2010 Australia rugby union tour of Asia and Europe

2010 Australia tour of Asia and Europe 30 October – 27 November 2010 Australia 2010 Robbie Deans Rocky Elsom 7 5 0 2 5 4 0 1 NZL 1 1 0 0 WAL 1 1 0 0 ENG 1 0 0 1 ITA 1 1 0 0 FRA 1974 1 1 0 0 2009 Asia & Europe 2013 Europe The 2010 Australia rugby union 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,Botherway Nigel 28 November 2010 France 16 Australia 59: Wallabies trounce feeble French https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/australasia-travel/australia/france-16-australia-59-wallabies-trounce-feeble-french-xl9vxzxttvk The Times 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.Growden Greg 29 November 2010 Wallabies get their fill of penalties then flick the switch to excellence http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-get-their-fill-of-penalties-then-flick-the-switch-to-excellence-20101128-18ch9.html live The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media https://web.archive.org/web/20101203011402/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-get-their-fill-of-penalties-then-flick-the-switch-to-excellence-20101128-18ch9.html 3 December 2010 Fixtures Date Venue Home Score Away30 OctoberHong Kong Stadium, Causeway BayAUS26–24NZL6 NovemberMillennium Stadium, CardiffWAL16–25AUS9 NovemberWelford Road Stadium, LeicesterLeicester Tigers ENG15–26AUS13 NovemberTwickenham Stadium, LondonENG35–18AUS16 NovemberThomond Park, LimerickMunster IRE rugby union15–6AUS20 NovemberStadio Artemio Franchi, FlorenceITA14–32AUS27 NovemberStade de France, Saint-DenisFRA 197416–59AUS Matches First test 30 October 2010 16:30 HKT (UTC+08)http://allblacks.com/news/13034/Hong-Kong-to-host-2010-Bledisloe-Cup-match Hong Kong to host 2010 Bledisloe Cup match Hong Kong Rugby Football Union 18 May 2010 AUS 26–24 Report NZL Cooper 8' mAshley-Cooper 23' cMitchell 60' cO'Connor 80+1' c Giteau (1/2)O'Connor (2/2) Cowan 30' cJane 33' cNonu 53' c Carter (3/3) Carter 40+1' Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 26,210http://rugby.com.au/matches/tournaments/bledisloe/2010/new_zealand_v_qantas_wallabies,138776.html Match Details: All Blacks v Qantas Wallabies Rugby.com.au 30 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101006054451/http://rugby.com.au/matches/tournaments/bledisloe/2010/new_zealand_v_qantas_wallabies%2C138776.html 6 October 2010 dead Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Matt Giteau 63LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia 76N8 8 Ben McCalmanOF 7 David PocockBF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan SharpeLL 4 Mark Chisholm 72TP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen Moore 62LP 1 Benn Robinson 51Replacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a 62PR 17James Slipper 51LK 18Dean Mumm 72N8 19Richard BrownSH 20Luke Burgess 76FH 21Berrick Barnes 63WG 22Lachlan TurnerCoach:Robbie Deans FB 15Mils MuliainaRW 14Cory Jane 51OC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a NonuLW 11Joe RokocokoFH 10Daniel Carter 60SH 9 Jimmy Cowan 72N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome KainoRL 5 Tom Donnelly 66LL 4 Brad ThornTP 3 Owen Franks 60HK 2 Keven MealamuLP 1 Tony WoodcockReplacements:HK 16Hika ElliotPR 17John Afoa 60LK 18Sam Whitelock 66OF 19Daniel BraidSH 20Alby Mathewson 72FH 21Stephen Donald 60UB 22Isaia Toeava 51Coach: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) WAL 16–25 Report AUS Rees 70' c Biggar (1/1) S. Jones (3/5) 1', 31', 52' Pocock 6' cBeale 47' cAlexander 60' m O'Connor (2/3) O'Connor (2/3) 64', 73' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 53,127Andrew Baldock Wales 16–25 Australia: Wallabies add to Wales' southern discomfort http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby/Wales-1625-Australia-Wallabies-add.6615904.jp dead The Scotsman 7 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617065017/http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby/Wales-1625-Australia-Wallabies-add.6615904.jp 