2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia
The 2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia was a series of matches played in June 2003 in Australia and New Zealand by Wales national rugby union team to prepare the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
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Wale lost both test matches.
The Test with Australia
14 June 2003 |
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| Try: Grey, Latham, Paul, Sailor 2 Con: Roff Pen: Flatley |
Try: Robinson Con: S.Jones Pen: S.Jones |
Australia: Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Morgan Turinui, 12.Steve Kefu, 11.Joe Roff, 10.Elton Flatley, 9.George Gregan (c), 8.Bill Young, 7.Jeremy Paul, 6.Patricio Noriega, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.David Lyons, 3.David Giffin, 2.Phil Waugh, 1.Toutai Kefu, – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Dan Vickerman, 19.Daniel Heenan, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Nathan Grey, 22.Lote Tuqiri
Wales: 15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Jamie Robinson, 12.Mark Taylor, 11.Tom Shanklin, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Colin Charvis, 7.Martyn Williams (c), 6.Jonathan Thomas, 5.Robert Sidoli, 4.Gareth Llewellyn, 3.Gethin Jenkins, 2.Robin McBryde, 1.Iestyn Thomas, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 19.Alix Popham – No entry: 17.Ben Evans, 20.Dwayne Peel, 21.Ceri Sweeney, 22.Gavin Henson
The Test with All Blacks
21 June 2003 |
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55–3 | |
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| Try: Carter, Howlett Mealamu, Meeuws Rokocoko 2 Spencer, Umaga Con: Carter 6 |
Pen: Steven Jones |
New Zealand: 15.Mils Muliaina, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Dan Carter, 11.Joe Rokocoko, 10.Carlos Spencer, 9.Steve Devine, 8.Carl Hoeft, 7.Keven Mealamu, 6.Kees Meeuws, 5.Chris Jack, 4.Reuben Thorne (c), 3.Ali Williams, 2.Marty Holah, 1.Jerry Collins, – replacements: 18.Brad Thorn – No entry : 16.Anton Oliver, 17.Dave Hewett, 19.Richie McCaw, 20.Byron Kelleher, 21.Aaron Mauger, 22.Caleb Ralph
Wales: 15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Jamie Robinson, 12.Mark Taylor, 11.Tom Shanklin, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Colin Charvis, 7.Martyn Williams (c), 6.Dafydd Jones, 5.Gareth Llewellyn, 4.Robert Sidoli, 3.Gethin Jenkins, 2.Robin McBryde, 1.Iestyn Thomas, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 18.Chris Wyatt, 19.Jonathan Thomas, 20.Dwayne Peel, 21.Ceri Sweeney, 22.Gavin Henson – No entry: 17.Ben Evans
References
- "Australia drop Flatley for missing training". The Guardian. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- "Black day as Wales suffer". The Guardian. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.