The 2005 mid-year rugby union tests (also known as the Summer Internationals in the

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) refers to the

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played during between May and July in 2005. It will coincide with the

2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand In 2005, the British & Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing seven matches against first and second division teams from the National Provincial Championship, one match against the New Zealand Mao ...

, playing a 3-test tour against

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. Wales toured North America, playing against

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and the

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, while

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played two tests against

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

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played one test against

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

due to the Lions tour, while

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played two tests against

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and a single test against

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France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

toured South Africa for two tests before playing a single test against Australia. Ahead of the Lions series, New Zealand played

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as a warm-up, while Australia warmed-up against

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ahead of the French and Italian clashes. In addition to these two tier 2 sides, Japan played Argentina and Uruaguy losing both matches before the Irish test series.

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2004–05 in European rugby union 2005–06 in European rugby union 2005 in Oceanian rugby union 2005 in North American rugby union 2005 in South American rugby union 2005 in South African rugby union 2004–05 in Japanese rugby union

Overview

Series

Other tours

Matches

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

See also

References

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