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The 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refer to international rugby union matches that were mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere.

Because of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, no test series took place. This allowed the European season to finish two weeks later, with the final of the 2014–15 Top 14 season taking place on 13 June. The 2015 Super Rugby season was able to run for 21 consecutive weeks, without the three-week international break in June, to allow an earlier and shortened 2015 Rugby Championship.

Although the international window did not take place, some nations participating in the World Cup opted to play uncapped matches in preparation for the tournament. Uruguay hosted Fiji's A side, the Fiji Warriors in Montevideo, with the Warriors playing Argentina's A-side Argentina Jaguars, between the two fixtures. With Russia not competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, or either of World Rugby's Nations Cup or Tbilisi Cup, they toured Namibia for a two-test series.

Three historic matches also took place. Samoa hosted New Zealand in Apia for the first time as an official test match, the first Pacific nation to do so. Kenya played two test matches, against Portugal and Spain. Portugal became the first European side to visit Kenya for an official test match.[1]

Fixtures

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23 May

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23 May 2015
15:30 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay 22–30 Fiji Warriors
Try: Penalty try 56' c
Palomeque 74' c
Arboleya 79' m
Con: Etcheverry (2/3) 56', 75'
Pen: Etcheverry (1/1) 7'		Report[2]
(In Spanish)		Try: Ledua (2) 8' m, 42' c
Dyer 32' m
Vasiteri 39' m
Wakaya 58' m
Con: Vularika (1/5) 43'
Pen: Vuibau (1/1) 62'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[3]
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Notes:

  • Uruguay gave this match Test Match status and awarded caps in this match.[4]

27–31 May

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27 May 2015
19:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Argentina XV 21–23 Fiji Warriors
Try: Isa 10' c
Lezana 41' c
González Iglesias 50' c
Con: González Iglesias (3/3) 10', 42', 51'		Report[5]
(In Spanish)		Try: Stewart 4' c
Tabakanalagi 40' m
Wakaya 59' m
Con: Vularika (1/2) 5'
Pen: Vuibau (2/2) 14', 24'
Estadio Suppici, Colonia del Sacramento[6]
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
28 May 2015
19:45 IST (UTC+01)
Ireland 21–22Barbarians
Try: Gilroy 15' c
Henry 61' c
Jackson 79' c
Con: Madigan (3/3) 16', 61', 79'		Report[7]Try: Cuthbert (2) 4' m, 72' c
Kirchner 42' c
Con: Gopperth (2/3) 43', 74'
Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 54'
Thomond Park, Limerick[8]
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

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30 May 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya 41–15 Portugal
Try: Mukidza 8' c
Omiyo 20' c
Nyikuli 47' c
Oliech 55' c
Aringo 76' c
Con: Asiligwa (2/2) 9', 21'
Mukidza (3/3) 49', 56', 77'
Pen: Mukidza (1/2) 36'
Drop: Adimo (1/1) 65'		Report[9]Try: Ferrador 28' c
Appleton 79' m
Con: Ricardo (1/2) 30'
Pen: Ricardo (1/1) 33'
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi[10]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Lambert (Namibia)

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31 May 2015
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England 73–12Barbarians
Try: Yarde 10' c
Slater 20' c
Clifford 26' c
Wade (3) 30' c, 34' c, 73' c
Cipriani (2) 38' c, 78' c
Slade 41' c
Beaumont 59' c
Con: Cipriani (10/10) 11', 21', 27', 31', 34', 39', 42', 60', 74', 80'
Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 17'		Report[11]Try: Thorn 12' m
Waldrom 48' c
Con: Pisi (1/2) 49'
Twickenham, London[8]
Attendance: 34,667
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Notes:

31 May 2015
16:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay 22–42 Fiji Warriors
Try: Alonso 38' c
Kessler 63' m
A. Vilaseca 66' c
Con: Ormaechea (2/3) 38', 66'
Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 12'		Report[12]
(In Spanish)		Try: Vasiteri (2) 15' c, 32' c
Stewart 20' c
Vularika 26' c
Douglas 69' m
Con: Vularika (4/5) 16', 21', 28', 33'
Pen: Vularika (3/4) 10', 25', 42'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo[3]
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

Notes:

  • Uruguay gave this match Test Match status, and awarded caps in this match.[4]

