2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America

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2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America
Manager	Alan Phillips
Coach(es)	Mike Ruddock
Tour captain(s)	Mark Taylor
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 02 00 00
Test match	02 02 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
United States	1 1 0 0
Canada	1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	2004 Argentina/South Africa
Next tour	2006 Argentina

The Wales national rugby union team toured North America in June 2005, playing test matches against the national teams of the United States and Canada. Due to the involvement of 10 Welsh players in the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, the Wales squad included seven uncapped players. Centre Mark Taylor was named as captain in place of incumbent captain Colin Charvis. Wales won both tests, recording a 77–3 win over the United States in Hartford, Connecticut, and a 60–3 win over Canada in Toronto. They scored 20 tries in the process (11 against the United States and 9 against Canada) while conceding only one penalty goal in each match.

Squad

Wales coach Mike Ruddock named a 29-man squad for the tour, including seven uncapped players, four of whom were part of the Wales under-21 team that won the Grand Slam in the Six Nations. Despite the inclusion of incumbent captain Colin Charvis in the squad, centre Mark Taylor was named as captain for the tour. ^[1]

Name	Position	Club	Notes
Mefin Davies	Hooker	Gloucester
Matthew Rees	Hooker	Llanelli Scarlets
T. Rhys Thomas	Hooker	Cardiff Blues
Ben Broster	Prop	Saracens
Adam Jones	Prop	Ospreys
Duncan Jones	Prop	Ospreys
John Yapp	Prop	Cardiff Blues
Luke Charteris	Lock	Newport Gwent Dragons
Brent Cockbain	Lock	Ospreys
Ian Gough	Lock	Newport Gwent Dragons
Robert Sidoli	Lock	Cardiff Blues
Colin Charvis	Back row	Newcastle Falcons
Ryan Jones	Back row	Ospreys
Alix Popham	Back row	Leeds Tykes
Richie Pugh	Back row	Ospreys
Robin Sowden-Taylor	Back row	Cardiff Blues
Jonathan Thomas	Back row	Ospreys
Mike Phillips	Scrum-half	Llanelli Scarlets
Andy Williams	Scrum-half	Bath
Matt Jones	Fly-half	Ospreys
Nicky Robinson	Fly-half	Cardiff Blues
Ceri Sweeney	Fly-half	Newport Gwent Dragons
Mark Taylor	Centre	Sale Sharks	Captain
Matthew Watkins	Centre	Llanelli Scarlets
Chris Czekaj	Wing	Cardiff Blues
Craig Morgan	Wing	Cardiff Blues
Tal Selley	Wing	Llanelli Scarlets
Kevin Morgan	Full-back	Newport Gwent Dragons
Rhys Williams	Full-back	Cardiff Blues

Results

United States v Wales

4 June 2005

United States	3–77	Wales
Pen: Hercus	Report	Try: Sweeney C. Morgan N. Robinson K. Morgan J. Thomas R. Williams Charvis (2) Phillips Selley Pugh Con: Sweeney (11)

Rentschler Field, Hartford, Connecticut Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Francois Viljoen RW 14 Mike Palefau OC 13 Paul Emerick IC 12 Albert Tuipulotu LW 11 David Fee FH 10 Mike Hercus SH 9 Doug Rowe N8 8 Kort Schubert (c) OF 7 Todd Clever BF 6 Andrew Ryland RL 5 Brian Surgener LL 4 Alec Parker TP 3 Chris Osentowski HK 2 Matt Wyatt LP 1 Mike MacDonald Replacements: HK 16 Mark Griffin PR 17 Mike French LK 18 Mike Mangan FL 19 Tony Petruzzella FB 20 Peter Galicz CE 21 Salesi Sika FH 22 Matt Sherman Coach: Tom Billups

FB 15 Kevin Morgan RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor (c) IC 12 Ceri Sweeney LW 11 Craig Morgan FH 10 Nicky Robinson SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones OF 7 Colin Charvis BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Luke Charteris LL 4 Brent Cockbain TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 T. Rhys Thomas PR 17 Ben Broster LK 18 Ian Gough FL 19 Richie Pugh SH 20 Andy Williams CE 21 Matthew Watkins WG 22 Tal Selley Coach: Mike Ruddock

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Canada v Wales

11 June 2005

Canada	3–60	Wales
Pen: Daypuck	Report	Try: Taylor Charvis Broster Thomas (2) Czekaj Morgan R. Williams Popham Con: Sweeney (6) Pen: Sweeney

York Stadium, Toronto Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

FB 15 Derek Daypuck RW 14 Quentin Fyffe OC 13 Matt King IC 12 John Cannon LW 11 Stirling Richmond FH 10 Ryan Smith SH 9 Morgan Williams N8 8 Colin Yukes OF 7 Stan McKeen BF 6 Mike Webb RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Luke Tait TP 3 Garth Cooke HK 2 Aaron Abrams LP 1 Kevin Tkachuk Replacements: HK 16 Dan Pletch PR 17 Pat Dunkley LK 18 Forrest Gainer FL 19 Josh Jackson SH 20 Pat Fleck FH 21 Ed Fairhurst WG 22 Simon Pacey Coach: Ric Suggitt

FB 15 Kevin Morgan RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor (c) IC 12 Ceri Sweeney LW 11 Chris Czekaj FH 10 Nicky Robinson SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Alix Popham OF 7 Colin Charvis BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Robert Sidoli LL 4 Luke Charteris TP 3 Ben Broster HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 Mefin Davies PR 17 John Yapp FL 18 Robin Sowden-Taylor LK 19 Brent Cockbain SH 20 Andy Williams FH 21 Matt Jones CE 22 Matthew Watkins Coach: Mike Ruddock

References

1. "Taylor captains Wales young guns". BBC Sport. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

• "USA 3-77 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
• "Canada 3-60 Wales". BBC Sport. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2022.