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3 December 2016
All of the team lists, playing and scoring records of the 14 tests played by the 2016 All Blacks are summarised here; All your questions answered (in three parts).
TEAM RECORDS AND TEST SCORING FOR THE 2016 ALL BLACKS
WAL1 WAL2 WAL3 AUS1 AUS2 ARG1 SA1 ARG2 SA2 AUS3 IR1 ITA IR2 FRA
Ben Smith FB w w w FB FB FB FB FB FB FB - FB* -
Israel Dagg - FB FB FB w w w* w w w - w* w FB*
Waisake Naholo w r w* - - - - w* - w* w r w -
Julian Savea w* - w r w* w w w - w w - w* w
Malakai Fekitoa c* c* - c c c c - - r r c c -
George Moala - - c* - - - - - r - c* - - -
Rieko Ioane - - - - - - - - - - - r - r
Seta Tamanivalu r r - - r - - - - - - - - -
Damian McKenzie - - - - - - - r - - - FB - -
Ryan Crotty 2⅝ 2⅝ 2⅝* 2⅝* - 2⅝* 2⅝* 2⅝* 2⅝* 2⅝ 2⅝* - - 2⅝*
Anton Lienert-Brown - - - - 2⅝* r r c c c* - 2⅝ 2⅝* c
Lima Sopoaga - - r - - - r r r - - r - -
Beauden Barrett r r 1⅝ 1⅝ 1⅝ 1⅝* 1⅝ 1⅝* 1⅝ 1⅝* 1⅝ - 1⅝ 1⅝
Aaron Cruden 1⅝ 1⅝* - r r r - - - r r 1⅝* r r
Aaron Smith ½* ½* ½* ½* ½* ½* ½* - - - ½* r ½* r
T.J.Perenara r r - r r r r ½* ½* ½* r - r ½*
Tawera Kerr-Barlow - - r - - - - r r r - ½* - -
Kieran Read 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8* 8* 8 8 - 8 8
Steven Luatua - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - -
Sam Cane F* F* F* F* F* F* - - - - F* F F -
Ardie Savea r r - r r r F* F r r r - r r
Jerome Kaino F F - F* F F F* - F F* L* - - F
Liam Squire - - r r r - - F r r F - F* -
Matt Todd - - - - - - r - F* F* - r - F*
Elliot Dixon - - F* - - - - r - - - F - -
Brodie Retallick L L* L* L L* L* L* L* L L* - r L L*
Sam Whitelock - L L L L L L r L L - - L L
Luke Romano L* - r - - r r - - - - - - -
Patrick Tuipulotu r r - - - - - L - - L L* - -
Scott Barrett - - - - - - - - - - r L* r r
Owen Franks P* P* P* - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - P* P*
Charlie Faumuina r r P* r r r r - r r r P* r r
Ofa Tu’ungafasi - - r - - - - r - - r r - -
Joe Moody P* P* P* - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* r P* P*
Wyatt Crockett r r r P* r r r r r r - P* r r
Kane Hames - - - r - - - - - - - - - -
Dane Coles H* H* H* r H* H* H* H* H* H* H - H* H*
Liam Coltman - - - - - - - - - - - r - -
Nathan Harris - r r - - - - - - - - - - -
Codie Taylor r - - H* - r r r r r r H* r r
James Parsons - - - - r - - - - - - - - -
* means 'left the field during the game; either injured or substituted.'
r means a replacement who came onto the field during a game.
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POINTS SCORING FOR 2016 TEST SEASON BY INDIVIDUAL ALL BLACKS
Tries Convs Penalties Total
Beauden Barrett`` 9 40 9 152
Israel Dagg 10 - 1 53
Aaron Cruden - 15 5 45
Ben Smith 9 - - 45
T.J.Perenara 6 - - 30
Julian Savea 6 - - 30
Waisake Naholo 5 - - 25
Dane Coles 4 - - 20
Ryan Crotty 4 - - 20
Malakai Fekitoa 4 - - 20
Charlie Faumuina 3 - - 15
Jerome Kaino 2 - - 10
Anton Lienart-Brown 2 - - 10
George Moala 2 - - 10
Ardie Savea 2 - - 10
Lima Sopoaga - 5 - 10
Scott Barrett 1 - - 5
Sam Cane 1 - - 5
Wyatt Crockett 1 - - 5
Elliot Dixon 1 - - 5
Nathan Harris 1 - - 5
Rieko Ioane 1 - - 5
Steve Luatua 1 - - 5
Kieran Read 1 - - 5
Luke Romano 1 - - 5
Liam Squire 1 - - 5
Codie Taylor 1 - - 5
Patrick Tuipulotu 1 - - 5
Sam Whitelock 1 - - 5
TOTALS (FOR) 81 60 15 570
Totals 18 13 34 218
By teams against.
