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2008 in rugby union

Overview of the events of 2008 in rugby union

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.

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

Date	Match		Venue	Result
2-Feb-2008	Ireland - Italy	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	16-11
2-Feb-2008	England - Wales	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	19-26
2-Feb-2008	Georgia - Portugal	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	31-3
3-Feb-2008	Scotland - France	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	6-27
9-Feb-2008	France - Ireland	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	26-21
9-Feb-2008	Wales - Scotland	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	30-15
9-Feb-2008	Georgia - Romania	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	22-7
10-Feb-2008	Italy - England	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	19-23
16-Feb-2008	Portugal - Czech Republic	Report	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal)	42-6
23-Feb-2008	Wales - Italy	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	47-8
23-Feb-2008	Ireland - Scotland	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	34-13
23-Feb-2008	France - England	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	13-24
23-Feb-2008	Portugal - Georgia	Report	Estádio Universitário, Lisbon (Portugal)	6-11
23-Feb-2008	Spain - Romania	Report	Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain)	11-17
23-Feb-2008	Monaco - Greece •	Report Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine	Monte Carlo (Monaco)	9-21

Date	Match		Venue	Result
1-Mar-2008	Russia - Portugal	Report	Krasnodar (Russia)	41-26
8-Mar-2008	Ireland - Wales	Report	Croke Park, Dublin (Ireland)	12-16
8-Mar-2008	Scotland - England	Report	Murrayfield, Edinburgh (Scotland)	15-9
8-Mar-2008	Romania - Portugal	Report Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	21-15
8-Mar-2008	Russia - Spain	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Krasnodar (Russia)	42-16
9-Mar-2008	France - Italy	Report	Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)	25-13
15-Mar-2008	Italy - Scotland	Report	Stadio Flaminio, Rome (Italy)	23-20
15-Mar-2008	England - Ireland	Report	Twickenham, London (England)	33-10
15-Mar-2008	Wales - France	Report	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)	29-12
15-Mar-2008	Russia - Romania	Report Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine	Krasnodar (Russia)	12-8
22-Mar-2008	Romania - Czech Republic	Report Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest (Romania)	76-7
29-Mar-2008	Czech Republic - Georgia	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	3-22
29-Mar-2008	St Vincent & Gren.- Mexico ♦	Report	Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)	7-47

Date	Match		Venue	Result
5-Apr-2008	Denmark - Switzerland	Report	Odense (Denmark)	13-28
5-Apr-2008	Hong Kong - Tunisia •	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	25-12
12-Apr-2008	Russia - Georgia	Report	Krasnoyarsk (Russia)	12-18
12-Apr-2008	Moldova - Belgium	Report	Chişinau (Moldova)	19-22
12-Apr-2008	Armenia - Denmark	Report	Yerevan (Armenia)	24-13
12-Apr-2008	Tunisia - Hong Kong •	Report	Tunis (Tunisia)	29-9
13-Apr-2008	Lithuania - Latvia •	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Klaipėda (Lithuania)	43-17
19-Apr-2008	Czech Republic - Russia	Report	Prague (Czech Republic)	3-49
19-Apr-2008	Germany - Ukraine	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Hanover (Germany)	13-5
19-Apr-2008	Croatia - Andorra	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Split (Croatia)	15-10
19-Apr-2008	Switzerland - Sweden	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Nyon (Switzerland)	16-28
19-Apr-2008	Luxembourg - Slovenia	Report Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine	Luxembourg (Luxembourg)	3-10
20-Apr-2008	Cayman - Trinidad & Tob. ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	12-39
20-Apr-2008	Barbados - Mexico ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	21-20
20-Apr-2008	Bahamas - Bermuda ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	13-29
20-Apr-2008	Jamaica - Guyana ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	3-10
20-Apr-2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina - Israel	Report	Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina)	27-19
22-Apr-2008	Niue - Papua New Guinea	Report	Alofi (Niue)	27-46
23-Apr-2008	Cayman Islands - Mexico	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	6-13
23-Apr-2008	Bahamas - Jamaica	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	19-12
23-Apr-2008	Bermuda - Guyana ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	13-25
23-Apr-2008	Trinidad & Tob. - Barbados ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	56-0
26-Apr-2008	Cayman Islands - Jamaica	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	11-10
26-Apr-2008	Bahamas - Mexico	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	23-17
26-Apr-2008	Bermuda - Barbados	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	17-6
26-Apr-2008	Trinidad & Tob. - Guyana ♦	Report	George Town (Cayman Islands)	40-24
26-Apr-2008	Georgia - Spain	Report	Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi (Georgia)	22-20
26-Apr-2008	South Korea - Japan	Report	Incheon (Korea Republic)	17-39
26-Apr-2008	Arabian Gulf - Hong Kong	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)	12-20
26-Apr-2008	Poland - Latvia	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Koszalin (Poland)	55-0
26-Apr-2008	Sweden - Serbia	Report	Lund (Sweden)	22-3
26-Apr-2008	Austria - Norway	Report	Vienna (Austria)	3-3
26-Apr-2008	Slovenia - Israel	Report Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine	Ljubljana (Slovenia)	17-5
26-Apr-2008	Netherlands - Germany	Report	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	17-27

