2012 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2012 end of year rugby tests, also known as the 2012 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, is a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between the visiting Southern Hemisphere countries, Argentina, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga, and the European sides, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

During this year's end-of-year International season, the IRB set up a new scheme to improve competitiveness ahead of the next World Cup. They introduced an International Rugby Series that included Tier 2 nations Tonga, Canada, Russia, Samoa and the United States. The first tournament was held at Colwyn Bay's Eirias Park in North Wales.

The tournament matches are in addition to those tests played between Tier 1 and Tier 2 nations which are an opportunity for emerging rugby nations to play the world's best teams in June and November. Several matches were played between Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams in 2012. Wales and France hosted Samoa, England and Ireland hosted Fiji and Scotland and Italy hosted Tonga.

The IRB also applied non-test matches to the end-of year season to help increase competitiveness in Tier 2 nations.^[1] English Domestic clubs hosted international sides to help towards the new scheme, with Gloucester hosting Fiji, and the Newcastle Falcons hosting Tonga. The scheme also helped Japan, by including fixtures against a Basque select side, and the French Barbarians for the third time in 2012. Touring representative side Māori All Blacks also faced an English domestic club, Leicester Tigers which was their first international match since Australia in 2010. The Māori All Blacks also faced an RFU Championship XV as well as the Canadian National side.^[2][3]

Both Georgia and Romania hosted Japan, while Portugal travelled to South America to play a two test tour, where they earn victories over Uruguay and Chile. Namibia hosted a tournament including Spain and Zimbabwe, with Spain winning both tests to clinch the tournament.

As in recent seasons, New Zealand and Australia played the final Bledisloe Cup match. New Zealand entered the match with a winning streak of 16 tests, 1 win away from the current Tier 1 world record of 17 consecutive wins, which they hold jointly with South Africa, but the absolute record is 18 which is held by Lithuania which is in Tier 3. New Zealand drew the match 18–18 with Australia and therefore ended their consecutive winning streak. This is the same scenario as in 2010, when New Zealand entered the final Bledisloe Cup match with a winning streak of 15 but lost to Australia 26–24.^[4]

End-of-year test matches

Bledisloe Cup – Part 3

20 October 2012 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	18–18	New Zealand
Pen: Harris (5/5) 2', 27', 31', 40', 74' Beale (1/2) 50'	Report	Pen: Carter (6/8) 6', 10', 52', 54', 66', 70'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 51,888 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Team details

Australia FB 15 Mike Harris RW 14 Nick Cummins  66' OC 13 Ben Tapuai IC 12 Pat McCabe LW 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper FH 10 Kurtley Beale SH 9 Nick Phipps  70' N8 8 Wycliff Palu  45' OF 7 Michael Hooper 54' to 64' BF 6 Scott Higginbotham RL 5 Nathan Sharpe (c) LL 4 Sitaleki Timani  20' TP 3 James Slipper  40' HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  72' LP 1 Benn Robinson Replacements: HK 16 James Hanson  72' PR 17 Sekope Kepu  40' LK 18 Kane Douglas  20'  64' FL 19 Dave Dennis  45' FL 20 Liam Gill  64' SH 21 Brett Sheehan  70' CE 22 Drew Mitchell  66' Coach: Robbie Deans New Zealand FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith  51' IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  61' LW 11 Hosea Gear FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Aaron Smith  59' N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Liam Messam 45' to 49'  70' RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Brodie Retallick TP 3 Charlie Faumuina  50' HK 2 Keven Mealamu  56' LP 1 Tony Woodcock 39' to 49' Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Hore  56' PR 17 Owen Franks  45'  49'  50' LK 18 Luke Romano  67' N8 19 Victor Vito  70' SH 20 Piri Weepu  59' FH 21 Aaron Cruden  61' WG 22 Ben Smith  51' Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Notes:

• James Hanson made his international debut for Australia in this match.
• Keven Mealamu won his 100th cap for the All Blacks, he became the 22nd international player and 3rd All Black to reach the landmark.
• Piri Weepu equalled the record held by Ollie le Roux for most international caps from the bench with his 43rd substitute appearance from his 66 caps.
• Tony Woodcock equalled the All Black record held by Kees Meeuws for most yellow cards in a career with his third yellow card.
• The draw ended New Zealand's 16-match winning streak, also ending their chances of surpassing Lithuania's record streak of 18 wins.
• This match ended New Zealand's sequence of 105 consecutive matches of scoring a try in a match, it was the first match the All Blacks didn't score a try since 2004. The run of 105 consecutive matches of scoring a try in a match remains an international rugby record.

Week 1

4 November 2012 14:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Oxford University	15–29	Russia
Try: Hudson Lamont Con: Marr (1/2) Pen: Marr (1/4)	Report	Try: Tsnobiladze Garbuzov Temnov Simplikevich (2) Con: Klyuchnikov (2/5)

Oxford University Sports Centre, Oxford Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)

Oxford University Coach: James Wade

Russian Coach: Kingsley Jones

Touch judges: Darren Gamage (England) Roy Maybank (England)

Notes:

• This match was not considered to be a Test Match. It is part of the scheme introduced by the IRB, to increase the number competitive matches for tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

Week 2

10 November 2012 16:00 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)

Romania	23–34	Japan
Try: Lemnaru 60' c Penalty try 73' c Con: Florea (2/2) 61', 73' Pen: Filip (3/5) 3', 17', 36'	Report (In Romanian)	Try: Kikutani 42' m Penalty try 70' c Onozawa 71' c Con: Goromaru (2/3) 71', 72' Pen: Goromaru (5/5) 7', 12', 22', 39', 80'

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details

Romania FB 15 Cătălin Fercu RW 14 Mădălin Lemnaru OC 13 Ionel Cazan  48' IC 12 Csaba Gál LW 11 Ionut Botezatu FH 10 Andrei Filip  58' SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c) OF 7 Viorel Lucaci  54' BF 6 Vasile Rus 38' to 48' RL 5 Marius Sirbe LL 4 Valentin Ursache  54' TP 3 Horaţiu Pungea  61' HK 2 Otar Turashvili LP 1 Petru Tamba Replacements: HK 16 Andrei Rădoi PR 17 Vlad Badalicescu  61' LK 18 Alin Coste  54' FL 19 Alex Manta  54' SH 20 Grigoras Diaconescu FH 21 Ionut Florea  58' WG 22 Constantin Gheară  48' PR 23 Romulus Boar Coach: Haralambie Dumitras Japan FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c) OC 13 Tomohiro Senba  76' IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 Kosei Ono SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  76' N8 8 Takashi Kikutani OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Hendrik Tui  66' RL 5 Luke Thompson  65' LL 4 Hitoshi Ono TP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita  65' HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Yusuke Nagae Replacements: HK 16 Haruki Ota PR 17 Takuma Asahara PR 18 Kensuke Hatakeyama  65' FL 19 Ryu Holani  76' LK 20 Michael Broadhurst  75' SH 21 Atsushi Hiwasa  76' FH 22 Yu Tamura CE 23 Go Aruga  76' Coach: Eddie Jones Touch judges: Christophe Berdos (France) Stéphane Pomarede (France)

10 November 2012 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	28–23	Tonga
Try: Cittadini 6' m Ghiraldini 39' c Penalty Try 63' c Con: Burton (2/3) 40', 64' Pen: Burton (3/3) 13', 27', 52'	Report	Try: Taumalolo 33' c Vainikolo 67' c Con: 'Apikotoa (2/2) 34', 68' Pen: 'Apikotoa (3/3) 3', 10', 24'

Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia[5] Attendance: 18,756 Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Team details

Italy FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Tommaso Iannone OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Kristopher Burton SH 9 Tobias Botes  71' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 23' to 33' OF 7 Robert Barbieri BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  64' RL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  62' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  62' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  71' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  71' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  71' PR 17 Alberto de Marchi  71' PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni  62' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  62' FL 20 Simone Favaro  64' SH 21 Edoardo Gori  71' FH 22 Luciano Orquera WG 23 Giovanbattista Venditti Coach: Jacques Brunel Tonga FB 15 Vunga Lilo 73' to 80' RW 14 Fetu'u Vainikolo OC 13 Suka Hufanga  71' IC 12 Sione Piukala  64' LW 11 William Helu FH 10 Fangatapu Apikotoa  75' SH 9 Taniela Moa (c) N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Sione Vaiomo'unga  62' BF 6 Steve Mafi RL 5 Lua Lokotui 60' to 70'  75' LL 4 Joe Tuineau TP 3 Halani Aulika  62' HK 2 Elvis Taione LP 1 Sona Taumalolo  71' Replacements: HK 16 Ilaisa Ma'asi  78' PR 17 Tevita Mailau  62' PR 18 Hale T-Pole  75' N8 19 Paula Kaho  62'  78' SH 20 Samisoni Fisilau  75' WG 21 Alipate Fatafehi  64' WG 22 Viliame Iongi  71' PR 23 Soane Tonga'uiha  71' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

