2012 June rugby union tests

The 2012 mid-year rugby Test series (also known as the Summer Tours in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals that will be played through June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

This series marks the start of a global playing calendar, running through 2019, established by the International Rugby Board. The calendar includes a return of traditional tours by European teams, in which a team plays multiple Tests against a southern side, often with midweek matches against provincial or regional sides. This year, all three of the teams that competed in the Rugby Championship's predecessor tournament, the Tri Nations, will host nations in three-Test series. Australia hosts Wales, marking the first three-Test series in Australia by a top European side since the Lions' 2001 tour.^[1] New Zealand is hosting Ireland in the first three-Test tour of that country since the Lions visited in 2005; it is also Ireland's first-ever three-Test series against the All Blacks.^[2] South Africa hosts England for three Tests, the first extended tour of that country by a single nation since New Zealand toured in 1996.^[3]

Übersicht

Tour	Result	Victor
Welsh Tour of Australia
Scottish Tour of Australasia (Aus,Fiji,Sam)
Irish Tour of New Zealand
English Tour of South Africa
French Tour of Argentina
Italian Tour of Americas (Arg,Can,USA)
Georgian Tour of North America (Can,USA)
French Barbarian Tour of Japan
Barbarian Tour of UK (Ire,Wal,Eng)	1-2	Vereinigtes Königreich

Matches

Week 1

27 May 2012
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England	57–26	Barbarians
Try: Ashton (3) 17' c, 37' c, 43' c Hartley 34' m Wade 57' c Wigglesworth 66' c Joseph (2) 69' c, 79' c Con: Farrell (7/8) 17', 38', 44', 57', 67', 70', 80' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 2'	Bericht	Try: Muliaina (2) 31' m, 47' c Tindall 63' c Taele 71' c Con: Donald (2/3) 32', 64' Contepomi (1/1) 72'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 42,269
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


England XV
FB	15	Ben Foden	50''
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Brad Barritt
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Christian Wade
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Lee Dickson	60''
N8	8	Phil Dowson (c)	67''
OF	7	Carl Fearns	55''
BF	6	Tom Johnson	50''
RL	5	Tom Palmer
LL	4	Mouritz Botha	55''
TP	3	Paul Doran-Jones
HK	2	Dylan Hartley
LP	1	Matt Stevens	40''
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears	67''
PR	17	Matt Mullan	40''
LK	18	Joe Launchbury	55''
LK	19	Jamie Gibson	55''
SH	20	Richard Wigglesworth	60''
FH	21	Jonathan Joseph	50''
WG	22	Alex Goode	50''
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


Barbarians
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Paul Sackey	45''
OC	13	Casey Laulala
IC	12	Mike Tindall	67''
LW	11	Iain Balshaw
FH	10	Stephen Donald
SH	9	Rory Lawson	56''
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie	67''
OF	7	Akapusi Qera	59''
BF	6	Ernst Joubert
RL	5	Anton van Zyl
LL	4	Mark Chisholm
TP	3	John Afoa
HK	2	John Smit (c)	59''
LP	1	Neemia Tialata	59''
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît August	59''
PR	17	Duncan Jones	59''
LK	18	Pelu Taele	67''
N8	19	Raphaël Lakafia	59''
SH	20	Jérôme Fillol	56''
FH	21	Felipe Contepomi	67''
WG	22	Sailosi Tagicakibau	45''
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon
Simon McDowell
Television match official:
TBC

As per tradition, the Barbarians' side featured uncapped players: Jérôme Fillol, Ernst Joubert and Anton van Zyl.

Week 2

29 May 2012
19:45 BST (UTC+01)

Irland	28–29	Barbarians
Try: Gilroy (2) 15' c, 64' c Earls 25' c Zebo 44' c Con: O'Gara (4/4) 15', 25', 44', 64'	report	Try: Balshaw 11' c van Zyl 18' c Sackey 29' c Tindall 58' m Con: Contepomi (3/4) 11', 18', 29' Pen: Contepomi (1/1) 78'

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Attendance: 11,654
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


