2016 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand

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2016 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es) Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s) Sam Warburton
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Tour chronology
Previous tour South Africa 2014
Next tour Pacific Islands 2017[1]

The 2016 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand will be a rugby union tour of New Zealand by the Wales national team in June 2016. The tour will see the Welsh side play four matches: three test matches against New Zealand and one match against the Chiefs of Super Rugby.[1][2]

In the history of matches between these two sides until this three-match test series, New Zealand has won 90% (27 matches) of encounters between them, with Wales' 10% (3 matches) all having occurred before, 1954.

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
11 June, 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand  –  Wales
14 June, time TBA FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton Chiefs –  Wales
18 June, 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) Westpac Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  –  Wales
25 June, 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand  –  Wales

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 18 June, the first test match of the tour.

Wales

On 10 May, Warren Gatland named a 35-man squad for their June 3-test series against New Zealand, pre-tour test against England and the mid week match against the Chiefs.[3]

On 29 May, after injury to Dan Lydiate in the England warm-up match, Ellis Jenkins was called up to the squad to replace Lydiate.[4]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Scott Baldwin ‡ Hooker (1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 27) 21 Wales Ospreys
Kristian Dacey Hooker (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 (aged 26) 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
Ken Owens Hooker (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 29) 39 Wales Scarlets
Rob Evans Prop (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 24) 9 Wales Scarlets
Tomas Francis Prop (1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 24) 11 England Exeter Chiefs
Paul James Prop (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 34) 66 Wales Ospreys
Gethin Jenkins Prop (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 35) 124 Wales Cardiff Blues
Rhodri Jones ‡ Prop (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 (aged 24) 14 Wales Scarlets
Samson Lee ‡ Prop (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 23) 23 Wales Scarlets
Jake Ball ‡ Lock (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 24) 18 Wales Scarlets
Luke Charteris Lock (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 33) 66 France Racing 92
Bradley Davies Lock (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 29) 54 England Wasps
Alun Wyn Jones ‡ Lock (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 30) 99 Wales Ospreys
Ellis Jenkins Flanker (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 23) 0 Wales Cardiff Blues
James King ‡ Flanker (1990-07-24)24 July 1990 (aged 25) 8 Wales Ospreys
Dan Lydiate ‡ Flanker (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 28) 57 Wales Ospreys
Ross Moriarty Flanker (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 22) 6 England Gloucester
Josh Turnbull Flanker (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 28) 8 Wales Cardiff Blues
Sam Warburton (c) ‡ Flanker (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 27) 64 Wales Cardiff Blues
Taulupe Faletau Number 8 (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 25) 58 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Gareth Davies Scrum-half (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 25) 14 Wales Scarlets
Rhys Webb ‡ Scrum-half (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 27) 19 Wales Ospreys
Lloyd Williams Scrum-half (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 26) 27 Wales Cardiff Blues
Gareth Anscombe ‡ Fly-half (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 25) 7 Wales Cardiff Blues
Dan Biggar ‡ Fly-half (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 26) 45 Wales Ospreys
Rhys Priestland Fly-half (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 29) 46 England Bath
Jonathan Davies Centre (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 28) 53 France Clermont
Tyler Morgan ‡ Centre (1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 20) 3 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Jamie Roberts Centre (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 29) 80 England Harlequins
Scott Williams ‡ Centre (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 25) 35 Wales Scarlets
Hallam Amos Wing (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 21) 7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Tom James Wing (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 29) 12 Wales Cardiff Blues
George North Wing (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 24) 61 England Northampton Saints
Eli Walker Wing (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 24) 1 Wales Ospreys
Matthew Morgan Fullback (1992-04-23)23 April 1992 (aged 24) 5 England Bristol
Liam Williams Fullback (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 25) 32 Wales Scarlets

‡ – Denotes dual contracted players.[5]

New Zealand

New Zealand's 32-man squad for the 2016 June international test series against Wales.[6] Tom Franklin and TJ Perenara are also included as temporary injury cover for Sam Whitelock and Tawera Kerr-Barlow.

