2012 June rugby union tests

The 2012 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refer to the rugby union Internationals that were played through June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

These matches marked the start of a global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board (IRB), which runs until 2019. The calendar includes a return of traditional tours by European teams, in which a team plays multiple Tests against a southern hemisphere side, often with mid-week matches against provincial or regional sides. This year, all three of the teams that competed in the Rugby Championship's predecessor tournament, the Tri Nations, hosted European nations in three-Test series. Australia hosted Wales, marking the first three-Test series in Australia by a top European side since the British & Irish Lions' 2001 tour.[1] South Africa hosted England for three Tests, the first extended tour of that country by a single nation since New Zealand toured in 1996.[2]

The new calendar also provided expanded Test opportunities for so-called "Tier 2" nations. As part of this IRB initiative, another tradition returned – tours of the Pacific Islands by major nations. Scotland became the first Tier 1 nation to play a Test in the Pacific Islands since 2006, visiting Fiji and Samoa.[3] Also, Italy toured the Americas, claiming wins over Canada and the United States and a loss to Argentina.

Overview

Series

Tour Result Winners
Australia v Wales test series (3 tests) 3–0  Australia
New Zealand v Ireland test series (3 tests) 3–0  New Zealand
Argentina v France test series (2 tests) 1–1 Drawn
South Africa v England test series (3 tests) 2–0  South Africa
Japan v French Barbarians test series (2 tests) 0–2 French Barbarians

Other tours

Team/Tour Opponents
Barbarians end of season tour  England (lost) –  Ireland (won) –  Wales (lost)
Italy tour  Argentina (lost) –  Canada (won) –  United States (won)
Scotland tour  Australia (won) –  Fiji (won) –  Samoa (won)
Georgia tour  United States (lost) –  Canada (lost)

Fixtures

Week 1

27 May 2012
14:30 BST (UTC+01)
England 57–26Barbarians
Try: Ashton (3) 17' c, 37' c, 43' c
Hartley 34' m
Wade 57' c
Wigglesworth 66' c
Joseph (2) 69' c, 79' c
Con: Farrell (7/8) 17', 38', 44', 57', 67', 70', 80'
Pen: Farrell (1/2) 2'		Report[4]Try: Muliaina (2) 31' m, 47' c
Tindall 63' c
Taele 71' c
Con: Donald (2/3) 32', 64'
Contepomi (1/1) 72'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 42,269
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Ben Foden  50'
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Brad Barritt
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Christian Wade
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Lee Dickson  60'
N8 8 Phil Dowson (c)  67'
OF 7 Carl Fearns  55'
BF 6 Tom Johnson  50'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  55'
TP 3 Paul Doran-Jones
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Matt Stevens  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  67'
PR 17 Matt Mullan  40'
LK 18 Joe Launchbury  55'
FL 19 Jamie Gibson  55'
SH 20 Richard Wigglesworth  60'
CE 21 Jonathan Joseph  50'
FB 22 Alex Goode  50'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Paul Sackey  45'
OC 13 Casey Laulala
IC 12 Mike Tindall  67'
LW 11 Iain Balshaw
FH 10 Stephen Donald
SH 9 Rory Lawson  56'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  67'
OF 7 Akapusi Qera  59'
BF 6 Ernst Joubert
RL 5 Anton van Zyl
LL 4 Mark Chisholm
TP 3 John Afoa
HK 2 John Smit (c)  59'
LP 1 Neemia Tialata  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benoît August  59'
PR 17 Duncan Jones  59'
LK 18 Pelu Taele  67'
N8 19 Raphaël Lakafia  59'
SH 20 Jérôme Fillol  56'
FH 21 Felipe Contepomi  67'
WG 22 Sailosi Tagicakibau  45'
Coach:
John Kirwan

Assistant referees:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

  • As per tradition, the Barbarians' side featured uncapped players: Jérôme Fillol, Ernst Joubert and Anton van Zyl.

