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Overview of the events of 2008 in rugby union

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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: South Africa Emerging Springboks ^[1]
2008 IRB Junior World Championship — Winner: New Zealand ^[2]
2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: Uruguay ^[3]
2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series — Winner: New Zealand

Africa

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

Asia

2008 Asian Five Nations Cup — Winner: Japan
2008 Asian Five Nations - Division One — Winner: Singapore
2008 Asian Five Nations - Division Two — Winner: Thailand
2008 Asian Five Nations - South-East Asia — Indonesia
2008 Asian Five Nations - Pacific-Asia — Philippines
2008 Asian Five Nations - Central Asia — Iran
2008 Asian Five Nations - Other Regions
2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification

Europe

2008 Six Nations Championship — Winner: Wales ^[4]
2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division — Winner: Georgia
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2A — Winner: Germany
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2B — Winner: Poland
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3A — Winner: Sweden
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3B — Winner: Lithuania
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3C — Winner: Slovenia
2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3D — Winner: Greece
2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification

North America

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

Oceania

2008 Tri Nations Series — Winner: New Zealand
2008 Pacific Nations Cup — Winner: Māori

South America

Major domestic tournaments

Africa

2008 Super 14 — Crusaders ^[5]
2008 Currie Cup — Sharks

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

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 Hong Kong - Chinese Taipei • Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 64-17

9-Jan-2008 Hong Kong - Chinese Taipei • Report Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 52-27

February

Date Match Venue Result

2-Feb-2008 Ireland - Italy Report Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 16-11

2-Feb-2008 England - Wales Report Twickenham, London (England) 19-26

2-Feb-2008 Georgia - Portugal

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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 31-3

3-Feb-2008 Scotland - France Report Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 6-27

9-Feb-2008 France - Ireland Report Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 26-21

9-Feb-2008 Wales - Scotland

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 30-15

9-Feb-2008 Georgia - Romania

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Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 22-7

10-Feb-2008 Italy - England

Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 19-23

16-Feb-2008 Portugal - Czech Republic

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 42-6

23-Feb-2008 Wales - Italy

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 47-8

23-Feb-2008 Ireland - Scotland

Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 34-13

23-Feb-2008 France - England

Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 13-24

23-Feb-2008 Portugal - Georgia

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal) 6-11

23-Feb-2008 Spain - Romania

Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 11-17

23-Feb-2008 Monaco - Greece •

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Monte Carlo (Monaco) 9-21

March

Date Match Venue Result

1-Mar-2008 Russia - Portugal

Krasnodar (Russia) 41-26

8-Mar-2008 Ireland - Wales

Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 12-16

8-Mar-2008 Scotland - England

Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 15-9

8-Mar-2008 Romania - Portugal

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Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 21-15

8-Mar-2008 Russia - Spain

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Krasnodar (Russia) 42-16

9-Mar-2008 France - Italy

Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 25-13

15-Mar-2008 Italy - Scotland

Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy) 23-20

15-Mar-2008 England - Ireland

Twickenham, London (England) 33-10

15-Mar-2008 Wales - France

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 29-12

15-Mar-2008 Russia - Romania

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Krasnodar (Russia) 12-8

22-Mar-2008 Romania - Czech Republic

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Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest (Romania) 76-7

29-Mar-2008 Czech Republic - Georgia

Prague (Czech Republic) 3-22

29-Mar-2008 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St Vincent & Gren.- Mexico ♦

Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 7-47

April

Date Match Venue Result

5-Apr-2008 Denmark - Switzerland

Odense (Denmark) 13-28

5-Apr-2008 Hong Kong - Tunisia •

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 25-12

12-Apr-2008 Russia - Georgia

Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 12-18

12-Apr-2008 Moldova - Belgium

Chişinau (Moldova) 19-22

12-Apr-2008 Armenia - Denmark

Yerevan (Armenia) 24-13

12-Apr-2008 Tunisia - Hong Kong •

Tunis (Tunisia) 29-9

13-Apr-2008 Lithuania - Latvia •

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Klaipėda (Lithuania) 43-17

19-Apr-2008 Czech Republic - Russia

Prague (Czech Republic) 3-49

19-Apr-2008 Germany - Ukraine

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Hanover (Germany) 13-5

19-Apr-2008 Croatia - Andorra

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Split (Croatia) 15-10

19-Apr-2008 Switzerland - Sweden

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Nyon (Switzerland) 16-28

19-Apr-2008 Luxembourg - Slovenia

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Luxembourg (Luxembourg) 3-10

20-Apr-2008 Cayman Islands Cayman - Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tob. ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 12-39

