The 2010 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the tests constituted preparation for the 2010 Tri Nations.
The first nation to announce its fixtures for this series was Australia, which unveiled its schedule on 21 September 2009. [1]
South Africa announced its fixtures on 8 October 2009, but delayed announcing the venues since it simultaneously hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. FIFA regulations call for World Cup venues to be handed over to FIFA 15 days before the World Cup starts. FIFA also prohibits any other major sporting events from being held in host cities from 7 days before the opening of the World Cup and until 7 days after its end. [2] An agreement was reached between the South African Rugby Union and the local World Cup organising committee to allow the match against France to be held at SARU's intended venue of Newlands in Cape Town, a non-World Cup venue in a World Cup city. [3]
| Tour | Result | Winners |
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| Australia v England test series | 1–1 |  Australia |
| New Zealand v Wales test series | 2–0 |  New Zealand |
| Argentina v Scotland test series | 0–2 |  Scotland |
| South Africa v Italy test series | 2–0 |  South Africa |
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| Barbarians end of season tour |  England (lost) –  Ireland (won) |
| France tour | South Africa (lost) –  Argentina (lost) |
| 30 May 2010 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
| England | 35–26 | Barbarians |
| Try: Haskell 13' c Hape 23' c Foden 36' m Tindall 45' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Barkley (1/2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Barkley | Report [4] | Try: Sackey (2) 34' c, 75' c D. Smith 55' c Johnston 64' m Con: Élissalde (3/4) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 41,035 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France) |
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| 4 June 2010 19:45 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
| Ireland | 23–29 | Barbarians |
| Try: Ronan 40+2' c Buckley 60' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 20', 47', 64' | Report [5] | Try: Rush 34' m G. Smith 38' c Heymans 48' m Con: James (1/3) Pen: James (3/3) 12', 18', 30' Élissalde (1/1) 57' |
| Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,500 [6] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 5 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 49–3 |  Fiji |
| Try: Beale (2) 10' c, 77' c Brown 39' c Cooper 43' c Ioane (2) 50' c, 66' c Mitchell 63' c Con: Giteau (6/6) Cooper (1/1) | Report [7] | Pen: Rawaqa (1/1) 27' |
| Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 15,438 [8] Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
| 5 June 2010 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01) [9] |
Wales  | 31–34 | South Africa |
| Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A. W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook (1/1) 11' | Report [10] | Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c de Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn (1/1) 55' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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| 8 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) |
| Australian Barbarians | 28–28 | England [11] |
| Report [12] |
| Perth Oval, Perth Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| 12 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 66–28 | Ireland |
| Try: C. Smith (2) 10' c, 47' c Read 21' c B. Franks 27' c Cowan (2) 30' c, 33' c S. Whitelock (2) 50' c, 78' c Tialata 65' c Con: Carter (7/7) Weepu (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 4' | Report [13] | Try: Tuohy 36' c O'Driscoll 54' c Bowe 60' c D'Arcy 75' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) Sexton (1/1) |
| Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 25,000 [14] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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| 12 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08) |
| Australia | 27–17 | England |
| Try: Elsom 17' c Cooper (2) 30' c, 56' c Con: O'Connor (3/3) Pen: O'Connor 72' Cooper 78' | Report [15] | Try: Penalty try (2) 53' c, 70' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood 43' |
| Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 32,228 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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| 12 June 2010 14:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 42–17 |  France |
| Try: Spies 2' c Aplon (2) 7' c, 49' c Steenkamp 31' m Louw 75' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (3/3) 10', 23', 46' | Report [16] | Try: Rougerie 28' c Andreu 79' c Con: Parra (1/1) Skrela (1/1) Pen: Parra (1/1) 40+3' |
| Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 12 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 16–24 | Scotland |
| Try: Tiesi 3' m Leguizamón 30' m Pen: Contepomi (2) 12', 80' | Report [17] | Pen: Parks (6) 6', 23', 39', 52', 68', 80+3' Drop: Parks (2) 40+5', 75' |
| Estadio Monumental Jose Fierro, Tucumán Attendance: 31,898 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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| 15 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australian Barbarians | 9–15 | England |
| Report [18] |
| Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
| 18 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand Maori | 31–28 | Ireland XV [19] |
| Try: Gear Sweeny Lowe Con: McAlister (1/3) Ripia (1/1) Pen: McAlister (3/3) Ripia (1/1) | Report [20] | Try: Wallace Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (7/8) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
| 19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 42–9 | Wales |
| Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63' | Report [21] | Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones 3' |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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| 19 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 20–21 | England |
| Try: Giteau (2) 21', 41' Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/6) 7', 14' | Report [22] | Try: Youngs 17' c Ashton 26' m Con: Flood (1/2) Pen: Flood (2/3) 2', 44' Wilkinson (1/2) 51' |
| Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 48,392 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 19 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 29–13 |  Italy |
| Try: Habana 17' c Louw 30' m Steyn 39' c Kirchner 48' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 14' | Report [24] | Try: Parisse 63' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 12', 68' |
| Witbank Stadium, Witbank Attendance: 12,560 [25] Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
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| 19 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 9–13 | Scotland |
| Report [26] |
| Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
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| 23 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand Māori | 35–28 | England [11] |
| Try: Hosea Gear (3) 13', 42', 45' Liam Messam 18' Con: Luke McAlister (3) 15', 19', 44' Pen: Luke McAlister 11' Willie Ripia (2) 73', 75' | Report [27] | Try: Steffon Armitage 4' Danny Care 48' Chris Ashton 40' Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) 5', 39' Pen: Charlie Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 34' |
| McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| 26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | 29–10 | Wales |
| Try: Jane 24' Cruden 80' Con: Carter 25' Weepu 80' Pen: Carter (5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55' | Report [29] | Try: Roberts 77' Con: James 78' Pen: Halfpenny 3' |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 20,000 [30] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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| 26 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 22–15 | Ireland |
| Try: Burgess 17' Cooper 39' Pen: Cooper (2) 12', 33' Giteau (2) 52', 61' | Report [31] | Pen: Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35' |
| Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 45,498 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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| 26 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | 55–11 | Italy |
| Try: Steyn (2) 11' c, 30' c Spies 37' c du Plessis 51' c Habana 56' c Van der Merwe 60' c BJ Botha 70' c Con: Steyn (6/6) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (2) 4', 20' | Report [32] | Try: Sepe 65' m Pen: Bergamasco (2) 8', 14' |
| Buffalo City Stadium, East London Attendance: 12,984 Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
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| 26 June 2010 15:30 ART (UTC-03) |
| Argentina | 41–13 | France |
| Try: Fernández Lobbe 40' c Contepomi (2) 48' c, 68' c González Amorosino 58' m Con: Contepomi (3/4) Pen: Contepomi (5) 4', 8', 26', 37', 65' | Report [33] | Try: Malzieu 53' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Porical 2' Parra 18' |
| José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 32,460 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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