2010 Australia national rugby union team tour of Asia and Europe

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2010 Australia tour of Asia and Europe
Date30 October – 27 November 2010
Coach(es) Robbie Deans
Tour captain(s) Rocky Elsom
Summary
PWDL
Total
7502
Test match
5401
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1 1 0 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1 1 0 0
Flag of England.svg  England
1 0 0 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1 1 0 0
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour 2009 Asia & Europe
Next tour 2013 Europe

The 2010 Australia national rugby union team tour of Asia and Europe, colloquially known as the 2010 Wallabies Spring Tour, was a rugby union tour by the Australia national rugby team that took place in October and November 2010, and was part of the 2010 Autumn Internationals test window. The initial tour took place in Hong Kong in East Asia before finishing in Europe. The tour was very successful, with Australia winning four of their five test match tour fixtures. The tour also saw a record performance from 20-year-old James O'Connor in the final test of the tour against France. O'Connor, who had played 26 tests for the Wallabies, scored a record 29 points in the match, [1] including one try, six conversions (from seven attempts), and four penalty goals (from five attempts). Australia defeated France 16–59 in the Stade de France, which stands as their biggest ever victory against them. [2]

Contents

Fixtures

DateVenueHomeScoreAway
30 October Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6 November Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg16–25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
9 November Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Leicester Tigers Flag of England.svg15–26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13 November Twickenham Stadium, London England  Flag of England.svg35–18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16 November Thomond Park, Limerick Munster IRFU flag.svg15–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
20 November Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Italy  Flag of Italy.svg14–32Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
27 November Stade de France, Saint-Denis France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg16–59Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Matches

First test

30 October 2010
16:30 HKT (UTC+08) [3]
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Cooper 8' m
Ashley-Cooper 23' c
Mitchell 60' c
O'Connor 80+1' c
Con: Giteau (1/2)
O'Connor (2/2)		 Report Try: Cowan 30' c
Jane 33' c
Nonu 53' c
Con: Carter (3/3)
Pen: Carter 40+1'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 26,210 [4]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 James O'Connor
OC13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12 Matt Giteau Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Ben McCalman
OF7 David Pocock
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Nathan Sharpe
LL4 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 72'
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Benn Robinson Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Saia Fainga'a Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 72'
N819 Richard Brown
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 76'
FH21 Berrick Barnes Sub on.svg 63'
WG22 Lachlan Turner
Coach:
Robbie Deans
FB15 Mils Muliaina
RW14 Cory Jane Sub off.svg 51'
OC13 Conrad Smith
IC12 Ma'a Nonu
LW11 Joe Rokocoko
FH10 Daniel Carter Sub off.svg 60'
SH9 Jimmy Cowan Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Kieran Read
OF7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF6 Jerome Kaino
RL5 Tom Donnelly Sub off.svg 66'
LL4 Brad Thorn
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Keven Mealamu
LP1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16 Hika Elliot
PR17 John Afoa Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Sam Whitelock Sub on.svg 66'
OF19 Daniel Braid
SH20 Alby Mathewson Sub on.svg 72'
FH21 Stephen Donald Sub on.svg 60'
UB22 Isaia Toeava Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Second test

6 November 2010
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg16–25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Rees 70' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/5) 1', 31', 52'		 Report Try: Pocock 6' c
Beale 47' c
Alexander 60' m
Con: O'Connor (2/3)
Pen: O'Connor (2/3) 64', 73'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 53,127 [5]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 James Hook
RW14 Will Harries
OC13 Tom Shanklin Yellow card.svg 63' to 73'Sub off.svg 76'
IC12 Andrew Bishop
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Jonathan Thomas
OF7 Sam Warburton Sub off.svg 65'
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 74'
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins Sub off.svg 71'
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Paul James Sub on.svg 71'
LK18 Deiniol Jones Sub on.svg 74'
FL19 Martyn Williams Sub on.svg 65'
SH20 Richie Rees Sub on.svg 65'
FH21 Dan Biggar Sub on.svg 65'
WG22 Chris Czekaj Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 James O'Connor
OC13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12 Matt Giteau Sub off.svg 67'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 74'
N88 Ben McCalman
OF7 David Pocock
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Nathan Sharpe
LL4 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 75'
TP3 Ben Alexander Sub off.svg 62'
HK16 [a] Saia Fainga'a Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK26 Huia Edmonds Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 62'
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 75'
N819 Richard Brown
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 74'
FH21 Berrick Barnes Sub on.svg 67'
WG22 Lachlan Turner
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Leicester Tigers

