2012 end-of-year women's rugby union tests explained

The 2012 end-of-year women's rugby union tests is a series of women's rugby union matches. For the second year in a row, New Zealand toured the Northern Hemisphere by playing three test matches against England.Black Ferns will try to revenge the double defeat suffered last year, when they were only able to get an 8–8 draw on final test day.^[1] ^[2]

As a trial run for 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, United States faced Italy for the first time ever and France during a seven-day period.^[3]

England vs France


ENGLAND:
FB	15	Danielle Waterman
RW	14	Francesca Matthews
OC	13	Claire Allan
IC	12
LW	11
FH	10	Alice Richardson
SH	9
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (C)
OF	7	Jane Leonard
BF	6
RL	5
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:
Gary Street


FRANCE:
FB	15
RW	14	Elodie Guiglion
OC	13	Céline Héguy
IC	12	Audrey Parra
LW	11	Julie Billes
FH	10	Aurélie Bailon
SH	9	Marie-Alice Yahé (C)
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Coumba Diallo
BF	6
RL	5	Assa Koïta
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
WG	22
FB	23
Coach:
Christian Galonnier

Assistant referees:
n/a
n/a
Assessor:
n/a

Italy vs United States


ITALY:
FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14
OC	13	Maria Grazia Cioffi
IC	12
LW	11
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin
N8	8	Flavia Severin
OF	7	Silvia Gaudino (C)
BF	6
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
FH	22
WG	23
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico


UNITED STATES:
FB	15	Kimber Rozier
RW	14	Ashley Kmiecik
OC	13
IC	12	Samantha Pankey
LW	11	San Juanita Moreno
FH	10
SH	9
N8	8	Kate Daley
OF	7
BF	6	Shaina Turley
RL	5
LL	4	Stacey Bridges
TP	3	Jamie Burke (C)
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
FH	22
WG	23
Coach:
Pete Steinberg

Assistant referees:
Barbara Guastini (Italy)
Federica Guerzoni (Italy)
Assessor:
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

France vs United States (1st match)


FRANCE:
FB	15
RW	14
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Sandra Métier
LW	11	Cécilia Saubusse
FH	10	Audrey Parra
SH	9
N8	8	Manon André
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand
BF	6	Lucie Canal
RL	5	Lenaig Corson
LL	4	Sandra Rabier
TP	3
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (C)
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
LK	18
LK	19	Christelle Chobet
FL	20	Coumba Diallo
SH	21
FH	22	Aurélie Bailon
WG	23
Coach:
Christian Galonnier


UNITED STATES:
FB	15	Kimber Rozier
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12	Samantha Pankey
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9
N8	8	Mel Denham
OF	7	Lynelle Kugler
BF	6	Laura Miller
RL	5
LL	4
TP	3	Jamie Burke (C)
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
FH	22
WG	23
Coach:
Pete Steinberg

Assistant referees:
n/a
n/a
Assessor:
n/a

England vs New Zealand (1st match)


ENGLAND:
FB	15
RW	14
OC	13	Emily Scarratt
IC	12	Alice Richardson
LW	11	Michaela Staniford
FH	10	Katy McLean (C)
SH	9
N8	8	Sarah Hunter
OF	7
BF	6	Heather Fisher
RL	5	Rowena Burnfield
LL	4	Tamara Taylor
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
LK	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
WG	22
WG	23
Coach:
Gary Street


NEW ZEALAND:
FB	15	Selica Winiata
RW	14
OC	13	Claire Richardson
IC	12	Kelly Brazier
LW	11	Shakira Baker
FH	10
SH	9	Emma Jensen
N8	8
OF	7	Justine Lavea
BF	6	Aroha Savage
RL	5	Rawinia Everitt
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2	Fiao’o Fa’amausili (C)
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17	Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21	Zoey Berry
FH	22	Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali
WG	23
Coach:
Brian Evans

Assistant referees:
Phil Bowers (England)
Ken Morgan (England)
Assessor:
Fergus Kirby (England)

France vs United States (2nd match)