On 31 May 2016, George Moala was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Charlie Ngatai.[7]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Franchise / province
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 29) 36 Hurricanes / Wellington
Nathan Harris Hooker (1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 24) 2 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 25) 4 Crusaders / Canterbury
Wyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 33) 45 Crusaders / Canterbury
Charlie Faumuina Prop (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 29) 33 Blues / Auckland
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 28) 78 Crusaders / Canterbury
Joe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 27) 11 Crusaders / Canterbury
Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 24) 0 Blues / Auckland
Tom Franklin Lock (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 25) 0 Highlanders / Otago
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 25) 47 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Luke Romano Lock (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 30) 22 Crusaders / Canterbury
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 23) 7 Blues / Auckland
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 27) 73 Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 33) 31 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Jerome Kaino Flanker (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 33) 67 Blues / Auckland
Ardie Savea Flanker (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 22) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Squire Flanker (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25) 0 Highlanders / Tasman
Elliot Dixon Number 8 (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 26) 0 Highlanders / Southland
Kieran Read (c) Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 30) 84 Crusaders / Canterbury
Tawera Kerr-Barlow Half-back (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 25) 20 Chiefs / Waikato
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 24) 17 Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 27) 47 Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 25) 36 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Aaron Cruden First five-eighth (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 27) 37 Chiefs / Manawatu
Lima Sopoaga First five-eighth (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 25) 1 Highlanders / Southland
Ryan Crotty Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 27) 15 Crusaders / Canterbury
Malakai Fekitoa Centre (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 24) 13 Highlanders / Auckland
Charlie Ngatai Centre (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 25) 1 Chiefs / Taranaki
Seta Tamanivalu Centre (1992-07-23)23 July 1992 (aged 23) 0 Chiefs / Taranaki
George Moala Wing (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 25) 1 Blues / Auckland
Waisake Naholo Wing (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 25) 3 Highlanders / Taranaki
Julian Savea Wing (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 25) 41 Hurricanes / Wellington
Ben Smith Wing (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 30) 48 Highlanders / Otago
Israel Dagg Fullback (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 28) 49 Crusaders / Hawke's Bay
Damian McKenzie Fullback (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 Chiefs / Waikato

Matches

Warm-up match v England

29 May 2016
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England  27–13  Wales
Try: Burrell 19' m
Watson 32' m
Youngs 43' m
Clifford 46' c
Yarde 60' m
Con: Ford (1/5) 47'		 Report Try: Evans 5' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 6'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 13', 27'
Twickenham Stadium, London [8]
Attendance: 81,128
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph Substituted off 65'
IC 12 Luther Burrell
LW 11 Marland Yarde
FH 10 George Ford Substituted off 75'
SH 9 Ben Youngs Substituted off 55'
N8 8 Jack Clifford
OF 7 James Haskell Substituted off 62'
BF 6 Teimana Harrison
RL 5 Courtney Lawes Substituted off 62'
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole Substituted off 68'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) Substituted off 76'
LP 1 Matt Mullan Substituted off 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommy Taylor Substituted in 76'
PR 17 Ellis Genge Substituted in 65'
PR 18 Paul Hill Substituted in 68'
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Matt Kvesic Substituted in 62'
SH 21 Danny Care Substituted in 55'
FH 22 Ollie Devoto Substituted in 75'
CE 23 Elliot Daly Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Scott Williams Substituted off 55'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Hallam Amos
FH 10 Dan Biggar Substituted off 55'
SH 9 Rhys Webb Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Dan Lydiate (c) Substituted off 23'
BF 6 Ross Moriarty
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones Substituted off 57'
LL 4 Jake Ball
TP 3 Samson Lee Substituted off 62'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin Substituted off 55'
LP 1 Rob Evans Substituted off 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Kristian Dacey Substituted in 55'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins Substituted in 55'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones Substituted in 62'
FL 19 Josh Turnbull Substituted in 57'
FL 20 James King Substituted in 23'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland Substituted in 55'
FH 23 Gareth Anscombe Substituted in 55'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Australia)

Notes:

First Test

11 June 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  v  Wales
Eden Park, Auckland [9]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Chiefs

14 June 2016
18:35 NZST (UTC+12)
Chiefs New Zealand v  Wales
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton [10]

Second Test

18 June 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  v  Wales
Westpac Stadium, Wellington [9]
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Third Test

25 June 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  v  Wales
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin [9]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Statistics

Tour statistics

Name Non-Test Test Overall Cards
Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Temporarily suspended

Test series statistics

Name Team Tries Con Pen DG Pts

See also

References

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