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 edit
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| Argentina in Europe |  England (won) –  Italy (won) –  France (lost)
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| Australia in Europe |  Wales (drawn) – Italy (won) –  Ireland (lost) –  Scotland (won)
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| Canada in Europe | Wales (lost) – Italy (lost)
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| Pacific Islanders in British Isles | Wales (lost) – Scotland (lost) – Ireland (lost)
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| New Zealand in Europe | England (won) – France (2 test won) – Wales (won)
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| Romania in Scotland | Scotland (lost)
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| South Africa in British Isles | Ireland (lost) – England (1 won, 1 lost)
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Week 1 edit
| 4 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| Wales | 29–29 |  Australia |
| 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 |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,158 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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| 5 November 2006 15:30 GMT |
| England | 20–41 |  New Zealand |
| Try: Noon Cohen Perry Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson | Report[2] | Try: Mauger Rokocoko Hayman Carter Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (5) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,076 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
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The attendance for this game was a stadium record.
Week 2 edit
| 11 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| England | 18–25 |  Argentina |
| Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood | Report[3] | Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
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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 |
| Drop: Fritz | Report[4] | Try: Sivivatu (2) McCaw Carter Smith Rokocoko McAlister Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2) |
| Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 42,393[5] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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| 11 November 2006 17:00 WET |
| Ireland | 32–15 |  South Africa |
| 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 |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 43,000[7] Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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- South Africa played in kits similar to those worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.[8]
| 11 November 2006 15:00 CET |
| Italy | 18–25 | Australia |
| Pen: Pez (6) | Report[9] | Try: Rogers Shepherdson Mortlock Con: Mortlock (2) Pen: Mortlock (2) |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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| 11 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| Wales | 38–20 | Pacific Islanders |
| Try: M. Jones Hook Morgan Byrne Sweeney Con: Sweeney (5) Pen: Sweeney | Report[10] | 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 |
| Try: Beattie Southwell (2) Dewey Godman Hall Cusiter Con: Godman (5) Pen: Godman | Report[11] | Pen: Vlaicu (2) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
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Week 3 edit
| 17 November 2006 19:30 GMT |
| Wales | 61–26 |  Canada |
| Try: G. Thomas S. Williams Rees Penalty try Peel J. Thomas (2) Sweeney Shanklin Con: Hook (8) | Report[12] | Try: Pletch Pyke Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (3) Drop: Daypuck |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,022 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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| 18 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| England | 23–21 | South Africa |
| Try: Cueto Vickery Con: Goode (2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Goode | Report[13] | Try: James A. Ndungane Con: James Pen: James (2) Drop: F. Steyn |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,512 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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| 18 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| Scotland | 34–22 | Pacific Islanders |
| Try: Di Rollo Callam Brown Henderson Con: Parks Paterson (3) Pen: Paterson Drop: Di Rollo | Try: Caucaunibuca Ratuvou (2) Leo Con: T. Pisi |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 18 November 2006 15:00 CET |
| Italy | 16–23 | Argentina |
| 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.[14]
| 18 November 2006 21:00 CET |
| France | 11–23 | New Zealand |
| 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 |
| Try: Hickie Murphy Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3) | Pen: Mortlock (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
Week 4 edit
| 25 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| England | 14–25 | South Africa |
| Try: Cueto Pen: Goode (3) | Try: Van der Linde Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius (2) Drop: Pretorius (4) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
| 25 November 2006 14:30 GMT |
| Scotland | 15–44 | Australia |
| Try: Webster Lamont Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson | Try: Larkham Gerrard (2) Moore Latham Con: Mortlock (5) Pen: Mortlock (3) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,120 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
| 25 November 2006 17:00 GMT |
| Wales | 10–45 | New Zealand |
| Try: M. Williams Con: Hook Pen: S. Jones | Try: McAlister 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 |
| 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 |
| Try: Bortolami Stanojevic (2) Zanni Castrogiovanni Con: Bortolussi (5) Pen: Bortolussi (2) | Pen: Monro (2) |
| Stadio Pordenone, Fontanafredda Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
| 26 November 2006 14:45 WET |
| Ireland | 61–17 | Pacific Islanders |
| Try: Hickie P. Wallace O'Kelly Easterby (2) Horgan Best O'Connell Con: P. Wallace (6) Pen: P. Wallace (3) | Report[15] | Try: Rabeni Fa'atau T. Pisi Con: T. Pisi |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SOUTH AFRICA TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 11 November 2006, 17:00 local, 17:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "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.