Week 2

29 May 2012
19:45 BST (UTC+01)
Ireland 28–29Barbarians
Try: Gilroy (2) 15' c, 64' c
Earls 25' c
Zebo 44' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4) 15', 25', 44', 64'		Report[5]Try: Balshaw 11' c
C. van Zyl 18' c
Sackey 29' c
Tindall 58' m
Con: Contepomi (3/4) 11', 18', 29'
Pen: Contepomi (1/1) 78'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 11,654
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Keith Earls
RW 14 Craig Gilroy
OC 13 Darren Cave
IC 12 Paddy Wallace
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara (c)
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Peter O'Mahony  71'
OF 7 Chris Henry  60'
BF 6 John Muldoon
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  60'
TP 3 Declan Fitzpatrick  58'  70'
HK 2 Mike Sherry
LP 1 Brett Wilkinson  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Ronan Loughney  58'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  60'
FL 19 James Coughlan  60'
SH 20 Paul Marshall
CE 21 Nevin Spence
WG 22 Andrew Trimble  71'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Cédric Heymans  68'
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH 10 Felipe Contepomi
SH 9 Rory Lawson  71'
N8 8 Raphaël Lakafia
OF 7 Francois Louw
BF 6 Mamuka Gorgodze  66'
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl
LL 4 Mick O'Driscoll (c)
TP 3 John Afoa
HK 2 Benoît August  41'
LP 1 Duncan Jones  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Aled de Malmanche  41'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  56'
LK 18 Pelu Taele
FL 19 Akapusi Qera  66'
SH 20 Richie Rees  71'
FH 21 Stephen Donald  68'
WG 22 Isa Nacewa
Coach:
John Kirwan
  • Contrary to tradition, the Barbarians side did not feature any uncapped players.
2 June 2012
14:00 BST (UTC+01)
Wales 30–21Barbarians
Try: Robinson 10' c
Hook 71' c
Brew 79' c
Con: Hook (3/3) 11', 72', 80'
Pen: Hook (3/3) 4', 25', 51'		Report[6]Try: Donald (2) 27' c, 59' c
Rees 36' c
Con: Donald (3/3) 28', 37', 60'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 57,565
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Harry Robinson  35'  44'  68'
OC 13 Andrew Bishop
IC 12 James Hook
LW 11 Aled Brew
FH 10 Dan Biggar  64'
SH 9 Lloyd Williams  51'
N8 8 Ryan Jones  44'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Turnbull
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  45'
TP 3 Rhodri Jones  51'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  68'
LP 1 Rhys Gill 34' to 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  68'
PR 17 Paul James  35'
LK 18 Aaron Shingler  51'
FL 19 Martyn Williams  45'
SH 20 Rhys Webb  51'
CE 21 Adam Warren  64'
FB 22 Will Harries  68'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB 15 Mils Muliaina  66'
RW 14 Isa Nacewa
OC 13 Mike Tindall  46'
IC 12 Casey Laulala
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Donald
SH 9 Richie Rees  56'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Mamuka Gorgodze  56'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Mark Chisholm
LL 4 Mick O'Driscoll  40'
TP 3 John Smit (c)  46'
HK 2 Benoît August  40'
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK 16 Aled de Malmanche  40'
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  46'
LK 18 Anton van Zyl  40'
N8 19 Akapusi Qera  56'
SH 20 Rory Lawson  56'
WG 21 Sailosi Tagicakibau  46'
FB 22 Cédric Heymans  66'
Coach:
John Kirwan

Week 3

5 June 2012
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 6–9 Scotland
Pen: Harris (2/2) 32', 42'Report[8]Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 22', 27', 80'
Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle
Attendance: 20,088
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Luke Morahan
RW 14 Joe Tomane
OC 13 Anthony Fainga'a
IC 12 Mike Harris
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Berrick Barnes
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Scott Higginbotham
OF 7 David Pocock (c)
BF 6 Dave Dennis  65'
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Sitaleki Timani  54'
TP 3 Dan Palmer  70'
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 James Slipper
Replacements:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a
PR 17 Ben Alexander  70'
LK 18 Rob Simmons  54'
FL 19 Michael Hooper  65'
SH 20 Nick Phipps
CE 21 Pat McCabe
WG 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Joe Ansbro
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Sean Lamont  38'
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw
SH 9 Mike Blair  63'
N8 8 John Barclay
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Richie Gray
LL 4 Alastair Kellock
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Jon Welsh
LK 18 Tom Ryder
N8 19 Richie Vernon
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  63'
FH 21 Duncan Weir
FB 22 Tom Brown  38'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

9 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 42–10 Ireland
Try: Savea (3) 25' c, 37' c, 43' c
Thomson 54' m
Smith 77' c
Con: Carter (4/5) 26', 38', 45, 78
Pen: Carter (3/3) 5', 14', 17'		Report[10]Try: McFadden 48' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 49'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 7'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 43,300
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Zac Guildford  52'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Julian Savea  64'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith  56'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Victor Vito  46'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick  52'
TP 3 Owen Franks  61'
HK 2 Andrew Hore  61'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Hika Elliot  61'
PR 17 Ben Franks  61'
LK 18 Ali Williams  52'
FL 19 Adam Thomson  46'
SH 20 Piri Weepu  56'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden  64'
WG 22 Ben Smith  52'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Keith Earls  72'
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  57'
SH 9 Conor Murray  61'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  61'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  61'
TP 3 Declan Fitzpatrick  55'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy  71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  71'
PR 17 Ronan Loughney  55'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  61'
N8 19 Kevin McLaughlin  61'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  61'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  57'
OC 22 Darren Cave  72'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

9 June 2012
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 27–19 Wales
Try: Higginbotham 14' c
Genia 40' c
McCabe 66' c
Con: Barnes (3/3) 15', 42', 67'
Pen: Barnes (1/3) 8'
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 49'		Report[11]Try: Cuthbert 57' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 59'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 21', 45', 55', 62'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Cooper Vuna  71'
OC 13 Rob Horne 50' to 55'
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Berrick Barnes
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  58'
OF 7 David Pocock (c)
BF 6 Scott Higginbotham
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe  64'
LL 4 Rob Simmons
TP 3 Sekope Kepu
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  55'
LP 1 Benn Robinson  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore  55'
PR 17 Ben Alexander  58'
FL 18 Dave Dennis  64'
FL 19 Michael Hooper  58'
SH 20 Nic White
OC 21 Anthony Fainga'a  50'  55'  71'
IC 22 Mike Harris
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  55'
LW 11 George North  28'
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  51'
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Luke Charteris  51'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones  75'
HK 2 Ken Owens  51'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Rees  51'
PR 17 Paul James  75'
LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones  51'
N8 19 Ryan Jones  51'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 James Hook  28'
OC 22 Ashley Beck  55'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Assistant referees:
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

