2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2009 end of year rugby internationals, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.

The headline event of the series was an attempted Grand Slam tour of the Home Nations by Australia. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Wallabies' only previous Grand Slam tour, which saw the Wallabies sweep all four matches and saw David Campese, Mark Ella, Nick Farr-Jones, and Michael Lynagh achieve international prominence. Also, for the second consecutive year, a Bledisloe Cup match was contested by New Zealand and Australia outside of either country, this time in Tokyo. The final event of the series, the Barbarians' traditional Final Challenge, involved New Zealand, with the Barbarians winning over a mostly second-string All Blacks side.

For the first time since the inception of the IRB World Rankings in 2003, all of the top 20 teams in the rankings played matches in the November window. The only top-20 teams not playing in the November tours were Uruguay and the USA, which played a two-legged 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie during November.[1]

This year's series was also marked by more non-Test matches pitting Test teams with top-level club teams than in recent years. Matches of this type are often called "midweek matches" because they are traditionally played at midweek, most often on Wednesday, although they can also be scheduled on a weekend when the touring team has no Test scheduled. Australia and South Africa both scheduled two such matches; the Wallabies won both of their matches comfortably, while the Springboks lost both of theirs.

Matches

Week 1
31 October 2009
17:38 JST (UTC+09)
Australia  19–32  New Zealand
Try: Hynes 34' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'		 Report[2] Tries: Sivivatu 20' c
Smith 45' c
Con: Carter (2/2)
Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15James O'Connor
RW14Peter Hynes
OC13Ryan Cross
IC12Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW11Digby Ioane
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia
N88Wycliff Palu 54'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Mark Chisholm 49'
LL4James Horwill
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore 49'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 49'
PR17Matt Dunning
LK18Dean Mumm 49'
N819George Smith 54'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Drew Mitchell
CE22Quade Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Sitiveni Sivivatu 32' to 42'
FH10Dan Carter 78'
SH9Jimmy Cowan
N88Rodney So'oialo 53'
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Adam Thomson
RL5Tom Donnelly 64'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Neemia Tialata 46'
HK2Andrew Hore
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn
PR17John Afoa 46'
LK18Jason Eaton 64'
N819Kieran Read 53'
SH20Brendon Leonard
FH21Stephen Donald 78'
CE22Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official:
Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Week 2
3 November 2009
19:45 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Gloucester 5–36  Australia
Try: Burns 25' m
Con: Spencer (0/1)		 Report[3] Tries: Cross 14' c
T. Smith 30' c
Mitchell (2) 65' c, 75' c
Cooper 78' m
Con: Cooper (4/5)
Pen: Cooper 3'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
15Freddie Burns
14Charlie Sharples
13Henry Trinder
12Tim Molenaar
11Tom Voyce
10Carlos Spencer
9Dave Lewis
8Dan Williams
7Akapusi Qera
6Jake Boer (c)
5Adam Eustace
4Will James
3Pierre Capdevielle
2Darren Dawidiuk
1Paul Doran-Jones
Substitutions:
16Ben Phillips
17Rupert Harden
18Dave Attwood
19Apolosi Satala
20Jordi Pasqualin
21Jonny May
22James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Bryan Redpath
15Kurtley Beale
14Lachlan Turner
13Ryan Cross
12Tyrone Smith
11Drew Mitchell
10Quade Cooper
9Luke Burgess
8Richard Brown
7Matt Hodgson
6Mitchell Chapman
5Dave Dennis
4Dean Mumm (c)
3Salesi Ma'afu
2Tatafu Polota-Nau
1Sekope Kepu
Substitutions:
16Pekahou Cowan
17Matt Dunning
18Mark Chisholm
19Wycliff Palu
20Richard Kingi
21Matt Toomua
22James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans
