2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2009 end of year rugby internationals, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.

The headline event of the series was an attempted Grand Slam tour of the Home Nations by Australia. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Wallabies' only previous Grand Slam tour, which saw the Wallabies sweep all four matches and saw David Campese, Mark Ella, Nick Farr-Jones, and Michael Lynagh achieve international prominence. Also, for the second consecutive year, a Bledisloe Cup match was contested by New Zealand and Australia outside of either country, this time in Tokyo. The final event of the series, the Barbarians' traditional Final Challenge, involved New Zealand, with the Barbarians winning over a mostly second-string All Blacks side.

For the first time since the inception of the IRB World Rankings in 2003, all of the top 20 teams in the rankings played matches in the November window. The only top-20 teams not playing in the November tours were Uruguay and the United States, which played a two-legged 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie during November.[1]

This year's series was also marked by more non-Test matches pitting Test teams with top-level club teams than in recent years. Matches of this type are often called "midweek matches" because they are traditionally played at midweek, most often on Wednesday, although they can also be scheduled on a weekend when the touring team has no Test scheduled. Australia and South Africa both scheduled two such matches; the Wallabies won both of their matches comfortably, while the Springboks lost both of theirs.

Matches

Week 1

31 October 2009
17:38 JST (UTC+09)
Australia 19–32 New Zealand
Try: Hynes 34' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'		Report[2]Try: Sivivatu 20' c
Smith 45' c
Con: Carter (2/2)
Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 James O'Connor
RW 14 Peter Hynes
OC 13 Ryan Cross
IC 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  54'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Mark Chisholm  49'
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  49'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  49'
PR 17 Matt Dunning
LK 18 Dean Mumm  49'
N8 19 George Smith  54'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Drew Mitchell
CE 22 Quade Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu 32' to 42'
FH 10 Dan Carter  78'
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo  53'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson
RL 5 Tom Donnelly  64'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Neemia Tialata  46'
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn
PR 17 John Afoa  46'
LK 18 Jason Eaton  64'
N8 19 Kieran Read  53'
SH 20 Brendon Leonard
FH 21 Stephen Donald  78'
CE 22 Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official:
Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Week 2

7 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England 9–18 Australia
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'		Report[3]Try: Genia 21' m
Ashley-Cooper 72' c
Con: Giteau (1/2)
Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,020
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Ugo Monye
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Dan Hipkiss
IC 12 Shane Geraghty
LW 11 Matt Banahan
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Jordan Crane
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Louis Deacon
TP 3 David Wilson
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley
PR 17 Duncan Bell
LK 18 Courtney Lawes
N8 19 James Haskell
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Andy Goode
CE 22 Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Peter Hynes
OC 13 Digby Ioane
IC 12 Quade Cooper
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Mark Chisholm
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR 17 Matt Dunning
LK 18 Dean Mumm
FL 19 David Pocock
SH 20 Luke Burgess
CE 21 Ryan Cross
FB 22 James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans
7 November 2009
16:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal 9–12 Namibia
Report[4]
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Chris White (England)
7 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales 12–19 New Zealand
Pen: S. Jones (4) 17', 34', 66', 74'Report[5]Try: Hore 56' c
Con: Carter
Pen: Carter (4) 11', 20', 42', 64'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,330
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper  54'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
BF 7 Martyn Williams
OF 6 Andy Powell  66'
RL 5 Luke Charteris  68'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Paul James  60'
HK 2 Matthew Rees  60'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  60'
PR 17 Duncan Jones  60'
LK 18 Bradley Davies  68'
FL 19 Dafydd Jones  66'
SH 20 Martin Roberts  54'
CE 21 Jonathan Davies
WG 22 Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Zac Guildford
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Brendon Leonard  49'
N8 8 Kieran Read  65'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Jason Eaton  54'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Neemia Tialata
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn
PR 17 Owen Franks  59'
LK 18 Tom Donnelly  54'
FL 19 Adam Thomson  65'
SH 20 Jimmy Cowan  49'
FH 21 Stephen Donald
WG 22 Ben Smith
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Stuart Terheege (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Week 3

