# 2010 June rugby union tests

The 2010 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the tests constituted preparation for the 2010 Tri Nations.
The first nation to announce its fixtures for this series was Australia, which unveiled its schedule on 21 September 2009.
South Africa announced its fixtures on 8 October 2009, but delayed announcing the venues since it simultaneously hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. FIFA regulations call for World Cup venues to be handed over to FIFA 15 days before the World Cup starts. FIFA also prohibits any other major sporting events from being held in host cities from 7 days before the opening of the World Cup and until 7 days after its end. An agreement was reached between the South African Rugby Union and the local World Cup organising committee to allow the match against France to be held at SARU's intended venue of Newlands in Cape Town, a non-World Cup venue in a World Cup city.

## Overview
### Series

| Tour | Result | Winners |
| Australia v England test series | 1–1 | Australia |
| New Zealand v Wales test series | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| Argentina v Scotland test series | 0–2 | Scotland |
| South Africa v Italy test series | 2–0 | South Africa |

### Other tours

| Team/Tour | Opponents |
| Barbarians end of season tour | England (lost) – Ireland (won) |
| France tour | South Africa (lost) – Argentina (lost) |

## Matches
### Week 1

* 30 May 2010 17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| England | 35–26 | Barbarians |
| Try: Haskell 13' c Hape 23' c Foden 36' m Tindall 45' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Barkley (1/2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Barkley | Report | Try: Sackey (2) 34' c, 75' c D. Smith 55' c Johnston 64' m Con: Élissalde (3/4) |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 41,035 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Steffon Armitage |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Dave Attwood |
| TP | 3 | Paul Doran-Jones |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Jon Golding |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Tim Payne |
| N8 | 18 | Dan Ward-Smith |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley |
| SH | 20 | Joe Simpson |
| FH | 21 | Olly Barkley |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Team manager: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Paul Warwick |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Casey Laulala |
| IC | 12 | Florian Fritz |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans |
| FH | 10 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| SH | 9 | Byron Kelleher |
| N8 | 8 | Xavier Rush (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Rodney So'oialo |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Ross Skeate |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Benoît August |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens |
| PR | 17 | Census Johnston |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |
| FL | 19 | George Smith |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| CE | 21 | Fabrice Estebanez |
| WG | 22 | David Smith |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for England.

