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2011 June rugby union tests
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Dates	29 May – 30 August
No. of nations	19

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The 2011 mid-year rugby union tests, staged in July and August 2011, served as a series of warm-up fixtures for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Most of the matches were played in the northern hemisphere, parallel to the 2011 Tri Nations Series involving New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

This was the first time since 1973, and only the second in the past 50 years, that no team representing the Home Unions (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, or the British and Irish Lions) toured the southern hemisphere in the mid-year window.^[1]

In June 2011, Wales played against the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium to mark the 130th anniversary of the Welsh Rugby Union. The WRU announced in April that it would award full Test caps for this match.^[2]

Although most matches were scheduled for the northern hemisphere, a number of matches were also played in the southern hemisphere:

Argentina hosted three non-capped matches—a two-match tour in June by the French Barbarians, which was split 1–1, and a one-off match in August in which the Pumas routed a "South American Invitational XV".
Australia hosted Samoa on 17 July in Sydney, with Manu Samoa scoring their first-ever win over Australia.
Five days later, the All Blacks entertained and easily defeated Fiji. This was the final Test at Carisbrook in Dunedin, which was replaced by Forsyth Barr Stadium in time for the World Cup.
In August, Fiji hosted a two-match tour by Tonga, which was split 1–1.
Also in August, the Australian Barbarians invitational side hosted and defeated Canada in a non-capped affair.

Several countries also played domestic sides in non-capped warm-up matches:

The most extensive such tour was that of Russia, who visited England and Wales for a total of four matches against English Premiership and Celtic League sides, losing all four.
Georgia swept a two-match tour in France, the playing base of most of its World Cup player pool, against sides in the country's second-tier league, Pro D2.
Argentina defeated Premiership newcomers Worcester Warriors.
Ireland defeated one of its professional provincial sides, Connacht.
Japan defeated a side selected from the country's main competition, Top League.
Romania visited and lost to Pro D2 side Périgueux.
Canada also played in what was called an "opposed training session"—not an official match—with a side billed as a "Queensland Reds XV", minus players on duty with the Australia national team. The Canucks outscored the Reds.

Test matches

Week 1

29 May 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England	32–38	Barbarians
Try: Trinder 3' c Monye 18' c Simpson-Daniel 26' c Johnson 72' m Con: C. Hodgson (3/4) Pen: C. Hodgson (2/3) 16', 63'	Report	Try: Baby 7' c Michalak 38' c Visser (2) 48' m, 78' c Smith 56' m van Niekerk 60' c Con: Michalak (3/5) Pienaar (1/1)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 38,680
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown		66'
RW	14	James Simpson-Daniel
OC	13	Henry Trinder
IC	12	Matt Banahan
LW	11	Ugo Monye		43'
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Paul Hodgson		58'
N8	8	Luke Narraway (c)
OF	7	Carl Fearns	35' to 45'	52'
BF	6	Tom Johnson
RL	5	Dave Attwood
LL	4	Graham Kitchener		58'
LP	3	Paul Doran-Jones		58'	62'
HK	2	David Paice
TP	1	Joe Marler			62'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Joe Gray
PR	17	Kieran Brookes		58'
LK	18	James Gaskell		52'
FL	19	Jamie Gibson		58'
SH	20	Micky Young		58'
FH	21	Stephen Myler		66'
CE	22	Jordan Turner-Hall		43'
Team manager:
Martin Johnson


FB	15	Nicolas Jeanjean
RW	14	Paul Sackey	65'
OC	13	Benoît Baby	50'
IC	12	Mathieu Bastareaud
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	57'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	George Smith	65'
BF	6	Joe van Niekerk
RL	5	Quintin Geldenhuys	50'
LL	4	Erik Lund
LP	3	Davit Kubriashvili	50'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	50'
TP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
HK	16	Sébastien Bruno	50'
PR	17	Carl Hayman	50'
LK	18	Iosefa Tekori	50'
FL	19	Martyn Williams	65'
SH	20	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	57'
FH	21	Willie Mason	65'
CE	22	Seru Rabeni	50'
Coach:
Dai Young

As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.
The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians side was Tim Visser. (Willie Mason was also uncapped in rugby union but he was capped in rugby league, having switched codes a few weeks before the game when signing to Toulon.) Visser qualified for Scotland on residency grounds in June 2012 and now represents that country internationally.

