2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe

2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 02 00 01
Test match	03 02 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
England	1 1 0 0
Italy	1 1 0 0
France	1 0 0 1

Main article: 2006 end-of-year rugby union tests

The 2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in England, France and Italy by Argentina national rugby union team. It was an Historical tour with the first victory against England on their "home" of Twickenham.

The Pumas won also against Italy and lose only a very well played match against France.

Results

11 November 2006 14:30 GMT

England	18–25	Argentina
Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood	Report	Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

England		Argentina
Iain Balshaw	FB	15	FB	Juan Martin Hernandez
55' Paul Sackey	W	14	W	Jose Nunez Piossek
53' Jamie Noon	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi
47' Anthony Allen	C	12	C	Miguel Avramovic 61'
74' Ben Cohen	W	11	W	Pablo Gomez Cora 25'
Charlie Hodgson	FH	10	FH	Felipe Contepomi
Shaun Perry	SH	9	SH	Agustin Pichot (capt.)
Pat Sanderson	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo
8' to 12' Lewis Moody	F	7	F	Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Martin Corry (capt.)	F	6	F	Juan Manuel Leguizamon 70'
Ben Kay	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
51' Danny Grewcock	L	4	L	Ignacio Fernadez Lobbe 61'
Julian White	P	3	P	Omar Hasan 69'
74' George Chuter	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Perry Freshwater	P	1	P	Marcos Ayerza
		Replacements
74' Lee Mears	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Stuart Turner		17	P	Martin Scelzo 69'
51' Tom Palmer	L	18	L	Esteban Lozada 61'
8' 12' 74' Magnus Lund	N8	19	F	Martin Schusterman 70'
47' Peter Richards	SH	20		Nicolas Fernandez Miranda
43' Toby Flood	FH	21	C	Federico Todeschini 25'
56' Josh Lewsey	W	22	C	Horacio Agulla 61'
		Coaches
Andy Robinson				Marcelo Loffreda

18 November 2006

Italy	16–23	Argentina
Try: Stanojevic Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi 3		Try: Avramovic, Todeschini Con: Todeschini 2 Pen: Todeschini 3

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa

Italy		Argentina
David Bortolussi	FB	15	FB	Juan Martin Hernandez
Pablo Canavosio	W	14	W	Ignacio Corleto
Gonzalo Canale	C	13	C	Miguel Avramovic
Mirco Bergamasco	C	12	C	Manuel Contepomi
Marko Stanojevic	W	11	W	Horacio Agulla
Ramiro Pez	FH	10	FH	Federico Todeschini
Paul Griffen	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Fernandez Miranda
Sergio Parisse	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo (capt.)
Mauro Bergamasco	F	7	F	Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Alessandro Zanni	F	6	F	Martin Durand
(capt.) Marco Bortolami	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Santiago Dellapè	L	4	L	Esteban Lozada
Martin Castrogiovanni	P	3	P	Martin Scelzo
Carlo Festuccia	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Andrea Lo Cicero	P	1	P	Marcos Ayerza
		Replacements
Fabio Ongaro	H	16	H	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Carlos Nieto	P	17	P	Juan Gomez
Carlo Del Fava		18		Jaime Arocena Mesones
Josh Sole	F	19	BR	Juan Manuel Leguizamon
Simon Picone	SH	20		Nicolas Vergallo
Andrea Scanavacca	FH	21	C	Hernan Senillosa
Walter Pozzebon		22		Pablo Gomez Cora
		Coaches
Pierre Berbizier				Marcelo Loffreda

25 November 2006

France	27–26	Argentina
Try: Dominici 2, Frit Con: Yachvili 3 Pen: Yachvili 2		Try: Tries Hernandez, Longo Con: F. Contepomi 2 Pen: F. Contepomi 2, Todeschini 2

Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

France		Argentina
Pepito Elhorga	FB	15	FB	Juan Martin Hernandez
Christophe Dominici	W	14	W	Jose Nunez Piossek
Florian Fritz	C	13	C	Manuel Contepomi
Yannick Jauzion	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi
Cedric Heymans	W	11	W	Ignacio Corleto
Damien Traille	FH	10	FH	Federico Todeschini
Dimitri Yachvili	SH	9	SH	Agustin Pichot (capt.)
Elvis Vermeulen	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo
Remy Martin	F	7	F	Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Julien Bonnaire	F	6	F	Martin Durand
Loic Jacquet	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Lionel Nallet	L	4	L	Ignacio Fernadez Lobbe
Pieter de Villiers	P	3	P	Omar Hasan
Raphael Ibanez	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Olivier Milloud	P	1	P	Martin Scelzo
		Replacements
Dimitri Szarzewski	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Sylvain Marconnet	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza
Thibault Privat		18		Esteban Lozada
Serge Betsen	F	19	BR	Juan Manuel Leguizamon
Pierre Mignoni		20		Juan Fernandez Miranda
David Marty	C	21	FH	Hernan Senillosa
Aurelien Rougerie		22		Horacio Agulla
		Coaches
Bernard Laporte				Marcelo Loffreda

References

• "Robinson must be put out of his misery after lame England slump into gutter". The Guardian. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
• "Rugby, testa a testa con l'Argentina ma l'Italia non-riesce a vincere" (in Italian). La repubblica. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
• "France edge to win over Argentina". BBC News. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.