2009 June rugby union tests

The 2009 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals played from 23 May to 4 July 2009, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

The main event in the series was the Lions tour of South Africa, which involved three test matches, while France and Italy travelled to Oceania.

For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa the Tests also constituted preparation for the 2009 Tri Nations. There was also a short tour for the Barbarians, including their first ever match in Australia. The two main North American sides, Canada and the United States, used the series as preparation for their annual early-summer competition, the Churchill Cup, and for their 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie in July.

England played home matches against the Barbarians and Argentina and then travelled to Argentina for a return match with the Pumas, while Ireland and Wales went to North America. The first England-Argentina matchup was notable because the Argentine Rugby Union moved the game to England in effort to raise cash to help support their fledgling professional setup; the move was also convenient for their large contingent of European-based players.^[1]

Tour	Result	Victor
South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series	1–2	South Africa
Argentina v England test series	1–1	Drawn
New Zealand v France test series	1–1	Drawn
Australia v Italy test series	2–0	Australia

Notes:

• France and New Zealand drew their tour as France won the first test, but New Zealand won the second test, making a tour result of 1–1.

Team/Tour	Opponents
Barbarians end of season tour	England (won) –  Australia (lost)
Wales tour	Canada (won) –  United States (won)
Ireland tour	Canada (won) –  United States (won)

23 May 2009 14:00 PTZ (UTC-07)

Canada	6–25	Ireland
Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43'	Report[2]	Try: Murphy 18' c Whitten 63' c Buckley 69' m Con: Keatley (2/3) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 57', 61'

Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Chris White (England)

Team details

FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Dean van Camp OC 13 Ciaran Hearn IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 D. T. H. van der Merwe FH 10 Dave Spicer SH 9 Ed Fairhurst N8 8 Aaron Carpenter OF 7 Adam Kleeberger BF 6 Chauncey O'Toole RL 5 Mike Burak LL 4 Tyler Hotson TP 3 Scott Franklin HK 2 Pat Riordan (c) LP 1 Kevin Tkachuk Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Tiedemann LK 17 Luke Tait LK 18 Jebb Sinclair FL 19 Nanyak Dala FL 20 Sean-Michael Stephen SH 21 Phil Mack FH 22 Ander Monro Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15 Gavin Duffy RW 14 Barry Murphy OC 13 Darren Cave IC 12 Ian Whitten LW 11 Ian Dowling FH 10 Ian Keatley SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 Niall Ronan BF 6 John Muldoon RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll LL 4 Bob Casey TP 3 Tony Buckley HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Tom Court Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Mike Ross LK 18 Ryan Caldwell FL 19 Donnacha Ryan SH 20 Eoin Reddan FH 21 Niall O'Connor FB 22 Denis Hurley Coach: Declan Kidney

30 May 2009 14:45 ETZ (UTC-04)

Canada	23–32	Wales
Try: Duke 42' c Fairhurst 57' c Con: Pritchard (2/2) Pen: Pritchard (3) 9', 14', 31'	Report[3]	Try: Czekaj 16' c T. James 48' c Con: Biggar (2/2) Pen: Biggar (6) 22', 28', 33', 52', 56', 72'

York Stadium, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

30 May 2009 16:15 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

England	26–33	Barbarians
Try: Foden Turner-Hall May Banahan Con: Goode (3)	Report[4]	Try: Balshaw (2) Jack Elsom D'Arcy Con: Blair (4)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 40,121 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Delon Armitage RW 14 Ben Foden OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Jordan Turner-Hall LW 11 Matt Banahan FH 10 Andy Goode SH 9 Danny Care N8 8 Lewis Moody OF 7 Nick Easter BF 6 Chris Robshaw RL 5 Louis Deacon LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c) TP 3 David Wilson HK 2 Dylan Hartley LP 1 Tim Payne Substitutions: HK 16 Steve Thompson PR 17 Nick Wood LK 18 Chris Jones FL 19 Steffon Armitage N8 20 James Haskell SH 21 Paul Hodgson CE 22 Tom May Team manager: Martin Johnson

FB 15 Ben Blair RW 14 Doug Howlett OC 13 Josh Lewsey IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Iain Balshaw FH 10 Glen Jackson SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Rocky Elsom OF 7 Serge Betsen BF 6 Jerry Collins RL 5 Chris Jack LL 4 Martin Corry (c) TP 3 Greg Somerville HK 2 Schalk Brits LP 1 Clarke Dermody Substitutes: HK 16 Sébastien Bruno PR 17 BJ Botha LK 18 Paul Tito FL 19 Phil Waugh SH 20 Chris Whitaker CE 21 Mike Catt WG 22 Ratu Nasiganiyavi Coach: Dai Young

