2008 in rugby union

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: Emerging Springboks 2008 IRB Junior World Championship — Winner: 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series — Winner:

Africa

2008 Africa Cup/2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification — Winner: - 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Development — Winner: . 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Pool — Winner: 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Northern Pool — Winner:

Asia 2008 Asian Five Nations Cup — Winner: 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division One — Winner: 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division Two — Winner: 2008 Asian Five Nations - South-East Asia — 2008 Asian Five Nations - Pacific-Asia — 2008 Asian Five Nations - Central Asia — 2008 Asian Five Nations - Other Regions 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification

Europe 2008 Six Nations Championship — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2A — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2B — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3A — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3B — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3C — Winner: 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3D — Winner: 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification

North America

2008 Churchill Cup — Winner: England Saxons 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

Oceania 2008 Tri Nations Series — Winner: 2008 Pacific Nations Cup — Winner:

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 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders 2008 Currie Cup —

Asia 2007-08 Top League — Suntory Sungoliath

Europe 2007-08 Guinness Premiership — London Wasps 2007-08 National Division One — Northampton Saints 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 2008 North America 4

Oceania 2008 Air New Zealand Cup — Canterbury 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders 2008 Pacific Rugby Cup

South America 2008 Nacional de Clubes

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 - • Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 64-17 9-Jan-2008 - • Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 52-27

February Date Match Venue Result 2-Feb-2008 - Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 16-11 2-Feb-2008 - Twickenham, London (England) 19-26 2-Feb-2008 - Report Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 31-3 3-Feb-2008 - Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 6-27 9-Feb-2008 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 26-21 9-Feb-2008 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 30-15 9-Feb-2008 - Report Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 22-7 10-Feb-2008 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 19-23 16-Feb-2008 - Report Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 42-6 23-Feb-2008 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 47-8 23-Feb-2008 - Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 34-13 23-Feb-2008 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 13-24 23-Feb-2008 - Report Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 6-11 23-Feb-2008 - Report Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 11-17 23-Feb-2008 - • Report Monte Carlo (Monaco) 9-21

March Date Match Venue Result 1-Mar-2008 - Report Krasnodar (Russia) 41-26 8-Mar-2008 - Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 12-16 8-Mar-2008 - Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 15-9 8-Mar-2008 - Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 21-15 8-Mar-2008 - Report Krasnodar (Russia) 42-16 9-Mar-2008 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 25-13 15-Mar-2008 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 23-20 15-Mar-2008 - Twickenham, London (England) 33-10 15-Mar-2008 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 29-12 15-Mar-2008 - Report Krasnodar (Russia) 12-8 22-Mar-2008 - Report Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest (Romania) 76-7 29-Mar-2008 - Report Prague (Czech Republic) 3-22 29-Mar-2008 St Vincent & Gren.- ♦ Report Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 7-47

April Date Match Venue Result 5-Apr-2008 - Report Odense (Denmark) 13-28 5-Apr-2008 - • Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 25-12 12-Apr-2008 - Report Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 12-18 12-Apr-2008 - Report Chişinau (Moldova) 19-22 12-Apr-2008 - Report Yerevan (Armenia) 24-13 12-Apr-2008 - • Report Tunis (Tunisia) 29-9 13-Apr-2008 - • Report Klaipėda (Lithuania) 43-17 19-Apr-2008 - Report Prague (Czech Republic) 3-49 19-Apr-2008 - Report Hanover (Germany) 13-5 19-Apr-2008 - Report Split (Croatia) 15-10 19-Apr-2008 - Report Nyon (Switzerland) 16-28 19-Apr-2008 - Report Luxembourg (Luxembourg) 3-10 20-Apr-2008 Cayman - Trinidad & Tob. ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 12-39 20-Apr-2008 - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 21-20 20-Apr-2008 - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 13-29 20-Apr-2008 - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 3-10 20-Apr-2008 - Report Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 27-19 22-Apr-2008 - Report Alofi (Niue) 27-46 23-Apr-2008 - Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 6-13 23-Apr-2008 - Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 19-12 23-Apr-2008 - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 13-25 23-Apr-2008 Trinidad & Tob. - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 56-0 26-Apr-2008 - Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 11-10 26-Apr-2008 - Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 23-17 26-Apr-2008 - Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 17-6 26-Apr-2008 Trinidad & Tob. - ♦ Report George Town (Cayman Islands) 40-24 26-Apr-2008 - Report Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 22-20 26-Apr-2008 - Report Incheon (Korea Republic) 17-39 26-Apr-2008 Arabian Gulf - Report Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) 12-20 26-Apr-2008 - Report Koszalin (Poland) 55-0 26-Apr-2008 - Report Lund (Sweden) 22-3 26-Apr-2008 - Report Vienna (Austria) 3-3 26-Apr-2008 - Report Ljubljana (Slovenia) 17-5 26-Apr-2008 - Report Amsterdam (Netherlands) 17-27