### Week 2

* 4 June 2010 19:45 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Ireland | 23–29 | Barbarians |
| Try: Ronan 40+2' c Buckley 60' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 20', 47', 64' | Report | Try: Rush 34' m G. Smith 38' c Heymans 48' m Con: James (1/3) Pen: James (3/3) 12', 18', 30' Élissalde (1/1) 57' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Robert Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Gavin Duffy |
| IC | 12 | Fergus McFadden |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara (c) |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Chris Henry |
| OF | 7 | Niall Ronan |
| BF | 6 | John Muldoon |
| RL | 5 | Dan Tuohy |
| LL | 4 | Ed O'Donoghue |
| TP | 3 | Tony Buckley |
| HK | 2 | Seán Cronin |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | David Wallace |
| SH | 20 | Tomás O'Leary |
| FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Paul Warwick |
| RW | 14 | Cédric Heymans |
| OC | 13 | Casey Laulala |
| IC | 12 | Seru Rabeni |
| LW | 11 | David Smith |
| FH | 10 | Brock James |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | George Smith |
| OF | 7 | Xavier Rush (c) |
| BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Jérôme Thion |
| TP | 3 | Census Johnston |
| HK | 2 | Schalk Brits |
| LP | 1 | David Barnes |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît August |
| PR | 17 | Julian White |
| N8 | 18 | Rodney So'oialo |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Byron Kelleher |
| SH | 21 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| CE | 22 | Fabrice Estebanez |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* As is typical for Barbarians matches, this was an uncapped match for Ireland.
* 5 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 49–3 | Fiji |
| Try: Beale (2) 10' c, 77' c Brown 39' c Cooper 43' c Ioane (2) 50' c, 66' c Mitchell 63' c Con: Giteau (6/6) Cooper (1/1) | Report | Pen: Rawaqa (1/1) 27' |
* Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 15,438 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Kurtley Beale |
| RW | 14 | Digby Ioane |
| OC | 13 | Rob Horne | 20' to 31' | 20' to 31' |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| LW | 11 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | 56' |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | Luke Burgess |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Brown |
| OF | 7 | David Pocock | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c) |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Dean Mumm |
| TP | 3 | Salesi Ma'afu | 52' | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Huia Edmonds | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Ben Alexander | 61' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Saia Fainga'a | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Pekahou Cowan | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Mark Chisholm |
| FL | 19 | Matt Hodgson | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Josh Valentine |
| WG | 21 | Drew Mitchell | 20' | 31' | 56' |
| FH | 22 | James O'Connor |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||
| FB | 15 | Taniela Rawaqa |
| RW | 14 | Sireli Bobo |
| OC | 13 | Rupeni Caucaunibuca | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Saula Radidi | | 54' |
| LW | 11 | Timoci Nagusa |
| FH | 10 | Waisea Luveniyali | | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Emosi Vucago | 53' to 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Jone Qovu |
| OF | 7 | Jimilai Nakaidawa | 7' to 15' | 7' to 15' | 74' |
| BF | 6 | Anthony Wise | | 54' |
| RL | 5 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu |
| LL | 4 | Seko Kalou |
| TP | 3 | Deacon Manu (c) |
| HK | 2 | Talemaitoga Tuapati | | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | | 73' | | | 77' | 79' |
| Substitutes: ||
| PR | 16 | Graham Dewes | | 73' | 75' to 80' |
| HK | 17 | Viliame Veikoso | | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Rupeni Nasiga | | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Samu Bola | | 7' | 15' | 74' | 77' to 79' | 77' to 79' |
| SH | 20 | Vitori Buatava | | 67' |
| WG | 21 | Nemani Nadolo | | 65' |
| WG | 22 | Ropate Ratu | | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Sam Domoni ||
* 5 June 2010 14:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
| Wales | 31–34 | South Africa |
| Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A. W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c de Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn (1/1) 55' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | James Hook |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton | 77' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Deiniol Jones | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alun Wyn Jones | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker | 77' |
| SH | 20 | Richie Rees |
| FH | 21 | Dan Biggar |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Bishop |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | François Steyn | 75' |
| RW | 14 | Gio Aplon |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | Juan de Jongh |
| LW | 11 | Odwa Ndungane | 33' |
| FH | 10 | Ruan Pienaar |
| SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie |
| N8 | 8 | Joe van Niekerk |
| OF | 7 | Dewald Potgieter | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Danie Rossouw | 76' |
| TP | 3 | BJ Botha | 57' |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) |
| LP | 1 | CJ van der Linde | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Jannie du Plessis | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alistair Hargreaves | 76' |
| N8 | 19 | Ryan Kankowski | 55' |
| FH | 20 | Meyer Bosman |
| FB | 21 | Zane Kirchner | 75' |
| WG | 22 | Bjorn Basson | 33' |
| Coach: ||
| Peter de Villiers ||

