2008 June rugby union tests
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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=
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| style="width="320"| Tour
!style="width"70"| Result !style="width"100"| Victor |
|---|
| New Zealand v England test series
| 2–0 | align=center|{{ru|NZL}} |
| South Africa v Wales test series
| 2–0 | align=center|{{ru|RSA}} |
| Argentina v Scotland test series
| 1–1 | align=center|Drawn |
| Australia v France test series
| 2–0 | align=center|{{ru|AUS}} |
=Other tours=
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| width="100"| Team/Tour
!width="390"| Opponents |
|---|
| Barbarians end of season tour
|align=center| {{ru|BEL}} (won) – {{ru|IRE}} (lost) – {{ru|ENG}} (lost) |
| Italy tour
|align=center| {{ru|RSA}} (lost) – {{ru|ARG}} (won) |
| Ireland tour
|align=center| {{ru|NZL}} (lost) – {{ru|AUS}} (won) |
Barbarians matches
{{Rugbybox |
date = 24 May 2008
(not a test)|
home = {{Ru-rt|BEL}} |
score = 10 – 84 |
away = Barbarians|
homescore = |
awayscore =Tries: G. Thomas (4)||
stadium = Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels |
attendance = |
referee = }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 27 May 2008 |
home = {{ru-rt|IRE}} |
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 = }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1 June 2008 |
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
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) {{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/ireland/rugby/player/15374.html|title=George Clancy Ireland Profile|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|access-date=28 January 2018}} }}
International matches
{{rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 21 – 15 |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
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) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 21 – 11 |
away = {{ru|IRE}} |
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) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score =43 – 17|
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
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) }}
{{rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 14 – 26|
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
stadium = José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |
attendance = |
referee = Alain Rolland (Ireland) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 18 – 12 |
away = {{ru|IRE}} |
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 |
referee = Christophe Berdos (France) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 37 – 20 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
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) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}|
score = 37 – 21 |
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
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) }}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 21 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 44 – 12 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
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) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 21 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score = 26 – 0 |
away = {{Ru|ITA}} |
homescore = Try: Steyn,
B. du Plessis (2),
Mtawarira,
Con: Steyn (3)|
awayscore = |
stadium = Newlands, Cape Town|
attendance = |
referee = George Clancy (Ireland) }}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 12 – 13 |
away = {{Ru|ITA}} |
homescore = Pen: Hernández (2), Bosch (2)|
awayscore = Try: Ghiraldini c
Con: Marcato
Pen: Marcato (2)|
stadium = Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba |
attendance = |
referee = Matt Goddard (Australia) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 34 – 13 |
away = {{Ru|FRA}} |
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) }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 5 July 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 40 – 10 |
away = {{Ru|FRA}} |
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) }}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 9 August 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score = 63 – 9 |
away = {{Ru|ARG}} |
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) }}
{{Rugbybox |
date= 3 September 2008|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 101 – 14 |
away = {{Ru|SAM}} |
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) }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10515083 |title=Gatland embarrassed by collapse to Springboks |work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=8 June 2008 |date=8 June 2008}}
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