2009 Australia national rugby union team tour

Series of rugby union matches

2009 Australia national rugby union team tour

Coach(es)| Robbie Deans
Tour captain(s)| Rocky Elsom
Top point scorer(s)| Matt Giteau (48)
Top try scorer(s)| Ryan Cross (4)
Top test point scorer(s)| Matt Giteau (48)
Top test try scorer(s)| 10 players with 1 try
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 07|  04|  01|  02

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Test match| | 05|  02|  01|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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New Zealand| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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England| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Ireland| | 1|  0|  1|  0

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Scotland| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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Wales| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| 2008

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.

## Matches

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Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Date  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Venue  | Staus

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31 October  | New Zealand | 32-19  |  Australia | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo  | Bledisloe Cup
2 November  | Gloucester | 5-36  |  Australia XV | Kingsholm, Gloucester  | Tour Match
7 November  | England | 9-18  |  Australia | Twickenham, London | Test Match
15 November  | Ireland | 20-20  |  Australia | Croke Park, Dublin  | Test Match
21 November  | Scotland | 9-8  |  Australia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  | Test Match
24 November  | Cardiff Blues | 3-31  |  Australia XV | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff  | Tour Match
28 November  | Wales | 12-33  |  Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff  | Test Match

### New Zealand

[edit]

31 October 2009
17:38 JST (UTC+09)

Australia | 19–32|  New Zealand

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Try: Hynes 34' c
Con: Giteau (1/1) 35'
Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'| Report[1]| Tries: Sivivatu 20' c
Smith 45' c
Con: Carter (2/2) 21', 46'
Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | James O'Connor
RW | 14 | Peter Hynes
OC | 13 | Ryan Cross
IC | 12 | Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW | 11 | Digby Ioane
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Will Genia
N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu |  |  54'
OF | 7 | David Pocock
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Mark Chisholm |  |  49'
LL | 4 | James Horwill
TP | 3 | Ben Alexander
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore |  |  49'
LP | 1 | Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  49'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning
LK | 18 | Dean Mumm |  |  49'
N8 | 19 | George Smith |  |  54'
SH | 20 | Luke Burgess
FH | 21 | Drew Mitchell
CE | 22 | Quade Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans
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FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina
RW | 14 | Cory Jane
OC | 13 | Conrad Smith
IC | 12 | Ma'a Nonu
LW | 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu |  32' to 42'
FH | 10 | Dan Carter |  |  78'
SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan
N8 | 8 | Rodney So'oialo |  |  53'
OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c)
BF | 6 | Adam Thomson
RL | 5 | Tom Donnelly |  |  64'
LL | 4 | Brad Thorn
TP | 3 | Neemia Tialata |  |  46'
HK | 2 | Andrew Hore
LP | 1 | Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Corey Flynn
PR | 17 | John Afoa |  |  46'
LK | 18 | Jason Eaton |  |  64'
N8 | 19 | Kieran Read |  |  53'
SH | 20 | Brendon Leonard
FH | 21 | Stephen Donald |  |  78'
CE | 22 | Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official:
Akihisa Aso (Japan)

### Gloucester (un-capped)

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3 November 2009
19:45 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Gloucester| 5–36|  Australia

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Try: Burns 25' m
Con: Spencer (0/1)| Report[citation needed]| Tries: Cross 14' c
T. Smith 30' c
Mitchell (2) 65' c, 75' c
Cooper 78' m
Con: Cooper (4/5) 15', 31', 66', 75'
Pen: Cooper 3'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Andrew Small (England)

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FB | 15 |  Freddie Burns |  |  54'
RW | 14 |  Charlie Sharples
OC | 13 |  Henry Trinder |  |  72'
IC | 12 |  Tim Molenaar
LW | 11 |  Tom Voyce
FH | 10 |  Carlos Spencer
SH | 9 |  Dave Lewis |  |  61'
N8 | 8 |  Dan Williams |  |  61'
OF | 7 |  Akapusi Qera
BF | 6 |  Jake Boer (c)
RL | 5 |  Adam Eustace |  |  40'
LL | 4 |  Will James
TP | 3 |  Pierre Capdevielle
HK | 2 |  Darren Dawidiuk |  |  71'
LP | 1 |  Paul Doran-Jones |  |  67'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Ben Phillips |  |  71'
PR | 17 |  Rupert Harden |  |  67'
LK | 18 |  Dave Attwood |  |  40'
FL | 19 |  Apolosi Satala |  |  61'
SH | 20 |  Jordi Pasqualin |  |  61'
CE | 21 |  Jonny May |  |  72'
WG | 22 |  James Simpson-Daniel |  |  54'
Coach:
Bryan Redpath
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FB | 15 | Kurtley Beale
RW | 14 | Lachlan Turner
OC | 13 | Ryan Cross
IC | 12 | Tyrone Smith
LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell
FH | 10 | Quade Cooper
SH | 9 | Luke Burgess
N8 | 8 | Richard Brown
OF | 7 | Matt Hodgson
BF | 6 | Mitchell Chapman
RL | 5 | Dave Dennis
LL | 4 | Dean Mumm (c)
TP | 3 | Salesi Ma'afu |  |  51'
HK | 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  37'
LP | 1 | Sekope Kepu
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Pekahou Cowan |  |  37'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning |  |  51'
LK | 18 | Mark Chisholm
N8 | 19 | Wycliff Palu
SH | 20 | Richard Kingi
FH | 21 | Matt To'omua
FB | 22 | James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans

### England

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7 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England | 9–18|  Australia

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Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'| Report[2]| Try: Genia 21' m
Ashley-Cooper 72' c
Con: Giteau (1/2) 73'
Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,020
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

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FB | 15 | Ugo Monye
RW | 14 | Mark Cueto
OC | 13 | Dan Hipkiss |  |  66'
IC | 12 | Shane Geraghty
LW | 11 | Matt Banahan
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Danny Care |  |  64'
N8 | 8 | Jordan Crane |  |  53'
OF | 7 | Lewis Moody
BF | 6 | Tom Croft
RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick (c)
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  |  68'
TP | 3 | David Wilson |  |  57'
HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |  |  56'
LP | 1 | Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dylan Hartley |  |  56'
PR | 17 | Duncan Bell |  |  57'
LK | 18 | Courtney Lawes
N8 | 19 | James Haskell |  |  53'
SH | 20 | Paul Hodgson |  |  64'
FH | 21 | Andy Goode
CE | 22 | Ayoola Erinle |  |  66'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
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FB | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW | 14 | Peter Hynes
OC | 13 | Digby Ioane |  |  75'
IC | 12 | Quade Cooper
LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Will Genia
N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu |  |  69'
OF | 7 | George Smith
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Mark Chisholm |  |  74'
LL | 4 | James Horwill
TP | 3 | Ben Alexander |  |  78'
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore |  |  60'
LP | 1 | Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  60'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning |  |  78'
LK | 18 | Dean Mumm |  |  74'
FL | 19 | David Pocock |  |  69'
SH | 20 | Luke Burgess
CE | 21 | Ryan Cross |  |  75'
FB | 22 | James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans

### Ireland

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15 November 2009
15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland | 20–20|  Australia

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Tries: Bowe 57' c
O'Driscoll 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2) 58', 79'
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'| Report[3]| Tries: Mitchell 2' c
Elsom 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/2) 3', 62'
Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 69,886
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Paddy Wallace
LW | 11 | Luke Fitzgerald |  |  53'
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara
SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip
OF | 7 | David Wallace |  |  63' to 65'
BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris |  |  |  |  75'
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan
TP | 3 | John Hayes
HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery
LP | 1 | Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin
PR | 17 | Tom Court
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen
FL | 19 | Denis Leamy |  |  63' |  65' |  75'
SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan
FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton
WG | 22 | Keith Earls |  |  53'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
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FB | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |  |  69'
RW | 14 | Peter Hynes
OC | 13 | Digby Ioane
IC | 12 | Quade Cooper
LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Will Genia
N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu |  |  29' to 39'
OF | 7 | David Pocock |  |  20' to 28'
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Mark Chisholm
LL | 4 | James Horwill
TP | 3 | Ben Alexander
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore |  |  64'
LP | 1 | Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  64'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning
LK | 18 | Dean Mumm
FL | 19 | George Smith |  |  20' |  28'
SH | 20 | Luke Burgess
FH | 21 | Ryan Cross
FB | 22 | James O'Connor |  |  69'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

* Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player in history to make his 100th Test appearance.

### Scotland

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21 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland | 9–8|  Australia

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Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56'
Drop: Godman (0/1)
Paterson (1/1) 75'| Report[4]| Try: Cross 80' m
Con: Giteau (0/1)
Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4'
Drop: Giteau (0/1)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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FB | 15 | Rory Lamont
RW | 14 | Sean Lamont
OC | 13 | Alex Grove
IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |  |  40'
LW | 11 | Simon Danielli |  |  63'
FH | 10 | Phil Godman
SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter (c) |  |  20'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  63'
OF | 7 | John Barclay
BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  47'
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock
LL | 4 | Nathan Hines
TP | 3 | Moray Low |  |  57'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  76'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dougie Hall |  |  76'
PR | 17 | Kyle Traynor |  |  57'
FL | 18 | Jason White |  |  47'
N8 | 19 | Richie Vernon |  |  63'
SH | 20 | Rory Lawson |  |  20'
FB | 21 | Chris Paterson |  |  63'
CE | 22 | Nick De Luca |  |  40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
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FB | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW | 14 | Peter Hynes
OC | 13 | Ryan Cross
IC | 12 | Quade Cooper |  |  73'
LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Will Genia |  |  63'
N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu |  |  66'
OF | 7 | George Smith
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Mark Chisholm |  |  49'
LL | 4 | James Horwill
TP | 3 | Ben Alexander
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore |  |  45'
LP | 1 | Benn Robinson |  |  16'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  45'
PR | 17 | Sekope Kepu |  |  16'
LK | 18 | Dean Mumm |  |  49'
N8 | 19 | Richard Brown |  |  66'
SH | 20 | Luke Burgess |  |  63'
WG | 21 | Lachie Turner
CE | 22 | James O'Connor |  |  73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