6 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers 22–17  South Africa
Try: González Amorosino 26' c
Con: Youngs (1/1)
Pen: Youngs (5) 9', 32', 39', 45', 58'		 Report[4] Try: Nokwe 7' m
Con: R. Pienaar (0/1)
Pen: R. Pienaar (4) 5', 40', 65', 76'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
15 Scott Hamilton
14 Lucas González Amorosino
13 Andrew Forsyth
12 Manu Tuilagi
11 Johne Murphy
10 Aaron Mauger (c)
9 Ben Youngs
8 Brett Deacon
7 Ben Pienaar
6 Geoff Parling
5 Dan Hemingway
4 Calum Green
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
2 Mefin Davies
1 Boris Stankovich
Substitutions:
16 George Chuter
17 Dan Cole
18 Tom Armes
19 Craig Hammond
20 James Grindal
21 Greig Tonks
22 Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Richard Cockerill
15Earl Rose
14Odwa Ndungane
13Juan de Jongh
12Wynand Olivier
11Jongi Nokwe
10Ruan Pienaar
9Heini Adams
8Ashley Johnson
7Davon Raubenheimer
6Dewald Potgieter
5Andries Bekker
4Danie Rossouw
3Jannie du Plessis
2Chiliboy Ralepelle (c)
1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutions:
16Bandise Maku
17Heinke van der Merwe
18Alistair Hargreaves
19Jean Deysel
20Francois Hougaard
21Meyer Bosman
22Riaan Viljoen
Coach:
Dick Muir
7 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England  9–18  Australia
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'		 Report[5] Try: Genia 21' m
Ashley-Cooper 72' c
Con: Giteau (1/2)
Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,020
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15Ugo Monye
RW14Mark Cueto
OC13Dan Hipkiss
IC12Shane Geraghty
LW11Matt Banahan
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Danny Care
N88Jordan Crane
OF7Lewis Moody
BF6Tom Croft
RL5Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4Louis Deacon
TP3David Wilson
HK2Steve Thompson
LP1Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16Dylan Hartley
PR17Duncan Bell
LK18Courtney Lawes
N819James Haskell
SH20Paul Hodgson
FH21Andy Goode
CE22Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14Peter Hynes
OC13Digby Ioane
IC12Quade Cooper
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia
N88Wycliff Palu
OF7George Smith
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Mark Chisholm
LL4James Horwill
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR17Matt Dunning
LK18Dean Mumm
FL19David Pocock
SH20Luke Burgess
CE21Ryan Cross
FB22James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans
7 November 2009
16:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal  9–12  Namibia
Report[6]
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Chris White (England)
7 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales  12–19  New Zealand
Pen: S. Jones (4) 17', 34', 66', 74' Report[7] Try: Hore 56' c
Con: Carter
Pen: Carter (4) 11', 20', 42', 64'
FB15James Hook
RW14Leigh Halfpenny
OC13Tom Shanklin
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper 54'
N88Ryan Jones (c)
BF7Martyn Williams
OF6Andy Powell 66'
RL5Luke Charteris 68'
LL4Alun Wyn Jones
TP3Paul James 60'
HK2Matthew Rees 60'
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Huw Bennett 60'
PR17Duncan Jones 60'
LK18Bradley Davies 68'
FL19Dafydd Jones 66'
SH20Martin Roberts 54'
CE21Jonathan Davies
WG22Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Zac Guildford
FH10Daniel Carter
SH9Brendon Leonard 49'
N88Kieran Read 65'
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Jason Eaton 54'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Neemia Tialata
HK2Andrew Hore
LP1Wyatt Crockett 59'
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn
PR17Owen Franks 59'
LK18Tom Donnelly 54'
FL19Adam Thomson 65'
SH20Jimmy Cowan 49'
FH21Stephen Donald
WG22Ben Smith
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Stuart Terheege (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Week 3
13 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A  33–6  Romania
Tries: Buso 6'
Derbyshire 49'
Sepe 67'
Quartaroli 80'
Con: Bocchino (2/4)
Pen: Bocchino 15' 19' 47'		 Report[8] Pen: Vlaicu 3' 25'
Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
13 November 2009
19:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland A  48–19  Tonga
Report[9]
