2010 mid-year rugby union internationals
The 2010 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the Tests constituted preparation for the 2010 Tri Nations.
The first nation to announce its fixtures for this series was Australia, which unveiled its schedule on 21 September 2009.[1]
South Africa announced its fixtures on 8 October 2009, but delayed announcing the venues since it simultaneously hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. FIFA regulations call for World Cup venues to be handed over to FIFA 15 days before the World Cup starts. FIFA also prohibits any other major sporting events from being held in host cities from 7 days before the opening of the World Cup until 7 days after its end.[2] An agreement was reached between the South African Rugby Union and the local World Cup organising committee to allow the match against France to be held at SARU's intended venue of Newlands in Cape Town, a non-World Cup venue in a World Cup city.[3]
Overview
Series
| Tour | Result | Victor |
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| Australia v England test series | 1–1 |  Australia |
| New Zealand v Wales test series | 2–0 |  New Zealand |
| Argentina v Scotland test series | 0–2 |  Scotland |
| South Africa v Italy test series | 2–0 |  South Africa |
Other tours
| Team/Tour | Opponents |
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| Barbarians end of season tour |  England (lost) –  Ireland (won) |
| France tour | South Africa (lost) –  Argentina (lost) |
Matches
Week 1
| England |
35–26 | The Barbarians |
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| Try: Haskell 13' c Hape 23' c Foden 36' m Tindall 45' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Barkley (1/2) Pen: Hodgson (2), Barkley |
Report | Try: Sackey (2) 34' c, 75' c D. Smith 55' c Johnston 64' m Con: Élissalde (3/4) |
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- As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.
Week 2
| Ireland |
23–29 | The Barbarians |
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| Try: Ronan 40'+2' c Buckley 60' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 20', 47', 64' |
Report | Try: Rush 34' m G. Smith 38' c Heymans 48' m Con: James (1/3) Pen: James (3/3) 12', 18', 30' Élissalde (1/1) 57' |
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- As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for Ireland.
| Australia |
49–3 |  Fiji |
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| Try: Beale (2) 10' c, 77' c Brown 39' c Cooper 43' c Ioane (2) 50' c, 66' c Mitchell 63' c Con: Giteau (6/6) Cooper (1/1) |
Report | Pen: Rawaqa (1/1) 27' |
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Wales  |
31–34 | South Africa |
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| Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A.W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook (1/1) 11' |
Report | Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c de Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn (1/1) 55' |
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Week 3
| New Zealand |
66–28 | Ireland |
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| Try: C. Smith (2) 10' c, 47' c Read 21' c B. Franks 27' c Cowan (2) 30' c, 33' c S. Whitelock (2) 50' c, 78' c Tialata 65' c Con: Carter (7/7) Weepu (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 4' |
Report | Try: Tuohy 36' c O'Driscoll 54' c Bowe 60' c D'Arcy 75' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) Sexton (1/1) |
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- Dan Carter became the fourth player in history to score 1,000 Test points, after Jonny Wilkinson, Neil Jenkins and Diego Domínguez. He ended the day in third on the all-time list, surpassing Domínguez.
| Australia |
27–17 | England |
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| Try: Elsom 17' c Cooper (2) 30' c, 56' c Con: O'Connor (3/3) Pen: O'Connor 72' Cooper 78' |
Report | Try: Penalty try (2) 53' c, 70' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood 43' |
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| South Africa |
42–17 |  France |
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| Try: Spies 2' c Aplon (2) 7' c, 49' c Steenkamp 31' m Louw 75' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (3/3) 10', 23', 46' |
Report | Try: Rougerie 28' c Andreu 79' c Con: Parra (1/1) Skrela (1/1) Pen: Parra (1/1) 40'+3' |
| Argentina |
16–24 | Scotland |
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| Try: Tiesi 3' m Leguizamón 30' m Pen: Contepomi (2) 12', 80' |
Report | Pen: Parks (6) 6', 23', 39', 52', 68', 80'+3' Drop: Parks (2) 40'+5', 75' |
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- Scotland become the first side to defeat Argentina in Tucumán.
