2010 Australia national rugby union team tour of Asia and Europe

2010 Australia tour of Asia and Europe
2010 Australia tour of Asia and Europe
Date	30 October – 27 November 2010
Coach(es)	Robbie Deans
Tour captain(s)	Rocky Elsom
Summary
P	W
Total
07	05
Test match
05	04
Opponent
P	W
New Zealand
1	1
Wales
1	1
England
1	0
Italy
1	1
France
1	1
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]

Fixtures

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
30 October	Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay	Australia	26–24	New Zealand
6 November	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Wales	16–25	Australia
9 November	Welford Road Stadium, Leicester	Leicester Tigers	15–26	Australia
13 November	Twickenham Stadium, London	England	35–18	Australia
16 November	Thomond Park, Limerick	Munster	15–6	Australia
20 November	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence	Italy	14–32	Australia
27 November	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	France	16–59	Australia

Matches

First test

30 October 2010
16:30 HKT (UTC+08)^[3]

Australia	26–24	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)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Matt Giteau	63'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia	76'
N8	8	Ben McCalman
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Mark Chisholm	72'
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	62'
LP	1	Benn Robinson	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	62'
PR	17	James Slipper	51'
LK	18	Dean Mumm	72'
N8	19	Richard Brown
SH	20	Luke Burgess	76'
FH	21	Berrick Barnes	63'
WG	22	Lachlan Turner
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane	51'
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Joe Rokocoko
FH	10	Daniel Carter	60'
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan	72'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino
RL	5	Tom Donnelly	66'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks	60'
HK	2	Keven Mealamu
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Hika Elliot
PR	17	John Afoa	60'
LK	18	Sam Whitelock	66'
OF	19	Daniel Braid
SH	20	Alby Mathewson	72'
FH	21	Stephen Donald	60'
UB	22	Isaia Toeava	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	16–25	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)


FB	15	James Hook
RW	14	Will Harries
OC	13	Tom Shanklin	63' to 73'	76'
IC	12	Andrew Bishop
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones		65'
SH	9	Mike Phillips		65'
N8	8	Jonathan Thomas
OF	7	Sam Warburton		65'
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones		74'
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Adam Jones
HK	2	Matthew Rees (c)		75'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett		75'
PR	17	Paul James		71'
LK	18	Deiniol Jones		74'
FL	19	Martyn Williams		65'
SH	20	Richie Rees		65'
FH	21	Dan Biggar		65'
WG	22	Chris Czekaj		76'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Matt Giteau	67'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia	74'
N8	8	Ben McCalman
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Mark Chisholm	75'
TP	3	Ben Alexander	62'
HK	16^[a]	Saia Fainga'a	54'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	26	Huia Edmonds	54'
PR	17	James Slipper	62'
LK	18	Dean Mumm	75'
N8	19	Richard Brown
SH	20	Luke Burgess	74'
FH	21	Berrick Barnes	67'
WG	22	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	15–26	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)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Scott Hamilton
OC	13	Matt Smith	76'
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Manu Tuilagi
FH	10	Billy Twelvetrees
SH	9	James Grindal
N8	8	Thomas Waldrom	62'
OF	7	Jordan Crane
BF	6	Craig Newby
RL	5	George Skivington
LL	4	Ed Slater
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter	65'
LP	1	Pete Bucknall
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Hawkins	65'
PR	17	Gastón de Robertis
LK	18	Steve Mafi	62'
FL	19	Ben Pienaar
SH	20	Jason Spice
SH	21	George Ford
CE	22	Dan Hipkiss	76'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Peter Hynes
RW	14	Rod Davies
OC	13	Pat McCabe
IC	12	Anthony Fainga'a
LW	11	Lachlan Turner	65'
FH	10	Berrick Barnes (c)
SH	9	Luke Burgess
N8	8	Richard Brown
OF	7	Matt Hodgson	65'
BF	6	Scott Higginbotham
RL	5	Rob Simmons	65'
LL	4	Van Humphries
TP	3	Salesi Ma'afu
HK	2	Huia Edmonds	65'
LP	1	Ben Daley
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	65'
PR	17	James Slipper
LK	18	Dean Mumm	65'
N8	19	Pat McCutcheon	65'
SH	20	Nick Phipps
CE	21	Kurtley Beale
WG	22	Luke Morahan	65'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Third test

13 November 2010
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

England	35–18	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)


FB	15	Ben Foden
RW	14	Chris Ashton
OC	13	Mike Tindall	63'
IC	12	Shontayne Hape
LW	11	Mark Cueto
FH	10	Toby Flood	78'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	58'
N8	8	Nick Easter	78'
OF	7	Lewis Moody (c)
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Tom Palmer	71'
LL	4	Courtney Lawes
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	70'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Steve Thompson	70'
PR	17	David Wilson	70'
LK	18	Simon Shaw	71'
FL	19	Hendre Fourie	78'
SH	20	Danny Care	58'
FH	21	Charlie Hodgson	78'
FB	22	Delon Armitage	63'
Coach:
Martin Johnson


