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18 June 2016
540th All Black test
NEW ZEALAND v WALES (2nd test) at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 18th June 2016
Fulltime score – New Zealand 36 Wales 22
Halftime – New Zealand 10 Wales 10
Attendance; 35,000
Conditions – Cool conditions, dry ground, evening kickoff; sometimes swirling wind.
Referee; Jaco Peyper(South Africa)
Referees Assistants; Wayne Barnes (England) and Jerome Garces (France)
Television Match Official; George Ayoub (Australia)
NEW ZEALAND 36 WALES 22
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Dagg, Ben Smith, Barrett, Naholo, Ardie Savea
Cons: Cruden, Barrett 3
Pen: Cruden
For Wales:
Tries: Alun Wyn Jones, Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies
Cons: Biggar 2
Pen: Biggar
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Malakai Fekitoa (temp sub’d Seta Tamanivalu (2-15; rep’d by Seta Tamanivalu 40m), 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Waisake Naholo, 10 Aaron Cruden (rep’d by Beauden Barrett 33m), 9 Aaron Smith (rep’d by T.J.Perenara 65m), 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane (rep’d by Ardie.Savea 58m), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick (rep’d by PatrickTuipulotu 68m), 3 Owen Franks (rep’d by Charlie Faumuina 47m), 2 Dane Coles (rep’d by Nathan Harris 76m), 1 Joe Moody (rep’d by Wyatt Crockett 54m)
Wales: 15 Rhys Patchell, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts (rep’d by Scott Williams 78m), 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar (rep’d by Rhys Priestland 76m), 9 Rhys Webb (rep’d by Gareth Davies 76m), 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (c) (rep’d by Ellis Jenkins, 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 76m), 4 Luke Charteris (rep’d by Bradley Davies 62m), 3 Samson Lee (rep’d by Tomas.Francis 62m), 2 Ken Owens (rep’d by Scott Baldwin 62m), 1 Gethin Jenkins (temp sub’d by Rob Evans 24-21; rep’d Rob Evans 59m)
Rhys Patchell had only been in the country five days, having been flown out as a replacement for injured winger George North.
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Anti-tour protests and police surrounding the ground in Christchurch made this a tough watch for the fans. But NZ beat South Africa on this day in the first test by 14-9.
VAN VOLLENHOVEN, TOM
Northern Transvaal and South Africa
7 internationals for Sth Africa 1955–56
Acclaimed as a man who might have become South Africa’s finest wing, van Vollenhoven indeed fashioned a reputation as a great try-scoring wing – but it was for St Helen’s at rugby league.
His international rugby career was cruelly brief. After his debut as a centre against the 1955 Lions, van Vollenhoven moved to the wing and promptly became the first player to score three tries in a test in South Africa. In the second test in Australia the next year, he kicked a dropped goal – it was only the second time he had ever attempted one – but his form fell away in New Zealand and while he played eight of the first nine matches, he played only the third test.
The crew-cutted van Vollenhoven was reckoned to be inconsistent, but there was nothing unreliable about him in the matter of scoring tries. In his 19 matches on that long tour, van Vollenhoven scored 16 tries, but was such a natural and instinctive player that selectors found him difficult to fit into a team pattern.
He certainly proved them wrong, or misguided, with St Helen’s.
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