2012 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2012 autumn internationals, also known as the autumn tests, November tests and, in the Southern Hemisphere, the end of year tests, were international rugby union matches. They were predominantly played between visiting Southern Hemisphere countries and European nations.

The IRB introduced an International Rugby Series, to improve competitiveness ahead of the next World Cup, that included Tier 2 nations Tonga, Canada, Russia, Samoa and the United States. The first tournament was held at Colwyn Bay's Eirias Stadium in North Wales.

The tournament was in addition to those tests played between Tier 1 and Tier 2 nations. Wales and France hosted Samoa, England and Ireland hosted Fiji and Scotland and Italy hosted Tonga.

Both Georgia and Romania hosted Japan, while Portugal travelled to South America to play a two test tour, where they earn victories over Uruguay and Chile. Namibia hosted a tournament including Spain and Zimbabwe, with Spain winning both tests to clinch the tournament.

Matches[edit]

October[edit]

20 October 2012
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	18–18	New Zealand
Pen: Harris (5/5) 2', 27', 31', 40', 74' Beale (1/2) 50'	Report^[1]	Pen: Carter (6/8) 6', 10', 52', 54', 66', 70'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 51,888
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Team details


Australia
FB	15	Mike Harris
RW	14	Nick Cummins		66'
OC	13	Ben Tapuai
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Adam Ashley-Cooper
FH	10	Kurtley Beale
SH	9	Nick Phipps		70'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu		45'
OF	7	Michael Hooper	54' to 64'
BF	6	Scott Higginbotham
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe (c)
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani		20'
TP	3	James Slipper		40'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau		72'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	James Hanson		72'
PR	17	Sekope Kepu		40'
LK	18	Kane Douglas		20'	64'
FL	19	Dave Dennis		45'
FL	20	Liam Gill			64'
SH	21	Brett Sheehan		70'
CE	22	Drew Mitchell		66'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


New Zealand
FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith		51'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu		61'
LW	11	Hosea Gear
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Aaron Smith		59'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam		45' to 49'		70'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Charlie Faumuina				50'
HK	2	Keven Mealamu		56'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	39' to 49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrew Hore		56'
PR	17	Owen Franks		45'	49'	50'
LK	18	Luke Romano		67'
N8	19	Victor Vito				70'
SH	20	Piri Weepu		59'
FH	21	Aaron Cruden		61'
WG	22	Ben Smith		51'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Notes:

James Hanson made his international debut for Australia in this match.
Keven Mealamu won his 100th cap for the All Blacks, he became the 22nd international player and 3rd All Black to reach the landmark.
Piri Weepu equalled the record held by Ollie le Roux for most international caps from the bench with his 43rd substitute appearance from his 66 caps.
Tony Woodcock equalled the All Black record held by Kees Meeuws for most yellow cards in a career with his third yellow card.
The draw ended New Zealand's 16-match winning streak, also ending their chances of surpassing Lithuania's record streak of 18 wins.
This match ended New Zealand's sequence of 105 consecutive matches of scoring a try in a match, it was the first match the All Blacks didn't score a try since 2004. The run of 105 consecutive matches of scoring a try in a match remains an international rugby record.

4 November[edit]

4 November 2012
14:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Oxford University	15–29	Russia
Try: Hudson Lamont Con: Marr (1/2) Pen: Marr (1/4)	Report^[2]	Try: Tsnobiladze Garbuzov Temnov Simplikevich (2) Con: Klyuchnikov (2/5)

Oxford University Sports Centre, Oxford
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)

10/11 November[edit]

10 November 2012
16:00 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)

Romania	23–34	Japan
Try: Lemnaru 60' c Penalty try 73' c Con: Florea (2/2) 61', 73' Pen: Filip (3/5) 3', 17', 36'	Report (In Romanian)	Try: Kikutani 42' m Penalty try 70' c Onozawa 71' c Con: Goromaru (2/3) 71', 72' Pen: Goromaru (5/5) 7', 12', 22', 39', 80'

