# 2008 New Zealand rugby union tour

The 2008 New Zealand rugby union tour was a series of matches played in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ireland in November 2008, by New Zealand national rugby union team.
The All Blacks obtained their third Grand Slam after the 1978 tour and 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland.
The tour opened with a match against Australia in Hong Kong, valid for Bledisloe Cup.

## Bledisloe Cup

A First match was played in Hong Kong against Australia. It was the fourth match between the two teams. Winning the match, the All Blacks, tied the series (2–2) valid also for Bledisloe Cup, holding the title.
* 1 November 2008
| Australia | 14–19 | New Zealand |
| Try: Mitchell 8' Mitchell 25' Con: Giteau 8' e 25' Pen: Carter 12' 23' 31' | Report | Try: Sivivatu 41' McCaw 82' Pen: Carter 12' 23' 31' |
* So Kon Po, Hong Kong Attendance: 39,682 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Team details :
| Australia | New Zealand |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper | FB | 15 | FB | Isaia Toeava 74' |
| Peter Hynes | W | 14 | W | Hosea Gear |
| 53' Ryan Cross | C | 13 | C | Conrad Smith |
| (capt.) Stirling Mortlock | C | 12 | C | Dan Carter |
| Drew Mitchell | W | 11 | W | Sitiveni Sivivatu |
| Matt Giteau | FH | 10 | FH | Stephen Donald 47' |
| Luke Burgess | SH | 9 | SH | Jimmy Cowan 50' |
| Richard Brown | N8 | 8 | N8 | Rodney So'oialo 16' to 29' |
| 74' George Smith | F | 7 | F | Richie McCaw (capt.) |
| Dean Mumm | F | 6 | F | Jerome Kaino 72' |
| 64' Nathan Sharpe | L | 5 | L | Ali Williams |
| Mark Chisholm | L | 4 | L | Brad Thorn 63' |
| 71' Al Baxter | P | 3 | P | Neemia Tialata 63' |
| Stephen Moore | H | 2 | H | Andrew Hore 4' |
| Benn Robinson | P | 1 | P | Tony Woodcock |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Tatafu Polota-Nau | | 16 | H | Keven Mealamu 4' |
| 71' Matt Dunning | P | 17 | P | Greg Somerville 63' |
| 64' Phil Waugh | L | 18 | L | Anthony Boric 63' |
| 74' David Pocock | F | 19 | N8 | Adam Thomson 16–29 72' |
| Sam Cordingley | | 20 | SH | Piri Weepu 50' |
| 53' Berrick Barnes | C | 21 | FH | Ma'a Nonu 47' |
| Lachie Turner | | 22 | FB | Cory Jane 74' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Robbie Deans | | | | Graham Henry |

## Grand Slam
### Scotland

The first test gave All Blacks an easy victory, with Richie McCaw and Dan Carter on the bench of reserves.
* 8 November 2008
| Scotland | 6–32 | New Zealand |
| Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 21' | Report | Try: Tutavake 8' Weepu 25' Kahui 41' Boric 73' Pen: Donald 8' Carter 73' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Team details :
| Scotland | New Zealand |
| Scotland | | New Zealand |
| Chris Paterson | FB | 15 | FB | Isaia Toeava 41' |
| Thom Evans | W | 14 | W | Anthony Tuitavake |
| Ben Cairns | C | 13 | C | Richard Kahui |
| 3' to 13' Nick de Luca | C | 12 | C | Ma'a Nonu |
| 42' Sean Lamont | W | 11 | W | Joe Rokocoko |
| 70' Phil Godman | FH | 10 | FH | Stephen Donald |
| 70' (capt.) Mike Blair | SH | 9 | SH | Piri Weepu 52' |
| Ally Hogg | N8 | 8 | N8 | Liam Messam |
| John Barclay | F | 7 | F | Adam Thomson 59' |
| 61' Jason White | F | 6 | F | Kieran Read |
| Jim Hamilton | L | 5 | L | Ali Williams 65' |
| 54' Nathan Hines | L | 4 | L | Anthony Boric 30' to 40' |
| 54' 64' Euan Murray | P | 3 | P | John Afoa |
| 63' Ross Ford | H | 2 | H | Keven Mealamu (capt.) 60' |
| 64' Allan Jacobsen | P | 1 | P | Jamie Mackintosh 54' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 63' Dougie Hall | H | 16 | H | Corey Flynn 60' |
| 54' Alasdair Dickinson | P | 17 | P | Neemia Tialata 54' |
| 54' Matt Mustchin | L | 18 | L | Ross Filipo 65' |
| 61' Scott Gray | F | 19 | F | Richie McCaw 59' |
| 70' Rory Lawson | SH | 20 | SH | Andy Ellis 52' 71' |
| 70' Dan Parks | FH | 21 | FH | Dan Carter 71' |
| 42' Hugo Southwell | W | 22 | FB | Cory Jane 41' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Frank Hadden | | | | Graham Henry |

