2010 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand

In June 2010 Wales toured New Zealand in a two-test series. First in Dunedin, then in Hamilton.^[1] Before the series, New Zealand sat first in the World Rankings, while Wales sat at eighth. At the conclusion of the series, Wales dropped below Argentina, to ninth.

2010 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand
Date	19–26 June 2010
Coach(es)	Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s)	Ryan Jones
Top point scorer(s)	Dan Carter (44 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Dan Carter Cory Jane (2 tries)
Top test point scorer(s)	Stephen Jones Leigh Halfpenny (6 points)
Top test try scorer(s)	Jamie Roberts (1 try)
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 00 00 03
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
South Africa	1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	South Africa 2008
Next tour	Australia 2012

Fixtures

During his team's tour of South Africa in 2008, Wales coach Warren Gatland expressed a desire to include matches against provincial teams when they visited New Zealand in 2010.^[2] A game against the NZ Māori was mooted,^[3] but no such fixtures were scheduled and the tour was limited to two test matches against the New Zealand national team.^[4] A pre-tour match against South Africa in Cardiff was confirmed in March 2010.^[5]

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
5 June 2010	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Wales	31–34	South Africa
19 June 2010	Carisbrook, Dunedin	New Zealand	42–9	Wales
26 June 2010	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	New Zealand	29–10	Wales

Matches

South Africa

5 June 2010 14:30

Wales	31–34	South Africa
Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A. W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2) 21', 77' Pen: S. Jones (3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook 11'	Report	Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c De Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2) 43', 59' Pen: Pienaar (4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn 55'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny OC 13 James Hook IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Tom Prydie FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Sam Warburton  77' BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Deiniol Jones  57' LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Adam Jones  57' HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Paul James Substitutes: HK 16 Huw Bennett PR 17 John Yapp  57' LK 18 Alun Wyn Jones  57' FL 19 Rob McCusker  77' SH 20 Richie Rees FH 21 Dan Biggar CE 22 Andrew Bishop Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 François Steyn  75' RW 14 Gio Aplon OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Juan de Jongh LW 11 Odwa Ndungane  33' FH 10 Ruan Pienaar SH 9 Ricky Januarie N8 8 Joe van Niekerk OF 7 Dewald Potgieter  55' BF 6 Francois Louw RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Danie Rossouw  76' TP 3 BJ Botha  57' HK 2 John Smit (c) LP 1 CJ van der Linde  74' Substitutes: HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle  74' PR 17 Jannie du Plessis  57' LK 18 Alistair Hargreaves  76' N8 19 Ryan Kankowski  55' FH 20 Meyer Bosman FB 21 Zane Kirchner  75' WG 22 Bjorn Basson  33' Coach: Peter de Villiers

First test

19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	42–9	Wales
Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) 19', 53', 69', 72' Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 3'

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000[6] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

FB 15 Israel Dagg RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Benson Stanley LW 11 Joe Rokocoko FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Victor Vito RL 5 Anthony Boric LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Owen Franks HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Ben Franks Substitutes: HK 16 Aled de Malmanche PR 17 Tony Woodcock LK 18 Sam Whitelock FL 19 Adam Thomson SH 20 Piri Weepu FH 21 Aaron Cruden CE 22 Richard Kahui Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny OC 13 Andrew Bishop IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Tom Prydie FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Gavin Thomas BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Paul James Substitutes: HK 16 Huw Bennett PR 17 John Yapp LK 18 Deiniol Jones FL 19 Rob McCusker SH 20 Tavis Knoyle FH 21 Dan Biggar CE 22 Jonathan Davies Coach: Warren Gatland

Second test

26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	29–10	Wales
Try: Jane 24' Cruden 80' Con: Carter (1/1) 25' Weepu (1/1) 80' Pen: Carter (5/5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55'	Report	Try: Roberts 77' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 78' Pen: Halfpenny 3'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 20,000[7] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

FB 15 Mils Muliaina RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Richard Kahui IC 12 Benson Stanley LW 11 Zac Guildford FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Tom Donnelly LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Neemia Tialata HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Tony Woodcock Substitutes: HK 16 Aled de Malmanche PR 17 Owen Franks LK 18 Sam Whitelock FL 19 Adam Thomson SH 20 Piri Weepu FH 21 Aaron Cruden WG 22 Rene Ranger Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Tom Prydie FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Gavin Thomas BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Paul James Substitutes: HK 16 Huw Bennett PR 17 Craig Mitchell LK 18 Deiniol Jones FL 19 Rob McCusker SH 20 Richie Rees FH 21 Stephen Jones WG 22 Will Harries Coach: Warren Gatland