10 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	54–12	Fiji
Try: Sharples 21' c, 57' c Penalty Try 35' c Monye 40' m Johnson 47 c Tuilagi 68' m, 75' c Con: Flood (4/6) 22', 35', 49', 58' Farrell (1/1) 76' Pen: Flood (3/3) 18', 25', 42'	Report	Try: Matawalu 55' m Kalou 79' c Con: Matavesi (1/2) 80' Pen: Matavesi (0/2)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details

England FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Charlie Sharples OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt LW 11 Ugo Monye  59' FH 10 Toby Flood  59' SH 9 Danny Care 9' to 19'  59' N8 8 Thomas Waldrom OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Johnson  59' RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Tom Palmer  50' TP 3 Dan Cole  63' HK 2 Tom Youngs  65' LP 1 Joe Marler  46' Replacements: HK 16 David Paice  65' PR 17 David Wilson  63' PR 18 Mako Vunipola  46' LK 19 Joe Launchbury  50' FL 20 Tom Wood  59' SH 21 Ben Youngs  59' FH 22 Owen Farrell  59' FB 23 Mike Brown  59' Coach: Stuart Lancaster Fiji FB 15 Simeli Koniferedi  40' RW 14 Samu Wara  67' OC 13 Vereniki Goneva IC 12 Sireli Naqelevuki LW 11 Watisoni Votu  72' FH 10 Metuisela Talebula SH 9 Nikola Matawalu N8 8 Akapusi Qera OF 7 Malakai Ravulo 30' to 40' BF 6 Api Naikatini  52' RL 5 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  73' LL 4 Leone Nakarawa TP 3 Deacon Manu (c) 29' to 39'  67' HK 2 Viliame Veikoso  47' LP 1 Pen Makutu Replacements: HK 16 Seremaia Naurere  47' PR 17 Setefano Somoca  30'  40' PR 18 Manasa Saulo  67' LK 19 Sekonaia Kalou  73' FL 20 Iliesa Ratuva  52' SH 21 Kelemedi Bola  72' CE 22 Ravai Fatiaki  67' CE 23 Josh Matavesi  40' Coach: Inoke Male Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

• This match marked the first time England sold out Twickenham for a match against a "Tier 2" nation.^[6]

10 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12–26	Argentina
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 5', 13', 26', 47'	Report	Try: Imhoff 54' c Camacho 59' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 55', 59' Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 3' Sánchez (1/3) 71' Drop: Sánchez 9' 51'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 51,442 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Team details

Wales FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Scott Williams IC 12 Jamie Roberts  23' LW 11 George North FH 10 Rhys Priestland SH 9 Tavis Knoyle  56' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  70' BF 6 Josh Turnbull RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  39' TP 3 Aaron Jarvis  60' HK 2 Matthew Rees  60' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  68' Replacements: HK 16 Richard Hibbard  60' PR 17 Ryan Bevington  68' PR 18 Paul James  60' FL 19 Rob McCusker  39' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  70' SH 21 Mike Phillips  56' FH 22 James Hook  23' FB 23 Liam Williams Coach: Rob Howley Argentina FB 15 Juan Martín Hernández  45' RW 14 Gonzalo Camacho OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi IC 12 Felipe Contepomi  13' LW 11 Juan Imhoff FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Martín Landajo  66' N8 8 Leonardo Senatore  56' OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón BF 6 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) RL 5 Julio Farías Cabello  64' LL 4 Manuel Carizza TP 3 Juan Figallo  66' HK 2 Eusebio Guiñazú  48' LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  78' Replacements: HK 16 Agustín Creevy  48' HK 17 Bruno Postiglioni  78' PR 18 Juan Gómez  66' LK 19 Tomás Vallejos  64' FL 20 Tomás Leonardi  56' SH 21 Nicolás Vergallo  66' WG 22 Horacio Agulla  45' FB 23 Joaquín Tuculet  13' Coach: Santiago Phelan Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

• The last time Argentina beat Wales at the Millennium Stadium was on 10 November 2001, exactly 11 years ago.

10 November 2012 17:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	12–16	South Africa
Pen: Sexton (4/6) 6', 10', 20', 30'	Report	Try: Pienaar 44' c Con: Lambie (1/1) 44' Pen: Lambie (3/6) 17', 51', 69'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 49,781 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Team details

Ireland FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Keith Earls IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  75' LW 11 Andrew Trimble  58' FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray  61' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) 42' to 52' OF 7 Chris Henry BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  70' RL 5 Mike McCarthy  70' LL 4 Donnacha Ryan 63' to 67' TP 3 Mike Ross  70' HK 2 Richardt Strauss 3' to 10'  75' LP 1 Cian Healy 41' to 45' Replacements: HK 16 Sean Cronin  3'  10'  75' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  41'  45' PR 18 Michael Bent  70' LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan  63'  67'  70' FL 20 Iain Henderson  70' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  61' FH 22 Ronan O'Gara  75' WG 23 Fergus McFadden  58' Coach: Declan Kidney South Africa FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 JP Pietersen 31' to 41' OC 13 Jaco Taute IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c) LW 11 Francois Hougaard FH 10 Pat Lambie SH 9 Ruan Pienaar N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Willem Alberts  64' BF 6 Francois Louw RL 5 Juandré Kruger LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  75' TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  55' HK 2 Adriaan Strauss LP 1 CJ van der Linde  63' Replacements: HK 16 Schalk Brits PR 17 Heinke van der Merwe  63' PR 18 Pat Cilliers  55' LK 19 Flip van der Merwe  70' FL 20 Marcell Coetzee  64' FH 21 Morné Steyn CE 22 Juan de Jongh WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo Coach: Heyneke Meyer Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia) Luke Pierce (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

• Michael Bent, Iain Henderson, David Kilcoyne and Richardt Strauss made their full international debuts for Ireland in this match.
• South Africa's and Ireland's respective starting hookers Adriaan and Richardt Strauss are cousins, the latter qualifying on residency grounds.
• Ireland's Ronan O'Gara earned his 127th international cap (125 with Ireland and 2 with the British and Irish Lions) and overcame Brian O'Driscoll to become the sole second most-capped player in rugby union history behind Australia's George Gregan (139).

10 November 2012 20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	33–6	Australia
Try: Picamoles 12' c Fofana 54' c Penalty Try 63' c Con: Michalak (3/3) 13', 55', 64' Pen: Michalak (2/2) 4', 36' Fritz (0/1) Parra (1/1) 75' Drop: Michalak 39'	Report	Pen: Harris (2/2) 8', 21'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details

France FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Florian Fritz  60' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Vincent Clerc FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  74' SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  63' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  64' OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  68' RL 5 Jocelino Suta LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) TP 3 Nicolas Mas  59' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  49' LP 1 Yannick Forestier  49' Replacements: HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  49' PR 17 Thomas Domingo  49' PR 18 Vincent Debaty  59' LK 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina  68' N8 20 Damien Chouly  64' SH 21 Morgan Parra  63' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  74' WG 23 Yoann Huget  60' Coach: Philippe Saint-André Australia FB 15 Mike Harris  55' RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper OC 13 Ben Tapuai IC 12 Pat McCabe LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 Kurtley Beale SH 9 Nick Phipps N8 8 Wycliff Palu  59' OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Dave Dennis  69' RL 5 Nathan Sharpe (c)  65' LL 4 Kane Douglas TP 3 Sekope Kepu  49' HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  59' LP 1 Benn Robinson 28' to 36'  65' Replacements: HK 16 Stephen Moore  59' PR 17 James Slipper  28'  36'  49' PR 18 Paddy Ryan  65' LK 19 Rob Simmons  65' N8 20 Radike Samo  59' FL 21 Liam Gill  69' SH 22 Brett Sheehan FH 23 Berrick Barnes  55' Coach: Robbie Deans Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Neil Paterson (Scotland) Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Yannick Forestier, Jocelino Suta and Sébastien Vahaamahina made their debuts for France in this match.
• Paddy Ryan made his debut for Australia in this match.
• This match ended Australia's 7-year long winning streak against France, France's previous victory against the Wallabies dating back to 5 November 2005 (26–16).
• The French came within one point of their largest ever victory against Australia (34–6 in 1976).