31 May 2009 13:00 PTZ (UTC-07)

United States	10–27	Ireland
Try: Suniula 65' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63'	Report[5]	Try: Casey 13' m Whitten 40+2' m Penalty try 53' c Best 70' c Con: Keatley (2/4) Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24'

Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris White (England)

Team details

FB 15 Chris Wyles RW 14 Kevin Swiryn OC 13 Junior Sifa IC 12 Roland Suniula LW 11 Justin Boyd FH 10 Mike Hercus (c) SH 9 Mike Petri N8 8 Nic Johnson OF 7 Peter Dahl BF 6 Louis Stanfill RL 5 Hayden Smith LL 4 John van der Giessen TP 3 Will Johnson HK 2 Chris Biller LP 1 Mike MacDonald Replacements: HK 16 Joe Welch PR 17 Mate Moeakiola LK 18 Courtney McKay N8 19 JJ Gagiano SH 20 Tim Usasz FH 21 Ata Malifa CE 22 Alipate Tuilevuka Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan FB 15 Gavin Duffy RW 14 Barry Murphy OC 13 Darren Cave IC 12 Ian Whitten LW 11 Ian Dowling FH 10 Ian Keatley SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 Niall Ronan BF 6 John Muldoon RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll LL 4 Bob Casey TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Tony Buckley Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Tom Court LK 18 Ryan Caldwell LK 19 Donnacha Ryan SH 20 Eoin Reddan FH 21 Niall O'Connor FB 22 Denis Hurley Coach: Declan Kidney

6 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	55–7	Barbarians
Try: Mitchell (2) Horwill Giteau Moore Alexander Pocock O'Connor Con: Giteau (4) Mortlock (2)	Report[6]	Try: Balshaw Con: McAlister

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 39,688 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper RW 14 Lachlan Turner OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) IC 12 Berrick Barnes LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 Richard Brown OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Matt Hodgson RL 5 Nathan Sharpe LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Al Baxter HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17 Ben Alexander LK 18 Dean Mumm FL 19 David Pocock SH 20 Josh Valentine FH 21 Quade Cooper CE 22 James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Geordan Murphy RW 14 Iain Balshaw OC 13 Sonny Bill Williams IC 12 Seilala Mapusua LW 11 Josh Lewsey FH 10 Luke McAlister SH 9 Chris Whitaker N8 8 David Lyons OF 7 Phil Waugh (c) BF 6 Jerry Collins RL 5 Paul Tito LL 4 Chris Jack TP 3 BJ Botha HK 2 Sébastien Bruno LP 1 Clarke Dermody Substitutes: HK 16 Schalk Brits PR 17 Greg Somerville FL 18 Martin Corry FL 19 Serge Betsen SH 20 Justin Marshall FH 21 Glen Jackson FB 22 Ben Blair Coach: Dai Young

6 June 2009 16:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

England	37–15	Argentina
Try: Banahan 25' c D. Armitage (2) 59' c, 79' m Con: Goode (2/3) Pen: Goode (4/7) 7', 21', 44', 54' Drop: Goode (2/3) 17', 36'	Report[7]	Pen: Hernández (4/6) 29', 38' 48', 51' Drop: Hernández (1/1) 1'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 40,521[1] Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

6 June 2009 13:00 CTZ (UTC-05)

United States	15–48	Wales
Try: Tuilevuka 53' c Gagiano 80' m Con: DeBartolo (1/2) Pen: DeBartolo (1/1) 13'	Report[8]	Try: M. Jones 15' c Davies (2) 21' c, 79' c Penalty try 35' c T. James 62' c Cooper 70' c Con: Robinson (3/3) T. James (1/1) Biggar (2/2) Pen: Robinson (2/2) 9', 11'

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois Attendance: 6,264[9] Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

13 June 2009 16:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	24–22	England
Try: Leguizamón 2' m Camacho 42' c Con: Hernández (1/2) Pen: Hernández (3) 14', 19', 23' Drop: Hernández (1) 70'	Report[10]	Try: Banahan 77' c Con: Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (5) 7', 46', 50', 56', 69'

