# 2010 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand

In June 2010 Wales toured New Zealand in a two-test series. First in Dunedin, then in Hamilton. Before the series, New Zealand sat first in the World Rankings, while Wales sat at eighth. At the conclusion of the series, Wales dropped below Argentina, to ninth.

## Fixtures

During his team's tour of South Africa in 2008, Wales coach Warren Gatland expressed a desire to include matches against provincial teams when they visited New Zealand in 2010. A game against the NZ Māori was mooted, but no such fixtures were scheduled and the tour was limited to two test matches against the New Zealand national team. A pre-tour match against South Africa in Cardiff was confirmed in March 2010.
| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| 5 June 2010 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Wales | 31–34 | South Africa |
| 19 June 2010 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand | 42–9 | Wales |
| 26 June 2010 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | New Zealand | 29–10 | Wales |

## Matches
### South Africa

* 5 June 2010 14:30
| Wales | 31–34 | South Africa |
| Try: Hook 20' c Prydie 72' m A. W. Jones 77' c Con: S. Jones (2) 21', 77' Pen: S. Jones (3) 8', 18', 45' Drop: Hook 11' | Report | Try: Ndungane 30' m Potgieter 42' c De Jongh 59' c Con: Pienaar (2) 43', 59' Pen: Pienaar (4) 16', 23', 35', 74' Steyn 55' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,527 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | James Hook |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton | 77' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Deiniol Jones | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alun Wyn Jones | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker | 77' |
| SH | 20 | Richie Rees |
| FH | 21 | Dan Biggar |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Bishop |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | François Steyn | 75' |
| RW | 14 | Gio Aplon |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | Juan de Jongh |
| LW | 11 | Odwa Ndungane | 33' |
| FH | 10 | Ruan Pienaar |
| SH | 9 | Ricky Januarie |
| N8 | 8 | Joe van Niekerk |
| OF | 7 | Dewald Potgieter | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Francois Louw |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Danie Rossouw | 76' |
| TP | 3 | BJ Botha | 57' |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) |
| LP | 1 | CJ van der Linde | 74' |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Jannie du Plessis | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Alistair Hargreaves | 76' |
| N8 | 19 | Ryan Kankowski | 55' |
| FH | 20 | Meyer Bosman |
| FB | 21 | Zane Kirchner | 75' |
| WG | 22 | Bjorn Basson | 33' |
| Coach: ||
| Peter de Villiers ||

### First test

* 19 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 42–9 | Wales |
| Try: Mealamu 18' c Jane 31' m Carter (2) 52' c, 68' c Kahui 71' c Con: Carter (4/5) 19', 53', 69', 72' Pen: Carter (3/4) 24', 50', 63' | Report | Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 15' S. Jones (1/2) 34' Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 3' |
* Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 29,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| RW | 14 | Cory Jane |
| OC | 13 | Conrad Smith |
| IC | 12 | Benson Stanley |
| LW | 11 | Joe Rokocoko |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter |
| SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Victor Vito |
| RL | 5 | Anthony Boric |
| LL | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Ben Franks |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Aled de Malmanche |
| PR | 17 | Tony Woodcock |
| LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock |
| FL | 19 | Adam Thomson |
| SH | 20 | Piri Weepu |
| FH | 21 | Aaron Cruden |
| CE | 22 | Richard Kahui |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Bishop |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Gavin Thomas |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |
| FH | 21 | Dan Biggar |
| CE | 22 | Jonathan Davies |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||

### Second test

* 26 June 2010 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 29–10 | Wales |
| Try: Jane 24' Cruden 80' Con: Carter (1/1) 25' Weepu (1/1) 80' Pen: Carter (5/5) 13', 40', 44', 51', 55' | Report | Try: Roberts 77' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 78' Pen: Halfpenny 3' |
* Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Cory Jane |
| OC | 13 | Richard Kahui |
| IC | 12 | Benson Stanley |
| LW | 11 | Zac Guildford |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter |
| SH | 9 | Jimmy Cowan |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino |
| RL | 5 | Tom Donnelly |
| LL | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| TP | 3 | Neemia Tialata |
| HK | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| LP | 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Aled de Malmanche |
| PR | 17 | Owen Franks |
| LK | 18 | Sam Whitelock |
| FL | 19 | Adam Thomson |
| SH | 20 | Piri Weepu |
| FH | 21 | Aaron Cruden |
| WG | 22 | Rene Ranger |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom Prydie |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Gavin Thomas |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Substitutes: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | Craig Mitchell |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |
| SH | 20 | Richie Rees |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| WG | 22 | Will Harries |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||