### Week 3

* 8 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)
| Australian Barbarians | 28–28 | England |
| | Report | |
* Perth Oval, Perth Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* 12 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 66–28 | Ireland |
| Try: C. Smith (2) 10' c, 47' c Read 21' c B. Franks 27' c Cowan (2) 30' c, 33' c S. Whitelock (2) 50' c, 78' c Tialata 65' c Con: Carter (7/7) Weepu (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 4' | Report | Try: Tuohy 36' c O'Driscoll 54' c Bowe 60' c D'Arcy 75' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) Sexton (1/1) |
* Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| RW | 14 | Cory Jane | 63' |
| OC | 13 | Conrad Smith |
| IC | 12 | Benson Stanley |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino | 38' |
| RL | 5 | Anthony Boric |
| LL | 4 | Brad Thorn | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Ben Franks | 52' | 70' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Aled de Malmanche | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Neemia Tialata | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Victor Vito | 38' |
| SH | 20 | Piri Weepu | 40' |
| FH | 21 | Aaron Cruden | 54' |
| WG | 22 | Zac Guildford | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney | | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | | 70' | 24' to 34' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip | 15' |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | John Muldoon | | 32' |
| RL | 5 | Mick O'Driscoll | | 36' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Tony Buckley |
| HK | 2 | Seán Cronin | | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | John Fogarty | | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | | 77' |
| LK | 18 | Dan Tuohy | | 36' |
| FL | 19 | Shane Jennings | | 32' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | | 70' |
| FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton | | 70' |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Dan Carter became the fourth player in history to score 1,000 test points, after Jonny Wilkinson, Neil Jenkins and Diego Domínguez. He ended the day in third on the all-time list, surpassing Domínguez.
* Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) made his international debut.
* 12 June 2010 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)
| Australia | 27–17 | England |
| Try: Elsom 17' c Cooper (2) 30' c, 56' c Con: O'Connor (3/3) Pen: O'Connor 72' Cooper 78' | Report | Try: Penalty try (2) 53' c, 70' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood 43' |
* Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 32,228 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | James O'Connor |
| RW | 14 | Digby Ioane |
| OC | 13 | Rob Horne |
| IC | 12 | Berrick Barnes |
| LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | Luke Burgess |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Brown |
| OF | 7 | David Pocock |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c) |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Dean Mumm |
| TP | 3 | Salesi Ma'afu |
| HK | 2 | Saia Fainga'a |
| LP | 1 | Ben Daley |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huia Edmonds |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper |
| LK | 18 | Mark Chisholm |
| FL | 19 | Matt Hodgson |
| SH | 20 | Will Genia |
| WG | 21 | Peter Hynes |
| FB | 22 | Kurtley Beale |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Chris Ashton |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Tim Payne |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter |
| PR | 17 | David Wilson |
| LK | 18 | Courtney Lawes |
| FL | 19 | James Haskell |
| SH | 20 | Ben Youngs |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Team manager: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* 12 June 2010 14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 42–17 | France |
| Try: Spies 2' c Aplon (2) 7' c, 49' c Steenkamp 31' m Louw 75' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (3/3) 10', 23', 46' | Report | Try: Rougerie 28' c Andreu 79' c Con: Parra (1/1) Skrela (1/1) Pen: Parra (1/1) 40+3' |
* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Zane Kirchner | | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Gio Aplon |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie | | 30' to 35' | 30' to 35' |
| IC | 12 | Wynand Olivier | | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn | | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie |
| N8 | 8 | Pierre Spies |
| OF | 7 | Francois Louw |
| BF | 6 | Schalk Burger | | 50' | 57' | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Danie Rossouw | | 60' |
| TP | 3 | BJ Botha | | 56' |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) | | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Gurthrö Steenkamp |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle | | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Jannie du Plessis | | 56' |
| LK | 18 | Flip van der Merwe | 69' to 79' | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Dewald Potgieter | | 50' | 57' to 60' | 57' to 60' |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar | | 65' |
| CE | 21 | Juan de Jongh | | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Jean de Villiers | | 30' | 35' | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Peter de Villiers ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty | | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz |
| LW | 11 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Wenceslas Lauret | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Romain Millo-Chluski | | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo | | 40' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Julien Pierre | | 52' |
| N8 | 19 | Louis Picamoles | | 52' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 74' to 80' | 66' |
| FH | 21 | David Skrela | | 71' |
| WG | 22 | Marc Andreu | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* 12 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 16–24 | Scotland |
| Try: Tiesi 3' m Leguizamón 30' m Pen: Contepomi (2) 12', 80' | Report | Pen: Parks (6) 6', 23', 39', 52', 68', 80+3' Drop: Parks (2) 40+5', 75' |
* Estadio Monumental Jose Fierro, Tucumán Attendance: 31,898 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Martín Rodríguez |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Fernández |
| LW | 11 | Horacio Agulla |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi (c) |
| SH | 9 | Alfredo Lalanne |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| OF | 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
| BF | 6 | Genaro Fessia |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy |
| PR | 17 | Marcos Ayerza |
| LK | 18 | Mariano Galarza |
| FL | 19 | Alejandro Campos |
| SH | 20 | Agustín Figuerola |
| FH | 21 | Ignacio Mieres |
| FB | 22 | Lucas González Amorosino |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Phelan ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Max Evans |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |
| N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton |
| TP | 3 | Moray Low |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |
| PR | 17 | Geoff Cross |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |
| FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Phil Godman |
| FB | 22 | Jim Thompson |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Scotland become the first side to defeat Argentina in Tucumán.