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Matt Giteau	37' to 47' 59'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia	48'
N8	8	Ben McCalman	58'
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Mark Chisholm	58'
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore
LP	1	Benn Robinson	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	James Slipper	56'
LK	18	Dean Mumm	58'
N8	19	Richard Brown	58'
SH	20	Luke Burgess	48'
CE	21	Berrick Barnes	63'
WG	22	Lachlan Turner
Coach:
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	15–6	Australia
Pen: Warwick (3) Drop: Warwick (2)	Report	Pen: Barnes (2)

Thomond Park, Limerick
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)


FB	15	Johne Murphy
RW	14	Doug Howlett
OC	13	Keith Earls
IC	12	Sam Tuitupou
LW	11	Denis Hurley
FH	10	Paul Warwick
SH	9	Duncan Williams
N8	8	James Coughlan (c)
OF	7	Niall Ronan
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Ian Nagle
LL	4	Billy Holland
TP	3	Peter Borlase
HK	2	Damien Varley
LP	1	Wian du Preez
Replacements:
HK	16	Mike Sherry
PR	17	Stephen Archer
LK	18	Alan Quinlan
FL	19	Tommy O'Donnell
SH	20	Conor Murray
SH	21	Scott Deasy
CE	22	Barry Murphy
Coach:
Tony McGahan


FB	15	Lachlan Turner
RW	14	Rodney Davies
OC	13	Pat McCabe
IC	12	Anthony Fainga'a
LW	11	Luke Morahan
FH	10	Berrick Barnes (c)
SH	9	Luke Burgess
N8	8	Richard Brown
OF	7	Matt Hodgson
BF	6	Scott Higginbotham
RL	5	Rob Simmons
LL	4	Dean Mumm
TP	3	Salesi Ma'afu
HK	2	Saia Fainga'a
LP	1	Ben Daley
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR	17	James Slipper
LK	18	Van Humphries
FL	19	Pat McCutcheon
SH	20	Nick Phipps
SH	21	Matt Giteau
CE	22	Peter Hynes
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Fourth test

20 November 2010
15:00 CET (UTC+01)

Italy	14–32	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)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Tommaso Benvenuti
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi	60'
LW	11	Mirco Bergamasco
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	67'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	60'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Alessandro Zanni
BF	6	Paul Derbyshire	55'
RL	5	Quintin Geldenhuys
LL	4	Carlo Del Fava	67'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	55'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	48'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia	48'
PR	17	Lorenzo Cittadini	55'
LK	18	Santiago Dellapè	67'
FL	19	Robert Barbieri	55'
UB	20	Pablo Canavosio	60'
FH	21	Riccardo Bocchino	67'
CE	22	Andrea Masi	60'
Coach:
Nick Mallett


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Lachie Turner
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper		79'
IC	12	Berrick Barnes
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Luke Burgess
N8	8	Ben McCalman
OF	7	David Pocock		67'
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe		67'
LL	4	Rob Simmons
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	67' to 73'
LP	1	James Slipper		67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		67'
PR	17	Benn Robinson		67'	73'
LK	18	Mark Chisholm		67'
FL	19	Matt Hodgson		67'
SH	20	Will Genia
CE	21	Matt Giteau
WG	22	Pat McCabe		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	16–59	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)


FB	15	Jérôme Porical
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Aurélien Rougerie
IC	12	Yannick Jauzion	54'
LW	11	Alexis Palisson	40'
FH	10	Damien Traille
SH	9	Morgan Parra	72'
N8	8	Sébastien Chabal	61'
OF	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Jérôme Thion	68'
LL	4	Julien Pierre
TP	3	Nicolas Mas
HK	2	William Servat	35'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	35'
PR	17	Jérôme Schuster	51'
LK	18	Romain Millo-Chluski	68'
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire	61'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili	72'
CE	21	Fabrice Estebanez	54'
WG	22	Marc Andreu	40'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper		73'
IC	12	Berrick Barnes		72'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia		73'
N8	8	Ben McCalman		36'	40'	64'
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe		66'
LL	4	Rob Simmons
TP	3	Ben Alexander	30' to 40'	40'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		72'
LP	1	James Slipper
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau		72'
PR	17	Benn Robinson		36'
LK	18	Mark Chisholm		66'
FL	19	Scott Higginbotham		64'
SH	20	Luke Burgess		73'
CE	21	Matt Giteau		72'
WG	22	Lachlan Turner		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:

Head coach: Robbie Deans
Assistant coach: Jim Williams
Skills coach: Richard Graham
High Performance Director: David Nucifora

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/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

^ Botherway, Nigel (28 November 2010). "France 16 Australia 59: Wallabies trounce feeble French". The Times.
^ 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.
^ "Hong Kong to host 2010 Bledisloe Cup match" (Press release). Hong Kong Rugby Football Union. 18 May 2010.
^ "Match Details: All Blacks v Qantas Wallabies". Rugby.com.au. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010.
^ 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.
^ Bolton, Paul (9 November 2010). "Leicester Tigers 15 Australia 26: match report". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
^ Ackford, Paul (13 November 2010). "England 35 Australia 18: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011.
^ Growden, Greg (5 October 2010). "Davies bolts into spring tour squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
^ "Wallaby 2010 Spring Tour Squad". Green and Gold Rugby. 14 October 2010.
^ "Sevens stars to tour with Wallabies". Planet Rugby. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010.

[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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