2007 June rugby union tests

International sporting competitions March 2014 April 2026 The 2007 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the Rugby union Test matches played during June and May 2007. These are played in the Southern Hemisphere and include all Tests hosted by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa outside the 2007 Tri-Nations. The Tests are being used by many countries as their last opportunity to prepare for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa it is used as preparation for the 2007 Tri-Nations. The only match listed here with a Northern Hemisphere winner was Italy's victory over Uruguay. Overview Series Tour Result Winner South Africa v England test series 2–0 RSA Australia v Wales test series 2–0 AUS Argentina v Ireland test series 2–0 ARG New Zealand v France test series 2–0 NZL Other tours Team/Tour Opponents Barbarians tour TUN (W) – ESP (W) Italian tour URU (W) – ARG (L) Canadian tour NZL (L) Fixtures 19 May 2007 13:00 CEST UTC+2) TUN 10–33 Barbarians Stade El Menzah, Tunis 23 May 2007 13:00 CEST UTC+2) ESP 26–52 Barbarians Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche 26 May 2007 16:10 AST (UTC−3) ARG 22–20 IRE Senillosa c F. Contepomi F. Contepomi (4) F. Contepomi Carney cPenalty try c Wallace (2) WallaceDuffy Estadio B. G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe 26,000http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_8272.php Contepomi Strikes Late To Deny Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union 26 May 2007 27 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025750/http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_8272.php 27 September 2007 Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) 26 May 2007 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 29–23 WAL Palu 23' mSharpe 31' cGiteau 53' cHoiles 80' c Mortlock (3) Mortlock 61' G. Thomas 1' cJ. Robinson 14' c Hook (2) Hook (2) 19', 51' Hook 72' Telstra Stadium, Sydney 40,872 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) 26 May 2007 15:00 SAST (UTC+2) RSA 58–10 ENG Willemse 24' cHabana (2) 25' c, 75' cDe Villiers 38' cBurger 70' cSteyn 73' cVan der Linde 78' c Montgomery (7) Montgomery (3) 2', 16', 35' Simpson-Daniel 62' c Wilkinson Wilkinson 29' Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 36,500 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) 2 June 2007 16:10 AST (UTC−3) ARG 16–0 IRE M. Contepomi c Todeschini Todeschini (3) José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 40,000 Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) 2 June 2007 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 31–0 WAL Ioane mMitchell cHuxley c Mortlock (2) Mortlock (4) Lang Park, Brisbane 41,622 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) 2 June 2007 09:35 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 42–11 FRA Mauger (2) c, cSivivatu (2) c, mSo'oialo c CarterWeepuEvans (2) CarterWeepuEvans Coux m Boyet (2) Eden Park, Auckland 41,500 Stuart Dickinson (Australia) 2 June 2007 RSA 15:00 SAST (UTC+2) 55–22 ENG Januarie 22' cBurger 30' cBotha 43' mSpies (2) 52' m, 77' cHabana (2) 54' c, 75' cMontgomery 65' c Montgomery (5)James Montgomery Scarborough 40' c Wilkinson Wilkinson (5) Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Joël Jutge (France) 2 June 2007 15:00 (UTC−2) URU 5–29 ITA Arocena 77' m Pratichetti (3) 40' m, 42' c, 44' cAgüero 80' c Burton (3) Burton 12' Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Rob Debney (England) 9 June 2007 14:00 AST (UTC−3) ARG 24–6 ITA Leonelli 25' mSerra Miras 31' c Serra Miras Serra Miras (4) 2', 40', 47', 68' Bortolussi (2) 36', 43' Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Lyndon Bray (New Zealand) 9 June 2007 18:00 AWST (UTC+8) AUS 49–0 FIJ Staniforth (2) 6' c, 39' mHuxley 16' mTuqiri (2) 27' m, 34' mLarkham 46' cNorton-Knight 56' mAshley-Cooper 67' c Huxley (3) Huxley 14' Subiaco Oval, Perth 20,018 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) 9 June 2007 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 61–10 FRA Oliver 6' cKelleher Rokocoko (2)MacDonaldToeavaCollinsMealamuEvans McAlister (5) McAlister (2) 14', 22' J. Laharrague Boyet Boyet 4' Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Craig Joubert (South Africa) 9 June 2007 15:00 SAST (UTC+2) RSA 35–8 SAM Smit 20' cPietersen 24' mSteyn 33' mWannenburg 59' mMontgomery 64' c HougaardMontgomery Hougaard (2) 10', 14' An. Tuilagi 78' m Williams 12' Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) 16 June 2007 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 64–13 CAN Sivivatu 4' cMcAlister 13' mSchwalger 26' cHore 40' cCarter (3) 42' c, 53' m, 63' mMasoe 47' cHowlett 68' cGear 78' c Carter (7) Pyke 22' c Pritchard Pritchard 15' Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Christophe Berdos (France) See also Mid-year rugby union test series 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 2007 end-of-year rugby union tests 2007 Churchill Cup 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2007 IRB Nations Cup References External links Fixtures on rugby.com.au Fixtures on allblacks.com Fixtures on SArugby.co.za 2005 Category:2006–07 in European rugby union Category:2007–08 in European rugby union Category:2007 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2007 in South American rugby union Category:2007 in North American rugby union Category:2007 in African rugby union