- IRB Rugby Aid Match
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The IRB Rugby Aid Match was a rugby union football match played on 5 March 2005 under the auspices of the International Rugby Board to raise money for the United Nations World Food Programme to support its work aiding victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Representative sides of the Northern and Southern hemispheres played at Twickenham, London, UK. The final score was Northern Hemisphere 19 – 54 Southern Hemisphere.
Contents
Result
2005-03-05
1430Northern Hemisphere 19 – 54 Southern Hemisphere Twickenham, London
Attendance: 40,246
Referee: Paddy O'BrienTries: Titterell 18' c
Sanderson 27' m
Bergamasco 60' c
Con: Humphreys
Sweeney(Report) Tries: Umaga 13' c
Lima 25' c
Latham (2) 33' c, 62' c
Burger 40' c
Sititi (2) 50' c, 76' m
Fourie 74' c
Con: Mehrtens (6)
LathamTeams
Northern Hemisphere team
Backs
15 - Chris Paterson (Scotland)
14 - Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
13 - Ollie Smith (England)
12 - Ceri Sweeney (Wales)
11 - Ben Cohen (England)
10 - David Humphreys (Ireland)
9 - Gareth Cooper (Wales)Forwards
1 - John Yapp (Wales)
2 - Andy Titterrell (England)
3 - Chris Horsman (Wales) (uncapped)
4 - Marco Bortolami (Italy)
5 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland)
6 - Lawrence Dallaglio (England) - captain
7 - Pat Sanderson (England)
8 - Simon Taylor (Scotland)Replacements
16 - Raphaël Ibañez (France)
17 - Cédric Soulette (France)
18 - Eric Miller (Ireland)
19 - Jonathan Thomas (Wales)
20 - Mike Phillips (Wales) (uncapped)
21 - Mark Taylor (Wales)
22 - Mathew Tait (England)
Pitchside: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)Southern Hemisphere team
Backs
15 - Chris Latham (Australia)
14 - Brian Lima (Samoa)
13 - Jaque Fourie (South Africa)
12 - Tana Umaga (New Zealand)
11 - Sereli Bobo (Fiji)
10 - Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
9 - George Gregan (Australia) - captainForwards
1 - Carl Hoeft (New Zealand)
2 - John Smit (South Africa)
3 - Cobus Visagie (South Africa)
4 - Matt Mustchin (New Zealand) (uncapped)
5 - Victor Matfield (South Africa)
6 - Schalk Burger (South Africa)
7 - Phil Waugh (Australia)
8 - Toutai Kefu (Australia)Replacements
16 - Ephraim Taukafa (Tonga)
17 - Eusebio Guiñazu (Argentina)
18 - Semo Sititi (Samoa)
19 - Opeta Palepoi (Samoa)
20 - Moses Rauluni (Fiji)
21 - Thinus Delport (South Africa)
22 - Shane Drahm (Australia) (uncapped)External links
Categories:- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- International Rugby Board
- 2005 in rugby union
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