9 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 22–17 England
Try: M. Steyn 47' m
de Villiers 59' m
Pen: M. Steyn (4/5) 13', 29', 69', 77'		Report[12]Try: Foden 80' m
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 6', 26', 63', 65'
Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Attendance: 43,052
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Zane Kirchner  40'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jean de Villiers (c)
IC 12 Frans Steyn
LW 11 Bryan Habana  31'  40'
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Francois Hougaard  56'
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Willem Alberts
BF 6 Marcell Coetzee  72'
RL 5 Juandré Kruger
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  58'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  49'  58'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  65'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  65'
PR 17 Coenie Oosthuizen  49'
LK 18 Flip van der Merwe  58'
FL 19 Keegan Daniel  72'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar  56'
FB 21 Patrick Lambie  40'
WG 22 Wynand Olivier  31'  40'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Mike Brown  78'
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi
IC 12 Brad Barritt  53'
LW 11 Ben Foden
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Ben Youngs  72'
N8 8 Ben Morgan
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Johnson
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  58'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  75'
LP 1 Joe Marler  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  75'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones  72'
LK 18 Tom Palmer  58'
N8 19 Phil Dowson
SH 20 Lee Dickson  72'
FH 21 Toby Flood  53'
FB 22 Jonathan Joseph  78'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Assistant referees:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

9 June 2012
15:40 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 37–22 Italy
Try: Leonardi 33' c
Roncero 56' c
Senatore 66' c
Contepomi 74' c
Con: Contepomi (4/4) 34', 57, 67, 75'
Pen: Contepomi (3/4) 10', 28', 44'		Report[13]Try: Penalty try 24' c
Gori 54' m
Ma. Bergamasco 79' c
Con: Burton (1/2) 25'
Bocchino (1/1) 80'
Pen: Burton (1/1) 1'
Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Belisario Agulla  55'
OC 13 Gabriel Ascárate
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW 11 Agustín Gosio
FH 10 Ignacio Mieres
SH 9 Martín Landajo  73'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore
OF 7 Tomás Leonardi  70'
BF 6 Genaro Fessia  50'
RL 5 Julio Farías Cabello 21' to 31'
LL 4 Esteban Lozada
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  58'
HK 2 Eusebio Guiñazú  65'
LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK 16 Bruno Postiglioni  65'
PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  58'
FL 18 Tomás de la Vega  50'
LK 19 Santiago Guzmán  70'
SH 20 Tomás Cubelli  73'
WG 21 Manuel Montero  55'
FB 22 Román Miralles
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Roberto Quartaroli
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Tommaso Benvenuti
FH 10 Kris Burton  68'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Robert Barbieri  55'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)  44'
LL 4 Antonio Pavanello
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Alberto de Marchi
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon
PR 17 Lorenzo Romano
LK 18 Joshua Furno  44'
FL 19 Simone Favaro  55'
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino  68'
WG 22 Giulio Toniolatti
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Assistant referees:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • Tomas Cubelli, Ignacio Mieres, Manuel Montero, Bruno Postiglioni and Joaquin Tuculet made their full international debuts for Argentina.
  • Alberto de Marchi made his full international debut for Italy.
9 June 2012
14:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada 28–25 United States
Try: Evans
Hearn
Carpenter
Con: Pritchard (2/3)
Pen: Pritchard (3/3)		Report[14]Try: Hume
Paterson
LaValla
Con: Holder (2/3)
Pen: Holder (2/2)
Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston, Ontario
Attendance: 7,521
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14 Sean Duke
OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe
IC 12 Mike Scholz
LW 11 Ciaran Hearn
FH 10 Matt Evans
SH 9 Sean White
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6 Nanyak Dala
RL 5 Tyler Hotson
LL 4 Brett Beukeboom
TP 3 Andrew Tiedemann
HK 2 Ryan Hamilton
LP 1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
HK 16 Jason Marshall
PR 17 Tom Dolezel
FL 18 Jebb Sinclair
FL 19 Tyler Ardron
SH 20 Kyle Armstrong
FB 21 Phil Mackenzie
CR 22 Jeff Hassler
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Chris Wyles
RW 14 James Paterson
OC 13 Paul Emerick
IC 12 Andrew Suniula
LW 11 Luke Hume
FH 10 Will Holder
SH 9 Mike Petri
N8 8 Todd Clever (c)
OF 7 Andrew Durutalo
BF 6 Scott LaValla
RL 5 Brian Doyle
LL 4 Louis Stanfill
TP 3 Eric Fry
HK 2 Chris Biller
LP 1 Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK 16 Derek Asbun
PR 17 Shawn Pittman
LK 18 Tom Katzfey
FL 19 Taylor Mokate
SH 20 Shaun Davies
FH 21 Roland Suniula
WG 22 Colin Hawley
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Assistant referees:
Dave Pearson (England)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Week 4

