2016 England rugby union tour of Australia

Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley Owen Farrell (66) 9 players with 1 try 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 Australia 3 3 0 0 New Zealand 2014 Argentina 2017 In June 2016, England played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/33195614 Australia to host England in historic three-Test series in 2016 19 June 2015 14 September 2017 www.bbc.co.uk They played the Wallabies across the three weeks of the June International window, 11 June–25 June, and contested the Cook Cup, which England had previously won eight times to Australia's twelve. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.IRB approve new 10-year playing schedule http://www.rugbyweek.com/25946-irb-approve-new-10-year-playing-schedule/ 20 June 2016 Rugby Week 18 May 2010 England won all three matches, the first time they had won a test series in Australia. After defeating the hosts in the second match, England retained the Cook Cup and achieved second place in the World Rugby Rankings,England hold on to win historic series in Australia http://www.rugbyweek.com/england-hold-win-historic-series-australia/ 20 June 2016 Rugby Week 18 June 2016 1 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184429/http://www.rugbyweek.com/england-hold-win-historic-series-australia/ dead while Australia dropped to fourth. Australia had not been "whitewashed" in a home series since losing all three tests to South Africa in 1971.Australia vs England: Visitors claim historic 'whitewash' of Wallabies in Sydney https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/06/24/australia-vs-england-third-test-live/ James Stafford 27 June 2016 Rugby Week 25 June 2016 After the third test, two days after the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union, The Courier-Mail joked that a second continent now hated England as a result of the tour.Daily Telegraph/ Fixtures Date Venue Home Score Away 11 June 2016 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia 28–39 England 18 June 2016 AAMI Park, Melbourne Australia 7–23 England 25 June 2016 Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia 40–44 England Squads Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 11 June, the first test match of the tour. England On 22 May, Eddie Jones named a 32-man squad for England's tour of Australia. An additional 5 players (Dave Attwood, Luther Burrell, Ollie Devoto, Matt Kvesic, Tommy Taylor) were also named ahead of the test match against Wales on 29 May, the day after the Aviva Premiership final between Saracens and Exeter Chiefs.http://www.englandrugby.com/news/named-england-tour-squad-1318295/ Te'o named in England tour squad englandrugby.com 14 September 2017 Ben Te'o, whose mother is English, was named in the squad, despite playing for Irish province Leinster, since he will be moving to Worcester Warriors for the 2016/17 season, making him eligible for selection. On 30 May, Luther Burrell replaced Manu Tuilagi in the touring squad after Tuilagi withdrew from the squad due to injury.http://www.englandrugby.com/news/burrell-called-into-england-tour-squad/ Burrell called into England tour squad englandrugby.com 14 September 2017 Coaching team: Head coach: AUS Eddie Jones Defence coach: ENG Paul Gustard Attack/Skills coach: AUS Glen Ella Forwards coach: ENG Steve Borthwick yes HK Luke Cowan-Dickie 2016 6 11 1993 6 20 y 3 Exeter Chiefs ENG HK Jamie George 2016 6 11 1990 6 20 y 6 Saracens ENG HK Dylan Hartley (c) 2016 6 11 1986 3 24 y 72 Northampton Saints ENG PR Dan Cole rugby union 2016 6 11 1987 5 9 y 62 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Ellis Genge 2016 6 11 1995 2 16 y 1 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Paul