2009 in rugby union

none February 2024 2009 rugby union Here is the complete list of fixtures and results of test match rugby in 2009. All major international competitions, such as the Tri Nations and the Six Nations Championship, continue, as does the qualification process for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. International competitions Worldwide 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series — Winners: RSA 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens — Winners: WAL (men), AUS Australia (women) 2009 IRB Junior World Championship — Winners: 20 NZL 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: 20 ROU Nations Cup — Winners: SCO Africa 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners: RSAhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/sep/12/south-africa-win-tri-nations South Africa withstand New Zealand fightback to win Tri-Nations The Guardian 12 September 2009 14 February 2024 2009 Africa Cup 2009 Castel Beer Trophy 2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification Asia 2009 Asian Five Nations – Winner: JPN 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division One – Winner: Arabian Gulf 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Two – Winner: MYS 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Three – Winner: PHL 2009 Asian Five Nations - Regional Divisions Division 1: LAO Division 2: UZB 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification Europe 2009 Six Nations Championship — Winner: IRE 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division- Winner: GEO 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2A - Winner: UKR 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2B - Winner: NED 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3A - Winner: LTU 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3B - Winner: SLO 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3C - Winner: ISR 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3D -Winner: CYP 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification North America 2009 Churchill Cup - Ireland A 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification Oceania 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners: ZAF 2009 Pacific Nations Cup – NZL 2011 Rugby World Cup - Oceania qualification South America 2009 South American Rugby Championship "A" 2009 South American Rugby Championship "B" 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification Major club competitions Europe Heineken Cup – Leinster (Ireland) European Challenge Cup – Northampton Saints ENG ENG Guinness Premiership – Leicester Tigers National Division One – Leeds Carnegie, relegated from the Premiership the previous season, win the title and an immediate return to the Premiership. Leeds' place in what will become the RFU Championship in 2009–10 will be taken by Bristol, bottom finishers in the Premiership. FRA Top 14 – Perpignan Rugby Pro D2 – Racing Métro win the championship and automatic promotion to the Top 14. Albi win the playoffs to determine the second promotion place. Their places in Pro D2 will be taken by the bottom two teams from Top 14, Dax and Mont-de-Marsan. (Ireland)SCOWAL Celtic League – Munster (Ireland) ITA Super 10 – Benetton Treviso Southern Hemisphere Super 14 – Bulls ZAF Australia Shute Shield - Sydney University New Zealand Air New Zealand Cup – Canterbury Heartland Championship – Lochore Cup - North Otago; Meads Cup - Whanganui Ranfurly Shield - Southland South Africa Currie Cup – Blue Bulls International results Complete list of fixtures involving national teams during 2009. • - International Friendly (a fixture not affiliated to any international tournament.) ♦ - World Cup Qualifying matches. January Date Match Venue Result 31-Jan-2009 MON - AZE Report Menton (France) 38-12 February Date Match Venue Result 7-Feb-2009 GER - GEO ♦ Report Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg (Germany) 5-38 7-Feb-2009 ESP - ROU ♦ Report Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 10-19 7-Feb-2009 POR - RUS ♦ Report https://web.archive.org/web/20090327094506/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition_detail.php?compet=126&match=2919&gpement=1203 2009-03-27 Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 14-18 7-Feb-2009 ENG - ITA Report