2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es) Declan Kidney
Tour captain(s) Brian O'Driscoll
Top test point scorer(s) Jonathan Sexton (19)
Top test try scorer(s) Fergus McFadden (1)
Conor Murray (1)
Summary
P W D L
Total
3 0 0 3
Test match
3 0 0 3
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
3 0 0 3
Tour chronology
Previous tour Australia & New Zealand 2010
Next tour Canada & USA 2013

In June 2012, Ireland toured New Zealand playing three Tests against the All Blacks.[1] The Irish tour was one in a series of tours by northern teams to be hosted by southern hemisphere nations.

Marketed as the 'Steinlager Series', it was Ireland's first-ever three-Test series against the All Blacks, and the first three-Test tour of New Zealand since the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour. The series marked the beginning of a global calendar that runs through until 2019, as announced by the IRB in 2010.[2]

In planning the series, it was anticipated that Ireland would also face provincial and Māori opposition, however, to allow Ireland to focus on the Tests, the IRFU decided that there would be no mid-week fixtures.[3]

New Zealand won the series 3–0. In the third and final Test in Hamilton on 23 June, the All Blacks won 60–0, inflicting upon Ireland their largest-ever defeat.[4][5]

Test matches

First Test

9 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  42–10  Ireland
Try: Savea (3) 25' c, 37' c, 43' c
Thomson 54' m
C. Smith 77' c
Con: Carter (4/5) 26', 38', 45, 78
Pen: Carter (3/3) 5', 14', 17'
 Report Try: McFadden 48' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 49'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 7'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 43,300
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Israel Dagg
RW 14Zac Guildford  52'
OC 13Conrad Smith
IC 12Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11Julian Savea  64'
FH 10Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith  56'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Victor Vito  46'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick  52'
TP 3 Owen Franks  61'
HK 2 Andrew Hore  61'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16Hika Elliot  61'
PR 17Ben Franks  61'
LK 18Ali Williams  52'
FL 19Adam Thomson  46'
SH 20Piri Weepu  56'
FH 21Aaron Cruden  64'
WG 22Ben Smith  52'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Fergus McFadden
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12Keith Earls  72'
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  57'
SH 9 Conor Murray  61'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  61'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  61'
TP 3 Declan Fitzpatrick  55'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy  71'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  71'
PR 17Ronan Loughney  55'
LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan  61'
N8 19Kevin McLaughlin  61'
SH 20Eoin Reddan  61'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  57'
OC 22Darren Cave  72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
South Africa Jaco Peyper
Australia James Leckie
Television match official:
Australia Matt Goddard

Second Test

16 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  22–19  Ireland
Try: A. Smith 42' c
Con: Carter (1/1)
Pen: Carter (4/5) 22', 30', 35', 64'
Drop: Carter (1/1) 81'
 Report Try: Murray 11' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 20', 47', 65', 69'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Israel Dagg 71' to 80'
RW 14Zac Guildford
OC 13Conrad Smith
IC 12Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11Julian Savea  73'
FH 10Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith  64'
N8 8 Kieran Read  40'
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Adam Thomson  65'  69'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick  64'  65'  69'
TP 3 Owen Franks  57'
HK 2 Andrew Hore
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16Hika Elliot
PR 17Ben Franks  57'
LK 18Ali Williams  64'
LK 19Sam Cane  40'
SH 20Piri Weepu  64'
FH 21Aaron Cruden
WG 22Ben Smith  73'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Fergus McFadden
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  51'
LW 11Andrew Trimble
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  64'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin  61'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin
PR 17Declan Fitzpatrick
LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
N8 19Peter O'Mahony  61'
SH 20Eoin Reddan  64'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  51'
WG 22Simon Zebo
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
France Romain Poite
France Pascal Gauzere
Television match official:
Australia Matt Goddard

Third Test

23 June 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  60–0  Ireland
Try: Cane (2) 6' c, 43' c
Williams (2) 11' c, 18' c
B. Smith 22' m
Gear 49' m
Messam 57' m
Dagg 62' c
Thomson 72' c
Con: Cruden (2/2) 7', 12'
Dagg (1/2) 19'
Barrett (3/5) 44', 63', 73'
Pen: Cruden (0/1)
Barrett (1/1) 40'
 Report
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith  60'
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Hosea Gear
FH 10 Aaron Cruden  23'
SH 9 Aaron Smith  60'
N8 8 Richie McCaw (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane  69'
BF 6 Liam Messam
RL 5 Sam Whitelock  57'
LL 4 Luke Romano
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Andrew Hore  43'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu  43'
PR 17 Ben Franks  76'
LK 18 Brodie Retallick  57'
FL 19 Adam Thomson  69'
SH 20 Piri Weepu  60'
FH 21 Beauden Barrett  23'
IC 22 Tamati Ellison  60'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 Rob Kearney 40' to 50'
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace  54'
LW 11 Keith Earls  50'  54'  73'
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  59'
N8 8 Peter O'Mahony
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin  54'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Dan Tuohy  55'
TP 3 Mike Ross  59'
HK 2 Rory Best  68'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Sean Cronin  68'
PR 17 Declan Fitzpatrick  59'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  55'
FL 19 Chris Henry  54'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  59'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  54'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble  50'  54'  73'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
France Pascal Gauzere
Australia James Leckie
Television match official:
Australia Matt Goddard

