2011 June rugby union tests

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]

## Fixtures

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### Week 1

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29 May 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

England | 32–38| Barbarians

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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)

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FB | 15 | Mike Brown |  |  66'
RW | 14 | James Simpson-Daniel
OC | 13 | Henry Trinder
IC | 12 | Matt Banahan
LW | 11 | Ugo Monye |  |  43'
FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson
SH | 9 | Paul Hodgson |  |  58'
N8 | 8 | Luke Narraway (c)
OF | 7 | Carl Fearns |  35' to 45' |  52'
BF | 6 | Tom Johnson
RL | 5 | Dave Attwood
LL | 4 | Graham Kitchener |  |  58'
LP | 3 | Paul Doran-Jones |  |  58' |  62'
HK | 2 | David Paice
TP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  |  62'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Joe Gray
PR | 17 | Kieran Brookes |  |  58'
LK | 18 | James Gaskell |  |  52'
FL | 19 | Jamie Gibson |  |  58'
SH | 20 | Micky Young |  |  58'
FH | 21 | Stephen Myler |  |  66'
CE | 22 | Jordan Turner-Hall |  |  43'
Team manager:
Martin Johnson
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FB | 15 |  Nicolas Jeanjean
RW | 14 |  Paul Sackey |  |  65'
OC | 13 |  Benoît Baby |  |  50'
IC | 12 |  Mathieu Bastareaud
LW | 11 |  Tim Visser
FH | 10 |  Frédéric Michalak |  |  57'
SH | 9 |  Ruan Pienaar
N8 | 8 |  Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 |  George Smith |  |  65'
BF | 6 |  Joe van Niekerk
RL | 5 |  Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  50'
LL | 4 |  Erik Lund
LP | 3 |  Davit Kubriashvili |  |  50'
HK | 2 |  Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  50'
TP | 1 |  Salvatore Perugini
Substitutes:
HK | 16 |  Sébastien Bruno |  |  50'
PR | 17 |  Carl Hayman |  |  50'
LK | 18 |  Iosefa Tekori |  |  50'
FL | 19 |  Martyn Williams |  |  65'
SH | 20 |  Sébastien Tillous-Borde |  |  57'
FH | 21 |  Willie Mason |  |  65'
CE | 22 |  Seru Rabeni |  |  50'
Coach:
Dai Young

* As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.
* The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians side was Tim Visser. (Willie Mason was also uncapped in rugby union but he was capped in rugby league, having switched codes a few weeks before the game when signing to Toulon.) Visser qualified for Scotland on residency grounds in June 2012 and now represents that country internationally.

### Week 2

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4 June 2011
14:30 BST (UTC+01)

Wales | 28–31| Barbarians

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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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FB | 15 | Morgan Stoddart
RW | 14 | George North
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |  |  61'
LW | 11 | Aled Brew |  43' to 53'
FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |  |  66'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  61'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c)
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  63'
RL | 5 | Luke Charteris
LL | 4 | Ryan Jones |  |  61'
LP | 3 | Paul James
HK | 2 | Huw Bennett |  |  64'
TP | 1 | Ryan Bevington |  |  61'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Lloyd Burns |  |  64'
PR | 17 | Scott Andrews |  |  61'
LK | 18 | Alun Wyn Jones |  |  61'
FL | 19 | Josh Turnbull |  |  63'
SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |  |  61'
FH | 21 | Rhys Priestland |  |  66'
CE | 22 | Scott Williams |  |  61'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
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FB | 15 |  Isa Nacewa
RW | 14 |  Paul Sackey |  |  61'
OC | 13 |  Seru Rabeni |  |  65'
IC | 12 |  Mathieu Bastareaud
LW | 11 |  Doug Howlett
FH | 10 |  Brock James
SH | 9 |  Sébastien Tillous-Borde |  |  64'
N8 | 8 |  Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 |  Martyn Williams |  |  55'
BF | 6 |  Joe van Niekerk
RL | 5 |  Paul Tito |  |  56'
LL | 4 |  Iosefa Tekori |  45' to 55'
LP | 3 |  Carl Hayman |  |  65' |  74'
HK | 2 |  Sébastien Bruno |  |  54'
TP | 1 |  Iestyn Thomas |  |  |  74'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 |  Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  54'
PR | 17 |  Davit Kubriashvili |  |  65'
LK | 18 |  Erik Lund |  |  56'
FL | 19 |  George Smith |  |  55'
SH | 20 |  Lloyd Williams |  |  64'
FH | 21 |  Willie Mason |  |  65'
CE | 22 |  Benoît Baby |  |  61'
Coach:
Dai Young

Notes:

* Unlike most Barbarians matches, this was a fully capped match for Wales. As a result, Stephen Jones earned his 100th Wales cap in this match.
* The uncapped players on this Barbarians squad were Brock James and Lloyd Williams. As noted earlier, Willie Mason is uncapped in union as a recent code convert, but capped in league.