Date	Match		Venue	Result
3-May-2008	Japan - Arabian Gulf	Report	Hanazono Stadium, Osaka (Japan)	114-6
3-May-2008	Hong Kong - Kazakhstan	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	23-17
3-May-2008	Moldova - Ukraine	Report	Chişinau (Moldova)	9-14
3-May-2008	Belgium - Netherlands	Report	Brussels (Belgium)	51-3
3-May-2008	Lithuania - Austria	Report	Vilnius (Lithuania)	48-0
3-May-2008	Israel - Luxembourg	Report Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine	Netanya (Israel)	20-12
9-May-2008	Arabian Gulf - South Korea	Report	Doha (Qatar)	20-43
10-May-2008	Spain - Portugal	Report	Estadio Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Spain)	21-17
10-May-2008	Latvia - Croatia	Report	Riga (Latvia)	20-8
10-May-2008	Malta - Poland	Report Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine	Paola (Malta)	16-29
10-May-2008	Armenia - Serbia	Report Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine	Yerevan (Armenia)	25-0
10-May-2008	Norway - Bulgaria	Report	Stavanger (Norway)	44-21
10-May-2008	Bosnia-Herzegovina - Slovenia	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina)	22-17
10-May-2008	Burundi - Rwanda	Report	Bujumbura (Burundi)	5-7
10-May-2008	Kazakhstan - Japan	Report	Almaty (Kazakhstan)	6-82
11-May-2008	Cameroon - Nigeria ♦	Report	Yaoundé (Cameroon)	26-6
17-May-2008	Botswana - Eswatini ♦	Report	Gaborone (Botswana)	25-7
17-May-2008	Andorra - Malta	Report	Andorra-la-Vella (Andorra)	17-16
17-May-2008	Finland - Bosnia and Herzegovina	Report Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine	Helsinki (Finland)	3-3
17-May-2008	Costa Rica - Cayman Islands •	Report	San José (Costa Rica)	15-20
24-May-2008	Hungary - Lithuania	Report	Esztergom (Hungary)	12-13
17-May-2008	South Korea - Kazakhstan	Report	Incheon (Korea Republic)	40-21
18-May-2008	Japan - Hong Kong	Report	Niigata (Japan)	75-29
24-May-2008	Bulgaria - Austria	Report	Sofia (Bulgaria)	16-0
24-May-2008	Finland - Luxembourg	Report Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine	Helsinki (Finland)	11-10
24-May-2008	Kazakhstan - Arabian Gulf	Report	Almaty (Kazakhstan)	56-27
24-May-2008	Hong Kong - South Korea	Report	Hong Kong (Hong Kong)	24-50
24-May-2008	Uganda - Kenya	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Kampala (Uganda)	20-3
24-May-2008	Serbia - Armenia	Report	Belgrade (Serbia)	19-8
31-May-2008	Israel - Finland	Report Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine	Netanya (Israel)	22-12
31-May-2008	Zambia - Zimbabwe •	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Kitwe (Zambia)	7-31
31-May-2008	Laos - Cambodia •	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Vientiane (Laos)	15-14

2008_in_rugby_union

2008 in rugby union

International tournaments

Worldwide

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Major domestic tournaments

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

International results

January

February

March

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May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Other Test Match results