13 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A 33–6 Romania
Try: Buso 6'
Derbyshire 49'
Sepe 67'
Quartaroli 80'
Con: Bocchino (2/4)
Pen: Bocchino (3) 15', 19', 47'		Report[6]Pen: Vlaicu (2) 3', 25'
Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
13 November 2009
19:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland A 48–19 Tonga
Report[7]
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
13 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales 17–13 Samoa
Try: Halfpenny 6' m
Pen: Biggar (3)
Halfpenny		Report[8]Try: Mapusua 62' c
Con: Fili
Pen: Fili (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,907
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
13 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France 20–13 South Africa
Try: Clerc 31' m
Pen: Dupuy (4/7) 5', 40', 49', 61'
Parra (1/1) 78'		Report[9]Try: Smit 29' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (1/2) 19'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 24'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 34,889
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Yann David  56'
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Cédric Heymans  76'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Julien Dupuy  66'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy  57'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Lionel Nallet  53'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  49'
HK 2 William Servat  53'
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  53'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  49'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  53'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  57'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  66'
CE 21 David Marty  56'
WG 22 Maxime Médard  76'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Adi Jacobs  69'
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn 40' to 50'
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Ryan Kankowski 68' to 78'
BF 7 Schalk Burger  47'
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow
RL 5 Victor Matfield 19' to 30'
LL 4 Bakkies Botha 7' to 18'  70'
TP 3 John Smit (c)
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  70'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  70'
PR 17 Wian du Preez
PR 18 CJ van der Linde  54'
LK 19 Andries Bekker  7'  18'  19'  30'  70'
FL 20 Danie Rossouw  47'
FH 21 Ruan Pienaar
CE 22 Wynand Olivier  69'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
  • Ras Dumisani's controversial rendition of the South African national anthem before the game caused a minor diplomatic incident afterwards.[10]
14 November 2009
16:15 MT (UTC+04)
Georgia 24–22 Argentina XV
Report
Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
14 November 2009
14:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Tunisia 13–18 Namibia
Report
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
14 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy 6–20 New Zealand
Pen: Craig Gower (2/3) 5', 66'ReportTry: Corey Flynn 30' m
Pen: Luke McAlister (5/8) 8', 15', 43', 50', 80'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 80,074
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England 16–9 Argentina
Try: Banahan 71' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 20', 39'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 6'		ReportPen: Rodríguez (3/6) 13', 25', 37'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,743
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Ugo Monye
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Dan Hipkiss
IC 12 Shane Geraghty
LW 11 Matt Banahan
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  75'
SH 9 Paul Hodgson  75'
N8 8 James Haskell
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Tom Croft  62'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Louis Deacon
TP 3 Duncan Bell
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  68'
LP 1 Tim Payne  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  68'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones  63'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes
FL 19 Joe Worsley  62'
SH 20 Danny Care  75'
FH 21 Andy Goode  75'
CE 22 Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Horacio Agulla
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Martín Rodríguez
LW 11 Mauro Comuzzi
FH 10 Santiago Fernández
SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne  75'
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF 7 Alejandro Abadie  33'
BF 6 Tomás Leonardi
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Esteban Lozada  55'
TP 3 Martín Scelzo  66'
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR 17 Marcos Ayerza  66'
LK 18 Manuel Carizza  55'
FL 19 Alejandro Campos  33'
SH 20 Agustín Figuerola  75'
FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG 22 Federico Martín Aramburú
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland 23–10 Fiji
Try: Beattie 21' c
Morrison 51' c
Con: Godman (2/2)
Pen: Godman (3/4) 14', 28', 34'		Report[11]Try: Goneva 38' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (1/2) 63'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 21,826
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Alex Grove
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Simon Danielli
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Moray Low
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall
PR 17 Kyle Traynor
LK 18 Jason White
N8 19 Richie Vernon
SH 20 Mike Blair
CE 21 Chris Paterson
FB 22 Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Josh Matavesi
RW 14 Vereniki Goneva
OC 13 Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC 12 Seremaia Bai (c)
LW 11 Napolioni Nalaga
FH 10 Nicky Little
SH 9 Mosese Rauluni
N8 8 Asaeli Boko
BF 7 Akapusi Qera
OF 6 Josefa Domolailai
RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL 4 Wame Lewaravu
TP 3 Deacon Manu
HK 2 Viliame Veikoso
LP 1 Alefoso Yalayalatabua
Replacements:
HK 16 Graham Dewes
PR 17 Sireli Ledua
LK 18 Leone Nakarawa
N8 19 Samu Bola
SH 20 Waisale Vatuvoka
FH 21 Jonetani Ratu
FB 22 Nasoni Roko
Coach:
Glen Ella
15 November 2009
14:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 46–8 Canada
Try: Leitch 9' m
Kikutani 37' c
Aruga 39' c
Tupuailei 48' c
Onozawa 51' c
Horie 75' c
Con: Webb (4/5)
Arlidge (1/1)
Pen: Webb (2/3) 20', 23'		Try: Hirayama 79' m
Pen: Pritchard (1/2) 17'
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
15 November 2009
15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland [12]20–20 Australia
Try: Bowe 57' c
O'Driscoll 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'		Report[13]Try: Mitchell 2' c
Elsom 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/2)
Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 69,886[14]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald  53'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace 63' to 65'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris  75'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Leo Cullen
FL 19 Denis Leamy  63'  65'  75'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Johnny Sexton
WG 22 Keith Earls  53'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper  69'
RW 14 Peter Hynes
OC 13 Digby Ioane
IC 12 Quade Cooper
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu 29' to 39'
OF 7 David Pocock 20' to 28'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Mark Chisholm
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  64'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  64'
PR 17 Matt Dunning
LK 18 Dean Mumm
FL 19 George Smith  20'  28'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Ryan Cross
FB 22 James O'Connor  69'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
  • Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player to reach 100 Test caps.