Hill rugby union 2016 6 11 1995 3 2 y 2 Northampton Saints ENG PR Matt Mullan 2016 6 11 1987 2 23 y 10 Wasps ENG PR Kyle Sinckler 2016 6 11 1993 3 10 y 0 Harlequins ENG PR Mako Vunipola 2016 6 11 1991 1 13 y 32 Saracens ENG LK Maro Itoje 2016 6 11 1994 10 28 y 4 Saracens ENG LK George Kruis 2016 6 11 1990 2 22 y 15 Saracens ENG LK Joe Launchbury 2016 6 11 1991 4 12 y 32 Wasps ENG LK Courtney Lawes 2016 6 11 1989 2 23 y 46 Northampton Saints ENG FL Jack Clifford (rugby) 2016 6 11 1993 2 22 y 6 Harlequins ENG FL Teimana Harrison 2016 6 11 1992 9 5 y 1 Northampton Saints ENG FL James Haskell 2016 6 11 1985 4 2 y 68 Wasps ENG FL Chris Robshaw 2016 6 11 1986 6 4 y 48 Harlequins ENG N8 Billy Vunipola 2016 6 11 1992 11 3 y 26 Saracens ENG SH Danny Care 2016 6 11 1987 1 2 y 59 Harlequins ENG SH Ben Youngs 2016 6 11 1989 9 5 y 58 Leicester Tigers ENG FH Owen Farrell 2016 6 11 1991 9 24 y 40 Saracens ENG FH George Ford rugby union 2016 6 11 1993 3 16 y 23 Bath ENG CE Luther Burrell 2016 6 11 1987 12 6 y 14 Northampton Saints ENG CE Elliot Daly 2016 6 11 1992 10 8 y 3 Wasps ENG CE Jonathan Joseph rugby union 2016 6 11 1991 5 21 y 22 Bath ENG CE Henry Slade rugby union 2016 6 11 1993 3 19 y 2 Exeter Chiefs ENG CE Ben Te'o 2016 6 11 1987 1 27 y 0 Worcester Warriors ENG WG Jack Nowell 2016 6 11 1993 4 11 y 15 Exeter Chiefs ENG WG Anthony Watson rugby union 2016 6 11 1994 2 26 y 21 Bath ENG WG Marland Yarde 2016 6 11 1992 4 20 y 8 Harlequins ENG FB Mike Brown rugby union 2016 6 11 1985 9 4 y 49 Harlequins ENG FB Alex Goode 2016 6 11 1988 5 7 y 20 Saracens ENG yes Australia On 26 May 2016, Michael Cheika named a 39-man extended squad for their June test series against England.http://www.rugby.com.au/News/2016/05/26/02/41/Wallabies-squad-full-of-surprises Wallabies squad full of surprises www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 On 30 May 2016, Reece Hodge was called up to the squad to replace the injured Mike Harris.http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/05/30/04/13/hodge-wants-to-make-most-of-whirlwind Hodge wants to make most of Wallabies whirlwind www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 On 3 June 2016, Michael Cheika named a final 33-man squad for the test series, with Adam Coleman, Liam Gill, James Hanson, Leroy Houston, Eto Nabuli and Joe Powell missing out on the final cut.http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/03/05/36/hodge-survives-first-wallabies-cut Hodge survives first Wallabies cut www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 On 12 June, Matt To'omua joined the squad as un-listed member of the squad after recovering from his knee surgery.http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/matt-toomua-could-be-rushed-into-wallabies-team-for-second-test-against-england/news-story/519c53f2ea705591bb4c4022c30e2f8d Wallabies could rush in Toomua for second Test couriermail.com.au 14 September 2017 Liam Gill (rugby)|Liam Gill also joined the squad after David Pocock was ruled out of the rest of the series.http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/11/15/58/david-pocock-out-of-june-test-series Pocock ruled out of June Test series www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/15/05/06/wallabies-vs-england-second-test-team McMahon replaces Pocock in Wallabies reshuffle www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 On 20 June, Ben McCalman was ruled out of the last test of the series due to injury and was replaced by Leroy Houston in the squad.http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/20/22/53/mccalman-to-miss-up-to-six-weeks McCalman to miss up to six weeks www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 On 23 June, Adam Coleman was named