2009 Australia national rugby union team tour

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2009 Australia national rugby union team tour
Coach(es) Robbie Deans
Tour captain(s) Rocky Elsom
Top point scorer(s) Matt Giteau (48)
Top try scorer(s) Ryan Cross (4)
Top test point scorer(s) Matt Giteau (48)
Top test try scorer(s)10 players with 1 try
Summary
PWDL
Total
07040102
Test match
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Opponent
PWDL
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1 0 0 1
Flag of England.svg  England
1 1 0 0
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
1 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1 0 0 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour 2008

The 2009 Australia national rugby union Tour was a series of seven matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in November 2009. The "Wallabies " didn't obtain their goal (the Grand Slam) drawing the match with Ireland, and losing surprisingly to Scotland. The tour was preceded by a match against All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup

Contents

The Matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueStaus
31 October New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg32-19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Bledisloe Cup
2 November Gloucester Flag of England.svg 5-36Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV Kingsholm, GloucesterTour Match
7 November England  Flag of England.svg9-18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Twickenham, London Test Match
15 November Ireland  IRFU flag.svg20-20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Croke Park, DublinTest Match
21 November Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg9-8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghTest Match
24 November Cardiff Blues Flag of England.svg 3-31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV Cardiff City Stadium, CardiffTour Match
28 November Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg12-33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Millennium Stadium, CardiffTest Match

Matches

New Zealand

31 October 2009
17:38 JST (UTC+09)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–32Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Hynes 34' c
Con: Giteau (1/1) 35'
Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'
Report [1] Tries: Sivivatu 20' c
Smith 45' c
Con: Carter (2/2) 21', 46'
Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 James O'Connor
RW14 Peter Hynes
OC13 Ryan Cross
IC12 Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW11 Digby Ioane
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Will Genia
N88 Wycliff Palu Sub off.svg 54'
OF7 David Pocock
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 James Horwill
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Matt Dunning
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 49'
N819 George Smith Sub on.svg 54'
SH20 Luke Burgess
FH21 Drew Mitchell
CE22 Quade Cooper
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans
FB15 Mils Muliaina
RW14 Cory Jane
OC13 Conrad Smith
IC12 Ma'a Nonu
LW11 Sitiveni Sivivatu Yellow card.svg 32' to 42'
FH10 Dan Carter Sub off.svg 78'
SH9 Jimmy Cowan
N88 Rodney So'oialo Sub off.svg 53'
OF7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF6 Adam Thomson
RL5 Tom Donnelly Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Brad Thorn
TP3 Neemia Tialata Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Andrew Hore
LP1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16 Corey Flynn
PR17 John Afoa Sub on.svg 46'
LK18 Jason Eaton Sub on.svg 64'
N819 Kieran Read Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Brendon Leonard
FH21 Stephen Donald Sub on.svg 78'
CE22 Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham Henry

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television Match Official:
Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Gloucester (un-capped)

3 November 2009
19:45 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Gloucester 5–36Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Burns 25' m
Con: Spencer (0/1)
Report [2] Tries: Cross 14' c
T. Smith 30' c
Mitchell (2) 65' c, 75' c
Cooper 78' m
Con: Cooper (4/5) 15', 31', 66', 75'
Pen: Cooper 3'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
FB15 Flag of England.svg Freddie Burns Sub off.svg 54'
RW14 Flag of England.svg Charlie Sharples
OC13 Flag of England.svg Henry Trinder Sub off.svg 72'
IC12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Molenaar
LW11 Flag of England.svg Tom Voyce
FH10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlos Spencer
SH9 Flag of England.svg Dave Lewis Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Flag of England.svg Dan Williams Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 Flag of Fiji.svg Akapusi Qera
BF6 Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Boer (c)
RL5 Flag of England.svg Adam Eustace Sub off.svg 40'
LL4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Will James
TP3 Flag of France.svg Pierre Capdevielle
HK2 Flag of England.svg Darren Dawidiuk Sub off.svg 71'
LP1 Flag of England.svg Paul Doran-Jones Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
HK16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ben PhillipsSub on.svg 71'
PR17 Flag of England.svg Rupert Harden Sub on.svg 67'
LK18 Flag of England.svg Dave Attwood Sub on.svg 40'
FL19 Flag of Fiji.svg Apolosi Satala Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Flag of England.svg Jordi Pasqualin Sub on.svg 61'
CE21 Flag of England.svg Jonny May Sub on.svg 72'
WG22 Flag of England.svg James Simpson-Daniel Sub on.svg 54'
Coach:
Flag of Scotland.svg Bryan Redpath
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 Lachlan Turner
OC13 Ryan Cross
IC12 Tyrone Smith
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Luke Burgess
N88 Richard Brown
OF7 Matt Hodgson
BF6 Mitchell Chapman
RL5 Dave Dennis
LL4 Dean Mumm (c)
TP3 Salesi Ma'afu Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub off.svg 37'
LP1 Sekope Kepu
Substitutions:
HK16 Pekahou Cowan Sub on.svg 37'
PR17 Matt Dunning Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Mark Chisholm
N819 Wycliff Palu
SH20 Richard Kingi
FH21 Matt To'omua
FB22 James O'Connor
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