Touring squad

Ireland's 30-man squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand. Ireland's initial squad for the clash against the Barbarians was announced on 15 May, no Leinster players were selected due to the RaboDirect PRO12 final.[7][8] Ireland's 29-man squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand was named on 21 May. Four additional players were added to the squad.[9] Tommy Bowe was ruled out of the tour in early April after undergoing surgery to remove a haematoma.[10] Stephen Ferris was ruled out of the tour due to a calf injury, he was replaced by McLaughlin.[11] Isaac Boss was ruled out of the tour owing to an ongoing thigh problem, he was replaced by Marshall.[12] Paul O'Connell was ruled out of the tour after failing to recover sufficiently from a knee injury, he was replaced by McCarthy.[13] The additional players were Wilkinson and Henry. Loughney was also included to provide cover for Ross.[14]

Head Coach: Declan Kidney

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 29) 59 Ulster
Sean Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 26) 19 Leinster
Mike Sherry Hooker (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 23) 0 Munster
Declan Fitzpatrick Prop (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 28) 0 Ulster
Cian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 24) 30 Leinster
Ronan Loughney Prop (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 27) 0 Connacht
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 32) 20 Leinster
Brett Wilkinson Prop (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 28) 0 Connacht
Mike McCarthy Lock (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 30) 4 Connacht
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock (1979-03-24)24 March 1979 (aged 33) 85 Munster
Donnacha Ryan Lock (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 (aged 28) 18 Munster
Dan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 26) 2 Ulster
Chris Henry Flanker (1984-10-17)17 October 1984 (aged 27) 1 Ulster
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 27) 2 Leinster
Sean O'Brien Flanker (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 25) 19 Leinster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 28) 48 Leinster
Peter O'Mahony Number 8 (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 22) 4 Munster
Paul Marshall Scrum-half (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 26) 0 Ulster
Conor Murray Scrum-half (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 31) 42 Leinster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 35) 121 Munster
Jonathan Sexton Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 26) 29 Leinster
Darren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 25) 2 Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 32) 68 Leinster
Keith Earls Centre (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 24) 30 Munster
Brian O'Driscoll Centre (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 33) 117 Leinster
Fergus McFadden Wing (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 25) 11 Leinster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 27) 46 Ulster
Simon Zebo Wing (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 22) 0 Munster
Rob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 26) 38 Leinster

Coaching and management team

Position Name
Head Coach Declan Kidney
Team Manager Michael Kearney

Home squad

New Zealand 30-man squad named for the three-Test series against Ireland. Hika Elliot will train with the squad to provide cover for Keven Mealamu.[15]

Head Coach: Steve Hansen

  • Caps updated before tour. Ages are as of the first Test on 9 June.

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Hika Elliot Hooker (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 26) 3 Chiefs
Andrew Hore Hooker (1978-09-13)13 September 1978 (aged 33) 62 Highlanders
Keven Mealamu Hooker (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 33) 92 Blues
Wyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 29) 6 Crusaders
Ben Franks Prop (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 28) 15 Crusaders
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 24) 31 Crusaders
Ben Tameifuna Prop (1991-08-30)30 August 1991 (aged 20) 0 Chiefs
Tony Woodcock Prop (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 31) 83 Blues
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 21) 0 Chiefs
Luke Romano Lock (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 26) 0 Crusaders
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 23) 25 Crusaders
Ali Williams Lock (1981-04-30)30 April 1981 (aged 30) 73 Blues
Sam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 20) 0 Chiefs
Richie McCaw (c) Flanker (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 31) 103 Crusaders
Adam Thomson Flanker (1982-03-13)13 March 1982 (aged 30) 24 Highlanders
Kieran Read Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 26) 36 Crusaders
Victor Vito Number 8 (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 25) 13 Hurricanes
Aaron Smith Scrum-half (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 23) 0 Highlanders
Piri Weepu Scrum-half (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 28) 56 Blues
Beauden Barrett Fly-half (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 21) 0 Hurricanes
Dan Carter(vc) Fly-half (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 30) 85 Crusaders
Aaron Cruden Fly-half (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 23) 9 Chiefs
Tamati Ellison Centre (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 29) 1 Highlanders
Ma'a Nonu Centre (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 30) 66 Blues
Conrad Smith Centre (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 30) 55 Hurricanes
Sonny Bill Williams Centre (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 26) 14 Chiefs
Hosea Gear Wing (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 28) 8 Highlanders
Zac Guildford Wing (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 22) 8 Crusaders
Julian Savea Wing (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 21) 0 Hurricanes
Israel Dagg Fullback (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 24) 12 Crusaders
Ben Smith Fullback (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 26) 2 Highlanders

Coaching and management team

Position Name
Head Coach Steve Hansen
Team Manager Darren Shand

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kiwis to face Ireland in Christchurch espnscrum.com
  2. ↑ Ireland to play three Tests in New Zealand in 2012 as old-style Tours make welcome return dailymail.co.uk
  3. ↑ Irish snub NZ game plan independent.ie
  4. ↑ "Ireland End Tour With Heavy Loss". irishrugby.ie. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "As it happened: New Zealand 60–0 Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  6. ↑ All Blacks complete series sweep over Ireland with record breaking win, Radio New Zealand, Updated 24 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Seven uncapped players in Ireland squad". ESPN Scrum. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ireland XV Named For Barbarians Clash". Irish Rugby. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ireland name squad to face All Blacks". ESPN Scrum. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Bowe set to miss New Zealand tour". ESPN Scrum. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ferris ruled out of NZ tour". Planet Rugby. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Isaac Boss ruled out of Ireland's tour to New Zealand". Irish Independent. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "O'Connell ruled out of June Tests". ESPN Scrum. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Kidney confirms final touring party". ESPN Scrum. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "All Blacks name seven new caps". Planet Rugby. 2 June 2012.

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