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June 2009

This web site is being redesigned

Updated 01.07.2009

This web page still contains all archived international rugby results, news archives, country lists updates, match Data Sheet updates and other data and will continue to do so until the new web site is ready to be launched.

For reviews, team details of the latest test matches and a place to express your opinion go to http://rugby-international.blogspot.com/

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Test Rugby Results in for 1 July (01.07)

Rugby Test Results in for 27 June (28.06)

Rugby Test Fixtures Ahead 1-4 July (27.06)

Rugby Results in for Tuesday 23 June (24.06)

Test Rugby Results in for Sunday 21 June (22.06)

Fixtures Ahead for 27 June (21.06)

Rugby Results

01.07.2009

Guam 23, Indonesia 3in Manilla (Asia Nations Div.3)

Philippines 15, Iran 0 in Manilla (Asia Nations Div.3)

27.06.2009

South Africa 28, British and Irish Lions 25 in Pretoria (2^nd test)

New Zealand 27, Italy 6 in Christchurch

Australia 22, France 6 in Sydney

Japan 21,Tonga 19 in Lautoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

Fiji 19, Samoa 14 in Lautoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

Tunisia 38, Uganda 13 in Tunis (WCQ Africa R2, SF: Africa Cup SF)-result TBC

Namibia 54, Ivory Coast 14 in Windhoek (WCQ Africa R2: Africa Cup SF)

Papua New Guinea 86, Vanuatu 12 in Port Moresby (WCQ Oceania R1, SF 1)

Cook Islands 29, Niue 7 in Pukekohe, NZ (WCQ Oceania R1, SF 2)

23.06.2009

British and Irish Lions 13, Emerging Springbox 13 in Capetown (Non-test)

Samoa 27, Tonga 13 in Lautoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

Junior All Blacks 52, Japan 21 in Lautoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

21.06.2009

Scotland ‘A’ 22, France ‘A’ 12 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup, Final) Non-test

Italy ‘A’ 24, Romania 19 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup, 3^rd-4th)

Russia 29, Uruguay 26 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup, 5^th-6th)

Ireland ‘A’ 49, England Saxons 22 in Denver (Churchill Cup Final) Non-test

Argentina ‘A’ 46, Canada 29 in Denver (Churchill Cup 3^rd-4^th Playoff)

United States 31, Georgia 13 in Denver (Churchill Cup 5^th-6^th Playoff

20.06.2009

South Africa 26, British and Irish Lions 21 in Durban (1^st Test)

New Zealand 14, France 10 in Wellington

Australia 34, Italy 12 in Melbourne

18.06.2009

Junior All Blacks 45, Fiji 17 in Lautoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

Samoa 34, Japan 15 in Sigatoka (Pacific Nations Cup)

16.06.2009

British and Irish Lions 20, Southern Kings 8 at Port Elizebth-Non test

France ‘A’ 20, Romania 16 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

Scotland ‘A’ 27, Uruguay 3 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

Italy ‘A’ 35, Russia 3 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

14.06.2009

England Saxons 56, United States 17 in Denver (Churchill Cup)

Ireland ‘A’ 40, Georgia 5 in Denver (Churchill Cup)

Ivory Coast 13, Namibia 13 in Abidjan (WCQ Africa R2; Africa Cup Semi-final)

13.06.2009

France 27, New Zealand 22 in Dunedin

Argentina 24, England 22 in Salta

Australia 31, Italy 8 in Canberra

Junior All Blacks 17, Samoa 16 in Apia (Pacific Nations Cup)

British and Irish Lions 26, Western Province 23 in Capetown-Non test

Fiji 36,Tonga 22 in Nuku’alofa (Pacific Nations Cup)

Tunisia 41, Uganda 17 in Impala (WCQ Africa R2; Africa Cup Semi-final)

Uzbekistan 31, Kygryzstan 12 in Tashkent (Asia Regions 2, Final)

Mongolia 36, Uzbekistan ‘B’ 12 in Tashkent (Asia Regions friendly)