Week 2

4 June 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	28–31	Barbarians
Try: North 10' c Stoddart 25' c Phillips 54' c Brew 65' c Con: S. Jones (4/4)	Report	Try: Tekori 17' m Nacewa (2) 22' c, 79' c Parisse 35' c Bastareaud 73' m Con: James (3/5)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 31,232
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Morgan Stoddart
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Gavin Henson		61'
LW	11	Aled Brew	43' to 53'
FH	10	Stephen Jones		66'
SH	9	Mike Phillips		61'
N8	8	Toby Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		63'
RL	5	Luke Charteris
LL	4	Ryan Jones		61'
LP	3	Paul James
HK	2	Huw Bennett		64'
TP	1	Ryan Bevington		61'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Lloyd Burns		64'
PR	17	Scott Andrews		61'
LK	18	Alun Wyn Jones		61'
FL	19	Josh Turnbull		63'
SH	20	Tavis Knoyle		61'
FH	21	Rhys Priestland		66'
CE	22	Scott Williams		61'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Isa Nacewa
RW	14	Paul Sackey		61'
OC	13	Seru Rabeni		65'
IC	12	Mathieu Bastareaud
LW	11	Doug Howlett
FH	10	Brock James
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde		64'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Martyn Williams		55'
BF	6	Joe van Niekerk
RL	5	Paul Tito		56'
LL	4	Iosefa Tekori	45' to 55'
LP	3	Carl Hayman		65'	74'
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno		54'
TP	1	Iestyn Thomas			74'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini		54'
PR	17	Davit Kubriashvili		65'
LK	18	Erik Lund		56'
FL	19	George Smith		55'
SH	20	Lloyd Williams		64'
FH	21	Willie Mason		65'
CE	22	Benoît Baby		61'
Coach:
Dai Young

Unlike most Barbarians matches, this was a fully capped match for Wales. As a result, Stephen Jones earned his 100th Wales cap in this match.
The uncapped players on this Barbarians squad were Brock James and Lloyd Williams. As noted earlier, Willie Mason is uncapped in union as a recent code convert, but capped in league.

Week 3

17 July 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	23–32	Samoa
Try: Ioane 37' c Giteau 70' c Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (3) 40', 41', 57'	Report	Try: Tuilagi 11' c Williams 28' c Thompson 45' m G. Pisi 54' c Con: T. Pisi (3/4) Pen: T. Pisi (1/2)

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,808^[3]
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)


FB	15	Mark Gerrard	55'
RW	14	Rod Davies
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Nick Phipps	56'
N8	8	Ben McCalman	59'
OF	7	Matt Hodgson	50'
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe	51'
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani
LP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore
TP	1	Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK	16	James Hanson
PR	17	Pekahou Cowan
LK	18	Dan Vickerman	51'
N8	19	Scott Higginbotham	59'
FL	20	Beau Robinson	50'
SH	21	Will Genia	56'
FB	22	Kurtley Beale	55'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Paul Williams
RW	14	Sailosi Tagicakibau
OC	13	George Pisi		58'
IC	12	Seilala Mapusua
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Tusi Pisi		72'
SH	9	Kahn Fotuali'i
N8	8	George Stowers
OF	7	Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF	6	Taiasina Tu'ifua		76'
RL	5	Daniel Leo	36' to 46'
LL	4	Kane Thompson		69'
LP	3	Anthony Perenise
HK	2	Mahonri Schwalger (c)		77'
TP	1	Zak Taulafo		65'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Ti'i Paulo		77'
PR	17	Census Johnston		65'
LK	18	Filipo Levi		69'
FL	19	Manu Salavea		76'
FH	20	Brenton Helleur		72'
CE	21	Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu		58'
FB	22	James So'oialo
Coach:
Fuimaono Tafua

Week 4

22 July 2011
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	60–14	Fiji
Try: Sivivatu 9' m Slade 23' c Hore 34' c Thomson 38' c Smith 63' c Weepu 68' c Penalty try 76' c Muliaina 79' c Con: Slade (4/5), Carter (3/3) Pen: Slade (2) 3', 20'	Report	Try: Serelevu 52' c Goneva 70' c Con: Bai (2/2)