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4 June 2011
16:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina | 23–19| French Barbarians

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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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FB | 15 | Martín Rodríguez
RW | 14 | Lucas Borges
OC | 13 | Marcelo Bosch
IC | 12 | Horacio San Martín
LW | 11 | Gonzalo Camacho
FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi (c)
SH | 9 | Agustín Figuerola |  |  12'
N8 | 8 | Leonardo Senatore
OF | 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF | 6 | Genaro Fessia |  |  11'
RL | 5 | Mariano Galarza |  |  75'
LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza
LP | 3 | Maximiliano Bustos |  |  11'
HK | 2 | Agustín Creevy
TP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |  |  22'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Eusebio Guiñazú |  |  22'
PR | 17 | Juan Pablo Orlandi |  |  11'
LK | 18 | Santiago Guzmán |  |  75'
FL | 19 | Alejandro Campos |  |  11'
SH | 20 | Alfredo Lalanne |  |  12'
FH | 21 | Nicolás Sánchez
WG | 22 | Rafael Carballo
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
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FB | 15 | Silvère Tian |  |  70'
RW | 14 | Adrien Planté |  |  57'
OC | 13 | Romain Cabannes
IC | 12 | Guillaume Boussès
LW | 11 | Marc Andreu
FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis
SH | 9 | Julien Dupuy |  |  61'
N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly
OF | 7 | Pierre Rabadan (c)
BF | 6 | Gerhard Vosloo
RL | 5 | Matthias Rolland
LL | 4 | Christophe Samson
LP | 3 | David Attoub
HK | 2 | Mathieu Bonello |  |  57'
TP | 1 | Yannick Forestier
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Romain Terrain
PR | 17 | Eduard Coetzee |  |  57'
LK | 18 | Guillaume Vilaceca
FL | 19 | Antonie Claassen
SH | 20 | Fabien Cibray |  |  61'
FH | 21 | Rémi Talès |  |  70'
CE | 22 | Yoan Audrin |  |  57'
Coaches:
Laurent Travers
Laurent Labit

### Week 3

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11 June 2011
15:25 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina | 18–21| French Barbarians

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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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FB | 15 | Lucas González Amorosino
RW | 14 | Agustin Gosio
OC | 13 | Juan Ignacio Gauthier |  |  63'
IC | 12 | Gabriel Ascarate
LW | 11 | Rafael Carballo
FH | 10 | Nicolás Sánchez |  |  70'
SH | 9 | Alfredo Lalanne |  |  40'
N8 | 8 | Leonardo Senatore
OF | 7 | Julio Farías Cabello
BF | 6 | Miguel de Achaval |  |  74'
RL | 5 | Benjamin Macome |  |  56'
LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza
LP | 3 | Martín Scelzo |  |  40'
HK | 2 | Agustín Creevy (c)
TP | 1 | Juan Figallo |  |  66'
Substitutes:
PR | 16 | Eusebio Guiñazú |  |  66'
PR | 17 | Juan Pablo Orlandi |  |  40'
PR | 18 | Bruno Postiglioni |  |
LK | 19 | Alejandro Campos |  |  56'
FL | 20 | Genaro Fessia |  |  74'
SH | 21 | Nicolas Bruzzone |  |  40'
FH | 22 | Marcelo Bosch |  |  70'
CE | 23 | Gonzalo Camacho |  |  63'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan
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FB | 15 | Romain Teulet
RW | 14 | Julien Arias
OC | 13 | Yohan Audrin |  |  70'
IC | 12 | Guillaume Boussès
LW | 11 | Benjamin Lapeyre
FH | 10 | Rémi Talès |  |  69'
SH | 9 | Fabien Cibray |  |  56'
N8 | 8 | Antonie Claassen
OF | 7 | Pierre Rabadan (c) |  |  54'
BF | 6 | Jean Monribot
RL | 5 | Guillaume Vilaceca
LL | 4 | Matthias Rolland
LP | 3 | David Attoub |  |  69'
HK | 2 | Romain Terrain |  |  54'
TP | 1 | Jean-Philippe Lafond |  |  40'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Mathieu Bonello |  |  54'
PR | 17 | Eduard Coetzee |  |  40'
PR | 18 | Yannick Forestier |  |  69'
FL | 19 | Christophe Samson |  |
FL | 20 | Gerhard Vosloo |  |  54'
SH | 21 | Julien Dupuy |  |  56'
FH | 22 | Lionel Beauxis |  |  69'
CE | 23 | Romain Cabannes |  |  70'
Coaches:
Laurent Travers
Laurent Labit

### Week 4

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26 June 2011
15:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan | 49–7|  Top League XV

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Try: Kikutani 10' c, 33' c, 64' c
Webb 18' c
Holani 26' c
Nicholas 44' c
Imamura 58' c
Con: Nicholas (4/4)
Webb (1/1)
Williams (2/2)| | Try: Nagatomo 72' c
Con: Kimishima (1/1)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Referee: Shinji Aida (Japan)

### Week 5

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17 July 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 23–32|  Samoa