Ireland XV
FB	15	Keith Earls
RW	14	Craig Gilroy
OC	13	Darren Cave
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara (c)
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Peter O'Mahony	71''
OF	7	Chris Henry	60''
BF	6	John Muldoon
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan
LL	4	Dan Tuohy	60''
TP	3	Declan Fitzpatrick	58''	70''
HK	2	Mike Sherry
LP	1	Brett Wilkinson	70''
Replacements:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Ronan Loughney	58''
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	60''
FL	19	James Coughlan	60''
SH	20	Paul Marshall
CE	21	Nevin Spence
WG	22	Andrew Trimble	71''
Coach:
Declan Kidney


Barbarians
FB	15	Cédric Heymans	68''
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Mike Tindall
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH	10	Felipe Contepomi
SH	9	Rory Lawson	71''
N8	8	Raphaël Lakafia
OF	7	Francois Louw
BF	6	Mamuka Gorgodze	66''
RL	5	Cornelius van Zyl
LL	4	Mick O'Driscoll (c)
TP	3	John Afoa
HK	2	Benoît August	41''
LP	1	Duncan Jones	56''
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche	41''
PR	17	Neemia Tialata	56''
LK	18	Pelu Taele
N8	19	Akapusi Qera	66''
SH	20	Richie Rees	71''
FH	21	Stephen Donald	68''
WG	22	Isa Nacewa
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:
TBC
TBC
Television match official:
TBC

Contrary to tradition, the Barbarians' side did not feature any uncapped player in this game.

2nd June 2012
14:00 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	30–21	Barbarians
Try: Robinson 10' c Hook 71' c Brew 79' Con: Hook 3/3 11' 72' 80' Pen: Hook 3/3 4' 25' 51'	report	Try: Donald (2) 27' 59' c Rees 36' Con: Donald 3/3 28' 37' 60'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 57,565
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


Wales
FB	15	Liam Williams
RW	14	Harry Robinson		35''	44''	68''
OC	13	Andrew Bishop
IC	12	James Hook
LW	11	Aled Brew
FH	10	Dan Biggar		64''
SH	9	Lloyd Williams		51''
N8	8	Ryan Jones		44''
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Josh Turnbull
RL	5	Ian Evans
LL	4	Alun-Wyn Jones		45''
TP	3	Rhodri Jones		51''
HK	2	Matthew Rees (c)		68''
LP	1	Rhys Gill	34' to 44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard		68''
PR	17	Paul James		35''
LK	18	Aaron Shingler		51''
FL	19	Martyn Williams		45''
SH	20	Rhys Webb		51''
CE	21	Adam Warren		64''
WG	22	Will Harries		68''
Coach:
Rob Howley


Barbarians
FB	15	Mils Muliaina	66''
RW	14	Isa Nacewa
OC	13	Mike Tindall	46''
IC	12	Casey Laulala
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Donald
SH	9	Richie Rees	56''
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Mamuka Gorgodze	56''
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	Mick O'Driscoll	40''
TP	3	John Smit (c)	46''
HK	2	Benoît August	40''
LP	1	Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche	40''
PR	17	Neemia Tialata	46''
LK	18	Anton van Zyl	40''
N8	19	Akapusi Qera	56''
SH	20	Rory Lawson	56''
FH	21	Sailosi Tagicakibau	46''
WG	22	Cedric Heymans	66''
Coach:
John Kirwan

Touch judges:
TBC
TBC
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse

The Welsh Rugby Union announced that this would be a fully capped match.^[4] As a result, Martyn Williams became the third Welsh player with 100 caps when he came off the bench. It was also announced that this match would be the last international appearance of Martyn Williams and Wales top try scorer Shane Williams.
Four players made their full international debut for Wales: Rhodri Jones, Harry Robinson, Liam Williams and Adam Warren.