in an extended match-day 23 for the final test, despite not being in the initial 33-man squad.http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/22/11/21/australia-vs-england-third-test-team Skelton hasn't shown his best: Cheika www.rugby.com.au 14 September 2017 Coaching team: Head coach: AUS Michael Cheika Defence coach: AUS Nathan Grey Forwards coach: ARG Mario Ledesma Backs/Attack coach: AUS Stephen Larkham yes HK Stephen Moore rugby union 2016 6 11 1983 1 20 y 102 Brumbies AUS HK Tatafu Polota-Nau 2016 6 11 1985 7 26 y 61 Waratahs AUS PR Allan Alaalatoa 2016 6 11 1994 1 28 y 0 Brumbies AUS PR Greg Holmes Greg Holmes (rugby union) 2016 6 11 1983 6 11 y 24 Queensland Reds AUS PR Sekope Kepu 2016 6 11 1986 2 5 y 63 Bordeaux Bègles FRA PR Scott Sio 2016 6 11 1991 10 16 y 16 Brumbies AUS PR James Slipper 2016 6 11 1989 6 6 y 74 Queensland Reds AUS PR Toby Smith rugby union 2016 6 11 1988 10 10 y 3 Melbourne Rebels AUS LK Rory Arnold 2016 6 11 1990 7 1 y 0 Brumbies AUS LK Sam Carter rugby union 2016 6 11 1989 9 10 y 12 Brumbies AUS LK Adam Coleman 2016 6 11 1991 10 7 y 0 Western Force AUS LK James Horwill 2016 6 11 1985 5 29 y 61 Harlequins ENG LK Dean Mumm 2016 6 11 1984 3 5 y 44 Waratahs AUS LK Rob Simmons rugby union 2016 6 11 1989 4 19 y 60 Queensland Reds AUS LK Will Skelton 2016 6 11 1992 5 3 y 14 Waratahs AUS FL Scott Fardy 2016 6 11 1984 7 5 y 30 Brumbies AUS FL Liam Gill 2016 6 11 1992 6 8 y 15 Queensland Reds AUS FL Michael Hooper rugby union 2016 6 11 1991 10 29 y 51 Waratahs AUS FL Sean McMahon 2016 6 11 1994 6 18 y 6 Melbourne Rebels AUS FL David Pocock 2016 6 11 1988 4 23 y 55 Brumbies AUS N8 Leroy Houston 2016 6 11 1986 11 10 y 0 Queensland Reds AUS N8 Ben McCalman 2016 6 11 1988 3 18 y 47 Western Force AUS N8 Wycliff Palu 2016 6 11 1982 7 27 y 57 Waratahs AUS SH Nick Frisby 2016 6 11 1992 10 29 y 0 Queensland Reds AUS SH Nick Phipps rugby union 2016 6 11 1989 1 9 y 39 Waratahs AUS FH Bernard Foley 2016 6 11 1989 9 8 y 27 Waratahs AUS FH Christian Lealiifano 2016 6 11 1987 9 24 y 16 Brumbies AUS CE Karmichael Hunt 2016 6 11 1986 11 17 y 0 Queensland Reds AUS CE Samu Kerevi 2016 6 11 1993 9 27 y 0 Queensland Reds AUS CE Tevita Kuridrani 2016 6 11 1991 3 31 y 31 Brumbies AUS CE Matt To'omua 2016 6 11 1990 1 2 y 31 Brumbies AUS WG Dane Haylett-Petty 2016 6 11 1989 6 18 y 0 Western Force AUS WG Rob Horne 2016 6 11 1989 8 15 y 29 Waratahs AUS WG Luke Morahan 2016 6 11 1990 4 13 y 1 Western Force AUS WG Taqele Naiyaravoro 2016 6 11 1991 12 7 y 1 Waratahs AUS FB Israel Folau 2016 6 11 1989 4 3 y 38 Waratahs AUS FB Mike Harris rugby union 2016 6 11 1988 7 8 y 10 Melbourne Rebels AUS FB Reece Hodge 2016 6 11 1994 8 26 y 0 Melbourne Rebels AUS Matches First test 11 June 2016 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 28–39 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/report?gameId=289796&league=289234 Australia vs England - Report - Friendly 2016 - 12 Jun, 2016 - ESPN ESPN.com 14 September 2017 ENG Hooper (2) 8' m, 58' mFolau 15' mKuridrani 70' c Foley (1/4) 71' Foley (2/2) 36', 77' Joseph 31' cYarde 45' cNowell 79' c Farrell (3/3) 32', 47', 80' Farrell (6/7) 20', 27', 30', 40', 56', 66' Suncorp Stadium, Brisbanehttp://www.aru.