2011 end of year rugby tests
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The 2011 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere, will only see Australia
play Wales
at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff
, Wales on December 3, 2011. This will be a rematch of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Bronze Final, where Australia
defeated Wales
21–18.
It will also be the final international match for Wales' all-time leading try scorer, Shane Williams
, barring injury or other misfortune. Williams had initially announced he would retire from international rugby after the World Cup, but later decided that he would prefer if possible to make his international farewell in Wales. Wales coach Warren Gatland
announced on 16 November that Williams would be in the starting lineup.
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FB
15
Jerónimo Etxeberri
RW
14
Santiago Gibernau
OC
13
Agustín Ormaechea
IC
12
Alberto Román
LW
11
Gastón Mieres
FH
10
Matías Arocena
SH
9
Francisco Vecino
N8
8
Juan Ormaechea
OF
7
Rodrigo Espiga
BF
6
Federico Berchesi
RL
5
Santiago Vilaseca
LL
4
Diego Magno
TP
3
Óscar Durán
HK
2
Nicolás Klappenbach
LP
1
Alejo Corral
Replacements:
HK
16
Arturo Ávalo
PR
17
Juan Rombys
LK
18
Mario Sagario
N8
19
Fernando Bascou
FL
20
Guillermo Lijstentein
SH
21
Juan De Freitas
CE
22
Adrián Lewis
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine
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FB
15
Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW
14
Lachie Turner
OC
13
Rob Horne
IC
12
Berrick Barnes
LW
11
Digby Ioane
FH
10
James O'Connor
SH
9
Will Genia
N8
8
Dave Dennis
OF
7
David Pocock (c
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BF
6
Scott Higginbotham
RL
5
Nathan Sharpe
LL
4
Rob Simmons
TP
3
Salesi Ma'afu
HK
2
Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP
1
James Slipper
Replacements:
HK
16
Stephen Moore
PR
17
Ben Alexander
LK
18
James Horwill
N8
19
Radike Samo
FL
20
Matt Hodgson
SH
21
Nick Phipps
CE
22
Ben Tapuai
Coach:
Robbie Deans
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FB
15
RW
14
OC
13
IC
12
LW
11
FH
10
SH
9
N8
8
OF
7
BF
6
RL
5
LL
4
TP
3
HK
2
LP
1
Replacements:
HK
16
PR
17
LK
18
FL
19
SH
20
FH
21
CE
22
Coach:
Robbie Deans
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Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
play Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales on December 3, 2011. This will be a rematch of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
Bronze Final, where Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
defeated Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
21–18.
It will also be the final international match for Wales' all-time leading try scorer, Shane Williams
Shane Williams
Shane Mark Williams is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Ospreys and who can also play scrum-half. Williams is the record try scorer for the Wales national team and he is third on the international list of leading Rugby union Test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata...
, barring injury or other misfortune. Williams had initially announced he would retire from international rugby after the World Cup, but later decided that he would prefer if possible to make his international farewell in Wales. Wales coach Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland
Warren David Gatland is a former New Zealand rugby footballer and the current head coach of the Wales national team.Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University...
announced on 16 November that Williams would be in the starting lineup.
Matches
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| FB | 15 | César Sempere César Sempere César Sempere is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a Fly-half or Fullback for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership. Sempere playes also for Spain.-External links:* *... |
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| RW | 14 | Ryan Le Roux | |
| OC | 13 | Juan Cano | |
| IC | 12 | Martín Heredia (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| LW | 11 | Sebastien Ascarat | |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Malie | |
| SH | 9 | Pablo Feijoo | |
| N8 | 8 | Mathieu Visensang | |
| OF | 7 | Glen Rolls | |
| BF | 6 | Gautier Gibouin | |
| RL | 5 | Jesús Recuerda | |
| LL | 4 | Tom Parker | |
| TP | 3 | David Gurgenadze | |
| HK | 2 | Mathieu Cidré | |
| LP | 1 | Anthony Pradalie | |
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| HK | 16 | Beñat Auzqui | |
| PR | 17 | Jesús Moreno | |
| LK | 18 | Damien Elgoyhen | |
| FL | 19 | Mathieu Roca | |
| SH | 20 | Adrien Ayestarán | |
| FB | 21 | Nicholas Marshall | |
| FH | 22 | Pierre Belzunce | |
| Coach: | |||
 Régis Sonnes |
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Alejo Corral
Alejo Corral is a rugby player, born in Argentina but he plays for Uruguay. Younger brother of Matías Corral, World Champion with the Argentine National Team under-19 in 1987, former player of the first XV of San Isidro Club between 1989 and 1995 and Puma from 1992 until his retirement after the...