Week 3

5 June 2012
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australien	6 – 9	Scotland
Pen: Harris (2/2) 32', 42'	Bericht	Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 22', 27', 80'

Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 20,088
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


Australien
FB	15	Luke Morahan
RW	14	Joseph Tomane
OC	13	Anthony Fainga'a
IC	12	Mike Harris
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Berrick Barnes
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Scott Higginbotham
OF	7	David Pocock (c)
BF	6	Dave Dennis	65''
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani	54''
TP	3	Dan Palmer	70''
HK	2	Stephen Moore
LP	1	James Slipper
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	Ben Alexander	70''
LK	18	Rob Simmons	54''
FL	19	Michael Hooper	65''
SH	20	Nick Phipps
CE	21	Pat McCabe
WG	22	Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans


Scotland
FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Joe Ansbro
OC	13	Nick De Luca
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont	38''
FH	10	Greig Laidlaw
SH	9	Mike Blair	63''
N8	8	John Barclay
OF	7	Ross Rennie
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Richie Gray
LL	4	Alastair Kellock
TP	3	Euan Murray
HK	2	Ross Ford (c)
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson
PR	17	Jon Welsh
LK	18	Tom Ryder
N8	19	Richie Vernon
SH	20	Chris Cusiter	63''
FH	21	Duncan Weir
WG	22	Tom Brown	38''
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert
Keith Brown
Television match official:
Vinny Munro

Scotland claim their first win in Australia since 1982.^[5]
Six players made their full international debut for Australia: Dan Palmer, Dave Dennis, Michael Hooper, Mike Harris, Joe Tomane and Luke Morahan.
Two players made their full international debut for Scotland: Ryan Grant and Tom Brown.

9 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

Neuseeland	v	Irland

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


Neuseeland
FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Zac Guildford
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Aaron Smith
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Victor Vito
RL	5	Samuel Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Owen Franks
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Hikawera Elliot
PR	17	Ben Franks
LK	18	Ali Williams
FL	19	Adam Thomson
SH	20	Piri Weepu
FH	21	Aaron Cruden
WG	22	Ben Smith
Coach:
Steve Hansen


Irland
FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Fergus McFadden
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Keith Earls
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Sean O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Donnacha Ryan
LL	4	Dan Tuohy
TP	3	Declan Fitzpatrick
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin
PR	17	Ronan Loughney
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan
N8	19	Kevin McLaughlin
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara
OC	22	Darren Cave
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper
James Leckie
Television match official:
Matt Goddard

Three players are to make their full international debut for New Zealand: Brodie Retallick, Julian Savea and Aaron Smith.
Two players are to make their full international debut for Ireland: Simon Zebo and Declan Fitzpatrick. If he comes off the bench, Ronan Loughney will also make his debut.

9 June 2012
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australien	v	Wales

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


Australien
FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Cooper Vuna
OC	13	Rob Horne
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Berrick Barnes
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	David Pocock (c)
BF	6	Scott Higginbotham
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Rob Simmons
TP	3	Sekope Kepu
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore
PR	17	Ben Alexander
FL	18	Dave Dennis
FL	19	Michael Hooper
SH	20	Nic White
OC	21	Anthony Fainga'a
IC	22	Mike Harris
Coach:
Robbie Deans


Wales
FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips
N8	8	Toby Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Luke Charteris
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Adam Jones
HK	2	Ken Owens
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	Matthew Rees
PR	17	Paul James
LK	18	Alun-Wyn Jones
N8	19	Ryan Jones
SH	20	Lloyd Williams
FH	21	James Hook
OC	22	Ashley Beck
Coach:
Rob Howley

Touch judges:
Keith Brown
Garratt Williamson
Television match official:
Vinny Munro

9 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Südafrika	v	England

Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


Südafrika
FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)
IC	12	Frans Steyn
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morne Steyn
SH	9	Francois Hougaard
N8	8	Pierre Spies
OF	7	Willem Alberts
BF	6	Marcell Coetzee
RL	5	Juandre Kruger
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss
PR	17	Coenie Oosthuizen
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe
FL	19	Keegan Daniel
SH	20	Ruan Pienaar
FH	21	Patrick Lambie
OC	22	Wynand Olivier
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


England
FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Ben Foden
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Ben Morgan
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Johnson
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Mouritz Botha
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley
LP	1	Joe Marler
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears
PR	17	Paul Doran-Jones
LK	18	Tom Palmer
N8	19	Phil Dowson
SH	20	Lee Dickson
FH	21	Toby Flood
FB	22	Jonathan Joseph
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland
Simon McDowell
Television match official:
Iain Ramage

9 June 2012
14:00 EDT (UTC-04)

Kanada	v	Vereinigte Staaten

Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston, Ontario
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)


