2008 in rugby union explained

Here are the match results of the 2008 Rugby union season.Qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup began in the Caribbean, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations are set for another season.

International tournaments

Worldwide

• Nations Cup — Winner: Emerging Springboks^[1]
• 2008 IRB Junior World Championship — Winner: ^[2]
• 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy — Winner: ^[3]
• 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series — Winner:

Africa

• 2008 Africa Cup/2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification — Winner: -
• 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Development — Winner: .
• 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Southern Pool — Winner:
• 2008 Castel Beer Trophy - Northern Pool — Winner:

Asia

• 2008 Asian Five Nations Cup — Winner:
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division One — Winner:
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - Division Two — Winner:
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - South-East Asia —
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - Pacific-Asia —
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - Central Asia —
• 2008 Asian Five Nations - Other Regions
• 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification

Europe

• 2008 Six Nations Championship — Winner: ^[4]
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup First Division — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2A — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 2B — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3A — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3B — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3C — Winner:
• 2007-2008 European Nations Cup Division 3D — Winner:
• 2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification

North America

• 2008 Churchill Cup — Winner: England Saxons
• 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

Oceania

• 2008 Tri Nations Series — Winner:
• 2008 Pacific Nations Cup — Winner:

South America

• 2007-2008 South American Rugby Championship "A"
• 2008 South American Rugby Championship "B"
• 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

Major domestic tournaments

Africa

• 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders^[5]
• 2008 Currie Cup —

Asia

• 2007-08 Top League — Suntory Sungoliath

Europe

• 2007-08 Guinness Premiership — London Wasps
  • 2007-08 National Division One — Northampton Saints
• 2007-08 Top 14 — Toulouse
  • 2007-08 Rugby Pro D2 — Toulon win the championship and automatic promotion, and Mont-de-Marsan win the promotion playoff.
• 2007–08 Celtic League — Leinster
• Super 10 — Calvisano
• 2007-08 Heineken Cup — Munster

North America

• 2008 North America 4

Oceania

• 2008 Air New Zealand Cup — Canterbury
• 2008 Super 14 — Crusaders
• 2008 Pacific Rugby Cup

South America

• 2008 Nacional de Clubes

International results

• Complete list of fixtures involving national teams during 2008.
• • - International Friendly (a fixture not affiliated to any international tournament.)
• ♦ - World Cup Qualifying matches.

January

Date	Match		Venue	Result
6-Jan-2008	- •	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	64-17
9-Jan-2008	- •	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	52-27

February

Date	Match		Venue	Result
2-Feb-2008	-	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	16-11
2-Feb-2008	-	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	19-26
2-Feb-2008	-	Report	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	31-3
3-Feb-2008	-	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	6-27
9-Feb-2008	-	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	26-21
9-Feb-2008	-	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	30-15
9-Feb-2008	-	Report	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	22-7
10-Feb-2008	-	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	19-23
16-Feb-2008	-	Report	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal)	42-6
23-Feb-2008	-	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	47-8
23-Feb-2008	-	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	34-13
23-Feb-2008	-	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	13-24
23-Feb-2008	-	Report	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal)	6-11
23-Feb-2008	-	Report	Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain)	11-17
23-Feb-2008	- •	Report	Monte Carlo (Monaco)	9-21

March

Date	Match		Venue	Result
1-Mar-2008	-	Report	Krasnodar (Russia)	41-26
8-Mar-2008	-	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	12-16
8-Mar-2008	-	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	15-9
8-Mar-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	21-15
8-Mar-2008	-	Report	Krasnodar (Russia)	42-16
9-Mar-2008	-	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	25-13
15-Mar-2008	-	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	23-20
15-Mar-2008	-	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	33-10
15-Mar-2008	-	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	29-12
15-Mar-2008	-	Report	Krasnodar (Russia)	12-8
22-Mar-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest (Romania)	76-7
29-Mar-2008	-	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	3-22
29-Mar-2008	St Vincent & Gren.- ♦	Report	Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)	7-47