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Zac Guildford
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu 50'
FH	10	Colin Slade 64'
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan 53'
N8	8	Liam Messam 65'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Adam Thomson
RL	5	Ali Williams
LL	4	Jarrad Hoeata 53'
TP	3	Ben Franks
HK	2	Andrew Hore 66'
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett 66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Corey Flynn 66'
PR	17	John Afoa 66'
LK	18	Samuel Whitelock 53'
N8	19	Jerome Kaino 65'
SH	20	Piri Weepu 52'
FH	21	Daniel Carter 64'
FB	22	Ben Smith 50'
	Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	Iliesa Keresoni
RW	14	Timoci Nagusa 55'
OC	13	Albert Vulivuli
IC	12	Ravai Fatiaki
LW	11	Napolioni Nalaga 78'
FH	10	Seremaia Bai
SH	9	Nemia Serelevu 64'
N8	8	Sakiusa Matadigo
OF	7	Akapusi Qera 60'
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu
RL	5	Rupeni Nasiga 69'
LL	4	Sekonaia Kalou
TP	3	Deacon Manu (c)
HK	2	Sunia Koto 78'
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu 69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso 78'
PR	17	Setefano Somoca 69'
LK	18	Josefa Domolailai 69'
N8	19	Malakai Ravulo 60'
SH	20	Vitori Butava 64'
FH	21	Taniela Rawaqa 78'
FB	22	Vereniki Goneva 55'
Coach:
Sam Domoni

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh
James Leckie
Television match official:
George Ayoub

Week 5

6 August 2011
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Scotland	10–6	Ireland
Try: Ansbro 77' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (1/2) 49'	Report	Pen: Sexton (2/3) 31', 64'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 28,288
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Chris Paterson 70'
RW	14	Nikki Walker
OC	13	Joe Ansbro
IC	12	Graeme Morrison
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Ruaridh Jackson
SH	9	Rory Lawson (c) 70'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie 57'
OF	7	Ross Rennie
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Richie Gray
LL	4	Jim Hamilton 57'
TP	3	Geoff Cross
HK	2	Ross Ford 70'
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen 57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall 70'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson 57'
LK	18	Alastair Kellock 57'
FL	19	David Denton 57'
SH	20	Greig Laidlaw 70'
CE	21	Nick De Luca 70'
WG	22	Jack Cuthbert
	Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Fergus McFadden
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald 62'
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Tomás O'Leary 60'
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	Niall Ronan
BF	6	Mike McCarthy
RL	5	Leo Cullen (c) 61'
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan 52'
TP	3	Tony Buckley 60'
HK	2	Sean Cronin 60'
LP	1	Tom Court 62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jerry Flannery 60'
PR	17	Marcus Horan 62'
PR	18	John Hayes 60'
LK	19	Mick O'Driscoll 61'
FL	20	Kevin McLaughlin 52'
SH	21	Isaac Boss 60'
FB	22	Felix Jones 62'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson
Stuart Terheege
Television match official:
Graham Warren

6 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England	23–19	Wales
Try: Haskell 24' c Tuilagi 42' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (1/2) 5' Drop: Wilkinson (2) 37', 60'	Report	Try: North (2) 16' c, 75' c Shane Williams 56' m Con: Priestland (2/3)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,945
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Delon Armitage
RW	14	Matt Banahan
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi 59'
IC	12	Riki Flutey
LW	11	Mark Cueto
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson 76'
SH	9	Danny Care 57'
N8	8	James Haskell
OF	7	Lewis Moody (c) 59'
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Tom Palmer
LL	4	Simon Shaw 57'
TP	3	Matt Stevens 57' 69'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley 57'
LP	1	Alex Corbisiero 69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears 57'
PR	17	David Wilson 57'
LK	18	Mouritz Botha 57'
FL	19	Tom Wood 59'
SH	20	Richard Wigglesworth 57'
FH	21	Charlie Hodgson 76'
CE	22	Charlie Sharples 59'
Team Manager:
Martin Johnson


FB	15	Morgan Stoddart 48'
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips 61'
N8	8	Toby Faletau 54'
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones 65'
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Craig Mitchell
HK	2	Huw Bennett 64'
LP	1	Paul James 65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lloyd Burns 64'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington 65'
LK	18	Luke Charteris 65'
FL	19	Ryan Jones 54'
SH	20	Tavis Knoyle 61'
FB	21	Scott Williams 48'
CE	22	Lloyd Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Touch judges:
George Clancy
David Changleng
Television match official:
Jim Yullie

