2010 Tri Nations Series

2010 Tri Nations Series
Date 10 July 2010–
11 September 2010
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (10th title)
Bledisloe Cup  New Zealand
Freedom Cup  New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 9
Tries scored 52 (5.78 per match)
Attendance 441,997 (49,111 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Africa Morné Steyn (77)
Most tries Australia James O'Connor
New Zealand Mils Muliaina
(4 tries)
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The 2010 Tri Nations Series was the 15th annual Tri Nations series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

New Zealand clinched the series crown with one match remaining, scoring two tries in the last 3 minutes to defeat South Africa 29–22 on 21 August in the first-ever Test at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.[1] The 2010 Tri-Nations season has seen new records set by the All Blacks; they are the first team to finish undefeated since the expansion of the tournament to 9 rounds, and have seen the highest number of tries and overall points in the history of the tournament.[2]

The series concluded 11 September 2010 with New Zealand's win over Australia 23–22.[3] The 2011 series commenced on 23 July 2011 in Australia.[4]

Background

New Zealand, South Africa and Australia were ranked first, second, and third in the IRB World Rankings, but this changed due to Australia's 21–20 loss to England on 16 June 2010. This game moved Australia down to fourth in the IRB World Rankings but they returned to third in rankings a week later, after France's heavy defeat to Argentina and Australia's win against Ireland in the last week of the 2010 mid-year rugby test series.

The final match of the Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand took place after the Tri-Nations, on October 30 (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).

Standings

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1 New Zealand 6600184111+733027
2 Australia 6204162188−262111
3 South Africa 6105147194−47127

Fixtures

All times are local

New Zealand vs South Africa, Auckland

10 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  32–12  South Africa
Try: Smith 18' c
Nonu 35' c
Read 56' c
Woodcock 79' m
Con: Carter (3/4)
Pen: Carter (2/3) 13', 24'
 Report[5] Pen: Steyn (4/4) 6', 41', 46', 60'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 25,000[6]
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko 58'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan 54'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 72'
RL5Tom Donnelly 72'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 64'
HK2Keven Mealamu 78'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK16Corey Flynn 78'
PR17Ben Franks 64'
LK18Sam Whitelock 72'
FL19Liam Messam 72'
SH20Piri Weepu 54'
FH21Aaron Cruden
WG22Richard Kahui 58'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Jean de Villiers
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Wynand Olivier 72'
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn 72'
SH9Ricky Januarie 76'
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Francois Louw 52'
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Bakkies Botha 13' to 23' 52'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 59'
HK2John Smit (c) 72'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle 72'
PR17BJ Botha 59'
LK18Andries Bekker 52'
LK19Danie Rossouw 52'
SH20Ruan Pienaar 76'
FH21Butch James 72'
WG22Gio Aplon 72'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

  • Following the match, Bakkies Botha was handed a nine-week suspension for headbutting Jimmy Cowan in the first minute of the match, an offence missed by referee Alan Lewis. The suspension sidelined Botha for the remainder of the Tri Nations.[7]

New Zealand vs South Africa, Wellington

17 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  31–17  South Africa
Try: Nonu 7' m
Muliaina 11' m
Ranger 45' m
Dagg 65' c
Con: Carter (1/4)
Pen: Carter (2/4) 30', 69'
Weepu (1/1) 51'
 Report[8] Try: Rossouw 36' c
Burger 74' c
Con: Steyn (2/2)
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 42'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 73'
LW11Rene Ranger 63'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Piri Weepu 63'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 76'
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Tom Donnelly 63'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 70'
HK2Keven Mealamu 76'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK16Corey Flynn 76'
PR17Ben Franks 70'
LK18Sam Whitelock 63'
FL19Liam Messam 76'
SH20Jimmy Cowan 63'
FH21Aaron Cruden 73'
FB22Israel Dagg 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Jean de Villiers 40'
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Wynand Olivier
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Ricky Januarie 53'
N88Pierre Spies 70'
OF7Francois Louw
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw 4' to 14' 53'
TP3CJ van der Linde 40'
HK2John Smit (c) 76'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle 76'
PR17BJ Botha 40'
LK18Andries Bekker 53'
N819Ryan Kankowski 70'
SH20Ruan Pienaar 53'
FH21Butch James
WG22Gio Aplon 40'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