### Ireland

Also again Ireland, the All Blacks obtain a good victory, but the first half (close 10–3) was not easy, and the All Blacks lead the match only thanks a penalty try in the last minute of the half.
* 15 November 2008
| Ireland | 3–22 | New Zealand |
| Pen: O'Gara 37 | report | Try: Penalty try 40' Nonu 47' Thorn 52' Con: Carter 40' 47' Pen: Carter 24 |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Team details :
| Ireland | New Zealand |
| 71' Girvan Dempsey | FB | 15 | FB | Mils Muliaina |
| 41' to 51' Tommy Bowe | W | 14 | W | Joe Rokocoko 75' |
| (capt.) Brian O'Driscoll | C | 13 | C | Conrad Smith 64' |
| 74' Luke Fitzgerald | C | 12 | C | Ma'a Nonu |
| Rob Kearney | W | 11 | W | Sitiveni Sivivatu |
| Ronan O'Gara | FH | 10 | FH | Dan Carter |
| 67' Tomás O'Leary | SH | 9 | SH | Jimmy Cowan 59' |
| Jamie Heaslip | N8 | 8 | N8 | Rodney So'oialo 71' |
| 77' David Wallace | F | 7 | F | Richie McCaw (capt.) |
| Alan Quinlan | F | 6 | F | Jerome Kaino 45'-54' |
| 61' Paul O'Connell | L | 5 | L | Ali Williams |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | L | 4 | L | Brad Thorn |
| 76' John Hayes | P | 3 | P | Neemia Tialata 54' 67' |
| 57' Rory Best | H | 2 | H | Keven Mealamu 65' |
| Marcus Horan | P | 1 | P | Tony Woodcock 42' to 52' 67' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 57' Jerry Flannery | H | 16 | H | Corey Flynn 65' |
| 76' Tony Buckley | P | 17 | P | John Afoa 45' |
| 61' Stephen Ferris | L | 18 | | Anthony Boric |
| 77' Shane Jennings | F | 19 | N8 | Kieran Read 71' |
| 67' Eoin Reddan | SH | 20 | SH | Piri Weepu 59' |
| 74' Paddy Wallace | C | 21 | W | Stephen Donald 75' |
| 71' Keith Earls | FB | 22 | C | Isaia Toeava 64' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Declan Kidney | | | | Graham Henry |

### Munster

* 18 November 2008
| Munster | 16–18 | New Zealand |
| Try: Murphy 36' Con: Warwick 37' Pen: Warwick 8' 15' Drop: Warwick 21' | Report | Try: Donald 22' Rokokoco 75' Con: Donald 23' Pen: Donald 9' 46' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Team details :
| Munster | New Zealand |
| Doug Howlett | FB | 15 | FB | Cory Jane |
| Barry Murphy | W | 14 | W | Hosea Gear |
| 52' Rua Tipoki | C | 13 | C | Anthony Tuitavake 69' |
| Lifeimi Mafi | C | 12 | C | Isaia Toeava 65' |
| Ian Dowling | W | 11 | W | Joe Rokocoko |
| Paul Warwick | FH | 10 | FH | Stephen Donald |
| Peter Stringer | SH | 9 | SH | Piri Weepu 62' |
| 26' Denis Leamy | N8 | 8 | N8 | Liam Messam |
| Niall Ronan | F | 7 | F | Scott Waldrom |
| James Coughlan | F | 6 | F | Adam Thomson 50' |
| Mick O'Driscoll | L | 5 | L | Jason Eaton |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | L | 4 | L | Ross Filipo 69' |
| 41' Tim Ryan | P | 3 | P | Ben Franks 54' |
| 63' Frankie Sheahan | H | 2 | H | Corey Flynn 62' |
| Federico Pucciariello | P | 1 | P | Jamie Mackintosh |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 63' Denis Fogarty | R | 16 | R | Hika Elliot 62' |
| 41' Tony Buckley | R | 17 | R | John Afoa 54' |
| Mark Melbourne | | 18 | R | Brad Thorn 69' |
| 26' Billy Holland | R | 19 | R | Kieran Read 50' |
| John O'Sullivan | | 20 | R | Alby Mathewson 62' |
| Mike Prendergast | | 21 | R | Richard Kahui 65' |
| 52' Jeremy Manning | R | 22 | R | Mils Muliaina 69' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Tony McGahan | | | | Graham Henry |