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
Pablo LemoinePablo Lemoine
Pablo Adrian Lemoine is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a prop.-Career:Lemoine was first noticed in is own country, but then moved to Bristol Shoguns, for the season of 1998/99, where he became a professional. He moved again to Stade français, which side he represented for the seasons...
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| FB | 15 | Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year... |
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| RW | 14 |  Sam TomkinsSam Tomkins A pre-season unofficial friendly match provided Tomkins his first experience against top-flight opposition as he came off the bench during Lee Briers' testimonial match in a 30–22 loss to Warrington Wolves. Noble followed this up by providing Tomkins, aged 19, with his first team debut on 12 May... |
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| OC | 13 | Robbie Fruean Robbie Fruean Robert Fruean is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre and sometimes on the wing. He is a former Porirua College head boy. He is of Samoan heritage.-Career:... |
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| IC | 12 |  Stirling MortlockStirling Mortlock Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began... |
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| LW | 11 |  Bryan HabanaBryan Habana Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks... |
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| FH | 10 | Danny Cipriani Danny Cipriani Daniel Jerome Cipriani is an English rugby union footballer. He plays fly-half, centre and fullback. He has played for London Wasps and England. He's currently playing his first season of Super Rugby as a member of the inaugural Melbourne Rebels squad.-Biography:Danny Cipriani is mixed-race, his... |
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| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer Peter Stringer Peter Alexander Stringer is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer stands only 1.7m tall and weighs in at just over 70 kg .-Career:In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland... |
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| N8 | 8 | Adam Thomson |
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| OF | 7 |  Mauro BergamascoMauro Bergamasco Mauro Bergamasco is an Italian rugby union footballer. He predominantly plays as an open-side flanker, although his versatility means has also played a number of international games on the wing, and started at scrum-half in an infamously error-prone performance... |
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| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:... |
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| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield Victor Matfield Victor Matfield is a South African rugby union player. He has played for, and captained the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in the Super 14... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw Simon Shaw Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is an English rugby union player who plays at lock for Toulon and England.-Biography:... |
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| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet Sylvain Marconnet Sylvain Marconnet is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique having signed from Stade Français in the Top 14 club competition in France. His usual position is prop... |
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| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks.... |
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| LP | 1 |  Eusebio GuiñazúEusebio Guiñazu Eusebio Guiñazú is an Argentinian rugby union footballer currently playing with Stade Toulousain in the Top 14. He signed freom the the Stormers Super 14 franchise. He was released by SU Agen in July 2009 due to club's financial problems.Previously he played for RC Mendoza in Argentina and another... |
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| HK | 16 | Adriaan Strauss Adriaan Strauss Jan Adriaan Strauss, is a rugby hooker who represents Free State Cheetahs in the ABSA Currie Cup and Super 14. He made his international debut for South Africa on 19 July 2008 coming off the bench against Australia in the Tri Nations... |
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| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini Salvatore Perugini Salvatore Perugini is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Aironi in the RaboDirect Pro12 club competition. He has also been capped for the Italian national team, making his debut in 2000 against Italy. His usual position is at prop... |
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| N8 | 18 |  Jason White |
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| LK | 19 | Marco Bortolami Marco Bortolami Marco Bortolami is an Italian international rugby union player, playing club rugby for Aironi in the Celtic League. In January 2008 he was replaced as captain of Italy's national team.... |
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| SH | 20 |  Nemia KenataleNemia Kenatale Nemia Kenatale is a Fijan rugby union player. He plays in the scrumhalf position for the Fiji Barbarians in the Pacific Rugby Cup. Nemia was also an understudy to Kelemedi Bola for the Knights during the Colonial Cup... |
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| FB | 21 | Richard Kahui Richard Kahui Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup... |
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| CE | 22 | Seru Rabeni Seru Rabeni Ratu Seru Raveive Rabeni is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a centre or wing for Stade Rochelais.... |
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| Graham Henry Graham Henry Graham Henry is a New Zealand Rugby Union coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. He played rugby union for Canterbury and cricket for Otago in the Plunket Shield. Henry was heavily criticized following the All Blacks quarterfinal exit at the 2007 Rugby World... |
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Adam Ashley-Cooper
Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...