15 June 2012
19:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada 16–25 Italy
Try: Trainor 32' c
Con: Pritchard (1/1) 33'
Pen: Pritchard (3/4) 3', 29', 52'		Report[15]Try: D'Apice 50' c
Con: Burton (1/1) 51'
Pen: Burton (6/7) 11', 25', 40', 42', 61', 71'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 12,220
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14 Conor Trainor
OC 13 D. T. H. van der Merwe
IC 12 Mike Scholz  63'
LW 11 Phil Mackenzie
FH 10 Matt Evans
SH 9 Sean White  58'
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole
BF 6 Tyler Ardron  67'
RL 5 Tyler Hotson  77'
LL 4 Jebb Sinclair
TP 3 Jason Marshall
HK 2 Mike Pletch  58'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens  15'
Replacements:
PR 16 Andrew Tiedemann  58'
PR 17 Tom Dolezel  15'
LK 18 Jon Phelan  77'
FL 19 Nanyak Dala  67'
SH 20 Ed Fairhurst  58'
FH 21 Liam Underwood
WG 22 Ciaran Hearn  63'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Alberto Benettin  47'  65'
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Andrea Pratichetti
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Tommaso Benvenuti
FH 10 Kris Burton
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  58'
N8 8 Robert Barbieri
OF 7 Simone Favaro
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Antonio Pavanello
LL 4 Joshua Furno  61'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (c)
HK 2 Tommaso D'Apice  67'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo  79'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  67'
PR 17 Lorenzo Romano  79'
LK 18 Marco Fuser  61'  75'
FL 19 Mauro Bergamasco  75'
SH 20 Edoardo Gori  58'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
FB 22 Giulio Toniolatti  47'  65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
16 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 22–19 Ireland
Try: A. Smith 42' c
Con: Carter (1/1) 43'
Pen: Carter (4/5) 22', 30', 35', 64'
Drop: Carter (1/1) 81'		Report[16]Try: Murray 11' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 12'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 20', 47', 65', 69'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Israel Dagg 71' to 80'
RW 14 Zac Guildford
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Julian Savea  73'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith  64'
N8 8 Kieran Read  40'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson  65'  69'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick  64'  65'  69'
TP 3 Owen Franks  57'
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Hika Elliot
PR 17 Ben Franks  57'
LK 18 Ali Williams  64'
LK 19 Sam Cane  40'
SH 20 Piri Weepu  64'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden
WG 22 Ben Smith  73'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  51'
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  64'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin  61'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Declan Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
N8 19 Peter O'Mahony  61'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  64'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  51'
WG 22 Simon Zebo
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Assistant referees:
Romain Poite (France)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

  • This was Ireland's first test match in Christchurch.
16 June 2012
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 25–23 Wales
Try: Horne 38' c
Con: Barnes (1/1) 39'
Pen: Barnes (5/6) 19', 29', 47', 58', 64'
Harris (1/1) 80'		Report[17]Try: North 3' c
Davies 43' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 4', 44'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 49', 60', 66'
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 33,880
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 Cooper Vuna 59' to 69'  70'
OC 13 Rob Horne
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Berrick Barnes  72'
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  54'
OF 7 David Pocock (c)
BF 6 Scott Higginbotham
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Rob Simmons  69'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  50'
LP 1 Benn Robinson  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore  50'
PR 17 Ben Alexander  64'
FL 18 Dave Dennis  54'
FL 19 Michael Hooper  69'
SH 20 Nic White
OC 21 Anthony Fainga'a  70'
IC 22 Mike Harris  72'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Ashley Beck
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  65'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  67'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees  66'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  66'
PR 17 Paul James
LK 18 Luke Charteris  67'
N8 19 Justin Tipuric
SH 20 Rhys Webb  65'
FH 21 James Hook
WG 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

16 June 2012
14:00 (UTC+12)
Fiji 25–37 Scotland
Try: Domolailai 24' m
Nayacalevu 48' c
Talebula 64' c
Con: Ralulu (2/3) 49', 65'
Pen: Ralulu (2/3) 5', 7'		Report[18]Try: Laidlaw 16' c
Penalty try 21' c
Visser (2) 36' c, 72' c
Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 17', 22', 37', 72'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 32', 46', 69'
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 15,000[19]
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Isimeli Koniferedi  60'
RW 14 Waisea Nayacalevu
OC 13 Vereniki Goneva
IC 12 Aloisio Buto  58'
LW 11 Watisoni Votu
FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu
SH 9 Nikola Matawalu  66'
N8 8 Netani Talei (c)
OF 7 Malakai Ravulo  17'
BF 6 Iliesa Ratuva  70'
RL 5 Leone Nakarawa
LL 4 Apisai Naikatini
TP 3 Setefano Somoca
HK 2 Viliame Veikoso  60'
LP 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Talemaitoga Tuapati  60'
PR 17 Waisea Daveta  58'
FL 18 Josefa Domolailai  17'
LK 19 Kelepi Ketedromo  70'
SH 20 Nemia Kenatale  66'
WG 21 Kameli Ratuvou  58'
FB 22 Metuisela Talebula  60'
Coach:
Inoke Male
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Max Evans  62'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  77'
SH 9 Mike Blair  55'
N8 8 John Barclay  58'
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Richie Gray  78'
LL 4 Alastair Kellock
TP 3 Euan Murray  66'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  77'
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  77'
PR 17 Geoff Cross  66'
LK 18 Tom Ryder  78'
FL 19 Richie Vernon  58'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  55'
FH 21 Duncan Weir  77'
WG 22 Sean Lamont  62'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Assistant referees:
Ian Smith (Australia)
Andrew Lees (Australia)

