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	57–26	Barbarians
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.

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Week 2

29 May 2012 19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Ireland	28–29	Barbarians
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.

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2 June 2012 14:00 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	30–21	Barbarians
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

• The Welsh Rugby Union announced that this would be a fully capped match.^[7] As a result, Martyn Williams became the third Welsh player with 100 caps when he came off the bench. It was also announced that this match would be the last international appearance of Martyn Williams and Wales top try-scorer Shane Williams.
• Four players made their full international debuts for Wales: Rhodri Jones, Harry Robinson, Liam Williams and Adam Warren.

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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)

• Scotland claimed their first win in Australia since 1982.^[9]
• Six players made their full international debut for Australia: Dan Palmer, Dave Dennis, Michael Hooper, Mike Harris, Joe Tomane and Luke Morahan.
• Two players made their full international debut for Scotland: Ryan Grant and Tom Brown.

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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)

• Three players made their full international debut for New Zealand: Brodie Retallick, Julian Savea and Aaron Smith.
• Three players made their full international debut for Ireland: Simon Zebo, Declan Fitzpatrick and Ronan Loughney.

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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)

• Cooper Vuna (Australia) and Ashley Beck (Wales) made their full international debuts.

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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)

• Four players made their full international debut for South Africa: Marcell Coetzee, Eben Etzebeth, Juandré Kruger and Coenie Oosthuizen.
• Three players made their full international debut for England: Tom Johnson, Joe Marler and Jonathan Joseph

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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.

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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)

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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Week 5

20 June 2012 19:30 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	21–40	French 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.

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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.

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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)

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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]

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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)

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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.

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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)

• It was announced several minutes before kick-off that Chauncey O'Toole was out injured and Nanyak Dala had replaced him.

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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)

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24 June 2012 14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	18–51	French 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

• Mid-year rugby union test series
• 2012 Asian Five Nations
• 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
• 2012 IRB Nations Cup
• 2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
• 2012 France rugby union tour of Argentina
• 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa
• 2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australasia
• 2012 France rugby union tour of Argentina

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