2005 June rugby union tests
{{Short description|2005 international rugby union matches}}
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The 2005 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the Rugby union Test matches played during between May and July in 2005. It will coincide with the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, playing a 3-test tour against New Zealand. Wales toured North America, playing against Canada and the United States, while Ireland played two tests against Japan.
Scotland played one test against Romania due to the Lions tour, while Italy played two tests against Argentina and a single test against Australia. France toured South Africa for two tests before playing a single test against Australia. Ahead of the Lions series, New Zealand played Fiji as a warm-up, while Australia warmed-up against Samoa ahead of the French and Italian clashes. In addition to these two tier 2 sides, Japan played Argentina and Uruaguy losing both matches before the Irish test series.
Overview
=Series=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width="320"| Tour
!style="width"70"| Result !style="width"100"| Winners |
|---|
| New Zealand v British & Irish Lions test series
| 3–0 |align=center| {{ru|NZL}} |
| South Africa v France test series
| 1–0 |align=center| {{ru|RSA}} |
| Japan v Ireland test series
| 0–2 |align=center| {{ru|IRE}} |
| Argentina v Italy test series
| 1–1 |align=center| Drawn |
=Other tours=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width="100"| Team/Tour
!style="width"390"| Opponents |
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| Barbarians tour
|align=center| {{ru|SCO}} (L) – {{ru|ENG}} (W) |
| Welsh tour
|align=center| {{ru|USA}} (W) – {{ru|CAN}} (W) |
| Japan tour
|align=center| {{ru|URU}} (L) – {{ru|ARG}} (L) |
Matches
=Week 1=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 16 April 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|URU}}
|score = 24–18
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24887.html|title=Uruguay v Japan|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|JPN}}
|con1 = Castillo (2/2)
|con2 = Morita (1/2)
|pen2 = Morita (1)
|drop2 = Morita (1)
|stadium = Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Leonardo Borghi (Argentina)
}}
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=Week 2=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 23 April 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}}
|score = 68–36
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24892.html|title=Argentina v Japan|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|JPN}}
|try1 = Albina
Ayerza
Bosch
Genoud (2)
Higgs (2)
Leguizamón
Penalty try
|con1 = J. F. Miranda (2)
Todeschini (5)
|pen1 = Todeschini (3)
|try2 = Motoki
Ohata
Onozawa
Tachikawa
|con2 = Morita (2/4)
|pen2 = Morita (3)
|drop2 = Morita (1)
|stadium = Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, Buenos Aires
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Dave Pearson (England)
}}
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=Week 3=
{{rugbybox
|date = 23 May 2005
|home = British & Irish Lions
|score = 25–25
|away = {{ru|ARG}}
|try1 = Smith
|con1 = Wilkinson (1/1)
|pen1 = Wilkinson (6)
|try2 = Núñez Piossek
|con2 = Todeschini (1/1)
|pen2 = Todeschini (6)
|stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance = 61,569
|referee = Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 24 May 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}}
|score = 38–7
|away = Barbarians
|stadium = Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 28 May 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}}
|score = 39–52
|away = Barbarians
|stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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=Week 4=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 4 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|USA}}
|score = 3–77
|away = {{ru|WAL}}
|stadium = Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
|attendance = 8,027
|referee = Craig Joubert (South Africa)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 5 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|ROM}}
|score = 19–39
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24937.html|title=Romania v Scotland|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|SCO}}
|stadium = Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = Dave Pearson (England)
}}
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=Week 5=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 10 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}}
|score = 91–0
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24947.html|title=New Zealand v Fiji|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|FIJ}}
|try1 = Carter
Howlett (2)
Mauger
Mealamu
Muliaina
Sivivatu (4)
Somerville
So'oialo
Umaga
Williams
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
|attendance = 23,533
|referee = Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 11 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}
|score = 134–3
|away = {{ru|URU}}
|stadium = Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
|attendance = 9,800
|referee = Donal Courtney (Ireland)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 11 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}}
|score = 74–7
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24952.html|title=Australia v Samoa|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|SAM}}
|stadium = Stadium Australia, Sydney
|attendance = 38,556
|referee = Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 11 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|CAN}}
|score = 3–60
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24954.html|title=Canada v Wales|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|WAL}}
|stadium = York Stadium, Toronto
|attendance =
|referee = Matt Goddard (Australia)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 11 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}}
|score = 35–21