Squads

New Zealand

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Aled de Malmanche	Hooker	(1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 25)	3	Chiefs
Keven Mealamu	Hooker	(1978-03-20)20 March 1978 (aged 32)	72	Blues
Ben Franks	Prop	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26)	1	Crusaders
Owen Franks	Prop	(1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 22)	10	Crusaders
Neemia Tialata	Prop	(1982-07-15)15 July 1982 (aged 27)	42	Hurricanes
Tony Woodcock	Prop	(1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 29)	61	Blues
Anthony Boric	Lock	(1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 26)	14	Blues
Tom Donnelly	Lock	(1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28)	6	Highlanders
Brad Thorn	Lock	(1975-02-03)3 February 1975 (aged 35)	38	Crusaders
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 21)	1	Crusaders
Jerome Kaino	Flanker	(1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 27)	26	Blues
Richie McCaw (c)	Flanker	(1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 29)	81	Crusaders
Adam Thomson	Flanker	(1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 28)	15	Highlanders
Victor Vito	Flanker	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 23)	1	Hurricanes
Kieran Read	Number 8	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 24)	17	Crusaders
Jimmy Cowan	Scrum-half	(1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 28)	34	Highlanders
Piri Weepu	Scrum-half	(1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 26)	36	Hurricanes
Dan Carter	Fly-half	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 28)	67	Crusaders
Aaron Cruden	Fly-half	(1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 21)	1	Hurricanes
Richard Kahui	Centre	(1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 25)	8	Chiefs
Conrad Smith	Centre	(1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 28)	34	Hurricanes
Benson Stanley	Centre	(1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 25)	0	Blues
Zac Guildford	Wing	(1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 21)	2	Crusaders

Wales

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Huw Bennett	Hooker	(1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 27)	32	Ospreys
Ken Owens	Hooker	(1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 23)	0	Scarlets
Matthew Rees	Hooker	(1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 29)	36	Scarlets
Paul James	Prop	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 28)	10	Ospreys
Adam Jones	Prop	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 29)	61	Ospreys
Craig Mitchell	Prop	(1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 24)	3	Ospreys
John Yapp	Prop	(1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 27)	14	Cardiff Blues
Bradley Davies	Lock	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23)	10	Cardiff Blues
Ian Gough	Lock	(1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 33)	63	Ospreys
Alun Wyn Jones	Lock	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 24)	37	Ospreys
Deiniol Jones	Lock	(1977-11-18)18 November 1977 (aged 32)	8	Cardiff Blues
Rob McCusker	Flanker	(1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 24)	0	Scarlets
Gavin Thomas	Flanker	(1977-10-22)22 October 1977 (aged 32)	22	Newport Gwent Dragons
Jonathan Thomas	Flanker	(1982-12-27)27 December 1982 (aged 27)	55	Ospreys
Ryan Jones (c)	Number 8	(1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 29)	40	Ospreys
Tavis Knoyle	Scrum-half	(1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 20)	0	Scarlets
Mike Phillips	Scrum-half	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 27)	39	Ospreys
Richie Rees	Scrum-half	(1983-05-21)21 May 1983 (aged 27)	4	Cardiff Blues
Dan Biggar	Fly-half	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 20)	4	Ospreys
Stephen Jones	Fly-half	(1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 32)	88	Scarlets
Andrew Bishop	Centre	(1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 24)	10	Ospreys
Jonathan Davies	Centre	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 22)	5	Scarlets
Jamie Roberts	Centre	(1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 23)	21	Cardiff Blues
Leigh Halfpenny	Wing	(1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 21)	14	Cardiff Blues
Will Harries	Wing	(1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 23)	0	Newport Gwent Dragons
Tom Prydie	Wing	(1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 18)	1	Ospreys
Lee Byrne	Fullback	(1980-06-01)1 June 1980 (aged 30)	32	Ospreys

Extended squad

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
T. Rhys Thomas	Hooker	(1982-04-23)23 April 1982 (aged 28)	27	Cardiff Blues
Scott Andrews	Prop	(1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 20)	0	Cardiff Blues
Martin Roberts	Scrum-half	(1986-06-06)6 June 1986 (aged 24)	3	Scarlets
Jason Tovey	Fly-half	(1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 21)	0	Newport Gwent Dragons
Chris Czekaj	Wing	(1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 24)	7	Cardiff Blues