England

7 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg9–18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'
Report [3] Try: Genia 21' m
Ashley-Cooper 72' c
Con: Giteau (1/2) 73'
Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,020
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Ugo Monye
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Dan Hipkiss Sub off.svg 66'
IC12 Shane Geraghty
LW11 Matt Banahan
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 64'
N88 Jordan Crane Sub off.svg 53'
OF7 Lewis Moody
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 David Wilson Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Steve Thompson Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Duncan Bell Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Courtney Lawes
N819 James Haskell Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Paul Hodgson Sub on.svg 64'
FH21 Andy Goode
CE22 Ayoola Erinle Sub on.svg 66'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
FB15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14 Peter Hynes
OC13 Digby Ioane Sub off.svg 75'
IC12 Quade Cooper
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Will Genia
N88 Wycliff Palu Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 George Smith
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 74'
LL4 James Horwill
TP3 Ben Alexander Sub off.svg 78'
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Matt Dunning Sub on.svg 78'
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 74'
FL19 David Pocock Sub on.svg 69'
SH20 Luke Burgess
CE21 Ryan Cross Sub on.svg 75'
FB22 James O'Connor
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

Ireland

15 November 2009
15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg20–20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tries: Bowe 57' c
O'Driscoll 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2) 58', 79'
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'
Report [4] Tries: Mitchell 2' c
Elsom 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/2) 3', 62'
Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 69,886
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Paddy Wallace
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald Sub off.svg 53'
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Tomás O'Leary
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace Cruz Roja.svg 63' to 65'
BF6 Stephen Ferris Sub off.svg 75'
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Jerry Flannery
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin
PR17 Tom Court
LK18 Leo Cullen
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 63'Sub off.svg 65'Sub on.svg 75'
SH20 Eoin Reddan
FH21 Johnny Sexton
WG22 Keith Earls Sub on.svg 53'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney
FB15 Adam Ashley-Cooper Sub off.svg 69'
RW14 Peter Hynes
OC13 Digby Ioane
IC12 Quade Cooper
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Will Genia
N88 Wycliff Palu Yellow card.svg 29' to 39'
OF7 David Pocock Cruz Roja.svg 20' to 28'
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Mark Chisholm
LL4 James Horwill
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Matt Dunning
LK18 Dean Mumm
FL19 George Smith Sub on.svg 20'Sub off.svg 28'
SH20 Luke Burgess
FH21 Ryan Cross
FB22 James O'Connor Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

Scotland

21 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg9–8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56'
Drop: Godman (0/1)
Paterson (1/1) 75'
Report [5] Try: Cross 80' m
Con: Giteau (0/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Rory Lamont
RW14 Sean Lamont
OC13 Alex Grove
IC12 Graeme Morrison Sub off.svg 40'
LW11 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 63'
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)Sub off.svg 20'
N88 Johnnie Beattie Sub off.svg 63'
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch Sub off.svg 47'
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Moray Low Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Kyle Traynor Sub on.svg 57'
FL18 Jason White Sub on.svg 47'
N819 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 63'
SH20 Rory Lawson Sub on.svg 20'
FB21 Chris Paterson Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson
FB15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14 Peter Hynes
OC13 Ryan Cross
IC12 Quade Cooper Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Wycliff Palu Sub off.svg 66'
OF7 George Smith
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 James Horwill
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 45'
LP1 Benn Robinson Sub off.svg 16'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 45'
PR17 Sekope Kepu Sub on.svg 16'
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 49'
N819 Richard Brown Sub on.svg 66'
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 63'
WG21 Lachie Turner
CE22 James O'Connor Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

