The 2005 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the
Northern Hemisphere
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) refers to the
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* Test match (association football)
...
played during between May and July in 2005. It will coincide with the
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
In 2005, the British & Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing seven matches against first and second division teams from the National Provincial Championship, one match against the New Zealand Mao ...
, playing a 3-test tour against
New Zealand. Wales toured North America, playing against
Canada and the
United States, while
Ireland played two tests against
Japan
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.
Scotland played one test against
Romania due to the Lions tour, while
Italy played two tests against
Argentina and a single test against
Australia
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.
France toured South Africa for two tests before playing a single test against Australia. Ahead of the Lions series, New Zealand played
Fiji
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as a warm-up, while Australia warmed-up against
Samoa ahead of the French and Italian clashes. In addition to these two tier 2 sides, Japan played Argentina and
Uruaguy losing both matches before the Irish test series.
Overview
Series
Other tours
Matches
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Week 10
See also
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Mid-year rugby union test series ''For the most recent Mid-year window go to 2022 July rugby union tests''
The July Tests, also known as the summer Tests or mid-year Tests, are international rugby union matches played around the month of July each year. They include traditional su ...
*
2005 end-of-year rugby union tests
*
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
In 2005, the British & Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing seven matches against first and second division teams from the National Provincial Championship, one match against the New Zealand Mao ...
*
2005 Churchill Cup
The 2005 Churchill Cup was held between 14 June and 21 June 2005 in Edmonton, Canada. It was the third edition of the Churchill Cup competition. three of the four rugby union teams taking part in the 2004 men's competition, Canada, England A, t ...
References
External links
*http://www.rugbydata.com
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2004–05 in European rugby union
2005–06 in European rugby union
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2005 in North American rugby union
2005 in South American rugby union
2005 in South African rugby union
2004–05 in Japanese rugby union