Twickenham, London (England) 36-11 7-Feb-2009 IRE - FRA Report Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 30-21 8-Feb-2009 SCO - WAL Report Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 13-26 14-Feb-2009 GEO - POR ♦ Report https://web.archive.org/web/20090417192827/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition_detail.php?compet=126&match=2920&gpement=1203 2009-04-17 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 20-20 14-Feb-2009 GER - ROU ♦ Report Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg (Germany) 0-22 14-Feb-2009 FRA - SCO Report Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 22-13 14-Feb-2009 WAL - ENG Report Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 23-15 15-Feb-2009 ITA - IRE Report Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 9-38 21-Feb-2009 POR - GER ♦ Report Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 44-6 27-Feb-2009 FRA - WAL Report Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 21-16 28-Feb-2009 ESP - GEO ♦ Report Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 11-55 28-Feb-2009 ROU - RUS ♦ Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 19-28 28-Feb-2009 SCO - ITA ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 26-6 28-Feb-2009 IRE - ENG Report Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 14-13 March Date Match Venue Result 14-Mar-2009 ITA - WAL Report Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 15–20 14-Mar-2009 SCO - IRE Report Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 15–22 14-Mar-2009 GEO - ROU ♦ Report Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 28–23 14-Mar-2009 SUI - AND ♦ Report Bern (Switzerland) 32–9 14-Mar-2009 CYP - SVK Report Limassol (Cyprus) 33–7 14-Mar-2009 BEL - CZE ♦ Report Brussels (Belgium) 15–15 15-Mar-2009 ENG - FRA Report Twickenham, London (England) 34-10 15-Mar-2009 POR - ESP ♦ Report Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 24-19 21-Mar-2009 ITA - FRA Report Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 8–50 21-Mar-2009 ENG - SCO Report Twickenham, London (England) 26–12 21-Mar-2009 WAL - IRE Report Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 15–17 21-Mar-2009 ROU - POR ♦ Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 21–22 21-Mar-2009 AND - ARM ♦ ReportApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 36–10 21-Mar-2009 ISR - LUX ♦ Report Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel) 30–0 21-Mar-2009 SVK - MON Report Bratislava (Slovakia) 11–10 21-Mar-2009 BIH - CYP Report Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 6–8 21-Mar-2009 UKR - CZE ♦ Report Odesa (Ukraine) 20–10 22-Mar-2009 RUS - GEO ♦ Report Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol (Ukraine) 21–29 22-Mar-2009 LAO - BRU ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) 28–8 25-Mar-2009 CAM - BRU Report Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) 10–21 28-Mar-2009 LAO - CAM Report Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) 8–3 April Date Match Venue Result 4-Apr-2009 LAT - LTU • Report Carnikava (Latvia) 12-55 4-Apr-2009 SUI - SRB ♦ Report Nyon (Switzerland) 6-12 8-Apr-2009 TPE - SRI ♦ Report The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 36–24 8-Apr-2009 Arabian Gulf - THA ♦ Report The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 36–17 11-Apr-2009 DEN - NOR ♦ Report Odense (Denmark) 20-18 11-Apr-2009 GRE - BUL ♦ Report Alexandroupoli (Greece) 41-18 11-Apr-2009 THA - SRI Report The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 17–51 11-Apr-2009 Arabian Gulf - TPE ♦ Report The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 44–24 18-Apr-2009 NED - SWE ♦ Report https://web.archive.org/web/20090412001336/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition_detail.php?compet=127&match=2947&gpement=1205 2009-04-12 Amsterdam (Netherlands) 36-24 18-Apr-2009 LAT - MLT ♦ Report Riga (Latvia) 19-32 18-Apr-2009 HUN - AUT ♦ Report Esztergom (Hungary) 25-13 25-Apr-2009 JPN - KAZ ♦ Report Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka (Japan) 87–10 25-Apr-2009 KOR - SIN ♦ Report Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam (South Korea) 65–0 25-Apr-2009 MLT - NED ♦ Report Paola (Malta) 7-29 25-Apr-2009 CRO - LAT ♦ Report Makarska (Croatia) 21-13 25-Apr-2009 AUT - DEN ♦ Report Linz (Austria) 6-27 25-Apr-2009 