Cardiff Blues (un-capped)

24 November 2009
19:35 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Cardiff Blues 3–31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Blair (1/1) 3'Report [6] Try: Cross 4' c
Beale (2) 38' c, 80' c
Morahan 76' c
Con: O'Connor (4/4) 6', 40', 77', 80'
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 21'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 14,622
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
FB15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Blair Sub off.svg 63'
RW14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Mustoe
OC13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Thomas Cruz Roja.svg 2' to 9'
IC12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dafydd Hewitt
LW11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Czekaj
FH10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Norton-Knight
SH9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 40'
N88 Flag of New Zealand.svg Xavier Rush (c)
OF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben White Sub off.svg 40'
BF6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Warburton
RL5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Scott Morgan Sub off.svg 40'
LL4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Deiniol Jones
TP3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Powell Cruz Roja.svg 45' to 63'
HK2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg T. Rhys Thomas Sub off.svg 71'
LP1 Flag of Tonga.svg Taufaʻao Filise Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
HK16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Williams Sub on.svg 71'
PR17 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Hobbs Sub on.svg 45'
LK18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Tito Sub on.svg 40'
FL19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robin Sowden-Taylor Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Rees Sub on.svg 40'
FH21 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ceri Sweeney Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gavin Evans Sub on.svg 2'Sub off.svg 9'
Coach:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Young
FB15 James O'Connor
RW14 Lachlan Turner
OC13 Ryan Cross Sub off.svg 62'
IC12 Tyrone Smith
LW11 Kurtley Beale
FH10 Matt To'omua Sub off.svg 2'
SH9 Luke Burgess Sub off.svg 74'
N88 Richard Brown Yellow card.svg 47' to 57'
OF7 Matt Hodgson Yellow card.svg 68' to 78'
BF6 Mitchell Chapman Sub off.svg 31'
RL5 Dean Mumm (c)
LL4 Dave Dennis
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Pekahou Cowan Sub off.svg 29'Sub on.svg 63'
Substitutions:
PR16 Salesi Ma'afu Sub on.svg 29'
PR17 Matt Dunning Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Mark Chisholm
FL19 George Smith Sub on.svg 31'
SH20 Richard Kingi Sub on.svg 74'
FH21 Quade Cooper Sub on.svg 2'
WG22 Luke Morahan Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

Wales

28 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg12–33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21' 30' 40'
Halfpenny (1/1) 17'
Hook (0/1)
Report [7] Try: Ioane 7' m
Horwill 19' m
Pocock 24' c
Polota-Nau 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/4) 25', 63'
Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2' 31' 57'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 James Hook
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny Sub off.svg 28'
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Jonathan Davies
LW11 Shane Williams Sub off.svg 5'
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Dwayne Peel Cruz Roja.svg 10' to 15'Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Andy Powell Cruz Roja.svg 60' to 65'
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Dan Lydiate Sub off.svg 48'Sub on.svg 60'Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP3 Paul James Sub off.svg 48'
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 30'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 30'
PR17 Duncan Jones Sub on.svg 48'
LK18 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 49'
FL19 Sam Warburton Sub on.svg 48'
SH20 Martin Roberts Sub on.svg 10'Sub off.svg 15'Sub on.svg 72'
WG21 Andrew Bishop Sub on.svg 28'
WG22 Tom James Sub on.svg 5'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
FB15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14 Peter Hynes Sub off.svg 64'
OC13 Digby Ioane
IC12 Quade Cooper
LW11 Drew Mitchell Sub off.svg 70'
FH10 Matt Giteau
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 79'
N88 Wycliff Palu Sub off.svg 70'
OF7 David Pocock Sub off.svg 40'
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Dean Mumm
LL4 James Horwill
TP3 Ben Alexander Sub off.svg 73'
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Matt Dunning Sub on.svg 73'
N818 Mark Chisholm Sub on.svg 70'
FL19 George Smith Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 79'
WG21 James O'Connor Sub on.svg 64'
WG22 Kurtley Beale Sub on.svg 70'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans

Squad

The 35-man touring party was announced on 8 October 2009.