### Week 4

* 15 June 2010 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australian Barbarians | 9–15 | England |
| | Report | |
* Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
* 18 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand Maori | 31–28 | Ireland XV |
| Try: Gear Sweeny Lowe Con: McAlister (1/3) Ripia (1/1) Pen: McAlister (3/3) Ripia (1/1) | Report | Try: Wallace Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (7/8) |
* Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
* 19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 42–9 | Wales |
| Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63' | Report | Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones 3' |
* Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| RW | 14 | Cory Jane |
| OC | 13 | Conrad Smith |
| IC | 12 | Benson Stanley |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter |
| SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Victor Vito |
| RL | 5 | Anthony Boric |
| LL | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Ben Franks |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Aled de Malmanche |
| PR | 17 | Tony Woodcock |
| LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock |
| FL | 19 | Adam Thomson |
| SH | 20 | Piri Weepu |
| FH | 21 | Aaron Cruden |
| CE | 22 | Richard Kahui |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Bishop |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Gavin Thomas |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |
| FH | 21 | Dan Biggar |
| CE | 22 | Jonathan Davies |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* This was intended to be the last rugby test played at Carisbrook; however, the stadium would host the All Blacks' 2011 World Cup warm-up match against Fiji. Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium, ultimately opened in August 2011.
* 19 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 20–21 | England |
| Try: Giteau (2) 21', 41' Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/6) 7', 14' | Report | Try: Youngs 17' c Ashton 26' m Con: Flood (1/2) Pen: Flood (2/3) 2', 44' Wilkinson (1/2) 51' |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 48,392 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | James O'Connor |
| RW | 14 | Drew Mitchell |
| OC | 13 | Rob Horne |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| LW | 11 | Digby Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | Will Genia |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Brown |
| OF | 7 | David Pocock |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c) |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| LL | 4 | Dean Mumm |
| TP | 3 | Salesi Ma'afu |
| HK | 2 | Saia Fainga'a |
| LP | 1 | Ben Daley |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huia Edmonds |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper |
| LK | 18 | Mark Chisholm |
| FL | 19 | Matt Hodgson |
| SH | 20 | Luke Burgess |
| FH | 21 | Berrick Barnes |
| CE | 22 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Chris Ashton |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Tim Payne |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter |
| PR | 17 | David Wilson |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |
| FL | 19 | James Haskell |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| WG | 22 | Delon Armitage |
| Team manager: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* This was England's first victory in the Southern Hemisphere since the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
* 19 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 29–13 | Italy |
| Try: Habana 17' c Louw 30' m Steyn 39' c Kirchner 48' c Con: Steyn (3/4) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Parisse 63' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 12', 68' |
* Witbank Stadium, Witbank Attendance: 12,560 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
| FB | 15 | Zane Kirchner |
| RW | 14 | Gio Aplon |
| OC | 13 | Jean de Villiers |
| IC | 12 | Butch James |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn |
| SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie |
| N8 | 8 | Pierre Spies |
| OF | 7 | Dewald Potgieter |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield (c) |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis |
| HK | 2 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |
| LP | 1 | Gurthrö Steenkamp |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Bandise Maku |
| PR | 17 | CJ van der Linde |
| LK | 18 | Alistair Hargreaves |
| N8 | 19 | Ryan Kankowski |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar |
| CE | 21 | Juan de Jongh |
| WG | 22 | Bjorn Basson |
| Coach: ||
| Peter de Villiers ||
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Pratichetti |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Craig Gower |
| SH | 9 | Tito Tebaldi |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Simone Favaro |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| LL | 4 | Valerio Bernabò |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Lorenzo Cittadini |
| LK | 18 | Marco Bortolami |
| FL | 19 | Paul Derbyshire |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone |
| FH | 21 | Riccardo Bocchino |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Canale |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* 19 June 2010 15:45 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 9–13 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
| FB | 15 | Martín Rodríguez |
| RW | 14 | Lucas González Amorosino |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Fernández |
| LW | 11 | Horacio Agulla |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi (c) |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Figuerola |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| OF | 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
| BF | 6 | Genaro Fessia |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy |
| PR | 17 | Marcos Ayerza |
| LK | 18 | Santiago Guzmán |
| FL | 19 | Alejandro Campos |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Vergallo |
| CE | 21 | Rafael Carballo |
| WG | 22 | Lucas Borges |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Phelan ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Max Evans |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Simon Danielli |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |
| N8 | 8 | John Barclay |
| OF | 7 | Johnnie Beattie |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton |
| TP | 3 | Moray Low |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |
| FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Phil Godman |
| CE | 22 | Nick De Luca |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Scotland earn their first series win ever against Argentina.

