2010 England rugby union tour of Australasia
Series of rugby union matches
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The England rugby team's tour of Australasia in the June 2010 saw the team play two tests against Australia, plus two mid-week games against the Australian Barbarians (essentially Australia A) and a final match against New Zealand Māori.
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| Coach | Martin Johnson | ||||
| Tour captain | Lewis Moody | ||||
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 Australia |
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The tour was notable for England's 20–21 victory in the second test, which at that point was only the third time England had beaten Australia on their own soil – the other two occasions both being in 2003, one of which was the World Cup final.
Matches
- Scores and results list England's points tally first.
| Opposing team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status | Report |
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| Australian Barbarians | 28 | 28 | 08/06/2010 | Members Equity Stadium, Perth | Tour Match | BBC report |
| Australia | 17 | 27 | 12/06/2010 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | Test Match | BBC report |
| Australian Barbarians | 15 | 9 | 15/06/2010 | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Tour Match | BBC report |
| Australia | 21 | 20 | 19/06/2010 | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Test Match | BBC report |
| New Zealand Māori | 28 | 35 | 23/06/2010 | McLean Park, Napier | Tour Match | BBC report |
Touring party
- Manager: Martin Johnson
- Forwards coach: John Wells
- Attack coach: Brian Smith
- Defence coach: Mike Ford
- Scrum coach: Graham Rowntree
- Captain: Lewis Moody (Test matches)
- Man of Match 1st Test: Quade Cooper (Test matches)
- Man of Match 2nd Test: Nick Easter (Test matches)