20-Apr-2008 Barbados - Mexico ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 21-20

20-Apr-2008 Bahamas - Bermuda ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 13-29

20-Apr-2008 Jamaica - Guyana ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 3-10

20-Apr-2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Israel

Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 27-19

22-Apr-2008 Niue - Papua New Guinea

Alofi (Niue) 27-46

23-Apr-2008 Cayman Islands - Mexico

George Town (Cayman Islands) 6-13

23-Apr-2008 Bahamas - Jamaica

George Town (Cayman Islands) 19-12

23-Apr-2008 Bermuda - Guyana ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 13-25

23-Apr-2008 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tob. - Barbados ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 56-0

26-Apr-2008 Cayman Islands - Jamaica

George Town (Cayman Islands) 11-10

26-Apr-2008 Bahamas - Mexico

George Town (Cayman Islands) 23-17

26-Apr-2008 Bermuda - Barbados

George Town (Cayman Islands) 17-6

26-Apr-2008 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tob. - Guyana ♦

George Town (Cayman Islands) 40-24

26-Apr-2008 Georgia - Spain

Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia) 22-20

26-Apr-2008 South Korea - Japan

Incheon (Korea Republic) 17-39

26-Apr-2008 Arabian Gulf - Hong Kong

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Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) 12-20

26-Apr-2008 Poland - Latvia

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Koszalin (Poland) 55-0

26-Apr-2008 Sweden - Serbia

Lund (Sweden) 22-3

26-Apr-2008 Austria - Norway

Vienna (Austria) 3-3

26-Apr-2008 Slovenia - Israel

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Ljubljana (Slovenia) 17-5

26-Apr-2008 Netherlands - Germany

Amsterdam (Netherlands) 17-27

May

Date Match Venue Result

3-May-2008 Japan - Arabian Gulf

Hanazono Stadium, Osaka (Japan) 114-6

3-May-2008 Hong Kong - Kazakhstan

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 23-17

3-May-2008 Moldova - Ukraine

Chişinau (Moldova) 9-14

3-May-2008 Belgium - Netherlands

Brussels (Belgium) 51-3

3-May-2008 Lithuania - Austria

Vilnius (Lithuania) 48-0

3-May-2008 Israel - Luxembourg

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Netanya (Israel) 20-12

9-May-2008 Arabian Gulf - South Korea

Doha (Qatar) 20-43

10-May-2008 Spain - Portugal

Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain) 21-17

10-May-2008 Latvia - Croatia

Riga (Latvia) 20-8

10-May-2008 Malta - Poland

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Paola (Malta) 16-29

10-May-2008 Armenia - Serbia

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Yerevan (Armenia) 25-0

10-May-2008 Norway - Bulgaria

Stavanger (Norway) 44-21

10-May-2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina - Slovenia

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Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 22-17

10-May-2008 Burundi - Rwanda

Bujumbura (Burundi) 5-7

10-May-2008 Kazakhstan - Japan

Almaty (Kazakhstan) 6-82

11-May-2008 Cameroon - Nigeria ♦

Yaoundé (Cameroon) 26-6

17-May-2008 Botswana - Eswatini ♦

Gaborone (Botswana) 25-7

17-May-2008 Andorra - Malta

Andorra-la-Vella (Andorra) 17-16

17-May-2008 Finland - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Helsinki (Finland) 3-3