On 28 October, Tyrone Smith was called up to replace the injured Rob Horne.

After Berrick Barnes was ruled out with an injury sustained in training Brumbies, fly-half Matt To'omua was called up to cover for him.

Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 31 October 2009.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Stephen Moore Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 26)41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 24)18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Ben Alexander Prop (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 24)13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Pekahau Cowan Prop (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 23)3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Matt Dunning Prop (1978-12-19)19 December 1978 (aged 30)32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 23)2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Salesi Ma'afu Prop (1983-03-22)22 March 1983 (aged 26)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Benn Robinson Prop (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 25)26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Mark Chisholm Lock (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 28)43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Dave Dennis Lock (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 23)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
James Horwill Lock (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 24)19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Dean Mumm Lock (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 25)16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Mitchell Chapman Flanker (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 26)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Rocky Elsom (c) Flanker (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 26)44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Matt Hodgson Flanker (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 28)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
David Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 21)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
George Smith Flanker (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 29)105 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Richard Brown Number 8 (1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 25)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Wycliff Palu Number 8 (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 27)28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Luke Burgess Scrum-half (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 26)19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 21)6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Richard Kingi Scrum-half (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 20)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Quade Cooper Fly-half (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 21)7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Matt Giteau Fly-half (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 27)73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Matt To'omua Fly-half (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 19)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Berrick Barnes (vc) Centre (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 23)21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Ryan Cross Centre (1979-07-17)17 July 1979 (aged 30)17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Rob Horne Centre (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 20)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Stirling Mortlock Centre (1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 32)80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Tyrone Smith Centre (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 26)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Peter Hynes Wing (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 (aged 27)17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Digby Ioane Wing (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 24)1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Drew Mitchell Wing (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 25)37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Luke Morahan Wing (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 19)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds
Lachlan Turner Wing (1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 22)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Fullback (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 20)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Adam Ashley-Cooper Fullback (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 25)32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
James O'Connor Fullback (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 19)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force

Coaching staff

Head Coach - Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans
Assistant Coach - Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Williams
Skills Coach - Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Graham
High Performance Director - Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Nucifora

Statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
NameNon-TestTestOverallCards
PlayedTriesConPenDGPtsPlayedTriesConPenDGPtsPlayedTriesConPenDGPtsYellow card.svgRed card.svg
Matt Giteau 5061204850612048
Ryan Cross 23000153100056141016
Quade Cooper 21410164000005162016
James O'Connor 10410114000005041011
Drew Mitchell 2100054100056200010
Kurtley Beale 22000101000003200010
Tatafu Polota-Nau 200000510005710005
Adam Ashley-Cooper 510005510005
Rocky Elsom 510005510005
Will Genia 510005510005
James Horwill 510005510005
Peter Hynes 510005510005
Digby Ioane 410005410005
David Pocock 410005410005
Tyrone Smith 210005210005
Luke Morahan 110005110005
Dean Mumm 200000400000600000
George Smith 100000500000600000
Ben Alexander 500000500000
Mark Chisholm 500000500000
Stephen Moore 500000500000
Wycliff Palu 5000005000001
Benn Robinson 500000500000
Luke Burgess 200000200000400000
Matt Dunning 200000200000400000
Richard Brown 2000001000003000001
Sekope Kepu 200000100000300000
Mitchell Chapman 200000200000
Pekahau Cowan 200000200000
Dave Dennis 200000200000
Matt Hodgson 2000002000001
Salesi Ma'afu 200000200000
Richard Kingi 100000100000
Matt To'omua 100000100000
Lachlan Turner 100000100000
Berrick Barnes did not play
Rob Horne did not play
Stirling Mortlock did not play

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