1996 Wales rugby union tour of Australia

The Wales national rugby union team toured Australia in May and June 1996, playing a series of eight matches, including two tests against the Australia national team (the Wallabies). After winning their first tour match against Western Australia, Wales then lost their next five matches, including the first test against Australia and the following match against Australia B. They then beat a New South Wales Country side and the Victoria state team, before finishing the tour with a second test defeat to the Wallabies. Several uncapped players were included in the touring squad, including lock Mike Voyle, who made his debut in the first test, and wing Dafydd James, who appeared in the second test.

1996 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
Manager	Terry Cobner
Coach	Kevin Bowring
Tour captain	Jonathan Humphreys
Summary	P W D L
Total	08 03 00 05
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology

Squad

Name	Position	Club	Notes
Jonathan Humphreys	Hooker	Cardiff	Captain
Garin Jenkins	Hooker	Swansea	Withdrew due to injury
Barry Williams	Hooker	Neath	Injury replacement for Garin Jenkins
John Davies	Prop	Neath
Andrew Lewis	Prop	Cardiff
Christian Loader	Prop	Swansea
Lyndon Mustoe	Prop	Cardiff
Paul Arnold	Lock	Swansea
Derwyn Jones	Lock	Cardiff
Gareth Llewellyn	Lock	Harlequins
Mike Voyle	Lock	Newport
Andrew Gibbs	Back row	Newbridge
Gwyn Jones	Back row	Llanelli
Kingsley Jones	Back row	Ebbw Vale
Emyr Lewis	Back row	Cardiff
Hemi Taylor	Back row	Cardiff
Steve Williams	Back row	Neath
Rob Howley	Scrum-half	Bridgend
Andy Moore	Scrum-half	Richmond
Neil Jenkins	Fly-half	Pontypridd
Arwel Thomas	Fly-half	Swansea
Leigh Davies	Centre	Neath
Nigel Davies	Centre	Llanelli
John Funnell	Centre	Neath
Gareth Thomas	Centre	Bridgend
Ieuan Evans	Wing	Llanelli
Steve Ford	Wing	Bridgend
Simon Hill	Wing	Cardiff
Dafydd James	Wing	Bridgend
Wayne Proctor	Wing	Llanelli
Crispin Cormack	Full-back	Pontypridd

Matches

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
29 May 1996	Perth	Western Australia	20–62	Wales
2 June 1996	Bruce Stadium, Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	69–30	Wales
5 June 1996	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	New South Wales	27–20	Wales
9 June 1996	Ballymore Oval, Brisbane	Australia	56–25	Wales
12 June 1996	Ballymore Oval, Brisbane	Australia B	51–41	Wales
15 June 1996	Weebollabolla Oval, Moree	New South Wales Country	3–49	Wales
18 June 1996	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne	Victoria	9–42	Wales
22 June 1996	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Australia	42–3	Wales

Western Australia vs Wales

30 May 1996

Western Australia	20–62	Wales
Try: Thomas Schaumkey Con: Schaumkey (2) Pen: Schaumkey (2)		Try: G. Thomas (5) Hill (2) Moore James K. Jones Con: N. Jenkins (6)

Perth

Australian Capital Territory vs Wales

2 June 1996

Australian Capital Territory	69–30	Wales
Try: Roff (4) Finegan Gregan Howard Hardy Larkham Robinson Con: Knox (8) Pen: Knox		Try: Howley (2) Hill S. Williams Con: N. Jenkins (2) Pen: N. Jenkins (2)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra

New South Wales vs Wales

5 June 1996

New South Wales	27–20	Wales
Try: Bond Ekert Con: Wallace Pen: Wallace (5)		Try: Evans N. Davies Con: A. Thomas (2) Pen: A. Thomas (2)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Australia vs Wales (1st test)

8 June 1996

Australia	56–25	Wales
Try: Roff Caputo Wilson Howard Murdoch Manu Morgan Con: Burke (6) Pen: Burke (3)		Try: Proctor Evans Llewellyn Con: N. Jenkins (2) Pen: N. Jenkins (2)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 Alistair Murdoch OC 13 Tim Horan IC 12 Joe Roff LW 11 David Campese FH 10 Pat Howard SH 9 George Gregan N8 8 Daniel Manu OF 7 David Wilson BF 6 Owen Finegan RL 5 Garrick Morgan LL 4 John Eales (c) TP 3 Ewen McKenzie HK 2 Marco Caputo LP 1 Richard Harry Replacements: FB 16 Stephen Larkham FH 17 Scott Bowen SH 18 Sam Payne N8 19 Michael Brial PR 20 Dan Crowley HK 21 Michael Foley Coach: Greg Smith

FB 15 Wayne Proctor RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 Leigh Davies IC 12 Nigel Davies LW 11 Gareth Thomas FH 10 Neil Jenkins SH 9 Rob Howley N8 8 Steve Williams OF 7 Gwyn Jones BF 6 Hemi Taylor RL 5 Derwyn Jones LL 4 Gareth Llewellyn TP 3 John Davies HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys (c) LP 1 Christian Loader Replacements: WG 16 Simon Hill FH 17 Arwel Thomas SH 18 Andy Moore LK 19 Mike Voyle PR 20 Lyndon Mustoe HK 21 Barry Williams Coach: Kevin Bowring

Australia B vs Wales

12 June 1996

Australia B	51–41	Wales
Try: Herbert (3) Larkham (2) Brial Gavin Hardy Payne Con: Bowen (2) Payne		Try: Gibbs James Moore Proctor A. Thomas G. Thomas Con: A. Thomas (4) Pen: A. Thomas

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

New South Wales Country vs Wales

15 June 1996

New South Wales Country	3–49	Wales
Pen: Lavelle	Report	Try: Cormack (2) Evans S. Williams J. Davies Hill N. Davies Con: N. Jenkins (4) Pen: N. Jenkins (2)

Weebollabolla Oval, Moree

Victoria vs Wales

18 June 1996

Victoria	9–42	Wales
Pen: Hendry (3)		Try: Cormack (3) Proctor Voyle Gibbs Moore Con: A. Thomas (2) Pen: A. Thomas

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Australia vs Wales (2nd test)

22 June 1996

Australia	42–3	Wales
Try: Finegan Burke Roff Foley Morgan Horan Con: Burke (2) Eales Pen: Burke (2)		Pen: N. Jenkins

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 35,784 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

FB 15 Matt Burke RW 14 David Campese OC 13 Joe Roff IC 12 Tim Horan LW 11 Ben Tune FH 10 Pat Howard SH 9 Sam Payne N8 8 Michael Brial OF 7 David Wilson BF 6 Owen Finegan RL 5 Garrick Morgan LL 4 John Eales (c) TP 3 Ewen McKenzie HK 2 Marco Caputo LP 1 Richard Harry Replacements: PR Dan Crowley HK Michael Foley FB Stephen Larkham FL Daniel Manu Coach: Greg Smith

FB 15 Wayne Proctor RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 Nigel Davies IC 12 Gareth Thomas LW 11 Simon Hill FH 10 Neil Jenkins SH 9 Rob Howley N8 8 Hemi Taylor OF 7 Steve Williams BF 6 Andrew Gibbs RL 5 Derwyn Jones LL 4 Gareth Llewellyn TP 3 Lyndon Mustoe HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys (c) LP 1 Christian Loader Replacements: PR Andrew Lewis WG Dafydd James Coach: Kevin Bowring

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Australia and Wales