Lachlan Turner
Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...
Rob Horne
Rob Horne and is a young Australian centre for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition.-Career:Horne made his debut during the 2008 season as a replacement for Timana Tahu...
Berrick Barnes
Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....
Digby Ioane
Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:...
James O'Connor (rugby)
James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...
Will Genia
Will Genia is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition, in which he debuted round one, 2007. Currently, he plays for the Wallabies.-Career:...
Dave Dennis (rugby union)
Dave Dennis is a national representative rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the New South Wales Waratahs. He was educated at Richmond High School in Sydney, when he played in the Australian Schoolboys Rugby team in 2004...
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
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Scott Higginbotham
Scott Higginbotham is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.-Career:...
Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock and is the captain of the Western Force.-Early career:...
Rob Simmons (rugby union)
Rob Simmons is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and has also represented Australia. His position is lock.-External links:...
Salesi Ma'afu
Salesi Ma'afu, is an Australian professional Rugby union footballer. Ma'afu was selected to the Qantas Wallabies squad in 2009 and again in 2011 after having appeared for Australia A in 2007 and 2008...
Tatafu Polota-Nau
- Biography :At 25 years of age, Polota-Nau achieved the rare feat of Test selection before playing a match at Super 14 level. His performances in his Test debut against England at Twickenham and in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road were impressive.v Signed to the New South Wales Waratahs...
James Slipper
James Slipper is an Australian rugby union player who plays at prop. Slipper currently represents the Queensland Reds, making his debut during the 2010 Super 14 season...
James Horwill
James Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super 15 competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the...
Radike Samo
Radike Samo is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing...
Matt Hodgson
Matt Hodgson, born is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. Hodgson was selected to the Qantas Wallabies squad in 2009 but sustained an injury in a non-cap match played against the Barbarians and was forced to return home...
Nicholas Phipps (rugby)
Nick Phipps is a national representative rugby union footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super 15 competition.-Super 15:...
Ben Tapuai
Ben Tapuai is a professional rugby player for the Queensland Reds. Tapuai grew up in Melbourne and is of Samoan heritage.-References:*-External links:*...
Robbie DeansRobbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003...
Touch judges: Andrew Small Stuart TerheegeTelevision match official: Graham Hughes |
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| RW | 14 | ||
| OC | 13 | ||
| IC | 12 | ||
| LW | 11 | ||
| FH | 10 | ||
| SH | 9 | ||
| N8 | 8 | ||
| OF | 7 | ||
| BF | 6 | ||
| RL | 5 | ||
| LL | 4 | ||
| TP | 3 | ||
| HK | 2 | ||
| LP | 1 | ||
| Replacements: | |||
| HK | 16 | ||
| PR | 17 | ||
| LK | 18 | ||
| FL | 19 | ||
| SH | 20 | ||
| FH | 21 | ||
| CE | 22 | ||
| Coach: | |||
| Warren Gatland Warren Gatland Warren David Gatland is a former New Zealand rugby footballer and the current head coach of the Wales national team.Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University... |
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Robbie DeansRobbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003...
Touch judges: Dave Pearson Jérôme GarcèsTelevision match official: Geoff Warren |
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