2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America

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.

2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America
ManagerAlan 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

Squad

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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

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United States v Wales

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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

Canada v Wales

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11 June 2005
Canada  3–60  Wales
Pen: DaypuckReportTry: 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

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