6 August 2011
14:00 EDT (UTC-04)

Canada	28–22	United States
Try: Sinclair 6' c Mackenzie 44' c Fairhurst 59' m Con: Pritchard (2/3) Pen: Pritchard (3/3) 38', 55', 78'	Report	Try: Ngwenya 23' c Clever (2) 34' m, 77' c Con: Malifa (1/2) Enosa (1/1) Pen: Malifa (1/2) 10' A. Suniula (0/1)

BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 10,621^[4]
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)


FB	15	Matt Evans 16'
RW	14	Phil Mackenzie
OC	13	DTH van der Merwe
IC	12	Mike Scholz 75'
LW	11	James Pritchard
FH	10	Ander Monro
SH	9	Ed Fairhurst
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	Chauncey O'Toole
BF	6	Jebb Sinclair 71'
RL	5	Brian Erichsen 75'
LL	4	Jamie Cudmore
TP	3	Jason Marshall
HK	2	Pat Riordan (c) 80'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens 64' to 69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Hamilton 80'
PR	17	Scott Franklin 64' 69'
LK	18	Tyler Hotson 75'
FL	19	Adam Kleeberger 71'
SH	20	Sean White
CE	21	Ryan Smith 75'
WG	22	Ciaran Hearn 16'
	Coach:
Kieran Crowley


FB	15	Blaine Scully
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Paul Emerick
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	Kevin Swiryn 75'
FH	10	Nese Malifa 46'
SH	9	Mike Petri 55'
N8	8	Nic Johnson
OF	7	Todd Clever (c)
BF	6	Louis Stanfill
RL	5	Hayden Smith
LL	4	John van der Giessen 59'
TP	3	Shawn Pittman
HK	2	Phil Thiel 78'
LP	1	Mate Moeakiola 57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chris Biller 78'
PR	17	Eric Fry 57'
LK	18	Inaki Basauri 59'
FL	19	JJ Gagiano
SH	20	Tim Usasz 55'
CE	21	Roland Suniula 46'
FH	22	Tai Enosa 75'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Week 6

13 August 2011
15:30 (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	27–12	Tonga
Try: Goneva, Nasiga, Murimurivalu Con: Bai (3/3) Pen: Bai (2/2)	Report	Try: Iongi (2) Con: Fisilau (1/2)

Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)


FB	15	Kini Murimurivalu
RW	14	Vereniki Goneva
OC	13	Albert Vulivuli
IC	12	Seremaia Bai
LW	11	Adriu Delai
FH	10	Waisea Luveniyali
SH	9	Vitori Buatava
N8	8	Sisa Koyamaibole
OF	7	Malakai Ravulo
BF	6	Dominiko Waqaniburotu
RL	5	Wame Lewaravu
LL	4	Rupeni Nasiga
TP	3	Deacon Manu (c)
HK	2	Sunia Koto Vuli
LP	1	Campese Ma'afu
Replacements:
HK	16	Viliame Veikoso
PR	17	Waisea Daveta Naulago
LK	18	Josefa Domolailai
N8	19	Nasi Matadigo
SH	20	Waisale Vatuvoka
FH	21	Ravai Fatiaki
WG	22	Iliesa Keresoni
	Coach:
Sam Domoni


FB	15	Viliame Iongi
RW	14	Fetu'u Vainikolo
OC	13	Suka Hufanga
IC	12	Andrew Mailei
LW	11	Viliami Helu
FH	10	Samisoni Fisilau
SH	9	Taniela Moa
N8	8	Viliame Ma'afu
OF	7	Sione Vaiomounga
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni
RL	5	Kele Hehea
LL	4	Lua Lokotui
TP	3	Halani Aulika
HK	2	Aleki Lutui (c)
LP	1	Sona Taumalolo
Replacements:
HK	16	Ephraim Taukafa
PR	17	Tonga Lea'aetoa
LK	18	Sione Timani
N8	19	Samiu Vahafolau
SH	20	Tomasi Palu
FH	21	Siale Piutau
WG	22	Vunga Lilo
Coach:
Isitolo Maka

