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 (the
Grand Slam) 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.''
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 To'omua was called up to cover for him.
Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 31 October 2009.
Coaching staff
Head Coach -
Robbie Deans
Assistant Coach -
Jim Williams
Skills Coach -
Richard Graham
High Performance Director -
David Nucifora
David Nucifora (born 15 January 1962) is a rugby union former player, coach and performance director.
Playing career
Nucifora played for Queensland and Australia. He played as a hooker. He played for the Queensland team from 1986–1993 and w ...
Statistics
Key
*Con: Conversions
*Pen: Penalties
*DG: Drop goals
*Pts: Points
References
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