Week 4

20 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A 8–7 Georgia
Stadio Bruseschi, Palmanova
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
20 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland A 38–7 Tonga
Report[15]
Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
21 November 2009
14:05 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 27–6 Canada
Try: Aruga 9' m
Hatakeyama 20' c
Leitch 48' c
Goromaru 72' m
Con: Nicholas (1/3)
Webb (1/1)
Pen: Webb (1/2) 21'		Report[16]Pen: Pritchard (1/1) 23'
Monro (1/1) 46'
Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
21 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy 10–32 South Africa
Try: Garcia 31' c
Con: Gower
Pen: Gower 59'		Report[17]Try: Habana 5' m
Fourie 13' c
Du Preez 52' c
Olivier 72' c
Con: Steyn (2)
Pienaar
Pen: Steyn (2) 46', 64'
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 31,482
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England 6–19 New Zealand
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 15', 25'Report[18]Try: Cowan 56' c
Con: Carter (1/1)
Pen: Carter (4/6) 23', 29', 46', 67'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,676
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Mark Cueto
RW 14 Ugo Monye
OC 13 Dan Hipkiss
IC 12 Ayoola Erinle  63'
LW 11 Matt Banahan  72'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Paul Hodgson  70'
N8 8 James Haskell
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley  2'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw  65'
TP 3 Duncan Bell  51'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  49'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  49'
PR 17 David Wilson  51'
LK 18 Louis Deacon  65'
FL 19 Tom Croft  2'
SH 20 Danny Care  70'
CE 21 Shane Geraghty  63'
WG 22 Mathew Tait  72'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Zac Guildford
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  71'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson  58'
RL 5 Tom Donnelly  58'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks  58'
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Aled de Malmanche
PR 17 John Afoa  58'
LK 18 Anthony Boric  58'
FL 19 Jerome Kaino  58'
SH 20 Andy Ellis  71'
FH 21 Stephen Donald
CE 22 Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry
  • Dan Carter became the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.
21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales 33–16 Argentina
Report[19]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 60,974
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Andy Powell
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Paul James
HK 2 Matthew Rees
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett
PR 17 Duncan Jones
LK 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Dan Lydiate
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
WG 22 Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Horacio Agulla
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Martín Rodríguez
LW 11 Mauro Comuzzi
FH 10 Santiago Fernández
SH 9 Agustín Figuerola
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF 7 Alejandro Abadie
BF 6 Tomás Leonardi
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Mariano Sambucetti
TP 3 Martín Scelzo
HK 2 Mario Ledesma
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR 17 Marcos Ayerza
LK 18 Manuel Carizza
N8 19 Alejandro Campos
SH 20 Alfredo Lalanne
FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG 22 Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Assistant referees:
Christophe Berdos (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

