2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia

2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 03 00 00
Test match	02 02 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	1 1 0 0
Australia	1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2002
Next tour	Australasia 2004

Matches

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status	Report
New Zealand Māori	23	9	9 June 2003	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth	Tour match	BBC report
New Zealand	15	13	14 June 2003	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Test match	BBC report
Australia	25	14	21 June 2003	Telstra Dome, Melbourne	Test match	BBC report

The test with All Blacks

14 June 2003

New Zealand	13–15	England
Try: Howlett Con: Spencer Pen: Spencer 2		Pen: Wilikinson 4 Drop: Wilikinson

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson

New Zealand: 15. Doug Howlett, 14.Joe Rokocoko, 13.Ma'a Nonu, 12.Tana Umaga, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Carlos Spencer, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Rodney So'oialo, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt), 5.Ali Williams, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Anton Oliver, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: 16.Keven Mealamu, 19.Jerry Collins, 22.Mils Muliaina – No entry : 17.Carl Hoeft, 18.Brad Thorn, 19.Jerry Collins, 21.Dan Carter
England: 15.Josh Lewsey, 14.Jason Robinson, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Kyran Bracken, 8.Lawrence Dallaglio , 7.Neil Back , 6.Richard Hill, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Martin Johnson (capt.), 3.Jason Leonard, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Graham Rowntree, – replacements: 17.Phil Vickery, 19.Joe Worsley, 22.Dan Luger – No entry: 16.Dorian West, 18.Steve Borthwick, 20.Andy Gomarsall, 21.Paul Grayson

The Test with Wallabies

21 June 2003

Australia	14–25	England
Try: Sailor Pen: Roff 3		Try: Cohen, Greenwood, Tindall Con: Wilkinson 2 Pen: Wilkinson 2

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 55,000 Referee: David McHugh

Australia: Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Morgan Turinui, 12.Steve Kefu, 11.Joe Roff, 10.Nathan Grey, 9.George Gregan (capt), 1.Bill Young, 2.Jeremy Paul, 3.Patricio Noriega, 4.David Giffin, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 6.David Lyons, 7.Phil Waugh, 8.Toutai Kefu, – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Dan Vickerman, 21.Mat Rogers, 22.Lote Tuqiri – No entry : 19.Daniel Heenan, 20.Chris Whitaker
England: 15.Josh Lewsey, 14.Jason Robinson, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Kyran Bracken, 8.Lawrence Dallaglio, 7.Neil Back, 6.Richard Hill, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Martin Johnson (capt.), 3.Phil Vickery, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Trevor Woodman, – replacements: 18.Steve Borthwick, 19.Joe Worsley, 20.Matt Dawson – No entry: 16.Mark Regan, 17.Jason Leonard, 21.Alex King, 22.Dan Luger

Match Reports

vs New Zealand

In the first half both teams scored two penalties to leave the half time score at 6–6. In the second half England scored two more penalties to go 12–6 up. England then had two men, Lawrence Dallaglio and Neil Back, sin binned. Despite this Wilkinson extended England's lead with a drop goal. New Zealand scored a consolation try, with a blatant forward pass, and conversion with England winning 15–13.

Touring party

• Manager: Clive Woodward
• Assistant Manager:
• Captain: Martin Johnson

Three-quarters

Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood, Mike Tindall, Ben Cohen, Dan Luger, Jamie Noon, Stuart Abbott, James Simpson-Daniel

Forwards

Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Richard Hill, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson, Jason Leonard, Steve Thompson, Graham Rowntree, Phil Vickery, Trevor Woodman, Joe Worsley, Matt Dawson

References

• "Ruthless England raise stakes". The Guardian. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "New Zealand v England at Wellington, Jun 14, 2003". ESPN Scrum. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
• "Now England can rule the world says Woodward". The Guardian. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Australia v England at Melbourne, Jun 21, 2003". ESPN Scrum. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
• "Johnson fronts up and Wallabies chew on unwise words". The Guardian. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.