  • During this match the All Blacks became the highest point scorers in international rugby, passing France.[9]
  • Following the match, Jean de Villiers was handed a two-week suspension for a lifting tackle against Rene Ranger. De Villiers' previously good disciplinary record was cited as a mitigating factor with regard to the length of suspension. The suspension sidelined de Villiers for the Springboks' next match against Australia.[10]

Australia vs South Africa, Brisbane

24 July 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  30–13  South Africa
Try: Mitchell 39' m
Genia 75' c
Con: O'Connor (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (5/6) 14', 19', 23', 31', 42'
O'Connor (1/1) 46'
 Report[11] Try: Fourie 62' m
Steenlamp 71' m
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 17'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 44,284
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Rob Horne
IC12Matt Giteau 74'
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Quade Cooper 54' to 64'
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown 70'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Dean Mumm 68'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu
HK2Saia Fainga'a 54'
LP1Benn Robinson 58'
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore 54'
PR17James Slipper 58'
LK18Rob Simmons 68'
N819Ben McCalman 70'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes 74'
FB22Kurtley Beale
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Gio Aplon
OC13Jaque Fourie 2' to 12'
IC12Wynand Olivier 54'
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn 54'
SH9Ruan Pienaar 72'
N88Pierre Spies 48' to 55'
BF7Ryan Kankowski 56'
OF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw 68'
TP3BJ Botha 45' to 55' 68'
HK2John Smit (c) 72'
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle 72'
PR17CJ van der Linde 48' 55' 68'
LK18Flip van der Merwe 68'
N819Dewald Potgieter 56'
SH20Francois Hougaard 72'
FH21Butch James 54'
FB22Juan de Jongh 54'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers

Touch judges:
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

  • Following the match, two players, one from each team, were handed suspensions:[12]
    • Jaque Fourie was suspended for four weeks for a spear tackle of Richard Brown. He will miss the Springboks' next Test against the All Blacks.
    • Quade Cooper was suspended for two weeks for a spear tackle of Morné Steyn. As in the case of Jean de Villiers last week, Cooper's previously good disciplinary history was cited as a mitigating factor. The Australian Rugby Union appealed the length of the ban, presumably because the suspensions of Fourie and de Villiers kept them out of only one Test, but was denied.[13] Cooper was sidelined for the first two Bledisloe Cup Tests in Melbourne and Christchurch.

Australia vs New Zealand, Melbourne

31 July 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  28–49  New Zealand
Try: Mitchell 7' m
Ashley-Cooper 55' c
Elsom 69' c
Con: Giteau (2/3)
Pen: Giteau 3', 30'
Barnes 17'
 Report[14] Try: Carter 9' c
Muliaina 12' m, 46' c
McCaw 24' c
Jane 35' c
Rokocoko 58' m
Flynn 79' m
Con: Carter (4/7)
Pen: Carter 6', 33'
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 51,409
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Rob Horne 55'
IC12Berrick Barnes
LW11Drew Mitchell 28' to 38', Yellow cardRed card 43'
FH10Matt Giteau 77'
SH9Will Genia 76'
N88Richard Brown
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe 47'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu 59'
HK2Stephen Moore 48'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Saia Fainga'a 48'
PR17James Slipper 59'
LK18Rob Simmons 47'
N819Matt Hodgson
SH20Luke Burgess 76'
FH21Anthony Fainga'a 77'
FB22Kurtley Beale 55'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane 75'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 71'
LW11Joe Rokocoko
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan 33'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Tom Donnelly 74'
LL4Brad Thorn 60'
TP3Owen Franks 22' to 32' 43'
HK2Keven Mealamu 71'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn 71'
PR17Ben Franks 43'
LK18Sam Whitelock 60'
N819Victor Vito 74'
SH20Piri Weepu 33'
FH21Aaron Cruden 71'
FB22Israel Dagg 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

  • Following the match, IRB referee chief Paddy O'Brien announced that Cobus Wessels would be dropped as a touch judge for the upcoming New Zealand–Australia Test because of a number of key errors, most notably Wessels' recommendation that Wallabies wing Drew Mitchell receive the first of his two yellow cards for what O'Brien deemed a marginal penalty. As a result, the IRB made a one-off exception to its standard policy of requiring neutral touch judges and referees for international matches, assigning New Zealander Keith Brown to take Wessels' place.[15]

