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: 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens — Winners: (men), Australia (women) 2009 IRB Junior World Championship — Winners: 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: Nations Cup — Winners:
Africa 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners: 2009 Africa Cup 2009 Castel Beer Trophy 2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification
Asia 2009 Asian Five Nations – Winner: 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division One – Winner: Arabian Gulf 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Two – Winner: 2009 Asian Five Nations - Division Three – Winner: 2009 Asian Five Nations - Regional Divisions Division 1: Division 2: 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
Europe 2009 Six Nations Championship — Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division- Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2A - Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 2B - Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3A - Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3B - Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3C - Winner: 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Division 3D -Winner: 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification
North America 2009 Churchill Cup - Ireland A 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification
Oceania 2009 Tri Nations Series — Winners: 2009 Pacific Nations Cup – 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 Currie Cup – Blue Bulls
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 - 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 - 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 Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 26-6 28-Feb-2009 - Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 14-13
March Date Match Venue Result 14-Mar-2009 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 15–20 14-Mar-2009 - 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 - Twickenham, London (England) 34-10 15-Mar-2009 - ♦ Report Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 24-19 21-Mar-2009 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 8–50 21-Mar-2009 - Twickenham, London (England) 26–12 21-Mar-2009 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 15–17 21-Mar-2009 - ♦ Report Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 21–22 21-Mar-2009 - ♦ Report 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 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 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 Date Match Venue Result 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (Hong Kong) 6–59 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report Central Stadium, Almaty (Kazakhstan) 30–27 2-May-2009 - Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 36–21 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 46–9 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report TBC (Croatia) 23–13 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report TBC, Hanover (Germany) 0–53 2-May-2009 - ♦ Report TBC (Lithuania) 50–9 9-May-2009 - ♦ Report Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Singapore) 19–22 9-May-2009 - ♦ Report Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam (South Korea) 36–34 9-May-2009 - ♦ Report TBC (Armenia) 19–24 9-May-2009 - ♦ Report Odesa (Ukraine) 32-0 9-May-2009 - ♦ Report Israel 26-19 16-May-2009 - ♦ Report Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka (Japan) 80–9 16-May-2009 - ♦ Report Chişinău (Moldova) 28–30 16-May-2009 - ♦ Report Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (Hong Kong) 64–6 23-May-2009 - ♦ Report Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Singapore) 15–45 23-May-2009 - Report Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 24-8 23-May-2009 - ♦ Report Israel 3–19 23-May-2009 - • Report Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver (Canada) 6–25 24-May-2009 - ♦ Report Central Stadium, Almaty (Kazakhstan) 25–6 30-May-2009 - ♦ Report Polonia Stadium, Warsaw (Poland) 14–3 30-May-2009 - • Report York Stadium, Toronto (Canada) 23–32 31-May-2009 - • Report Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara (United States) 10–27
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 Infinity Park, Glendale (United States) 42–10 6-June-2009 - • Report Old Trafford, Manchester (England) 37–15 6-June-2009 - • 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 - • 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 Date Match Venue Result 1-July-2009 - Report TBA Manila (Philippines) 23–3 1-July-2009 - Report TBA Manila (Philippines) 15–0 3-July-2009 - Report Suva (Fiji) 40–39 4-July-2009 - ♦ Report Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) 29–21 4-July-2009 - Report Nomads Sporting Club, Manila (Philippines) 13–48 4-July-2009 - Report Nomads Sporting Club, Manila (Philippines) 25–0 4-July-2009 - ♦ Report Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston (United States) 12–6 8-July-2009 - Casablanca (Morocco) 22–7 8-July-2009 - Casablanca (Morocco) 12–0 10-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 10-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) 6–5 11-July-2009 - ♦ Apia Park, Apia (Samoa) 115–7 11-July-2009 - Safi (Morocco) 29-11 11-July-2009 - Safi (Morocco) 3-11 11-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 11-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 11-July-2009 - ♦ Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton (Canada) 41–18 12-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 12-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 13-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 13-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 14-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 14-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 15-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 15-July-2009 - Tsévié (Togo) – 18-July-2009 - ♦ Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) – 18-July-2009 - Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 22–16 20-July-2009 - Gaborone (Botswana) – 20-July-2009 - Gaborone (Botswana) – 20-July-2009 - Gaborone (Botswana) – 25-July-2009 - Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa) 28–19
August Date Match Venue Result1-August-2009 - ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 31–198-August-2009 - Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) 29–1722-August-2009 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 18–1929-August-2009 - Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) 25–32
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