13 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	19–9	England
Try: Hook 58' c Con: Hook Pen: Priestland (2) Hook (2)	Report	Pen: Flood (3)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	James Hook
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jamie Roberts 40' to 50'
IC	12	Gavin Henson 31'
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Rhys Priestland 40'
SH	9	Mike Philips 70' to 80'
N8	8	Toby Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun-Wyn Jones 60'
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Craig Mitchell 77'
HK	2	Lloyd Burns 52'
LP	1	Paul James 69' 77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett 52'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington 69'
LK	18	Josh Turnbull 60'
FL	19	Justin Tipuric
SH	20	Tavis Knoyle
CE	21	Scott Williams 31'
WG	22	Aled Brew 40'
	Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Ben Foden
RW	14	Matt Banahan 69'
OC	13	Mike Tindall (c) 59' 69'
IC	12	Shontayne Hape
LW	11	Mark Cueto
FH	10	Toby Flood 67'
SH	9	Richard Wigglesworth 29'
N8	8	Nick Easter
OF	7	Hendre Fourie 50'
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Louis Deacon 67'
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Steve Thompson 59'
LP	1	Alex Corbisiero 59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears 59'
PR	17	Matt Stevens 59'
LK	18	Tom Palmer 67'
FL	19	James Haskell 50'
SH	20	Danny Care 29'
FH	21	Charlie Hodgson 67'
WG	22	Delon Armitage 59'
Team Manager:
Martin Johnson

13 August 2011
20:30 CEST (UTC+02)

France	19–12	Ireland
Try: Clerc 17' c Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (4/4) 3', 27', 66', 70'	Report	Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 38', 47', 52', 58'

Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 32,653
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Damien Traille 64'
RW	14	Vincent Clerc
OC	13	David Marty
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz 26'
LW	11	Alexis Palisson
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili 77'
N8	8	Raphaël Lakafia
RF	7	Imanol Harinordoquy 64'
LF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Romain Millo-Chluski 58'
LL	4	Julien Pierre
TP	3	Luc Ducalcon
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski 54'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet 54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado 54'
PR	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux 54'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet 58'
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire 64'
SH	20	Morgan Parra 77'
CE	21	David Skrela 26'
FB	22	Maxime Médard 64'
	Coach:
Marc Lièvremont


FB	15	Rob Kearney 46'
RW	14	Andrew Trimble 67'
OC	13	Keith Earls
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Eoin Reddan 60'
N8	8	Denis Leamy 50'
OF	7	Sean O'Brien
BF	6	Donnacha Ryan
RL	5	Leo Cullen (c) 50'
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	Mike Ross 69'
HK	2	Rory Best 60'
LP	1	Cian Healy 51' 69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jerry Flannery 60'
PR	17	Tony Buckley 51'
LK	18	Paul O'Connell 50'
N8	19	Jamie Heaslip 50'
SH	20	Conor Murray 60'
WG	21	Fergus McFadden 67'
FB	22	Felix Jones 46'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

13 August 2011
20:45 CEST (UTC+02)

Italy	31–24	Japan
Try: Pratichetti 3' c Gori 10' c Ghiraldini 44' c Lo Cicero 57' c Con: Bocchino (3/3) Orquera (1/1) Pen: Orquera (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Usuzuki 22' c Taira 28' c Penalty try 63' c Con: Arlidge (3/3) Pen: Arlidge (1/1) 38'

Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Giulio Toniolatti
OC	13	Alberto Sgarbi 56'
IC	12	Matteo Pratichetti
LW	11	Tommaso Benvenuti
FH	10	Riccardo Bocchino 56'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori 49'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
RF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
LF	6	Alessandro Zanni 53'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys 31'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini 53'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini 76'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero 62' to 72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tommaso d'Apice 76'
PR	17	Martin Castrogiovanni 53'
LK	18	Corniel van Zyl 31'
FL	19	Paul Derbyshire 53'
SH	20	Pablo Canavosio 49'
FH	21	Luciano Orquera 56'
CE	22	Gonzalo Canale 56'
	Coach:
Nick Mallet


FB	15	Shaun Webb
RW	14	Kosuke Endo
OC	13	Koji Taira 53'
IC	12	Ryan Nicholas
LW	11	Takehisa Usuzuki
FH	10	James Arlidge
SH	9	Fumiaki Tanaka 69'
N8	8	Ryukoliniashi Holani
OF	7	Michael Leitch
BF	6	Takashi Kikutani (c) 77'
RL	5	Toshizumi Kitagawa
LL	4	Justin Ives 17'
TP	3	Kensuke Hatakeyama 52' 76'
HK	2	Shota Horie
LP	1	Hisateru Hirashima 73' to 80'
Replacements:
HK	16	Hiroki Yuhara
PR	17	Nozomu Fujita 52' 76'
LK	18	Luke Thompson 17'
FL	19	Tadasuke Nishihara 77'
SH	20	Atsushi Hiwasa 69'
CE	21	Alisi Tupuailei 53'
FB	22	Murray Williams
Coach:
John Kirwan

