2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia

The 2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia was a series of matches played in June 2003 in Australia and New Zealand by Wales national rugby union team to prepare the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

2003 Wales rugby union tour of Australasia
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

Wale lost both test matches.

The Test with Australia

14 June 2003

Australia	30–10	Wales
Try: Grey, Latham, Paul, Sailor 2 Con: Roff Pen: Flatley		Try: Robinson Con: S.Jones Pen: S.Jones

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Australia: Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Morgan Turinui, 12.Steve Kefu, 11.Joe Roff, 10.Elton Flatley, 9.George Gregan (c), 8.Bill Young, 7.Jeremy Paul, 6.Patricio Noriega, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.David Lyons, 3.David Giffin, 2.Phil Waugh, 1.Toutai Kefu, – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Dan Vickerman, 19.Daniel Heenan, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Nathan Grey, 22.Lote Tuqiri
Wales: 15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Jamie Robinson, 12.Mark Taylor, 11.Tom Shanklin, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Colin Charvis, 7.Martyn Williams (c), 6.Jonathan Thomas, 5.Robert Sidoli, 4.Gareth Llewellyn, 3.Gethin Jenkins, 2.Robin McBryde, 1.Iestyn Thomas, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 19.Alix Popham – No entry: 17.Ben Evans, 20.Dwayne Peel, 21.Ceri Sweeney, 22.Gavin Henson

The Test with All Blacks

21 June 2003

New Zealand	55–3	Wales
Try: Carter, Howlett Mealamu, Meeuws Rokocoko 2 Spencer, Umaga Con: Carter 6		Pen: Steven Jones

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Daniel Lewis

New Zealand: 15.Mils Muliaina, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Dan Carter, 11.Joe Rokocoko, 10.Carlos Spencer, 9.Steve Devine, 8.Carl Hoeft, 7.Keven Mealamu, 6.Kees Meeuws, 5.Chris Jack, 4.Reuben Thorne (c), 3.Ali Williams, 2.Marty Holah, 1.Jerry Collins, – replacements: 18.Brad Thorn – No entry : 16.Anton Oliver, 17.Dave Hewett, 19.Richie McCaw, 20.Byron Kelleher, 21.Aaron Mauger, 22.Caleb Ralph
Wales: 15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Jamie Robinson, 12.Mark Taylor, 11.Tom Shanklin, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Colin Charvis, 7.Martyn Williams (c), 6.Dafydd Jones, 5.Gareth Llewellyn, 4.Robert Sidoli, 3.Gethin Jenkins, 2.Robin McBryde, 1.Iestyn Thomas, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 18.Chris Wyatt, 19.Jonathan Thomas, 20.Dwayne Peel, 21.Ceri Sweeney, 22.Gavin Henson – No entry: 17.Ben Evans

References

• "Australia drop Flatley for missing training". The Guardian. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Black day as Wales suffer". The Guardian. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2013.