne Substitutes: 16 George Chuter 17 David Wilson 18 Ben Kay 19 James Haskell 20 Paul Hodgson 21 Sam Vesty 22 Mathew Tait Team Manager: Martin Johnson

13 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	31–8	Italy
Try: O'Connor (3) 3' m, 28' m, 58' c Giteau 33' c Mortlock 47' c Con: Giteau (3/5)	Report[11]	Try: Robertson 42' m Pen: McLean (1/1) 40'+1'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

15 James O'Connor 14 Lachlan Turner 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) 12 Berrick Barnes 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Matt Giteau 9 Luke Burgess 8 Richard Brown 7 George Smith 6 Dean Mumm 5 Nathan Sharpe 4 James Horwill 3 Al Baxter 2 Stephen Moore 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 17 Ben Alexander 18 Peter Kimlin 19 David Pocock 20 Josh Valentine 21 Quade Cooper 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper Coach: Robbie Deans

15 Luke McLean 14 Kaine Robertson 13 Mirco Bergamasco 12 Matteo Pratichetti 11 Alberto Sgarbi 10 Craig Gower 9 Pablo Canavosio 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 7 Mauro Bergamasco 6 Alessandro Zanni 5 Carlo Del Fava 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 3 Fabio Staibano 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 1 Salvatore Perugini Substitutes: 16 Franco Sbaraglini 17 Ignacio Rouyet 18 Marco Bortolami 19 Paul Derbyshire 20 Tito Tebaldi 21 Kristopher Burton 22 Gonzalo Garcia Coach: Nick Mallett

13 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	22–27	France
Try: Messam 40' m Nonu 75' m Pen: Donald (4/5) 12', 39', 49', 57'	Report[12]	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[13] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

15 Mils Muliaina (c) 14 Cory Jane 13 Isaia Toeava 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Joe Rokocoko 10 Stephen Donald 9 Jimmy Cowan 8 Liam Messam 7 Adam Thomson 6 Kieran Read 5 Isaac Ross 4 Brad Thorn 3 Neemia Tialata 2 Andrew Hore 1 Tony Woodcock Substitutions: 16 Keven Mealamu 17 John Afoa 18 Bryn Evans 19 Tanerau Latimer 20 Piri Weepu 21 Luke McAlister 22 Lelia Masaga Coach: Graham Henry

15 Maxime Médard 14 Cédric Heymans 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 12 Damien Traille 11 Vincent Clerc 10 François Trinh-Duc 9 Julien Dupuy 8 Louis Picamoles 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 5 Romain Millo-Chluski 4 Pascal Pape 3 Sylvain Marconnet 2 William Servat 1 Fabien Barcella Substitutes: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 17 Thomas Domingo 18 Sébastien Chabal 19 Rémy Martin 20 Dimitri Yachvili 21 Yannick Jauzion 22 Alexis Palisson Coach: Marc Lièvremont

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[14]	Try: Tomiki 52' c Gobelet 80' m Con: Mélé (1/2) Pen: Mélé 44' Drop: Mélé 25'

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)

15 Lucas González Amorosino 14 Lucas Borges 13 Gonzalo Tiesi 12 Santiago Fernández 11 Gonzalo Camacho 10 Juan Martín Hernández 9 Alfredo Lalanne 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 6 Genaro Fessia 5 Patricio Albacete 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 3 Marcos Ayerza 2 Mario Ledesma 1 Rodrigo Roncero Substitutions: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo 17 Eusebio Guiñazu 18 Esteban Lozada 19 Alvaro Galindo 20 Nicolás Vergallo 21 Federico Martín Aramburú 22 Mauro Comuzzi Coach: Santiago Phelan

15 Nicolas Brusque 14 Jean-Baptiste Gobelet 13 Geoffroy Messina 12 Brian Liebenberg 11 Yves Donguy 10 David Mélé 9 Nicolas Durand 8 Florian Faure 7 Yannick Nyanga 6 Leiataua Tomiki 5 Matthias Rolland 4 David Auradou (c) 3 David Attoub 2 Benoît August 1 Arnauld Tchougong Substitutes: 16 Mathieu Blin 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux 18 Grégory Lamboley 19 Marc Giraud 20 Sébastien Fauqué 21 Jean-Baptiste Peyras 22 Julien Saubade Coach: Guy Novès

20 June 2009 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	34–12	Italy
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[15]	Pen: McLean (4/6) 2', 30', 45', 62'

Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

15 James O'Connor 14 Lachlan Turner 13 Ryan Cross 12 Quade Cooper 11 Peter Hynes 10 Berrick Barnes 9 Luke Burgess 8 George Smith (c) 7 David Pocock 6 Peter Kimlin 5 Dean Mumm 4 James Horwill 3 Ben Alexander 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau 1 Pekahou Cowan Substitutions: 16 Stephen Moore 17 Benn Robinson 18 Nathan Sharpe 19 Phil Waugh 20 Josh Valentine 21 Matt Giteau 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper Coach: Robbie Deans

15 Luke McLean 14 Giulio Rubini 13 Gonzalo Canale 12 Gonzalo Garcia 11 Alberto Sgarbi 10 Craig Gower 9 Tito Tebaldi 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 7 Simone Favaro 6 Jean-François Montauriol 5 Marco Bortolami 4 Tommaso Reato 3 Fabio Staibano 2 Franco Sbaraglini 1 Matias Aguero Substitutes: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini 17 Salvatore Perugini 18 Quintin Geldenhuys 19 Alessandro Zanni 20 Giulio Toniolatti 21 Kristopher Burton 22 Roberto Quartaroli Coach: Nick Mallett

20 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	14–10	France
Try: Nonu 25' m Pen: Donald (2/4) 39', 56' McAlister (1/1) 65'	Report[16]	Try: Heymans 44' c Con: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 67'

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 29,394 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

15 Mils Muliaina (c) 14 Cory Jane 13 Conrad Smith 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Joe Rokocoko 10 Stephen Donald 9 Jimmy Cowan 8 Kieran Read 7 Tanerau Latimer 6 Jerome Kaino 5 Isaac Ross 4 Brad Thorn 3 Neemia Tialata 2 Keven Mealamu 1 Tony Woodcock Substitutions: 16 Aled de Malmanche 17 John Afoa 18 Bryn Evans 19 George Whitelock 20 Piri Weepu 21 Luke McAlister 22 Isaia Toeava Coach: Graham Henry

15 Maxime Médard 14 Cédric Heymans 13 Maxime Mermoz 12 Damien Traille 11 Vincent Clerc 10 François Trinh-Duc 9 Julien Dupuy 8 Louis Picamoles 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 5 Romain Millo-Chluski 4 Sébastien Chabal 3 Nicolas Mas 2 William Servat 1 Fabien Barcella Substitutes: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski 17 Thomas Domingo 18 Rémy Martin 19 Damien Chouly 20 Dimitri Yachvili 21 Yannick Jauzion 22 Mathieu Bastareaud Coach: Marc Lièvremont

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[17]	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)

15 François Steyn 14 JP Pietersen 13 Adrian Jacobs 12 Jean de Villiers 11 Bryan Habana 10 Ruan Pienaar 9 Fourie du Preez 8 Pierre Spies 7 Juan Smith 6 Heinrich Brüssow 5 Victor Matfield 4 Bakkies Botha 3 John Smit (c) 2 Bismarck du Plessis 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutions: 16 Gurthro Steenkamp 17 Deon Carstens 18 Andries Bekker 19 Danie Rossouw 20 Ricky Januarie 21 Jaque Fourie 22 Morné Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

15 Lee Byrne 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Brian O'Driscoll 12 Jamie Roberts 11 Ugo Monye 10 Stephen Jones 9 Mike Phillips 8 Jamie Heaslip 7 David Wallace 6 Tom Croft 5 Paul O'Connell (c) 4 Alun Wyn Jones 3 Phil Vickery 2 Lee Mears 1 Gethin Jenkins Substitutes: 16 Matthew Rees 17 Adam Jones 18 Donncha O'Callaghan 19 Martyn Williams 20 Harry Ellis 21 Ronan O'Gara 22 Rob Kearney Manager: Ian McGeechan

27 June 2009 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	22–6	France
Try: Giteau 17' c Con: Giteau (1/1) Pen: Giteau (5/6) 26', 42', 45', 51', 55'	Report[18]	Pen: Beauxis (1/2) 20' Yachvili (1/1) 60'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 43,588 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

15 Adam Ashley-Cooper 14 Lachlan Turner 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) 12 Berrick Barnes 11 Drew Mitchell 10 Matt Giteau 9 Luke Burgess 8 Richard Brown 7 George Smith 6 Dean Mumm 5 Nathan Sharpe 4 James Horwill 3 Al Baxter 2 Stephen Moore 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau 17 Ben Alexander 18 Phil Waugh 19 David Pocock 20 Josh Valentine 21 Ryan Cross 22 James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans

15 Damien Traille 14 Maxime Médard 13 Florian Fritz 12 Maxime Mermoz 11 Cédric Heymans 10 Lionel Beauxis 9 Dimitri Yachvili 8 Julien Puricelli 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 5 Romain Millo-Chluski 4 Pascal Pape 3 Sylvain Marconnet 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 1 Fabien Barcella Substitutes: 16 Guilhem Guirado 17 Nicolas Mas 18 Rémy Martin 19 Damien Chouly 20 Julien Dupuy 21 Vincent Clerc 22 Julien Arias Coach: Marc Lièvremont

27 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	27–6	Italy
Try: Rokocoko 23' c Ross 56' c Whitelock 68' c Con: McAlister (3/3) Pen: McAlister (2/2) 8', 27'	Report[19]	Pen: McLean (2/4) 32', 54'

AMI Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 19,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

15 Mils Muliaina (c) 14 Lelia Masaga 13 Isaia Toeava 12 Ma'a Nonu 11 Joe Rokocoko 10 Luke McAlister 9 Brendon Leonard 8 Kieran Read 7 Tanerau Latimer 6 Jerome Kaino 5 Isaac Ross 4 Brad Thorn 3 John Afoa 2 Keven Mealamu 1 Wyatt Crockett Substitutions: 16 Aled de Malmanche 17 Tony Woodcock 18 Owen Franks 19 Bryn Evans 20 George Whitelock 21 Piri Weepu 22 Cory Jane Coach: Graham Henry

15 Luke McLean 14 Kaine Robertson 13 Gonzalo Canale 12 Gonzalo Garcia 11 Mirco Bergamasco 10 Craig Gower 9 Tito Tebaldi 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 7 Mauro Bergamasco 6 Alessandro Zanni 5 Marco Bortolami 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 3 Ignacio Rouyet 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 1 Salvatore Perugini Substitutes: 16 Franco Sbaraglini 17 Fabio Staibano 18 Carlo Antonio Del Fava 19 Simone Favaro 20 Giulio Toniolatti 21 Kristopher Burton 22 Matteo Pratichetti Coach: Nick Mallett

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[20]	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)

FB 15 François Steyn RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Adrian Jacobs IC 12 Jean de Villiers LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Ruan Pienaar SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Pierre Spies BF 7 Juan Smith OF 6 Schalk Burger RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Bakkies Botha TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutes: HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle PR 17 Deon Carstens LK 18 Andries Bekker N8 19 Danie Rossouw FL 20 Heinrich Brüssow CE 21 Jaque Fourie FH 22 Morné Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substitutes: HK 16 Ross Ford PR 17 Andrew Sheridan LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones FL 19 Martyn Williams SH 20 Harry Ellis FH 21 Ronan O'Gara WG 22 Shane Williams Manager: Ian McGeechan

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[21]	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)

FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 Odwa Ndungane OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Jongi Nokwe FH 10 Morné Steyn SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Ryan Kankowski BF 7 Juan Smith OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Johann Muller TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutes: HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis PR 17 Gurthro Steenkamp PR 18 Deon Carstens LK 19 Steven Sykes N8 20 Pierre Spies FH 21 Ruan Pienaar FB 22 François Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Ugo Monye OC 13 Tommy Bowe IC 12 Riki Flutey LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Joe Worsley RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Substitutes: HK 16 Ross Ford PR 17 John Hayes LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones FL 19 David Wallace FL 20 Tom Croft SH 21 Harry Ellis FH 22 James Hook Manager: Ian McGeechan

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

Notes and references

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6. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/2479683/
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8. "United States 15-48 Wales". BBC News. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
9. Helfgot, Mike (7 June 2009). "USA Rugby no match for Wales". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
10. "Pumas hang on for thrilling win". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
11. "O'Connor stars as Wallabies down Italy". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
12. "France secure historic win in NZ". BBC News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
13. "France claim famous victory". Scrum.com. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
14. "Unión Argentina de Rugby :: U.A.R. _____________________________________________________________________________________". archive.org. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
15. "Australia 34-12 Italy". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
16. "New Zealand 14-10 France". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
17. "South Africa 26-21 Lions". BBC News. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
18. "Australia 22-6 France". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
19. "New Zealand 27-6 Italy". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
20. "South Africa 28-25 Lions". BBC News. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
21. "South Africa 9-28 Lions". BBC News. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.