12.06.2009

Romania 17, Uruguay 12 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

Scotland ‘A’ 49, Russia 7 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)-non test

France ‘A’ 31, Italy ‘A’ 15 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)-non test

For reviews, team details and a place to voice your opinion go to http://rugby-international.blogspot.com/

Rugby Fixtures Ahead

02.07.2009

Tonga v Junior All Blacks in Suva (Pacific Nations Cup)

03.07.2009

Fiji v Japan in Suva (Pacific Nations Cup)

04.07.2009

British and Irish Lions v South Africa in Johannesburg (3^rd Test)

United States v Canada in Charleston (WCQ America R3)

Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands in Port Moresby (WCQ Oceania Final, FORU Cup Final)

Winner Guam/Indones. v Winner Philipp/Iran in Manilla (Asia Nat.Div3, Final)

Loser Guam/Indon. V Loser Philipp/Iran in Manilla (Asia Nat. Div.3, 3^rd-4^th Playoff)

IMPORTANT RUGBY STUFF

Rugby Profiler

A link to other rugby websites.

2009 Southern Hemisphere

Italy to Australia and New Zealand-Updated 13.06.2009

Squad and Schedule

France in New Zealand and Australia

Squad and Schedule

New Zealand v France and Italy

Squad and Schedule

2009 Summer Tours

British and Irish Lions in South Africa

British and Irish Lions Player Data

30 May Lions 37, Highvelt Royals XV 25 at Rustenburg

3 June: Lions 75, Golden Lions 10

6 June: Lions 26, Free State Cheetahs 24 in Bloemfontein

10 June: Lions 39, Natal Sharks 3 in Durban

13 June: Lions 26, Western Province 23 in Capetown

16 June: Lions 20, Southern Kings 8 in Port Elizabeth

20 June: South Africa 26, Lions 21 in Durban (1^st Test)

23 June: Lions 13, Emerging Springbox 13 in Capetown

27 June: South Africa 28, Lions 25 in Pretoria (2^nd test)

Ireland in North America

Ireland Player data

23 May: Ireland 25, Canada 6 in Vancouver

30 May: Ireland 27, United States 10 in Santa Clara

England v Argentina

England Player data

30 May Barbarians RFC 33, England 26 at Twickenham (Non test)

6 June England 37, Argentina 15 in Manchester

13 June Argentina 24, England 22 in Salta

Wales in North America

Wales Player data

30 May Wales 32, Canada 23 in Toronto

6 June: Wales 48, United States 15 in Bridgeview

IRB Junior World Championship

I normally confine my coverage to men’s international rugby because that’s about all I have time to do. But this is an important event and it’s being held in Japan. A successful tournament may well lead to a 2015 hosting of the Rugby World Cup which I fully support. So here goes. (pinched exclusively from the IRB website)

Semi-Finals 17 June

13^th Place Semi-Final

Canada 29, Uruguay 11

Italy 21, Japan 15

9^th Place Semi-Final

Tonga 26, Argentina 17

Scotland 39, Fiji 26

5^th Place Semi-Final

Wales 19, Ireland 17

France 16, Samoa 6

Semi-Finals

New Zealand 31, Australia 17

England 40, South Africa 21

Finals day is Sunday 21 June

Pool A (New Zealand, Ireland, Argentina, Uruguay)

5 June: Ireland 16, Argentina 9

New Zealand 75, Uruguay 0

9 June: Argentina 33, Uruguay 15

New Zealand 17, Ireland 0

13 June: Ireland 45, Uruguay 0

New Zealand 48, Argentina 9

Points: NZ 14, Ireland 9, Argentina 6,Uruguay 0)

Pool B (England, Samoa, Scotland, Japan)

5 June: Samoa 17, Scotland 15

England 43, Japan 0

9 June: England 30, Scotland 7

Samoa 29, Japan 20

13 June: England 52, Samoa 7

Scotland 12, Japan 7

Points: England 15, Samoa 9, Scotland 5, Japan 1)

