The 2011 mid-year rugby union tests featured only seven matches due to the upcoming 2011 Rugby World Cup. No test series took place, although the Barbarians did play two matches in the United Kingdom; England and Wales. New Zealand and Australia hosted a respective Tier 2 side, Australia hosted Samoa, New Zealand hosted Fiji. Argentina hosted the French Barbarians, while Japan played a Top League XV side in Tokyo.
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]
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 [2] | 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) |
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 [3] | 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) |
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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 [4] | Try: Boussès 12' c Planté 29' m Vosloo 66' c Con: Beauxis (2/3) |
Doble Visera, Avellaneda Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) |
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11 June 2011 15:25 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina | 18–21 | French Barbarians |
Pen: Sánchez 17', 29', 31', 38', 44', 55' | Report [5] | Try: Lapeyre (2) 26' c, 49'm Con: Teulet (1/2) Pen: Teulet 3', 42', 56' |
Estadio Centenario, Resistencia Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa) |
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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 [6] | 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 [7] Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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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 [8] | Try: Serelevu 52' c Goneva 70' c Con: Bai (2/2) |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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