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/24953.html|title=Argentina v Italy|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|ITA}}
|try1 = Arbizu
Todeschini
|con1 = Todeschini (2/2)
|pen1 = Todeschini (7)
|pen2 = Peens (6)
|drop2 = Peens
|stadium = Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Tappe Henning (South Africa)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 12 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|JPN}}
|score = 12–44
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24961.html|title=Japan v Ireland|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|IRE}}
|stadium = Nagai Stadium, Osaka
|attendance = 12,108
|referee = Nigel Owens (Wales)
}}
=Week 6=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 17 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}}
|score = 29–30
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24962.html|title=Argentina v Italy|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|ITA}}
|con1 = Todeschini (2/2)
|pen1 = Todeschini (5)
|con2 = Peens (3/3)
|pen2 = Peens (3)
|stadium = Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
|attendance =
|referee = Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 18 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}
|score = 30–30
|away = {{ru|FRA}}
|try1 = De Villiers
Habana (2)
|con1 = Montgomery (3/3)
|pen1 = Montgomery (2)
|drop1 = Montgomery
|try2 = Bonnaire
Candelon
Nyanga
Papé
|con2 = Élissalde (2/4)
|pen2 = Élissalde (1)
|drop2 = Michalak
|stadium = Kings Park Stadium, Durban
|attendance = 50,419
|referee = Alan Lewis (Ireland)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 19 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|JPN}}
|score = 18–47
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24967.html|title=Japan v Ireland|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|IRE}}
|stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
|attendance = 14,913
|referee = Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
}}
=Week 7=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}
|score = 27–13
|away = {{ru|FRA}}
|try1 = De Villiers
Habana (2)
|con1 = Montgomery (3/3)
|pen1 = Montgomery (2)
|try2 = Michalak
|con2 = Michalak
|stadium = EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
|attendance = 35,000
|referee = Donal Courtney (Ireland)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}}
|score = 69–21
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24973.html|title=Australia v Italy|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|ITA}}
|try1 = Chisholm
Giteau
Gregan
Lyons
Paul
Sailor
Rogers
Tuqiri (4)
|try2 = Bergamasco
Lo Cicero
Mannato
|con2 = Peens (3/3)
|stadium = Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
|attendance = 26,520
|referee = Alan Lewis (Ireland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2005
|home = {{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score = 21–3
|away = British & Irish Lions
|con1 = Carter (1/2)
|pen1 = Carter (3)
|pen2 = Wilkinson (1)
|stadium = Lancaster Park, Christchurch
|attendance = 37,200
|referee = Joël Jutge (France)
}}
=Week 8=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 2 July 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|CAN}}
|score = 22–15
|away = {{ru|ARG}}
|stadium = Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary{{cite web|url=http://www.calgaryrugby.com/page/show/1597961-large-scale-and-special-events|title=Special Events|website=Calgary Rugby Union|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|attendance = 2,173
|referee = Rob Dickson (Scotland)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 2 July 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}}
|score = 37–31
|report = Report{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24980.html|title=Australia v France|website=ESPN scrum|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
|away = {{ru|FRA}}
|try1 = Larkham
Latham
Paul
Sailor
Turinui (2)
|pen1 = Giteau
|try2 = Candelon
Heymans
Laharrague
Traille
|con2 = Élissalde (4/4)
|pen2 = Élissalde (1)
|stadium = Lang Park, Brisbane
|attendance = 50,826
|referee = Nigel Williams (Wales)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 2 July 2005
|home = {{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score = 48–18
|away = British & Irish Lions
|try1 = Carter (2)
McCaw
Sivivatu
Umaga
|con1 = Carter (4/5)
|pen1 = Carter (5)
|con2 = Wilkinson (1/2)
|pen2 = Wilkinson (2)
|stadium = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
|attendance = 39,800
|referee = Andrew Cole (Australia)
}}
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=Week 9=
{{rugbybox
|date = 9 July 2005
|home = {{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score = 38–19
|away = British & Irish Lions
|try1 = Gear
Smith
Umaga (2)
Williams
|con1 = McAlister (5/5)
|pen1 = McAlister (1)
|try2 = Moody
|con2 = S. Jones (1/1)
|pen2 = S. Jones (4)
|stadium = Eden Park, Auckland
|attendance = 48,533
|referee = Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
}}
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{{Rugbybox
|date = 9 July 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}}
|score = 30–12
|away = {{ru|RSA}}
|try1 = Giteau (2)
Larkham
Mitchell
Rogers
|con1 = Giteau
|pen1 = Giteau
|pen2 = Montgomery (4)
|stadium = Stadium Australia, Sydney
|attendance = 61,534
|referee = Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
}}
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=Week 10=
{{Rugbybox
|date = 23 July 2005
|home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}
|score = 33–20
|away = {{ru|AUS}}
|try1 = De Villiers
Fourie
Habana
|con1 = Montgomery (3/3
|pen1 = Montgomery (4)
|con2 = Mortlock
|pen2 = Giteau
|stadium = Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
|attendance = 60,486
|referee = Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
}}
See also
References
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External links
- http://www.rugbydata.com
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