21 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal 13–24 Argentina XV
Report[20]
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
21 November 2009
18:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France 43–5 Samoa
Report[21]
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 67,834
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
21 November 2009
17:15 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland 41–6 Fiji
Try: Earls (2) 18' c, 62' c
O'Driscoll 45' c
Kearney 67' c
Horgan 76' c
Con: Sexton (5/5)
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 9', 40'		Report[22]Pen: Little (2/3) 27', 43'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Denis Leamy
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Leo Cullen
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Tom Court
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Seán O'Brien
SH 20 Tomás O'Leary
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
FB 22 Andrew Trimble
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Norman Ligairi
RW 14 Vereniki Goneva
OC 13 Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC 12 Seremaia Bai (c)
LW 11 Nasoni Roko
FH 10 Nicky Little
SH 9 Mosese Rauluni
N8 8 Asaeli Boko
OF 7 Akapusi Qera
BF 6 Apolosi Satala
RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL 4 Wame Lewaravu
TP 3 Viliame Seuseu
HK 2 Viliame Veikoso
LP 1 Aisake Tarogi
Replacements:
HK 16 Isireli Ledua
PR 17 Graham Dewes
LK 18 Leone Nakarawa
N8 19 Samu Bola
SH 20 Waisale Vatuvoka
FH 21 Josh Matavesi
WG 22 Timoci Nagusa
Coach:
Glen Ella
21 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland 9–8 Australia
Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56'
Drop: Paterson (1/1) 75'		Report[23]Try: Cross 80' m
Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Alex Grove
IC 12 Graeme Morrison  40'
LW 11 Simon Danielli  63'
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)  20'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  63'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  47'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Moray Low  57'
HK 2 Ross Ford  76'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall  76'
PR 17 Kyle Traynor  57'
FL 18 Jason White  47'
N8 19 Richie Vernon  63'
SH 20 Rory Lawson  20'
FB 21 Chris Paterson  63'
CE 22 Nick De Luca  40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Peter Hynes
OC 13 Ryan Cross
IC 12 Quade Cooper  73'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia  63'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  66'
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Mark Chisholm  49'
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander
HK 2 Stephen Moore  45'
LP 1 Benn Robinson  16'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  45'
PR 17 Sekope Kepu  16'
LK 18 Dean Mumm  49'
N8 19 Richard Brown  66'
SH 20 Luke Burgess  63'
WG 21 Lachie Turner
CE 22 James O'Connor  73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Week 5