SLO - NOR ♦ Report Ljubljana (Slovenia) 14-10 25-Apr-2009 BUL - FIN ♦ Report Pernik (Bulgaria) 29-10 25-Apr-2009 LUX - GRE ♦ Report Luxembourg (city) (Luxembourg) 14-17 25-Apr-2009 CHI - BRA ♦ Report TBA, Santiago (Chile) 79–3 25-Apr-2009 URU - PAR Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 85–7 29-Apr-2009 URU - BRA ♦ Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 71–3 29-Apr-2009 CHI - PAR Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 34–13 May Date Match Venue Result 2-May-2009 HKG - JPN ♦ Report Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (Hong Kong) 6–59 2-May-2009 KAZ - KOR ♦ Report Central Stadium, Almaty (Kazakhstan) 30–27 2-May-2009 BRA - PAR Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 36–21 2-May-2009 URU - CHI ♦ Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 46–9 2-May-2009 CRO - SWE ♦ Report TBC (Croatia) 23–13 2-May-2009 GER - RUS ♦ Report TBC, Hanover (Germany) 0–53 2-May-2009 LTU - SRB ♦ Report TBC (Lithuania) 50–9 9-May-2009 SIN - KAZ ♦ Report Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Singapore) 19–22 9-May-2009 KOR - HKG ♦ Report Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam (South Korea) 36–34 9-May-2009 ARM - LTU ♦ Report https://web.archive.org/web/20110717172820/http://www.kaunas.lt/regbis/naujienos/nauj913.html 2011-07-17 TBC (Armenia) 19–24 9-May-2009 UKR - MDA ♦ Report Odesa (Ukraine) 32-0 9-May-2009 ISR - SLO ♦ Report Israel 26-19 16-May-2009 JPN - KOR ♦ Report Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka (Japan) 80–9 16-May-2009 MDA - POL ♦ Report Chişinău (Moldova) 28–30 16-May-2009 HKG - SIN ♦ Report Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (Hong Kong) 64–6 23-May-2009 SIN - JPN ♦ Report Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Singapore) 15–45 23-May-2009 CAM - LAO Report Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 24-8 23-May-2009 ISR - LTU ♦ Report Israel 3–19 23-May-2009 CAN - IRE • Report Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver (Canada) 6–25 24-May-2009 KAZ - HKG ♦ Report Central Stadium, Almaty (Kazakhstan) 25–6 30-May-2009 POL - BEL ♦ Report Polonia Stadium, Warsaw (Poland) 14–3 30-May-2009 CAN - WAL • Report York Stadium, Toronto (Canada) 23–32 31-May-2009 USA - IRE • Report Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara (United States) 10–27 June Date Match Venue Result 3-June-2009 CHN - PAK Report UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) 25–19 3-June-2009 MAS - IND Report UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) 43–29 6-June-2009 PAK - IND Report UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) 3–44 6-June-2009 MAS - CHN Report UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) 43–15 6-June-2009 LTU - NED ♦ Report Vilnius (Lithuania) 6–3 6-June-2009 CAN - GEO ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Infinity Park, Glendale (United States) 42–10 6-June-2009 ENG - ARG • Report Old Trafford, Manchester (England) 37–15 6-June-2009 USA - WAL • https://archive.today/20130124213101/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hkCAql1Qny2vmDwHFJfvQwc_vAsg Report Toyota Park, Bridgeview (United States) 15–48 9-June-2009 MGL - KGZ Report Yoshlik Stadium, Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 21–38 12-June-2009 ROU - URU • Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 17–11 13-June-2009 TON - FIJ Report Nuku'alofa (Tonga) 22-36 13-June-2009 NZL - FRA • Report Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand) 22–27 13-June-2009 AUS - ITA • Report Canberra Stadium, Canberra (Australia) 31–8 13-June-2009 UZB - KGZ Report Yoshlik Stadium, Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 31–12 13-June-2009 UGA - TUN ♦ Report Kampala (Uganda) 17–41 13-June-2009 ARG - ENG • https://archive.today/20130201093530/http://uk.reuters.com/article/rugbyNews/idUKLD61566420090613 Report Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta (Argentina) 24–22 14-June-2009 CIV - NAM ♦ Report Stade Ohamproux, Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 13–13 18-June-2009 SAM - JPN Report Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka (Fiji) 34–15 20-June-2009 AUS - ITA • Report Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (Australia) 34–12 20-June-2009 NZL - FRA • Report Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 