2006 end of year rugby tests
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, 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.
The Gilbert Synergie ball was introduced for the first time during the 2006 Autumn internationals, in preparation for its use during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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[edit] Tour squads
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Argentina
- Forwards: Patricio Albacete, Marcos Ayerza, Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Martín Durand, Juan Francísco Gómez, Omar Hasan, Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, Mario Ledesma, Juan Manuel Leguizamón, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Gonzalo Longo, Esteban Lozada, Lucas Ostiglia, Rodrigo Roncero, Martin Scelzo'
- Backs: Miguel Avramovic, Lucas Borges, Felipe Contepomi, Manuel Contepomi, Pablo Gómez Cora, Ignacio Corleto, Juan Martín Hernández, Francisco Leonelli, Nicolás Fernández Miranda, Agustín Pichot (captain),[1] José María Núñez Piossek, Gonzalo Tiesi, Federico Todeschini, Nicolás Vergallo.
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Australia
- Forwards: Al Baxter, Rodney Blake, Alister Campbell, Brendan Cannon, Mark Chisholm, Rocky Elsom, Nic Henderson, Stephen Hoiles, James Horwill, David Lyons, Tai McIsaac, Hugh McMeniman (injured; replaced by Scott Fava), Stephen Moore, Wycliff Palu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson, Nathan Sharpe, Brett Sheehan, Cameron Shepherd, Guy Shepherdson, George Smith, Dan Vickerman (injured: replaced by Mitchell Chapman), Phil Waugh.
- Backs: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Gene Fairbanks, Mark Gerrard, Matt Giteau, Stephen Larkham, Chris Latham, Drew Mitchell, Stirling Mortlock (captain), Clyde Rathbone, Mat Rogers, Scott Staniforth, Lote Tuqiri, Morgan Turinui, Josh Valentine.
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New Zealand
- Forwards: John Afoa, Jerry Collins, Clarke Dermody, Jason Eaton, Carl Hayman, Andrew Hore, Chris Jack, Chris Masoe, Richie McCaw (captain), Keven Mealamu, Anton Oliver, Keith Robinson, James Ryan, Rodney So'oialo, Reuben Thorne, Neemia Tialata, Ali Williams, Tony Woodcock.
- Backs: Andrew Ellis, Daniel Carter, Nick Evans, Rico Gear, Byron Kelleher, Ma'a Nonu, Leon MacDonald, Aaron Mauger, Luke McAlister, Malili Muliaina, Joe Rokocoko, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Conrad Smith, Piri Weepu.
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South Africa
- Forwards: Johan Ackermann, BJ Botha, Gary Botha, Deon Carstens, Jacques Cronjé, Hilton Lobberts, Johann Muller, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, Lawrence Sephaka, John Smit (captain), Juan Smith, Pierre Spies, Albert van den Berg, CJ van der Linde.
- Backs: Jean de Villiers, Bevin Fortuin, Bryan Habana,[2] Butch James, Ricky Januarie, Wynand Olivier, Akona Ndungane, Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen, André Pretorius, Jaco Pretorius, François Steyn.
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England
- Forwards: George Chuter, Martin Corry (captain), James Forrester, Perry Freshwater, Danny Grewcock, Chris Jones, Ben Kay, Magnus Lund, Lee Mears, Lewis Moody, Tom Palmer, Tom Rees, Pat Sanderson, Andrew Sheridan, Stuart Turner, Julian White.
- Backs: Anthony Allen, Iain Balshaw, Ben Cohen, Mark Cueto, Toby Flood, Andy Goode, Charlie Hodgson, Josh Lewsey, Olly Morgan, Jamie Noon, Shaun Perry, Peter Richards, Paul Sackey, Mathew Tait.[3]
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Ireland
- Forwards: Neil Best, Rory Best, Simon Best, Simon Easterby, Stephen Ferris, Keith Gleeson, John Hayes, Jamie Heaslip, Marcus Horan, Denis Leamy, Matt McCullough, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Malcolm O'Kelly, Frankie Sheahan, David Wallace, Bryan Young.
- Backs: Isaac Boss, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Luke Fitzgerald, Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, John Kelly, Geordan Murphy, Brian O'Driscoll (captain), Ronan O'Gara, Eoin Reddan, Jeremy Staunton, Peter Stringer, Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace.[4]
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Italy
Squad for match against Argentina at Stadio Flaminio, Rome, on 18 November
- Starting XV: David Bortolussi, Pablo Canavosio, Gonzalo Canale, Mirco Bergamasco, Marko Stanojevic, Ramiro Pez, Paul Griffen, Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco, Alessandro Zanni, Marco Bortolami (captain), Santiago Dellapè, Martin Castrogiovanni, Carlo Festuccia, Andrea Lo Cicero.
- Replacements: Fabio Ongaro, Carlos Nieto, Carlo del Fava, Josh Sole, Simon Picone, Andrea Scanavacca, Walter Pozzebon.