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
13 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales  17–13  Samoa
Try: Halfpenny 6' m
Pen: Biggar (3)
Halfpenny		 Report[10] Try: Mapusua 62' c
Con: Fili
Pen: Fili (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,907
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
13 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France  20–13  South Africa
Try: Clerc 31' m
Con: Dupuy (0/1)
Pen: Dupuy (4/7) 5', 40', 49', 61'
Parra (1/1) 78'
Drop: Dupuy (0/1)		 Report[11] Try: Smit 29' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (1/2) 19'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 24'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 34,889
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Damien Traille
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Yann David 56'
IC12Maxime Mermoz
LW11Cédric Heymans 76'
FH10François Trinh-Duc
SH9Julien Dupuy 66'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Imanol Harinordoquy 57'
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Romain Millo-Chluski
LL4Lionel Nallet 53'
TP3Nicolas Mas 49'
HK2William Servat 53'
LP1Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski 53'
PR17Sylvain Marconnet 49'
LK18Sébastien Chabal 53'
FL19Julien Bonnaire 57'
SH20Morgan Parra 66'
CE21David Marty 56'
WG22Maxime Médard 76'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Adi Jacobs 69'
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn 40' to 50'
SH9Fourie du Preez
N88Ryan Kankowski 68' to 78'
BF7Schalk Burger 47'
OF6Heinrich Brüssow
RL5Victor Matfield 19' to 30'
LL4Bakkies Botha 7' to 18' 70'
TP3John Smit (c)
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 70'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 54'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 70'
PR17Wian du Preez
PR18CJ van der Linde 54'
LK19Andries Bekker 7' 18' 19' 30' 70'
FL20Danie Rossouw 47'
FH21Ruan Pienaar
CE22Wynand Olivier 69'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
  • Ras Dumisani's controversial rendition of the South African national anthem before the game caused a minor diplomatic incident afterwards.[12]
14 November 2009
16:15 MT (UTC+04)
Georgia  24–22  Argentina XV
(Report)
Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
14 November 2009
14:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Tunisia  13–18  Namibia
(Report)
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15Sabeur Charrada
RW14Haithem Cheili
OC13Amor Hamdi
IC12Amor Mezgar
LW11Abbes Kherfani
FH10Lofti Bensellem
SH9Sabri Gmir
N88Moured Souid
OF7Mohamed Ben Hmida
BF6Kaled Zegden
RL5Abdelmajid Zemzem
LL4Amara Dridi
TP3Akram Aouamri
HK2Aziz Kassar
LP1Hedi Souid (c)
Replacements:
16Noktar Guetari
17Sari Limevi
18Chahir Aouadi
19Amine Gharsallah
20Mohamed Ali Kochlef
21Aimen Gloulou
22Mohamed Garali
FB15Chrysander Botha
RW14Bradley Langenhoven
OC13Piet van Zyl
IC12Tinus Venter
LW11Heini Bock
FH10Emile Wessels
SH9Jurie van Tonder
N88Tinus du Plessis
BF7Jacques Nieuwenhuis
OF6Jacques Burger
RL5Nico Esterhuyse
LL4Wacca Kazombiaze
TP3Jané du Toit
HK2Hugo Horn
LP1Kees Lensing
Replacements:
16Shaun Esterhuizen
17Marius Visser
18Heinz Koll
19PJ van Lill
20Eugene Jantjies
21Robert Harridge
22David Philander
  • This was Namibia's first ever win in Tunisia.[13]
14 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy  6–20  New Zealand
Pen: Craig Gower (2/3) 5', 66' (Report) Try: Corey Flynn 30'
Con: Luke McAlister (0/1)
Pen: Luke McAlister (5/8) 8', 15', 43', 50', 80'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 80,074
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England  16–9  Argentina
Try: Banahan 71' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 20', 39'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 6'		 (Report) Pen: Rodríguez (3/6) 13', 25', 37'
Drop: Fernández (0/2)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 78,743
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Ugo Monye
RW14Mark Cueto
OC13Dan Hipkiss
IC12Shane Geraghty
LW11Matt Banahan
FH10Jonny Wilkinson 75'
SH9Paul Hodgson 75'
N88James Haskell
OF7Lewis Moody
BF6Tom Croft 62'
RL5Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4Louis Deacon
