2010 June rugby union tests
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
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| New Zealand v Wales test series | 2–0 |  New Zealand
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| Argentina v Scotland test series | 0–2 |  Scotland
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| South Africa v Italy test series | 2–0 |  South Africa
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Other tours
| Team/Tour | Opponents |
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| Barbarians end of season tour |  England (lost) –  Ireland (won)
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| France tour | South Africa (lost) –  Argentina (lost)
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Matches
Week 1
| 30 May 2010 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
| England | 35–26 | The Barbarians |
| 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) |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 41,035 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
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- As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.
Week 2
| 4 June 2010 19:45 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
| Ireland | 23–29 | The Barbarians |
| 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' |
| Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,500[4] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for Ireland.
| 5 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 49–3 |  Fiji |
| 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' |
| Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 15,438[5] Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
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| 5 June 2010 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
Wales  | 31–34 | South Africa |
| 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' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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Week 3
| 8 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) |
| Australian Barbarians | 28–28 | England[7] |
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| ME Bank Stadium, Perth Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| 12 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 66–28 | Ireland |
| 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) |
| Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 25,000[8] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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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.
| 12 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) |
| Australia | 27–17 | England |
| 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' |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 32,228 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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| 12 June 2010 14:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 42–17 |  France |
| 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' |
| Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 12 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 16–24 | Scotland |
| 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' |
| Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán Attendance: 31,898 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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- Scotland become the first side to defeat Argentina in Tucumán.
Week 4
| 15 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australian Barbarians | 9–15 | England |
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| Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
| 18 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand Māori | 31–28 | Ireland XV[9] |
| 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) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
| 19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 42–9 | Wales |
| 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' |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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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.
| 19 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 20–21 | England |
| 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' |
| ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 48,392 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- This was England's first victory in the Southern Hemisphere since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.[10]
| 19 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 29–13 |  Italy |
| 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' |
| Puma Rugby Stadium, Witbank Attendance: 12,560[11] Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
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| 19 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 9–13 | Scotland |
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| José María Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
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- Scotland earn their first series win ever against Argentina.
Week 5
| 23 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand Māori | 35–28 | England[7] |
| 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' |
| McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| 26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 29–10 | Wales |
| 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' |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 30,000[13] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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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.
| 26 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 22–15 | Ireland |
| 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' |
| Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 45,498 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 26 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 55–11 | Italy |
| 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' |
| Buffalo City Stadium, East London Attendance: 12,984 Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
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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.
| 26 June 2010 15:30 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 41–13 | France |
| 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' |
| Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires Attendance: 32,460 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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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
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- ^ "French Test confirmed for Newlands in Cape Town" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
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