The 2011 mid-year rugby union tests featured only seven matches due to the upcoming 2011 Rugby World Cup. No test series took place, although the Barbarians did play two matches in the United Kingdom, against England and Wales. New Zealand and Australia hosted a respective Tier 2 side, Australia hosted Samoa, New Zealand hosted Fiji. Argentina hosted the French Barbarians, while Japan played a Top League XV side in Tokyo.
This was the first time since 1973, and only the second in the past 50 years, that no team representing the Home Unions (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, or the British and Irish Lions) toured the southern hemisphere in the mid-year window.
Fixtures
Week 1
FB 15Mike Brown RW 14James Simpson-DanielOC 13Henry TrinderIC 12Matt BanahanLW 11Ugo Monye FH 10Charlie HodgsonSH 9 Paul Hodgson N8 8 Luke Narraway (c)OF 7 Carl Fearns BF 6 Tom JohnsonRL 5 Dave AttwoodLL 4 Graham Kitchener LP 3 Paul Doran-Jones HK 2 David PaiceTP 1 Joe Marler Substitutes:HK 16Joe GrayPR 17Kieran Brookes LK 18James Gaskell FL 19Jamie Gibson SH 20Micky Young FH 21Stephen Myler CE 22Jordan Turner-Hall Team manager: Martin Johnson FB 15 Nicolas JeanjeanRW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Benoît Baby IC 12 Mathieu BastareaudLW 11 Tim VisserFH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Ruan PienaarN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Joe van NiekerkRL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys LL 4 Erik LundLP 3 Davit Kubriashvili HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini TP 1 Salvatore PeruginiSubstitutes:HK 16 Sébastien Bruno PR 17 Carl Hayman LK 18 Iosefa Tekori FL 19 Martyn Williams SH 20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde FH 21 Willie Mason CE 22 Seru Rabeni Coach: Dai Young As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England. The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians side was Tim Visser. (Willie Mason was also uncapped in rugby union but he was capped in rugby league, having switched codes a few weeks before the game when signing to Toulon.) Visser qualified for Scotland on residency grounds in June 2012 and now represents that country internationally.
Week 2
FB 15Morgan StoddartRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Gavin Henson LW 11Aled Brew FH 10Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Luke CharterisLL 4 Ryan Jones LP 3 Paul JamesHK 2 Huw Bennett TP 1 Ryan Bevington Substitutes:HK 16Lloyd Burns PR 17Scott Andrews LK 18Alun Wyn Jones FL 19Josh Turnbull SH 20Tavis Knoyle FH 21Rhys Priestland CE 22Scott Williams Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15 Isa NacewaRW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Seru Rabeni IC 12 Mathieu BastareaudLW 11 Doug HowlettFH 10 Brock JamesSH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Joe van NiekerkRL 5 Paul Tito LL 4 Iosefa Tekori LP 3 Carl Hayman HK 2 Sébastien Bruno TP 1 Iestyn Thomas Substitutes:HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini PR 17 Davit Kubriashvili LK 18 Erik Lund FL 19 George Smith SH 20 Lloyd Williams FH 21 Willie Mason CE 22 Benoît Baby Coach: Dai Young Notes: Unlike most Barbarians matches, this was a fully capped match for Wales. As a result, Stephen Jones earned his 100th Wales cap in this match. The uncapped players on this Barbarians squad were Brock James and Lloyd Williams. As noted earlier, Willie Mason is uncapped in union as a recent code convert, but capped in league.