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

13 June 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	31–8	Italy
Try: O'Connor (3) 3' m, 28' m, 58' c Giteau 33' c Mortlock 47' c Con: Giteau (3/5)	Report[11]	Try: Robertson 42' m Pen: McLean (1/1) 40+1'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 James O'Connor RW 14 Lachlan Turner OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) IC 12 Berrick Barnes LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 Richard Brown OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Dean Mumm RL 5 Nathan Sharpe LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Al Baxter HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17 Ben Alexander LK 18 Peter Kimlin FL 19 David Pocock SH 20 Josh Valentine FH 21 Quade Cooper CE 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Mirco Bergamasco IC 12 Matteo Pratichetti LW 11 Alberto Sgarbi FH 10 Craig Gower SH 9 Pablo Canavosio N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Carlo Del Fava LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys TP 3 Fabio Staibano HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Substitutes: HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini PR 17 Ignacio Rouyet LK 18 Marco Bortolami FL 19 Paul Derbyshire SH 20 Tito Tebaldi FH 21 Kris Burton CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia Coach: Nick Mallett

13 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	22–27	France
Try: Messam 40' m Nonu 75' m Pen: Donald (4/5) 12', 39', 49', 57'	Report[12]	Try: Trinh-Duc 17' c Servat 27' c Médard 70' c Con: Dupuy (3/3) Pen: Dupuy (2/3) 3', 66'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 32,000[13] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

20 June 2009 16:00 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	32–18	French Barbarians
Try: Leguizamón 40' m Fernández 41' m Camacho 63' c Con: Hernández (1/3) Pen: Hernández (5) 6', 16', 19', 23', 28'	Report[14]	Try: Tomiki 52' c Gobelet 80' m Con: Mélé (1/2) Pen: Mélé 44' Drop: Mélé 25'

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)

20 June 2009 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	34–12	Italy
Try: Polota-Nau 10' m Cross 25' c Ashley-Cooper (2) 38' m, 75' c Turner 69' c Con: O'Connor (2/4) Barnes (1/1) Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 23'	Report[15]	Pen: McLean (4/6) 2', 30', 45', 62'

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

FB 15 James O'Connor RW 14 Lachlan Turner OC 13 Ryan Cross IC 12 Quade Cooper LW 11 Peter Hynes FH 10 Berrick Barnes SH 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 George Smith (c) OF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Peter Kimlin RL 5 Dean Mumm LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau LP 1 Pekahou Cowan Substitutions: HK 16 Stephen Moore PR 17 Benn Robinson LK 18 Nathan Sharpe FL 19 Phil Waugh SH 20 Josh Valentine FH 21 Matt Giteau CE 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Giulio Rubini OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia LW 11 Alberto Sgarbi FH 10 Craig Gower SH 9 Tito Tebaldi N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro BF 6 Jean-François Montauriol RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Tommaso Reato TP 3 Fabio Staibano HK 2 Franco Sbaraglini LP 1 Matías Agüero Substitutes: HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini PR 17 Salvatore Perugini LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys FL 19 Alessandro Zanni SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti FH 21 Kris Burton CE 22 Roberto Quartaroli Coach: Nick Mallett

20 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	14–10	France
Try: Nonu 25' m Pen: Donald (2/4) 39', 56' McAlister (1/1) 65'	Report[16]	Try: Heymans 44' c Con: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 67'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 29,394 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

20 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	26–21	British & Irish Lions
Try: Smit 5' c Brüssow 46' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 9', 31', 34' F. Steyn (1/2) 19'	Report[17]	Try: Croft (2) 23' c, 68' c Phillips 75' c Con: S. Jones (3/3)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 47,813 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

FB 15 François Steyn RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Adrian Jacobs IC 12 Jean de Villiers LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Ruan Pienaar SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Pierre Spies OF 7 Juan Smith BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Bakkies Botha TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutions: HK 16 Gurthro Steenkamp PR 17 Deon Carstens LK 18 Andries Bekker FL 19 Danie Rossouw SH 20 Ricky Januarie CE 21 Jaque Fourie FH 22 Morné Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Ugo Monye FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Lee Mears LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substitutes: HK 16 Matthew Rees PR 17 Adam Jones LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan FL 19 Martyn Williams SH 20 Harry Ellis FH 21 Ronan O'Gara FB 22 Rob Kearney Manager: Ian McGeechan