9 November 2010
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers Flag of England.svg15–26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Twelvetrees (5/5) 26', 65' Report Try: Turner
Higginbotham
Con: Barnes (2/2)
Pen: Barnes (3/5) 2'
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 79'
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 20,299 [6]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Geordan Murphy (c)
RW14 Scott Hamilton
OC13 Matt Smith Sub off.svg 76'
IC12 Anthony Allen
LW11 Manu Tuilagi
FH10 Billy Twelvetrees
SH9 James Grindal
N88 Thomas Waldrom Sub off.svg 62'
OF7 Jordan Crane
BF6 Craig Newby
RL5 George Skivington
LL4 Ed Slater
TP3 Julian White
HK2 George Chuter Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Pete Bucknall
Replacements:
HK16 Rob Hawkins Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Gastón de Robertis
LK18 Steve Mafi Sub on.svg 62'
FL19 Ben Pienaar
SH20 Jason Spice
SH21 George Ford
CE22 Dan Hipkiss Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill
FB15 Peter Hynes
RW14 Rod Davies
OC13 Pat McCabe
IC12 Anthony Fainga'a
LW11 Lachlan Turner Sub off.svg 65'
FH10 Berrick Barnes (c)
SH9 Luke Burgess
N88 Richard Brown
OF7 Matt Hodgson Sub off.svg 65'
BF6 Scott Higginbotham
RL5 Rob Simmons Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Van Humphries
TP3 Salesi Ma'afu
HK2 Huia Edmonds Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Ben Daley
Replacements:
HK16 Saia Fainga'a Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 James Slipper
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 65'
N819 Pat McCutcheon Sub on.svg 65'
SH20 Nick Phipps
CE21 Kurtley Beale
WG22 Luke Morahan Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Third test

13 November 2010
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg35–18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Ashton 25' c, 47' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (7) 11', 34', 38', 42', 57', 69', 77'		 Report Try: Beale (2) 54' c, 65' m
Con: O'Connor (1/2)
Pen: O'Connor (2) 31', 39'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,002 [7]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Mike Tindall Sub off.svg 63'
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 78'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Nick Easter Sub off.svg 78'
OF7 Lewis Moody (c)
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Tom Palmer Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Courtney Lawes
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 70'
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 70'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 71'
FL19 Hendre Fourie Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 58'
FH21 Charlie Hodgson Sub on.svg 78'
FB22 Delon Armitage Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 James O'Connor
OC13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12 Matt Giteau Yellow card.svg 37' to 47'Sub off.svg 59'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 48'
N88 Ben McCalman Sub off.svg 58'
OF7 David Pocock
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Nathan Sharpe
LL4 Mark Chisholm Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore
LP1 Benn Robinson Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
HK16 Saia Fainga'a
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 56'
LK18 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 58'
N819 Richard Brown Sub on.svg 58'
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 48'
CE21 Berrick Barnes Sub on.svg 63'
WG22 Lachlan Turner
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Christophe Berdos (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Munster

Fourth test

20 November 2010
15:00 CET (UTC+01)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg14–32Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Barbieri 71' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2) 11', 40'
Orquera 35'		 Report Try: Mitchell 9' c
Elsom 80' c
Con: Barnes (2/2)
Pen: Barnes (6/6) 2', 13', 50', 53', 59', 67'
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 40,127
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Alberto Sgarbi Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Luciano Orquera Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Edoardo Gori Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Paul Derbyshire Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Carlo Del Fava Sub off.svg 67'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 48'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 48'
PR17 Lorenzo Cittadini Sub on.svg 55'
LK18 Santiago Dellapè Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 Robert Barbieri Sub on.svg 55'
UB20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Andrea Masi Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 Lachie Turner
OC13 Adam Ashley-Cooper Sub off.svg 79'
IC12 Berrick Barnes
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Luke Burgess
N88 Ben McCalman
OF7 David Pocock Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Nathan Sharpe Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 Rob Simmons
TP3 Ben Alexander
HK2 Stephen Moore Cruz Roja.svg 67' to 73'
LP1 James Slipper Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Benn Robinson Sub on.svg 67'Sub off.svg 73'
LK18 Mark Chisholm Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 Matt Hodgson Sub on.svg 67'
SH20 Will Genia
CE21 Matt Giteau
WG22 Pat McCabe Sub on.svg 79'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Fifth test