TP3Duncan Bell
HK2Dylan Hartley 68'
LP1Tim Payne 63'
Replacements:
HK16Steve Thompson 68'
PR17Paul Doran-Jones 63'
LK18Courtney Lawes
FL19Joe Worsley 62'
SH20Danny Care 75'
FH21Andy Goode 75'
CE22Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB15Horacio Agulla
RW14Lucas Borges
OC13Gonzalo Tiesi
IC12Martín Rodríguez
LW11Mauro Comuzzi
FH10Santiago Fernández
SH9Alfredo Lalanne 75'
N88Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF7Alejandro Abadie 33'
BF6Tomás Leonardi
RL5Patricio Albacete
LL4Esteban Lozada 55'
TP3Martín Scelzo 66'
HK2Mario Ledesma
LP1Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK16Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR17Marcos Ayerza 66'
LK18Manuel Carizza 55'
FL19Alejandro Campos 33'
SH20Agustín Figuerola 75'
FH21Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG22Federico Martín Aramburú
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland  23–10  Fiji
Tries: Beattie 21' c
Morrison 51' c
Con: Godman (2/2)
Pen: Godman (3/4) 14', 28', 34'
Paterson (0/1)		 Report[14] Try: Goneva 38' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (1/2) 63'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 21,826
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB15Rory Lamont
RW14Sean Lamont
OC13Alex Grove
IC12Graeme Morrison
LW11Simon Danielli
FH10Phil Godman
SH9Chris Cusiter (c)
N88Johnnie Beattie
OF7John Barclay
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Alastair Kellock
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Moray Low
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall
PR17Kyle Traynor
LK18Jason White
N819Richie Vernon
SH20Mike Blair
CE21Chris Paterson
FB22Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB15Josh Matavesi
RW14Vereniki Goneva
OC13Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC12Seremaia Bai (c)
LW11Napolioni Nalaga
FH10Nicky Little
SH9Mosese Rauluni
N88Asaeli Boko
BF7Akapusi Qera
OF6Josefa Domolailai
RL5Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL4Wame Lewaravu
TP3Deacon Manu
HK2Viliame Veikoso
LP1Alefoso Yalayalatabua
Replacements:
HK16Graham Dewes
PR17Sireli Ledua
LK18Leone Nakarawa
N819Samu Bola
SH20Waisale Vatuvoka
FH21Jonetani Ratu
FB22Nasoni Roko
Coach:
Glen Ella
15 November 2009
14:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  46–8  Canada
Tries: Leitch 9' m
Kikutani 37' c
Aruga 39' c
Tupuailei 48' c
Onozawa 51' c
Horie 75' c
Con: Webb (4/5)
Arlidge (1/1)
Pen: Webb (2/3) 20', 23'		 Tries: Hirayama 79' m
Con: Monro (0/1)
Pen: Pritchard (1/2) 17'
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
  • Japan's victory sees them achieve their highest ever spot on the IRB World Rankings
15 November 2009
15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland [15] 20–20  Australia
Tries: Bowe 57' c
O'Driscoll 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'		 Report[16] Tries: Mitchell 2' c
Elsom 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/2)
Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 69,886[17]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Paddy Wallace
LW11Luke Fitzgerald 53'
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Tomás O'Leary
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace 63' to 65'
BF6Stephen Ferris 75'
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Jerry Flannery
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tom Court
LK18Leo Cullen
FL19Denis Leamy 63' 65' 75'
SH20Eoin Reddan
FH21Jonathan Sexton
WG22Keith Earls 53'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper 69'
RW14Peter Hynes
OC13Digby Ioane
IC12Quade Cooper
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia
N88Wycliff Palu 29' to 39'
OF7David Pocock 20' to 28'
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Mark Chisholm
LL4James Horwill
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore 64'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 64'
PR17Matt Dunning
LK18Dean Mumm
FL19George Smith 20' 28'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Ryan Cross
FB22James O'Connor 69'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
  • Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player to reach 100 Test caps.