April

Date	Match		Venue	Result
5-Apr-2008	-	Report	Odense (Denmark)	13-28
5-Apr-2008	- •	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	25-12
12-Apr-2008	-	Report	Krasnoyarsk (Russia)	12-18
12-Apr-2008	-	Report	Chişinau (Moldova)	19-22
12-Apr-2008	-	Report	Yerevan (Armenia)	24-13
12-Apr-2008	- •	Report	Tunis (Tunisia)	29-9
13-Apr-2008	- •	Report	Klaipėda (Lithuania)	43-17
19-Apr-2008	-	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	3-49
19-Apr-2008	-	Report	Hanover (Germany)	13-5
19-Apr-2008	-	Report	Split (Croatia)	15-10
19-Apr-2008	-	Report	Nyon (Switzerland)	16-28
19-Apr-2008	-	Report	Luxembourg (Luxembourg)	3-10
20-Apr-2008	Cayman - Trinidad & Tob. ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	12-39
20-Apr-2008	- ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	21-20
20-Apr-2008	- ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	13-29
20-Apr-2008	- ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	3-10
20-Apr-2008	-	Report	Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina)	27-19
22-Apr-2008	-	Report	Alofi (Niue)	27-46
23-Apr-2008	-	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	6-13
23-Apr-2008	-	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	19-12
23-Apr-2008	- ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	13-25
23-Apr-2008	Trinidad & Tob. - ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	56-0
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	11-10
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	23-17
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	17-6
26-Apr-2008	Trinidad & Tob. - ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	40-24
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	22-20
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Incheon (Korea Republic)	17-39
26-Apr-2008	Arabian Gulf -	Report	Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)	12-20
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Koszalin (Poland)	55-0
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Lund (Sweden)	22-3
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Vienna (Austria)	3-3
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Ljubljana (Slovenia)	17-5
26-Apr-2008	-	Report	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	17-27

May

Date	Match		Venue	Result
3-May-2008		Report	Hanazono Stadium, Osaka (Japan)	114-6
3-May-2008	-	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	23-17
3-May-2008	-	Report	Chişinau (Moldova)	9-14
3-May-2008	-	Report	Brussels (Belgium)	51-3
3-May-2008	-	Report	Vilnius (Lithuania)	48-0
3-May-2008	-	Report	Netanya (Israel)	20-12
9-May-2008	Arabian Gulf -	Report	Doha (Qatar)	20-43
10-May-2008	-	Report	Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain)	21-17
10-May-2008	-	Report	Riga (Latvia)	20-8
10-May-2008	-	Report	Paola (Malta)	16-29
10-May-2008	-	Report	Yerevan (Armenia)	25-0
10-May-2008	-	Report	Stavanger (Norway)	44-21
10-May-2008	Bosnia-Herzegovina -	Report	Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina)	22-17
10-May-2008	-	Report	Bujumbura (Burundi)	5-7
10-May-2008	-	Report	Almaty (Kazakhstan)	6-82
11-May-2008	- ♦	Report	Yaoundé (Cameroon)	26-6
17-May-2008	- ♦	Report	Gaborone (Botswana)	25-7
17-May-2008	-	Report	Andorra-la-Vella (Andorra)	17-16
17-May-2008	-	Report	Helsinki (Finland)	3-3
17-May-2008	- •	Report	San José (Costa Rica)	15-20
24-May-2008	-	Report	Esztergom (Hungary)	12-13
17-May-2008	-	Report	Incheon (Korea Republic)	40-21
18-May-2008	-	Report	Niigata (Japan)	75-29
24-May-2008	-	Report	Sofia (Bulgaria)	16-0
24-May-2008	-	Report	Helsinki (Finland)	11-10
24-May-2008		Report	Almaty (Kazakhstan)	56-27
24-May-2008	-	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	24-50
24-May-2008	-	Report	Kampala (Uganda)	20-3
24-May-2008	-	Report	Belgrade (Serbia)	19-8
31-May-2008	-	Report	Netanya (Israel)	22-12
31-May-2008	- •	Report	Kitwe (Zambia)	7-31
31-May-2008	- •	Report	Vientiane (Laos)	15-14