17-May-2008 Costa Rica - Cayman Islands •

San José (Costa Rica) 15-20

24-May-2008 Hungary - Lithuania

Esztergom (Hungary) 12-13

17-May-2008 South Korea - Kazakhstan

Incheon (Korea Republic) 40-21

18-May-2008 Japan - Hong Kong

Niigata (Japan) 75-29

24-May-2008 Bulgaria - Austria

Sofia (Bulgaria) 16-0

24-May-2008 Finland - Luxembourg

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Helsinki (Finland) 11-10

24-May-2008 Kazakhstan - Arabian Gulf

Almaty (Kazakhstan) 56-27

24-May-2008 Hong Kong - South Korea

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 24-50

24-May-2008 Uganda - Kenya

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Kampala (Uganda) 20-3

24-May-2008 Serbia - Armenia

Belgrade (Serbia) 19-8

31-May-2008 Israel - Finland

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Netanya (Israel) 22-12

31-May-2008 Zambia - Zimbabwe •

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Kitwe (Zambia) 7-31

31-May-2008 Laos - Cambodia •

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Vientiane (Laos) 15-14

June

Date Match Venue Result

7-June-2008 South Africa - Wales •

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa) 43-17

7-June-2008 New Zealand - Ireland •

Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 21-11

7-June-2008 Fiji - Samoa

Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji) 34-17

7-June-2008 Norway - Lithuania

Tonsberg (Norway) 9-40

7-June-2008 Argentina - Scotland •

Arroyito, Rosario (Argentina) 21-15

8-June-2008 Austria - Hungary

Vienna (Austria) 9-6

11-June-2008 Malaysia - Pakistan ♦

Bangkok (Thailand) 30-5

11-June-2008 Thailand - India ♦

Bangkok (Thailand) 30-22

11-June-2008 Romania - Uruguay

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 10-6

14-June-2008 Senegal - Namibia ♦

Dakar (Senegal) 10-13

14-June-2008 Zambia - Morocco ♦

Lusaka (Zambia) 18-29

14-June-2008 Cameroon - Tunisia ♦

Yaoundé (Cameroon) 10-16

14-June-2008 Botswana - Uganda ♦

Gaborone (Botswana) 10-27

14-June-2008 India - Pakistan

Bangkok (Thailand) 92-0

14-June-2008 Thailand - Malaysia ♦

Bangkok (Thailand) 30-7

14-June-2008 Australia - Ireland •

Telstra Dome, Melbourne (Australia) 18-12

14-June-2008 South Africa - Wales •

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) 37-21

14-June-2008 New Zealand - England • Report Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 37-20

14-June-2008 Argentina - Scotland •

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 14-26

15-June-2008 Japan - Tonga

Sendai Yurtec Stadium, Sendai (Japan) 35-13

15-June-2008 Georgia - Uruguay

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 20-18

15-June-2008 Romania - Russia

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 13-12

19-June-2008 Brazil - Colombia ♦

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Asunción (Paraguay) 34-6

19-June-2008 Paraguay - Venezuela ♦

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Asunción (Paraguay) 44-3

20-June-2008 Russia - Uruguay

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania) 19-23

21-June-2008 Venezuela - Colombia ♦

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Asunción (Paraguay) 32-15

21-June-2008 Paraguay - Peru ♦

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Asunción (Paraguay) 71-0

21-June-2008 South Africa - Italy •

Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) 26-0

21-June-2008 New Zealand - England •

AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand) 44-12

21-June-2008 United States - Canada

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois (United States) 10-26

22-June-2008 Japan - Fiji

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (Japan) 12-24

23-June-2008 Brazil - Venezuela ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 56-8

23-June-2008 Colombia - Peru ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 25-20

23-June-2008 Togo - Mali

Accra (Ghana) 3-0

23-June-2008 Ghana - Chad

Accra (Ghana) 17-8

25-June-2008 Niger - Mali

Accra (Ghana) 3-3

25-June-2008 Burkina Faso - Chad

Accra (Ghana) 33-6

26-June-2008 Brazil - Peru ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 59-0

26-June-2008 Paraguay - Colombia ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 60-7

27-June-2008 Togo - Niger

Accra (Ghana) 3-19

27-June-2008 Ghana - Burkina Faso

Accra (Ghana) 8-9

28-June-2008 Australia - France •

ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 34-13

28-June-2008 Tonga - Samoa

Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga) 15-20

28-June-2008 Argentina - Italy •

Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba (Argentina) 12-13

28-June-2008 Guam - Brunei

Hagåtña (Guam) 74-0

29-June-2008 Peru - Venezuela ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 3-41

29-June-2008 Paraguay - Brazil ♦

Asunción (Paraguay) 6-15

July

Date Match Venue Result

1-July-2008 Réunion - Tanzania

Curepipe (Mauritius) 25-16

1-July-2008 Mauritius - Mayotte

Curepipe (Mauritius) 33-6

2-July-2008 Brunei - Philippines

Hagåtña (Guam) 0-101

3-July-2008 Tanzania - Mayotte

Curepipe (Mauritius) 32-14

3-July-2008 Mauritius - Réunion

Curepipe (Mauritius) 3-10

5-July-2008 Guam - Philippines

Hagåtña (Guam) 8-20

5-July-2008 Australia - France •

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 40-10

5-July-2008 New Zealand - South Africa

Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand) 19-8

5-July-2008 Tonga - Fiji

Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga) 27-16

5-July-2008 Samoa - Japan

Apia Park, Apia (Samoa) 37-31

5-July-2008 Réunion - Mayotte

Curepipe (Mauritius) 90-0

5-July-2008 Mauritius - Tanzania

Curepipe (Mauritius) 22-17

12-July-2008 Ivory Coast - Zambia ♦

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Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 32-9