Pool C (France, Italy, South Africa, Fiji)

5 June: France 43, Italy 13

South Africa 36, Fiji 10

9 June: France 48, Fiji 25

South Africa 65, Italy 3

13 June: Fiji 20, Italy 14

South Africa 43, France 27

Points: South Africa 15, France 7, Fiji 4, Italy 0)

Pool D (Argentina, Samoa, Wales, Georgia)

5 June: Australia 86, Canada 0

Wales 51, Tonga 5

9 June: Australia 40, Tonga 6

Wales 51, Canada 15

13 June: Tonga 36, Canada 20

Australia 38, Wales 5

Points: Australia 15, Wales 7, Tonga 5, Canada 0

2009 International Rugby Results and Fixtures to date Updated 18.06.2009

2008 International Rugby Results Updated 08.06.2009

2009 GWC Rugby Rankings Updated 18.06.2009

2008 GWC Rugby Rankings

LATEST

MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (19.06))

The following international rugby fixtures now have a match datasheet available in the fixtures lists and on each country’s list.

13 September 2008 Armenia v Serbia (Updated)

4 October 2008 Ukraine v Poland (Updated)

2 May 2009 Lithuania v Serbia (new)

9 May 2009 Lithuania v Armenia (New)

COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (19.06)

The following country lists have been updated. This includes some match data sheets. Go to country alphabetical lists at the top of the page.

Argentina Argentina XV Armenia Canada China England2001- France2001- Georgia India Ireland XV Kazakhstan Lithuania Malaysia Pakistan Romania Romania XV Scotland XV Serbia Tunisia United States Uruguay Wales

Rugby in Japan Vol.6, No.23 and 24 (18.06)

Latest newsletters from Ian McDonnell in Japan. No.23 focuses on the Junior World Championships in Japan whilst No.24 gives a very good lead-up to the Pacific Nations Cup. Also look out for Ian’s count-down to the selection of Rugby World Cup venues for 2015 and 2019, one of which Asia, Japan and a fair slice of opinion I’m aware of, is hoping that Japan will pick up one of these tournaments.

No.24 here

No.23 here

MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (08.06))

The following international rugby fixtures now have a match datasheet available in the fixtures lists and on each country’s list.

13 September 2008 Armenia v Serbia (Updated)

18 October 2008 Armenia v Switzerland (Updated)

25 October 2008 Croatia v Malta (New)

1 November 2008 Malta v Sweden (New)

8 November 2008 Netherlands v Latvia (New)

18 April 2009 Malta v Latvia (New)

25 April 2009 Netherlands v Malta (New)

25 April 2009 Croatia v Latvia (New)

2 May 2009 Croatia v Sweden (New)

This list thus completes, as much as possible at this stage, the match data sheets for the 2009 leg of the European Nations Division 2B Championship.

COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (08.06)

The following country lists have been updated. This includes some match data sheets. Go to country alphabetical lists at the top of the page.

Cambodia Canada Chile Croatia England XV Ireland Laos Latvia Malta Netherlands Sweden Uruguay

Rugby in Japan Vol.6 No.22 (08.06)

RiJ Newsletter. Another informative newsletter from Ian McDonnell in Japan. In this newsletter he summarizes the Asia 5 Nations Competition

MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (04.06))

The following international rugby fixtures now have a match datasheet available in the fixtures lists and on each country’s list.

18 October 2008 Czech Republic v Croatia (Updated)

15 November 2008 Poland v Czech Republic (New)

16 November 2008 Japan v USA (New)

16 November 2008 Moldova v Belgium (New)

22 November 2008 Japan v USA (New)

22 November 2008 Czech Republic v Moldova (New)

14 March 2009 Czech Republic v Belgium (New)

21 March 2003 Ukraine v Czech Republic (New)

9 May 2009 Ukraine v Moldova (New-incomplete)

16 May 2009 Poland v Moldova (New)

30 May 2009 Poland v Belgium (New)

This list thus completes the match data sheets for the 2009 leg of the European Nations Division 2A Championship.

COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (04.06)

The following country lists have been updated. This includes some match data sheets. Go to country alphabetical lists at the top of the page.

Armenia Belgium Czech Republic Japan Korea Lithuania Moldova Poland Serbia Singapore Ukraine United States

MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (01.06))

The following international rugby fixtures now have a match datasheet available in the fixtures lists and on each country’s list.

5 September 2008 France Amateur v Russia (New)

14 November 2008 Scotland ‘A’ v Georgia (New)

15 November 2008 Spain v Germany (New)

7 February 2009 Georgia v Germany (New)

7 February 2009 Romania v Spain (New)

7 February 2009 Russia v Portugal (New)

14 February 2009 Portugal v Georgia (New)

14 February 2009 Romania v Germany (New)

21 February 2009 Portugal v Germany (New)

28 February 2009 Russia v Romania (New)

28 February 2009 Georgia v Spain (New)

14 March 2009 Georgia v Romania (New)

15 March 2009 Portugal v Spain (New)

21 March 2009 Portugal v Romania (New)

22 March 2009 Georgia v Russia (New)

2 May 2009 Russia v Germany (New)

8 May 2009 Argentina ‘A’ v Namibia (New)

This list thus completes the match data sheets for the 2009 leg of the European Nations Division 1 Championship.

COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (01.06)

The following country lists have been updated. This includes some match data sheets. Go to country alphabetical lists at the top of the page.

Argentina XV France XV Georgia Germany Hong Kong Israel Namibia Portugal Romania Russia Scotland XV Spain

TOURNAMENTS

Asia Nations 2009 -Updated 15.06.2009

Asia Nations 2008

Castel Africa Cup 2008

Churchill Cup 2009 Updated 18.06.2009

Churchill Cup 2008

CONSUR A 2009 Updated 24.05.2009

CONSUR A 2008

CONSUR B-See World Cup

IRB Nations Cup 2009 Updated 18.06.2009

IRB Nations Cup 2008

FIRA-AER European Nations Cup 2008-10 Updated 01.06.2009

FIRA-AER European Nations Cup 2006-07

NAWIRA B –see also World Cup

Oceania Cup

Pacific Nations Cup 2009 Updated 18-06.2009

Pacific Nations Cup 2008

6 Nations 2009 – Updated 06.04.2009

Tri Nations 2008 Updated 14.09.2008

World Cup Qualifying Matches- Updated 01.06.2009

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE 2009 FIXTURES LIST

Scotland announces November Tests (12.06)

14 November v Fiji at Murrayfield

21 November v Australia at Murrayfield

28 November v Argentina at Murrayfield

Revised ASIA Regions 2 Tournament in Tashkent (08.06)

Mongolia has been added to this tournament, which would possibly signal the demise of the Asia Regions 3 tournament due to be held in Hong Kong. The teams for that tournament were Macau, Mongolia and Qatar.

On the basis of scant media coverage, I am making a good guess at the new draw. You saw it first at RugbyInternational.

09.06.2009

Mongolia v Uzbekistan

Jordan v Kyrgyzstan

13.06.2009

Winner v Winner-Winner possible goes to Division 4 2010

Loser v Loser

Other CAR Tournaments (09.06)

World Cup Qualifiers, Africa R2 and Africa Cup
We know that...
Uganda v Tunisia, home and away, 1st semi final
and Namibia v Ivory Coast, home and away, 2nd semi-final

I'm presuming that the winner of each semi-final is decided by points aggregate.

Now the final will also be played home and away. Here are the dates

Final, 1st leg 14 November 2009
Final, 2nd leg 28 November 2009

The CAR Trophy South tournament we know about (see below)

Here is the CAR Trophy North Tournament

Venue-Casablanca, Morocco 8-11 July

Teams-Morocco (Host), Kenya, Cameroun, Senegal

No mention of a final playoff between north and south

CAR Development Trophy Tournament

Venue: Lome, Togo 11-19 July

Teams
Togo (Host)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Tchad