2008 in rugby union
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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Year nav sports topic5 Here are the match results of the 2008 Rugby union season. Qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup began in the Caribbean, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations are set for another season.
International tournaments
Worldwide
- Nations Cup — Winner: Template:Flagicon Emerging Springboks[1]
- 2008 IRB Junior World Championship — Winner: Template:Ruu[2]
- 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: Template:Ruu[3]
- 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series — Winner: File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Africa
- 2008 Africa Cup/2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification — Winner: -
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Development — Winner: File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda.
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Pool — Winner: File:Flag of France.svg Réunion
- 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Northern Pool — Winner: File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
Asia
- 2008 Asian Five Nations Cup — Winner: File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division One — Winner: File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division Two — Winner: File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - South-East Asia — File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Pacific-Asia — File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Central Asia — File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
- 2008 Asian Five Nations - Other Regions
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
Europe
- 2008 Six Nations Championship — Winner: File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales[4]
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division — Winner: File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2A — Winner: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2B — Winner: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3A — Winner: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3B — Winner: File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3C — Winner: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
- 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3D — Winner: File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification
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North America
- 2008 Churchill Cup — Winner: Template:Flagicon England Saxons
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification
Oceania
- 2008 Tri Nations Series — Winner: File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- 2008 Pacific Nations Cup — Winner:
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South America
- 2007-2008 South American Rugby Championship "A"
- 2008 South American Rugby Championship "B"
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification
Major domestic tournaments
Africa
Asia
Europe
- 2007-08 Guinness Premiership — London Wasps
- 2007-08 Top 14 — Toulouse
- 2007-08 Rugby Pro D2 — Toulon win the championship and automatic promotion, and Mont-de-Marsan win the promotion playoff.
- 2007–08 Celtic League — Leinster
- Super 10 — Calvisano
- 2007-08 Heineken Cup — Munster
North America
Oceania
South America
International results
- Complete list of fixtures involving national teams during 2008.
- • - International Friendly (a fixture not affiliated to any international tournament.)
- ♦ - World Cup Qualifying matches.
January
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
| 6-Jan-2008 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong - File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei • | Report | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | 64-17 |
| 9-Jan-2008 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong - File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei • | Report | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | 52-27 |
February
March
April
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May
June
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July
August
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September
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
| 6-September-2008 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel - File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel) | 23-14 | |
| 3-September-2008 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (New Zealand) | 101-14 | |
| 13-September-2008 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia - File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia ♦ | Smederevo (Serbia) | 0-41 | |
| 13-September-2008 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia - File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary ♦ | Ljubljana (Slovenia) | 32-26 | |
| 13-September-2008 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia - File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) | 24-28 | |
| 27-September-2008 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway - File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary ♦ | Oslo (Norway) | 15-26 |
October
November
December
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
| 6-December-2008 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia - File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra ♦ | Smederevo (Serbia) | 32-7 | |
| 6-December-2008 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus - File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco ♦ | Episkopi (Cyprus) | 24-3 |
Other Test Match results
All months
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
| 27-May-2008 | Barbarians - File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland • | Kingsholm, Gloucester (England) | 14-39 | |
| 1-June-2008 | File:Flag of England.svg England - Barbarians • | Twickenham, London (England) | 17-14 | |
| 8-November-2008 | File:Flag of England.svg England - Pacific Islanders • | Twickenham, London (England) | 39-13 | |
| 15-November-2008 | File:Flag of France.svg France - Pacific Islanders • | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard (France) | 42-17 | |
| 22-November-2008 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - Pacific Islanders • | Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia (Italy) | 17-25 | |
| 3-December-2008 | Barbarians - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia • | Wembley Stadium, London (England) | 11-18 |
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