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20 August 2016
542nd All Black test
NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA (1st test – Bledisloe Cup & The Rugby Championship 2016) at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Saturday 20th August 2016
Fulltime score – New Zealand 42 Australia 8
Halftime – New Zealand 32 Australia 3
Attendance; 65,328
Conditions; Dry ground, evening game.
Referee; Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Referee’s Assistants; Romain Poite (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television Match Official; Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
NEW ZEALAND 42 AUSTRALIA 8
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: B.Barrett, D.Coles, R.Crotty, J.Kaino, W.Naholo and J.Savea.
Cons: B.Barrett (3)
Pen: B.Barrett (2)
For Australia:
Try by N.Phipps.
Pen by B.Foley
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Malakai Fekitoa 12 Ryan Crotty (rep’d by Aaron Cruden 40m), 11 Waisake Naholo (rep’d by Julian Savea 39m); 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith (rep’d by TJ Perenara 68m); 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane (rep’d by Ardie Savea 63m), 6 Jerome Kaino (rep’d by Liam Squire 58m), 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Wyatt Crockett (rep’d Kane Hames (debut) 57m), 2 Codie Taylor, (rep’d by Dane Coles 3m), 1 Owen Franks (rep’d by Charlie Faumuina 45m)
Australia; 15 Israel Folau; 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Giteau (rep’d by Matt Toomua 11m, then Toomua rep’d by Rob Horne 31m, then Horne rep’d by Nick Phipps 39m), 11 Dane Haylett-Petty; 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia; 8 David Pocock. 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Brett McCalman (rep’d by Scott Fardy 61m), 5 Rob Simmons (rep’d by Dean Mumm 49m), 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Sekope Kepu (rep’d by Allan Ala’alatoa debut) 54m) 2 Stephen Moore (capt, rep’d by Tatafu Polota-Nau 62m), 1 Scott Sio (rep’d by James Slipper 50m).
Kane Hames; All Black number #1152
Yellow Card; K.Read (NZ) for the 4th time in his test career.
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On this day he captained the AB test team for the 52nd time, thus passing Sean Fitzpatrick's old record of 51. NZ beat Australia by 23-22 in Sydney
DALTON, ANDY
Counties and New Zealand
35 internationals for New Zealand 1977–85
In his time he was New Zealand’s most-capped hooker, Dalton was also the son of an All Black vice-captain (Ray Dalton in 1949).
Andy Dalton did not make his debut for New Zealand until he was 26, but thereafter maintained his place until the World Cup in 1987, when bad luck hit his cup aspirations.
After being named as New Zealand’s captain for the series, he was struck down by a hamstring muscle injury and did not play. Instead, he watched as his replacement, Sean Fitzpatrick, took over and established himself as one of the top players of the series. Even after he had recovered, Dalton could not win back his place in the New Zealand team. He was reserve for the last three matches.
At the start of his career Dalton became New Zealand’s hooker in 1977, taking over from Tane Norton, who had previously played 27 consecutive internationals in that position. Dalton played 35 tests, so only a handful of players played test matches in the No. 2 jersey for the All Blacks over a period of 20 years.
In the absence of Graham Mourie in 1981, Andy Dalton became New Zealand’s test captain for the controversial series against the Springboks. He soon built a reputation as an excellent leader on the field and a diplomatic and sincere one off it. There were many in New Zealand who felt that when Mourie returned later in 1981 Dalton should have continued as captain.
Dalton again took over the leadership after Mourie retired, and captained the team for the test series against the 1983 British Isles, the All Blacks beating the Lions comfortably by four tests to nil. Apart from the times he declared himself unavailable, Dalton maintained the captaincy until the end of his playing days, leading his country in 17 tests for 15 wins.
He was named captain of the New Zealand team to tour South Africa in 1985 but, when that tour was cancelled following court action, he was denied the chance to follow in his father’s footsteps and play in an All Black team in South Africa.
In 1986 Dalton joined the rebel Cavaliers tour of South Africa as the tour captain and it would be true to say that his involvement in the secrecy surrounding the setting up of the tour, and his association with it, cost him something in terms of public acceptance and popularity.
On their return home, Dalton and the other Cavaliers were banned by the NZRFU for two test matches, a decision which arguably did not affect Dalton as he was out with injury anyway – from a badly broken jaw received on the tour.
Andy Dalton played a significant role in New Zealand rugby, as a forerunner in embracing the style of a busy loose forward, without neglecting the tight forward play of a hooker. He was an expert striker for the ball in scrums and an accurate thrower to the lineouts. He was the first New Zealand hooker to become the lineout thrower. Before Dalton, that job was done by wings.
Dalton was one of the All Black front row trio – together with props John Ashworth and Gary Knight – to be nicknamed the ‘Geriatrics’. They played their first test match together in 1978 and their last in 1985 – 20 tests in all.
In the years after his playing days Andy Dalton has played a significant role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Blues professional rugby franchise.
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