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2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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The 2010 end-of-year rugby union tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere, saw Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in a competitive tour of the northern hemisphere. Test matches were also arranged with the various Pacific island teams and other non-Tier 1 international sides. This period also marked the conclusion of the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, as well as the beginning of the European Nations Cup.

The series saw Ireland play their first Test matches at the Aviva Stadium, which replaces Lansdowne Road as the side's long-term home and ends the temporary arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association which allowed the team to play home matches at Croke Park. The series also marked the first time that two Southern Hemisphere nations simultaneously attempted Grand Slam tours of all four Home Nations, with both New Zealand and South Africa playing all four countries. The Springboks went 3–1 against the Home Nations, losing to Scotland, and also lost to the Barbarians, but the All Blacks were successful for the fourth time and third since 2005.

New Zealand entered the series on a winning streak of 15 Tests. The current record for "Tier 1" nations is 17, which they hold jointly with South Africa; the absolute record is 18, held by Lithuania. New Zealand's streak ended with a 26-24 loss to Australia in their opening game.

In all, 24 of the top 25 sides in the IRB World Rankings (as of 30 September 2010) played in the end-of-year series.

Matches

Penalty try 80' Cruz 76' Fakafanua 34' Mateo 43' Toloke 62' Apikotoa 63'

Boltenkov 62' Senatore 23' Cabello 35' Chaparro 48' Báez 75' Comuzzi 78' González Iglesias 76', 79'

NZL John Kirwan
Fuimaono Tafua

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Ashley-Cooper 23' c Mitchell 60' c O'Connor 80+1' c O'Connor (2/2) Jane 33' c Nonu 53' c

NZL Robbie Deans
NZL Graham Henry

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Kluchnikov Bouza Estelles (2) Gosio Sánchez

Leitch 13' c Taira (2) 28' c, 39' c Kikutani 34' c Imamura 47' c Robins (2) 65' c, 78' c Endo 68' c

NZL John Kirwan
RUS Nikolay Nerush

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Read 21' c

ENG Martin Johnson
NZL Graham Henry

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  • Following the match, Keven Mealamu was cited for headbutting Lewis Moody, an offence that did not draw a card from match referee Romain Poite. Mealamu was originally banned for four weeks, but the ban was reduced on appeal to two weeks.

Beale 47' c Alexander 60' m

NZL Warren Gatland
NZL Robbie Deans

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a. Stephen Moore suffered a back spasm minutes before kick-off and was replaced in the starting line-up by Saia Fainga'a, so Fainga'a started the match wearing number 16. Huia Edmonds took Fainga'a's place on the bench and wore number 26.

Kearney 74' m Aplon 64' c Lambie (1/1)

IRE Declan Kidney
RSA Peter de Villiers

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  • Victor Matfield drew level with Percy Montgomery and John Smit as the most-capped Springboks, with 102.
  • Morné Steyn's streak of consecutive successful kicks at goal in Tests ended at 41, which is the longest such streak since records on kickers' success were first kept in the late 1980s.

RSA Nick Mallett
Santiago Phelan

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ENG Martin Johnson
NZL Robbie Deans

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O'Gara 65' c

IRE Declan Kidney
SAM Fuimaono Tafua

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Hook 17' c Matfield 53' c

NZL Warren Gatland
RSA Peter de Villiers

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  • Victor Matfield earned his 103rd cap, becoming the most-capped Springbok.

Suniula 56' Emerick 60'

NZL Errol Brain
IRE Eddie O'Sullivan

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Belzunce 79' m Paris (2) 9' c, 77' m O'Toole 17' c Carpenter 22' c Van der Merwe 46' c Marshall 62' c Stephen 68' c

FRA Régis Sonnes
NZL Kieran Crowley

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Médard 42' m Penalty try 68' c

Marc Lièvremont
FIJ Sam Domoni

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Carter 11' c Muliaina (2) 18' c, 48' c Smith 67' c Ellis 78' c Donald (2/2)

ENG Andy Robinson
Graham Henry

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  • Two of the All Blacks squad—captain Richie McCaw and Mils Muliaina—drew level with Sean Fitzpatrick as New Zealand's most-capped players, with 92 each.



S. Jones (1/1) 63' Matavesi (1/1) 24'

NZL Warren Gatland
Sam Domoni

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Urjukashvili Zirakashvili Malaghuradze Carpenter

SCO Richard Dixon
NZL Kieran Crowley

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Orquera 35' Elsom 80' c

RSA Nick Mallett
NZL Robbie Deans

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Croft 72' c Otto 79' m

ENG Martin Johnson
Fuimaono Tafua

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ENG Andy Robinson
RSA Peter de Villiers

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G. Uva

NZL Errol Brain
Johan Diergaardt

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B. O'Driscoll 57' m Read (2) 45' c, 80' m Whitelock 49' c

IRE Declan Kidney
NZL Graham Henry

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  • New Zealand's Richie McCaw and Mils Muliaina earned their 93rd caps, surpassing Sean Fitzpatrick as the most-capped All Blacks.

FRA Marc Lièvremont
ARG Santiago Phelan

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Kelleher 60' c Hayman 64' c Baby (1/2) 56' Malupo 70' m Pulu 75' c

FRA Guy Novès
NZL Isitolo Maka

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  • The traditionally uncapped player of the Barbarians' side was Brive's Benoît Cabello.
  • This match was Jean-Baptiste Élissalde's jubilee, as he came out of retirement for the game after having been named Toulouse's backs coach prior to the start of the 2010–11 season.

Kvirikashvili Wyles

SCO Richard Dixon
IRE Eddie O'Sullivan

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RSA Nick Mallett
FIJ Sam Domoni

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Mvovo 70' c

Martin Johnson
Peter de Villiers

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Jackson 79'

ENG Andy Robinson
SAM Fuimaono Tafua

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Muliaina 22' m Toeava 73' c Afoa 76' c

NZL Warren Gatland
Graham Henry

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  • With a penalty in the 7th minute, Dan Carter surpassed England's Jonny Wilkinson, who sat out the November Tests due to injury, as the leading Test point scorer in history.

Robinson 49' c Genia 52' c Mitchell (3) 67' c, 73' c, 76' c O'Connor 80' m

FRA Marc Lièvremont
NZL Robbie Deans

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Gibouin Peluchon Botha Kitshoff

FRA Régis Sonnes
NAM Johan Diergaardt

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Foro White

NZL Errol Brain
NZL Kieran Crowley

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D'Arcy 80' c O'Gara (1/1) 80'

IRE Declan Kidney
ARG Santiago Phelan

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O'Connor 15' c Geldenhuys 61' c Botha 69' m Maku 80' m

RSA Nick Mallett
Peter de Villiers

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  • There are two uncapped players in the Barbarians' side: Waikato Chiefs' and New Zealand Māoris' Colin Bourke and Stormers' Anton van Zyl, and five uncapped players in South Africa's side: Cheetahs' Coenie Oosthuizen, Lions' Elton Jantjies, Sharks' Charl McLeod and Andries Strauss and Bulls' Werner Kruger.
  • The match does not have Test status.



  • Dana Teagarden was scheduled to become the first woman to serve as referee in a senior men's international 15-man match. She is already the first (and to date only) woman to have refereed in the IRB Sevens World Series. The match was cancelled due to snow.

References

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