2008 New Zealand rugby union tour

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

06	06	00	00

Test match

05	05	00	00

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Australia

1	1	0	0

Scotland

1	1	0	0

Ireland

1	1	0	0

Wales

1	1	0	0

England

1	1	0	0

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^[1]
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

References

^ "All Blacks produce great escape". espnscrum. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

New Zealand national rugby union team

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Matches

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By opponent	Argentina Australia Barbarians British & Irish Lions England France Ireland Italy Japan Munster Scotland South Africa Wales
See also	1888–89 matches Rhodesia (1949) Barbarians (1973) NZRFU Centenary Matches South Africa (1992)

Tours

Australia	1884 1893 1897 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992
South Africa	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996
Europe	1905–06 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1986 1989 1990 1993 1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
Asia and Oceania	1968 1974 1980 1984 1987
Americas	US (1906) US & Canada 1913) Canada (1925) Canada (1936) US & Canada (1954) Canada (1964) Canada (1967) Canada (1972) Uruguay & Argentina (1976) US & Canada (1980) Argentina (1985) Canada (1989) Argentina (1991) Argentina (2001) Argentina (2006)
Māori All Blacks tours	1888–89 1926–27 1949 1982 2012 2013 2014

See also

v t e Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005 2022
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927–28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008

v t e Rugby union tours of Ireland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
Canada	2008
Fiji	1985 1995 2002
Italy	1988-89
Japan	2000
New Zealand	1888–89 (Māori) 1905 1924–25 1926–27 (Māori) 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1980 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 2001
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006

v t e Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001 2021 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Māori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1979 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Tonga	1997 2001
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000
Sports portal Wales portal

v t e Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27