27 June 2009 20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	22–6	France
Try: Giteau 17' c Con: Giteau (1/1) Pen: Giteau (5/6) 26', 42', 45', 51', 55'	Report[18]	Pen: Beauxis (1/2) 20' Yachvili (1/1) 60'

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 43,588 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper RW 14 Lachlan Turner OC 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) IC 12 Berrick Barnes LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 Richard Brown OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Dean Mumm RL 5 Nathan Sharpe LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Al Baxter HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17 Ben Alexander FL 18 Phil Waugh FL 19 David Pocock SH 20 Josh Valentine CE 21 Ryan Cross CE 22 James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Damien Traille RW 14 Maxime Médard OC 13 Florian Fritz IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Cédric Heymans FH 10 Lionel Beauxis SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Julien Puricelli OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski LL 4 Pascal Papé TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Fabien Barcella Substitutes: HK 16 Guilhem Guirado PR 17 Nicolas Mas FL 18 Rémy Martin N8 19 Damien Chouly SH 20 Julien Dupuy WG 21 Vincent Clerc WG 22 Julien Arias Coach: Marc Lièvremont

27 June 2009 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	27–6	Italy
Try: Rokocoko 23' c Ross 56' c Whitelock 68' c Con: McAlister (3/3) Pen: McAlister (2/2) 8', 27'	Report[19]	Pen: McLean (2/4) 32', 54'

Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 19,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

FB 15 Mils Muliaina (c) RW 14 Lelia Masaga OC 13 Isaia Toeava IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Joe Rokocoko FH 10 Luke McAlister SH 9 Brendon Leonard N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Tanerau Latimer BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Isaac Ross LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 John Afoa HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substitutions: HK 16 Aled de Malmanche PR 17 Tony Woodcock PR 18 Owen Franks LK 19 Bryn Evans FL 20 George Whitelock SH 21 Piri Weepu WG 22 Cory Jane Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco FH 10 Craig Gower SH 9 Tito Tebaldi N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys TP 3 Ignacio Rouyet HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Substitutes: HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini PR 17 Fabio Staibano LK 18 Carlo Del Fava FL 19 Simone Favaro SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti FH 21 Kris Burton CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti Coach: Nick Mallett

27 June 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	28–25	British & Irish Lions
Try: Pietersen 12' m Habana 63' c Fourie 74' c Con: M. Steyn (2/2) Pen: F. Steyn (1/2) 40+1' M. Steyn (2/2) 67', 80+1'	Report[20]	Try: Kearney 7' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (5/5) 2', 15', 59', 65', 76' Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 35'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

FB 15 François Steyn RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Adrian Jacobs IC 12 Jean de Villiers LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Ruan Pienaar SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Pierre Spies BF 7 Juan Smith OF 6 Schalk Burger RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Bakkies Botha TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutes: HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle PR 17 Deon Carstens LK 18 Andries Bekker N8 19 Danie Rossouw FL 20 Heinrich Brüssow CE 21 Jaque Fourie FH 22 Morné Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substitutes: HK 16 Ross Ford PR 17 Andrew Sheridan LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones FL 19 Martyn Williams SH 20 Harry Ellis FH 21 Ronan O'Gara WG 22 Shane Williams Manager: Ian McGeechan

4 July 2009 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	9–28	British & Irish Lions
Pen: M. Steyn (3/3) 12', 40+1', 68'	Report[21]	Try: S. Williams (2) 25' m, 33' c Monye 54' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 9', 72', 73'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 58,318 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 Odwa Ndungane OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Jongi Nokwe FH 10 Morné Steyn SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Ryan Kankowski BF 7 Juan Smith OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Johann Muller TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutes: HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis PR 17 Gurthro Steenkamp PR 18 Deon Carstens LK 19 Steven Sykes N8 20 Pierre Spies FH 21 Ruan Pienaar FB 22 François Steyn Coach: Peter de Villiers

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Ugo Monye OC 13 Tommy Bowe IC 12 Riki Flutey LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Joe Worsley RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Substitutes: HK 16 Ross Ford PR 17 John Hayes LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones FL 19 David Wallace FL 20 Tom Croft SH 21 Harry Ellis FH 22 James Hook Manager: Ian McGeechan

• Mid-year rugby union test series
• 2009 end-of-year rugby union tests
• 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
• 2009 Asian Five Nations
• 2009 IRB Churchill Cup
• 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
• 2009 IRB Nations Cup