New Zealand vs Australia, Christchurch

7 August 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  20–10  Australia
Try: Muliaina 6' c
Smith 13' c
Con: Carter (2/2)
Pen: Carter (2/2) 34', 70', Weepu (0/1)
 Report[16] Try: Beale 9' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 18'
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Piri Weepu 75'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 70'
RL5Tom Donnelly 50'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks 42'
HK2Keven Mealamu 76'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn 76'
PR17Ben Franks 42'
LK18Sam Whitelock 50'
N819Victor Vito 70'
SH20Alby Mathewson 75'
FH21Aaron Cruden
FB22Benson Stanley
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Anthony Fainga'a
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Matt Giteau
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown 55'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe 65'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu 64'
HK2Saia Fainga'a
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore
PR17James Slipper 64'
LK18Rob Simmons 65'
N819Matt Hodgson 55'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes
FB22Cameron Shepherd
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)

South Africa vs New Zealand, Johannesburg

21 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  22–29  New Zealand
Try: Burger 24' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (5/5) 10', 12', 31', 43', 62'
 Report[17] Try: Woodcock 36' m
McCaw 77' m
Dagg 79' c
Con: Carter (1/3)
Pen: Carter (4/6) 5', 19', 27', 66'
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 94,713[18]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Gio Aplon
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Juan de Jongh
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Francois Hougaard 76'
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Juan Smith 58'
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Flip van der Merwe 69'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 62'
HK2John Smit (c)
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR17CJ van der Linde 62'
LK18Danie Rossouw 69'
N819Francois Louw 58'
SH20Ricky Januarie 76'
FH21Butch James
FB22Wynand Olivier
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Joe Rokocoko 57'
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Jimmy Cowan 42'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 70'
RL5Tom Donnelly 49'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Ben Franks 62'
HK2Keven Mealamu
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn
PR17John Afoa 62'
LK18Sam Whitelock 49'
N819Victor Vito 70'
SH20Piri Weepu 42'
FH21Aaron Cruden
FB22Israel Dagg 57'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • Springboks captain John Smit became the second Bok to earn 100 Test caps, after Percy Montgomery.
  • The result of this match meant that the All Blacks took the 2010 Tri-Nations title with one match remaining,[19][20][21] as well as the Freedom Cup.
  • This game also marked the All Blacks' 1000th win in international rugby, including non-Test matches.

South Africa vs Australia, Pretoria

28 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  44–31  Australia
Try: Smith 8' c
Steenkamp 13' c
Spies 31' c
F. Steyn 49' c
Pietersen 79' c
Con: M. Steyn (4/4)
James (1/1)
Pen: M. Steyn (2/2) 19', 45'
F. Steyn (1/1) 67'
 Report[22] Try: Genia 2' c
O'Connor (2) 5' c, 10' c
Mumm 25' c
Con: Giteau (4/4)
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 47'
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 43,152[23]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Francois Steyn
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Morné Steyn 64'
SH9Francois Hougaard
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Juan Smith
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Flip van der Merwe 48'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 53'
HK2John Smit (c) 59' 79'
LP1Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle 59'
PR17CJ van der Linde 53' 79'
LK18Danie Rossouw 48'
N819Ryan Kankowski
SH20Ricky Januarie
FH21Butch James 64'
FB22Juan de Jongh
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Giteau
LW11Drew Mitchell
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia
N88Richard Brown 57'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe 64'
LL4Dean Mumm
TP3Salesi Ma'afu 54'
HK2Saia Fainga'a 27' to 38'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Stephen Moore 27' 38'
PR17James Slipper 54'
LK18Ben McCalman 57'
N819Rob Simmons 64'
SH20Luke Burgess
FH21Berrick Barnes
FB22Anthony Fainga'a
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

  • For the second straight week, a Springbok earned his 100th Test cap, with Victor Matfield reaching this milestone.[24]

South Africa vs Australia, Bloemfontein

4 September 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  39–41  Australia
Try: Fourie 39'
Steenkamp 45'
de Villiers 53'
Con: M. Steyn (3/3) 40', 45', 54'
Pen: M. Steyn (6/6) 5', 17', 49', 60', 69', 75'
 Report[25] Try: Beale 7'
O'Connor 13'
Moore 20'
Elsom 24'
Mitchell 71'
Con: Giteau (4/4) 8', 14', 21', 25'
O'Connor (1/1) 72'
Pen: Giteau (1/1) 1'
Beale (1/1) 79'
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 38,523
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Francois Steyn
RW14JP Pietersen
OC13Jaque Fourie
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana 50'
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Francois Hougaard
N88Pierre Spies 65'
OF7Juan Smith
BF6Schalk Burger
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Danie Rossouw 60'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 55'
HK2John Smit (c) 65'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle 65'
PR17CJ van der Linde 55'
LK18Flip van der Merwe 60'
N819Ryan Kankowski 65'
SH20Ricky Januarie
FH21Juan de Jongh
FB22Gio Aplon 50'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Giteau 71'
LW11Drew Mitchell 73'
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia 54'
N88Ben McCalman
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Mark Chisholm 53'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu 22'
HK2Stephen Moore 65'
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Saia Fainga'a 65'
PR17James Slipper 22'
LK18Dean Mumm 53'
N819Richard Brown
SH20Luke Burgess 54'
FH21Berrick Barnes 71'
FB22Anthony Fainga'a 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