11 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	22–51	New Zealand
Try: Visser 12' c, 50' m Cross 40' c Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 13', 40' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 24'	Report	Try: Dagg 18' c Savea 29' c, 62' c Jane 33' c Hore 37' c Smith 75' c Con: Carter (6/6) 19', 31', 34', 39', 64', 77' Pen: Carter (3/4) 1', 28', 53'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Team details

Scotland FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Nick De Luca  64' IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  65' SH 9 Mike Blair  75' N8 8 Kelly Brown (c) OF 7 Ross Rennie  19' BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Jim Hamilton  58' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Geoff Cross HK 2 Ross Ford  64' LP 1 Ryan Grant  65' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Lawson  64' PR 17 Allan Jacobsen  65' PR 18 Kyle Traynor LK 19 Alastair Kellock  58' FL 20 Dave Denton  19' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  75' FH 22 Ruaridh Jackson  65' WG 23 Max Evans  64' Coach: Andy Robinson New Zealand FB 15 Israel Dagg  26' RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Ben Smith IC 12 Tamati Ellison LW 11 Julian Savea FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Piri Weepu  61' N8 8 Victor Vito OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Adam Thomson 44' to 54' RL 5 Sam Whitelock  67' LL 4 Luke Romano TP 3 Owen Franks  61' HK 2 Andrew Hore  61' LP 1 Wyatt Crockett  72' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  61' PR 17 Tony Woodcock  72' PR 18 Ben Franks  61' LK 19 Ali Williams  67' FL 20 Sam Cane SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow  61' FH 22 Beauden Barrett  26' CE 23 Ma'a Nonu Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Scotland became the first team to score 3 tries against the All Blacks since New Zealands loss against the Wallabies in August 2011.
• This match was the first time that Murrayfield Stadium was at capacity in an End of year test.
• The Scottish side only included one debut in this test – Henry Pyrgos
• All Blacks debuts – Dane Coles and Tawera Kerr-Barlow

11 November 2012[7] 17:30 UYST (UTC-3)

Uruguay	25–32	Portugal
Try: Martínez 7 m Penalty Try 25' c Mieres 61' c Con: Etcheverry (2/3) 26', 62' Pen: Etcheverry (2/4) 42', 48'	Report	Try: Aguilar 14' m Uva 38' c Le Roux 65' c Gonçalo Foro 70' c Con: Leal (3/4) 39', 66', 71' Pen: Leal (2/2) 10', 28'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Team details

Uruguay FB 15 Jerónimo Etcheverry RW 14 Francisco Bulanti  65' OC 13 Rodrigo Martinez IC 12 Santiago Gibernau  65' LW 11 Gastón Mieres FH 10 Alejo Durán  72' SH 9 Francisco Vecino N8 8 Juan Diego Ormaechea OF 7 Diego Magno BF 6 Alejandro Nieto RL 5 Mathias Palomeque  59' LL 4 Cristofer Soares de Lima  53' TP 3 Mario Sagario  72' HK 2 Nicolás Klappenbach (c)  53' LP 1 Alejo Corral  59' Replacements: HK 16 Arturo Ávalo  53' PR 17 Óscar Durán  72' PR 18 Juan Rombys  59' LK 19 Juan De Freitas  53' FL 20 Santiago Vilaseca  59' CE 21 Alberto Román  65' FH 22 Rodrigo Silva  72' WG 23 Leandro Leivas  65' Coach: Pablo Lemoine Portugal FB 15 Nuno Penha e Costa RW 14 Antonio Aguilar OC 13 Carl Murray  72' IC 12 Alex de Barros LW 11 Gonçalo Foro FH 10 Pedro Leal SH 9 Samuel Marques N8 8 Laurent Balangué OF 7 Tiago Girão BF 6 Jacques Le Roux RL 5 Gonçalo Uva (c) LL 4 David dos Reis  57' TP 3 Anthony Alves HK 2 João Correia  48' LP 1 Francisco Fernandes  48' Replacements: HK 16 Mike Tadjer  48' PR 17 Jorge Segurado  48' PR 18 Jose Leal da Costa LK 19 Eric dos Santos  57' FL 20 Francisco Sousa SH 21 Francisco Magalhães CE 22 José Lima  72' WG 23 Wilfried Rodrigues Coach: Errol Brain Touch judges: Felipe Balbontin (Chile) Henrique Platais (Brazil)

Week 3

13 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Leicester Tigers	32–24	Māori All Blacks
Try: Morris 17' c Thompstone 29' c Con: Ford (2/2) 18', 30' Pen: Ford (6/7) 2', 8', 12', 22', 43', 66'	Report	Try: Wilson 5' c Bateman 39' c Ngatai 63' c Con: Ripia (3/3) 6', 40', 64' Pen: Ripia (1/3) 33'

Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,206 Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Team details

Leicester Tigers FB O Mathew Tait RW N Niall Morris OC M Matt Smith  53' IC L Anthony Allen LW K Adam Thompstone  65' FH J George Ford SH I Patrick Phibbs  60' N8 G Jordan Crane  73' OF H Julian Salvi BF F Ed Slater RL E Graham Kitchener LL D Louis Deacon (c) TP C Fraser Balmain HK B George Chuter  65' LP A Boris Stankovich Replacements: PR P Jonny Harris HK Q Jimmy Stevens  65' PR R Kieran Brookes FL S Michael Noone N8 T Richard Thorpe  73' SH U Sam Harrison  60' CE V Daniel Bowden 57' to 67'  53' CE W Andy Forsyth  65' Coach: Richard Cockerill Māori All Blacks FB 15 Andre Taylor 11' to 21' RW 14 Kurt Baker OC 13 Charlie Ngatai  65' IC 12 Tim Bateman LW 11 Kade Poki  64' FH 10 Willie Ripia SH 9 Frae Wilson  57' N8 8 Elliot Dixon  57' OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c) BF 6 Shane Christie RL 5 Jason Eaton LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata 62' to 72'  72' TP 3 Ben Afeaki  68' HK 2 Hika Elliot  68' LP 1 Ben May  57' Replacements: HK 16 Quentin MacDonald  68' PR 17 Jacob Ellison  57' PR 18 Bronson Murray  68' LK 19 Romana Graham  72' FL 20 Nick Crosswell  57' SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park  57' CE 22 Jackson Willison  65' WG 23 Declan O'Donnell  64' Coach: Jamie Joseph Touch judges: Ian Tempest (England) Paul Dix (England))

Notes:

• The Tigers returned to using their traditional lettered-flocked jerseys for this non-test match.^[8] They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.^[9]

13 November 2012 19:45 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Gloucester	31–29	Fiji
Try: Cox 35' c Penalty try 55' c, 62' c Britton 74' c Con: Robson (4/4) 36', 56', 63', 75 Pen: Robson (1/3) 67'	Report	Try: Tuapati 19' m Matanavou 32' c Votu 44' m Con: Ralulu (1/3) 33' Pen: Ralulu (4/6) 6', 23', 58', 66'

Kingsholm, Gloucester[10] Attendance: 8,147 Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Team details

Gloucester FB 15 Martyn Thomas RW 14 Steph Reynolds OC 13 Drew Locke  75' IC 12 Tim Molenaar LW 11 Ian Clark FH 10 Dan Robson SH 9 Dave Lewis  64' N8 8 Peter Buxton (c) OF 7 Matthew Cox  61' BF 6 Ross Moriarty RL 5 Harry Casson LL 4 Will Graulich TP 3 Dario Chistolini  55' HK 2 Koree Britton  77' LP 1 Yann Thomas  67' Replacements: PR 16 Tommaso D'Apice  55' HK 17 Dan Murphy  77' PR 18 Tom Heard  67' FL 19 Ed King N8 20 Benjamin Sparks  61' SH 21 Brad Field  64' CE 22 George Boulton  75' FB 23 Steffan Hawley Coach: Nigel Davies Fiji FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 Timoci Matanavou OC 13 Samu Wara IC 12 Josh Matavesi  59' LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu SH 9 Kelemedi Bola  69' N8 8 Nemani Nagusa 62' to 72' OF 7 Samu Bola BF 6 Jovili Domolailai  72' RL 5 Sekonaia Kalou  72' LL 4 Api Ratuniyarawa TP 3 Manasa Saulo Ramumu  49' HK 2 Tuapati Talemaitoga  49' LP 1 Setefano Somoca (c)  65' Replacements: HK 16 Seremaia Naureuere  49' PR 17 Deacon Manu  59' PR 18 Pen Makutu 55' to 65'  49' LK 19 Apisai Naikatini  72' FL 20 Iliesa Ratuva  72' SH 21 Nikola Matawalu  69' CE 22 Ravai Fatiaki  65' WG 23 Aisea Natoga Coach: Inoke Male Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe (England) Greg Garner (England)

Notes:

• This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase competitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

13 November 2012 19:45 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Newcastle Falcons	24–13	Tonga
Try: MacLeod 27' c Penalty try 57' c Wilson 65' c Con: Hodgson (3/3) 28', 58', 66' Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 78'	Report	Try: Fono 6' m Helu 77' m Con: Paea (0/2) Pen: Paea (1/1) 43'

Kingston Park, Newcastle[11] Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Sean Davey (England)