June

Date	Match		Venue	Result
7-June-2008	- •	Report	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa)	43-17
7-June-2008	- •	Report	Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)	21-11
7-June-2008	-	Report	Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)	34-17
7-June-2008	-	Report	Tonsberg (Norway)	9-40
7-June-2008	- •	Report	Arroyito, Rosario (Argentina)	21-15
8-June-2008	-	Report	Vienna (Austria)	9-6
11-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-5
11-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-22
11-June-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	10-6
14-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Dakar (Senegal)	10-13
14-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Lusaka (Zambia)	18-29
14-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Yaoundé (Cameroon)	10-16
14-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Gaborone (Botswana)	10-27
14-June-2008	-	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	92-0
14-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-7
14-June-2008	- •	Report	Telstra Dome, Melbourne (Australia)	18-12
14-June-2008	- •	Report	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa)	37-21
14-June-2008	- •	Report	Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)	37-20
14-June-2008	- •	Report	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina)	14-26
15-June-2008	-	Report	Sendai Yurtec Stadium, Sendai (Japan)	35-13
15-June-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	20-18
15-June-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	13-12
19-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	34-6
19-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	44-3
20-June-2008	-	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	19-23
21-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	32-15
21-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	71-0
21-June-2008	- •	Report	Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)	26-0
21-June-2008	- •	Report	AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand)	44-12
21-June-2008	-	Report	Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois (United States)	10-26
22-June-2008	-	Report	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)	12-24
23-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	56-8
23-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	25-20
23-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	3-0
23-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	17-8
25-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	3-3
25-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	33-6
26-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	59-0
26-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	60-7
27-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	3-19
27-June-2008	-	Report	Accra (Ghana)	8-9
28-June-2008	- •	Report	ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia)	34-13
28-June-2008	-	Report	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga)	15-20
28-June-2008	- •	Report	Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba (Argentina)	12-13
28-June-2008	-	Report	Hagåtña (Guam)	74-0
29-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	3-41
29-June-2008	- ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	6-15

July

Date	Match		Venue	Result
1-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	25-16
1-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	33-6
2-July-2008	-	Report	Hagåtña (Guam)	0-101
3-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	32-14
3-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	3-10
5-July-2008	-	Report	Hagåtña (Guam)	8-20
5-July-2008	- •	Report	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia)	40-10
5-July-2008	-	Report	Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)	19-8
5-July-2008	-	Report	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga)	27-16
5-July-2008	-	Report	Apia Park, Apia (Samoa)	37-31
5-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	90-0
5-July-2008	-	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	22-17
12-July-2008	- ♦	Report	Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)	32-9
12-July-2008	- ♦	Report	Nairobi (Kenya)	76-8
12-July-2008	- ♦	Report	Antananarivo (Madagascar)	45-15
12-July-2008	-	Report	Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand)	28-30
12-July-2008	-	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	33-0
15-July-2008	-	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	23-11
19-July-2008	-	Report	Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia)	16-9
19-July-2008	-	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	55-3
26-July-2008	-	Report	ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia)	34-19

August

Date	Match		Venue	Result
2-August-2008	- ♦	Report	Windhoek (Namibia)	35-21
2-August-2008	- ♦	Report	Casablanca (Morocco)	9-21
2-August-2008	- ♦	Report	Tunis (Tunisia)	44-15
2-August-2008	- ♦	Report	Kampala (Uganda)	32-22
2-August-2008	-	Report	Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)	39-10
9-August-2008	-	Report	Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa)	63-9
16-August-2008	-	Report	Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)	0-19
16-August-2008	-	Report	Nairobi (Kenya)	39-20
16-August-2008	-	Report	Noumea (New Caledonia)	32-20
16-August-2008	-	Report	National Stadium, Avarua (Cook Islands)	7-18
23-August-2008	-	Report	ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa)	15-27
30-August-2008	-	Report	Noumea (New Caledonia)	5-27
30-August-2008	-	Report	Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa)	53-8

September

Date	Match		Venue	Result
6-September-2008	-	Report	Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel)	23-14
3-September-2008	-	Report	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (New Zealand)	101-14
13-September-2008	- ♦	Report	Smederevo (Serbia)	0-41
13-September-2008	- ♦	Report	Ljubljana (Slovenia)	32-26
13-September-2008	-	Report	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia)	24-28
27-September-2008	- ♦	Report	Oslo (Norway)	15-26