27 November 2010
20:45 CET (UTC+01)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg16–59Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Penalty try 30' c
Con: Parra (1/1) 30'
Pen: Parra (3/4) 9', 20', 42'		 Report Try: Asley-Cooper 4' c
Robinson 49' c
Genia 52' c
Mitchell (3) 67' c, 73' c, 76' c
O'Connor 80' m
Con: O'Connor (6/7) 5', 50', 52', 67', 73', 76'
Pen: O'Connor (4/5) 14', 25', 61', 72'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Jérôme Porical
RW14 Yoann Huget
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC12 Yannick Jauzion Sub off.svg 54'
LW11 Alexis Palisson Sub off.svg 40'
FH10 Damien Traille
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Jérôme Thion Sub off.svg 68'
LL4 Julien Pierre
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 35'
LP1 Thomas Domingo Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 35'
PR17 Jérôme Schuster Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Romain Millo-Chluski Sub on.svg 68'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 72'
CE21 Fabrice Estebanez Sub on.svg 54'
WG22 Marc Andreu Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15 Kurtley Beale
RW14 James O'Connor
OC13 Adam Ashley-Cooper Sub off.svg 73'
IC12 Berrick Barnes Sub off.svg 72'
LW11 Drew Mitchell
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Ben McCalman Sub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 64'
OF7 David Pocock
BF6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5 Nathan Sharpe Sub off.svg 66'
LL4 Rob Simmons
TP3 Ben Alexander Yellow card.svg 30' to 40'Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Stephen Moore Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 James Slipper
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Benn Robinson Sub on.svg 36'
LK18 Mark Chisholm Sub on.svg 66'
FL19 Scott Higginbotham Sub on.svg 64'
SH20 Luke Burgess Sub on.svg 73'
CE21 Matt Giteau Sub on.svg 72'
WG22 Lachlan Turner Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

Squad

The 40-man squad was announced in early October. [8] The squad was lowered to a 36-man and final squad by mid-October. [9] [10]

Coaching team:

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Huia Edmonds Hooker (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 29)3 Brumbies
Saia Fainga'a Hooker (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 23)9 Reds
Stephen Moore Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 27)51 Brumbies
Ben Alexander Prop (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25)19 Brumbies
Ben Daley Prop (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 22)3 Reds
Salesi Ma'afu Prop (1983-03-26)26 March 1983 (aged 27)10 Brumbies
Benn Robinson Prop (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 26)37 Waratahs
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 21)9 Reds
Mark Chisholm Lock (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 29)53 Brumbies
Van Humphries Lock (1976-01-08)8 January 1976 (aged 34)0 Reds
Dean Mumm Lock (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 26)30 Waratahs
Nathan Sharpe (vc) Lock (1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 32)88 Western Force
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 21)4 Reds
Rocky Elsom Back row (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 27)59 Brumbies
Scott Higginbotham Back row (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 24)0 Reds
Matt Hodgson Back row (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 29)3 Western Force
Pat McCutcheon Back row (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 23)0 Waratahs
David Pocock Back row (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 22)25 Western Force
Richard Brown Back row (1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 26)2 Western Force
Ben McCalman Back row (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 22)4 Western Force
Luke Burgess Scrum-half (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 26)27 Waratahs
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 22)18 Reds
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 21)0 Rebels
Berrick Barnes Fly-half (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 24)26 Waratahs
Quade Cooper Fly-half (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 22)19 Reds
Adam Ashley-Cooper Centre (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26)46 Brumbies
Anthony Fainga'a Centre (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 23)4 Reds
Matt Giteau Centre (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 28)87 Brumbies
Rod Davies Wing (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 21)0 Reds
Pat McCabe Wing (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 22)0 Brumbies
Drew Mitchell Wing (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 26)50 Waratahs
Luke Morahan Wing (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 20)0 Reds
James O'Connor Wing (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 20)23 Western Force
Lachlan Turner Wing (1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 23)12 Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Fullback (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 21)9 Waratahs
Peter Hynes Fullback (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 (aged 28)22 Reds

References

  1. ↑ Botherway, Nigel (28 November 2010). "France 16 Australia 59: Wallabies trounce feeble French". The Times .
  2. ↑ Growden, Greg (29 November 2010). "Wallabies get their fill of penalties then flick the switch to excellence". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong to host 2010 Bledisloe Cup match" (Press release). Hong Kong Rugby Football Union. 18 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Match Details: All Blacks v Qantas Wallabies". Rugby.com.au . 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Baldock, Andrew (7 November 2010). "Wales 16–25 Australia: Wallabies add to Wales' southern discomfort". The Scotsman . Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Bolton, Paul (9 November 2010). "Leicester Tigers 15 Australia 26: match report". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Ackford, Paul (13 November 2010). "England 35 Australia 18: match report". The Daily Telegraph . London. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011.
  8. ↑ Growden, Greg (5 October 2010). "Davies bolts into spring tour squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
  9. ↑ "Wallaby 2010 Spring Tour Squad". Green and Gold Rugby . 14 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Sevens stars to tour with Wallabies". Planet Rugby. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010.
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