12-July-2008 Kenya - Cameroon ♦

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Nairobi (Kenya) 76-8

12-July-2008 Madagascar - Botswana ♦

Antananarivo (Madagascar) 45-15

12-July-2008 New Zealand - South Africa

Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand) 28-30

12-July-2008 Laos - Cambodia

Jakarta (Indonesia) 33-0

15-July-2008 Indonesia - Laos

Jakarta (Indonesia) 23-11

19-July-2008 Australia - South Africa

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Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia) 16-9

19-July-2008 Indonesia - Cambodia

Jakarta (Indonesia) 55-3

26-July-2008 Australia - New Zealand Report ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia) 34-19

August

Date Match Venue Result

2-August-2008 Namibia - Zimbabwe ♦

Windhoek (Namibia) 35-21

2-August-2008 Morocco - Ivory Coast ♦

Casablanca (Morocco) 9-21

2-August-2008 Tunisia - Kenya ♦

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Tunis (Tunisia) 44-15

2-August-2008 Uganda - Madagascar ♦

Kampala (Uganda) 32-22

2-August-2008 New Zealand - Australia

Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 39-10

9-August-2008 South Africa - Argentina

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Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) 63-9

16-August-2008 South Africa - New Zealand

Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa) 0-19

16-August-2008 Kenya - Uganda

Nairobi (Kenya) 39-20

16-August-2008 New Caledonia - Vanuatu

Noumea (New Caledonia) 32-20

16-August-2008 Cook Islands - Niue

National Stadium, Avarua (Cook Islands) 7-18

23-August-2008 South Africa - Australia

ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 15-27

30-August-2008 New Caledonia - Niue

Noumea (New Caledonia) 5-27

30-August-2008 South Africa - Australia

Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa) 53-8

September

Date Match Venue Result

6-September-2008 Israel - Cyprus

Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel) 23-14

3-September-2008 New Zealand - Samoa

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (New Zealand) 101-14

13-September-2008 Serbia - Armenia ♦

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Smederevo (Serbia) 0-41

13-September-2008 Slovenia - Hungary ♦

Ljubljana (Slovenia) 32-26

13-September-2008 Australia - New Zealand

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) 24-28

27-September-2008 Norway - Hungary ♦

Oslo (Norway) 15-26

October

Date Match Venue Result

4-October-2008 Poland - Ukraine ♦

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Łódź (Poland) 12-13

4-October-2008 Finland - Luxembourg ♦

Helsinki (Finland) 19-27

5-October-2008 Kyrgyzstan - Iran

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 16-30

8-October-2008 Iran - Uzbekistan

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 8-6

10-October-2008 Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 15-15

11-October-2008 Norway - Austria ♦

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Oslo (Norway) 11-3

11-October-2008 Finland - Greece ♦

Helsinki (Finland) 10-12

11-October-2008 Trinidad and Tobago - Brazil ♦

Malabar (Trinidad and Tobago) 8-31

11-October-2008 Monaco - Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Menton (France) 5-50