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Cătălin Fercu
RW	14	Mădălin Lemnaru
OC	13	Ionel Cazan		48'
IC	12	Csaba Gál
LW	11	Ionut Botezatu
FH	10	Andrei Filip		58'
SH	9	Florin Surugiu
N8	8	Mihai Macovei (c)
OF	7	Viorel Lucaci		54'
BF	6	Vasile Rus	38' to 48'
RL	5	Marius Sirbe
LL	4	Valentin Ursache		54'
TP	3	Horaţiu Pungea		61'
HK	2	Otar Turashvili
LP	1	Petru Tamba
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrei Rădoi
PR	17	Vlad Bădălicescu		61'
LK	18	Alin Coste		54'
FL	19	Alexandru Manta		54'
SH	20	Grigoras Diaconescu
FH	21	Ionut Florea		58'
WG	22	Constantin Gheară		48'
PR	23	Romulus Boar
Coach:
Haralambie Dumitras


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Toshiaki Hirose (c)
OC	13	Tomohiro Senba	76'
IC	12	Harumichi Tatekawa
LW	11	Hirotoki Onozawa
FH	10	Kosei Ono
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	76'
N8	8	Takashi Kikutani
OF	7	Michael Leitch
BF	6	Hendrik Tui	66'
RL	5	Luke Thompson	65'
LL	4	Hitoshi Ono
TP	3	Hiroshi Yamashita	65'
HK	2	Shota Horie
LP	1	Yusuke Nagae
Replacements:
HK	16	Haruki Ota
PR	17	Takuma Asahara
PR	18	Kensuke Hatakeyama	65'
FL	19	Koliniasi Holani	76'
LK	20	Michael Broadhurst	75'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa	76'
FH	22	Yu Tamura
CE	23	Go Aruga	76'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Christophe Berdos (France)
Stéphane Pomarede (France)

10 November 2012
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	28–23	Tonga
Try: Cittadini 6' m Ghiraldini 39' c Penalty Try 63' c Con: Burton (2/3) 40', 64' Pen: Burton (3/3) 13', 27', 52'	Report	Try: Taumalolo 33' c Vainikolo 67' c Con: 'Apikotoa (2/2) 34', 68' Pen: 'Apikotoa (3/3) 3', 10', 24'

Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia^[3]
Attendance: 18,756
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Team details


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	Tommaso Iannone
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Kris Burton
SH	9	Tobias Botes		71'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	23' to 33'
OF	7	Robert Barbieri
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni		64'
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		62'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini		62'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		71'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		71'
PR	17	Alberto de Marchi		71'
PR	18	Martin Castrogiovanni		62'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello		62'
FL	20	Simone Favaro		64'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori		71'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera
WG	23	Giovanbattista Venditti
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Vunga Lilo	73' to 80'
RW	14	Fetuʻu Vainikolo
OC	13	Suka Hufanga		71'
IC	12	Sione Piukala		64'
LW	11	William Helu
FH	10	Fangatapu Apikotoa		75'
SH	9	Taniela Moa (c)
N8	8	Viliami Maʻafu
OF	7	Sione Vaiomoʻunga		62'
BF	6	Steve Mafi
RL	5	Lua Lokotui	60' to 70'	75'
LL	4	Joe Tuineau
TP	3	Halani Aulika		62'
HK	2	Elvis Taione
LP	1	Sona Taumalolo		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ilaisa Maʻasi			78'
PR	17	Tevita Mailau		62'
PR	18	Hale T-Pole		75'
N8	19	Paula Kaho		62'	78'
SH	20	Samisoni Fisilau		75'
WG	21	Alipate Fatafehi		64'
WG	22	Viliame Iongi		71'
PR	23	Soane Tongaʻuiha		71'
Coach:
Mana Otai

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

10 November 2012
14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	54–12	Fiji
Try: Sharples 21' c, 57' c Penalty Try 35' c Monye 40' m Johnson 47 c Tuilagi 68' m, 75' c Con: Flood (4/6) 22', 35', 49', 58' Farrell (1/1) 76' Pen: Flood (3/3) 18', 25', 42'	Report	Try: Matawalu 55' m Kalou 79' c Con: Matavesi (1/2) 80'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Charlie Sharples
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Ugo Monye		59'
FH	10	Toby Flood		59'
SH	9	Danny Care	9' to 19'	59'
N8	8	Thomas Waldrom
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Johnson		59'
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Tom Palmer		50'
TP	3	Dan Cole		63'
HK	2	Tom Youngs		65'
LP	1	Joe Marler		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	David Paice		65'
PR	17	David Wilson		63'
PR	18	Mako Vunipola		46'
LK	19	Joe Launchbury		50'
FL	20	Tom Wood		59'
SH	21	Ben Youngs		59'
FH	22	Owen Farrell		59'
FB	23	Mike Brown		59'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Simeli Koniferedi		40'
RW	14	Samu Wara		67'
OC	13	Vereniki Goneva
IC	12	Sireli Naqelevuki
LW	11	Watisoni Votu		72'
FH	10	Metuisela Talebula
SH	9	Nikola Matawalu
N8	8	Akapusi Qera
OF	7	Malakai Ravulo		30' to 40'
BF	6	Api Naikatini		52'
RL	5	Apisalome Ratuniyarawa		73'
LL	4	Leone Nakarawa
TP	3	Deacon Manu (c)	29' to 39'	67'
HK	2	Viliame Veikoso		47'
LP	1	Penijamini Makutu
Replacements:
HK	16	Seremaia Naurere		47'
PR	17	Setefano Somoca		30'	40'
PR	18	Manasa Saulo		67'
LK	19	Sekonaia Kalou		73'
FL	20	Iliesa Ratuva		52'
SH	21	Kelemedi Bola		72'
CE	22	Ravai Fatiaki		67'
CE	23	Josh Matavesi		40'
Coach:
Inoke Male