Week 4
17 November 2009
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Saracens 24–23  South Africa
Tries: Joubert, Barritt
Con: Hougaard
Pen: Hougaard (3)
Drop: Hougaard		 Report[18] Tries: de Jongh, Nokwe (2)
Con: Pienaar
Pen: Pienaar (2)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 46,281
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
  • As a halftime promotion, Saracens selected three fans to try to hit the crossbar with a kick from 30 metres out. One of them, 24-year-old Stuart Tinner, was successful, winning £250,000.[19]
20 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy A  8–7  Georgia
Stadio Bruseschi, Palmanova
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
20 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland A  38–7  Tonga
Report[20]
Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
21 November 2009
14:05 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  27–6  Canada
Tries: Aruga 9' m
Hatakeyama 20' c
Leitch 48' c
Goromaru 72' m
Con: Nicholas (1/3)
Webb (1/1)
Pen: Webb (1/2) 21'		 Report[21] Pen: Pritchard (1/1) 23'
Monro (1/1) 46'
Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
21 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy  10–32  South Africa
Try: Garcia 31' c
Con: Gower
Pen: Gower 59'		 Report[22] Try: Habana 5' m
Fourie 13' c
du Preez 52' c
Olivier 72' c
Con: Steyn (2)
Pienaar
Pen: Steyn (2) 46', 64'
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 31,482
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England  6–19  New Zealand
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 15', 25'
Drop: Wilkinson (0/1)		 Report[23] Try: Cowan 56' c
Con: Carter (1/1)
Pen: Carter (4/6) 23', 29', 46', 67'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,676
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15Mark Cueto
RW14Ugo Monye
OC13Dan Hipkiss
IC12Ayoola Erinle 63'
LW11Matt Banahan 72'
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Paul Hodgson 70'
N88James Haskell
OF7Lewis Moody
BF6Joe Worsley 2'
RL5Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4Simon Shaw 65'
TP3Duncan Bell 51'
HK2Dylan Hartley 49'
LP1Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16Steve Thompson 49'
PR17David Wilson 51'
LK18Louis Deacon 65'
FL19Tom Croft 2'
SH20Danny Care 70'
CE21Shane Geraghty 63'
WG22Mathew Tait 72'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Zac Guildford
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan 71'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Adam Thomson 58'
RL5Tom Donnelly 58'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 58'
HK2Andrew Hore
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Aled de Malmanche
PR17John Afoa 58'
LK18Anthony Boric 58'
FL19Jerome Kaino 58'
SH20Andy Ellis 71'
FH21Stephen Donald
CE22Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry
  • Dan Carter became the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.