Team details

Newcastle Falcons FB 15 Alex Tait RW 14 Andrew Higgins OC 13 Alex Crockett (c) IC 12 James Fitzpatrick  68' LW 11 Ryan Shortland FH 10 Joel Hodgson  78' SH 9 Warren Fury N8 8 Chris York OF 7 Mark Wilson BF 6 Scott MacLeod  78' RL 5 James Goode LL 4 Sean Tomes TP 3 James Hall  78' HK 2 Matt Thompson  68' LP 1 Grant Shiells  78' Replacements: PR 16 Michael Mayhew  68' HK 17 Scott Wilson  78' PR 18 James Hallam  78' FL 19 Joe Robinson  78' SH 20 Jordi Pasqualin FH 21 Waisea Luveniyali  78' CE 22 Jamie Helleur  68' FL 23 Ally Hogg Coach: Dean Richards Tonga FB 15 Sitaleki Lu'au  64' RW 14 Mateo Malupo OC 13 William Helu IC 12 Alipate Fatafehi LW 11 Apakuki Ma'afu FH 10 Eddie Paea SH 9 Viliame Iongi N8 8 Uamano Fono  68' OF 7 Nili Latu (c) BF 6 Hale T-Pole RL 5 Sione Timani  56' LL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Tevita Mailau HK 2 Aleki Lutui  68' LP 1 Soane Tonga'uiha  56' Replacements: HK 16 Kamaliele Sakalia  68' PR 17 Kisi Pulu LK 18 Samisoni Fifita Masima  56' FL 19 Sione Vaiomo'unga  68' SH 20 Taniela Moa CE 21 Suka Hufanga FB 22 Vunga Lilo  64' PR 23 Sona Taumalolo  56' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: Steve Lee (England) Darryl Chapman (England)

Notes:

• This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase competitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

16 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	19–26	Samoa
Try: Beck 32' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 33' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 15', 28', 49', 61	Report	Try: Autagavaia 1' c G Pisi 46' m Leota 77' m Con: T Pisi (1/3) 2' Pen: T Pisi (3/6) 40', 56', 65'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 44,329 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details

Wales FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Ashley Beck IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  37' SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  70' RL 5 Ian Evans  40' LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Aaron Jarvis  76' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  17' LP 1 Paul James  61' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  17' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  61' PR 18 Scott Andrews  76' LK 19 Luke Charteris  40' FL 20 Sam Warburton  70' SH 21 Tavis Knoyle FH 22 Rhys Priestland  37' CE 23 Scott Williams Coach: Rob Howley Samoa FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Paul Perez OC 13 George Pisi IC 12 Paul Williams 54' to 69'  74' LW 11 David Lemi (c) FH 10 Tusi Pisi  78' SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i N8 8 Tai Tu'ifua OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu BF 6 Ofisa Treviranus  69' RL 5 Filo Paulo  59' LL 4 Daniel Leo TP 3 Census Johnston  48' HK 2 Ole Avei  57' LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo Replacements: HK 16 Ti'i Paulo  57' PR 17 Viliamu Afatia PR 18 James Johnston  48' LK 19 Joe Tekori  59' FL 20 Tivani Fomai  69' SH 21 Jeremy Su'a  78' CE 22 Johnny Leota  54'  69'  74' WG 23 Robert Lilomaiava Coach: Stephen Betham Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Jérôme Garcès (France) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

17 November 2012 15:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	22–25	Japan
Try: Kvirikashvili 52' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 52' Pen: Kvirikashvili (5/6) 5', 7', 13', 43', 50'	Report	Try: Onozowa 40' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 40' Pen: Goromaru (5/5) 25', 35', 56', 66', 72' Drop: Ono 80'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Team details

Georgia FB 15 Irakli Kiasashvili RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Davit Kacharava IC 12 Merab Sharikadze  69' LW 11 Sandro Todua FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili  67' SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c)  67' N8 8 Mamuka Gorgodze OF 7 Vito Kolelishvili 35' to 45' BF 6 Shalva Sutiashvili RL 5 Levan Datunashvili  67' LL 4 Giorgi Nemsadze  59' TP 3 Davit Zirakashvili  54' HK 2 Shalva Mamukashvili  49' LP 1 Davit Khinchagishvili  59' Replacements: HK 16 Irakli Natriashvili  49' PR 17 Mikheil Nariashvili  58' PR 18 Davit Kubriashvili  54' LK 19 Vakhtang Maisuradze  58' SH 20 Giorgi Begadze  67' FL 21 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili  67' FH 22 Lasha Khmaladze  67' CE 23 Tedo Zibzibadze  69' Coach: [12] Milton Haig Japan FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Tokiashi Hirose (c) OC 13 Tomohiro Senba  58' IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa LW 11 Hirotoki Onozowa FH 10 Kosei Ono SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  67' N8 8 Takashi Kikutani OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Hendrick Tui  52' RL 5 Luke Thompson  52' LL 4 Hitoshi Ono TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  58' HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Yusuke Nagae Replacements: HK 16 Haruki Ota PR 17 Takuma Asahara PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita  58' LK 19 Michael Broadhurst  52' FL 20 Ryu Koliniasi Holani  52' SH 21 Atsushi Hiwasa  67' FH 22 Yuu Tamura CE 23 Go Aruga  58' Coach: Eddie Jones Touch judges: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania) Radu Petrescu (Romania)

17 November 2012 12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

RFU Championship XV	21–52	Māori All Blacks
Try: Mama 22' m Crane 78' c Con: Roberts (0/1) Sharp (1/1) 79' Pen: Roberts (3/5) 4', 11', 42'	Report	Try: O'Donnell 14' c Baker 28' c Elliot 33' c Renata 53' c Dixon 56' m Wilson 63' c Graham 72' c Willison 75' m Con: Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73' Renata (1/1) 54'

Castle Park, Doncaster Attendance: 4,956 Referee: David Rose (England)

Team details

RFU Championship XV FB 15 Dante Mama RW 14 Rhys Crane OC 13 Tim Streather IC 12 Charlie Hayter LW 11 Josh Bassett FH 10 Tristan Roberts  69' SH 9 Gavin Cattle (c)  54' N8 8 Ben Pienaar OF 7 Phil Burgess  56' BF 6 Jacob Rowan RL 5 Nic Rouse LL 4 Nathan Hannay  49' TP 3 Alan Paver  49' HK 2 Jon Vickers  71' LP 1 Mark Irish  56' Replacements: HK 16 Mark Stagg  71' PR 17 Tom Davies  56' PR 18 Oliver Tomaszczyk  49' LK 19 Calum Green  49' N8 20 Row Burrows  56' SH 21 Luke Baldwin  54' FH 22 Jake Sharp  69' WG 23 Mark Atkinson Coach: Mike Rayer Māori All Blacks FB 15 Trent Renata RW 14 Kurt Baker OC 13 Jackson Willison IC 12 Tim Bateman  44' LW 11 Declan O'Donnell FH 10 Willie Ripia SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  61' N8 8 Elliot Dixon OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c) BF 6 Nick Crosswell  46' RL 5 Romana Graham LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata  54' TP 3 Ben Afeaki HK 2 Hika Elliot  54' LP 1 Jacob Ellison  46' Replacements: HK 16 Quentin MacDonald  54' PR 17 Bronson Murray PR 18 Ben May  46' LK 19 Jason Eaton  54' FL 20 Shane Christie  46' SH 21 Frae Wilson  61' CE 22 Charlie Ngatai  44' FB 23 Andre Taylor Coach: Jamie Joseph Touch judges: Steve Lee (England) Simon McConnell (England) Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)

17 November 2012 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

Italy	10–42	New Zealand
Try: Sgarbi 25' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 26' Drop: Orquera 52'	Report	Try: Read 16' c Nonu 49' c Jane 67' c Savea 73' m, 75' c Con: Cruden (4/5) 16', 50', 68', 76' Pen: Cruden (3/3) 12', 19', 44'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Team details

Italy FB 15 Andrea Masi  61' RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco FH 10 Luciano Orquera SH 9 Edoardo Gori  56' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  48' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  65' RL 5 Francesco Minto LL 4 Antonio Pavanello  60' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  56' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  50' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  50' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  50' PR 17 Alberto de Marchi  50' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  56' LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys  60' FL 20 Mauro Bergamasco  65' N8 21 Robert Barbieri  48' SH 22 Tobias Botes  56' FB 23 Luke McLean  61' Coach: Jacques Brunel New Zealand FB 15 Beauden Barrett  54' RW 14 Hosea Gear OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Julian Savea FH 10 Aaron Cruden SH 9 Aaron Smith  63' N8 8 Kieran Read (c) OF 7 Sam Cane BF 6 Liam Messam RL 5 Brodie Retallick LL 4 Ali Williams  50' TP 3 Charlie Faumuina  46' HK 2 Keven Mealamu  42' LP 1 Tony Woodcock  64' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  42' PR 17 Wyatt Crockett  64' PR 18 Ben Franks  46' FL 19 Sam Whitelock  50' N8 20 Victor Vito SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow  63' FH 22 Dan Carter WG 23 Cory Jane  54' Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Peter Allan (Scotland) Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

