2006 end-of-year rugby union internationals
The 2006 end of year tests, also known as the 2006 Autumn Internationals, refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November 2006 principally between touring teams from the southern hemisphere – Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South Africa – and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Canada and Romania also played Six Nations teams during this period.
Ireland's games were the last Tests to be played at Lansdowne Road before it was closed for redevelopment.
Tours[]
Team/Tour | Opponents |
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Argentina in Europe | England (won) – Italy (won) – France (lost) |
Australia in Europe | Wales (drawn) – Italy (won) – Ireland (lost) – Scotland (won) |
Canada in Europe | Wales (lost) – Italy (lost) |
Pacific Islanders in British Isles | Wales (lost) – Scotland (lost) – Ireland (lost) |
New Zealand in Europe | England (won) – France (2 test won) – Wales (won) |
Romania in Scotland | Scotland (lost) |
South Africa in British Isles | Ireland (lost) – England (1 won, 1 lost) |
Week 1[]
4 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
Wales | 29–29 | Australia |
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Try: S. Williams M. Williams Con: Hook (2) Pen: S. Jones Henson Hook (3) |
Report[1] | Try: Shepherd (2) Giteau Latham Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau |
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5 November 2006
15:30 GMT |
England | 20–41 | New Zealand |
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Try: Noon Cohen Perry Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson |
Report[2] | Try: Mauger Rokocoko Hayman Carter Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (5) |
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The attendance for this game was a stadium record.
Week 2[]
11 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
England | 18–25 | Argentina |
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Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood |
Report[3] | Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4) |
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This was Argentina's first, and to date only, victory against a reigning Rugby World Cup holder.
11 November 2006
21:00 CET |
France | 3–47 | New Zealand |
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Drop: Fritz |
Report[4] | Try: Sivivatu (2) McCaw Carter Smith Rokocoko McAlister Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2) |
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11 November 2006
17:00 WET |
Ireland | 32–15 | South Africa |
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Try: Trimble D. Wallace Horan Horgan Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (2) |
Report[6] | Try: F. Steyn Habana Con: A. Pretorius Pen: A. Pretorius |
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- South Africa played in kits similar to those worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.[7]
11 November 2006
15:00 CET |
Italy | 18–25 | Australia |
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Pen: Pez (6) |
Report[8] | Try: Rogers Shepherdson Mortlock Con: Mortlock (2) Pen: Mortlock (2) |
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11 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
Wales | 38–20 | Pacific Islanders |
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Try: M. Jones Hook Morgan Byrne Sweeney Con: Sweeney (5) Pen: Sweeney |
Report[9] | Try: Va'a Mapusua Ratuvou Con: T. Pisi Pen: T. Pisi |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,769 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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11 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
Scotland | 48–6 | Romania |
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Try: Beattie Southwell (2) Dewey Godman Hall Cusiter Con: Godman (5) Pen: Godman |
Report[10] | Pen: Vlaicu (2) |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 12,128 Referee: (Australia) |
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Week 3[]
17 November 2006
19:30 GMT |
Wales | 61–26 | Canada |
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Try: G. Thomas S. Williams Rees Penalty try Peel J. Thomas (2) Sweeney Shanklin Con: Hook (8) |
Report[11] | Try: Pletch Pyke Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (3) Drop: Daypuck |
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18 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
England | 23–21 | South Africa |
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Try: Cueto Vickery Con: Goode (2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Goode |
Report[12] | Try: James A. Ndungane Con: James Pen: James (2) Drop: F. Steyn |
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18 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
Scotland | 34–22 | Pacific Islanders |
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Try: Di Rollo Callam Brown Henderson Con: Parks Paterson (3) Pen: Paterson Drop: Di Rollo |
Try: Caucaunibuca Ratuvou (2) Leo Con: T. Pisi |
18 November 2006
15:00 CET |
Italy | 16–23 | Argentina |
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Try: Stanojevic Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi (3) |
Try: Todeschini Avramovic Con: Todeschini (2) Pen: Todeschini (3) |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
- The Italian squad included seven players born in Argentina: Pablo Canavosio, Gonzalo Canale, Ramiro Pez, Sergio Parisse, Santiago Dellapè, Martin Castrogiovanni and Carlos Nieto. Of them, six were in the starting line-up; only Carlos Nieto was on the bench.[13]
18 November 2006
21:00 CET |
France | 11–23 | New Zealand |
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Try: Heymans Pen: Yachvili (2) |
Try: Rokocoko Nonu Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (3) |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
19 November 2006
16:00 WET |
Ireland | 21–6 | Australia |
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Try: Hickie Murphy Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3) |
Pen: Mortlock (2) |
Week 4[]
25 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
England | 14–25 | South Africa |
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Try: Cueto Pen: Goode (3) |
Try: Van der Linde Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius (2) Drop: Pretorius (4) |
25 November 2006
14:30 GMT |
Scotland | 15–44 | Australia |
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Try: Webster Lamont Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson |
Try: Larkham Gerrard (2) Moore Latham Con: Mortlock (5) Pen: Mortlock (3) |
25 November 2006
17:00 GMT |
Wales | 10–45 | New Zealand |
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Try: M. Williams Con: Hook Pen: S. Jones |
Try: McAllister Sivivatu (3) Penalty try Con: Carter (2) N. Evans (2) Pen: Carter (4) |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
25 November 2006
15:00 CET |
France | 27–26 | Argentina |
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Try: Dominici (2) Fritz Con: Yachvili (3) Pen: Yachvili (2) |
Try: Longo Hernández Con: Contepomi (2) Pen: Todeschini (2) Contepomi (2) |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
25 November 2006
14:30 CET |
Italy | 41–6 | Canada |
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Try: Bortolami Stanojevic (2) Zanni Castrogiovanni Con: Bortolussi (5) Pen: Bortolussi (2) |
Pen: Monro (2) |
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Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
26 November 2006
14:45 WET |
Ireland | 61–17 | Pacific Islanders |
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Try: Hickie P. Wallace O'Kelly Easterby (2) Horgan Best O'Connell Con: P. Wallace (6) Pen: P. Wallace (3) |
Report[14] | Try: Rabeni Fa'atau T. Pisi Con: T. Pisi |
See also[]
- End of year rugby union tests
References[]
- ^ "Wales 29-29 Australia". BBC Sport. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England 20-41 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England 18-25 Argentina". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "France 3-47 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Stats - allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ireland 32-15 South Africa". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "SARugby.com › News › Springboks in 100-year-old kit". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ^ "Italy 18-25 Australia". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Wales 38-20 Pacific Islanders". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland 48-6 Romania". BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Wales 61-26 Canada". BBC Sport. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England 23-21 South Africa". BBC Sport. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Somos locales[permanent dead link] – Olé sports newspaper (in Spanish)
- ^ Road, Brendan Fanning Lansdowne (27 November 2006). "Rugby Union: Ireland 61 - 17 Pacific Islanders". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
External links[]
- 2006 Wallabies Fixtures at Rugby.com.au
- 2006 All Blacks fixtures at AllBlacks.com
- 2006 Springboks fixtures at SARugby.co.za
- 2006 Pacific Islanders fixtures at PacificIslanders.co.nz
- 2006/07 Ireland fixtures at irishrugby.ie
- End-of-year rugby union internationals
- 2006–07 in European rugby union
- 2006 in Oceanian rugby union
- 2006 in North American rugby union
- 2006 in South American rugby union
- 2006 in South African rugby union