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

10 November 2012
14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12–26	Argentina
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 5', 13', 26', 47'	Report	Try: Imhoff 54' c Camacho 59' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 55', 59' Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 3' Sánchez (1/3) 71' Drop: Sánchez 9' 51'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 51,442
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Team details


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	23'
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Tavis Knoyle	56'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)	70'
BF	6	Josh Turnbull
RL	5	Ian Evans
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones	39'
TP	3	Aaron Jarvis	60'
HK	2	Matthew Rees	60'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard	60'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington	68'
PR	18	Paul James	60'
FL	19	Rob McCusker	39'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	70'
SH	21	Mike Phillips	56'
FH	22	James Hook	23'
FB	23	Liam Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández	45'
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi	13'
LW	11	Juan Imhoff
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo	66'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore	56'
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
RL	5	Julio Farías Cabello	64'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo	66'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	48'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	48'
HK	17	Bruno Postiglioni	78'
PR	18	Juan Gómez	66'
LK	19	Tomás Vallejos	64'
FL	20	Tomás Leonardi	56'
SH	21	Nicolás Vergallo	66'
WG	22	Horacio Agulla	45'
FB	23	Joaquín Tuculet	13'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

Argentina's victory came exactly 11 years after their last win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

10 November 2012
17:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	12–16	South Africa
Pen: Sexton (4/6) 6', 10', 20', 30'	Report	Try: Pienaar 44' c Con: Lambie (1/1) 44' Pen: Lambie (3/6) 17', 51', 69'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 49,781
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Team details


FB	15	Simon Zebo
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Keith Earls
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy		75'
LW	11	Andrew Trimble		58'
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray		61'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)	42' to 52'
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony		70'
RL	5	Mike McCarthy				70'
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan		63' to 67'
TP	3	Mike Ross		70'
HK	2	Richardt Strauss		3' to 10'		75'
LP	1	Cian Healy		41' to 45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		3'	10'	75'
PR	17	Dave Kilcoyne		41'	45'
PR	18	Michael Bent		70'
LK	19	Donncha O'Callaghan		63'	67'	70'
FL	20	Iain Henderson		70'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan		61'
FH	22	Ronan O'Gara		75'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden		58'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	JP Pietersen	31' to 41'
OC	13	Jaco Taute
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Francois Hougaard
FH	10	Pat Lambie
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts		64'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Juandré Kruger
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth		75'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis		55'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss
LP	1	CJ van der Linde		63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits
PR	17	Heinke van der Merwe		63'
PR	18	Pat Cilliers		55'
LK	19	Flip van der Merwe		70'
FL	20	Marcell Coetzee		64'
FH	21	Morné Steyn
CE	22	Juan de Jongh
WG	23	Lwazi Mvovo
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Luke Pierce (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

Michael Bent, Iain Henderson, Dave Kilcoyne and Richardt Strauss (all Ireland) made their full international debuts.
The starting hookers, Adriaan (South Africa) and Richardt Strauss (Ireland), are cousins, the latter qualifying on residency grounds.
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) earned his 127th international cap (125 with Ireland and 2 with the British and Irish Lions) and overtook Brian O'Driscoll as the sole second most-capped player in rugby union history behind Australia's George Gregan (139).