## Squads
### New Zealand

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Aled de Malmanche | Hooker | (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 25) | 3 | Chiefs |
| Keven Mealamu | Hooker | (1978-03-20)20 March 1978 (aged 32) | 72 | Blues |
| Ben Franks | Prop | (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26) | 1 | Crusaders |
| Owen Franks | Prop | (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 22) | 10 | Crusaders |
| Neemia Tialata | Prop | (1982-07-15)15 July 1982 (aged 27) | 42 | Hurricanes |
| Tony Woodcock | Prop | (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 29) | 61 | Blues |
| Anthony Boric | Lock | (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 26) | 14 | Blues |
| Tom Donnelly | Lock | (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28) | 6 | Highlanders |
| Brad Thorn | Lock | (1975-02-03)3 February 1975 (aged 35) | 38 | Crusaders |
| Sam Whitelock | Lock | (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 21) | 1 | Crusaders |
| Jerome Kaino | Flanker | (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 27) | 26 | Blues |
| Richie McCaw (c) | Flanker | (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 29) | 81 | Crusaders |
| Adam Thomson | Flanker | (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 28) | 15 | Highlanders |
| Victor Vito | Flanker | (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 23) | 1 | Hurricanes |
| Kieran Read | Number 8 | (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 24) | 17 | Crusaders |
| Jimmy Cowan | Scrum-half | (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 28) | 34 | Highlanders |
| Piri Weepu | Scrum-half | (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 26) | 36 | Hurricanes |
| Dan Carter | Fly-half | (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 28) | 67 | Crusaders |
| Aaron Cruden | Fly-half | (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 21) | 1 | Hurricanes |
| Richard Kahui | Centre | (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 25) | 8 | Chiefs |
| Conrad Smith | Centre | (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 28) | 34 | Hurricanes |
| Benson Stanley | Centre | (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 25) | 0 | Blues |
| Zac Guildford | Wing | (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 21) | 2 | Crusaders |

### Wales

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Huw Bennett | Hooker | (1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 27) | 32 | Ospreys |
| Ken Owens | Hooker | (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Matthew Rees | Hooker | (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 29) | 36 | Scarlets |
| Paul James | Prop | (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 28) | 10 | Ospreys |
| Adam Jones | Prop | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 29) | 61 | Ospreys |
| Craig Mitchell | Prop | (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 24) | 3 | Ospreys |
| John Yapp | Prop | (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 27) | 14 | Cardiff Blues |
| Bradley Davies | Lock | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23) | 10 | Cardiff Blues |
| Ian Gough | Lock | (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 33) | 63 | Ospreys |
| Alun Wyn Jones | Lock | (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 24) | 37 | Ospreys |
| Deiniol Jones | Lock | (1977-11-18)18 November 1977 (aged 32) | 8 | Cardiff Blues |
| Rob McCusker | Flanker | (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Gavin Thomas | Flanker | (1977-10-22)22 October 1977 (aged 32) | 22 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Jonathan Thomas | Flanker | (1982-12-27)27 December 1982 (aged 27) | 55 | Ospreys |
| Ryan Jones (c) | Number 8 | (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 29) | 40 | Ospreys |
| Tavis Knoyle | Scrum-half | (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 20) | 0 | Scarlets |
| Mike Phillips | Scrum-half | (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 27) | 39 | Ospreys |
| Richie Rees | Scrum-half | (1983-05-21)21 May 1983 (aged 27) | 4 | Cardiff Blues |
| Dan Biggar | Fly-half | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 20) | 4 | Ospreys |
| Stephen Jones | Fly-half | (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 32) | 88 | Scarlets |
| Andrew Bishop | Centre | (1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 24) | 10 | Ospreys |
| Jonathan Davies | Centre | (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 22) | 5 | Scarlets |
| Jamie Roberts | Centre | (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 23) | 21 | Cardiff Blues |
| Leigh Halfpenny | Wing | (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 21) | 14 | Cardiff Blues |
| Will Harries | Wing | (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Tom Prydie | Wing | (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 18) | 1 | Ospreys |
| Lee Byrne | Fullback | (1980-06-01)1 June 1980 (aged 30) | 32 | Ospreys |
Extended squad
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| T. Rhys Thomas | Hooker | (1982-04-23)23 April 1982 (aged 28) | 27 | Cardiff Blues |
| Scott Andrews | Prop | (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | Cardiff Blues |
| Martin Roberts | Scrum-half | (1986-06-06)6 June 1986 (aged 24) | 3 | Scarlets |
| Jason Tovey | Fly-half | (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 21) | 0 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Chris Czekaj | Wing | (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 24) | 7 | Cardiff Blues |