- 2007 mid-year rugby test series
The 2007 mid-year rugby Test series (also known as the Summer tours in the
Northern Hemisphere ) refers to theRugby union Test match es played during June and May 2007. These are played in theSouthern Hemisphere , and include all Tests hosted by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa outside of the 2007 Tri-Nations. The Tests are being used by many countries as their last opportunity to prepare for the2007 Rugby World Cup in France. For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa it is used as preparation for the 2007 Tri-Nations. Interestingly the only match listed here with a Northern Hemisphere victor was Italy's victory over Uruguay.Fixtures
aturday 26 May
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date =2007-05-26
home = ru-rt|ARG | score = 22 – 20
away = ru|IRE | homescore = Try: Senillosa c
Con: F. Contepomi
Pen: F. Contepomi (4)
Drop: F. Contepomi | awayscore = Tries: Carney c
Penalty try c
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace
Duffy | stadium = Estadio B. G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe
attendance = 26,000 [cite web|url=http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_8272.php |title=Contepomi Strikes Late To Deny Ireland |publisher=Irish Rugby Football Union |date=2007-05-26 |accessdate=2007-05-27]
referee =Lyndon Bray flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-05-26
home = ru-rt|AUS | score = 29 – 23
away = ru|WAL | homescore = Tries: Palu 23' m
Sharpe 31' c
Giteau 53' c
Hoiles 80' c
Con: Mortlock (3)
Pen: Mortlock 61' | awayscore = Tries: G. Thomas 1' c
J. Robinson 14' c
Con: Hook (2)
Pen: Hook (2) 19', 51'
Drop: Hook 72' | stadium =Telstra Stadium ,Sydney
attendance = 40,872
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA ----rugbybox
date =2007-05-26
home = ru-rt|RSA | score = 58 – 10
away = ru|ENG | homescore = Tries: Willemse 24' c
Habana (2) 25' c, 75' c
de Villiers 38' c
Burger 70' c
Steyn 73' c
van der Linde 78' c
Con: Mongtomery (7)
Pen: Montgomery (3) 2', 16', 35'
awayscore = Try: Simpson-Daniel 62' c
Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson 29' | stadium =Free State Stadium ,Bloemfontein
attendance = 36,500
referee = Steve Walsh flagicon|NZLaturday 2 June
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date =2007-06-02
home = ru-rt|ARG | score = 16 – 0
away = ru|IRE | homescore = Try: M. Contepomi c
Con: Todeschini
Pen: Todeschini (3) | awayscore = | stadium = Vélez Sársfield,Buenos Aires
attendance = 40,000
referee =Kelvin Deaker flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
home = ru-rt|AUS | score = 31 – 0
away = ru|WAL | homescore = Try: Ioane m
Mitchell c
Huxley c
Con: Mortlock (2)
Pen: Mortlock (4) | awayscore = | stadium =Suncorp Stadium ,Brisbane
attendance = 41,622
referee =Paul Honiss flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
home = ru-rt|NZL | score = 42 – 11
away = ru|FRA | homescore = Tries: Mauger (2) c, c
Sivivatu (2) c, m
So'oialo c
Con: Carter
Weepu
Evans (2)
Pen: Carter
Weepu
Evans | awayscore = Try: Coux m
Pen: Boyet (2)
stadium =Eden Park ,Auckland
attendance = 41,500
referee =Stuart Dickinson flagicon|AUS----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
home = ru-rt|RSA | score = 55 – 22
away = ru|ENG | homescore = Try: Januarie 22' c
Burger 30' c
Botha 43' m
Spies (2) 52' m, 77' c
Habana (2) 54' c, 75' c
Montgomery 65' c
Con: Montgomery (5)
James
Pen: Montgomery | awayscore = Try: Scarborough 40' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (5) | stadium = Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria
attendance =
referee =Joël Jutge flagicon|FRA ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
home = ru-rt|URU | score = 5 – 29
away = ru|ITA | homescore = Try: Arocena 77' m | awayscore = Tries: Pratichetti 40' m, 42' c, 44' c
Agüero 80' c
Con: Burton (3)
Pen: Burton (1) 12' | stadium = Gran Parque Central,Montevideo
attendance =
referee =Rob Debney flagicon|ENGaturday 9 June
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date =2007-06-09
home = ru-rt|ARG
score = 24 – 6
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Tries: Leonelli 25' m
Serra 31' c
Con: Serra
Pen: Serra (4) 2', 40', 47', 68'
awayscore = Pen: Bortolussi (2) 36', 43'
stadium = Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
attendance =
referee =Lyndon Bray flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-09
home = ru-rt|AUS | score = 49 – 0
away = ru|FIJ | homescore = Tries: Staniforth (2) 6' c, 39' m
Huxley 16' m
Tuqiri (2) 27' m, 34' m
Larkham 46' c
Norton-Knight 56' m
Ashley-Cooper 67' c
Con: Huxley (3)
Pen: Huxley 14' | awayscore = | stadium =Subiaco Oval , Perth
attendance = 20,018
referee =Bryce Lawrence flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-09
home = ru-rt|NZL | score = 61 – 10
away = ru|FRA | homescore = Tries: Oliver 6' c
Kelleher
Rokocoko (2)
MacDonald
Toeava
Collins
Mealamu
Evans
Con: McAlister (5)
Pen: McAlister (2) 14', 22' | awayscore = Try: J. Laharrague
Con: Boyet
Pen: Boyet 4' | stadium =Westpac Stadium ,Wellington
attendance =
referee =Craig Joubert flagicon|RSA ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-09
home = ru-rt|RSA | score = 35 – 8
away = ru|SAM | homescore = Tries: Smit 20' c
Pietersen 24' m
Steyn 33' m
Wannenburg 59' m
Montgomery 64' c
Con: Hougaard
Montgomery
Pen: Hougaard (2) 10', 14' | awayscore = Try:Anitelia Tuilagi 78' m
Pen: Williams 12' | stadium = Ellis Park,Johannesburg
attendance =
referee =Malcolm Changleng flagicon|SCOaturday 16 June
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date =2007-06-16
home = ru-rt|NZL | score = 64 - 13
away = ru|CAN | homescore = Tries: Sivivatu 4' c
McAlister 13' m
Schwalger 26' c
Hore 40' c
Carter (3) 42' c, 53' m, 63' m
Masoe 47' c
Howlett 68' c
Gear 78' c
Con: Carter (7)
awayscore = Tries: Pyke 22' c
Con: Pritchard
Pen: Pritchard 15' | stadium =Waikato Stadium , Hamilton
attendance =
referee =Christophe Berdos flagicon|FRAee also
*
2007 Tri Nations
*2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
*2007 Churchill Cup Notes and references
External links
* [http://rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/bundaberg_rum_rugby_series/bundaberg_rum_series_calendar,1292.html Fixtures] on rugby.com.au
* [http://www.allblacks.com/fixtures/ Fixtures] on allblacks.com
* [http://www.sarugby.co.za/fixtures.asp?id=1000 Fixtures] on SArugby.co.za
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