2005 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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The 2005 end of year tests, also known as the 2005 Autumn Internationals, refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November/December period between touring teams from the southern hemisphere – Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa – and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. South Pacific team also tour the northern hemisphere as well as tier 2 European sides.

Wales had the main headline during the tests after beating Australia 24-22,[1] their first victory over Australia since the third place match in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2]

New Zealand completed a grand slam tour, their first since 1978.

Week 1[]

5 November 2005
16:00 GMT
Wales  3–41  New Zealand
Pen: S. Jones
 Report[3] Try: Carter (2)
Gear (3)
Con: Carter (5/5)
Pen: Carter (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,402
Referee: Chris White (England)
5 November 2005
21:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France  26–16  Australia
Try: Heymans
Martin
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Pen: Élissalde (3)
Michalak (1)
 Report[4] Try: Mitchell
Con: Rogers
Pen: Rogers (3)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
5 November 2005
17:10 AST (UTC-3)
Argentina  23–34  South Africa
Try: M. Contepomi
Durand
Leonelli
Con: F. Contepomi (1/3)
Pen: F. Contepomi (2)
 Report[5] Try: Fourie
Montgomery
Smith
Con: Montgomery (2/3)
Pen: Montgomery (3)
Pretorius
Drop: Conradie

Week 2[]

11 November 2005
19:30 GMT
Wales  11–10  Fiji
Try: Owen
Pen: N. Robinson
Drop: N. Robinson
 Report[6] Try: Rawaqa
Con:
Drop: Baikeinuku
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,045
Referee: (Scotland)
12 November 2005
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Italy  48–0  Tonga
Try: Mi. Bergamasco (2)
Bortolami (2)
Canale
Sole (2)
Con: Pez (5/7)
Pen: Pez
 Report[7]
Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Australia)
12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  26–16  Australia
Try: Cohen
Cueto
Con: Hodgson
Barkley
Pen: Hodgson (2)
Barkley
Drop: Hodgson
 Report[8] Try: Mitchell
Con: Rogers
Pen: Rogers (3)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Ireland  7–45  New Zealand
Try: Horan
Con: Humphreys
 Report[9] Try: Howlett (2)
Sivivatu (2)
Weepu
Con: Evans (4/5)
Pen: Evans (4)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Scotland  19–23  Argentina
Try: Parks
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (3)
Drop: Paterson
 Report[10] Try: Leonelli
Penalty try
Con: Todeschini (2/2)
Pen: Todeschini (3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
12 November 2005
17:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
France  50–6  Canada
Try: Bonnaire (2)
Bruno
Castaignède
Marty
Michalak
Mignoni
Con: Michalak
Yachvili (2)
Pen: Michalak
Yachvili (2)
 Report[11] Pen: Daypuck (2)
Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Week 3[]

19 November 2005
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  22–20  Canada
Report[12]
19 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  43–8  Tonga
Report[13]
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Scotland)
19 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  22–39  Argentina
Report[14]
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
19 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  19–23  New Zealand
Try: Corry
Con: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson (4)
 Report[15] Try: Mealamu
Umaga
Con: Carter (2/2)
Pen: Carter (3)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
19 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Ireland  14–30  Australia
Try: Horgan
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys
O'Gara (2)
 Report[16] Try: Mitchell (2)
Latham
Con: Rogers (3/3)
Pen: Rogers (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
19 November 2005
15:00 GMT
Portugal  17–26  Fiji
Report[17]
Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon
Referee: (Australia)
19 November 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland  18–11  Samoa
Report[18]
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,718
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
19 November 2005
17:00 GMT
Wales  16–33  South Africa
Try: Sweeney
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (3)
 Report[19] Try: Habana (2)
Jantjes
Rossouw
Con: Bosman (2/4)
Pen: Bosman (3)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

Week 4[]

26 November 2005
12:30 GMT
Ireland  43–12  Romania
Report[20]
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Australia)
26 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  23–8  Fiji
Report[21]
Stadio Brianteo, Monza
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (South Africa)
26 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Scotland  10–29  New Zealand
Try: Webster
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson
 Report[22] Try: Evans
Gear (2)
Lauaki
Con: Evans (2/3)
MacDonald
Pen: Evans
26 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  40–3  Samoa
Report[23]
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
26 November 2005
17:00 GMT
Wales  24–22  Australia
Try: S. Williams
Penalty try
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (4)
 Report[24] Try: Tuqiri
Sharpe (2)
Latham
Con: Rogers (2/3)
Pen: Rogers
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,721
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
26 November 2005
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  26–20  South Africa
Try: Michalak
Rougerie
Szarzewski
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Elissalde (2)
Michalak
 Report[25] Try: Botha
Fourie
Con: Montgomery (2/2)
Pen: Montgomery
Bosman
Stade de France, Saint Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: (Australia)

Week 5[]

3 December 2005
17:00 AST (UTC-3)
Argentina  12–28  Samoa
Report[26]
Cricket and Rugby Club Field, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "1987: Wales 22-21 Australia". 24 September 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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