13 August 2011
19:15 MDT (UTC-06)

United States	7–27	Canada
Try: Scully 38' c Con: Malifa (1/1)	Report	Try: van der Merwe 4' c Carpenter 60' c P. Mackenzie 71' c Con: Pritchard (3/3) Pen: Pritchard (2) 12', 53'

Infinity Park, Glendale
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)


FB	15	Blaine Scully
RW	14	Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC	13	Paul Emerick 77'
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	Colin Hawley
FH	10	Nese Malifa 62'
SH	9	Tim Usasz 67'
N8	8	Nic Johnson
OF	7	Todd Clever (c)
BF	6	Louis Stanfill 54' 63'
RL	5	Hayden Smith 67'
LL	4	John van der Giessen
TP	3	Shawn Pittman
HK	2	Chris Biller 52' to 63'
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Phil Thiel 54' 63'
PR	17	Eric Fry 73'
LK	18	Scott LaValla 67'
FL	19	JJ Gagiano
SH	20	Mike Petri 67'
FH	21	Roland Suniula 62'
CE	22	Tai Enosa 77'
	Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	James Pritchard
RW	14	Ciaran Hearn
OC	13	DTH van der Merwe
IC	12	Mike Scholz 66'
LW	11	Phil Mackenzie
FH	10	Ander Monro 74'
SH	9	Sean White 77'
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter
OF	7	Chauncey O'Toole 25' to 35' 52'
BF	6	Adam Kleeberger
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore 18' to 28' 74'
LL	4	Jebb Sinclair 42' to 52'
TP	3	Jason Marshall 65'
HK	2	Pat Riordan (c) 65'
LP	1	Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Hamilton 65'
PR	17	Andrew Tiedemann 65'
LK	18	Brian Erichsen 74'
FL	19	Tyler Hotson 42'
SH	20	Jamie Mackenzie 77'
CE	21	Ryan Smith 66'
FH	22	Nathan Hirayama 74'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Week 7

19 August 2011
16:30 (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	20–32	Tonga
	Report

Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Fiji win the 2 test Pinjas Rugby Series on Points Difference.

20 August 2011
17:00 IST (UTC+01)

Ireland	22–26	France
	Report

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Felix Jones
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Tomás O'Leary
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Sean O'Brien
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Jerry Flannery
PR	17	Tom Court
LK	18	Mike McCarthy
FL	19	Stephen Ferris
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara
WG	22	Luke Fitzgerald
	Coach:
Declan Kidney


FB	15	Cédric Heymans
RW	14	Maxime Médard
OC	13	Aurélien Rougerie
IC	12	Fabrice Estebanez
LW	11	Alexis Palisson
FH	10	David Skrela
SH	9	Morgan Parra
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Julien Bonnaire
BF	6	Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL	5	Lionel Nallet (c)
LL	4	Pascal Papé
TP	3	Nicolas Mas
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Poux
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado
PR	17	Fabien Barcella
LK	18	Julien Pierre
N8	19	Raphaël Lakafia
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili
FH	21	François Trinh-Duc
WG	22	Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

20 August 2011
17:00 BST (UTC+01)

Scotland	23–12	Italy
	Report

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 20,245
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

20 August 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	28–13	Argentina
	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

21 August 2011
19:07 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	20–14	United States
Try: Ueda 6' m Kikutani 54' c Usuzuki 66' m Con: Nicholas (0/1) Webb (1/2) Pen: Nicholas (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Swiryn (2) 8' c, 39' c Con: Malifa (2/2)

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)


