2008 New Zealand rugby union tour

March 2014 March 2014 New Zealand 2008 6 6 0 0 5 5 0 0 AUS 1 1 0 0 SCO 1 1 0 0 IRE 1 1 0 0 WAL 1 1 0 0 ENG 1 1 0 0 2008 end-of-year rugby union tests The 2008 New Zealand rugby union tour was a series of matches played in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ireland in November 2008, by New Zealand national rugby union team. The All Blacks obtained their third Grand Slam after the 1978 tour and 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland. The tour opened with a match against Australia in Hong Kong, valid for Bledisloe Cup. Bledisloe Cup A First match was played in Hong Kong against Australia. It was the fourth match between the two teams. Winning the match, the All Blacks, won the series (3–1) and retained the Bledisloe Cup. Report 1 November 2008 AUS 14–19 NZL So Kon Po, Hong Kong Alan Lewis (Ireland) 39,682 Mitchell 8'Mitchell 25' Sivivatu 41'McCaw 82' Giteau 8' e 25' Carter 12' 23' 31' Carter 12' 23' 31' Team details _aus07 _aus07 _aus07 FFB600 FFB600 FFB600 144931 144931 Australia _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Adam Ashley-CooperFB15FBIsaia Toeava 74Peter HynesW14WHosea Gear 53 Ryan CrossC13CConrad Smith(capt.) Stirling Mortlock C12CDan CarterDrew MitchellW11WSitiveni SivivatuMatt GiteauFH10FHStephen Donald 47 Luke BurgessSH9SHJimmy Cowan 50Richard BrownN88N8Rodney So'oialo 16 29 74 George SmithF7FRichie McCaw (capt.)Dean MummF6FJerome Kaino 72 64 Nathan SharpeL5LAli WilliamsMark ChisholmL4LBrad Thorn 63 71 Al BaxterP3PNeemia Tialata 63Stephen MooreH2HAndrew Hore 4Benn RobinsonP1PTony Woodcock Replacements Tatafu Polota-Nau 16HKeven Mealamu 471 Matt DunningP17PGreg Somerville 6364 Phil WaughL18LAnthony Boric 6374 David PocockF19N8Adam Thomson 16–29 72 Sam Cordingley 20SHPiri Weepu 5053 Berrick BarnesC21FHMa'a Nonu 47Lachie Turner 22FBCory Jane 74 Coaches NZL Robbie Deans Graham Henry NZL Grand Slam Scotland The first test gave All Blacks an easy victory, with Richie McCaw and Dan Carter on the bench of reserves. Report 8 November 2008 SCO 6–32 NZL Murrayfield, Edinburgh Wayne Barnes (England) 51,000 Tutavake 8'Weepu 25'Kahui 41'Boric 73' Paterson (2) 1', 21' Donald 8'Carter 73' Team details _scotlanda _scotlanda _scotlanda _whitesides bbbbbb ffffff bbbbbb 11335A 11335A Scotland _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Scotland New ZealandChris PatersonFB15FBIsaia Toeava 41Thom EvansW14WAnthony TuitavakeBen CairnsC13CRichard Kahui3 13 Nick de LucaC12CMa'a Nonu 42 Sean LamontW11WJoe Rokocoko 70 Phil GodmanFH10FHStephen Donald 70 (capt.) Mike Blair SH9SHPiri Weepu 52Ally HoggN88N8Liam MessamJohn BarclayF7FAdam Thomson 59 61 Jason WhiteF6FKieran ReadJim HamiltonL5LAli Williams 65 54 Nathan HinesL4LAnthony Boric 30 4054 64 Euan MurrayP3PJohn Afoa 63 Ross FordH2HKeven Mealamu (capt.) 60 64 Allan JacobsenP1PJamie Mackintosh 54 Replacements 63 Dougie HallH16HCorey Flynn 60 54 Alasdair DickinsonP17PNeemia Tialata 54 54 Matt MustchinL18LRoss Filipo 65 61 Scott GrayF19FRichie McCaw 59 70 Rory LawsonSH20SHAndy Ellis 52 71 70 Dan ParksFH21FHDan Carter 71 42 Hugo SouthwellW22FBCory Jane 41 Coaches SCO Frank Hadden Graham Henry NZL Ireland Also again Ireland, the All Blacks obtain a good victory, but the first half (close 10–3) was not easy, and the All Blacks lead the match only thanks a penalty try in the last minute of the half. report 15 November 2008 IRE 3–22 NZL Croke Park, Dublin Mark Lawrence (South Africa) 78,000 Penalty try 40'Nonu 47' Thorn 52' Carter 40' 47' O'Gara 37 Carter 24 Team details _whiteborder _whitethinlines _whiteborder _greensides 23694F 23694F 23694F ffffff 23694F Ireland _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand 71 Girvan DempseyFB15FBMils Muliaina41 51 Tommy BoweW14WJoe Rokocoko 75(capt.) Brian O'Driscoll C13CConrad Smith 64 74 Luke FitzgeraldC12CMa'a NonuRob KearneyW11WSitiveni SivivatuRonan O'GaraFH10FHDan Carter 67 Tomás O'LearySH9SHJimmy Cowan 59Jamie HeaslipN88N8Rodney So'oialo 71 77 David WallaceF7FRichie McCaw (capt.)Alan QuinlanF6FJerome Kaino 45'-54' 61 Paul O'ConnellL5LAli WilliamsDonncha O'CallaghanL4LBrad Thorn 76 John HayesP3PNeemia Tialata 54 67 57 Rory BestH2HKeven Mealamu 65Marcus HoranP1PTony Woodcock 42 52 67 Replacements 57 Jerry FlanneryH16HCorey Flynn 65 76 Tony