2006 June rugby union tests

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The 2006 June rugby union tests (also known as the summer tests in the Northern Hemisphere) were rugby union Test matches played during between June in 2006. It saw several tests between touring Northern Hemisphere sides and home Southern Hemisphere sides, including a test series between Australia and England, Argentina and Wales, New Zealand and Ireland and South Africa and Scotland. France played Romania and the Springboks, while Italy played Fiji and Japan.

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Most of the fixtures acted as end-of-season tours of the Northern Hemisphere nations, and pre season matches for the Tri Nations Series and Pacific 5 Nations for the Southern Hemisphere nations.

Overview

Series

TourResultWinners
Australia v England test series 2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Argentina v Wales test series 2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
New Zealand v Ireland test series 2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
South Africa v Scotland test series 2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Other tours

Team/TourOpponents
French tour Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (W) – Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (W)
Italian tour Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (W) – Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (L)

Fixtures

10 June 2006
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg34–23IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Howlett
Muliaina
Flavell
Con: McAlister (2)
Pen: McAlister (5)		Report [1] Try: O'Driscoll
Trimble
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3)
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 29,850
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
10 June 2006
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg36–16Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Snyman
Paulse
Montgomery
Burger
Con: Montgomery (2)
Pen: Montgomery (4)		Report [2] Try: Webster
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (3)
ABSA Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
  • This was Scotland's largest-ever defeat in South Africa.
11 June 2006
14:45 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg27–25Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Leguizamón
Núñez Piossek
Leonelli
Con: Todeschini (3)
Pen: Todeschini (2)		Report [3] Try: M. Jones
Evans
Hook
Con: Robinson (2)
Pen: Robinson (2)
Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
  • This was Argentina's first-ever Test in Patagonia. Puerto Madryn was the site where the first Welsh colonists arrived in Argentina, leading to the establishment of Y Wladfa in the 1860s.
11 June 2006
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg34–3Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Latham
Gerrard
Blake
Con: Mortlock (2)
Pen: Mortlock (5)		Pen: Barkley
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 62,124
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
11 June 2006
14:05 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–52Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pen: Ikeda (2)Try: Sole
Bortolussi
Dallan
Mi. Bergamasco (2)
Dellapè
de Jager
Con: Pez (4)
Bortolussi (3)
Pen: Pez
Chichibunomiya, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,826
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
17 June 2006
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg27–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Dermody
Kelleher
McAlister
Con: McAlister (3)
Pen: McAlister (2)		Report [4] Try: Flannery
O'Connell
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
17 June 2006
14:45 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg45–27Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Tiesi (2)
J. M. Fernández Lobbe
Con: Todeschini (3)
Pen: Todeschini (8)		Report [5] Try: Delve
S. Williams
Byrne
Con: Robinson
Hook (2)
Pen: Hook (2)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
  • Argentina win a Test series against Wales for the first time.
17 June 2006
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg43–18Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Smith
Gerrard (2)
Tuqiri
Chisholm
Latham
Con: Mortlock (5)
Pen: Mortlock 		Try: Chuter
Varndell
Con: Goode
Pen: Goode
Drop: Goode
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
  • This was England's fifth consecutive Test defeat, their worst streak since 1984. Australia's George Gregan made his 120th international appearance, setting an all-time record for the sport. [6]
17 June 2006
20:00 (UTC+12)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg29–18Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Ligairi
Caucaunibuca
Rauluni
Salabog
Con: Bai (3)
Pen: Bai 		Report [7] Try: Sole
Lo Cicero
Con: Pez
Pen: Pez (2)
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
  • Fiji claim a Six Nations scalp for the first time since 2000, when they defeated Italy (then newly admitted to the Six Nations), the last time the Azzurri visited Churchill Park.
17 June 2006
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg29–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Du Preez
Pen: Montgomery (7)
Van der Westhuyzen 		Try: Macfadyen
Webster
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson
EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
17 June 2006
18:00 EEST/GMT+03 (UTC+03)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg14–62Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Fercu
Pen: Vlaicu (3)		Try: Jauzion
Martin
Dusautoir
Traille
Marconnet
Castaignède
Szarzewski
Laharrague
Marty
Con: Traille (6)
Castaignède
Pen: Traille
Cotroceni Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
24 June 2006
18:00 AWST (UTC+08)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg37–15IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Latham
Gerrard
Holmes
Gregan
Shepherd
Con: Mortlock (3)
Pen: Mortlock (2)		Report [8] Try: O'Gara
Best
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,200
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
24 June 2006
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg26–36Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Russell
Pen: Montgomery (7)		Report [9] Try: Heymans
Clerc (2)
Traille
Con: Yachvili (2)
Pen: Yachvili (2)
Drop: Fritz
Traille
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
  • South Africa suffered their first defeat at home since 2003. The result meant that the teams switched places in the world rankings, with France overtaking South Africa for second.
24 June 2006
20:40 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg19–25Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Durand
Con: Todeschini
Pen: Todeschini (4)		Report [10] Try: Carter
MacDonald
Hamilton
Con: Carter (2)
Pen: Carter (2)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stats - allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36–16 Scotland". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Argentina 27-25 Wales". 11 June 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Stats - allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Argentina 45-27 Wales". 17 June 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Squad Profiles: George Gregan". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Fiji rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Planet-Rugby.com". Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
  8. ↑ "Australia 37-15 Ireland". 24 June 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "South Africa 26-36 France". 24 June 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2017– via news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Stats - allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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