  • Tim Visser made his debut for Scotland, only four days after becoming eligible by completing three years' residency.
16 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 36–27 England
Try: Alberts 4' m
B. du Plessis 9' c
Hougaard 19' c
Pietersen 73' m
Con: M. Steyn (2/4) 10', 20'
Pen: M. Steyn (3/6) 15', 46', 58'
Drop: M. Steyn (1/1) 26'		Report[20]Try: Flood 23' c
Youngs (2) 51' c, 61' c
Con: Flood (3/3) 24', 52', 62'
Pen: Flood (2/2) 9', 64'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 60,101
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Patrick Lambie  44'
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jean de Villiers (c)
IC 12 Frans Steyn
LW 11 Bryan Habana  57'
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Francois Hougaard
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Willem Alberts  52'
BF 6 Marcell Coetzee
RL 5 Juandré Kruger  62'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  59'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  60'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  60'
PR 17 Werner Kruger  59'
LK 18 Flip van der Merwe  62'
FL 19 Keegan Daniel  52'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar  57'
WG 21 Wynand Olivier  44'
FB 22 Bjorn Basson
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  77'
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 David Strettle  59'
FH 10 Toby Flood
SH 9 Ben Youngs  74'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  46'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Johnson
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  44'
TP 3 Dan Cole  49'  56'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  74'
LP 1 Joe Marler  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  74'
PR 17 Alex Corbisiero  49'
LK 18 Tom Palmer  44'
FL 19 Thomas Waldrom  46'
SH 20 Lee Dickson  74'
FH 21 Owen Farrell  59'
FB 22 Alex Goode  77'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Assistant referees:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

16 June 2012
18:10 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 23–20 France
Try: Agulla 4' c
Montero 76' c
Con: Contepomi (2/2) 5', 77'
Pen: Contepomi (3/6) 24', 39', 56'		Report[21]Try: Picamoles 26' m
Pen: Parra (4/5) 3', 10', 22', 43'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 52'
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Attendance: 40,000[22]
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Román Miralles  40'
RW 14 Belisario Agulla
OC 13 Joaquín Tuculet
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW 11 Manuel Montero
FH 10 Ignacio Mieres
SH 9 Martín Landajo  48'
N8 8 Tomás Leonardi 51' to 61'
OF 7 Tomás de la Vega
BF 6 Julio Farías Cabello
RL 5 Esteban Lozada  56'
LL 4 Benjamín Macome  65'
TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  56'
HK 2 Bruno Postiglioni  56'
LP 1 Eusebio Guiñazú
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrés Bordoy  56'
PR 17 Pablo Henn  56'
LK 18 Rodrigo Bruno  65'
LK 19 Rodrigo Báez  56'
SH 20 Tomás Cubelli  48'
FB 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta  40'
WG 22 Facundo Barrea
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Jean-Marcellin Buttin
OC 13 Wesley Fofana
IC 12 Florian Fritz  78'
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  58'
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  66'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  74'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 David Attoub
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  66'
LP 1 Yvan Watremez  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  66'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty  40'
LK 18 Romain Taofifenua  74'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry  66'
SH 20 Maxime Machenaud
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  58'
CE 22 Maxime Mermoz  78'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • Brice Dulin, Romain Taofifenua, Christopher Tolofua and Yvan Watremez made their full international debuts for France in this match.
  • Rodrigo Baez made his full international debut for Argentina in this match.
16 June 2012
19:00 MDT (UTC-06)
United States 36–20 Georgia
Try: A. Suniula 10' m
Paterson 26' c
Petri 35' c
Clever 73' m
Con: Wyles (2/4)
Pen: Wyles (4/7) 2', 23', 39', 59'		Report[23]Try: Kvirikashvili 18' m
Sharikadze 50' m
Kacharava 60' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (1/3)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 32'
Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado
Attendance: 3,800[24]
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Chris Wyles
RW 14 Luke Hume
OC 13 Paul Emerick  40'
IC 12 Andrew Suniula
LW 11 James Paterson
FH 10 Roland Suniula  78'
SH 9 Mike Petri  75'
N8 8 Todd Clever (c)
OF 7 Scott LaValla
BF 6 Taylor Mokate  48'
RL 5 Brian Doyle
LL 4 Louis Stanfill
TP 3 Eric Fry  75'
HK 2 Chris Biller  78'
LP 1 Shawn Pittman
Replacements:
HK 16 Derek Asbun  78'
PR 17 Tolifili Liufau  75'
PR 18 Mike MacDonald
FL 19 Andrew Durutalo  48'
SH 20 Shaun Davies  75'
FH 21 Will Holder  78'
CE 22 Colin Hawley  40'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin
FB 15 Lasha Khmaladze
RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli
OC 13 Davit Kacharava
IC 12 Merab Sharikadze
LW 11 Sandro Todua  49'
FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili  43'
SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c)  71'
N8 8 Giorgi Chkhaidze
OF 7 Givi Berishvili  49'
BF 6 Grigol Labadze
RL 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze  40'
LL 4 Beka Bitsadze
TP 3 Davit Zirakashvili
HK 2 Revaz Belkania  53'
LP 1 Mikheil Nariashvili
Replacements:
HK 16 Shalva Mamukashvili  53'
PR 17 Irakli Mirtskhulava
LK 18 Zviad Maisuradze  40'
FL 19 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili  49'
SH 20 Giorgi Begadze  71'
FH 21 Lasha Malaguradze  43'
WG 22 Irakli Kiasashvili  49'
Coach:
Milton Haig

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)

  • Three players made their full international debuts for the USA: Derek Asbun, Shaun Davies, and Tolifili Liufau.