10 November 2012
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	33–6	Australia
Try: Picamoles 12' c Fofana 54' c Penalty try 63' c Con: Michalak (3/3) 13', 55', 64' Pen: Michalak (2/2) 4', 36' Parra (1/1) 75' Drop: Michalak 39'	Report	Pen: Harris (2/2) 8', 21'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Wesley Fofana
OC	13	Florian Fritz	60'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Vincent Clerc
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	74'
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	63'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	64'
OF	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga	68'
RL	5	Jocelino Suta
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	59'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	49'
LP	1	Yannick Forestier	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	49'
PR	17	Thomas Domingo	49'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty	59'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina	68'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	64'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	63'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	74'
WG	23	Yoann Huget	60'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Mike Harris	55'
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Ben Tapuai
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Nick Cummins
FH	10	Kurtley Beale
SH	9	Nick Phipps
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	59'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis	69'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe (c)	65'
LL	4	Kane Douglas
TP	3	Sekope Kepu			49'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	59'
LP	1	Benn Robinson	28' to 36'		65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	59'
PR	17	James Slipper	28'	36'	49'
PR	18	Paddy Ryan			65'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	65'
N8	20	Radike Samo	59'
FL	21	Liam Gill	69'
SH	22	Brett Sheehan
FH	23	Berrick Barnes	55'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Yannick Forestier, Jocelino Suta, Sébastien Vahaamahina (all France) and Paddy Ryan (Australia) made their international debuts.
This match ended Australia's seven-year winning streak against France, France's previous victory against Australia dating back to 5 November 2005 (26–16).
The French came within one point of their largest ever victory against Australia (34–6 in 1976).

11 November 2012
14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	22–51	New Zealand
Try: Visser 12' c, 50' m Cross 40' c Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 13', 40' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 24'	Report	Try: Dagg 18' c Savea 29' c, 62' c Jane 33' c Hore 37' c Smith 75' c Con: Carter (6/6) 19', 31', 34', 39', 64', 77' Pen: Carter (3/4) 1', 28', 53'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Team details


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Nick De Luca	64'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Greig Laidlaw	65'
SH	9	Mike Blair	75'
N8	8	Kelly Brown (c)
OF	7	Ross Rennie	19'
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	58'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross
HK	2	Ross Ford	64'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson	64'
PR	17	Allan Jacobsen	65'
PR	18	Kyle Traynor
LK	19	Alastair Kellock	58'
FL	20	Dave Denton	19'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	75'
FH	22	Ruaridh Jackson	65'
WG	23	Max Evans	64'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Israel Dagg		26'
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Ben Smith
IC	12	Tamati Ellison
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Piri Weepu		61'
N8	8	Victor Vito
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Adam Thomson	44' to 54'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock		67'
LL	4	Luke Romano
TP	3	Owen Franks		61'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		61'
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett		72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		61'
PR	17	Tony Woodcock		72'
PR	18	Ben Franks		61'
LK	19	Ali Williams		67'
FL	20	Sam Cane
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow		61'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett		26'
CE	23	Ma'a Nonu
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Henry Pyrgos (Scotland), Dane Coles and Tawera Kerr-Barlow (both New Zealand) made their international debuts.
Scotland became the first team to score three tries against New Zealand since New Zealand's loss to Australia in August 2011.

11 November 2012^[4]
17:30 UYST (UTC-3)

Uruguay	25–32	Portugal
Try: Martínez 7 m Penalty Try 25' c Mieres 61' c Con: Etcheverry (2/3) 26', 62' Pen: Etcheverry (2/4) 42', 48'	Report	Try: Aguilar 14' m Uva 38' c Le Roux 65' c Gonçalo Foro 70' c Con: Leal (3/4) 39', 66', 71' Pen: Leal (2/2) 10', 28'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Team details


FB	15	Jerónimo Etcheverry
RW	14	Francisco Bulanti	65'
OC	13	Rodrigo Martinez
IC	12	Santiago Gibernau	65'
LW	11	Gastón Mieres
FH	10	Alejo Durán	72'
SH	9	Francisco Vecino
N8	8	Juan Diego Ormaechea
OF	7	Diego Magno
BF	6	Alejandro Nieto
RL	5	Mathias Palomeque	59'
LL	4	Cristofer Soares de Lima	53'
TP	3	Mario Sagario	72'
HK	2	Nicolás Klappenbach (c)	53'
LP	1	Alejo Corral	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Arturo Ávalo	53'
PR	17	Óscar Durán	72'
PR	18	Juan Rombys	59'
LK	19	Juan De Freitas	53'
FL	20	Santiago Vilaseca	59'
CE	21	Alberto Román	65'
FH	22	Rodrigo Silva	72'
WG	23	Leandro Leivas	65'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine


FB	15	Nuno Penha e Costa
RW	14	António Aguilar
OC	13	Carl Murray	72'
IC	12	Alex de Barros
LW	11	Gonçalo Foro
FH	10	Pedro Leal
SH	9	Samuel Marques
N8	8	Laurent Balangué
OF	7	Tiago Girão
BF	6	Jacques Le Roux
RL	5	Gonçalo Uva (c)
LL	4	David dos Reis	57'
TP	3	Anthony Alves
HK	2	João Correia	48'
LP	1	Francisco Fernandes	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Mike Tadjer	48'
PR	17	Jorge Segurado	48'
PR	18	Jose Leal da Costa
LK	19	Eric dos Santos	57'
FL	20	Francisco Sousa
SH	21	Francisco Magalhães
CE	22	José Lima	72'
WG	23	Wilfried Rodrigues
Coach:
Errol Brain

Touch judges:
Felipe Balbontin (Chile)
Henrique Platais (Brazil)

13 November[edit]

13 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Leicester Tigers	32–24	Māori All Blacks
Try: Morris 17' c Thompstone 29' c Con: Ford (2/2) 18', 30' Pen: Ford (6/7) 2', 8', 12', 22', 43', 66'	Report^[5]	Try: Wilson 5' c Bateman 39' c Ngatai 63' c Con: Ripia (3/3) 6', 40', 64' Pen: Ripia (1/3) 33'

Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Team details


FB	O	Mathew Tait
RW	N	Niall Morris
OC	M	Matt Smith		53'
IC	L	Anthony Allen
LW	K	Adam Thompstone		65'
FH	J	George Ford
SH	I	Patrick Phibbs		60'
N8	G	Jordan Crane		73'
OF	H	Julian Salvi
BF	F	Ed Slater
RL	E	Graham Kitchener
LL	D	Louis Deacon (c)
TP	C	Fraser Balmain
HK	B	George Chuter		65'
LP	A	Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
PR	P	Jonny Harris
HK	Q	Jimmy Stevens		65'
PR	R	Kieran Brookes
FL	S	Michael Noone
N8	T	Richard Thorpe		73'
SH	U	Sam Harrison		60'
CE	V	Daniel Bowden	57' to 67'	53'
CE	W	Andy Forsyth		65'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Andre Taylor	11' to 21'
RW	14	Kurt Baker
OC	13	Charlie Ngatai		65'
IC	12	Tim Bateman
LW	11	Kade Poki		64'
FH	10	Willie Ripia
SH	9	Frae Wilson		57'
N8	8	Elliot Dixon		57'
OF	7	Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF	6	Shane Christie
RL	5	Jason Eaton
LL	4	Jarrad Hoeata	62' to 72'	72'
TP	3	Ben Afeaki		68'
HK	2	Hika Elliot		68'
LP	1	Ben May		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Quentin MacDonald		68'
PR	17	Jacob Ellison		57'
PR	18	Bronson Murray		68'
LK	19	Romana Graham		72'
FL	20	Nick Crosswell		57'
SH	21	Jamison Gibson-Park		57'
CE	22	Jackson Willison		65'
WG	23	Declan O'Donnell		64'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Ian Tempest (England)
Paul Dix (England))

Notes:

The Tigers returned to using their traditional lettered-flocked jerseys for this non-test match.^[6] They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.^[7]

13 November 2012
19:45 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Gloucester	31–29	Fiji
Try: Cox 35' c Penalty try 55' c, 62' c Britton 74' c Con: Robson (4/4) 36', 56', 63', 75 Pen: Robson (1/3) 67'	Report^[8]	Try: Tuapati 19' m Matanavou 32' c Votu 44' m Con: Ralulu (1/3) 33' Pen: Ralulu (4/6) 6', 23', 58', 66'

Kingsholm, Gloucester^[9]
Attendance: 8,147
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Team details