Week 4
| New Zealand Māori |
31–28 | Ireland XV[8] |
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| Try: Gear, Sweeny, Lowe Con: McAlister (1/3), Ripia (1/1) Pen: McAlister (3/3), Ripia (1/1) |
Report | Try: Wallace Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (7/8) |
| New Zealand |
42–9 | Wales |
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| Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63' |
Report | Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones 3' |
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- This was intended to be the last rugby Test played at Carisbrook; however, the stadium would host the All Blacks' 2011 World Cup warm-up against at Fiji. Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, ultimately opened in August 2011.
| Australia |
20–21 | England |
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| Try: Giteau (2) 21', 41' Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/6) 7', 14' |
Report | Try: Youngs 17' c Ashton 26' m Con: Flood (1/2) Pen: Flood (2/3) 2', 44' Wilkinson (1/2) 51' |
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- This was England's first victory in the Southern Hemisphere since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.[9]
| South Africa |
29–13 |  Italy |
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| Try: Habana 17' c Louw 30' m Steyn 39' c Kirchner 48' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 14' |
Report | Try: Parisse 63' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 12', 68' |
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- Scotland earn their first series win ever against Argentina.
Week 5
| New Zealand Māori |
35–28 | England[6] |
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| Try: Hosea Gear (3) 13', 42', 45' Liam Messam 18' Con: Luke McAlister (3) 15', 19', 44' Pen: Luke McAlister 11' Willie Ripia (2) 73', 75' |
Report | Try: Steffon Armitage 4' Danny Care 48' Chris Ashton 40' Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) 5', 39' Pen: Charlie Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 34' |
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| New Zealand |
29–10 | Wales |
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| Try: Cory Jane 24' Aaron Cruden 80' Con: Dan Carter 25' Piri Weepu 80' Pen: Dan Carter (5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55' |
Report | Try: Jamie Roberts 77' Con: Paul James 78' Pen: Leigh Halfpenny 3' |
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- This was referee Jonathan Kaplan's 17th game involving New Zealand, a new refereeing record for games involving any one country.
| Australia |
22–15 | Ireland |
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| Try: Luke Burgess 17' Quade Cooper 39' Pen: Quade Cooper (2) 12', 33' Matt Giteau (2) 52', 61' |
Report | Pen: Jonathan Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35' |
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| South Africa |
55–11 | Italy |
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| Try: Steyn (2) 11' c, 30' c Spies 37' c du Plessis 51' c Habana 56' c van der Merwe 60' c BJ Botha 70' c Con: Steyn (6/6) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (2) 4', 20' |
Report | Try: Sepe 65' m Pen: Bergamasco (2) 8', 14' |
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- Springbok captain John Smit became the first rugby player to win 50 Tests as captain.
- Bryan Habana scored his 38th Test try, equalling the South African record of Joost van der Westhuizen.
| Argentina |
41–13 | France |
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| Try: Fernández Lobbe 40' c Contepomi (2) 48' c, 68' c González Amorosino 58' m Con: Contepomi (3/4) Pen: Contepomi (5) 4', 8', 26', 37', 65' |
Report | Try: Malzieu 53' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Porical 2' Parra 18' |
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- This game was referee Stuart Dickinson's 50th Test match.
- Argentina score their biggest win ever over France. The Pumas' previous record win over Les Bleus was their 34–10 win in the third-place game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
- Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi became the 18th player in history to amass 500 career Test points.
See also
- Mid-year rugby union test series
- 2010 end-of-year rugby union tests
- 2010 Asian Five Nations
- 2010 IRB Churchill Cup
- 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
- 2010 IRB Nations Cup
References
- ↑ "2010 Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series Inbound Tour Program" (Press release). Australia Rugby Union. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ↑ "Springboks resume where they left off" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ↑ "French Test confirmed for Newlands in Cape Town" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ Ireland v Barbarians Rugby tickets | Babas Ireland Rugby Tickets | Ireland v Barbarians rugby tickets 2012
- ↑ Growden, Greg (7 June 2010). "ACT faces real test to win 'next best' internationals". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 "Tours". Rugby First. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ Rees, Paul (12 June 2010). "Dan Carter passes 1,000 points as New Zealand trounce 14-man Ireland". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ "Ireland Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ Chris Hewett (20 June 2010). "Youngs' England sense rosy future after win for the ages". The Independent (London).
- ↑ United Kingdom
- ↑ "NZ Maori team named for 2010". 3 News. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ BBC – 606 – – A70778389 – New Zealand 29 – 10 Wales
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