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 - Southern Hemisphere 54.

Contents

1 Teams 1.1 Northern Hemisphere team: 1.1.1 Backs: 1.1.2 Forwards: 1.1.3 Replacements: 1.2 Southern Hemisphere team: 1.2.1 Backs: 1.2.2 Forwards: 1.2.3 Replacements:

Teams

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 Titterell (England)
3 - Chris Horsman (England) (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 - Raphael Ibanez (France)
17 - Cédric Soulette (France)
18 - Oliver Brouzet (France)
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 - Jacques Fourie (South Africa)
12 - Tana Umaga (New Zealand)
11 - Sireli Bobo (Fiji)
10 - Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
9 - George Gregan (Australia) - captain

Forwards:

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 Guinazu (Argentina)
18 - Semo Sititi (Samoa)
19 - Opeta Palepoi (Samoa)
20 - Moses Rauluni (Fiji)
21 - Thinus Delport (South Africa)
22 - Shane Drahm (Australia) (uncapped)