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The '''2008 mid-year rugby union tests''' (also known as the '''Summer Internationals''' in the [[Northern Hemisphere]]) refers to the international [[rugby union]] played from May to July 2008; they were mostly in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. For [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] and [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] they were preparation for the [[2008 Tri Nations Series|2008 Tri-Nations]]. The [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]], an invitational club side, also conducted a three-match tour.

==Overview==
===Series===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width="320"| Tour
!style="width"70"| Result
!style="width"100"| Victor
|-
| [[2008 England rugby union tour of New Zealand|New Zealand v England test series]]
| 2–0
| align=center|{{ru|NZL}}
|-
| [[2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa|South Africa v Wales test series]]
| 2–0
| align=center|{{ru|RSA}}
|-
| [[2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina|Argentina v Scotland test series]]
| 1–1
| align=center|Drawn
|-
| [[2008 France rugby union tour of Australia|Australia v France test series]]
| 2–0
| align=center|{{ru|AUS}}
|}

===Other tours===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="100"| Team/Tour
!width="390"| Opponents
|-
| [[2008 Barbarians end of season tour|Barbarians end of season tour]]
|align=center| {{ru|BEL}} (won) – {{ru|IRE}} (lost) – {{ru|ENG}} (lost)
|-
| [[2008 Italy rugby union tour|Italy tour]]
|align=center| {{ru|RSA}} (lost) – {{ru|ARG}} (won)
|-
| [[2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia|Ireland tour]]
|align=center| {{ru|NZL}} (lost) – {{ru|AUS}} (won)
|}

==Barbarians matches==

{{Rugbybox |
date = 24 May 2008<br/>(not a test)|
time = 16:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|BEL}} |
score = 10 – 84 |
away = [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]]|
homescore = |
awayscore =Tries: [[Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)|G. Thomas]] (4)||
stadium = [[Stade Roi Baudouin]], [[Brussels]] |
attendance = |
referee = }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 27 May 2008 |
time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01]]) |
home = {{ru-rt|IRE}} |
score = 39 – 14 |
away = [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] |
homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Tommy Bowe|Bowe]], [[Jamie Heaslip|Heaslip]] (2), [[Shane Horgan|Horgan]] (2)<br>'''Con:''' [[Paddy Wallace|Wallace]] (4)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Paddy Wallace|Wallace]] (2) |
awayscore = '''Tries:''' [[Craig Newby|Newby]], [[Pedrie Wannenburg|Wannenburg]]<br>'''Con:''' [[Peter Hewat|Hewat]] (2) |
stadium = [[Kingsholm Stadium|Kingsholm]], [[Gloucester]] |
attendance = |
referee = }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1 June 2008 |
time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01]]) |
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
score = 17 – 14 |
away = [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Nick Easter|Easter]] 14' c<br>[[Mathew Tait|Tait]] 64' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Toby Flood|Flood]]<br>[[Mike Brown (rugby union)|Brown]]<br>'''Pen:''' [[Toby Flood|Flood]]|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Seilala Mapusua|Mapusua]] 50' c<br>[[Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)|G. Thomas]] 79' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Andy Gomarsall|Gomarsall]]<br>[[Glen Jackson (rugby union)|Jackson]] |
stadium = [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[George Clancy (rugby union)|George Clancy]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) <ref name="espn2">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/ireland/rugby/player/15374.html|title=George Clancy Ireland Profile|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> }}