FB	15	Taihei Ueda
RW	14	Takehisa Usuzuki
OC	13	Alisi Tupuailei
IC	12	Ryan Nicholas
LW	11	Hirotoki Onozawa
FH	10	Murray Williams
SH	9	Tomoki Yoshida
N8	8	Takashi Kikutani (c)
OF	7	Tadasuke Nishihara
BF	6	Sione Vatuvei
RL	5	Luke Thompson
LL	4	Hitoshi Ono
TP	3	Nozomu Fujita
HK	2	Yusuke Aoki
LP	1	Naoki Kawamata
Replacements:
HK	16	Shota Horie
PR	17	Kensuke Hatakeyama
LK	18	Toshizumi Kitagawa
FL	19	Itaru Taniguchi
SH	20	Atsushi Hiwasa
CE	21	Koji Taira
FB	22	Shaun Webb
	Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Blaine Scully
RW	14	Kevin Swiryn
OC	13	Tai Enosa
IC	12	Paul Emerick
LW	11	James Paterson
FH	10	Nese Malifa
SH	9	Mike Petri (c)
N8	8	JJ Gagiano
OF	7	Louis Stanfill
BF	6	Pat Danahy
RL	5	Hayden Smith
LL	4	Scott LaValla
TP	3	Eric Fry
HK	2	Phil Thiel
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Chris Biller
PR	17	Shawn Pittman
FL	18	Nic Johnson
FL	19	Ryan Chapman
SH	20	Tim Usasz
CE	21	Roland Suniula
CE	22	Andrew Suniula
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Week 8

27 August 2011
14:30 IST (UTC+01)

Ireland	9–20	England
Pen: O'Gara (3/4)		Try: Tuilagi 5' c Armitage 46' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (2/2)

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 48,523
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Other matches

4 June 2011
16:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	23–19	French Barbarians
Try: Fessia 23' c Figuerola 38' m Contepomi 62' m Con: Contepomi (1/3) Pen: Contepomi (2) 58', 74'	Report	Try: Boussès 12' c Planté 29' m Vosloo 66' c Con: Beauxis (2/3)

Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)


FB	15	Martín Rodríguez
RW	14	Lucas Borges
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Horacio San Martín
LW	11	Gonzalo Camacho
FH	10	Felipe Contepomi (c)
SH	9	Agustín Figuerola	12'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF	6	Genaro Fessia	11'
RL	5	Mariano Galarza	75'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
LP	3	Maximiliano Bustos	11'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy
TP	1	Rodrigo Roncero	22'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Eusebio Guiñazú	22'
PR	17	Juan Pablo Orlandi	11'
LK	18	Santiago Guzmán	75'
FL	19	Alejandro Campos	11'
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne	12'
FH	21	Nicolás Sánchez
WG	22	Rafael Carballo
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Silvère Tian	70'
RW	14	Adrien Planté	57'
OC	13	Romain Cabannes
IC	12	Guillaume Boussès
LW	11	Marc Andreu
FH	10	Lionel Beauxis
SH	9	Julien Dupuy	61'
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Pierre Rabadan (c)
BF	6	Gerhard Vosloo
RL	5	Matthias Rolland
LL	4	Christophe Samson
LP	3	David Attoub
HK	2	Mathieu Bonello	57'
TP	1	Yannick Forestier
Substitutes:
	16	Romain Terrain
	17	Eduard Coetzee	57'
	18	Guillaume Vilaceca
	19	Antonie Claasen
	20	Fabien Cibray	61'
	21	Rémi Tales	70'
	22	Yohan Audrin	57'
Coaches:
Laurent Travers Laurent Labit

11 June 2011
15:25 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	18–21	French Barbarians
Pen: Sánchez 17', 29', 31', 38', 44', 55'	Report	Try: Lapeyre (2) 26' c, 49'm Con: Teulet (1/2) Pen: Teulet 3', 42', 56'

Estadio Centenario, Resistencia
Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)


FB	15	Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
RW	14	Agustin Gosio
OC	13	Juan Ignacio Gauthier	63'
IC	12	Gabriel Ascarate
LW	11	Rafael Carballo
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	70'
SH	9	Alfredo Lalanne	40'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore
OF	7	Julio Fabias Cabello
BF	6	Miguel de Achaval	74'
RL	5	Benjamin Macome	56'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
LP	3	Martin Scelzo	40'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)
TP	1	Juan Figallo	66'
Substitutes:
PR	16	Eusebio Guiñazú	66'
PR	17	Juan Pablo Orlandi	40'
PR	18	Bruno Postiglioni
LK	19	Alejandro Campos	56'
FL	20	Genaro Fessia	74'
SH	21	Nicolas Bruzzone	40'
FH	22	Marcelo Bosch	70'
CE	23	Gonzalo Camacho	63'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Romain Teulet
RW	14	Julien Arias
OC	13	Yohan Audrin	70'
IC	12	Guillaume Boussès
LW	11	Benjamin Lapeyre
FH	10	Rémi Talès	69'
SH	9	Fabien Cibray	56'
N8	8	Antonie Claassen
OF	7	Pierre Rabadan (c)	54'
BF	6	Jean Monribot
RL	5	Guillaume Vilaceca
LL	4	Matthias Rolland
LP	3	David Attoub	69'
HK	2	Romain Terrain	54'
TP	1	Jean-Philippe Lafond	40'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Mathieu Bonello	54'
PR	17	Eduard Coetzee	40'
PR	18	Yannick Forestier	69'
FL	19	Christophe Samson
FL	20	Gerhard Vosloo	54'
SH	21	Julien Dupuy	56'
FH	22	Lionel Beauxis	69'
CE	23	Romain Cabannes	70'
Coaches:
Laurent Travers Laurent Labit

