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2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2009 end of year rugby internationals, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.

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Week 1 Week 2 ---- ---- Week 3 ---- ---- ---- • Ras Dumisani's controversial rendition of the South African national anthem before the game caused a minor diplomatic incident afterwards. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- • Japan's victory saw them achieve their highest ever spot on the IRB World Rankings. ---- • Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player to reach 100 Test caps. Week 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- • Dan Carter became the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Week 5 ---- • This was Italy's first win since June 2008, ending a 13-game losing streak. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- {{rugbybox ---- ---- Week 6 • This was New Zealand's first loss in the Northern Hemisphere since 2007, as well as the first time in two years a team had managed to score tries against them in the Northern Hemisphere. ==See also==
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