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2010 Tri Nations Series
Date10 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 played9
Tries scored52 (5.78 per match)
Attendance441,997 (49,111 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Morné Steyn (77)
Most triesAustralia James O'Connor
New Zealand Mils Muliaina
(4 tries)
2009
2011

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

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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 30 October (the first 3 matches of the series were part of the Tri-Nations).

Standings

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1  New Zealand 6 6 0 0 184 111 +73 3 0 27
2  Australia 6 2 0 4 162 188 −26 2 1 11
3  South Africa 6 1 0 5 147 194 −47 1 2 7

Fixtures

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All times are local

New Zealand vs South Africa, Auckland

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10 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) 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)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko downward-facing red arrow 58'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 72'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Carl Hayman downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 19 Liam Messam upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Piri Weepu upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden
WG 22 Richard Kahui upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 Jean de Villiers
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Wynand Olivier downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Ricky Januarie downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Francois Louw downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Bakkies Botha yellow card 13' to 23' downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 BJ Botha upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 18 Andries Bekker upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Danie Rossouw upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Butch James upward-facing green arrow 72'
WG 22 Gio Aplon upward-facing green arrow 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

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17 July 2010
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) 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)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Rene Ranger downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 63'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Carl Hayman downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Liam Messam upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Jimmy Cowan upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 22 Israel Dagg upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 Jean de Villiers downward-facing red arrow 40'
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Wynand Olivier
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Ricky Januarie downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Pierre Spies downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 Francois Louw
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Danie Rossouw yellow card 4' to 14' downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 CJ van der Linde downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 BJ Botha upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Andries Bekker upward-facing green arrow 53'
N8 19 Ryan Kankowski upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 21 Butch James
WG 22 Gio Aplon upward-facing green arrow 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

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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)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Rob Horne
IC 12 Matt Giteau downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Quade Cooper yellow card 54' to 64'
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Richard Brown downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Dean Mumm downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu
HK 2 Saia Fainga'a downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Benn Robinson downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 68'
N8 19 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Berrick Barnes upward-facing green arrow 74'
FB 22 Kurtley Beale
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Zane Kirchner
RW 14 Gio Aplon
OC 13 Jaque Fourie yellow card 2' to 12'
IC 12 Wynand Olivier downward-facing red arrow 54'
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn downward-facing red arrow 54'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Pierre Spies red cross icon 48' to 55'
BF 7 Ryan Kankowski downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Danie Rossouw downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 BJ Botha yellow card 45' to 55' downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 48' downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Flip van der Merwe upward-facing green arrow 68'
N8 19 Dewald Potgieter upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Francois Hougaard upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 21 Butch James upward-facing green arrow 54'
FB 22 Juan de Jongh upward-facing green arrow 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

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31 July 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 28–49 New Zealand (1 BP)
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)
FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Rob Horne downward-facing red arrow 55'
IC 12 Berrick Barnes
LW 11 Drew Mitchell Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 43'
FH 10 Matt Giteau downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Richard Brown
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe downward-facing red arrow 47'
LL 4 Dean Mumm
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 48'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 47'
N8 19 Matt Hodgson
SH 20 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 77'
FB 22 Kurtley Beale upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan downward-facing red arrow 33'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Brad Thorn downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Owen Franks yellow card 22' to 32' downward-facing red arrow 43'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 43'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 60'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 20 Piri Weepu upward-facing green arrow 33'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden upward-facing green arrow 71'
FB 22 Israel Dagg upward-facing green arrow 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

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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'
Report[16]Try: Beale 9' c
Con: Giteau (1/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 18'
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 38,628
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 50'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks downward-facing red arrow 42'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Ben Franks upward-facing green arrow 42'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 50'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Alby Mathewson upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden
FB 22 Benson Stanley
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Henry
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Anthony Fainga'a
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Matt Giteau
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Richard Brown downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Dean Mumm
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Saia Fainga'a
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 19 Matt Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Berrick Barnes
FB 22 Cameron 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