==International matches==

{{rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
time = 15:30 [[Time in Argentina|AST]] ([[UTC-03]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 21 – 15 |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Álvaro Tejeda|Tejeda]] 22' c<br>[[Gonzalo Tiesi|Tiesi]] 80' m<br>'''Con:''' [[Federico Todeschini|Todeschini]]<br>'''Pen:''' [[Federico Todeschini|Todeschini]] (3) 19', 56', 74' |
awayscore = '''Pen:''' [[Chris Paterson|Paterson]] (5) 3', 24', 34', 42', 47' |
stadium = [[Estadio Gigante de Arroyito]], [[Rosario]]|
attendance = 33,000 |
referee = [[Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket)|Alan Lewis]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
time = 19:35 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 21 – 11 |
away = {{ru|IRE}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Sitiveni Sivivatu|Sivivatu]] 14' m<br>[[Ma'a Nonu|Nonu]] 61' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Dan Carter|Carter]]<br>'''Pen:''' Carter (3)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Paddy Wallace|P. Wallace]] 21' m<br>'''Pen:''' [[Ronan O'Gara|O'Gara]] (2)|
stadium = [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]] |
attendance = 33,743 |
referee = [[Chris White (referee)|Chris White]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 7 June 2008|
time = 15:00 [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score =43 – 17|
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Conrad Jantjes|Jantjes]] 31' c<br>[[Jean de Villiers|de Villiers]] 47' c<br>[[Pierre Spies|Spies]] 56' c<br>[[Percy Montgomery|Montgomery]] 71' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Butch James|James]] (4)<br>'''Pen:''' James (5)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Jamie Roberts|Roberts]] 37' c<br>[[Shane Williams|S. Williams]] 67' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|S. Jones]]<br>[[James Hook (rugby union)|Hook]]<br>'''Pen:''' [[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|S. Jones]]|
stadium = [[Vodacom Park]], [[Bloemfontein]] |
attendance = 32,685|
referee = [[Dave Pearson (rugby)|Dave Pearson]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
time = 16:10 [[Time in Argentina|AST]] ([[UTC-03]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 14 – 26|
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
 
stadium = [[José Amalfitani Stadium]], [[Buenos Aires]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[Alain Rolland]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
time = 20:05 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 18 – 12 |
away = {{ru|IRE}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Berrick Barnes|Barnes]] 6' m<br> [[James Horwill|Horwill]] 21' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Matt Giteau|Giteau]]<br>'''Pen:''' Giteau (2)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Denis Leamy|Leamy]] 15' c<br> [[Brian O'Driscoll|O'Driscoll]] 62' m<br>'''Con:''' [[Ronan O'Gara|O'Gara]] |
stadium = [[Docklands Stadium|Telstra Dome]], [[Melbourne]] |
attendance = 47,500<ref name="AUS IRE 2008">{{cite web |title=IRELAND TOUR - Melbourne, 14 June 2008, 20:05 local, 10:05 GMT |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/25682.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>|
referee = [[Christophe Berdos]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
time = 19:35 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 37 – 20 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Conrad Smith|Smith]] 22' c<br>[[Dan Carter|Carter]] 28' c<br>[[Mils Muliaina|Muliaina]] 43' c<br>[[Sitiveni Sivivatu|Sivivatu]] 46' c<br>'''Con:''' Carter (4)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (3)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Topsy Ojo|Ojo]] 38', 72' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Oliver Barkley|Barkley]] (2)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Oliver Barkley|Barkley]] (2)|
stadium = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] |
attendance = 45,000|
referee = [[Nigel Owens]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June 2008|
time = 15:00 [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}}|
score = 37 – 21 |
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Jean de Villiers|De Villiers]] (2) 11' c, 67' c<br>[[Ricky Januarie|Januarie]] 18' c<br>[[Bismarck du Plessis|Du Plessis]] 80' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Butch James|James]] (4)<br>'''Pen:''' James (3)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Gareth Cooper|Cooper]] 22' c<br>[[Shane Williams|S. Williams]] 28' m<br>'''Con:''' [[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|S. Jones]] (1)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|S. Jones]] (3)|
stadium = [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium|Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]] |
attendance = 45,000 |
referee = [[Lyndon Bray]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 21 June 2008|
time = 19:35 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 44 – 12 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Richard Kahui|Kahui]], <br>[[Dan Carter|Carter]], <br> [[Ma'a Nonu|Nonu]],c <br> [[Sione Lauaki|Lauaki]],c <br> [[Jimmy Cowan|Cowan]],c <br> '''Con:''' Carter (4), <br> [[Stephen Donald|Donald]], <br> '''Pen:''' [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (3) |
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Danny Care|Care]],c <br>[[Tom Varndell|Varndell]] m <br> '''Con:''' [[Oliver Barkley|Barkley]] |
stadium = [[Lancaster Park|AMI Stadium]], [[Christchurch]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 21 June 2008|
time = 15:00 [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score = 26 – 0 |
away = {{Ru|ITA}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[François Steyn|Steyn]], <br>[[Bismarck du Plessis|B. du Plessis]] (2), <br>[[Tendai Mtawarira|Mtawarira]], <br> '''Con:''' [[François Steyn|Steyn]] (3)|
awayscore = |
stadium = [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], [[Cape Town]]|
attendance = |
referee = [[George Clancy (rugby union)|George Clancy]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June 2008|
time = 15:00 [[Time in Argentina|AST]] ([[UTC-03]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|ARG}} |
score = 12 – 13 |
away = {{Ru|ITA}} |
homescore = '''Pen:''' [[Juan Martín Hernández|Hernández]] (2), [[Marcelo Bosch|Bosch]] (2)|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Leonardo Ghiraldini|Ghiraldini]] c<br>'''Con:''' [[Andrea Marcato|Marcato]] <br>'''Pen:''' [[Andrea Marcato|Marcato]] (2)|
stadium = [[Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras|Estadio Córdoba]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[Matt Goddard]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June 2008|
time = 20:05 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 34 – 13 |
away = {{Ru|FRA}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Matt Giteau|Giteau]] 36' c<br> [[Nathan Sharpe|Sharpe]] 42' c<br>[[Rocky Elsom|Elsom]] 46' c<br>[[Stirling Mortlock|Mortlock]] 60' c<br>'''Con:''' Giteau (4)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Matt Giteau|Giteau]] (2) 19' 50'|
awayscore = '''Try:''' [[Alexis Palisson|Palisson]] 64' c<br>'''Con:''' [[François Trinh-Duc|Trinh-Duc]] (1)<br>'''Pen:''' [[Dimitri Yachvili|Yachvili]] (2) 21' 40+2'|
stadium = [[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]] |
attendance = 48,899|
referee = [[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}
----