October

Date	Match		Venue	Result
4-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Łódź (Poland)	12-13
4-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Helsinki (Finland)	19-27
5-October-2008	-	Report	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	16-30
8-October-2008	-	Report	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	8-6
10-October-2008	-	Report	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	15-15
11-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Oslo (Norway)	11-3
11-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Helsinki (Finland)	10-12
11-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Malabar (Trinidad and Tobago)	8-31
11-October-2008	- Bosnia-Herzegovina	Report	Menton (France)	5-50
18-October-2008	- ♦	Report	São José dos Campos (Brazil)	24-12
18-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Kecskemét (Hungary)	39-12
18-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Abovyan (Armenia)	35-15
18-October-2008	- •	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	47-0
25-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Vänersborg (Sweden)	21-5
25-October-2008	- ♦	Report	Valletta (Malta)	16-18

November

Date	Match		Venue	Result
1-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Brussels (Belgium)	9-8
1-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	18-12
1-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Vänersborg (Sweden)	6-9
1-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Odense (Denmark)	19-25
1-November-2008	-	Report	Hong Kong Stadium (Hong Kong)	14-19
1-November-2008	- •	Report	Lisbon (Portugal)	13-21
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (France)	12-6
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Thomond Park, Limerick (Ireland)	55-0
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Stadio Euganeo, Padua (Italy)	20-30
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	6-32
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	15-20
8-November-2008	- ♦		Moscow (Russia)	42-15
8-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Andorra la Vella (Andorra)	10-26
8-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Jelgava (Latvia)	10-29
8-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Vienna (Austria)	9-18
8-November-2008	- •	Report	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (United States)	43-9
11-November-2008	-	Report	Tainan (Chinese Taipei)	20-20
13-November-2008	-	Report	Tainan (Chinese Taipei)	22-23
14-November-2008	- •	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	34-13
15-November-2008	- •	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	3-22
15-November-2008	- •	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	14-28
15-November-2008	- •	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	10-14
15-November-2008	- •	Report	Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin (Italy)	14-22
15-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Madrid (Spain)	22-11
15-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Ostrava (Czech Republic)	7-13
15-November-2008	-	Report	Tainan (Chinese Taipei)	35-23
15-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Kaunas (Lithuania)	33-0
15-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Pernik (Bulgaria)	8-11
15-November-2008	- Bosnia-Herzegovina	Report	Bratislava (Slovakia)	32-46
16-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Chişinău (Moldova)	20-8
16-November-2008	- •	Report	Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya (Japan)	29-19
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	9-29
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	13-18
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	6-42
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (Scotland)	41-0
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	17-3
22-November-2008	- •	Report	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)	32-17
22-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	11-9
22-November-2008	-	Report	Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (Uruguay)	46-12
22-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Kifissia (Greece)	10-25
22-November-2008	Bosnia -	Report	Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina)	18-7
29-November-2008	- •	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	6-32
29-November-2008	- •	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	21-18
29-November-2008	- ♦	Report	Luxembourg (Luxembourg)	10-18
29-November-2008	-	Report	Baku (Azerbaijan)	3-37

December

Date	Match		Venue	Result
6-December-2008	- ♦	Report	Smederevo (Serbia)	32-7
6-December-2008	- ♦	Report	Episkopi (Cyprus)	24-3

Other Test Match results

All months

Date	Match		Venue	Result
27-May-2008	Barbarians - •	Report	Kingsholm, Gloucester (England)	14-39
1-June-2008	- Barbarians •	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	17-14
8-November-2008	- Pacific Islanders •	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	39-13
15-November-2008	- Pacific Islanders •	Report	Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard (France)	42-17
22-November-2008	- Pacific Islanders •	Report	Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia (Italy)	17-25
3-December-2008	Barbarians - •	Report	Wembley Stadium, London (England)	11-18

See also

• 2008 in sports
• Rugby union in 2009

Notes and References

1. News: Emerging SA retains Nations Cup. News24. 21 June 2008. 14 February 2024.
2. News: Match report: New Zealand claim IRB JWC crown. ESPN. 21 June 2008. 14 February 2024.
3. News: Uruguay crowned IRB junior World Champs. ESPN. 28 April 2008. 14 February 2024.
4. News: Wales wins six Nations tournament. Peter. Berlin. The New York Times. 16 March 2008. 14 February 2024.
5. News: Rugby: Crusaders carve out perfect end for Deans. Otago Daily Times. 1 June 2008. 14 February 2024.