### Wales

* 22 November 2008
| Wales | 9–29 | New Zealand |
| Pen: S.Jones 2' 13' 23' | Report | Try: Nonu 54' Kaino 80' Con: Carter 54' Carter 80' Pen: Carter 17' 39' 41' 63' 74' |
* Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Team details :
| Wales | New Zealand |
| Wales | | New Zealand |
| Lee Byrne | FB | 15 | FB | Mils Muliaina |
| Leigh Halfpenny | W | 14 | W | Joe Rokocoko |
| Tom Shanklin | C | 13 | C | Richard Kahui |
| Jamie Roberts | C | 12 | C | Ma'a Nonu |
| Shane Williams | W | 11 | W | Sitiveni Sivivatu |
| 57' Stephen Jones | FH | 10 | FH | Dan Carter |
| 57' Gareth Cooper | SH | 9 | SH | Jimmy Cowan 55' |
| Andy Powell | N8 | 8 | N8 | Rodney So'oialo |
| 75' Martyn Williams | F | 7 | F | Richie McCaw (capt.) |
| (capt.) Ryan Jones | F | 6 | F | Jerome Kaino |
| 56' Ian Evans | L | 5 | L | Ali Williams |
| Alun Wyn Jones | L | 4 | L | Brad Thorn |
| Adam Jones | P | 3 | P | Neemia Tialata 47' |
| Matthew Rees | H | 2 | H | Keven Mealamu |
| 79' Gethin Jenkins | P | 1 | P | Tony Woodcock |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Richard Hibbard | | 16 | | Hika Elliot |
| 79' John Yapp | P | 17 | P | John Afoa 47' |
| 56' Luke Charteris | L | 18 | | Anthony Boric |
| 75' Dafydd Jones | N8 | 19 | | Kieran Read |
| 57' Dwayne Peel | SH | 20 | SH | Piri Weepu 55' |
| 57' James Hook | FH | 21 | | Stephen Donald |
| Andrew Bishop | | 22 | | Isaia Toeava |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Warren Gatland | | | | Graham Henry |

### England

* 29 November 2008
| England | 6–32 | New Zealand |
| Pen: Fllod 16' Armitage 48' | Report | Try: Muliaina 58' 65' Nonu 72' Con: Carter 73' Pen: Carter 14' 26' 36' 38' 61' |
* Twickenham, London Attendance: 81,000 Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)
Team details :
| England | New Zealand |
| Delon Armitage | FB | 15 | FB | Mils Muliaina |
| 74' Paul Sackey | W | 14 | W | Joe Rokocoko |
| 74' Jamie Noon | C | 13 | C | Conrad Smith 68' |
| Riki Flutey | C | 12 | C | Ma'a Nonu |
| Ugo Monye | W | 11 | W | Sitiveni Sivivatu |
| 42' to 52' Toby Flood | FH | 10 | FH | Dan Carter |
| 60' Danny Care | SH | 9 | SH | Jimmy Cowan 69' |
| 66' Nick Easter | N8 | 8 | N8 | Rodney So'oialo |
| 57' Michael Lipman | F | 7 | F | Richie McCaw (capt.) |
| 31' to 41' James Haskell | F | 6 | F | Jerome Kaino 55' |
| Nick Kennedy | L | 5 | L | Ali Williams |
| (capt.) Steve Borthwick | L | 4 | L | Brad Thorn 68' |
| 52' Phil Vickery | P | 3 | P | Neemia Tialata 55' |
| 66' 23' to 33' Lee Mears | H | 2 | H | Keven Mealamu |
| Tim Payne | P | 1 | P | Tony Woodcock |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 66' Dylan Hartley | H | 16 | H | Hika Elliot |
| 52' Matt Stevens | P | 17 | P | John Afoa 55' |
| 66' Tom Croft | N8 | 18 | L | Anthony Boric 68' |
| 57' 75' to 80' Tom Rees | F | 19 | F | Kieran Read 55' |
| 60' Harry Ellis | SH | 20 | SH | Piri Weepu 69' |
| 74' Danny Cipriani | C | 21 | | Stephen Donald |
| 74' Dan Hipkiss | W | 22 | C | Isaia Toeava 68' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Martin Johnson | | | | Graham Henry |