### Cardiff Blues (un-capped)

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24 November 2009
19:35 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Cardiff Blues| 3–31|  Australia

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Pen: Blair (1/1) 3'| Report[5]| Try: Cross 4' c
Beale (2) 38' c, 80' c
Morahan 76' c
Con: O'Connor (4/4) 6', 40', 77', 80'
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 21'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 14,622
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

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FB | 15 |  Ben Blair |  |  63'
RW | 14 |  Richard Mustoe
OC | 13 |  Gareth Thomas |  |  2' to 9'
IC | 12 |  Dafydd Hewitt
LW | 11 |  Chris Czekaj
FH | 10 |  Sam Norton-Knight
SH | 9 |  Gareth Cooper |  |  40'
N8 | 8 |  Xavier Rush (c)
OF | 7 |  Ben White |  |  40'
BF | 6 |  Sam Warburton
RL | 5 |  Scott Morgan |  |  40'
LL | 4 |  Deiniol Jones
TP | 3 |  Gary Powell |  |  45' to 63'
HK | 2 |  T. Rhys Thomas |  |  71'
LP | 1 |  Taufaʻao Filise |  |  |  63'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Rhys Williams |  |  71'
PR | 17 |  Sam Hobbs |  |  45'
LK | 18 |  Paul Tito |  |  40'
FL | 19 |  Robin Sowden-Taylor |  |  40'
SH | 20 |  Richie Rees |  |  40'
FH | 21 |  Ceri Sweeney |  |  63'
CE | 22 |  Gavin Evans |  |  2' |  9'
Coach:
Dai Young
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FB | 15 | James O'Connor
RW | 14 | Lachlan Turner
OC | 13 | Ryan Cross |  |  62'
IC | 12 | Tyrone Smith
LW | 11 | Kurtley Beale
FH | 10 | Matt To'omua |  |  2'
SH | 9 | Luke Burgess |  |  74'
N8 | 8 | Richard Brown |  47' to 57'
OF | 7 | Matt Hodgson |  68' to 78'
BF | 6 | Mitchell Chapman |  |  31'
RL | 5 | Dean Mumm (c)
LL | 4 | Dave Dennis
TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu |  |  60'
HK | 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  |  63'
LP | 1 | Pekahou Cowan |  |  29' |  63'
Substitutions:
PR | 16 | Salesi Ma'afu |  |  29'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning |  |  60'
LK | 18 | Mark Chisholm
FL | 19 | George Smith |  |  31'
SH | 20 | Richard Kingi |  |  74'
FH | 21 | Quade Cooper |  |  2'
WG | 22 | Luke Morahan |  |  62'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

### Wales

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28 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales | 12–33|  Australia

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Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21' 30' 40'
Halfpenny (1/1) 17'
Hook (0/1)| Report[6]| Try: Ioane 7' m
Horwill 19' m
Pocock 24' c
Polota-Nau 62' c
Con: Giteau (2/4) 25', 63'
Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2' 31' 57'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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FB | 15 | James Hook
RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |  |  28'
OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts
IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies
LW | 11 | Shane Williams |  |  5'
FH | 10 | Stephen Jones
SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |  |  10' to 15' |  72'
N8 | 8 | Andy Powell |  |  |  60' to 65'
OF | 7 | Martyn Williams
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  48' |  60' |  65'
RL | 5 | Luke Charteris |  |  49'
LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones
TP | 3 | Paul James |  |  48'
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |  |  30'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |  |  30'
PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |  |  48'
LK | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |  |  49'
FL | 19 | Sam Warburton |  |  48'
SH | 20 | Martin Roberts |  |  10' |  15' |  72'
WG | 21 | Andrew Bishop |  |  28'
WG | 22 | Tom James |  |  5'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
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FB | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW | 14 | Peter Hynes |  |  64'
OC | 13 | Digby Ioane
IC | 12 | Quade Cooper
LW | 11 | Drew Mitchell |  |  70'
FH | 10 | Matt Giteau
SH | 9 | Will Genia |  |  79'
N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu |  |  70'
OF | 7 | David Pocock |  |  40'
BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom (c)
RL | 5 | Dean Mumm
LL | 4 | James Horwill
TP | 3 | Ben Alexander |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Stephen Moore |  |  55'
LP | 1 | Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Matt Dunning |  |  73'
N8 | 18 | Mark Chisholm |  |  70'
FL | 19 | George Smith |  |  40'
SH | 20 | Luke Burgess |  |  79'
WG | 21 | James O'Connor |  |  64'
WG | 22 | Kurtley Beale |  |  70'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

