There may only be three international games being played, but it is sure to be an action packed weekend non the less. Wherever you are watching, I hope the weather is half decent, the braais (bbqs) are ready, and the fridges stocked…. Let’s take a look at the fixtures for 4  -5 June 2010.

Ireland XV VS Barbarians

04 June 2010 19h45 [GMT+1]

Ireland XV: 15 Robert Kearney, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Gavin Duffy, 12 Fergus McFadden, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Ronan O’Gara (captain), 9 Peter Stringer, 8 Chris Henry, 7 Niall Ronan, 6 John Muldoon, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Ed O’Donoghue, 3 Tony Buckley, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Marcus Horan

Replacements: 16 Jerry Flannery, 17 Tom Court, 18 Mick O’Driscoll, 19 David Wallace, 20 Tomas O’Leary, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Paddy Wallace.

Barbarians: 15 Paul Warwick, 14 Cedric Heymans, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Seru Rabini, 11 David Smith, 10 Brock James, 9 Pierre Mignoni, 8 Xavier Rush (captain), 7 George Smith, 6 Alan Quinlan, 5 Malcolm O’Kelly, 4 Jerome Thion, 3 Census Johnston, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 David Barnes.

Replacements: 16 Benoit August, 17 Julian White, 18 Rodney So’oialo, 19 Martyn Williams, 20 Byron Kelleher, 21 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 22 Paul Sackey/Fabrice Estebanez.

  • Date: Friday, 04 June 2010
  • Venue: Thomond Park
  • Kick-off: 19h45 [GMT+1]
  • Referee: Romain Poite

Wallabies VS Fiji

05 June 2010 09h40 [GMT]

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Huia Edmonds, 1 Ben Alexander.

Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Pekahou Cowan, 18 Mark Chisholm, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Josh Valentine, 21 Drew Mitchell, 22 James O’Connor.

Fiji: 15 Dan Rawaqa, 14 Jim Nagusa, 13 Saula Radidi, 12 Rupeni Caucaunibuca, 11 Sireli Bobo, 10 Waisea Luveniyali, 9 Emosi Vucago, 8 Jone Qovu, 7 Jim Nakaidawa, 6 Anthony Wise, 5 Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 4 Seko Kalou, 3 Deacon Manu (captain), 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati, 1 Campese Ma’afu.

Replacements: 16 Vili Veikoso, 17 Graham Dewes, 18 Rupeni Nasiga, 19 Samu Bola, 20 Vitori Buatava, 21 Ropate Ratu, 22 Nemani Nadolo.

  • Date: Saturday, 05 June 2010
  • Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
  • Kick-off: 19h40 (09h40 GMT)
  • Expected weather: Cloudy. High of 15°C, low of 4°C
  • Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
  • Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
  • TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Wales VS Springboks:

05 June 2010 15h30 [GMT+2]


Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 James Hook, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom Prydie, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Ryan Jones (captain), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Deiniol Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Paul James.

Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 John Yapp, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Rob McCusker, 20 Richie Rees, 21 Dan Biggar, 22 Andrew Bishop.

South Africa: 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Odwa Ndungane, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 François Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 CJ van der Linde.

Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Meyer Bosman, 21 Zane Kirchner, 22 Bjorn Basson.

  • Date: Saturday, 05 June 2010
  • Kick-off: 14h30 (13h30 GMT; 15h30 SA time)
  • Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
  • Expected weather: Sunny intervals. High of 21°C, low of 11°C
  • Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
  • Assistant referees: Dave Pearson (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
  • TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)