17 June 2011 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15James HookRW 14Will HarriesOC 13Tom Shanklin 63 73 76IC 12Andrew BishopLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen Jones 65SH 9 Mike Phillips 65N8 8 Jonathan ThomasOF 7 Sam Warburton 65BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 74LL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 75LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 71Replacements:HK 16Huw Bennett 75PR 17Paul James 71LK 18Deiniol Jones 74FL 19Martyn Williams 65SH 20Richie Rees 65FH 21Dan Biggar 65WG 22Chris Czekaj 76Coach:Warren Gatland FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Matt Giteau 67LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia 74N8 8 Ben McCalmanOF 7 David PocockBF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan SharpeLL 4 Mark Chisholm 75TP 3 Ben Alexander 62HK 16a a none Saia Fainga'a 54LP 1 Benn RobinsonReplacements:HK 26Huia Edmonds 54PR 17James Slipper 62LK 18Dean Mumm 75N8 19Richard BrownSH 20Luke Burgess 74FH 21Berrick Barnes 67WG 22Lachlan TurnerCoach: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 ENG 15–26 Report AUS Twelvetrees (5/5) 26', 65' TurnerHigginbotham Barnes (2/2) Barnes (3/5) 2' Barnes (1/1) 79' Welford Road Stadium, Leicester 20,299Bolton Paul 9 November 2010 Leicester Tigers 15 Australia 26: match report https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/australia/8121405/Leicester-Tigers-15-Australia-26-match-report.html live The Daily Telegraph https://web.archive.org/web/20101127071810/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/australia/8121405/Leicester-Tigers-15-Australia-26-match-report.html 27 November 2010 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Geordan Murphy (c)RW 14Scott HamiltonOC 13Matt Smith 76IC 12Anthony AllenLW 11Manu TuilagiFH 10Billy TwelvetreesSH 9 James GrindalN8 8 Thomas Waldrom 62OF 7 Jordan CraneBF 6 Craig NewbyRL 5 George SkivingtonLL 4 Ed SlaterTP 3 Julian WhiteHK 2 George Chuter 65LP 1 Pete BucknallReplacements:HK 16Rob Hawkins 65PR 17Gastón de RobertisLK 18Steve Mafi 62FL 19Ben PienaarSH 20Jason SpiceSH 21George FordCE 22Dan Hipkiss 76Coach:Richard Cockerill FB 15Peter HynesRW 14Rod DaviesOC 13Pat McCabeIC 12Anthony Fainga'aLW 11Lachlan Turner 65FH 10Berrick Barnes (c)SH 9 Luke BurgessN8 8 Richard BrownOF 7 Matt Hodgson 65BF 6 Scott HigginbothamRL 5 Rob Simmons 65LL 4 Van HumphriesTP 3 Salesi Ma'afuHK 2 Huia Edmonds 65LP 1 Ben DaleyReplacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'a 65PR 17James SlipperLK 18Dean Mumm 65N8 19Pat McCutcheon 65SH 20Nick PhippsCE 21Kurtley BealeWG 22Luke Morahan 65Coach:Robbie Deans Third test 13 November 2010 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 35–18 Report AUS Ashton 25' c, 47' c Flood (2/2) Flood (7) 11', 34', 38', 42', 57', 69', 77' Beale (2) 54' c, 65' m O'Connor (1/2) O'Connor (2) 31', 39' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,002https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8129617/England-35-Australia-18-match-report.html London The Daily Telegraph Paul Ackford England 35 Australia 18: match report 13 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110129081558/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8129617/England-35-Australia-18-match-report.html 29 January 2011 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Mike Tindall 63IC 12Shontayne HapeLW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Toby Flood 78SH 9 Ben Youngs 58N8 8 Nick Easter 78OF 7 Lewis Moody (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Tom Palmer 71LL 4 Courtney LawesTP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley 70LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 70Replacements:HK 16Steve Thompson 70PR 17David Wilson 70LK 18Simon Shaw 71FL 19Hendre Fourie 78SH 20Danny Care 58FH 21Charlie Hodgson 78FB 22Delon Armitage 63Coach:Martin Johnson FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12Matt Giteau 37 47 59LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia 48N8 8 Ben McCalman 58OF 7 David PocockBF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan SharpeLL 4 Mark Chisholm 58TP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen MooreLP 1 Benn Robinson 56Replacements:HK 16Saia Fainga'aPR 17James Slipper 56LK 18Dean Mumm 58N8 19Richard Brown 58SH 20Luke Burgess 48CE 21Berrick Barnes 63WG 22Lachlan TurnerCoach:Robbie Deans Touch judges: Christophe Berdos (France) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Munster 16 November 2010 20:00 IST (UTC+1) Munster IRE rugby union 15–6 Report AUS Warwick (3) Warwick (2) Barnes (2) Thomond Park, Limerick Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Johne MurphyRW 14Doug HowlettOC 13Keith EarlsIC 12Sam TuitupouLW 11Denis HurleyFH 10Paul WarwickSH 9 Duncan WilliamsN8 8 James Coughlan (c)OF 7 Niall RonanBF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Ian NagleLL 4 Billy HollandTP 3 Peter BorlaseHK 2 Damien VarleyLP 1 Wian du PreezReplacements:HK 16Mike SherryPR 17Stephen ArcherLK 18Alan QuinlanFL 19Tommy O'DonnellSH 20Conor MurraySH 21Scott DeasyCE 22Barry MurphyCoach:Tony McGahan FB 15Lachlan TurnerRW 14Rodney DaviesOC 13Pat McCabeIC 12Anthony Fainga'aLW 11Luke MorahanFH 10Berrick Barnes (c)SH 9 Luke BurgessN8 8 Richard BrownOF 7 Matt HodgsonBF 6 Scott HigginbothamRL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Dean MummTP 3 Salesi Ma'afuHK 2 Saia Fainga'aLP 1 Ben DaleyReplacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-NauPR 17James SlipperLK 18Van HumphriesFL 19Pat McCutcheonSH 20Nick PhippsSH 21Matt GiteauCE 22Peter HynesCoach:Robbie Deans Fourth test 20 November 2010 15:00 CET (UTC+01) ITA 14–32 Report AUS Barbieri 71' m Bergamasco (2) 11', 40'Orquera 35' Mitchell 9' cElsom 80' c Barnes (2/2) Barnes (6/6) 2', 13', 50', 53', 59', 67' Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence 40,127 Christophe Berdos (France) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Tommaso BenvenutiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 60LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Luciano Orquera 67SH 9 Edoardo Gori 60N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Paul Derbyshire 55RL 5 Quintin GeldenhuysLL 4 Carlo Del Fava 67TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 55HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 48LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 48PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini 55LK 18Santiago Dellapè 67FL 19Robert Barbieri 55UB 20Pablo Canavosio 60FH 21Riccardo Bocchino 67CE 22Andrea Masi 60Coach:Nick Mallett FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14Lachie TurnerOC 13Adam Ashley-Cooper 79IC 12Berrick BarnesLW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Luke BurgessN8 8 Ben McCalmanOF 7 David Pocock 67BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan Sharpe 67LL 4 Rob SimmonsTP 3 Ben AlexanderHK 2 Stephen Moore 67 73LP 1 James Slipper 67Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 67PR 17Benn Robinson 67 73LK 18Mark Chisholm 67FL 19Matt Hodgson 67SH 20Will GeniaCE 21Matt GiteauWG 22Pat McCabe 79Coach: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) FRA 1974 16–59 Report AUS Penalty try 30' c Parra (1/1) 30' Parra (3/4) 9', 20', 42' Asley-Cooper 4' cRobinson 49' cGenia 52' cMitchell (3) 67' c, 73' c, 76' cO'Connor 80' m O'Connor (6/7) 5', 50', 52', 67', 73', 76' O'Connor (4/5) 14', 25', 61', 72' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Jérôme PoricalRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Yannick Jauzion 54LW 11Alexis Palisson 40FH 10Damien TrailleSH 9 Morgan Parra 72N8 8 Sébastien Chabal 61OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Jérôme Thion 68LL 4 Julien PierreTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat 35LP 1 Thomas Domingo 51Replacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 35PR 17Jérôme Schuster 51LK 18Romain Millo-Chluski 68FL 19Julien Bonnaire 61SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 72CE 21Fabrice Estebanez 54WG 22Marc Andreu 40Coach:Marc Lièvremont FB 15Kurtley BealeRW 14James O'ConnorOC 13Adam Ashley-Cooper 73IC 12Berrick Barnes 72LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Quade CooperSH 9 Will Genia 73N8 8 Ben McCalman 36 40 64OF 7 David PocockBF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)RL 5 Nathan Sharpe 66LL 4 Rob SimmonsTP 3 Ben Alexander 30 40 40HK 2 Stephen Moore 72LP 1 James SlipperReplacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 72PR 17Benn Robinson 36LK 18Mark Chisholm 66FL 19Scott Higginbotham 64SH 20Luke Burgess 73CE 21Matt Giteau 72WG 22Lachlan Turner 73Coach: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.Growden Greg 5 October 2010 Davies bolts into spring tour squad https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/davies-bolts-into-spring-tour-squad-20101004-163fj.html The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media The squad was lowered to a 36-man and final squad by mid-October.Wallaby 2010 Spring Tour Squad https://greenandgoldrugby.com/wallaby-2010-spring-tour-squad/ 14 October 2010 Green and Gold Rugby Sevens stars to tour with Wallabies http://planetrugby.com/story/0%2C25883%2C3555_6443786%2C00.html 14 October 2010 Planet Rugby dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101219220742/http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3555_6443786,00.html 19 December 2010 Coaching team: Head coach: NZL Robbie Deans Assistant coach: AUS Jim Williams Skills coach: AUS Richard Graham High Performance Director: AUS David Nucifora HK Huia Edmonds 2010 10 30 yes 1981 10 20 3 Brumbies HK Saia Fainga'a 2010 10 30 yes 1987 2 2 9 Reds HK Stephen Moore Stephen Moore (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1983 1 20 51 Brumbies PR Ben Alexander Ben Alexander (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1984 11 13 19 Brumbies PR Ben Daley 2010 10 30 yes 1988 6 27 3 Reds PR Salesi Ma'afu 2010 10 30 yes 1983 3 26 10 Brumbies PR Benn Robinson 2010 10 30 yes 1984 7 19 37 Waratahs PR James Slipper 2010 10 30 yes 1989 6 6 9 Reds LK Mark Chisholm 2010 10 30 yes 1981 9 18 53 Brumbies LK Van Humphries 2010 10 30 yes 1976 1 8 0 Reds LK Dean Mumm 2010 10 30 yes 1984 3 5 30 Waratahs LK Nathan Sharpe (vc) 2010 10 30 yes 1978 2 26 88 Western Force LK Rob Simmons Rob Simmons (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1989 4 19 4 Reds BR Rocky Elsom 2010 10 30 yes 1983 2 14 59 Brumbies BR Scott Higginbotham 2010 10 30 yes 1986 9 5 0 Reds BR Matt Hodgson 2010 10 30 yes 1981 6 25 3 Western Force BR Pat McCutcheon 2010 10 30 yes 1987 6 24 0 Waratahs BR David Pocock 2010 10 30 yes 1988 4 23 25 Western Force BR Richard Brown Richard Brown (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1984 8 28 2 Western Force BR Ben McCalman 2010 10 30 yes 1988 3 18 4 Western Force SH Luke Burgess Luke Burgess (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1984 8 20 27 Waratahs SH Will Genia 2010 10 30 yes 1988 1 17 18 Reds SH Nick Phipps Nick Phipps (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1989 1 9 0 Rebels FH Berrick Barnes 2010 10 30 yes 1986 5 28 26 Waratahs FH Quade Cooper 2010 10 30 yes 1988 4 5 19 Reds CE Adam Ashley-Cooper 2010 10 30 yes 1984 3 27 46 Brumbies CE Anthony Fainga'a 2010 10 30 yes 1987 2 2 4 Reds CE Matt Giteau 2010 10 30 yes 1982 9 29 87 Brumbies WG Rod Davies Rodney Davies 2010 10 30 yes 1989 5 18 0 Reds WG Pat McCabe Pat McCabe (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1988 3 21 0 Brumbies WG Drew Mitchell 2010 10 30 yes 1984 3 26 50 Waratahs WG Luke Morahan 2010 10 30 yes 1990 4 13 0 Reds WG James O'Connor James O'Connor (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1990 7 5 23 Western Force WG Lachlan Turner 2010 10 30 yes 1987 5 11 12 Waratahs FB Kurtley Beale 2010 10 30 yes 1989 1 6 9 Waratahs FB Peter Hynes Peter Hynes (rugby union) 2010 10 30 yes 1982 7 18 22 Reds References 2010 Category:2010 rugby union tours