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21 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) 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)
FB 15 Gio Aplon
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Juan de Jongh
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Francois Hougaard downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Juan Smith downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Flip van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 18 Danie Rossouw upward-facing green arrow 69'
N8 19 Francois Louw upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 Ricky Januarie upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Butch James
FB 22 Wynand Olivier
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko downward-facing red arrow 57'
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan downward-facing red arrow 42'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Ben Franks downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn
PR 17 John Afoa upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 18 Sam Whitelock upward-facing green arrow 49'
N8 19 Victor Vito upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Piri Weepu upward-facing green arrow 42'
FH 21 Aaron Cruden
FB 22 Israel Dagg upward-facing green arrow 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 Springbok 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

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28 August 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 44–31 Australia (1 BP)
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)
FB 15 François Steyn
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Morné Steyn downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 Francois Hougaard
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Juan Smith
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Flip van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 48'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 79'
LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 53' downward-facing red arrow 79'
LK 18 Danie Rossouw upward-facing green arrow 48'
N8 19 Ryan Kankowski
SH 20 Ricky Januarie
FH 21 Butch James upward-facing green arrow 64'
FB 22 Juan de Jongh
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Matt Giteau
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Richard Brown downward-facing red arrow 57'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe downward-facing red arrow 64'
LL 4 Dean Mumm
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Saia Fainga'a red cross icon 27' to 38'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Stephen Moore upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 38'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Ben McCalman upward-facing green arrow 57'
N8 19 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Luke Burgess
FH 21 Berrick Barnes
FB 22 Anthony 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

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4 September 2010
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 39–41 Australia (1 BP)
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)
FB 15 François Steyn
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jaque Fourie
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana downward-facing red arrow 50'
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Francois Hougaard
N8 8 Pierre Spies downward-facing red arrow 65'
OF 7 Juan Smith
BF 6 Schalk Burger
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Danie Rossouw downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 John Smit (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 CJ van der Linde upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Flip van der Merwe upward-facing green arrow 60'
N8 19 Ryan Kankowski upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Ricky Januarie
FH 21 Juan de Jongh
FB 22 Gio Aplon upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
South Africa Peter de Villiers
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Matt Giteau downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 73'
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Mark Chisholm downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu downward-facing red arrow 22'
HK 2 Stephen Moore downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 22'
LK 18 Dean Mumm upward-facing green arrow 53'
N8 19 Richard Brown
SH 20 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 21 Berrick Barnes upward-facing green arrow 71'
FB 22 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 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

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11 September 2010
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
(1 BP) 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)
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper downward-facing red arrow 79'
IC 12 Matt Giteau
LW 11 Lachie Turner
FH 10 Quade Cooper downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Will Genia downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Ben McCalman downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c)
RL 5 Nathan Sharpe
LL 4 Mark Chisholm downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Salesi Ma'afu downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Stephen Moore
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Huia Edmonds
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 18 Dean Mumm upward-facing green arrow 56'
N8 19 Richard Brown upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Luke Burgess upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 21 Berrick Barnes upward-facing green arrow 73'
IC 22 Anthony Fainga'a upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Cory Jane downward-facing red arrow 69'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Israel Dagg
FH 10 Aaron Cruden downward-facing red arrow 60'
SH 9 Piri Weepu downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Victor Vito downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Tom Donnelly downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Brad Thorn
TP 3 Owen Franks downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu downward-facing red arrow 11'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Corey Flynn upward-facing green arrow 11'
PR 17 John Afoa upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 Anthony Boric upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 19 Jerome Kaino upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Jimmy Cowan upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 Colin Slade upward-facing green arrow 60'
WG 22 Rene Ranger upward-facing green arrow 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 most-capped New Zealand captain.[30]
  • The win is the 10th win in a row for New Zealand over Australia, a new record.[2]
  • New Zealand are the first team in the Tri Nations series to win undefeated since 2003, and set records for the most points (184) and tries scored (22).[2]

Player statistics

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Leading try scorers

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

Source: scrum.com

Leading point scorers

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

Source: scrum.com

See also

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References

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