  • This was the Wallabies' first win on the Highveld since 1963.[26]
  • John Smit earned his 102nd Test cap, equalling the South Africa record of Percy Montgomery.
  • Morné Steyn extended his personal streak of successful kicks at goal in Tests to 38. Statistics on success rates of goal kickers were not kept until the late 1980s, but it is very likely that Steyn has set an all-time record. Steyn surpassed the previous (recorded) best of Scotland's Chris Paterson at 36.[27]

Australia vs New Zealand, Sydney

11 September 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  22–23  New Zealand
Try: O'Connor 16'
Ashley-Cooper 46'
Pen: Giteau (3/) 6', 31', 40'
Beale (1/1) 59'
 Report[28] Try: McCaw 67'
Read 73'
Con: Weepu (2/2) 68', 73'
Pen: Weepu (3/3) 2', 10', 52'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 70,288
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper  79'
IC12Matt Giteau
LW11Lachie Turner
FH10Quade Cooper  73'
SH9Will Genia  72'
N88Ben McCalman  73'
OF7David Pocock
BF6Rocky Elsom (c)
RL5Nathan Sharpe
LL4Mark Chisholm  56'
TP3Salesi Ma'afu  52'
HK2Stephen Moore
LP1Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK16Huia Edmonds
PR17James Slipper  52'
LK18Dean Mumm  56'
N819Richard Brown  73'
SH20Luke Burgess  72'
FH21Berrick Barnes  73'
IC22Anthony Fainga'a  79'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB15Mils Muliaina
RW14Cory Jane  69'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Israel Dagg
FH10Aaron Cruden  60'
SH9Piri Weepu  79'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Victor Vito  49'
RL5Tom Donnelly  61'
LL4Brad Thorn
TP3Owen Franks  61'
HK2Keven Mealamu  11'
LP1Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK16Corey Flynn  11'
PR17John Afoa  61'
LK18Anthony Boric  61'
N819Jerome Kaino  49'
SH20Jimmy Cowan  79'
FH21Colin Slade  60'
WG22Rene Ranger  69'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Source: Tri Nations Web[29]
  • This test was a milestone for Richie McCaw, who surpassed Sean Fitzpatrick as the highest capped All Blacks Captain.[30]
  • The win is the 10th win in a row for the All Blacks over the Wallabies, a new record.[2]
  • The All Blacks are the first team in the Tri Nations series to win undefeated since the expansion of the competition to 9 rounds, the first to go undefeated since 2003 and in the 2010 season have set records for the highest points gained (184) and tries (22).[2]

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Top try scorers
Pos Name Tries Team
1 Mils Muliaina 4New Zealand NZL
= James O'Connor 4Australia AUS
3 Richie McCaw 3New Zealand NZL
= Drew Mitchell 3Australia AUS
= Gurthrö Steenkamp 3South Africa RSA
6 Adam Ashley-Cooper 2Australia AUS
= Kurtley Beale 2Australia AUS
= Schalk Burger 2South Africa RSA
= Israel Dagg 2New Zealand NZL
= Rocky Elsom 2Australia AUS
= Jaque Fourie 2South Africa RSA
= Will Genia 2Australia AUS
= Ma'a Nonu 2New Zealand NZL
= Kieran Read 2New Zealand NZL
= Conrad Smith 2New Zealand NZL
= Tony Woodcock 2New Zealand NZL

Source: scrum.com

Leading point scorers

Top 5 overall point scorers
Pos Name Points Team
1 Morné Steyn 77South Africa RSA
2 Matt Giteau 64Australia AUS
3 Dan Carter 63New Zealand NZL
4 James O'Connor 27Australia AUS
5 Mils Muliaina 20New Zealand NZL

Source: scrum.com

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa 22–29 New Zealand". RTE Sport. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Magic McCaw adds more milestones with All Blacks". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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