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/1699/articleid/15548/qantas-wallabies-to-host-england-in-historic-2016-test-series Qantas Wallabies to host England in historic 2016 test series Australia Rugby 19 June 2015 10 July 2015 48,735 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Dane Haylett-PettyOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Samu KereviLW 11Rob Horne 28FH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick Phipps 77N8 8 David PocockOF 7 Michael Hooper 69BF 6 Scott Fardy 67 69RL 5 Rob Simmons 24LL 4 Rory Arnold 47TP 3 Greg Holmes 56HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 56LP 1 Scott Sio 53 63 65Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 56PR 17James Slipper 65PR 18Sekope Kepu 56LK 19James Horwill 24LK 20Dean Mumm 47FL 21Sean McMahon 67SH 22Nick Frisby 77FH 23Christian Lealiifano 28Coach:AUS Michael Cheika FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony Watson 69OC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Luther Burrell 28LW 11Marland YardeFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Ben Youngs 69N8 8 Billy Vunipola 71OF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Chris RobshawRL 5 George Kruis 59LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole 65HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 71LP 1 Mako Vunipola 65Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie 71PR 17Matt Mullan 65PR 18Paul Hill 65LK 19Joe Launchbury 71LK 20Courtney Lawes 59SH 21Danny Care 69FH 22George Ford 28WG 23Jack Nowell 69Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: James Haskell (England) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Rory Arnold, Nick Frisby, Samu Kerevi and Dane Haylett-Petty (all Australia) made their international debuts. Mike Brown (England) earned his 50th test cap. England win back-to-back tests in Australia for the first time since 2003, while winning in Brisbane for the first time ever. The 39 points scored by England, are the most points scored by England against Australia. Second test 18 June 2016 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 7–23 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/report?gameId=289797&league=289234 Australia vs England - Report - Friendly 2016 - 19 Jun, 2016 - ESPN ESPN.com 14 September 2017 ENG Moore 34' c Foley (1/1) 35' Hartley 18' cFarrell 74' c Farrell (2/2) 19', 75' Farrell (3/4) 30', 51', 79' AAMI Park, Melbourne 29,871 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Dane Haylett-Petty 69OC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Samu Kerevi 60LW 11Rob HorneFH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick Phipps 69N8 8 Sean McMahon 50OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 Sam CarterLL 4 Rory Arnold 33 40 50TP 3 Sekope Kepu 46HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 54LP 1 James Slipper 46Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 54PR 17Toby Smith 46PR 18Greg Holmes 46LK 19Dean Mumm 33 40 50N8 20Ben McCalman 50SH 21Nick Frisby 69CE 22Christian Lealiifano 60WG 23Luke Morahan 69Coach:AUS Michael Cheika FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony Watson 76OC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen FarrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 65N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James Haskell 71BF 6 Chris Robshaw 71RL 5 George Kruis 55LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole 65HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 71LP 1 Mako Vunipola 65Replacements:HK 16Jamie George 71PR 17Matt Mullan 65PR 18Paul Hill 65LK 19Joe Launchbury 71LK 20Courtney Lawes 55FL 21Jack Clifford 71SH 22Danny Care 65CE 23Elliot Daly 76Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Chris Robshaw (England) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Chris Robshaw (England) earned his 50th test cap, having started all of his appearances. The 16 points England won by is the most they have ever beaten Australia by in Australia, breaking the record of 11 points they set the previous week. England retain the Cook Cup for the third consecutive time. England win their first ever test series against Australia. England win their third consecutive match against Australia in Australia, the