17 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	14–20	Australia
Try: Tuilagi 38' m Con: Flood (0/1) Pen: Floos (3/3) 2', 23', 33'	Report	Try: Cummins 34' m Con: Barnes (0/1) Pen: Barnes (4/5) 30', 43', 49', 52' Drop: Barnes 12'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,361 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Team details

England FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt  73' LW 11 Charlie Sharples  60' FH 10 Toby Flood SH 9 Danny Care  60' N8 8 Thomas Waldrom OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Johnson  49' RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Tom Palmer  53' TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Tom Youngs  73' LP 1 Joe Marler  49' Replacements: HK 16 David Paice  73' PR 17 David Wilson PR 18 Mako Vunipola  49' LK 19 Joe Launchbury  53' FL 20 Tom Wood  49' SH 21 Ben Youngs  60' CE 22 Owen Farrell  73' WG 23 Mike Brown  60' Coach: Stuart Lancaster Australia FB 15 Berrick Barnes RW 14 Digby Ioane  69' OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 Ben Tapuai LW 11 Nick Cummins FH 10 Kurtley Beale SH 9 Nick Phipps N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Dave Dennis 55' to 66'  76' RL 5 Nathan Sharpe (c) LL 4 Sitaleki Timani TP 3 Ben Alexander  70' HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  40' LP 1 Benn Robinson  60' Replacements: HK 16 Stephen Moore  40' PR 17 James Slipper  60' PR 18 Sekope Kepu  70' N8 19 Radike Samo FL 20 Liam Gill  55'  66'  76' SH 21 Brett Sheehan CE 22 Mike Harris WG 23 Drew Mitchell  69' Coach: Robbie Deans Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

17 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	10–21	South Africa
Try: Pyrgos 50' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 51' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 9'	Report	Try: Strauss 20' m, 45' c Con: Lambie (1/2) 46' Pen: Lambie (3/3) 6', 13', 31'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 58,893 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Team details

Scotland FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Nick De Luca IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  68' SH 9 Mike Blair  47' N8 8 Dave Denton OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Kelly Brown (c) RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Richie Gray  22' TP 3 Euan Murray  68' HK 2 Ross Ford  68' LP 1 Ryan Grant Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall  68' PR 17 Kyle Traynor PR 18 Geoff Cross  68' LK 19 Alastair Kellock  22' N8 20 Stuart McInally SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  47' WG 22 Ruaridh Jackson  68' FB 23 Peter Murchie Coach: Andy Robinson South Africa FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Juan de Jongh IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c) LW 11 Francois Hougaard FH 10 Patrick Lambie  73' SH 9 Ruan Pienaar N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Willem Alberts  53' BF 6 Francois Louw RL 5 Juandré Kruger  69' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  52' HK 2 Adriaan Strauss  76' LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp  61' Replacements: HK 16 Schalk Brits  76' PR 17 Heinke van der Merwe  61' PR 18 CJ van der Linde  52' LK 19 Flip van der Merwe 76' to 80'  69' FL 20 Marcell Coetzee  53' FH 21 Morné Steyn  73' CE 22 Jaco Taute WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo Coach: Heyneke Meyer Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Cristophe Berdos (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

17 November 2012 17:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland XV	53–0	Fiji[13]
Try: Gilroy 9 c, 67' m, 72' c McFadden 20' c, 43' c Cronin 21' c Cave 30' m Marshall 78' m Con: Jackson (5/8) 10', 20', 22', 43', 72' Pen: Jackson (1/2) 6'	Report

Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 17,126 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Team details

Ireland XV FB 15 Denis Hurley  61' RW 14 Fergus McFadden OC 13 Darren Cave IC 12 Luke Marshall LW 11 Craig Gilroy FH 10 Paddy Jackson SH 9 Conor Murray  61' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)  75' OF 7 John Muldoon  43' BF 6 Iain Henderson RL 5 Dan Tuohy LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 Mike Ross  52' HK 2 Sean Cronin  61' LP 1 David Kilcoyne  46' Replacements: HK 16 Richardt Strauss  61' PR 17 Cian Healy  46' PR 18 Michael Bent  52' LK 19 Mike McCarthy  75' FL 20 Chris Henry 63' to 73'  43' SH 21 Paul Marshall  61' FH 22 Jonathan Sexton WG 23 Simon Zebo  61' Coach: Declan Kidney Fiji FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 Simeli Koniferedi  36' OC 13 Vereniki Goneva IC 12 Ravai Fatiaki  41' LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu SH 9 Nikola Matawalu  67' N8 8 Nemani Nagusa  60' OF 7 Malakai Ravulo BF 6 Iliesa Ratuva  67' RL 5 Api Naikatini LL 4 Leone Nakarawa  45' TP 3 Deacon Manu (c) HK 2 Viliame Veikoso  45'  67' LP 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  69' Replacements: PR 16 Tale Tuapati 66' to 76'  45' HK 17 Manasa Saulo PR 18 Setefano Somoca  69' LK 19 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa  45' FL 20 Joseva Domolailai  60' SH 21 Kelemedi Bola  67' CN 22 Saula Radidi  36' CN 23 Timoci Matanavou 46' to 56'  41' Coach: Inoke Male Touch judges: Neil Hennessy (Wales) Sean Brickell (Wales) Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

• This was a non-capped match for Ireland, but was a fully capped match for Fiji. The IRB gave this match a no-test status, which means rankings would not change regardless of the outcome but will be part of the new scheme to increase competitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

17 November 2012 21:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

France	39–22	Argentina
Try: Clerc 17' c, 21' c Nyanga 33' c Con: Michalak (3/3) 19', 21', 34' Pen: Michalak (5/6) 3', 59', 67', 72', 77' Drop: Michalak 46'	Report	Try: Bosch 4' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 5' Pen: Sánchez (4/5) 9', 13', 44', 55' Drop: Sánchez 65'

Grand Stade Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Team details

France FB 15 Brice Dulin  68' RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Florian Fritz  62' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Vincent Clerc FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  56' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  73' OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Yannick Nyanga RL 5 Yoann Maestri  60' LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) TP 3 Nicolas Mas  68' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50' LP 1 Yannick Forestier  50' Replacements: HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  50' PR 17 Thomas Domingo  50' PR 18 Vincent Debaty  68' LK 19 Jocelino Suta  60' N8 20 Damien Chouly  73' SH 21 Morgan Parra  56' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  68' WG 23 Yoann Huget  62' Coach: Philippe Saint-André Argentina FB 15 Lucas González Amorosino RW 14 Horacio Agulla  73' OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi  58' IC 12 Marcelo Bosch LW 11 Juan Imhoff FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Martín Landajo  62' N8 8 Leonardo Senatore  50' OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón BF 6 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) RL 5 Julio Farías Cabello  60' LL 4 Manuel Carizza TP 3 Juan Figallo  60' HK 2 Eusebio Guiñazú  47' LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  72' Replacements: HK 16 Agustín Creevy  47' PR 17 Nahuel Lobo  72' PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela  60' LK 19 Tomas Vallejos  60' FL 20 Tomás de la Vega  50' SH 21 Tomás Cubelli  62' WG 22 Gonzalo Camacho  58' FB 23 Joaquín Tuculet  73' Coach: Santiago Phelan Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

17 November 2012[14] 17:00 CLST (UTC-3)

Chile	22–28	Portugal
Try: Huete 28' c Con: Valderrama (1/1) 29' Pen: Pizzaro (1/4) 12' Valderrama (4/5) 24', 37', 45', 56'	Report	Try: Foro 49' c Con: Leal (1/1) 50' Pen: Leal (7/8) 4', 21', 33', 41', 60', 68', 77'

Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)