27 November 2009
19:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland A 31–0 Argentina XV
Report[24]
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
28 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy 24–6 Samoa
Try: McLean 7' m
Penalty try 77' c
Con: Mi.Bergamasco (1/2)
Pen: Mi.Bergamasco (2/2) 7', 21'
Gower 37' c
Drop: Tebaldi 50'		Report[25]Pen: Esau (2/4) 12', 40'
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno
Attendance: 17,110
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
  • This was Italy's first win since June 2008, ending a 13-game losing streak.[26]
28 November 2009
14:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland 15–10 South Africa
Pen: Sexton (5/7) 10', 30', 48', 52', 68'Report[27]Try: Burger 16' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Drop: Steyn (1/2) 24'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 74,950[28]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Leo Cullen
FL 19 Seán O'Brien
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara
FB 22 Gordon D'Arcy
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Wynand Olivier
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Danie Rossouw
BF 7 Schalk Burger
OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 BJ Botha
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis
PR 17 CJ van der Linde
LK 18 Andries Bekker
FL 19 Jean Deysel
FL 20 Dewald Potgieter
FH 21 Ruan Pienaar
FB 22 Jean de Villiers
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
28 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland 6–9 Argentina
Report[29]
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Ben Cairns
IC 12 Alex Grove
LW 11 Thom Evans
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Alan MacDonald
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Moray Low
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall
PR 17 Kyle Traynor
LK 18 Jason White
N8 19 Richie Vernon
SH 20 Rory Lawson
FH 21 Chris Paterson
CE 22 Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Horacio Agulla
RW 14 Lucas Borges
OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi
IC 12 Martín Rodríguez
LW 11 Federico Martín Aramburú
FH 10 Santiago Fernández
SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne
N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
BF 7 Alejandro Abadie
OF 6 Alejandro Campos
RL 5 Patricio Albacete
LL 4 Manuel Carizza
TP 3 Martín Scelzo
HK 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy
PR 17 Rodrigo Roncero
LK 18 Esteban Lozada
N8 19 Tomás Leonardi
SH 20 Agustín Figuerola
FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta
FB 22 Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
28 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal 19–24 Tonga
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
28 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales 12–33 Australia
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21', 30', 40'
Halfpenny (1/1) 17'		Report[30]Try: Ioane 7' m
Horwill 19' m
Pocock 24' c
Polota-Nau 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/4)
Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2', 31', 57'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny  28'
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams  5'
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel 10' to 15'  72'
N8 8 Andy Powell 60' to 65'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dan Lydiate 48' to 60'  65'
RL 5 Luke Charteris  49'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Paul James  48'
HK 2 Matthew Rees  30'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  30'
PR 17 Duncan Jones  48'
LK 18 Jonathan Thomas  49'
FL 19 Sam Warburton  48'
SH 20 Martin Roberts  10'  15'  72'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop  28'
WG 22 Tom James  5'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Peter Hynes  64'
OC 13 Digby Ioane
IC 12 Quade Cooper
LW 11 Drew Mitchell  70'
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia  79'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  70'
OF 7 David Pocock  40'
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Dean Mumm
LL 4 James Horwill
TP 3 Ben Alexander  73'
HK 2 Stephen Moore  55'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  55'
PR 17 Matt Dunning  73'
N8 18 Mark Chisholm  70'
FL 19 George Smith  40'
SH 20 Luke Burgess  79'
WG 21 James O'Connor  64'
WG 22 Kurtley Beale  70'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
28 November 2009
19:15 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)
Romania 18–29 Fiji
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest
28 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France 12–39 New Zealand
Pen: Dupuy (3/5) 3', 16', 20'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 36'		Report[31]Try: Sivivatu 7' c
Muliaina 23' m
Kaino 34' c
Jane 65' c
Smith 77' c
Con: Carter (4/5) 8', 35', 65', 79'
Pen: Carter (2/2) 30', 54'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Vincent Clerc  77'
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion  63'
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Julien Dupuy  59'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo  63'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Sébastien Chabal  52'
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet  51'
HK 2 William Servat  47'
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  47'
PR 17 Nicolas Mas  51'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet  52'
FL 19 Julien Puricelli  63'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  59'
CE 21 Yann David  63'
WG 22 Cédric Heymans  77'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  71'
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter  77'
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  75'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Tom Donnelly
LL 4 Brad Thorn  65'
TP 3 Neemia Tialata  65'
HK 2 Andrew Hore  74'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn  74'
PR 17 Owen Franks  65'
LK 18 Anthony Boric  65'
FL 19 Tanerau Latimer
SH 20 Andy Ellis  75'
FH 21 Stephen Donald  77'
CE 22 Luke McAlister  71'
Coach:
Graham Henry
28 November 2009
14:00 PST (UTC-08)
Canada 22–6 Russia
Report
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Chris Henshall (United States)

Week 6

5 December 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Barbarians25–18 New Zealand
Try: Habana (3) 10' c, 40' c, 68' m
Con: Giteau (2/3) 10', 40'
Pen: Giteau
M. Steyn		Report[32]Try: B. Smith 23' c
Boric 67' m
Con: Donald (1/2) 23'
Pen: Donald
Delany
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 63,554
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 Drew Mitchell
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Rocky Elsom
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c)
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 W. P. Nel
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira
LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys
N8 19 Andy Powell
SH 20 Will Genia
FB 21 Morné Steyn
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Cory Jane
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Tamati Ellison
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Zac Guildford
FH 10 Stephen Donald
SH 9 Brendon Leonard
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Liam Messam
RL 5 Anthony Boric
LL 4 Jason Eaton
TP 3 John Afoa
HK 2 Corey Flynn
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore
PR 17 Neemia Tialata
LK 18 Adam Thomson
FL 19 Tanerau Latimer
SH 20 Jimmy Cowan
FH 21 Mike Delany
WG 22 Sitiveni Sivivatu
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Andrew Turner (England) / Graham Hughes (England)

  • This was New Zealand's first loss in the Northern Hemisphere since 2007, as well as the first time in two years a team had managed to score tries against them in the Northern Hemisphere.

See also

Notes and references

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  23. ^ "Scotland 9-8 Australia". 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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