18-October-2008 Brazil - Trinidad and Tobago ♦

São José dos Campos (Brazil) 24-12

18-October-2008 Hungary - Denmark ♦

Kecskemét (Hungary) 39-12

18-October-2008 Armenia - Switzerland ♦

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Abovyan (Armenia) 35-15

18-October-2008 Czech Republic - Croatia •

Prague (Czech Republic) 47-0

25-October-2008 Sweden - Latvia ♦

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Vänersborg (Sweden) 21-5

25-October-2008 Malta - Croatia ♦

Valletta (Malta) 16-18

November

Date Match Venue Result

1-November-2008 Belgium - Ukraine ♦

Brussels (Belgium) 9-8

1-November-2008 Netherlands - Croatia ♦

Amsterdam (Netherlands) 18-12

1-November-2008 Sweden - Malta ♦

Vänersborg (Sweden) 6-9

1-November-2008 Denmark - Slovenia ♦

Odense (Denmark) 19-25

1-November-2008 Australia - New Zealand

Hong Kong Stadium (Hong Kong) 14-19

1-November-2008 Portugal - Canada •

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Lisbon (Portugal) 13-21

8-November-2008 France - Argentina •

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (France) 12-6

8-November-2008 Ireland - Canada •

Thomond Park, Limerick (Ireland) 55-0

8-November-2008 Italy - Australia •

Stadio Euganeo, Padua (Italy) 20-30

8-November-2008 Scotland - New Zealand •

Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 6-32

8-November-2008 Wales - South Africa •

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 15-20

8-November-2008 Russia - Spain ♦ ^{[citation needed ]} Moscow (Russia) 42-15

8-November-2008 Andorra - Lithuania ♦

Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 10-26

8-November-2008 Latvia - Netherlands ♦

Jelgava (Latvia) 10-29

8-November-2008 Austria - Slovenia ♦

Vienna (Austria) 9-18

8-November-2008 United States - Uruguay •

Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (United States) 43-9

11-November-2008 Sri Lanka - Singapore

Tainan (Chinese Taipei) 20-20

13-November-2008 Chinese Taipei - Singapore

Tainan (Chinese Taipei) 22-23

14-November-2008 Wales - Canada •

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 34-13

15-November-2008 Ireland - New Zealand •

Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 3-22

15-November-2008 England - Australia •

Twickenham, London (England) 14-28

15-November-2008 Scotland - South Africa •

Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland) 10-14

15-November-2008 Italy - Argentina •

Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin (Italy) 14-22

15-November-2008 Spain - Germany ♦

Madrid (Spain) 22-11

15-November-2008 Czech Republic - Poland ♦

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Ostrava (Czech Republic) 7-13

15-November-2008 Chinese Taipei - Sri Lanka

Tainan (Chinese Taipei) 35-23

15-November-2008 Lithuania - Switzerland ♦

Kaunas (Lithuania) 33-0

15-November-2008 Bulgaria - Israel ♦

Pernik (Bulgaria) 8-11

15-November-2008 Slovakia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Bratislava (Slovakia) 32-46

16-November-2008 Moldova - Belgium ♦

Chişinău (Moldova) 20-8

16-November-2008 Japan - United States •

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya (Japan) 29-19

22-November-2008 Wales - New Zealand •

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 9-29

22-November-2008 France - Australia •

Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 13-18

22-November-2008 England - South Africa •

Twickenham, London (England) 6-42

22-November-2008 Scotland - Canada •

Pittodrie, Aberdeen (Scotland) 41-0

22-November-2008 Ireland - Argentina •

Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland) 17-3

22-November-2008 Japan - United States •

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo (Japan) 32-17

22-November-2008 Czech Republic - Moldova ♦

Prague (Czech Republic) 11-9

22-November-2008 Uruguay - Chile

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay) 46-12

22-November-2008 Greece - Israel ♦

Kifissia (Greece) 10-25

22-November-2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia - Azerbaijan

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Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 18-7

29-November-2008 England - New Zealand •

Twickenham, London (England) 6-32

29-November-2008 Wales - Australia •

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 21-18

29-November-2008 Luxembourg - Bulgaria ♦

Luxembourg (Luxembourg) 10-18

29-November-2008 Azerbaijan - Cyprus

Baku (Azerbaijan) 3-37

December

Date Match Venue Result

6-December-2008 Serbia - Andorra ♦

Smederevo (Serbia) 32-7

6-December-2008 Cyprus - Monaco ♦

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Episkopi (Cyprus) 24-3

Other Test Match results

All months

Date Match Venue Result

27-May-2008 Barbarians - Ireland •

Kingsholm, Gloucester (England) 14-39

1-June-2008 England - Barbarians •

Twickenham, London (England) 17-14

8-November-2008 England - Pacific Islanders •

Twickenham, London (England) 39-13

15-November-2008 France - Pacific Islanders •

Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard (France) 42-17

22-November-2008 Italy - Pacific Islanders •

Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia (Italy) 17-25

3-December-2008 Barbarians - Australia •

Wembley Stadium, London (England) 11-18

References

^ "Emerging SA retains Nations Cup". News24 . 21 June 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Match report: New Zealand claim IRB JWC crown". ESPN . 21 June 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Uruguay crowned IRB junior World Champs". ESPN . 28 April 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Berlin, Peter (16 March 2008). "Wales wins six Nations tournament". The New York Times . Retrieved 14 February 2024. (subscription required)
^ "Rugby: Crusaders carve out perfect end for Deans". Otago Daily Times . 1 June 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

See also

v t e Rugby union schedule for 2008
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec H. Cup Six Nations Championship Heineken Cup Mid-Year Tests H. Cup End of year Int'ls H. Cup Guinness Premiership Guinness Premiership Celtic League Celtic League Top 14 Top 14 Shute Shield Currie Cup Sevens Sevens Pacific Rugby Cup Churchill Cup Air New Zealand Cup Super 14 Pacific Nations Cup Tri Nations

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