Team details

Chile FB 15 Javier Valderrama RW 14 Oliver Bassa OC 13 Germán Herrera IC 12 Jose Ignacio Larenas  76' LW 11 Francisco Neira FH 10 Benjamin Pizzaro 20' to 30'  68' SH 9 Atilio Menichetti  63' N8 8 Rodrigo Tobar (c) OF 7 Francisco Cabrera BF 6 Ignacio Silva  54' RL 5 Sergio Valdés LL 4 Pablo Huete  45' TP 3 Sergio de la Fuente  50' HK 2 Manuel Gurruchaga  50' LP 1 Francisco Deformes Replacements: HK 16 Alejandro Rios  50' PR 17 Ramon Ayarza PR 18 Jose Tomas Munita  50' LK 19 Rolando Pellerano  45' N8 20 Benjamin Soto  54' SH 21 Juan Pablo Perrota  63' FH 22 Juan Jose Ruiz  68' CE 23 Alvaro Tapia  76' Coach: Omar Turcumán Portugal FB 15 Nuno Penha e Costa  63' RW 14 Wilfried Rodrigues  58' OC 13 Carl Murray  71' IC 12 José Lima LW 11 Gonçalo Foro FH 10 Pedro Leal SH 9 Samuel Marques  60' N8 8 Tiago Girão OF 7 Jacques Le Roux 44' to 54'  54' BF 6 Eric dos Santos RL 5 Gonçalo Uva (c) LL 4 David dos Reis TP 3 Anthony Alves HK 2 João Correia LP 1 Francisco Fernandes  55' Replacements: HK 16 Mike Tadjer PR 17 Jorge Segurado  58' PR 18 Jose Leal da Costa LK 19 Fernando Almeida FL 20 Laurent Balangué  54' SH 21 Francisco Magalhães  60' CE 22 Alex de Barros  71' FB 23 António Maria de Aguilar  63' Coach: Errol Brain Touch judges: Henrique Platais (Brazil) Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Week 4

21 November 2012 19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Basque Selection	19–3	Japan
Try: Gerber 30' c, 51' m, 65' c Con: Yachvili (1/2) 53' Potgieter (1/1) 66'	Report (In French)	Pen: Tanabe (1/4) 5'

Estadio Mendizorroza, Vitoria Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Andrew McMenemy

Basque Coaches: Didier Pouyau Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Japan Coach: Eddie Jones

Touch judges: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland) Adrian Graves (Scotland)

Notes:

• This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase compitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

23 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Canada	19–32	Māori All Blacks
Try: Barkwill 70' c Con: Braid (1/1) 71' Pen: Pritchard (4/5) 24', 28', 39', 47'	Report	Try: Taylor 25' c Ngatai 79' c Con: Ripia (2/2) 26', 80' Pen: Ripia (6/7) 2', 11', 14', 32', 49', 57'

Oxford University Sports Centre, Oxford Referee: Martin Fox (England)

Team details

Canada FB 15 James Pritchard  63' RW 14 Jeff Hassler OC 13 Ciaran Hearn  78' IC 12 Phil Mackenzie LW 11 Taylor Paris FH 10 Connor Braid SH 9 Phil Mack N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c) OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole  58' BF 6 Tyler Ardron RL 5 Tyler Hotson  58' LL 4 Jebb Sinclair TP 3 Andrew Tiedemann  63' HK 2 Ryan Hamilton  43' LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: PR 16 Jason Marshall HK 17 Ray Barkwill  43' PR 18 Doug Wooldridge  63' LK 19 Brett Beukeboom  58' FL 20 John Moonlight  58' FB 21 Eric Wilson FH 22 Nathan Hirayama  63' WG 23 Sean Duke  78' Coach: Kieran Crowley Māori All Blacks FB 15 Trent Renata RW 14 Kurt Baker OC 13 Charlie Ngatai IC 12 Tim Bateman 52' to 62' LW 11 Andre Taylor  70' FH 10 Willie Ripia SH 9 Frae Wilson  58' N8 8 Elliot Dixon  58' OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c) BF 6 Shane Christie RL 5 Romana Graham 6' to 16' LL 4 Jason Eaton  49' TP 3 Ben May  58' HK 2 Quentin MacDonald  49' LP 1 Bronson Murray  40' Replacements: HK 16 Hika Elliot  49' PR 17 Jacob Ellison  58' PR 18 Ben Afeaki  40' LK 19 Jarrad Hoeata  49' FL 20 Nick Crosswell  58' SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park  58' CE 22 Jackson Willison  70' WG 23 Declan O'Donnell Coach: Jamie Joseph Touch judges: Ross Campbell (England) Roger Baileff (England)

Notes:

• This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase compitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.
• At the 21st minute, referee Martin Fox pulled a hamstring priming assistant referee Ross Campbell to take over as the official.

24 November 2012 15:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	19–24	Fiji
Try: Khinchagishvili 28' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 29' Pen: Kvirikashvili (4/7) 7', 14', 33', 40	Report	Try: Ratuva 11' c Goneva 18' m Con: Ralulu (1/2) 12' Pen: Ralulu (4/6) 5', 35', 66', 76'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details

Georgia FB 15 Irakli Kiasashvili  60' RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Davit Kacharava IC 12 Merab Sharikadze LW 11 Sandro Todua FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c) N8 8 Mamuka Gorgodze OF 7 Vito Kolelishvili BF 6 Shalva Sutiashvili  68' RL 5 Levan Datunashvili  65' LL 4 Kote Mikautadze TP 3 Davit Kubriashvili  51' HK 2 Irakli Natriashvili  60' LP 1 Davit Khinchagishvili  60' Replacements: HK 16 Shalva Mamukashvili  60' PR 17 Mikheil Nariashvili  60' PR 18 Davit Zirakashvili  51' LK 19 Vakhtang Maisuradze  65' SH 20 Giorgi Begadze N8 21 Beka Bitsadze  68' FH 22 Lasha Khmaladze  60' CE 23 Tedo Zibzibadze Coach: Milton Haig Fiji FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 Aisea Natoga  65' OC 13 Saula Radidi IC 12 Vereniki Goneva LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu SH 9 Nikola Matawalu  53' N8 8 Iliesa Ratuva  60' OF 7 Malakai Ravulo  62' BF 6 Api Naikatini 26' to 36'  53' RL 5 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa LL 4 Leone Nakarawa TP 3 Setefano Somoca (c)  78' HK 2 Viliame Veikoso  71' LP 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa  71' Replacements: HK 16 Tale Tuapati  71' PR 17 Manasa Saulo  78' PR 18 Seremaia Naureure  71' FL 19 Joseva Domolailai  53' N8 20 Nemani Nagusa  60' SH 21 Kelemedi Bola  53' WG 22 Samu Wara  65' FL 23 Samu Bola  62' Coach: Inoke Male

24 November 2012 14:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	46–24	Argentina
Try: Gilroy 10' c Sexton 15' c, 50' c Strauss 21' m Zebo 32' m Bowe 46' m, 72' c Con: Sexton (3/6) 12' 17', 52' O'Gara (1/1) 73' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 45'	Report	Try: Leonardi 76' c Fernández Lobbe 80' m Con: Hernández (1/1) 77' Pen: Sánchez (4/6) 13', 18', 30', 42'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 43,406 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details

Ireland FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Tommy Bowe  74' OC 13 Keith Earls IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Craig Gilroy FH 10 Johnny Sexton  72' SH 9 Conor Murray  72' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Chris Henry BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  72' RL 5 Mike McCarthy  62' LL 4 Donnacha Ryan TP 3 Mike Ross  67' HK 2 Richardt Strauss  74' LP 1 Cian Healy  74' Replacements: HK 16 Sean Cronin  74' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  74' PR 18 Michael Bent  67' LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan  62' FL 20 Iain Henderson  72' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  72' FH 22 Ronan O'Gara  72' WG 23 Fergus McFadden  74' Coach: Declan Kidney Argentina FB 15 Juan Martín Hernández RW 14 Gonzalo Camacho OC 13 Marcelo Bosch IC 12 Santiago Fernández LW 11 Juan Imhoff  53' FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez 21' to 24'  60' SH 9 Martín Landajo  68' N8 8 Leonardo Senatore  64'  73' OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  54' BF 6 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) RL 5 Julio Farías Cabello  77' LL 4 Manuel Carizza TP 3 Maximiliano Bustos 63' to 73'  73' HK 2 Eusebio Guiñazú  56' LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  68' Replacements: HK 16 Agustín Creevy  56' PR 17 Nahuel Lobo  68' PR 18 Francisco Gómez Kodela  64' LK 19 Tomas Vallejos  77' FL 20 Tomás Leonardi  54' SH 21 Nicolás Vergallo  68' CE 22 Gonzalo Tiesi  21'  24'  60' WG 23 Manuel Montero  53' Coach: Santiago Phelan Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Andrew Small (England) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

24 November 2012 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

Italy	19–22	Australia
Try: Barbieri 40' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 41' Pen: Orquera (4/5) 3', 33' 49', 54'	Report	Try: Cummins 18' c Con: Barnes (1/1) 19' Pen: Barnes (3/3) 6', 15', 24' Beale (2/2) 27', 29'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)