14–10 21-June-2009 RUS - URU • Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 29–26 21-June-2009 USA - GEO Report Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City (United States) 31–13 23-June-2009 TON - SAM Report Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) 13–27 27-June-2009 TON - JPN Report Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) 19–21 27-June-2009 FIJ - SAM Report Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) 19-14 27-June-2009 AUS - FRA • Report ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 22–6 27-June-2009 NZL - ITA • Report AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand) 27–6 27-June-2009 COK - NIU ♦ Report Growers Stadium, Pukekohe (New Zealand) 29-7 27-June-2009 PNG - VAN ♦ Report Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) 86–12 27-June-2009 NAM - CIV ♦ Report Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek (Namibia) 54–14 27-June-2009 TUN - UGA ♦ Report Stade El Menzah, Tunis (Tunisia) 38–13 July Date Match Venue Result 1-July-2009 GUM - INA Report TBA Manila (Philippines) 23–3 1-July-2009 PHI - IRI Report TBA Manila (Philippines) 15–0 3-July-2009 FIJ - JPN Report Suva (Fiji) 40–39 4-July-2009 PNG - COK ♦ Report Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) 29–21 4-July-2009 INA - IRI Report Nomads Sporting Club, Manila (Philippines) 13–48 4-July-2009 PHI - GUM Report Nomads Sporting Club, Manila (Philippines) 25–0 4-July-2009 USA - CAN ♦ Report Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston (United States) 12–6 8-July-2009 KEN - SEN Casablanca (Morocco) 22–7 8-July-2009 MAR - CMR Casablanca (Morocco) 12–0 10-July-2009 NIG - BEN Tsévié (Togo) – 10-July-2009 TOG - MLI Tsévié (Togo) 6–5 11-July-2009 SAM - PNG ♦ Apia Park, Apia (Samoa) 115–7 11-July-2009 MAR - KEN Safi (Morocco) 29-11 11-July-2009 CMR - SEN Safi (Morocco) 3-11 11-July-2009 NGR - BFA Tsévié (Togo) – 11-July-2009 GHA - CHA Tsévié (Togo) – 11-July-2009 CAN - USA ♦ Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton (Canada) 41–18 12-July-2009 NIG - MLI Tsévié (Togo) – 12-July-2009 TOG - BEN Tsévié (Togo) – 13-July-2009 NGR - GHA Tsévié (Togo) – 13-July-2009 BFA - CHA Tsévié (Togo) – 14-July-2009 NIG - TOG Tsévié (Togo) – 14-July-2009 MLI - BEN Tsévié (Togo) – 15-July-2009 BFA - GHA Tsévié (Togo) – 15-July-2009 NGR - CHA Tsévié (Togo) – 18-July-2009 PNG - SAM ♦ Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) – 18-July-2009 NZL - AUS Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 22–16 20-July-2009 MDG - MRI Gaborone (Botswana) – 20-July-2009 BOT - TAN Gaborone (Botswana) – 20-July-2009 ZAM - REU Gaborone (Botswana) – 25-July-2009 RSA - NZL Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa) 28–19 August Date Match Venue Result1-August-2009 ZAF - NZL ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 31–198-August-2009 ZAF - AUS Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) 29–1722-August-2009 AUS - NZL ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 18–1929-August-2009 AUS - ZAF Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) 25–32 September Date Match Venue Result5-September-2009 AUS - ZAF Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 21–612-September-2009 NZL - ZAF Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (New Zealand) 29–3219-September-2009 NZL - AUS Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 33–622-September-2009 BRB - BMU • Gamson Savannah (Barbados) 5–4726-September-2009 TTO - BMU • University of the West Indies Ground, Saint Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago) 32–19 Other Test Match results Date Match Venue Result 30-May-2009 ENG - Barbarians Twickenham, London (England) 26–33 6-June-2009 AUS - Barbarians Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 55–7 20-June-2009 ARG - French Barbarians José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 32–18 20-June-2009 RSA - British and Irish Lions ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 26–21 27-June-2009 RSA - British and Irish Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) 28–25 4-July-2009 RSA - British and Irish Lions Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) 9–28 See also Rugby union in 2008 2009 in sports References External links Six Nations Rugby World Cup Category:Years of the 21st century in rugby union