26 June 2011
15:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	49–7	Top League XV
Try: Kikutani 10' c, 33' c, 64' c Webb 18' c Holani 26' c Nicholas 44' c Imamura 58' c Con: Nicholas (4/4) Webb (1/1) Williams (2/2)		Try: Nagatomo 72' c Con: Kimishima (1/1)

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Referee: Shinji Aida (Japan)

6 August 2011
15:30 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	78–15	South American Invitational XV
	Report

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)

12 August 2011
19:30 BST (UTC+01)

Northampton Saints	54–19	Russia
	Report

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

13 August 2011
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Aurillac	24–28	Georgia
	Report

Stade Jean Alric, Aurillac

17 August 2011
19:00 BST (UTC+01)

Newport Gwent Dragons	40–12	Russia
	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

18 August 2011
18:30 IST (UTC+01)

Ireland	38–3	Connacht
	Report

Donnybrook, Dublin
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

19 August 2011
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Bourgoin-Jallieu	15–28	Georgia
	Report (in French)

Stade Jacques-Lavédrine, Issoire

20 August 2011
14:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Ukraine	16–41	Romania
	Report (in Romanian)

Yunist Stadium

This game is part of the European Nations Cup [1].

21 August 2011
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Ospreys	46–19	Russia
	Report

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

23 August 2011
19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Worcester Warriors	15–21	Argentina
	Report

Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 6,107

25 August 2011
19:30 CEST (UTC+02)

Périgueux	20–7	Romania
	Report (in Romanian)

Stade Francis Rongieras, Périgueux

26 August 2011
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australian Barbarians	38–14	Canada
	Report

Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Attendance: 4,122

26 August 2011
19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Gloucester	47–7	Russia
	Report

Kingsholm, England
Attendance: 4,951

30 August 2011
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Queensland Reds XV	14–33	Canada
	Report

Ballymore, Brisbane

This encounter was billed as an "opposed training session", not an actual match. The Queensland Rugby Union, operator of the Reds, did not announce the score on its official site.^[5] Rugby Canada noted the score, but explicitly stated it was not an official match.^[6]

References

^ Griffiths, John (4 July 2011). "Cricket and tennis stars, SH tours by the Home Unions and early tourists in France". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Baa Baas clash offering full caps" (Press release). Welsh Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
^ "Qantas Wallabies v Samoa – Match Report". Australian Rugby Union. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^ The Canadian Press (6 August 2011). "Canada beats the U.S. in Rugby World Cup tune-up match". Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ "Queensland XV and Canada impress in soggy conditions" (Press release). Queensland Rugby Union. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ Kennedy, Tom (30 August 2011). "Canada and Queensland XV Meet in Soggy Training Run". RugbyCanada.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2011. While it wasn't a game, Canada outscored the home team 33–14 in points ran in during the controlled scrimmage environment.

[1] Griffiths, John (4 July 2011). "Cricket and tennis stars, SH tours by the Home Unions and early tourists in France". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

[2] "Baa Baas clash offering full caps" (Press release). Welsh Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[3] "Qantas Wallabies v Samoa – Match Report". Australian Rugby Union. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

[4] The Canadian Press (6 August 2011). "Canada beats the U.S. in Rugby World Cup tune-up match". Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

[5] "Queensland XV and Canada impress in soggy conditions" (Press release). Queensland Rugby Union. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[6] Kennedy, Tom (30 August 2011). "Canada and Queensland XV Meet in Soggy Training Run". RugbyCanada.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2011. While it wasn't a game, Canada outscored the home team 33–14 in points ran in during the controlled scrimmage environment.

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