{{Rugbybox |
date = 5 July 2008|
time = 20:05 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}} |
score = 40 – 10 |
away = {{Ru|FRA}} |
homescore = Tries: [[Peter Hynes (rugby union)|Hynes]] 6' c, [[James Horwill|Horwill]] 36' c, [[Ryan Cross|Cross]] (2) 58' c, 67' c<br>Con: [[Matt Giteau|Giteau]] (4)<br>Pen: Giteau 4', 16', 24', 30' |
awayscore = Tries: [[François Trinh-Duc|Trinh-Duc]] 79' c<br>Con: [[Dimitri Yachvili|Yachvili]]<br>Pen: [[François Trinh-Duc|Trinh-Duc]] 40'|
stadium = [[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[Paul Honiss]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 9 August 2008|
time = 15:00 [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] ([[UTC+02]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|RSA}} |
score = 63 – 9 |
away = {{Ru|ARG}} |
homescore = '''Tries:''' [[Adrian Jacobs|Jacobs]] 31' c<br>[[Jongi Nokwe|Nokwe]] 34' c<br>[[Pierre Spies|Spies]] 42' c<br>[[JP Pietersen|Pietersen]] (2) 48' c, 76' c<br>[[Fourie du Preez|du Preez]] 53' c<br>[[Joe van Niekerk|van Niekerk]] (2) 60' c, 62' c<br>[[Bismarck du Plessis|du Plessis]] 70' c<br>'''Con:''' [[Butch James|James]] (9) |
awayscore = '''Pen:''' [[Felipe Contepomi|Contepomi]] (3) |
stadium = [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]] |
attendance = |
referee = [[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}

{{Rugbybox |
date= 3 September 2008|
time = 19:35 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])|
home = {{Ru-rt|NZL}} |
score = 101 – 14 |
away = {{Ru|SAM}} |
homescore = '''Try:''' [[Mils Muliaina|Muliaina]] (3)<br>[[Conrad Smith|Smith]] (2)<br>[[Richard Kahui|Kahui]] (2)<br>Thomson<br>[[Jimmy Cowan|Cowan]]<br>[[Donald]]<br>[[Ali Williams|Williams]]<br>Kahui<br>Teoava<br>[[Piri Weepu|Weepu]]<br>[[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]]<br>'''Con:''' [[Dan Carter|Carter]] (6)<br>[[Stephen Donald|Donald]] (7) |
awayscore = '''Try:''' Mai<br>Faosiliva<br>'''Con:''' Mai<br>Warren |
stadium = [[Yarrow Stadium]], [[New Plymouth]] |
attendance = 25,000 |
referee = [[Stuart Dickinson]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }}

==See also==
*[[Mid-year rugby union test series]]
*[[2008 end-of-year rugby union tests]]
*[[2008 Asian Five Nations]]
*[[2008 Churchill Cup]]
*[[2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup]]
*[[2008 IRB Nations Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10515083 |title=Gatland embarrassed by collapse to Springboks |work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=8 June 2008 |date=8 June 2008}}

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