21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales  33–16  Argentina
Report[24]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 60,974
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15James Hook
RW14Leigh Halfpenny
OC13Jamie Roberts
IC12Jonathan Davies
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Andy Powell
RL5Luke Charteris
LL4Alun Wyn Jones
TP3Paul James
HK2Matthew Rees
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Huw Bennett
PR17Duncan Jones
LK18Jonathan Thomas
FL19Dan Lydiate
SH20Dwayne Peel
CE21Andrew Bishop
WG22Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Horacio Agulla
RW14Lucas Borges
OC13Gonzalo Tiesi
IC12Martín Rodríguez
LW11Mauro Comuzzi
FH10Santiago Fernández
SH9Agustín Figuerola
N88Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF7Alejandro Abadie
BF6Tomás Leonardi
RL5Patricio Albacete
LL4Mariano Sambucetti
TP3Martín Scelzo
HK2Mario Ledesma
LP1Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK16Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR17Marcos Ayerza
LK18Manuel Carizza
N819Alejandro Campos
SH20Alfredo Lalanne
FH21Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG22Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Assistant referees:
Christophe Berdos (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

21 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal  13–24  Argentina XV
Report[25]
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
21 November 2009
18:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France  43–5  Samoa
Report[26]
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 67,834
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
21 November 2009
17:15 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland  41–6  Fiji
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 9', 40'
Con: Sexton (5/5)
Tries: Earls 18' c, 62' c
O'Driscoll 45' c
Kearney 67' c
Horgan 76' c		 Report[27] Pen: Little (2/3) 27', 43'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Denis Leamy
BF6Stephen Ferris
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Leo Cullen
TP3John Hayes
HK2Jerry Flannery
LP1Tom Court
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Donncha O'Callaghan
N819Seán O'Brien
SH20Tomás O'Leary
FH21Paddy Wallace
FB22Andrew Trimble
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB15Norman Ligairi
RW14Vereniki Goneva
OC13Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC12Seremaia Bai (c)
LW11Nasoni Roko
FH10Nicky Little
SH9Mosese Rauluni
N88Asaeli Boko
OF7Akapusi Qera
BF6Apolosi Satala
RL5Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL4Wame Lewaravu
TP3Viliame Seuseu
HK2Viliame Veikoso
LP1Aisake Tarogi
Replacements:
HK16Isireli Ledua
PR17Graham Dewes
LK18Leone Nakarawa
N819Samu Bola
SH20Waisale Vatuvoka
FH21Josh Matavesi
WG22Timoci Nagusa
Coach:
Glen Ella
21 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland  9–8  Australia
Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56'
Drop: Godman (0/1)
Paterson (1/1) 75'		 Report[28] Try: Cross 80' m
Con: Giteau (0/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15Rory Lamont
RW14Sean Lamont
OC13Alex Grove
IC12Graeme Morrison 40'
LW11Simon Danielli 63'
FH10Phil Godman
SH9Chris Cusiter (c) 20'
N88Johnnie Beattie 63'
OF7John Barclay
BF6Alasdair Strokosch 47'
RL5Alastair Kellock
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Moray Low 57'
HK2Ross Ford 76'
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall 76'
PR17Kyle Traynor 57'
FL18Jason White 47'
N819Richie Vernon 63'
SH20Rory Lawson 20'
FB21Chris Paterson 63'
CE22Nick De Luca 40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14Peter Hynes
OC13Ryan Cross
IC12Quade Cooper 73'
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia 63'
N88Wycliff Palu 66'
OF7George Smith
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Mark Chisholm 49'
LL4James Horwill
TP3Ben Alexander
HK2Stephen Moore 45'
LP1Benn Robinson 16'
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 45'
PR17Sekope Kepu 16'
LK18Dean Mumm 49'
N819Richard Brown 66'
SH20Luke Burgess 63'
WG21Lachie Turner
CE22James O'Connor 73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Week 5
24 November 2009
19:35 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Cardiff Blues 3–31  Australia
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
27 November 2009
19:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland A  31–0  Argentina XV
Report[29]
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
28 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy  24–6  Samoa
Tries: McLean 7'
penalty try 77' c