All months

References

See also

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Date	Match		Venue	Result
7-June-2008	South Africa - Wales •	Report	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa)	43-17
7-June-2008	New Zealand - Ireland •	Report	Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)	21-11
7-June-2008	Fiji - Samoa	Report	Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)	34-17
7-June-2008	Norway - Lithuania	Report	Tonsberg (Norway)	9-40
7-June-2008	Argentina - Scotland •	Report	Arroyito, Rosario (Argentina)	21-15
8-June-2008	Austria - Hungary	Report	Vienna (Austria)	9-6
11-June-2008	Malaysia - Pakistan ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-5
11-June-2008	Thailand - India ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-22
11-June-2008	Romania - Uruguay	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	10-6
14-June-2008	Senegal - Namibia ♦	Report	Dakar (Senegal)	10-13
14-June-2008	Zambia - Morocco ♦	Report	Lusaka (Zambia)	18-29
14-June-2008	Cameroon - Tunisia ♦	Report	Yaoundé (Cameroon)	10-16
14-June-2008	Botswana - Uganda ♦	Report	Gaborone (Botswana)	10-27
14-June-2008	India - Pakistan	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	92-0
14-June-2008	Thailand - Malaysia ♦	Report	Bangkok (Thailand)	30-7
14-June-2008	Australia - Ireland •	Report	Telstra Dome, Melbourne (Australia)	18-12
14-June-2008	South Africa - Wales •	Report	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa)	37-21
14-June-2008	New Zealand - England •	Report	Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)	37-20
14-June-2008	Argentina - Scotland •	Report	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires (Argentina)	14-26
15-June-2008	Japan - Tonga	Report	Sendai Yurtec Stadium, Sendai (Japan)	35-13
15-June-2008	Georgia - Uruguay	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	20-18
15-June-2008	Romania - Russia	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	13-12
19-June-2008	Brazil - Colombia ♦	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Asunción (Paraguay)	34-6
19-June-2008	Paraguay - Venezuela ♦	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Asunción (Paraguay)	44-3
20-June-2008	Russia - Uruguay	Report	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest (Romania)	19-23
21-June-2008	Venezuela - Colombia ♦	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Asunción (Paraguay)	32-15
21-June-2008	Paraguay - Peru ♦	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Asunción (Paraguay)	71-0
21-June-2008	South Africa - Italy •	Report	Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)	26-0
21-June-2008	New Zealand - England •	Report	AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand)	44-12
21-June-2008	United States - Canada	Report	Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois (United States)	10-26
22-June-2008	Japan - Fiji	Report	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)	12-24
23-June-2008	Brazil - Venezuela ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	56-8
23-June-2008	Colombia - Peru ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	25-20
23-June-2008	Togo - Mali	Report	Accra (Ghana)	3-0
23-June-2008	Ghana - Chad	Report	Accra (Ghana)	17-8
25-June-2008	Niger - Mali	Report	Accra (Ghana)	3-3
25-June-2008	Burkina Faso - Chad	Report	Accra (Ghana)	33-6
26-June-2008	Brazil - Peru ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	59-0
26-June-2008	Paraguay - Colombia ♦	Report	Asunción (Paraguay)	60-7

Date	Match		Venue	Result
1-July-2008	Réunion - Tanzania	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	25-16
1-July-2008	Mauritius - Mayotte	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	33-6
2-July-2008	Brunei - Philippines	Report	Hagåtña (Guam)	0-101
3-July-2008	Tanzania - Mayotte	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	32-14
3-July-2008	Mauritius - Réunion	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	3-10
5-July-2008	Guam - Philippines	Report	Hagåtña (Guam)	8-20
5-July-2008	Australia - France •	Report	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia)	40-10
5-July-2008	New Zealand - South Africa	Report	Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)	19-8
5-July-2008	Tonga - Fiji	Report	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa (Tonga)	27-16
5-July-2008	Samoa - Japan	Report	Apia Park, Apia (Samoa)	37-31
5-July-2008	Réunion - Mayotte	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	90-0
5-July-2008	Mauritius - Tanzania	Report	Curepipe (Mauritius)	22-17
12-July-2008	Ivory Coast - Zambia ♦	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)	32-9
12-July-2008	Kenya - Cameroon ♦	Report Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine	Nairobi (Kenya)	76-8
12-July-2008	Madagascar - Botswana ♦	Report	Antananarivo (Madagascar)	45-15
12-July-2008	New Zealand - South Africa	Report	Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand)	28-30
12-July-2008	Laos - Cambodia	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	33-0
15-July-2008	Indonesia - Laos	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	23-11
19-July-2008	Australia - South Africa	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia)	16-9
19-July-2008	Indonesia - Cambodia	Report	Jakarta (Indonesia)	55-3
26-July-2008	Australia - New Zealand	Report	ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Australia)	34-19

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

Date	Match		Venue	Result
6-September-2008	Israel - Cyprus	Report	Wingate Institute, Netanya (Israel)	23-14
3-September-2008	New Zealand - Samoa	Report	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (New Zealand)	101-14
13-September-2008	Serbia - Armenia ♦	Report Archived 2008-10-19 at the Wayback Machine	Smederevo (Serbia)	0-41
13-September-2008	Slovenia - Hungary ♦	Report	Ljubljana (Slovenia)	32-26
13-September-2008	Australia - New Zealand	Report	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Australia)	24-28
27-September-2008	Norway - Hungary ♦	Report	Oslo (Norway)	15-26