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2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

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2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
Coach(es)Steve Hansen
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
1 0 0 1
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1

The Wales national rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand in June 2003, playing test matches against the Australia and New Zealand national teams as part of their preparations for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Wales lost both test matches, first going down 30–10 to Australia in Sydney, before a 55–3 defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton.

Squad

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Wales coach Steve Hansen named an initial squad of 30 for their tour to Australia and New Zealand, as well as a pre-tour match against the Barbarians. Bath's 20-year-old back-rower Gareth Delve was a surprise selection in the original squad,[1] but he suffered a shoulder injury against the Barbarians and was replaced in the final squad by uncapped Swansea back-rower Jonathan Thomas. The other uncapped players in the final squad were Neath prop Adam Jones, Llanelli scrum-half Mike Phillips, Swansea hooker Huw Bennett and Leeds back-rower Alix Popham. Four captains were named for the tour: flankers Colin Charvis and Martyn Williams, hooker Robin McBryde and fly-half Stephen Jones.[2]

Name Position Club Notes
Huw Bennett Hooker Swansea
Mefin Davies Hooker Pontypridd
Robin McBryde Hooker Llanelli Captain
Ben Evans Prop Cardiff
Gethin Jenkins Prop Pontypridd
Adam Jones Prop Neath
Iestyn Thomas Prop Llanelli
Robert Sidoli Lock Pontypridd
Gareth Llewellyn Lock Neath
Vernon Cooper Lock Llanelli
Chris Wyatt Lock Llanelli
Martyn Williams Back row Cardiff Captain
Colin Charvis Back row Swansea Captain
Dafydd Jones Back row Llanelli
Jonathan Thomas Back row Swansea
Alix Popham Back row Leeds
Gareth Cooper Scrum-half Bath
Dwayne Peel Scrum-half Llanelli
Mike Phillips Scrum-half Llanelli
Gavin Henson Fly-half Swansea
Stephen Jones Fly-half Llanelli Captain
Ceri Sweeney Fly-half Pontypridd
Sonny Parker Centre Pontypridd
Jamie Robinson Centre Cardiff
Tom Shanklin Centre Saracens
Mark Taylor Centre Swansea
Matthew Watkins Centre Llanelli
Mark Jones Wing Llanelli
Garan Evans Full-back Llanelli
Rhys Williams Full-back Cardiff

Matches

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Wales vs Barbarians

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Wales prepared for their tour to Australia and New Zealand with an uncapped match against the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on 31 May 2003. It served as a farewell match for fly-half Neil Jenkins, who was retiring from international rugby as the all-time top point scorer in test history.[3] The Barbarians scored eight tries during the match, taking a 48–28 lead into the closing stages; Jenkins, who had come on in the 66th minute, set up Tom Shanklin for his hat-trick try, before slotting the final points of the game himself.[4]

FB 15 Garan Evans
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Iestyn Harris
LW 11 Rhys Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Alix Popham
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c)
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn
LL 4 Vernon Cooper
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Replacements:
HK 16 Mefin Davies
PR 17 Ben Evans
N8 18 Gareth Delve
FL 19 Chris Wyatt
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Neil Jenkins
WG 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 South Africa Percy Montgomery
RW 14 Fiji Aisea Tuilevu
OC 13 Italy Cristian Stoica
IC 12 New Zealand Daryl Gibson
LW 11 New Zealand Bruce Reihana
FH 10 Argentina Felipe Contepomi
SH 9 New Zealand Mark Robinson
N8 8 South Africa AJ Venter
OF 7 France Olivier Magne
BF 6 New Zealand Sam Harding
RL 5 Australia Mark Connors (c)
LL 4 South Africa Ryan Strudwick
TP 3 France Franck Tournaire
HK 2 New Zealand Matt Sexton
LP 1 South Africa Ollie le Roux
Replacements:
HK 16 France Raphaël Ibañez
PR 17 South Africa Adrian Garvey
LK 18 Ireland Mick Galwey
FL 19 Argentina Santiago Phelan
SH 20 Wales Darren Edwards
FB 21 England Matt Perry
CE 22 Australia Scott Staniforth
Coach:
South Africa Alan Solomons

Australia vs Wales

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14 June 2003
Australia 30–10 Wales
Try: Sailor (2)
Latham
Paul
Grey
Con: Roff
Pen: Flatley
ReportTry: Robinson
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 63,688
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Chris Latham
RW 14 Wendell Sailor
OC 13 Morgan Turinui
IC 12 Steve Kefu
LW 11 Joe Roff
FH 10 Elton Flatley
SH 9 George Gregan (c)
N8 8 Toutai Kefu
OF 7 Phil Waugh
BF 6 David Giffin
RL 5 David Lyons
LL 4 Nathan Sharpe
TP 3 Patricio Noriega
HK 2 Jeremy Paul
LP 1 Bill Young
Replacements:
HK 16 Brendan Cannon
PR 17 Ben Darwin
LK 18 Dan Vickerman
FL 19 Daniel Heenan
SH 20 Chris Whitaker
CE 21 Nathan Grey
WG 22 Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Jamie Robinson
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Tom Shanklin
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Colin Charvis
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c)
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Gareth Llewellyn
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Replacements:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow
PR 17 Ben Evans
LK 18 Chris Wyatt
N8 19 Alix Popham upward-facing green arrow
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
CE 22 Gavin Henson
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

New Zealand vs Wales

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FB 15 Mils Muliaina
RW 14 Doug Howlett
OC 13 Tana Umaga
IC 12 Dan Carter
LW 11 Joe Rokocoko
FH 10 Carlos Spencer
SH 9 Steve Devine
N8 8 Jerry Collins
OF 7 Marty Holah
BF 6 Reuben Thorne (c)
RL 5 Ali Williams downward-facing red arrow 47'
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Kees Meeuws
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Carl Hoeft
Replacements:
HK 16 Anton Oliver
PR 17 Dave Hewett
LK 18 Brad Thorn upward-facing green arrow 47'
FL 19 Richie McCaw
SH 20 Byron Kelleher
CE 21 Aaron Mauger
WG 22 Caleb Ralph
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Jamie Robinson downward-facing red arrow 68'
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Tom Shanklin downward-facing red arrow 76'
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 23'
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c) downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 40'
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Replacements:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Ben Evans
LK 18 Chris Wyatt upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 23'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 22 Gavin Henson upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

References

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  1. ^ "Delight for young Delve". BBC Sport. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Hansen names four captains". BBC Sport. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Jenkins quits international stage". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Baa-Baas spoil Jenkins' day". BBC Sport. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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