2009 in rugby union explained

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: ^[1]
• 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	-	Report	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	-	Report	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	-	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	14-13

March

Date	Match		Venue	Result
14-Mar-2009	-	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	15–20
14-Mar-2009	-	Report	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	-	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	34-10
15-Mar-2009	- ♦	Report	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal)	24-19
21-Mar-2009	-	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	8–50
21-Mar-2009	-	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	26–12
21-Mar-2009	-	Report	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		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		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	- •	Report	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	- •	Report	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	Result
1-August-2009	-		ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa)	31–19
8-August-2009	-		Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)	29–17
22-August-2009	-		ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia)	18–19
29-August-2009	-		Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia)	25–32

September

Date	Match		Venue	Result
5-September-2009	-		Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia)	21–6
12-September-2009	-		Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (New Zealand)	29–32
19-September-2009	-		Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)	33–6
22-September-2009	- •		Gamson Savannah (Barbados)	5–47
26-September-2009	- •		University of the West Indies Ground, Saint Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago)	32–19

Other Test Match results

Date	Match		Venue	Result
30-May-2009	- Barbarians		Twickenham, London (England)	26–33
6-June-2009			Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (Australia)	55–7
20-June-2009			José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina)	32–18
20-June-2009			ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa)	26–21
27-June-2009			Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa)	28–25
4-July-2009	- British and Irish Lions		Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg (South Africa)	9–28

See also

• Rugby union in 2008
• 2009 in sports

External links

• Six Nations
• Rugby World Cup

Notes and References

1. News: South Africa withstand New Zealand fightback to win Tri-Nations. The Guardian. 12 September 2009. 14 February 2024.