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The 2008 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the
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played from May to July 2008; they were mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. For
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and
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they were preparation for the
2008 Tri-Nations The 2008 Tri Nations Series was the thirteenth annual Tri Nations competition between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The All Blacks won the series on 13 September 2008 after defeating Australia in th ...
. The
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, an invitational club side, also conducted a three-match tour.


Overview


Series


Other tours


Barbarians matches

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International matches

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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 ...
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2008 end-of-year rugby union tests The 2008 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, the Pacific Islanders and Canada tour the northern hemisphere. The tour ended with the traditional 'final challenge' Bar ...
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2008 Asian Five Nations ''For divisional competitions, see: 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments'' The 2008 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2008 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the inaugural series of the newly formatted Asian rugby un ...
* 2008 IRB Churchill Cup *
2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This y ...
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2008 IRB Nations Cup The 2008 IRB Nations Cup was the third edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (Emerging Springboks and Italy A) aga ...


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