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Scotland
Squad for match against Romania at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 11 November [5]
- Starting XV: Hugo Southwell, Simon Webster, Marcus Di Rollo, Rob Dewey, Sean Lamont, Phil Godman, Mike Blair, Gavin Kerr, Dougie Hall, Euan Murray, Nathan Hines, Scott Murray, Jason White (captain), Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown
- Replacements: Scott Lawson, Allan Jacobsen, Craig Smith, Jim Hamilton, Dave Callam, Chris Cusiter, Chris Paterson
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Wales
- Forwards: Huw Bennett, Brent Cockbain, Ian Evans, Ian Gough, Chris Horsman, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Rhys Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Duncan Jones, Ryan Jones, Alix Popham, Matthew Rees, Robert Sidoli, Gavin Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, T. Rhys Thomas, Martyn Williams.
- Backs: Lee Byrne, Gareth Cooper, Gavin Evans, Gavin Henson, James Hook, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones (captain), Hal Luscombe, Kevin Morgan, Dwayne Peel, Mike Phillips, Tom Shanklin, Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Thomas, Shane Williams.[6]
[edit] Week 1
| 4 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
Wales |
29 – 29 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,158 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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| Try: S. Williams M. Williams Con: Hook (2) Pen: S. Jones Henson Hook (3) |
Report | Try: Shepherd (2) Giteau Latham Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau |
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| 5 November 2006 15:30 GMT |
England |
20 – 41 | Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,076 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
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| Try: Noon Cohen Perry Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson |
Report | Try: Mauger Rokocoko Hayman Carter Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (5) |
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The attendance for this game was a stadium record.
[edit] Week 2
| 11 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
England |
18 – 25 | Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
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| Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood |
Report | Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4) |
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| 11 November 2006 21:00 CET |
France |
3 – 47 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 42,393[7] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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| Drop: Fritz |
Report | 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 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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| Try: Trimble D. Wallace Horan Horgan Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (2) |
Report | Try: F. Steyn Habana Con: A. Pretorius Pen: A. Pretorius |
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South Africa played in the kit worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.[8]
| 11 November 2006 15:00 CET |
Italy |
18 – 25 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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| Pen: Pez (6) |
Report | 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 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,769 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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| Try: M. Jones Hook Morgan Byrne Sweeney Con: Sweeney (5) Pen: Sweeney |
Report | Try: Va'a Mapusua Ratuvou Con: T. Pisi Pen: T. Pisi |
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| 11 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
Scotland |
48 – 6 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
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| Try: Beattie Southwell (2) Dewey Godman Hall Cusiter Con: Godman (5) Pen: Godman |
Report | Pen: Vlaicu (2) |
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[edit] Week 3
| 17 November 2006 19:30 GMT |
Wales |
61 – 26 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,022 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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| Try: G. Thomas S. Williams Rees Penalty try Peel J. Thomas (2) Sweeney Shanklin Con: Hook (8) |
Report | Try: Pletch Pyke Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (3) Drop: Daypuck |
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| 18 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
England |
23 – 21 | Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,512 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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| Try: Cueto Vickery Con: Goode (2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Goode |
Report | 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 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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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 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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| Try: Stanojevic Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi (3) |
Try: Todeschini Avramovic Con: Todeschini (2) Pen: Todeschini (3) |
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, only Carlos Nieto was on the bench; the other six were part of the starting line-up.[9]
| 18 November 2006 21:00 CET |
France |
11 – 23 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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| Try: Heymans Pen: Yachvili (2) |
Try: Rokocoko Nonu Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (3) |
| 19 November 2006 16:00 WET |
Ireland |
21 – 6 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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| Try: Hickie Murphy Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3) |
Pen: Mortlock (2) |
[edit] Week 4
| 25 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
England |
14 – 25 | Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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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 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,120 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
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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 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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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) |
| 25 November 2006 15:00 CET |
France |
27 – 26 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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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) |
| 25 November 2006 14:30 CET |
Italy |
41 – 6 | Stadio Pordenone, Fontanafredda Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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| Try: Bortolami Stanojevic (2) Zanni Castrogiovanni Con: Bortolussi (5) Pen: Bortolussi (2) |
Pen: Monro (2) |
| 26 November 2006 14:45 WET |
Ireland |
61 – 17 | Pacific Islanders | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
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| Try: Hickie P. Wallace O'Kelly Easterby (2) Horgan Best O'Connell Con: P. Wallace (6) Pen: P. Wallace (3) |
Try: Rabeni Fa'atau T. Pisi Con: T. Pisi |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] 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
| Rugby union schedule for 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Celtic League | IRL in NZ and AUS | Celtic League | |||||||||
| H. Cup | Six Nations Championship | Heineken Cup | WAL in ARG | H. Cup | AUS in ITA, IRL, SCO | H. Cup | |||||
| Guinness Premiership | ENG in AUS | Guinness Premiership | |||||||||
| Top 14 | FRA in RSA | Top 14 | |||||||||
| Super 14 | NZ in ARG | Tri Nations | NZ in ENG, FRA, WAL | ||||||||
| Shute Shield | |||||||||||
| World Sevens Series | Sevens | ||||||||||
| Powergen Cup | North America 4 | SCO in RSA | North America 4 | RSA in IRL and ENG | |||||||
| GFI Hong Kong Tens | U21 World C'ship | Air New Zealand Cup | ARG in ENG, ITA, FRA | ||||||||
| Commonwealth Sevens | Pacific Rugby Cup | Churchill Cup | Australian Provincial C'ship | PI in SCO, WAL, IRL | |||||||
| European Challenge Cup | Pacific Five Nations | Currie Cup | |||||||||
| 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying | |||||||||||