2015 June rugby union tests

The 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refer to international rugby union matches that were mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere.

Because of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, no test series took place. This allowed the European season to finish 2 weeks later, with the final of the 2014–15 Top 14 season taking place on 13 June. The 2015 Super Rugby season was able to run for 21 consecutive weeks, without the 3 week international break in June, to allow an earlier and shortened 2015 Rugby Championship.

Although the international window did not take place, some World Cup nations opted to play uncapped matches in their World Cup preparations. Uruguay hosted Fijian A-side, the Fiji Warriors in Montevideo, with the Warriors playing Argentina's A-side Argentina Jaguars, between the 2 fixtures. With Russia not competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, or either of World Rugby's Nations Cup or Tbilisi Cup, they toured Namibia for a two-test series.

Three historic matches also took place. Samoa hosted New Zealand in Apia for the first time as an official test match, the first Pacific nation to do so. Kenya played 2 test matches, against Portugal and Spain. Portugal became the first European side to visit Kenya for an official test match.[1]

Fixtures
23 May 2015
15:30 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  22–30  Fiji Warriors
Try: Penalty try 56' c
Palomeque 74' c
Arboleya 79' m
Con: Etcheverry (2/3) 56', 75'
Pen: Etcheverry (1/1) 7'
 Report[2]
(In Spanish)		 Try: Ledua (2) 8' m, 42' c
Dyer 32' m
Vasiteri 39' m
Wakaya 58' m
Con: Vularika (1/5) 43'
Pen: Vuibau (1/1) 62'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo [3]
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Notes:

  • Uruguay gave this match Test match status and awarded caps.[4]
30 May 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya  41–15  Portugal
Try: Mukidza 8' c
Omiyo 20' c
Nyikuli 47' c
Oliech 55' c
Aringo 76' c
Con: Asiligwa (2/2) 9', 21'
Mukidza (3/3) 49', 56', 77'
Pen: Mukidza (1/2) 36'
Drop: Adimo (1/1) 65'
 Report[5] Try: Ferrador 28' c
Appleton 79' m
Con: Ricardo (1/2) 30'
Pen: Ricardo (1/1) 33'
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi [6]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Lambert (Namibia)

Notes:

31 May 2015
16:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  22–42  Fiji Warriors
Try: Alonso 38' c
Kessler 63' m
A. Vilaseca 66' c
Con: Ormaechea (2/3) 38', 66'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 12'
 Report[7]
(In Spanish)		 Try: Vasiteri (2) 15' c, 32' c
Stewart 20' c
Vularika 26' c
Douglas 69' m
Con: Vularika (4/5) 16', 21', 28', 33'
Pen: Vularika (3/4) 10', 25', 42'

Notes:

  • Uruguay gave this match Test match status, and awarded caps.[4]
8 July 2015
15:00 WST (UTC+13)
Samoa  16–25  New Zealand
Try: Fa'osiliva 64' c
Con: Nanai-Williams (1/1) 65'
Pen: T. Pisi (3/4) 22', 50', 55'
 Report[8] Try: Moala 46' c
Con: Carter (1/1) 47'
Pen: Carter (6/7) 6', 17', 27', 33', 59', 74'
Apia Park, Apia [9]
Attendance: 8,104
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Notes:

11 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia  39–19  Russia
Try: R. Van Wyk (2) 15' c, 60' m
Jantjies 51' c
Greyling 65' c
Deysel 78' c
Con: Kotzé (3/4) 16', 52', 79'
Jantjies (1/1) 65'
Pen: Kotzé (2/6) 4', 31'
 Report[10] Try: Galinovskiy 7' c
Gresev 40' m
Chegodaev 71' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 8', 72'

Notes:

  • This was Namibia's first ever win over Russia.
  • Namibia Captain Jacques Burger played in his first home since 2009, and was his first win since 2010.
18 July 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya  36–27  Spain
Try: Mukidza (2) 7' m, 13' m
Mang’eni 37' c
Oliech 46' m
Penalty try 70' c
Buyachi 78' c
Con: Mukidza (3/6) 38', 70', 79'
 Report[12] Try: Penalty try 43' c
Bonán 50' c
Baró 60' c
Con: Linklater (3/3) 44', 51', 60'
Pen: Linklater (2/3) 3', 25'
18 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia  45–5  Russia
Try: Van Wyk 9' c
Kotzé 46' m
Marais (3) 59' c, 74' c, 80' c
Con: Kotzé (4/5) 10', 60', 75', 80'
Pen: Kotzé (4/4) 3', 22', 28', 64'
 Report[13] Try: Matveyev 33' m

See also

References
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  2. http://www.consur.org/index.php/component/k2/item/2390-fiji-warriors-derroto-30-22-a-los-teros-en-amistoso-internacional%5B%5D
  3. "Fiji vendrá al Estadio Charrúa". uru.org. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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  8. Staff, ESPN. "All Blacks make history with Test victory in Samoa". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. "All Blacks Test in Samoa confirmed". www.espn.co.uk. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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  11. "Namibia to play Russia in 2 test series". supersport.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  12. "Kenyacup.com". www.kenyacup.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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