20 June

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20 June 2015
15:30 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 22–28France French Barbarians
Try: Cubelli 24' c
Noguera Paz 42' c
Cordero 46' m
Con: Socino (2/3) 25', 43'
Pen: Socino (1/2) 15'		Report[13]
(In Spanish)		Try: Tastet 5' m
Penalty try 22' c
Orioli 38' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/3) 22', 39'
Pen: Urdapilleta (3/3) 60', 64', 75'
Old Resian Club, Rosario[14]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

26 June

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26 June 2015
18:30 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 21–9France French Barbarians
Try: Matera 25' m
Ortega Desio 61' c
Con: Socino (1/2) 62'
Pen: Socino (3/3) 20', 40', 43'		Report[15]
(In Spanish)		Pen: Urdapilleta (3/4) 2', 39', 51'
La Plata Rugby Club, La Plata[14]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

8–11 July

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8 July 2015
15:00 WST (UTC+13)
Samoa 16–25 New Zealand
Try: Fa'osiliva 64' c
Con: Nanai-Williams (1/1) 65'
Pen: T. Pisi (3/4) 22', 50', 55'		Report[16]Try: Moala 46' c
Con: Carter (1/1) 47'
Pen: Carter (6/7) 6', 17', 27', 33', 59', 74'
Apia Park, Apia[17]
Attendance: 8,104
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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11 July 2015
15:00 FJT (UTC+12)
Fiji 26–27 Māori All Blacks
Try: Murimurivalu 3' m
Nadolo 34' m
Qera 40' c
Con: Matavesi (1/1) 40'
Pen: Nadolo (3/3) 13', 24', 33'		Report[18]Try: R. Ioane 29' c
D. McKenzie 52' c
E. Dixon 69' c
Con: M. McKenzie (2/2) 30', 53'
Black (1/1) 70'
Pen: M. McKenzie (2/2) 19', 42'
ANZ National Stadium, Suva[19]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Notes:

  • Benito Masilevu and Ben Volavola made their international debuts for Fiji.
  • Fiji gave this match Test Match status and awarded caps in this match.
11 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia 39–19 Russia
Try: R. Van Wyk (2) 15' c, 60' m
Jantjies 51' c
Greyling 65' c
Deysel 78' c
Con: Kotzé (3/4) 16', 52', 79'
Jantjies (1/1) 65'
Pen: Kotzé (2/6) 4', 31'		Report[20]Try: Galinovskiy 7' c
Gresev 40' m
Chegodaev 71' c
Con: Kushnarev (2/3) 8', 72'
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek[21]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lesego Legoete (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This was Namibia's first ever win over Russia.
  • Namibia Captain Jacques Burger played in his first home since 2009, and was his first win since 2010.
11 July 2015
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 46–10World XV
Try: De Allende (2) 9' m, 79' c
Etzebeth 17' c
Le Roux (3) 23' c, 53' m, 65' m
Reinach 74' c
Con: Pollard (2/5) 18', 24'
Lambie (2/2) 75', 80'
Pen: Pollard (1/2) 4'		Report[22]Try: Burden 34' c
Con: Harris (1/1) 35'
Pen: Harris (1/2) 20'
DHL Newlands, Cape Town[23]
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

18 July

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18 July 2015
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
Māori All Blacks 17–34New Zealand New Zealand Barbarians
Try: D. McKenzie 47' c
Rei 70' c
Con: M. McKenzie (1/1) 47'
Black (1/1) 71'
Pen: M. McKenzie (1/1) 5'		Report[24]Try: Gibson 24' m
Drummond 28' c
Tamanivalu 57' c
Osborne 60' m
Taylor 78' c
Con: Taylor (3/5) 29', 58', 79'
Pen: Taylor (1/1) 3'
Eden Park, Auckland[19]
Referee: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
18 July 2015
16:00 EAT (UTC+03)
Kenya 36–27 Spain
Try: Mukidza (2) 7' m, 13' m
Mang’eni 37' c
Oliech 46' m
Penalty try 70' c
Buyachi 78' c
Con: Mukidza (3/6) 38', 70', 79'		Report[25]Try: Penalty try 43' c
Bonán 50' c
Baró 60' c
Con: Linklater (3/3) 44', 51', 60'
Pen: Linklater (2/3) 3', 25'
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi[10]
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
18 July 2015
15:00 WAT (UTC+01)
Namibia 45–5 Russia
Try: Van Wyk 9' c
Kotzé 46' m
Marais (3) 59' c, 74' c, 80' c
Con: Kotzé (4/5) 10', 60', 75', 80'
Pen: Kotzé (4/4) 3', 22', 28', 64'		Report[26]Try: Matveyev 33' m
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek[21]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

See also

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References

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