2009 in rugby union
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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:
South Africa
- 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens — Winners:
Wales (men),
Australia (women)
- 2009 IRB Junior World Championship — Winners:
New Zealand
- 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner:
Romania
- Nations Cup — Winners:
Scotland A
Africa
- 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners:
South Africa[1]
- 2009 Africa Cup
- 2009 Castel Beer Trophy
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification
Asia
- 2009 Asian Five Nations – Winner:
Japan
- 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division One – Winner: Arabian Gulf
- 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Two – Winner:
Malaysia
- 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Three – Winner:
Philippines
- 2009 Asian Five Nations - Regional Divisions
- Division 1:
Laos
- Division 2:
Uzbekistan
- Division 1:
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
Europe
- 2009 Six Nations Championship — Winner:
Ireland
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division- Winner:
Georgia
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2A - Winner:
Ukraine
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2B - Winner:
Netherlands
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3A - Winner:
Lithuania
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3B - Winner:
Slovenia
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3C - Winner:
Israel
- 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3D -Winner:
Cyprus
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification
North America
Oceania
- 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners:
South Africa
- 2009 Pacific Nations Cup –
Junior All Blacks
- 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
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.
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)
Celtic League – Munster (Ireland)
Super 10 – Benetton Treviso
Southern Hemisphere
- Super 14 – Bulls
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
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 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Menton (France) | 38-12 |
February
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
7-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg (Germany) | 5-38 |
7-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) | 10-19 |
7-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) | 14-18 |
7-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Twickenham, London (England) | 36-11 |
7-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) | 30-21 |
8-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) | 13-26 |
14-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) | 20-20 |
14-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg (Germany) | 0-22 |
14-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 22-13 |
14-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) | 23-15 |
15-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) | 9-38 |
21-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) | 44-6 |
27-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) | 21-16 |
28-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) | 11-55 |
28-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) | 19-28 |
28-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report[dead link] | Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) | 26-6 |
28-Feb-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) | 14-13 |
March
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) | 15–20 |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) | 15–22 |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) | 28–23 |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Bern (Switzerland) | 32–9 |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Limassol (Cyprus) | 33–7 |
14-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Brussels (Belgium) | 15–15 |
15-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Twickenham, London (England) | 34-10 |
15-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) | 24-19 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) | 8–50 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Twickenham, London (England) | 26–12 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) | 15–17 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) | 21–22 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Andorra la Vella (Andorra) | 36–10 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel) | 30–0 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Bratislava (Slovakia) | 11–10 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 6–8 |
21-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Odesa (Ukraine) | 20–10 |
22-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol (Ukraine) | 21–29 |
22-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) | 28–8 |
25-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) | 10–21 |
28-Mar-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Savannakhet National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos) | 8–3 |
April
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
4-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Carnikava (Latvia) | 12-55 |
4-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Nyon (Switzerland) | 6-12 |
8-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 36–24 |
8-Apr-2009 | Arabian Gulf - ![]() | Report | The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 36–17 |
11-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Odense (Denmark) | 20-18 |
11-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Alexandroupoli (Greece) | 41-18 |
11-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 17–51 |
11-Apr-2009 | Arabian Gulf - ![]() | Report | The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 44–24 |
18-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 36-24 |
18-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Riga (Latvia) | 19-32 |
18-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Esztergom (Hungary) | 25-13 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka (Japan) | 87–10 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam (South Korea) | 65–0 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Paola (Malta) | 7-29 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Makarska (Croatia) | 21-13 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Linz (Austria) | 6-27 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Ljubljana (Slovenia) | 14-10 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Pernik (Bulgaria) | 29-10 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Luxembourg (city) (Luxembourg) | 14-17 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | TBA, Santiago (Chile) | 79–3 |
25-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) | 85–7 |
29-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) | 71–3 |
29-Apr-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) | 34–13 |
May
June
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
3-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) | 25–19 |
3-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) | 43–29 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) | 3–44 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | UITM Mini Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia) | 43–15 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Vilnius (Lithuania) | 6–3 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report[dead link] | Infinity Park, Glendale (United States) | 42–10 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 37–15 |
6-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Toyota Park, Bridgeview (United States) | 15–48 |
9-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Yoshlik Stadium, Tashkent (Uzbekistan) | 21–38 |
12-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) | 17–11 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Nuku'alofa (Tonga) | 22-36 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand) | 22–27 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Canberra Stadium, Canberra (Australia) | 31–8 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Yoshlik Stadium, Tashkent (Uzbekistan) | 31–12 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Kampala (Uganda) | 17–41 |
13-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta (Argentina) | 24–22 |
14-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stade Ohamproux, Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) | 13–13 |
18-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka (Fiji) | 34–15 |
20-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (Australia) | 34–12 |
20-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) | 14–10 |
21-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) | 29–26 |
21-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City (United States) | 31–13 |
23-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) | 13–27 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) | 19–21 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) | 19-14 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) | 22–6 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand) | 27–6 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Growers Stadium, Pukekohe (New Zealand) | 29-7 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) | 86–12 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek (Namibia) | 54–14 |
27-June-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Report | Stade El Menzah, Tunis (Tunisia) | 38–13 |
July
August
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
1-August-2009 | ![]() ![]() | ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) | 31–19 | |
8-August-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) | 29–17 | |
22-August-2009 | ![]() ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) | 18–19 | |
29-August-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) | 25–32 |
September
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
5-September-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) | 21–6 | |
12-September-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (New Zealand) | 29–32 | |
19-September-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) | 33–6 | |
22-September-2009 | ![]() ![]() | Gamson Savannah (Barbados) | 5–47 | |
26-September-2009 | ![]() ![]() | University of the West Indies Ground, Saint Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago) | 32–19 |
Other Test Match results
Date | Match | Venue | Result | |
30-May-2009 | ![]() | Twickenham, London (England) | 26–33 | |
6-June-2009 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (Australia) | 55–7 | |
20-June-2009 | ![]() | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 32–18 | |
20-June-2009 | ![]() | ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) | 26–21 | |
27-June-2009 | ![]() | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) | 28–25 | |
4-July-2009 | ![]() | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) | 9–28 |
See also
References
- ^ "South Africa withstand New Zealand fightback to win Tri-Nations". The Guardian. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2024. (registration required)
External links
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