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

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Week 1

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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

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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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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

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Notes and references

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