May Date Match Venue Result 3-May-2008 - Arabian Gulf Report Hanazono Stadium, Osaka (Japan) 114-6 3-May-2008 - Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 23-17 3-May-2008 - Report Chişinau (Moldova) 9-14 3-May-2008 - Report Brussels (Belgium) 51-3 3-May-2008 - Report Vilnius (Lithuania) 48-0 3-May-2008 - Report Netanya (Israel) 20-12 9-May-2008 Arabian Gulf - Report Doha (Qatar) 20-43 10-May-2008 - Report Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 21-17 10-May-2008 - Report Riga (Latvia) 20-8 10-May-2008 - Report Paola (Malta) 16-29 10-May-2008 - Report Yerevan (Armenia) 25-0 10-May-2008 - Report Stavanger (Norway) 44-21 10-May-2008 Bosnia-Herzegovina - Report Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 22-17 10-May-2008 - Report Bujumbura (Burundi) 5-7 10-May-2008 - Report Almaty (Kazakhstan) 6-82 11-May-2008 - ♦ Report Yaoundé (Cameroon) 26-6 17-May-2008 - ♦ Report Gaborone (Botswana) 25-7 17-May-2008 - Report Andorra-la-Vella (Andorra) 17-16 17-May-2008 - Report Helsinki (Finland) 3-3 17-May-2008 - • Report San José (Costa Rica) 15-20 24-May-2008 - Report Esztergom (Hungary) 12-13 17-May-2008 - Report Incheon (Korea Republic) 40-21 18-May-2008 - Niigata (Japan) 75-29 24-May-2008 - Report Sofia (Bulgaria) 16-0 24-May-2008 - Report Helsinki (Finland) 11-10 24-May-2008 - Arabian Gulf Report Almaty (Kazakhstan) 56-27 24-May-2008 - Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 24-50 24-May-2008 - Report Kampala (Uganda) 20-3 24-May-2008 - Report Belgrade (Serbia) 19-8 31-May-2008 - Report Netanya (Israel) 22-12 31-May-2008 - • Report Kitwe (Zambia) 7-31 31-May-2008 - • Report Vientiane (Laos) 15-14

June Date Match Venue Result 7-June-2008 - • Report Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa) 43-17 7-June-2008 - • Report Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 21-11 7-June-2008 - Report Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) 34-17 7-June-2008 - Report Tonsberg (Norway) 9-40 7-June-2008 - • Report Arroyito, Rosario (Argentina) 21-15 8-June-2008 - Report Vienna (Austria) 9-6 11-June-2008 - ♦ Report Bangkok (Thailand) 30-5 11-June-2008 - ♦ Report Bangkok (Thailand) 30-22 11-June-2008 - Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 10-6 14-June-2008 - ♦ Report Dakar (Senegal) 10-13 14-June-2008 - ♦ Report Lusaka (Zambia) 18-29 14-June-2008 - ♦ Report Yaoundé (Cameroon) 10-16 14-June-2008 - ♦ Report Gaborone (Botswana) 10-27 14-June-2008 - Report Bangkok (Thailand) 92-0 14-June-2008 - ♦ Report Bangkok (Thailand) 30-7 14-June-2008 - • Report Telstra Dome, Melbourne (Australia) 18-12 14-June-2008 - • Report Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) 37-21 14-June-2008 - • Report Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 37-20 14-June-2008 - • Report José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 14-26 15-June-2008 - Sendai Yurtec Stadium, Sendai (Japan) 35-13 15-June-2008 - Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 20-18 15-June-2008 - Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 13-12 19-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 34-6 19-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 44-3 20-June-2008 - Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 19-23 21-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 32-15 21-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 71-0 21-June-2008 - • Report Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) 26-0 21-June-2008 - • Report AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand) 44-12 21-June-2008 - Report Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois (United States) 10-26 22-June-2008 - Report National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (Japan) 12-24 23-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 56-8 23-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 25-20 23-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 3-0 23-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 17-8 25-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 3-3 25-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 33-6 26-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 59-0 26-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 60-7 27-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 3-19 27-June-2008 - Report Accra (Ghana) 8-9 28-June-2008 - • Report ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 34-13 28-June-2008 - Report Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga) 15-20 28-June-2008 - • Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba (Argentina) 12-13 28-June-2008 - Report Hagåtña (Guam) 74-0 29-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 3-41 29-June-2008 - ♦ Report Asunción (Paraguay) 6-15

July Date Match Venue Result 1-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 25-16 1-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 33-6 2-July-2008 - Report Hagåtña (Guam) 0-101 3-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 32-14 3-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 3-10 5-July-2008 - Report Hagåtña (Guam) 8-20 5-July-2008 - • Report Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 40-10 5-July-2008 - Report Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 19-8 5-July-2008 - Report Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga) 27-16 5-July-2008 - Report Apia Park, Apia (Samoa) 37-31 5-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 90-0 5-July-2008 - Report Curepipe (Mauritius) 22-17 12-July-2008 - ♦ Report Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 32-9 12-July-2008 - ♦ Report Nairobi (Kenya) 76-8 12-July-2008 - ♦ Report Antananarivo (Madagascar) 45-15 12-July-2008 - Report Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand) 28-30 12-July-2008 - Report Jakarta (Indonesia) 33-0 15-July-2008 - Report Jakarta (Indonesia) 23-11 19-July-2008 - Report Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) 16-9 19-July-2008 - Report Jakarta (Indonesia) 55-3 26-July-2008 - Report ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 34-19

August