Week 5

20 June 2012
19:30 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 21–40French Barbarians
Try: Ono 33' c
Tamura 41' c
Ito 68' c
Con: Tamura (3/3) 33', 41', 68'		Report[25]Try: Lapeyre (2) 2' m, 30' c
Lacrampe 10' c
O'Connor 40' c
Arias 80' m
Con: Lopez (3/5) 11', 30', 40'
Pen: Lapeyre (1/1) 23'
Lopez (1/1) 38'
Bernard (1/1) 79'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 9,761
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Yasunori Nagatomo
RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)  60'
OC 13 Tomohiro Senba
IC 12 Yu Tamura
LW 11 Sho Takenaka
FH 10 Kosei Ono
SH 9 Jun Fujii  60'
N8 8 Shoji Ito
OF 7 Takamichi Sasaki  65'
BF 6 Tsuyoshi Murata  57'
RL 5 Michael Broadhurst
LL 4 Koji Shinozuka
TP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita  62'
HK 2 Ryuhei Arita  41'
LP 1 Masakazu Nagano
Replacements:
HK 16 Takeshi Kizu  41'
PR 17 Hidetatsu Tuboi  62'
LK 18 Shinya Makabe  57'
FL 19 Yusaku Kuwazuru
SH 20 Keisuke Uchida  60'
CE 21 Harumichi Tatekawa  65'
FB 22 Ayumu Goromaru  60'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Benjamin Lapeyre
RW 14 Julien Arias
OC 13 Henry Chavancy
IC 12 Guillaume Boussès  60'
LW 11 Marvin O'Connor
FH 10 Camille Lopez 12' to 22'  60'
SH 9 Thierry Lacrampe 50' to 60'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Pierre Rabadan  61'  70'
BF 6 Ibrahim Diarra  70'
RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski
LL 4 Matthias Rolland  53'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  53'  77'
HK 2 William Servat (c)  70'
LP 1 Yannick Forestier  77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Mathieu Bonello  70'
PR 17 Aretz Iguiniz  53'
LK 18 Robins Tchalé-Watchou  53'
FL 19 Antonie Claassen  61'
FH 20 Pierre Bernard  60'
UB 21 Romain Teulet
FB 22 Hugo Bonneval  60'
Coach:
Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers
  • This match was the first ever encounter between Japan and the French Barbarians. (Both teams had however played twice against each other in Sevens tournaments, at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1987 and at the Air France Sevens in 1999, the Baa-Baas claiming both victories.)
  • Pierre Bernard, Hugo Bonneval (following in his father Eric's footsteps), Henry Chavancy, Ibrahim Diarra, Thierry Lacrampe, Camille Lopez, Romain Millo-Chluski, Marvin O'Connor, Rabah Slimani and captain William Servat all made their debuts in the blue-striped shirt.
23 June 2012
15:30 SST (UTC+13)
Samoa 16–17 Scotland
Try: T. Pisi 61' c
Con: T. Pisi (1/1) 62'
Pen: T. Pisi (2/3) 23', 42'
Drop: T. Pisi 15'		Report[26]Try: Ansbro 17' c
Harley 78' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 18', 79'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 51'
Apia Park, Apia
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Fa’atoina Autagavaia
RW 14 Paul Perez
OC 13 Fautua Otto  28'
IC 12 Paul Williams
LW 11 David Lemi (c)
FH 10 Tusi Pisi
SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i  79'
N8 8 Kane Thompson
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF 6 Ben Masoe  58'
RL 5 Daniel Crichton  40'
LL 4 Fa’atiga Lemalu
TP 3 Census Johnston  40'  73'  76'
HK 2 Ti’i Paulo  64'
LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo  73'  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ole Avei  64'
PR 17 Logovi'i Mulipola  40'
LK 18 Joe Tekori  40'
FL 19 Afa Aioni  58'
SH 20 Jeremy Su'a  79'
FH 21 Ki Anufe
FB 22 Lolo Lui  28'
Coach:
Stephen Betham
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Joe Ansbro  58'
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  44'
N8 8 Richie Vernon  63'
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Alastair Kellock  70'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  64'
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  64'
PR 17 Geoff Cross
LK 18 Tom Ryder  70'
FL 19 Rob Harley  63'
SH 20 Mike Blair  44'
FH 21 Duncan Weir
WG 22 Max Evans  58'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Assistant referees:
Ian Smith (Australia)
Andrew Lees (Australia)

  • Originally, New Zealand referee Chris Pollock was meant to referee this match, but due to injury, Jaco Peyper of South Africa was the referee. He also refereed both the Australia and the Fiji games.
  • It was announced 50 minutes before kick-off that Nick De Luca was out of the match due to a thigh strain, and would be replaced by Joe Ansbro.
23 June 2012
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 20–19 Wales
Try: Horne 64' m
Pen: Barnes (5/5) 3', 9', 16', 38', 74'		Report[27]Try: R. Jones 60' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 61'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 13', 24', 70'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 42,889
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Rob Horne
IC 12 Pat McCabe  34'
LW 11 Digby Ioane
FH 10 Berrick Barnes
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Wycliff Palu
OF 7 David Pocock (c)
BF 6 Scott Higginbotham  56'
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Sitaleki Timani  72'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu  56'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  56'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore  56'
PR 17 Ben Alexander  56'
LK 18 Rob Simmons  72'
FL 19 Dave Dennis  56'
FL 20 Michael Hooper
SH 21 Nic White
OC 22 Anthony Fainga'a  34'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Ashley Beck  65'
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland  69'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones  49'  56'
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  28'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  65'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees  65'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens  65'
PR 17 Paul James  40'
LK 18 Luke Charteris  49'  56'  65'
N8 19 Justin Tipuric  28'
SH 20 Rhys Webb
FH 21 James Hook  69'
WG 22 Scott Williams  65'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