FB	15	Martyn Thomas
RW	14	Steph Reynolds
OC	13	Drew Locke	75'
IC	12	Tim Molenaar
LW	11	Ian Clark
FH	10	Dan Robson
SH	9	Dave Lewis	64'
N8	8	Peter Buxton (c)
OF	7	Matthew Cox	61'
BF	6	Ross Moriarty
RL	5	Harry Casson
LL	4	Will Graulich
TP	3	Dario Chistolini	55'
HK	2	Koree Britton	77'
LP	1	Yann Thomas	67'
Replacements:
PR	16	Tommaso D'Apice	55'
HK	17	Dan Murphy	77'
PR	18	Tom Heard	67'
FL	19	Ed King
N8	20	Benjamin Sparks	61'
SH	21	Brad Field	64'
CE	22	George Boulton	75'
FB	23	Steffan Hawley
Coach:
Nigel Davies


FB	15	Metuisela Talebula
RW	14	Timoci Matanavou
OC	13	Samu Wara
IC	12	Josh Matavesi		59'
LW	11	Watisoni Votu
FH	10	Jonetani Ralulu
SH	9	Kelemedi Bola		69'
N8	8	Nemani Nagusa	62' to 72'
OF	7	Samu Bola
BF	6	Jovili Domolailai		72'
RL	5	Sekonaia Kalou		72'
LL	4	Api Ratuniyarawa
TP	3	Manasa Saulo Ramumu		49'
HK	2	Tuapati Talemaitoga		49'
LP	1	Setefano Somoca (c)		65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seremaia Naureuere		49'
PR	17	Deacon Manu		59'
PR	18	Penijamini Makutu	55' to 65'	49'
LK	19	Apisai Naikatini		72'
FL	20	Iliesa Ratuva		72'
SH	21	Nikola Matawalu		69'
CE	22	Ravai Fatiaki		65'
WG	23	Aisea Natoga
Coach:
Inoke Male

Touch judges:
Robin Goodliffe (England)
Greg Garner (England)

13 November 2012
19:45 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Newcastle Falcons	24–13	Tonga
Try: MacLeod 27' c Penalty try 57' c Wilson 65' c Con: Hodgson (3/3) 28', 58', 66' Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 78'	Report^[10]	Try: Fono 6' m Helu 77' m Con: Paea (0/2) Pen: Paea (1/1) 43'

Kingston Park, Newcastle^[11]
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Sean Davey (England)

Team details


FB	15	Alex Tait
RW	14	Andrew Higgins
OC	13	Alex Crockett (c)
IC	12	James Fitzpatrick	68'
LW	11	Ryan Shortland
FH	10	Joel Hodgson	78'
SH	9	Warren Fury
N8	8	Chris York
OF	7	Mark Wilson
BF	6	Scott MacLeod	78'
RL	5	James Goode
LL	4	Sean Tomes
TP	3	James Hall	78'
HK	2	Matt Thompson	68'
LP	1	Grant Shiells	78'
Replacements:
PR	16	Michael Mayhew	68'
HK	17	Scott Wilson	78'
PR	18	James Hallam	78'
FL	19	Joe Robinson	78'
SH	20	Jordi Pasqualin
FH	21	Waisea Luveniyali	78'
CE	22	Jamie Helleur	68'
FL	23	Ally Hogg
Coach:
Dean Richards


FB	15	Sitaleki Luʻau	64'
RW	14	Mateo Malupo
OC	13	William Helu
IC	12	Alipate Fatafehi
LW	11	Apakuki Maʻafu
FH	10	Eddie Paea
SH	9	Viliame Iongi
N8	8	Uamano Fono	68'
OF	7	Nili Latu (c)
BF	6	Hale T-Pole
RL	5	Sione Timani	56'
LL	4	Josh Afu
TP	3	Tevita Mailau
HK	2	Aleki Lutui	68'
LP	1	Soane Tongaʻuiha	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kamaliele Sakalia	68'
PR	17	Kisi Pulu
LK	18	Samisoni Fifita Masima	56'
FL	19	Sione Vaiomoʻunga	68'
SH	20	Taniela Moa
CE	21	Suka Hufanga
FB	22	Vunga Lilo	64'
PR	23	Sona Taumalolo	56'
Coach:
Mana Otai

Touch judges:
Steve Lee (England)
Darryl Chapman (England)

16/17 November[edit]