Kanada
FB	15	[[]]
RW	14	[[]]
OC	13	[[]]
IC	12	[[]]
LW	11	[[]]
FH	10	[[]]
SH	9	[[]]
N8	8	[[]]
OF	7	[[]] (c)
BF	6	[[]]
RL	5	[[]]
LL	4	[[]]
TP	3	[[]]
HK	2	[[]]
LP	1	[[]]
Replacements:
HK	16	[[]]
PR	17	[[]]
LK	18	[[]]
FL	19	[[]]
SH	20	[[]]
FH	21	[[]]
FB	22	[[]]
Coach:
Kieran Crowley


Vereinigte Staaten
FB	15	Chris Wyles
RW	14	James Paterson
OC	13	Paul Emerick
IC	12	Andrew Suniula
LW	11	Luke Hume
FH	10	Will Holder
SH	9	Mike Petri
N8	8	Todd Clever (c)
OF	7	Andrew Durutalo
BF	6	Scott LaValla
RL	5	Brian Doyle
LL	4	Louis Stanfill
TP	3	Eric Fry
HK	2	Chris Biller
LP	1	Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK	16	Derek Asbun
PR	17	Shawn Pittman
LK	18	Tom Katzfey
N8	19	Taylor Mokate
SH	20	Shaun Davies
FH	21	Roland Suniula
WG	22	Colin Hawley
Coach:
Mike Tolkin

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson
Stuart Berry
Television match official:
TBC

9 June 2012
15:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentinien	v	Italien

Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


Argentinien
FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Belisario Agulla
OC	13	Gabriel Ascarate
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW	11	Agustín Gosio
FH	10	Ignacio Mieres
SH	9	Martín Landajo
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore
OF	7	Tomás Leonardi
BF	6	Genaro Fessia
RL	5	Julio Farias Cabello
LL	4	Esteban Lozada
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK	16	Bruno Postiglioni
PR	17	Francisco Tetaz Champarro
LK	18	Benjamin Macome
FL	19	Tomás de la Vega
SH	20	Tomás Cubelli
FH	21	Manuel Montero
FB	22	Roman Miralles
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


Italien
FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Giovanbattista Venditti
OC	13	Roberto Quartaroli
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Tommaso Benvenuti
FH	10	Kristopher Burton
SH	9	Edoardo Gori
N8	8	Robert Barbieri
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Antonio Pavanello
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni (c)
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia
LP	1	Alberto de Marchi
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon
PR	17	Lorenzo Romano
LK	18	Joshua Furno
N8	19	Simone Favaro
SH	20	Tito Tebaldi
FH	21	Riccardo Bocchino
WG	22	Giulio Toniolatti
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Touch judges:
George Clancy
Christie du Preez
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman

Week 4

12 June 2012
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

ACT Brumbies	v	Wales

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

13 June 2012^[6]
14:30 SAST (UTC+02)

SA Barbarians South	v	England

GWK Park, Kimberley

15 June 2012
19:00 EDT (UTC-04)

Kanada	v	Italien

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

16 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

Neuseeland	v	Irland

Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

16 June 2012
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australien	v	Wales

Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

16 June 2012
14:00 (UTC+12)

Fidschi	v	Scotland

Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

16 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Südafrika	v	England

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

16 June 2012
18:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentinien	v	Frankreich

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

16 June 2012
19:00 MDT (UTC-06)

Vereinigte Staaten	v	Georgien

Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Week 5

19 June 2012
19:10 SAST (UTC+02)

SA Barbarians North	v	England

Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom

20 June 2012
19:30 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	v	French Barbarians

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

23 June 2012
15:30 (UTC+12)

Samoa	v	Scotland

Apia Park, Apia
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

23 June 2012
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australien	v	Wales

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

23 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

Neuseeland	v	Irland

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

23 June 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Südafrika	v	England

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

23 June 2012
18:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentinien	v	Frankreich

Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

23 June 2012
14:00 PDT (UTC-07)

Kanada	v	Georgien

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

23 June 2012
19:30 CDT (UTC-05)

Vereinigte Staaten	v	Italien

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

24 June 2012
14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	v	French Barbarians