23 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 60–0 Ireland
Try: Cane (2) 6' c, 43' c
S.B. Williams (2) 11' c, 18' c
B. Smith 22' m
Gear 49' m
Messam 57' m
Dagg 62' c
Thomson 72' c
Con: Cruden (2/2) 7', 12'
Dagg (1/2) 19'
Barrett (3/3) 44', 63', 73'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 40'		Report[28]
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith  60'
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Hosea Gear
FH 10 Aaron Cruden  23'
SH 9 Aaron Smith  60'
N8 8 Richie McCaw (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane  69'
BF 6 Liam Messam
RL 5 Sam Whitelock  57'
LL 4 Luke Romano
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Andrew Hore  43'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu  43'
PR 17 Ben Franks  76'
LK 18 Brodie Retallick  57'
FL 19 Adam Thomson  69'
SH 20 Piri Weepu  60'
FH 21 Beauden Barrett  23'
IC 22 Tamati Ellison  60'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Rob Kearney 40' to 50'
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace  54'
LW 11 Keith Earls  50'  54'  73'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  59'
N8 8 Peter O'Mahony
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin  54'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  55'
TP 3 Mike Ross  59'
HK 2 Rory Best  68'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  68'
PR 17 Declan Fitzpatrick  59'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  55'
FL 19 Chris Henry  54'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  59'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  54'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble  50'  54'  73'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Assistant referees:
Pascal Gauzere (France)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

  • New Zealand captain Richie McCaw picked up his 94th Test victory, breaking the all-time record he previously shared with Australia's George Gregan.[29]
23 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 14–14 England
Try: Pietersen 61' m
Pen: M. Steyn (3/5) 6', 15', 27'		Report[30]Try: Care 11' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 2'
Farrell (2/2) 44', 71'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 45,000[31]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Gio Aplon
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jean de Villiers (c)
IC 12 Wynand Olivier
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Francois Hougaard  49'
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Jacques Potgieter  54'
BF 6 Marcell Coetzee
RL 5 Juandré Kruger
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  54'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  75'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  63'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  63'
PR 17 Werner Kruger  75'
LK 18 Flip van der Merwe  54'
FL 19 Ryan Kankowski  54'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar  49'
FB 21 Elton Jantjies
WG 22 Bjorn Basson
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Alex Goode
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  63'
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 Ben Foden
FH 10 Toby Flood  12'
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Thomas Waldrom
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Johnson  54'  61'  66'
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Tom Palmer  66'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 51' to 61'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  54'  61'
PR 17 Joe Marler
LK 18 Mouritz Botha  66'
N8 19 Phil Dowson  66'
SH 20 Lee Dickson
FH 21 Owen Farrell  12'  27'  35'
OC 22 Brad Barritt  27'  35'  63'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Assistant referees:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

23 June 2012
18:10 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 10–49 France
Try: De la Vega 74' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1) 74'
Pen: Contepomi (1/1) 25'		Report[32]Try: Fall 11' c
Huget (2) 33' c, 62' m
Machenaud 39' c
Mermoz 55' c
Lapandry 67' c
Con: Michalak (5/6) 12', 33', 40', 56', 68'
Pen: Michalak (3/3) 17', 27', 30'
Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet  40'
RW 14 Facundo Barrea
OC 13 Agustín Gosio
IC 12 Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW 11 Manuel Montero
FH 10 Benjamín Urdapilleta
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore  58'
OF 7 Tomás Leonardi
BF 6 Tomás de la Vega
RL 5 Esteban Lozada
LL 4 Julio Farías Cabello  27'
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela
HK 2 Andrés Bordoy  55'
LP 1 Eusebio Guiñazú
Replacements:
PR 16 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
HK 17 Bruno Postiglioni  55'
LK 18 Santiago Guzmán
LK 19 Benjamin Macome  27'
FL 20 Rodrigo Báez  58'
SH 21 Martín Landajo
CE 22 Gabriel Ascarate  40'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Benjamin Fall  58'
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  69'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  69'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  64'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Alexandre Lapandry  79'
RL 5 Pascal Papé (c)
LL 4 Yoann Maestri  47'
TP 3 David Attoub  47'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  56'  79'
LP 1 Vincent Debaty
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua 72' to 80'  56'
PR 17 Thomas Domingo  47'
LK 18 Christophe Samson  47'
FL 19 Wenceslas Lauret  64'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  69'
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc  69'
CE 22 Wesley Fofana  58'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • Facundo Barrea made his full international debut for Argentina in this match.
  • Maxime Machenaud and Christophe Samson made their full international debuts for France in this match.
  • France won by a margin of 39 points, the biggest margin of victory for either side in matches between Argentina and France.
23 June 2012
14:00 PDT (UTC-07)
Canada 31–12 Georgia
Try: Van Der Merwe 5' c
Pritchard 22' c
Duke 42' m
Con: Pritchard (2/3) 6', 23'
Pen: Pritchard (4/4) 9', 30', 40', 80'		Report[33]Try: Nariashvili 36' c
Mamukashvili 66' m
Con: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37'
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3,661[34]
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 James Pritchard
RW 14 D. T. H. van der Merwe
OC 13 Conor Trainor
IC 12 Phil Mackenzie
LW 11 Sean Duke
FH 10 Matt Evans
SH 9 Edward Fairhurst
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF 7 Nanyak Dala
BF 6 Tyler Ardron
RL 5 Tyler Hotson
LL 4 Jebb Sinclair
TP 3 Jason Marshall
HK 2 Andrew Tiedemann
LP 1 Tom Dolezel
Replacements:
HK 16 Mike Pletch
PR 17 Doug Woolridge
LK 18 Brett Beukeboom
FL 19 Jon Phelan
SH 20 Sean White
WG 21 Jeff Hassler
WG 22 Ciaran Hearn
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Irakli Kiasashvili
RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli
OC 13 Davit Kacharava
IC 12 Tedo Zibzibadze
LW 11 Lexo Gugava
FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili
SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c)
N8 8 Beka Bitsadze
OF 7 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
BF 6 Gia Labadze
RL 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze
LL 4 Giorgi Chkhaidze
TP 3 Davit Zirakashvili
HK 2 Rezo Belkania
LP 1 Mikheil Nariashvili
Replacements:
HK 16 Shalva Mamukashvili
PR 17 Levan Chilachava
LK 18 Shalva Sutiashvili
FL 19 Givi Berishvili
SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze
FH 21 Lasha Malaghuradze
CE 22 Sandro Todua
Coach:
Milton Haig

