2010 June rugby union tests

Overview

Series

Other tours

Matches

Week 1

Hape 23' c Foden 36' m Tindall 45' c Barkley (1/2) Barkley D. Smith 55' c Johnston 64' m

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• As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.

Week 2

Buckley 60' c G. Smith 38' c Heymans 48' m Élissalde (1/1) 57'

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• As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for Ireland.

Brown 39' c Cooper 43' c Ioane (2) 50' c, 66' c Mitchell 63' c Cooper (1/1)

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Prydie 72' m A. W. Jones 77' c Potgieter 42' c de Jongh 59' c Steyn (1/1) 55'

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Week 3

Read 21' c B. Franks 27' c Cowan (2) 30' c, 33' c S. Whitelock (2) 50' c, 78' c Tialata 65' c Weepu (2/2) O'Driscoll 54' c Bowe 60' c D'Arcy 75' c Sexton (1/1)

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• Dan Carter became the fourth player in history to score 1,000 test points, after Jonny Wilkinson, Neil Jenkins and Diego Domínguez. He ended the day in third on the all-time list, surpassing Domínguez.
• Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) made his international debut.

Cooper (2) 30' c, 56' c Cooper 78'

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Aplon (2) 7' c, 49' c Steenkamp 31' m Louw 75' c Pienaar (1/1) Andreu 79' c Skrela (1/1)

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Leguizamón 30' m

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• Scotland become the first side to defeat Argentina in Tucumán.

Week 4

Sweeny Lowe Ripia (1/1) Ripia (1/1)

Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c S. Jones (1/2) 34'

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• This was intended to be the last rugby test played at Carisbrook; however, the stadium would host the All Blacks' 2011 World Cup warm-up match against Fiji. Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium, ultimately opened in August 2011.

Ashton 26' m Wilkinson (1/2) 51'

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• This was England's first victory in the Southern Hemisphere since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Louw 30' m Steyn 39' c Kirchner 48' c

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• Scotland earn their first series win ever against Argentina.

Week 5

Liam Messam 18' Willie Ripia (2) 73', 75' Danny Care 48' Chris Ashton 40'

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Cruden 80' Weepu 80'

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• This was referee Jonathan Kaplan's 17th game involving New Zealand, a new refereeing record for games involving any one country.

Cooper 39' Giteau (2) 52', 61'

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Spies 37' c du Plessis 51' c Habana 56' c Van der Merwe 60' c BJ Botha 70' c Pienaar (1/1)

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• Springbok captain John Smit became the first rugby player to win 50 tests as captain.
• Bryan Habana scored his 38th test try, equalling the South African record of Joost van der Westhuizen.

Contepomi (2) 48' c, 68' c González Amorosino 58' m Parra 18'

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• This game was referee Stuart Dickinson's 50th test match.
• Argentina score their biggest win ever over France. The Pumas' previous record win over Les Bleus was their 34–10 win in the third-place game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
• Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi became the 18th player in history to amass 500 career test points.

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