2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe

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2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
Summary
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Test match
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Opponent
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Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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The 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in Wales and Italy by Canada national rugby union team.

Results

17 November 2006
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg61–26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Peel, Rees, Shanklin
Sweeney, G Thomas
J. Thomas 2
S. Williams, Penalty try
Con: Hook 8		Try: D.Pletch, Pyke
Con: Pritchard 2
Pen: Pritchard 3
Drop: Daypuck
Millennium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Wales Canada
(capt.) Gareth Thomas FB15FB Ed Fairhurst
Mark Jones W14W Mike Pyke
Tom Shanklin C13C Ryan Smith
Sonny Parker C12C Dave Spicer
Shane Williams W11W James Pritchard
James Hook FH10FH Derek Daypuck
Dwayne Peel SH9SH Morgan Williams (capt.)
Ryan Jones N88N8 Sean-Michael Stephen
Martyn Williams F7F Stan McKeen
Jonathan Thomas F6F Mike Webb
Ian Evans L5L Mike Burak
Ian Gough L4L Luke Tait
Adam Jones P3P Forrest Gainer
Matthew Rees H2HMark Lawson
Gethin Jenkins P1P Kevin Tkachuk
Replacements
Sub on.svg T. Rhys Thomas H16H Pat Riordan Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Duncan Jones P17P Dan Pletch Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Robert Sidoli L18P Mike Pletch Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Alun Wyn Jones L19L Stu Ault Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Mike Phillips SH20BR Aaron Carpenter Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Ceri Sweeney C21FH Ander Monro Sub on.svg
Lee Byrne 22W Justin Mensah-Coker Sub on.svg
Coaches
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ric Suggitt Gareth Jenkins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg

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