Assistant referees:
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Nick Ricono (United States)

23 June 2012
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)
United States 10–30 Italy
Try: Emerick 31' c
Con: Wyles (1/1) 32'
Pen: Wyles (1/2) 11'		Report[35]Try: Festuccia 7' c
Gori 34' c
Burton 78' c
Con: Bocchino (2/2) 8', 35'
Burton (1/1) 79'
Pen: Bocchino (2/2) 17', 33'
Burton (1/1) 68'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 17,214
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Chris Wyles
RW 14 James Paterson  40'
OC 13 Paul Emerick  65'
IC 12 Andrew Suniula  44'
LW 11 Luke Hume
FH 10 Roland Suniula  75'
SH 9 Mike Petri  75'
N8 8 Todd Clever (c)
OF 7 Scott Lavalla
BF 6 Taylor Mokate  59'
RL 5 Brian Doyle  71'
LL 4 Louis Stanfill
TP 3 Eric Fry 40' to 47'  65'
HK 2 Chris Biller
LP 1 Shawn Pittman
Replacements:
HK 16 Derek Asbun  71'
PR 17 Mike MacDonald  40'  47'
PR 18 Tolifili Liufau  65'
FL 19 Andrew Durutalo  59'
SH 20 Mose Timoteo  75'
FH 21 Will Holder  75'
WG 22 Colin Hawley  40'
Coach:
Mike Tolkin
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Roberto Quartaroli
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Tommaso Benvenuti
FH 10 Riccardo Bocchino
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Robert Barbieri
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 Antonio Pavanello
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (c)
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Alberto de Marchi
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon
PR 17 Michele Rizzo
LK 18 Simone Favaro
FL 19 Tommaso D'Apice
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi
FH 21 Kris Burton
CE 22 Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Assistant referees:
Derek Stoltz (Canada)
Marc Nelson (United States)
Television match official:
Dave Ardrey (United States)

24 June 2012
14:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 18–51French Barbarians
Try: Takenaka (40'+2') m
Broadhurst 58' c
Con: Goromaru (1/2) 59'
Pen: Goromaru (2/2) 29', 44'		Report[36]Try: Bonneval 27' c
Lacrampe 31' c
Bernard 57' c
Gunther 66' c
Claassen 68' c
Rabadan 80' c
Con: Teulet (2/2) 27', 80'
Bernard (4/4) 33', 57', 67', 69'
Pen: Bernard (3/3) 16', 51', 54'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 6,000
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Sho Takenaka
OC 13 Ryan Nicholas
IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa
LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10 Kosei Ono  53'
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa  69'
N8 8 Hendrik Tui
OF 7 Yuta Mochizuki  60'
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani  67'
RL 5 Hitoshi Ono (c)
LL 4 Michael Broadhurst
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  60'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu  59'
LP 1 Yusuke Nagae
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryuhei Arita  59'
PR 17 Hiroshi Yamashita  60'
LK 18 Shinya Makabe  67'
FL 19 Shoji Ito  60'
SH 20 Jun Fujii  69'
WG 21 Yu Tamura  53'
CR 22 Yasunori Nagatomo
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Romain Teulet
RW 14 Jean-Marc Mazzonetto
OC 13 Henry Chavancy
IC 12 Hugo Bonneval  63'
LW 11 Ollie Phillips
FH 10 Pierre Bernard
SH 9 Thierry Lacrampe  58'
N8 8 Antonie Claassen
OF 7 Pierrick Gunther
BF 6 Ibrahim Diarra  67'
RL 5 Robins Tchalé-Watchou  63'
LL 4 Matthias Rolland
TP 3 Aretz Iguiniz
HK 2 William Servat (c)  65'  75'  79'
LP 1 Lionel Faure 51' to 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Mathieu Bonello  65' 75' to 79'
PR 17 Yannick Forestier  51'  57'
N8 18 Romain Millo-Chluski  63'
FL 19 Pierre Rabadan  67'
FH 20 Marvin O'Connor
WG 21 Guillaume Boussès  63'
SH 22 Benjamin Lapeyre  58'
Coach:
Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers
  • Pierrick Gunther, Jean-Marc Mazzonetto and Ollie Phillips made their debuts for the French Barbarians.

See also

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