## Squad

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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.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Stephen Moore | Hooker |  (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 26)  | 41  |  Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau | Hooker |  (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 24)  | 18  |  Waratahs
Ben Alexander | Prop |  (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 24)  | 13  |  Brumbies
Pekahau Cowan | Prop |  (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Western Force
Matt Dunning | Prop |  (1978-12-19)19 December 1978 (aged 30)  | 32  |  Waratahs
Sekope Kepu | Prop |  (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Waratahs
Salesi Ma'afu | Prop |  (1983-03-22)22 March 1983 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Benn Robinson | Prop |  (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 25)  | 26  |  Waratahs
Mark Chisholm | Lock |  (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 28)  | 43  |  Brumbies
Dave Dennis | Lock |  (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Waratahs
James Horwill | Lock |  (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 24)  | 19  |  Reds
Dean Mumm | Lock |  (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 25)  | 16  |  Waratahs
Mitchell Chapman | Flanker |  (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Rocky Elsom (c) | Flanker |  (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 26)  | 44  |  Brumbies
Matt Hodgson | Flanker |  (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 28)  | 0  |  Western Force
David Pocock | Flanker |  (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 21)  | 11  |  Western Force
George Smith | Flanker |  (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 29)  | 105  |  Brumbies
Richard Brown | Number 8 |  (1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 25)  | 11  |  Western Force
Wycliff Palu | Number 8 |  (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 27)  | 28  |  Waratahs
Luke Burgess | Scrum-half |  (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 26)  | 19  |  Waratahs
Will Genia | Scrum-half |  (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 21)  | 6  |  Reds
Richard Kingi | Scrum-half |  (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Reds
Quade Cooper | Fly-half |  (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 21)  | 7  |  Reds
Matt Giteau | Fly-half |  (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 27)  | 73  |  Western Force
Matt To'omua | Fly-half |  (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Berrick Barnes (vc) | Centre |  (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 23)  | 21  |  Reds
Ryan Cross | Centre |  (1979-07-17)17 July 1979 (aged 30)  | 17  |  Western Force
Rob Horne | Centre |  (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Waratahs
Stirling Mortlock | Centre |  (1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 32)  | 80  |  Brumbies
Tyrone Smith | Centre |  (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Peter Hynes | Wing |  (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 (aged 27)  | 17  |  Reds
Digby Ioane | Wing |  (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 24)  | 1  |  Reds
Drew Mitchell | Wing |  (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 25)  | 37  |  Western Force
Luke Morahan | Wing |  (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Reds
Lachlan Turner | Wing |  (1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 22)  | 11  |  Waratahs
Kurtley Beale | Fullback |  (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Waratahs
Adam Ashley-Cooper | Fullback |  (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 25)  | 32  |  Brumbies
James O'Connor | Fullback |  (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 19)  | 10  |  Western Force

### Coaching staff

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Head Coach -  Robbie Deans
Assistant Coach -  Jim Williams
Skills Coach -  Richard Graham
High Performance Director -  David Nucifora

### Statistics

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Key

* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points

Name  | Non-Test  | Test  | Overall  | Cards

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Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts  | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts  | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts  |  |
Matt Giteau | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 48 | – | –
Ryan Cross | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | – | –
Quade Cooper | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | – | –
James O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | – | –
Drew Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | –
Kurtley Beale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | –
Tatafu Polota-Nau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Adam Ashley-Cooper | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Rocky Elsom | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Will Genia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
James Horwill | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Peter Hynes | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Digby Ioane | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
David Pocock | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Tyrone Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Luke Morahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Dean Mumm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
George Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Ben Alexander | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Mark Chisholm | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Stephen Moore | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Wycliff Palu | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
Benn Robinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Luke Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Matt Dunning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Richard Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
Sekope Kepu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Mitchell Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Pekahau Cowan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Dave Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Matt Hodgson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
Salesi Ma'afu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Richard Kingi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Matt To'omua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Lachlan Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Berrick Barnes | did not play
Rob Horne | did not play
Stirling Mortlock | did not play

## References

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1. ^ "New Zealand 32-19 Australia". BBC News. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
2. ^ "England 9-18 Australia". BBC News. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
3. ^ "Ireland 20-20 Australia". BBC News. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
4. ^ "Scotland 9-8 Australia". BBC News. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
5. ^ "Cardiff Blues 3-31 Australia". BBC News. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
6. ^ "Wales v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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