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TEST MATCH TOTAL APPEARANCES
Player End of Played End of
2015 in 2016 2016
Ben Smith 48 12 60
Israel Dagg 49 12 61
Waisake Naholo 3 9 12
Julian Savea 41 11 52
Malakai Fekitoa 13 10 23
George Moala 1 3 4
Rieko Ioane - 2 2
Seta Tamanivalu - 3 3
Damian McKenzie - 2 2
Ryan Crotty 15 11 26
Anton Lienert-Brown - 9 9
Lima Sopoaga 1 5 6
Beauden Barrett 36 13 49
Aaron Cruden 37 10 47
Aaron Smith 47 11 58
T.J. Perenara 17 12 29
Tawera Kerr-Barlow 20 5 25
Kieran Read 84 13 97
Steven Luatua 14 1 15
Sam Cane 31 9 40
Ardie Savea - 12 12
Jerome Kaino 67 10 77
Liam Squire - 8 8
Matt Todd 3 5 8
Elliot Dixon - 3 3
Brodie Retallick 47 13 60
Sam Whitelock 73 11 84
Luke Romano 22 4 26
Patrick Tuipulotu 7 5 12
Scott Barrett - 4 4
Owen Franks 78 12 90
Charlie Faumuina 33 13 46
Ofa Tu’ungafasi - 4 4
Joe Moody 11 13 24
Wyatt Crockett 45 13 58
Kane Hames - 1 1
Dane Coles 36 13 49
Liam Coltman - 1 1
Nathan Harris 2 2 4
Codie Taylor 4 11 15
James Parsons 1 1 1
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The All Blacks and Scotland end at 0-0 - the most recent occasion (up till 2014) that the ABs have had this 'nil/nil' score in a game.
BALLS
You cannot have a rugby match without a ball. According to legend, the ball that William Webb Ellis picked up and ran with at Rugby School in 1823 was similar in shape to the oval ball of today. Why Rugby School played with an oval football before running with it in one’s hands was allowed is a mystery, but the evidence is that balls of that shape were used for many years before Webb Ellis attended the school.
It could be that different forms of football were traditionally played with a pig’s bladder as the ball. Any good pig-hunter will tell you that a pig’s bladder, when inflated, is basically oval in shape. When, by 1840, leather covers were made for the bladders, they were fitted to that shape. Thus today’s rugby ball is a direct throwback to the pig’s bladder balls that were kicked around the playing fields of Rugby School early in the nineteenth century. The ‘feet only’ game of association football adopted the round ball on its own.
For years South African rugby favoured using an eight-paneled leather ball, as distinct from the standard four panels used elsewhere. In 1961 it joined the rest of the world in adopting the four-panel ball.
The first rubber bladders were made in 1870. Another significant change to the rugby ball came in 1931 when the rather squat shape of the early ball, which made for easier place-kicking and drop-kicking, was replaced by a narrower, more torpedo-like shape that is able to be passed more easily. The length was shortened by one and a half inches (35mm). A lace to hold the inner bladder together used to be found on every ball, but is now missing from the modern ball.
The main other differences that exist in the modern ball are that they are made out of synthetic rubber and have thousands of raised lumps on their surface. All are designed to give greater grip for the players’ handling. Whether they do aid catching and dispatching in a pass is the subject of endless debate among rugby watchers.
Also used on every ball are various brand names, as companies vie to have their ball used in major televised fixtures and therefore expand brand exposure and sales.
How many test matches for Australia did the three famous Ella brothers play, on the field at the same time?
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