FRANCE:
FB	15
RW	14	Elodie Guiglion
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12
LW	11	Camille Grassineau
FH	10	Aurélie Bailon
SH	9	Marie-Alice Yahé (C)
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7
BF	6	Coumba Diallo
RL	5
LL	4	Marine De Nadaï
TP	3	Christelle Chobet
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
LK	18	Elodie Portaries
LK	19
FL	20
CE	21
FB	22
SH	23	Laurène Camoin
Coach:
Christian Galonnier


UNITED STATES:
FB	15
RW	14	San Juanita Moreno
OC	13	Amelia Bizer
IC	12
LW	11	Ashley Kmiecik
FH	10	Sadie Anderson
SH	9
N8	8
OF	7	Lynelle Kugler
BF	6
RL	5
LL	4	Stacey Bridges
TP	3	Jamie Burke (C)
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
N8	20
SH	21
FH	22
WG	23
Coach:
Pete Steinberg

Assistant referees:
n/a
n/a
Assessor:
n/a

England vs New Zealand (2nd match)


ENGLAND:
FB	15	Emily Scarratt
RW	14	Francesca Matthews
OC	13	Joanne Watmore
IC	12
LW	11	Michaela Staniford
FH	10
SH	9
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (C)
OF	7
BF	6	Alexandra Matthews
RL	5	Emily Braund
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
CE	22
FH	23
Coach:
Gary Street


NEW ZEALAND:
FB	15	Selica Winiata
RW	14
OC	13	Claire Richardson
IC	12	Kelly Brazier
LW	11	Shakira Baker
FH	10
SH	9
N8	8	Casey Robertson
OF	7	Justine Lavea
BF	6
RL	5	Rawinia Everitt
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2	Fiao’o Fa’amausili (C)
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17	Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:
Brian Evans

Assistant referees:
Sara Cox (England)
Tim Bailey (England)
Assessor:
Keith Page (England)

England vs New Zealand (3rd match)


ENGLAND:
FB	15	Emily Scarratt
RW	14	Katherine Merchant
OC	13	Joanne Watmore
IC	12
LW	11
FH	10	Katy McLean (C)
SH	9
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6
RL	5	Rowena Burnfield
LL	4	Tamara Taylor
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:
Gary Street


NEW ZEALAND:
FB	15	Kelly Brazier
RW	14	Selica Winiata
OC	13	Shakira Baker
IC	12	Claire Richardson
LW	11
FH	10	Kendra Cocksedge
SH	9
N8	8
OF	7	Justine Lavea
BF	6
RL	5	Rawinia Everitt
LL	4
TP	3	Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox
HK	2	Fiao’o Fa’amausili (C)
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21
CE	22	Anika Tiplady
WG	23
Coach:
Brian Evans

Assistant referees:
Philip Davies (England)
Dino Maddern (England)
Assessor:
Steve Leyshon (England)

Italy vs Spain


ITALY:
FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14
OC	13	Michella Sillari
IC	12	Paola Zangirolami
LW	11
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin
N8	8
OF	7	Silvia Gaudino (C)
BF	6	Michela Este
RL	5
LL	4	Cristina Molic
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20	Giuliana Campanella
SH	21
FH	22
CE	23	Maria Grazia Cioffi
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico


SPAIN:
FB	15
RW	14	Elisabeth Martínez
OC	13	Marina Bravo (C)
IC	12	Patricia García
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9	Marta Cabané
N8	8	Ana María Aigneren
OF	7
BF	6
RL	5	Rocío García
LL	4	Lía Bailán
TP	3
HK	2	Aroa González
LP	1
Replacements:
PR	16
CE	17
FL	18	Paula Medín
FB	19	Isis Velasco
SH	20
WG	21
CE	22
PR	23
Coach:
Inés Etxegibel

Assistant referees:
Monia Salvini (Italy)
Federica Guerzoni (Italy)
Assessor:
n/a

Notes and References

Web site: Four Autumn tests for England. 11 November 2012. 12 September 2012.
Web site: Black Ferns draw third and final test with England. 11 November 2012. 5 December 2011.
Web site: Women Eagles fall tour details. 11 November 2012. 1 November 2012.