16 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	19–26	Samoa
Try: Beck 32' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 33' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 15', 28', 49', 61	Report	Try: Autagavaia 1' c G. Pisi 46' m Leota 77' m Con: T. Pisi (1/3) 2' Pen: T. Pisi (3/6) 40', 56', 65'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 44,329
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Ashley Beck
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	37'
SH	9	Mike Phillips
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Ryan Jones (c)	70'
RL	5	Ian Evans	40'
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Aaron Jarvis	76'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	17'
LP	1	Paul James	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	17'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	61'
PR	18	Scott Andrews	76'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	40'
FL	20	Sam Warburton	70'
SH	21	Tavis Knoyle
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	37'
CE	23	Scott Williams
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Fa'atoina Autagavaia
RW	14	Paul Perez
OC	13	George Pisi
IC	12	Paul Williams	54' to 69'		74'
LW	11	David Lemi (c)
FH	10	Tusi Pisi	78'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i
N8	8	Tai Tu'ifua
OF	7	Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF	6	Ofisa Treviranus	69'
RL	5	Filo Paulo	59'
LL	4	Daniel Leo
TP	3	Census Johnston	48'
HK	2	Ole Avei	57'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements:
HK	16	Ti'i Paulo	57'
PR	17	Viliamu Afatia
PR	18	James Johnston	48'
LK	19	Joe Tekori	59'
FL	20	Tivani Fomai	69'
SH	21	Jeremy Su'a	78'
CE	22	Johnny Leota	54'	69'	74'
WG	23	Robert Lilomaiava
Coach:
Stephen Betham

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

17 November 2012
15:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	22–25	Japan
Try: Kvirikashvili 52' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 52' Pen: Kvirikashvili (5/6) 5', 7', 13', 43', 50'	Report	Try: Onozowa 40' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 40' Pen: Goromaru (5/5) 25', 35', 56', 66', 72' Drop: Ono 80'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Irakli Kiasashvili
RW	14	Irakli Machkhaneli
OC	13	Davit Kacharava
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze		69'
LW	11	Sandro Todua
FH	10	Merab Kvirikashvili		67'
SH	9	Irakli Abuseridze (c)		67'
N8	8	Mamuka Gorgodze
OF	7	Vito Kolelishvili	35' to 45'
BF	6	Shalva Sutiashvili
RL	5	Levan Datunashvili		67'
LL	4	Giorgi Nemsadze		59'
TP	3	Davit Zirakashvili		54'
HK	2	Shalva Mamukashvili		49'
LP	1	Davit Khinchagishvili		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Irakli Natriashvili		49'
PR	17	Mikheil Nariashvili		58'
PR	18	Davit Kubriashvili		54'
LK	19	Vakhtang Maisuradze		58'
SH	20	Giorgi Begadze		67'
FL	21	Giorgi Tkhilaishvili		67'
FH	22	Lasha Khmaladze		67'
CE	23	Tedo Zibzibadze		69'
Coach:
Milton Haig


FB	15	Ayumu Goromaru
RW	14	Toshiaki Hirose (c)
OC	13	Tomohiro Senba	58'
IC	12	Harumichi Tatekawa
LW	11	Hirotoki Onozowa
FH	10	Kosei Ono
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka	67'
N8	8	Takashi Kikutani
OF	7	Michael Leitch
BF	6	Hendrick Tui	52'
RL	5	Luke Thompson	52'
LL	4	Hitoshi Ono
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama	58'
HK	2	Shota Horie
LP	1	Yusuke Nagae
Replacements:
HK	16	Haruki Ota
PR	17	Takuma Asahara
PR	18	Hiroshi Yamashita	58'
LK	19	Michael Broadhurst	52'
FL	20	Koliniasi Holani	52'
SH	21	Atsushi Hiwasa	67'
FH	22	Yuu Tamura
CE	23	Go Aruga	58'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Radu Petrescu (Romania)

17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

RFU Championship XV	21–52	Māori All Blacks
Try: Mama 22' m Crane 78' c Con: Roberts (0/1) Sharp (1/1) 79' Pen: Roberts (3/5) 4', 11', 42'	Report^[12]	Try: O'Donnell 14' c Baker 28' c Elliot 33' c Renata 53' c Dixon 56' m Wilson 63' c Graham 72' c Willison 75' m Con: Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73' Renata (1/1) 54'

Castle Park, Doncaster
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: David Rose (England)

