2009 Australia national rugby union team tour
The 2009 Australia national rugby union Tour was a series of seven matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in November 2009.
The "Wallabies " didn't obtain their goal drawing the match with Ireland, and losing surprisingly to Scotland.
The tour was preceded by a match against All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup
The Matches
Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Staus |
31 October | ' | 32-19 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo | Bledisloe Cup | |
2 November | Gloucester ![]() | 5-36 | XV | Kingsholm, Gloucester | Tour Match |
7 November | 9-18 | ' | Twickenham, London | Test Match | |
15 November | 20-20 | Croke Park, Dublin | Test Match | ||
21 November | ' | 9-8 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Test Match | |
24 November | Cardiff Blues ![]() | 3-31 | XV | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | Tour Match |
28 November | 12-33 | ' | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test Match |
Matches
New Zealand
Gloucester (un-capped)
England
Ireland
- Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player in history to make his 100th Test appearance.
Scotland
Cardiff Blues (un-capped)
Wales
Squad
The 35-man touring party was announced on 8 October 2009.On 28 October, Tyrone Smith was called up to replace the injured Rob Horne.
After Berrick Barnes was ruled out with an injury sustained in training Brumbies, fly-half Matt Toomua was called up to cover for him for him.
Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 31 October 2009.
Coaching staff
Head Coach - Robbie DeansAssistant Coach - Jim Williams
Skills Coach - Richard Graham
High Performance Director - David Nucifora
Statistics
Key- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points