first time they have done this. Third test 25 June 2016 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 40–44 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/report?gameId=289798&league=289234 Australia vs England - Report - Friendly 2016 - 26 Jun, 2016 - ESPN ESPN.com 14 September 2017 ENG Foley 12' cHaylett-Petty 20' mHooper 50' cFolau 57' cNaiyaravoro 80' m Foley (3/5) 13', 51', 58' Foley (3/4) 27', 40', 71' Cole 10' cBrown 29' cB. Vunipola 43' mGeorge 66' c Farrell (3/4) 11', 30', 67' Farrell (6/6) 25', 47', 55', 61', 69', 79' Allianz Stadium, Sydney 44,063 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Dane Haylett-PettyOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 67LW 11Rob Horne 67FH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick PhippsN8 8 Sean McMahonOF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 Rob Simmons 40LL 4 Will Skelton 51TP 3 Sekope Kepu 58HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 62LP 1 James Slipper 58Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 62PR 17Scott Sio 58PR 18Greg Holmes 58LK 19Adam Coleman 40N8 20Wycliff Palu 51SH 21Nick FrisbyFH 22Christian Lealiifano 67WG 23Taqele Naiyaravoro 67Coach:AUS Michael Cheika FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen FarrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 53N8 8 Billy Vunipola 74OF 7 Teimana Harrison 31BF 6 Chris Robshaw 53RL 5 George Kruis 61LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole 67HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 63LP 1 Mako Vunipola 79Replacements:HK 16Jamie George 63PR 17Matt Mullan 79PR 18Paul Hill 67LK 19Joe Launchbury 61LK 20Courtney Lawes 31FL 21Jack Clifford 53SH 22Danny Care 53CE 23Elliot Daly 74Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Owen Farrell (England) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Adam Coleman (Australia) made his international debut. England score their most points against Australia in Australia, surpassing the 39 points scored in the first test of this test series. Australia lose 3–0 for the first time since they lost their three-test series to South Africa in 1971. England win their fourth consecutive match against Australia in Australia, the first time they have done this. This was the first time three matches had been played in a series between England and Australia. Statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points England statistics NamePlayedTriesConPenDGPtsOwen Farrell31815066––Mike Brown310005––Dan Cole310005––Dylan Hartley310005––Jonathan Joseph310005––Jack Nowell310005––Billy Vunipola310005––Jamie George210005––Marland Yarde110005––Danny Care300000––George Ford300000––Paul Hill300000––Maro Itoje300000––George Kruis300000––Joe Launchbury300000––Courtney Lawes300000––Matt Mullan300000––Chris Robshaw300000––Mako Vunipola300000––Anthony Watson300000––Ben Youngs300000––Jack Clifford200000––Elliot Daly200000––James Haskell200000––Luther Burrell100000––Luke Cowan-Dickie100000––Teimana Harrison100000––Ellis Genge–––––0––Alex Goode–––––0––Kyle Sinckler–––––0––Henry Slade–––––0––Ben Te'o–––––0––Manu Tuilagi–––––0–– Test series statistics NameTeamTriesConPenDGPtsOwen FarrellENG1815066Bernard FoleyAUS155030Michael HooperAUS300015Israel FolauAUS200010Mike BrownENG10005Dan ColeENG10005Jamie GeorgeENG10005Dylan HartleyENG10005Dane Haylett-PettyAUS10005Jonathan JosephENG10005Tevita KuridraniAUS10005Stephen MooreAUS10005Taqele NaiyaravoroAUS10005Jack NowellENG10005Billy VunipolaENG10005Marland YardeENG10005 See also 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals History of rugby union matches between Australia and England References 2016 Tour Category:2016 rugby union tours Category:2016 in Australian rugby union