Team details

Italy FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco  53' FH 10 Luciano Orquera SH 9 Edoardo Gori  74' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Robert Barbieri 29' to 39'  59' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  68' RL 5 Francesco Minto LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  59' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  62' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  59' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  33' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  59' PR 17 Michele Rizzo  33' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  62' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  59' FL 20 Simone Favaro  59' N8 21 Manoa Vosawai  68' SH 22 Tobias Botes  74' FB 23 Luke McLean  53' Coach: Jacques Brunel Australia FB 15 Berrick Barnes RW 14 Nick Cummins  72' OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 Ben Tapuai LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Kurtley Beale SH 9 Brett Sheehan  31' N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Michael Hooper BF 6 Scott Higginbotham  66' RL 5 Nathan Sharpe (c) LL 4 Sitaleki Timani TP 3 Ben Alexander  72' HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson  37' Replacements: HK 16 James Hanson PR 17 James Slipper  37' PR 18 Sekope Kepu  72' FL 19 Dave Dennis  66' FL 20 Liam Gill SH 21 Nick Phipps  31' FB 22 Mike Harris WG 23 Digby Ioane 78' to 80'  72' Coach: Robbie Deans Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Neil Paterson (Scotland) Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

24 November 2012 16:00 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)

Romania	3–34	United States
Pen: Filip (1/3) 4'	Report	Try: Suniula 9' c Emerick 24' m Wyles 40' c, 45' m Ngwenya 64' c Con: Wyles (3/5) 10', 40', 65' Pen: Wyles (1/3) 37'

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Team details

Romania FB 15 Cătălin Fercu RW 14 Mădălin Lemnaru OC 13 Ionel Cazan  40' IC 12 Csaba Gál LW 11 Ionut Botezatu FH 10 Andrei Filip  75' SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Ovidiu Tonița  65' OF 7 Mihai Macovei (c) BF 6 Vasile Rus  51' RL 5 Alin Coste  71' LL 4 Cosmin Rațiu 48' to 58'  58' TP 3 Mihaï Lazăr  61' HK 2 Otar Turashvili LP 1 Petru Tamba  61' Replacements: HK 16 Andrei Rădoi  61' PR 17 Horaţiu Pungea  61' PR 18 Vlad Badalicescu  71' LK 19 Alex Manta  58' N8 20 Viorel Lucaci  65' SH 21 Grigoras Diaconescu FH 22 Ionut Florea  75' WG 23 Constantin Gheară  40' Coach: Haralambie Dumitras United States FB 15 Chris Wyles RW 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya OC 13 Paul Emerick  73' IC 12 Andrew Suniula  60' LW 11 Luke Hume FH 10 Toby L'Estrange SH 9 Mike Petri  60' N8 8 Todd Clever (c) OF 7 Peter Dahl  70' BF 6 John Quill  51' RL 5 Louis Stanfill  75' LL 4 Scott LaValla TP 3 Eric Fry HK 2 Chris Biller  60' LP 1 Shawn Pittman Replacements: HK 16 Derek Asbun  60' PR 17 Nick Wallace PR 18 Zachary Fenoglio LK 19 Graham Harriman  75' FL 20 Inaki Basauri  70' SH 21 Robbie Shaw  60' CN 22 Roland Suniula  60' WG 23 Zach Pangelinan  73' Coach: Mike Tolkin Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland) Ian Davies (Wales)

24 November 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	15–16	South Africa
Pen: Flood (2/3) 5', 12' Farrell (3/4) 61', 72', 78'	Report	Try: Alberts 43' c Con: Lambie 43' (1/1) Pen: Lambie (3/3) 8', 15', 25'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,151 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details

England FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Toby Flood 6' to 10'  45' SH 9 Ben Youngs  67' N8 8 Ben Morgan OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Wood  53' RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury  72' TP 3 Dan Cole  75' HK 2 Tom Youngs  67' LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  53' Replacements: HK 16 David Paice  67' PR 17 David Wilson  75' PR 18 Mako Vunipola  53' LK 19 Mouritz Botha  72' FL 20 James Haskell  53' SH 21 Danny Care  67' IC 22 Owen Farrell  6'  10'  45' CN 23 Jonathan Joseph Coach: Stuart Lancaster South Africa FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Juan de Jongh IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c) LW 11 Francois Hougaard FH 10 Pat Lambie SH 9 Ruan Pienaar N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Willem Alberts  56' BF 6 Francois Louw RL 5 Juandré Kruger LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  69' TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  40' HK 2 Adriaan Strauss  74' LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp  62' Replacements: HK 16 Schalk Brits  74' PR 17 Heinke van der Merwe  62' PR 18 Pat Cilliers  40' LK 19 Flip van der Merwe  69' FL 20 Marcell Coetzee  56' FH 21 Elton Jantjies CN 22 Jaco Taute WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo Coach: Heyneke Meyer Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

24 November 2012 15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	15–21	Tonga
Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 10', 38', 46', 55', 61' Heathcote (0/2)	Report	Try: Lokotui 51' c Vainikolo 65' m Con: Apikotoa (1/2) 52' Pen: Apikotoa (3/5) 5', 64', 72'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 20,306 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details

Scotland FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Max Evans  59' IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  67' SH 9 Henry Pyrgos  52' N8 8 David Denton  52' OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Alastair Kellock LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Euan Murray 51' to 53' HK 2 Scott Lawson  51' LP 1 Kyle Traynor Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall  51' PR 17 Gordon Reid PR 18 Geoff Cross  51'  53' FL 19 Grant Gilchrist FL 20 John Barclay  52' SH 21 Rory Lawson  52' FH 22 Tom Heathcote  67' CE 23 Nick De Luca  59' Coach: Andy Robinson Tonga FB 15 Vungakoto Lilo RW 14 Fetu'u Vainikolo OC 13 Suka Hufanga  67' IC 12 Sione Piukala LW 11 William Helu  75' FH 10 Fangatapu Apikotoa SH 9 Taniela Moa N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Nili Latu (c) 68' to 78' BF 6 Hale T-Pole  51' RL 5 Lua Lokotui 33' to 43' LL 4 Joe Tuineau  75' TP 3 Halani Aulika  45' HK 2 Elvis Taione  70' LP 1 Sona Taumalolo Replacements: HK 16 Ilaisa Ma'asi  70' PR 17 Tevita Mailau  45' PR 18 Kamaliele Sakalia FL 19 Steve Mafi 78' to 80'  51' LK 20 Sione Timani  75' WG 21 Viliame Iongi  75' CE 22 Eddie Paea CE 23 Alipate Fatafehi  67' Coach: Mana Otai Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Notes:

• This result was Tonga's first ever win for over Scotland.
• This defeat was Scotland's first at their Aberdeen fixture at Pittodrie Stadium.

24 November 2012 18:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

France	22–14	Samoa
Try: Michalak 18' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 19' Pen: Parra (1/3) 35' Michalak (4/4) 56', 60', 71', 78'	Report	Try: Lemi 14' c Tekori 41' c Con: T Pisi (2/2) 15', 42' Pen: T Pisi (0/2)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 36,000 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Team details

France FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Florian Fritz  66' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Vincent Clerc FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Morgan Parra  59' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  63' OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Yannick Nyanga RL 5 Yoann Maestri  69' LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) TP 3 Nicolas Mas  57' HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  44' LP 1 Thomas Domingo  45' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  44' PR 17 Yannick Forestier  45' PR 18 Vincent Debaty  57' LK 19 Jocelino Suta  69' N8 20 Damien Chouly  63' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  59' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc WG 23 Yoann Huget  66' Coach: Philippe Saint-André Samoa FB 15 David Lemi (c) RW 14 Paul Perez OC 13 George Pisi IC 12 Johnny Leota 2' to 7'  72' LW 11 Robert Lilomaiava FH 10 Tusi Pisi  75' SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i N8 8 Tai Tu'ifua OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu BF 6 Ofisa Treviranus  66' RL 5 Joe Tekori LL 4 Filo Paulo  54' TP 3 Census Johnston  50' HK 2 Ti'i Paulo  40' LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo Replacements: HK 16 Ole Avei  40' PR 17 Viliamu Afatia PR 18 James Johnston  50' LK 19 Fa'atiga Lemalu  54' FL 20 Tivani Fomai  66' SH 21 Jeremy Su'a  75' FH 22 Ki Anufe  2'  7'  72' WG 23 Rupeni Levasa Coach: Stephen Betham Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

24 November 2012 17:15 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	10–33	New Zealand
Try: S Williams 56' m Cuthbert 76' m Con: Halfpenny (0/2)	Report	Try: Messam 25' c Woodcock 38' c Romano 48' Con: Cruden (3/3) 27', 40', 49' Pen: Cruden (4/4) 9', 18', 22', 42'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,732 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Team details

