2011 June rugby union tests
Appearance
The 2011 June tests featured only seven matches due to the upcoming 2011 Rugby World Cup. No test series took place. New Zealand and Australia hosted a respective Tier 2 side, Australia hosted Samoa, New Zealand hosted Fiji.
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]
Fixtures
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[2] | 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) |
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[4] | Try: Serelevu 52' c Goneva 70' c Con: Bai (2/2) |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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See also
- Mid-year rugby union test series
- 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests
- 2011 end-of-year rugby union tests
- 2011 Asian Five Nations
- 2011 IRB Churchill Cup
- 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
- 2011 IRB Nations Cup
References
- ^ Griffiths, John (4 July 2011). "Cricket and tennis stars, SH tours by the Home Unions and early tourists in France". ESPN Scrum. Ask John. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Jenkins, Graham. "Samoa shock Wallabies". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Qantas Wallabies v Samoa – Match Report". Australian Rugby Union. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "All Blacks pass Fijian exam". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.