FB 15Martín RodríguezRW 14Lucas BorgesOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Horacio San MartínLW 11Gonzalo CamachoFH 10Felipe Contepomi (c)SH 9 Agustín Figuerola N8 8 Leonardo SenatoreOF 7 Juan Manuel LeguizamónBF 6 Genaro Fessia RL 5 Mariano Galarza LL 4 Manuel CarizzaLP 3 Maximiliano Bustos HK 2 Agustín CreevyTP 1 Rodrigo Roncero Substitutes:HK 16Eusebio Guiñazú PR 17Juan Pablo Orlandi LK 18Santiago Guzmán FL 19Alejandro Campos SH 20Alfredo Lalanne FH 21Nicolás SánchezWG 22Rafael CarballoCoach: Santiago Phelan FB 15Silvère Tian RW 14Adrien Planté OC 13Romain CabannesIC 12Guillaume BoussèsLW 11Marc AndreuFH 10Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Julien Dupuy N8 8 Damien ChoulyOF 7 Pierre Rabadan (c)BF 6 Gerhard VoslooRL 5 Matthias RollandLL 4 Christophe SamsonLP 3 David AttoubHK 2 Mathieu Bonello TP 1 Yannick ForestierSubstitutes:HK 16Romain TerrainPR 17Eduard Coetzee LK 18Guillaume VilacecaFL 19Antonie ClaassenSH 20Fabien Cibray FH 21Rémi Talès CE 22Yoan Audrin Coaches: Laurent Travers Laurent Labit
Week 3
FB 15Lucas González AmorosinoRW 14Agustin GosioOC 13Juan Ignacio Gauthier IC 12Gabriel AscarateLW 11Rafael CarballoFH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne N8 8 Leonardo SenatoreOF 7 Julio Farías CabelloBF 6 Miguel de Achaval RL 5 Benjamin Macome LL 4 Manuel CarizzaLP 3 Martín Scelzo HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)TP 1 Juan Figallo Substitutes:PR 16Eusebio Guiñazú PR 17Juan Pablo Orlandi PR 18Bruno Postiglioni LK 19Alejandro Campos FL 20Genaro Fessia SH 21Nicolas Bruzzone FH 22Marcelo Bosch CE 23Gonzalo Camacho Coach: Santiago Phelan FB 15Romain TeuletRW 14Julien AriasOC 13Yohan Audrin IC 12Guillaume BoussèsLW 11Benjamin LapeyreFH 10Rémi Talès SH 9 Fabien Cibray N8 8 Antonie ClaassenOF 7 Pierre Rabadan (c) BF 6 Jean MonribotRL 5 Guillaume VilacecaLL 4 Matthias RollandLP 3 David Attoub HK 2 Romain Terrain TP 1 Jean-Philippe Lafond Substitutes:HK 16Mathieu Bonello PR 17Eduard Coetzee PR 18Yannick Forestier FL 19Christophe Samson FL 20Gerhard Vosloo SH 21Julien Dupuy FH 22Lionel Beauxis CE 23Romain Cabannes Coaches: Laurent Travers Laurent Labit
Week 4
Week 5
FB 15 Mark Gerrard RW 14 Rod DaviesOC 13 Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12 Pat McCabeLW 11 Digby IoaneFH 10 Matt GiteauSH 9 Nick Phipps N8 8 Ben McCalman OF 7 Matt Hodgson BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan Sharpe LL 4 Sitaleki TimaniLP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen MooreTP 1 Sekope KepuSubstitutes:HK 16 James HansonPR 17 Pekahou CowanLK 18 Dan Vickerman N8 19 Scott Higginbotham FL 20 Beau Robinson SH 21 Will Genia FB 22 Kurtley Beale Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15 Paul WilliamsRW 14 Sailosi TagicakibauOC 13 George Pisi IC 12 Seilala MapusuaLW 11 Alesana TuilagiFH 10 Tusi Pisi SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'iN8 8 George StowersOF 7 Maurie Fa'asavaluBF 6 Taiasina Tuifu'a RL 5 Daniel Leo LL 4 Kane Thompson LP 3 Anthony PereniseHK 2 Mahonri Schwalger (c) TP 1 Zak Taulafo Substitutes:HK 16 Ti'i Paulo PR 17 Census Johnston LK 18 Filipo Levi FL 19 Manu Salavea FH 20 Brenton Helleur CE 21 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu FB 22 James So'oialoCoach: Fuimaono Tafua
Week 6
FB 15Mils MuliainaRW 14Zac Guildford OC 13Conrad Smith IC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Sitiveni Sivivatu FH 10Colin Slade SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Liam Messam OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Adam ThomsonRL 5 Ali WilliamsLL 4 Jarrad Hoeata TP 3 Ben FranksHK 2 Andrew Hore LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Replacements:HK 16Corey Flynn PR 17John Afoa LK 18Sam Whitelock N8 19Jerome Kaino SH 20Piri Weepu FH 21Daniel Carter FB 22Ben Smith Coach: Graham Henry FB 15Iliesa Keresoni RW 14Timoci Nagusa OC 13Albert VulivuliIC 12Ravai Fatiaki LW 11Napolioni Nalaga FH 10Seremaia BaiSH 9 Nemia Serelevu N8 8 Sakiusa Matadigo OF 7 Akapusi Qera BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu RL 5 Rupeni Nasiga LL 4 Sekonaia KalouTP 3 Deacon Manu (c)HK 2 Sunia Koto LP 1 Campese Ma'afu Replacements:HK 16Viliame Veikoso PR 17Setefano Somoca LK 18Josefa Domolailai N8 19Malakai Ravulo SH 20Vitori Butava FH 21Taniela Rawaqa FB 22Vereniki Goneva Coach: Sam Domoni Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
See also Mid-year rugby union test series 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up tests 2011 end-of-year rugby union tests 2011 Asian Five Nations 2011 IRB Churchill Cup 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2011 IRB Nations Cup
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