Con: Mi.Bergamasco 1/2 c
Pen: Mi.Bergamasco (2/2) 7', 21'
Gower 37' c
Drop: Tebaldi 50'		 Report[30] Pen: Esau (2/4) 12' 40'
  • Italy break a 13-game losing streak[31]
28 November 2009
14:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland  15–10  South Africa
Pen: Sexton (5/7) 10', 30', 48', 52', 68'
Drop: O'Driscoll (0/1)		 Report[32] Try: Burger 16' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (0/3)
Pienaar (0/1)
Drop: Steyn (1/2) 24'
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Paddy Wallace
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Tomás O'Leary
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace
BF6Stephen Ferris
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Jerry Flannery
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Leo Cullen
FL19Seán O'Brien
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Ronan O'Gara
FB22Gordon D'Arcy
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Wynand Olivier
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Fourie du Preez
N88Danie Rossouw
BF7Schalk Burger
OF6Heinrich Brüssow
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Bakkies Botha
TP3BJ Botha
HK2John Smit (c)
LP1Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK16Bismarck du Plessis
PR17CJ van der Linde
LK18Andries Bekker
FL19Jean Deysel
FL20Dewald Potgieter
FH21Ruan Pienaar
FB22Jean de Villiers
Coach:
Peter de Villiers
28 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland  6–9  Argentina
Report[33]
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15Rory Lamont
RW14Sean Lamont
OC13Ben Cairns
IC12Alex Grove
LW11Thom Evans
FH10Phil Godman
SH9Chris Cusiter (c)
N88Johnnie Beattie
OF7Alan MacDonald
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Alastair Kellock
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Moray Low
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Dougie Hall
PR17Kyle Traynor
LK18Jason White
N819Richie Vernon
SH20Rory Lawson
FH21Chris Paterson
CE22Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB15Horacio Agulla
RW14Lucas Borges
OC13Gonzalo Tiesi
IC12Martín Rodríguez
LW11Federico Martín Aramburú
FH10Santiago Fernández
SH9Alfredo Lalanne
N88Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
BF7Alejandro Abadie
OF6Alejandro Campos
RL5Patricio Albacete
LL4Manuel Carizza
TP3Martín Scelzo
HK2Alberto Vernet Basualdo
LP1Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK16Agustín Creevy
PR17Rodrigo Roncero
LK18Esteban Lozada
N819Tomás Leonardi
SH20Agustín Figuerola
FH21Benjamín Urdapilleta
FB22Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
28 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Portugal  19–24  Tonga
Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
28 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales  12–33  Australia
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21' 30' 40'
Halfpenny (1/1) 17'
Hook (0/1)		 Report[34] Try: Ioane 7' m
Horwill 19' m
Pocock 24' c
Polota-Nau 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/4)
Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2' 31' 57'
FB15James Hook
RW14Leigh Halfpenny  28'
OC13Jamie Roberts
IC12Jonathan Davies
LW11Shane Williams  5'
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Dwayne Peel 10' to 15'  72'
N88Andy Powell 60' to 65'
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Dan Lydiate 48' to 60'  65'
RL5Luke Charteris  49'
LL4Alun Wyn Jones
TP3Paul James  48'
HK2Matthew Rees  30'
LP1Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK16Huw Bennett  30'
PR17Duncan Jones  48'
LK18Jonathan Thomas  49'
FL19Sam Warburton  48'
SH20Martin Roberts  10'  15'  72'
WG21Andrew Bishop  28'
WG22Tom James  5'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14Peter Hynes  64'
OC13Digby Ioane
IC12Quade Cooper
LW11Drew Mitchell  70'
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia  79'
N88Wycliff Palu)  70'
OF7David Pocock  40'
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Dean Mumm
LL4James Horwill
TP3Ben Alexander  73'
HK2Stephen Moore  55'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau  55'
PR17Matt Dunning  73'
N818Mark Chisholm  70'
FL19George Smith  40'
SH20Luke Burgess  79'
WG21James O'Connor  64'
WG22Kurtley Beale  70'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
28 November 2009
19:15 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)
Romania  18–29  Fiji
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest
28 November 2009
16:00 WAST (UTC+02)
Namibia  22–10  Tunisia
Report[35]
  • Namibia qualifies for the 2011 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1.