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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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FB | 15 | Mark Gerrard |  |  55'
RW | 14 | Rod Davies
OC | 13 | Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC | 12 | Pat McCabe
LW | 11 | Digby Ioane
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Nick Phipps |  |  56'
N8 | 8 | Ben McCalman |  |  59'
OF | 7 | Matt Hodgson |  |  50'
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |  |  51'
LL | 4 | Sitaleki Timani
LP | 3 | Ben Alexander
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore
TP | 1 | Sekope Kepu
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | James Hanson
PR | 17 | Pekahou Cowan
LK | 18 | Dan Vickerman |  |  51'
N8 | 19 | Scott Higginbotham |  |  59'
FL | 20 | Beau Robinson |  |  50'
SH | 21 | Will Genia |  |  56'
FB | 22 | Kurtley Beale |  |  55'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
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FB | 15 | Paul Williams
RW | 14 | Sailosi Tagicakibau
OC | 13 | George Pisi |  |  58'
IC | 12 | Seilala Mapusua
LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi
FH | 10 | Tusi Pisi |  |  72'
SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i
N8 | 8 | George Stowers
OF | 7 | Maurie Fa'asavalu
BF | 6 | Taiasina Tuifu'a |  |  76'
RL | 5 | Daniel Leo |  36' to 46'
LL | 4 | Kane Thompson |  |  69'
LP | 3 | Anthony Perenise
HK | 2 | Mahonri Schwalger (c) |  |  77'
TP | 1 | Zak Taulafo |  |  65'
Substitutes:
HK | 16 | Ti'i Paulo |  |  77'
PR | 17 | Census Johnston |  |  65'
LK | 18 | Filipo Levi |  |  69'
FL | 19 | Manu Salavea |  |  76'
FH | 20 | Brenton Helleur |  |  72'
CE | 21 | Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu |  |  58'
FB | 22 | James So'oialo
Coach:
Fuimaono Tafua

### Week 6

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22 July 2011
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand | 60–14|  Fiji

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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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FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina
RW | 14 | Zac Guildford
OC | 13 | Conrad Smith
IC | 12 | Ma'a Nonu
LW | 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu |  |  50'
FH | 10 | Colin Slade |  |  64'
SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan |  |  53'
N8 | 8 | Liam Messam |  |  65'
OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c)
BF | 6 | Adam Thomson
RL | 5 | Ali Williams
LL | 4 | Jarrad Hoeata |  |  53'
TP | 3 | Ben Franks
HK | 2 | Andrew Hore |  |  66'
LP | 1 | Wyatt Crockett |  |  66'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Corey Flynn |  |  66'
PR | 17 | John Afoa |  |  66'
LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock |  |  53'
N8 | 19 | Jerome Kaino |  |  65'
SH | 20 | Piri Weepu |  |  52'
FH | 21 | Daniel Carter |  |  64'
FB | 22 | Ben Smith |  |  50'
Coach:
Graham Henry
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FB | 15 | Iliesa Keresoni
RW | 14 | Timoci Nagusa |  |  55'
OC | 13 | Albert Vulivuli
IC | 12 | Ravai Fatiaki
LW | 11 | Napolioni Nalaga |  |  78'
FH | 10 | Seremaia Bai
SH | 9 | Nemia Serelevu |  |  64'
N8 | 8 | Sakiusa Matadigo
OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera |  |  60'
BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu
RL | 5 | Rupeni Nasiga |  |  69'
LL | 4 | Sekonaia Kalou
TP | 3 | Deacon Manu (c)
HK | 2 | Sunia Koto |  |  78'
LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu |  |  69'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso |  |  78'
PR | 17 | Setefano Somoca |  |  69'
LK | 18 | Josefa Domolailai |  |  69'
N8 | 19 | Malakai Ravulo |  |  60'
SH | 20 | Vitori Butava |  |  64'
FH | 21 | Taniela Rawaqa |  |  78'
FB | 22 | Vereniki Goneva |  |  55'
Coach:
Sam Domoni

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

## See also

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* Mid-year rugby union test series
* 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests
* 2011 end-of-year rugby union tests
* 2011 Asian Five Nations
* 2011 IRB Churchill Cup
* 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
* 2011 IRB Nations Cup

## References

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1. ^ Griffiths, John (4 July 2011). "Cricket and tennis stars, SH tours by the Home Unions and early tourists in France". ESPN Scrum. Ask John. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
2. ^ "England 32-38 Barbarians". BBC. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
3. ^ "Wales 28-31 Barbarians". BBC. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
4. ^ http://uar.com.ar/noticias4.asp?notcod=20110604161858[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ http://uar.com.ar/noticias4.asp?notcod=20110611162314[permanent dead link‍]
6. ^ Jenkins, Graham. "Samoa shock Wallabies". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
7. ^ "Qantas Wallabies v Samoa – Match Report". Australian Rugby Union. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
8. ^ "All Blacks pass Fijian exam". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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