Team details


FB	15	Dante Mama
RW	14	Rhys Crane
OC	13	Tim Streather
IC	12	Charlie Hayter
LW	11	Josh Bassett
FH	10	Tristan Roberts	69'
SH	9	Gavin Cattle (c)	54'
N8	8	Ben Pienaar
OF	7	Phil Burgess	56'
BF	6	Jacob Rowan
RL	5	Nic Rouse
LL	4	Nathan Hannay	49'
TP	3	Alan Paver	49'
HK	2	Jon Vickers	71'
LP	1	Mark Irish	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Mark Stagg	71'
PR	17	Tom Davies	56'
PR	18	Oliver Tomaszczyk	49'
LK	19	Calum Green	49'
N8	20	Row Burrows	56'
SH	21	Luke Baldwin	54'
FH	22	Jake Sharp	69'
WG	23	Mark Atkinson
Coach:
Mike Rayer


FB	15	Trent Renata
RW	14	Kurt Baker
OC	13	Jackson Willison
IC	12	Tim Bateman	44'
LW	11	Declan O'Donnell
FH	10	Willie Ripia
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park	61'
N8	8	Elliot Dixon
OF	7	Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF	6	Nick Crosswell	46'
RL	5	Romana Graham
LL	4	Jarrad Hoeata	54'
TP	3	Ben Afeaki
HK	2	Hika Elliot	54'
LP	1	Jacob Ellison	46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Quentin MacDonald	54'
PR	17	Bronson Murray
PR	18	Ben May	46'
LK	19	Jason Eaton	54'
FL	20	Shane Christie	46'
SH	21	Frae Wilson	61'
CE	22	Charlie Ngatai	44'
FB	23	Andre Taylor
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Steve Lee (England)
Simon McConnell (England)
Television match official:
Trevor Fisher (England)

17 November 2012
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

Italy	10–42	New Zealand
Try: Sgarbi 25' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 26' Drop: Orquera 52'	Report	Try: Read 16' c Nonu 49' c Jane 67' c Savea 73' m, 75' c Con: Cruden (4/5) 16', 50', 68', 76' Pen: Cruden (3/3) 12', 19', 44'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Andrea Masi	61'
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Mirco Bergamasco
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	56'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	48'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni	65'
RL	5	Francesco Minto
LL	4	Antonio Pavanello	60'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	56'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	50'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	50'
PR	17	Alberto de Marchi	50'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	56'
LK	19	Quintin Geldenhuys	60'
FL	20	Mauro Bergamasco	65'
N8	21	Robert Barbieri	48'
SH	22	Tobias Botes	56'
FB	23	Luke McLean	61'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Beauden Barrett	54'
RW	14	Hosea Gear
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Aaron Cruden
SH	9	Aaron Smith	63'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane
BF	6	Liam Messam
RL	5	Brodie Retallick
LL	4	Ali Williams	50'
TP	3	Charlie Faumuina	46'
HK	2	Keven Mealamu	42'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles	42'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	64'
PR	18	Ben Franks	46'
FL	19	Sam Whitelock	50'
N8	20	Victor Vito
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	63'
FH	22	Dan Carter
WG	23	Cory Jane	54'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

17 November 2012
14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	14–20	Australia
Try: Tuilagi 38' m Pen: Floos (3/3) 2', 23', 33'	Report	Try: Cummins 34' m Pen: Barnes (4/5) 30', 43', 49', 52' Drop: Barnes 12'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,361
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Team details


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt	73'
LW	11	Charlie Sharples	60'
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Danny Care	60'
N8	8	Thomas Waldrom
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Johnson	49'
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Tom Palmer	53'
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Tom Youngs	73'
LP	1	Joe Marler	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	David Paice	73'
PR	17	David Wilson
PR	18	Mako Vunipola	49'
LK	19	Joe Launchbury	53'
FL	20	Tom Wood	49'
SH	21	Ben Youngs	60'
CE	22	Owen Farrell	73'
WG	23	Mike Brown	60'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Berrick Barnes
RW	14	Digby Ioane	69'
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Ben Tapuai
LW	11	Nick Cummins
FH	10	Kurtley Beale
SH	9	Nick Phipps
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis	55' to 66'		76'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe (c)
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani
TP	3	Ben Alexander	70'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	40'
LP	1	Benn Robinson	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	40'
PR	17	James Slipper	60'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	70'
N8	19	Radike Samo
FL	20	Liam Gill	55'	66'	76'
SH	21	Brett Sheehan
CE	22	Mike Harris
WG	23	Drew Mitchell	69'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

17 November 2012
14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	10–21	South Africa
Try: Pyrgos 50' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 51' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 9'	Report	Try: Strauss 20' m, 45' c Con: Lambie (1/2) 46' Pen: Lambie (3/3) 6', 13', 31'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 58,893
Referee: George Clancy (

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