28 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France  12–39  New Zealand
Pen: Dupuy (3/5) 3', 16', 20'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 36'		 Report[36] Tries: Sivivatu 7' c
Muliaina 23' m
Kaino 34' c
Jane 65' c
Smith 77' c
Con: Carter (4/5) 8', 35', 65', 79'
Pen: Carter (2/2) 30', 54'
Drop: Carter (0/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Damien Traille
WG14Vincent Clerc  77'
CE13David Marty
CE12Yannick Jauzion  63'
CE11Maxime Médard
FH10François Trinh-Duc
SH9Julien Dupuy  59'
N88Julien Bonnaire
FL7Fulgence Ouedraogo  63'
FL6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
LK5Romain Millo-Chluski
LK4Sébastien Chabal  52'
PR3Sylvain Marconnet  51'
HK2William Servat  47'
PR1Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski  47'
PR17Nicolas Mas  51'
LK18Lionel Nallet  52'
FL19Julien Puricelli  63'
SH20Morgan Parra  59'
CE21Yann David  63'
WG22Cédric Heymans  77'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu  71'
LW11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH10Daniel Carter  77'
SH9Jimmy Cowan  75'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Tom Donnelly
LL4Brad Thorn  65'
TP3Neemia Tialata  65'
HK2Andrew Hore  74'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn  74'
PR17Owen Franks  65'
LK18Anthony Boric  65'
FL19Tanerau Latimer
SH20Andrew Ellis  75'
FH21Stephen Donald  77'
CE22Luke McAlister  71'
Coach:
Graham Henry
28 November 2009
14:00 PST (UTC-08)
Canada  22–6  Russia
(Report)
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Chris Henshall (USA)

Week 6
5 December 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Barbarians   25–18  New Zealand
Tries: Habana (3) 10' c, 40' c, 68' m
Con: Giteau (2/3) 10', 40'
Pen: Giteau
M. Steyn		 Report[37] Tries: B. Smith 23' c
Boric 67' m
Con: Donald (1/2) 23'
Pen: Donald
Delany
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 63,554
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB15 Drew Mitchell
RW14 Joe Rokocoko
OC13 Jaque Fourie
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Bryan Habana
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Fourie du Preez
N88 Rocky Elsom
OF7 George Smith
BF6 Schalk Burger
RL5 Victor Matfield (c)
LL4 Carlo Del Fava
TP3 W. P. Nel
HK2 Bismarck du Plessis
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Stephen Moore
PR17 Tendai Mtawarira
LK18 Quintin Geldenhuys
N819 Andy Powell
SH20 Will Genia
FB21 Morné Steyn
WG22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB15Cory Jane
RW14Ben Smith
OC13Tamati Ellison
IC12Luke McAlister
LW11Zac Guildford
FH10Stephen Donald
SH9Brendon Leonard
N88Rodney So'oialo
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Liam Messam
RL5Anthony Boric
LL4Jason Eaton
TP3John Afoa
HK2Corey Flynn
LP1Wyatt Crockett
Replacements:
HK16Andrew Hore
PR17Neemia Tialata
LK18Adam Thomson
FL19Tanerau Latimer
SH20Jimmy Cowan
FH21Mike Delany
WG22Sitiveni Sivivatu
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Andrew Turner (England) / Graham Hughes (England)

  • This was New Zealand's first loss in the Northern Hemisphere since 2007, as well as the first time in two years a team had managed to score tries against them in the Northern Hemisphere.
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See also

End of year rugby union tests

Notes and references
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  8. Cimbrico, Andrea. "L'ITALIA "A" SUPERA LA ROMANIA 33-6 A PIACENZA". federugby.it. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  10. "Wales 17-13 Samoa". 13 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "France 20-13 South Africa". 13 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. Independent Newspapers Online (2009-11-14). "Anthem butcher says 'it was beautiful' - IOL Sport". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
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  17. "Mon, Nov 16, 2009 - O'Driscoll salvages patchy performance". The Irish Times. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
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  19. "Sarries fan kicks £250,000 prize". BBC Sport. 2009-11-17. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  20. Reid, Alasdair (20 November 2009). "Scotland A 38 Tonga 7". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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  23. Jenkins, Graham. "All Blacks inflict more pain on England". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  26. "France 43-5 Samoa". 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  27. "Ireland 41-6 Fiji". 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  28. "Scotland 9-8 Australia". 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  29. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  33. "Scotland 6-9 Argentina". 28 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  34. "Wales v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  35. "Official RWC 2011 Site - Namibia secure place at RWC 2011". archive.org. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  37. "Barbarians 25-18 New Zealand". 5 December 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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