### Week 5

* 23 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand Māori | 35–28 | England |
| Try: Hosea Gear (3) 13', 42', 45' Liam Messam 18' Con: Luke McAlister (3) 15', 19', 44' Pen: Luke McAlister 11' Willie Ripia (2) 73', 75' | Report | Try: Steffon Armitage 4' Danny Care 48' Chris Ashton 40' Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) 5', 39' Pen: Charlie Hodgson (3) 2', 9', 34' |
* McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Robbie Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Dwayne Sweeney |
| IC | 12 | Luke McAlister |
| LW | 11 | Hosea Gear |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Brett |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith |
| N8 | 8 | Liam Messam (c) |
| OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer |
| BF | 6 | Karl Lowe |
| RL | 5 | Jarrad Hoeata |
| LL | 4 | Hayden Triggs |
| TP | 3 | Ben Afeaki |
| HK | 2 | Corey Flynn |
| LP | 1 | Clint Newland |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles |
| PR | 17 | Bronson Murray |
| LK | 18 | Isaac Ross |
| FL | 19 | Colin Bourke |
| SH | 20 | Ruki Tipuna |
| FH | 21 | Willie Ripia |
| CE | 22 | Jackson Willison |
| Coach: ||
| Jamie Joseph ||
| FB | 15 | Delon Armitage |
| RW | 14 | David Strettle |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | Chris Ashton |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care |
| N8 | 8 | Phil Dowson |
| OF | 7 | Steffon Armitage |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |
| LL | 4 | Dave Attwood |
| TP | 3 | Paul Doran-Jones |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | David Flatman |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber |
| PR | 17 | Dan Cole |
| N8 | 18 | Dan Ward-Smith |
| FL | 19 | James Haskell |
| SH | 20 | Ben Youngs |
| FH | 21 | Shane Geraghty |
| FB | 22 | Ben Foden |
| Team manager: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* 26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 29–10 | Wales |
| Try: Jane 24' Cruden 80' Con: Carter 25' Weepu 80' Pen: Carter (5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55' | Report | Try: Roberts 77' Con: James 78' Pen: Halfpenny 3' |
* Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Cory Jane |
| OC | 13 | Richard Kahui |
| IC | 12 | Benson Stanley |
| LW | 11 | Zac Guildford |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter |
| SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino |
| RL | 5 | Tom Donnelly |
| LL | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| TP | 3 | Neemia Tialata |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Aled de Malmanche |
| PR | 17 | Owen Franks |
| LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock |
| FL | 19 | Adam Thomson |
| SH | 20 | Piri Weepu |
| FH | 21 | Aaron Cruden |
| WG | 22 | Rene Ranger |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Gavin Thomas |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | Craig Mitchell |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |
| SH | 20 | Richie Rees |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| WG | 22 | Will Harries |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* This was referee Jonathan Kaplan's 17th game involving New Zealand, a new refereeing record for games involving any one country.
* 26 June 2010 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 22–15 | Ireland |
| Try: Burgess 17' Cooper 39' Pen: Cooper (2) 12', 33' Giteau (2) 52', 61' | Report | Pen: Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35' |
* Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 45,498 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | James O'Connor |
| RW | 14 | Drew Mitchell |
| OC | 13 | Rob Horne |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| LW | 11 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| FH | 10 | Quade Cooper |
| SH | 9 | Luke Burgess |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Brown |
| OF | 7 | David Pocock |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c) |
| RL | 5 | Mark Chisholm |
| LL | 4 | Dean Mumm |
| TP | 3 | Salesi Ma'afu |
| HK | 2 | Saia Fainga'a |
| LP | 1 | Ben Daley |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huia Edmonds |
| PR | 17 | James Slipper |
| LK | 18 | Mitch Chapman |
| FL | 19 | Matt Hodgson |
| SH | 20 | Josh Valentine |
| FH | 21 | Berrick Barnes |
| FB | 22 | Kurtley Beale |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Paddy Wallace |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary |
| N8 | 8 | Chris Henry |
| OF | 7 | Shane Jennings |
| BF | 6 | Niall Ronan |
| RL | 5 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Tony Buckley |
| HK | 2 | Seán Cronin |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Damien Varley |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court |
| LK | 18 | Dan Tuohy |
| FL | 19 | Rhys Ruddock |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* 26 June 2010 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | 55–11 | Italy |
| Try: Steyn (2) 11' c, 30' c Spies 37' c du Plessis 51' c Habana 56' c Van der Merwe 60' c BJ Botha 70' c Con: Steyn (6/6) Pienaar (1/1) Pen: Steyn (2) 4', 20' | Report | Try: Sepe 65' m Pen: Bergamasco (2) 8', 14' |
* Buffalo City Stadium, East London Attendance: 12,984 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
| FB | 15 | Gio Aplon |
| RW | 14 | Jean de Villiers |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | Juan de Jongh |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn |
| SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie |
| N8 | 8 | Pierre Spies |
| OF | 7 | Francois Louw |
| BF | 6 | Schalk Burger |
| RL | 5 | Andries Bekker |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) |
| LP | 1 | Gurthrö Steenkamp |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |
| PR | 17 | BJ Botha |
| LK | 18 | Flip van der Merwe |
| FL | 19 | Dewald Potgieter |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar |
| FH | 21 | Butch James |
| CE | 22 | Wynand Olivier |
| Coach: ||
| Peter de Villiers ||
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Michele Sepe |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Andrea Masi |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Craig Gower |
| SH | 9 | Simon Picone |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Paul Derbyshire |
| BF | 6 | Manoa Vosawai |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| PR | 17 | Franco Sbaraglini |
| LK | 18 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| FL | 19 | Alessandro Zanni |
| SH | 20 | Tito Tebaldi |
| FH | 21 | Riccardo Bocchino |
| WG | 22 | Matteo Pratichetti |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* Springbok captain John Smit became the first rugby player to win 50 tests as captain.
* Bryan Habana scored his 38th test try, equalling the South African record of Joost van der Westhuizen.
* 26 June 2010 15:30 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 41–13 | France |
| Try: Fernández Lobbe 40' c Contepomi (2) 48' c, 68' c González Amorosino 58' m Con: Contepomi (3/4) Pen: Contepomi (5) 4', 8', 26', 37', 65' | Report | Try: Malzieu 53' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Porical 2' Parra 18' |
* José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 32,460 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Martín Rodríguez |
| RW | 14 | Lucas González Amorosino |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Fernández |
| LW | 11 | Rafael Carballo |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi (c) |
| SH | 9 | Nicolás Vergallo |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| OF | 7 | Alejandro Campos |
| BF | 6 | Genaro Fessia |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy |
| PR | 17 | Marcos Ayerza |
| PR | 18 | Juan Figallo |
| LK | 19 | Mariano Galarza |
| FL | 20 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
| SH | 21 | Agustín Figuerola |
| WG | 22 | Horacio Agulla |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Phelan ||
| FB | 15 | Jérôme Porical |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | Lionel Mazars |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Louis Picamoles |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| LP | 1 | Fabien Barcella |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| LK | 18 | Julien Pierre |
| FL | 19 | Grégory Lamboley |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FB | 21 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| WG | 22 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* This game was referee Stuart Dickinson's 50th test match.
* Argentina score their biggest win ever over France. The Pumas' previous record win over Les Bleus was their 34–10 win in the third-place game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
* Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi became the 18th player in history to amass 500 career test points.