BuckleyP17PJohn Afoa 45 61 Stephen FerrisL18Anthony Boric 77 Shane JenningsF19N8Kieran Read 71 67 Eoin ReddanSH20SHPiri Weepu 59 74 Paddy WallaceC21WStephen Donald 75 71 Keith EarlsFB22CIsaia Toeava 64 Coaches IRE rugby Declan Kidney Graham Henry NZL Munster 18 November 2008 Munster Munster 16–18 NZL Report Thomond Park, Limerick Romain Poite (France) 26,000All Blacks produce great escape http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/86439.html espnscrum 21 March 2023 Murphy 36' Donald 22' Rokokoco 75' Warwick 37' Donald 23' Warwick 8' 15' Donald 9' 46' Warwick 21' Team details _whitelines _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitelines _white_stripes_adidas ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 092D55 ff0000 Munster _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Doug HowlettFB15FBCory JaneBarry MurphyW14WHosea Gear 52 Rua TipokiC13CAnthony Tuitavake 69Lifeimi MafiC12CIsaia Toeava 65Ian DowlingW11WJoe RokocokoPaul WarwickFH10FHStephen DonaldPeter StringerSH9SHPiri Weepu 62 26 Denis LeamyN88N8Liam MessamNiall RonanF7FScott WaldromJames CoughlanF6FAdam Thomson 50Mick O'DriscollL5LJason EatonDonncha O'CallaghanL4LRoss Filipo 69 41 Tim RyanP3PBen Franks 54 63 Frankie SheahanH2HCorey Flynn 62Federico PucciarielloP1PJamie Mackintosh Replacements 63 Denis FogartyR16RHika Elliot 62 41 Tony BuckleyR17RJohn Afoa 54Mark Melbourne 18RBrad Thorn 69 26 Billy HollandR19RKieran Read 50John O'Sullivan 20RAlby Mathewson 62Mike Prendergast 21RRichard Kahui 65 52 Jeremy ManningR22RMils Muliaina 69 Coaches AUS Tony McGahan Graham Henry NZL Wales Report 22 November 2008 WAL 9–29 NZL Millennium, Cardiff Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) 74,000 Nonu 54' Kaino 80' Carter 54' Carter 80' S.Jones 2' 13' 23' Carter 17' 39' 41' 63' 74' Team details _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _redsides ff0022 ff0022 ff0022 ffffff 097632 Wales _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Wales New ZealandLee ByrneFB15FBMils MuliainaLeigh HalfpennyW14WJoe RokocokoTom ShanklinC13CRichard KahuiJamie RobertsC12CMa'a NonuShane WilliamsW11WSitiveni Sivivatu 57 Stephen JonesFH10FHDan Carter 57 Gareth CooperSH9SHJimmy Cowan 55Andy PowellN88N8Rodney So'oialo 75 Martyn WilliamsF7FRichie McCaw (capt.)(capt.) Ryan Jones F6FJerome Kaino 56 Ian EvansL5LAli WilliamsAlun Wyn JonesL4LBrad ThornAdam JonesP3PNeemia Tialata 47Matthew ReesH2HKeven Mealamu 79 Gethin JenkinsP1PTony Woodcock Replacements Richard Hibbard 16Hika Elliot 79 John YappP17PJohn Afoa 47 56 Luke CharterisL18Anthony Boric 75 Dafydd JonesN819Kieran Read 57 Dwayne PeelSH20SHPiri Weepu 55 57 James HookFH21Stephen DonaldAndrew Bishop 22Isaia Toeava Coaches NZL Warren Gatland Graham Henry NZL England Report 29 November 2008 ENG 6–32 NZL Twickenham, London A. Rolland (Ireland) 81,000 Muliaina 58' 65' Nonu 72' Carter 73' Fllod 16' Armitage 48' Carter 14' 26' 36' 38' 61' Team details _england rugby home ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff England _allblacks2007 _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand Delon ArmitageFB15FBMils Muliaina 74 Paul SackeyW14WJoe Rokocoko 74 Jamie NoonC13CConrad Smith 68Riki FluteyC12CMa'a NonuUgo MonyeW11WSitiveni Sivivatu42 52 Toby FloodFH10FHDan Carter 60 Danny CareSH9SHJimmy Cowan 69 66 Nick EasterN88N8Rodney So'oialo 57 Michael LipmanF7FRichie McCaw (capt.)31 41 James HaskellF6FJerome Kaino 55Nick KennedyL5LAli Williams(capt.) Steve Borthwick L4LBrad Thorn 68 52 Phil VickeryP3PNeemia Tialata 55 66 23 33 Lee MearsH2HKeven MealamuTim PayneP1PTony Woodcock Replacements 66 Dylan HartleyH16HHika Elliot 52 Matt StevensP17PJohn Afoa 55 66 Tom CroftN818LAnthony Boric 68 57 75 80 Tom ReesF19FKieran Read 55 60 Harry EllisSH20SHPiri Weepu 69 74 Danny CiprianiC21Stephen Donald 74 Dan HipkissW22CIsaia Toeava 68 Coaches ENG Martin Johnson Graham Henry NZL References collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed Category:2008 rugby union tours Category:2008 in New Zealand rugby union 2008 2008 Category:2008–09 in European rugby union Category:2008–09 in Scottish rugby union Category:2008–09 in Irish rugby union Category:2008–09 in Welsh rugby union Category:2008–09 in English rugby union 2008 2008 2008 2008 Category:2008 in Australian rugby union