Wales FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  18' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Rhys Priestland  67' SH 9 Mike Phillips  54' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Ryan Jones  49' RL 5 Luke Charteris LL 4 Bradley Davies  1' TP 3 Aaron Jarvis  1' HK 2 Matthew Rees  64' LP 1 Paul James  54' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  64' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  54' PR 18 Scott Andrews  1' FL 19 Aaron Shingler  1' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  49' SH 21 Tavis Knoyle  54' FH 22 James Hook  67' CE 23 Scott Williams  18' Coach: Warren Gatland New Zealand FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Cory Jane 59' to 69' OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Julian Savea  76' FH 10 Aaron Cruden  68' SH 9 Aaron Smith  50' N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Liam Messam  70' RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Luke Romano  50' TP 3 Owen Franks  60' HK 2 Andrew Hore  54' LP 1 Tony Woodcock  50' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  54' PR 17 Wyatt Crockett  50' PR 18 Charlie Faumuina  60' LK 19 Brodie Retallick  50' N8 20 Victor Vito  70' SH 21 Piri Weepu  50' FH 22 Beauden Barrett  68' FB 23 Ben Smith  76' Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Greg Garner (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

25 November 2012 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+1)

French Barbarians	65–41	Japan
	Report

Stade Océane, Le Havre Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

French Barbarians Coach: Laurent Travers Laurent Labit

Japan Coach: Eddie Jones

Notes:

• This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase compitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

Week 5

1 December 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	38–21	New Zealand
Try: Barritt 54' m Ashton 58' m Tuilagi 62' c Con: Farrell (1/3) 63' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 25', 32', 40', 42' Burns (2/2) 66', 72' Drop: Farrell 38'	Report	Try: Savea 48' c, 75' c Read 51' c Con: Carter (2/2) 49', 53' Cruden (1/1) 76' Pen: Carter (0/2)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,416 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Team details

England FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi  66' IC 12 Brad Barritt LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Owen Farrell  64' SH 9 Ben Youngs  68' N8 8 Ben Morgan  57' OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Wood  78' RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury  66' TP 3 Dan Cole 72' to 78' HK 2 Tom Youngs  72' LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  66' Replacements: HK 16 David Paice  72' PR 17 David Wilson  72' PR 18 Mako Vunipola 74' to 80'  66' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  66' FL 20 James Haskell  57' SH 21 Danny Care  68' FH 22 Freddie Burns  64' CR 23 Jonathan Joseph  66' Coach: Stuart Lancaster New Zealand FB 15 Israel Dagg  71' RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Julian Savea FH 10 Dan Carter  64' SH 9 Aaron Smith  64' N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Liam Messam  63' RL 5 Sam Whitelock LL 4 Brodie Retallick  48' TP 3 Owen Franks  52' HK 2 Keven Mealamu  62' LP 1 Tony Woodcock  66' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  62' PR 17 Wyatt Crockett  66' PR 18 Charlie Faumuina  52' LK 19 Luke Romano  48' N8 20 Victor Vito  63' SH 21 Piri Weepu  64' FH 22 Aaron Cruden  64' FB 23 Ben Smith  71' Coach: Steve Hansen Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

1 December 2012 14:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12–14	Australia
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 18', 23', 55', 60'	Report	Try: Beale  80' m Con: Sharpe (0/1) Pen: Beale (3/5) 15', 27', 36' Harris (0/1)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Team details

Wales FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  80+2' RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Rhys Priestland SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  65' OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Aaron Shingler RL 5 Luke Charteris 3' to 7'  40' LL 4 Lou Reed TP 3 Scott Andrews HK 2 Matthew Rees  65' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  65' PR 17 Ryan Bevington PR 18 Samson Lee N8 19 Ryan Jones  3'  7'  40' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  65' SH 21 Tavis Knoyle FH 22 Dan Biggar CE 23 Scott Williams Coach: Warren Gatland Australia FB 15 Berrick Barnes RW 14 Nick Cummins  48' OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper IC 12 Ben Tapuai  58' LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Kurtley Beale SH 9 Nick Phipps N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Scott Higginbotham  15' RL 5 Nathan Sharpe (c) LL 4 Kane Douglas  52' TP 3 Ben Alexander  68' HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  40' LP 1 Benn Robinson  61' Replacements: HK 16 Stephen Moore  40' PR 17 James Slipper  61' LK 18 Sekope Kepu  68' FL 19 Dave Dennis  15' FL 20 Michael Hooper  52' SH 21 Brendan McKibbin FB 22 Mike Harris  58' WG 23 Digby Ioane  58' Coach: Robbie Deans Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Greg Garner (England) Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

• Wallabie Captain Nathan Sharpe kicked for the conversion to end his career on the Australian Squad.
• No placement was issued when Halfpenny was taken off due to injury.

2012 International Rugby Series

For more details on this topic, see: 2012 International Rugby Series

Week 1

9 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

United States	40–26	Russia
Try: Fry 6' c L'Estrange 17' c Doyle 36' c Wyles 46' c Shaw 50' m, 58' c Con: Wyles (5/6) 7', 18', 37', 47', 59' Pen: Wyles (0/1)	Report	Try: Ostroushko 53' m Temnov (2) 61' m, 71' c Con: Klyuchnikov (1/3) 72' Pen: Klyuchnikov (3/4) 2', 12', 25'

Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

9 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Canada	12–42	Samoa
Try: Moonlight 70' m Briad 74' c Con: Pritchard (1/2) 75' Pen: Pritchard (0/1)	Report	Try: Tuifu'a 4' c Lilomaiava (4) 16' m, 21' c, 41' c, 66' c Con: So'oialo (4/5) 6', 22', 42', 67' Pen: So'oialo (3/3) 14', 50', 54'

Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, Wales Attendance: 2,859 Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Week 2

17 November 2012 18:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

United States	13–22	Tonga
Try: Shaw 38' c Con: Pangelinan (1/1) 39' Pen: Pangelinan (2/4) 28', 45'	Report	Try: Helu 2' m Lilo 59' c Piukala 75' c Con: Lilo (2/3) 3', 60', 76' Pen: Lilo (1/3) 51'

Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)

17 November 2012 20:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Canada	35–3	Russia
Try: Hassler 19' c, 57' c Paris 42' c Blevins 44' m Con: Pritchard (3/4) 20', 43', 45' Pen: Pritchard (3/4) 4', 10', 33'	Report	Pen: Igor Klyuchnikov (1/3) 8'

Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, Wales Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Effect on 2015 Rugby World Cup Seeding

Much like the 2008 end of year series, the final IRB rankings at the end of the international window will play a massive part towards the seeding of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Like the 2011 tournament, the IRB rankings will play a pivotal role in proceedings with the top four placed sides at the end of the international window set to be kept apart in the draw. All 12 of the automatic qualifiers will be seeded based on their ranking and then split three bands of four teams.

• Band 1 will be made up of the top 4 automatic qualifiers
• Band 2 will be made up of the next 4 automatic qualifiers (5–8)
• Band 3 will be made up of the next 4 automatic qualifiers (9–12)
• Band 4 will be made up of the remaining due to qualify places (Oceania 1, Europe 1, Asia 1 and Americas 1)
• Band 5 will include the remaining possible nations (Africa 1,Europe 2, Americas 2 and repechage Winner)

Following the final matches on 1 December 2012, the 12 teams automatically qualified were seeded thus:

Pot 1  New Zealand (1)  South Africa (2)  Australia (3)  France (4)

Pot 2  England (5)  Ireland (6)  Samoa (7)  Argentina (8)

Pot 3  Wales (9)  Italy (10)  Tonga (11)  Scotland (12)

Pot 4 Americas 1 Asia 1 Europe 1 Oceania 1

Pot 5 Africa 1 Americas 2 Europe 2 Repechage Winner

See also

• End of year rugby union tests
• 2012 mid-year rugby union tests
• 2012 Emirates Cup of Nations
• 2012 International Rugby Series
• 2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom
• 2012 Namibian Tri-Nations
• 2015 Rugby World Cup

References

1. IRB New Scheme for competitiveness matches in Tier 2 nations ahead of 2015 Rugby World Cup
2. Background round IRB competitiveness Scheme
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-26. Full Fixture list given by IRB
4. O'Connor heroics stun All Blacks
5. "Cariparma Test match, Italia V Tonga a Brescia il 10 Novembre" (in Italian). Italian Rugby Federation. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
6. Jenkins, Graham (12 November 2012). "10 Things we learned from the opening internationals". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
7. "Exciting schedule for Tier Two Unions". 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
8. Team news: Leicester Tigers v Maori All Blacks
9. Rugby Tigers return to lettered jerseys for Australia
10. "Gloucester v Fiji". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
11. "Newcastle Falcons facing an international test". The Journal. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
12. Georgia have appointed New Zealander Milton Haig as their new coach. "Georgia hand reins to Haig". espnscrum.com. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
13. RTÉ Accessed 15 April 2012
14. "Portugal to tour Chile and Uruguay in November". 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

External links

• 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests at ESPN
• "SA Rugby Results – 2012 Castle Outgoing Tours". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
• Welsh Rugby Union
• Rugby Football Union
• Planet Rugby