2006 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
The 2006 Australian national rugby union team tour to Europe, known in Australia as the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour, is part of a 2006 end-of-year rugby test series and takes place in November 2006. The tour consist of test matches against Wales, Italy, Ireland and Scotland as well as midweek games against Ireland A, Scotland A and Welsh team, the Ospreys.
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| Coach(es) | John Connolly | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Stirling Mortlock | ||||
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 Wales |
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 Italy |
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 Ireland |
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 Scotland |
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| Previous tour | 2005 | ||||
| Next tour | 2008 | ||||
The tour is the first time this decade that captain George Gregan would miss out on a Wallabies tour opting to miss in preparation ahead of the 2007 Rugby World Cup with this Stirling Mortlock was named captain but missed out on the opening match due to injury. Phil Waugh was subsequently named as captain.[1]
On 11 October, Wallabies half-back Sam Cordingley pulled out of the tour to rest a nagging foot injury, leaving Australia without their top two half-backs. Another injury concern for the Wallabies was the injury to prop Greg Holmes, who announced that he was unable to tour due to a neck injury sustained during training; Brumbies prop Nic Henderson was called into the squad.
Squad
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Props Hookers
Locks Back row
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Scrum-halves Fly-halves
Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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Injured players
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Matches
edit| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Staus |
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| 1 November | Ospreys
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24–16 |  Australia XV
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Liberty Stadium, Swansea | Tour match |
| 4 November | Wales
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29–29 | Australia
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match |
| 11 November | Italy
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18–25 | Australia
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Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Test match |
| 15 November | Ireland A
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17–24 | Australia XV
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Thomond Park, Limerick | Tour match |
| 19 November | Ireland
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21–6 | Australia
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Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match |
| 21 November | Scotland A
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20–44 | AustraliaXV
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McDiarmid Park, Perth | Tour match |
| 25 November | Scotland
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15–44 | Australia
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Test match |
| 1 November 2006 |
| Ospreys | 24–16 | Australia XV |
| Try: Williams Mustoe Con: Connor Pen: Connor (3) Drop: Connor | Try: Ashley-Cooper Con: Shepherd Pen: Shepherd (3) |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,520 Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
| 4 November 2006 |
| Wales | 29–29 | Australia |
| Try: S. Williams M. Williams Con: Hook (2) Pen: S. Jones Henson Hook (3) | Report | Try: Shepherd (2) Giteau Latham Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,158 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
Wales: 15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Gareth Thomas, 13. Tom Shanklin, 12. Gavin Henson, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Stephen Jones (c), 9. Dwayne Peel, 8. Ryan Jones, 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Jonathan Thomas, 5. Ian Evans, 4. Ian Gough, 3. Adam Jones, 2. Matthew Rees, 1. Gethin Jenkins, – Replacements: 17. Duncan Jones, 21. James Hook – Unused: 16. T. Rhys Thomas, 18. Alun Wyn Jones, 19. Gavin Thomas, 20. Mike Phillips, 22. Mark Jones
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Clyde Rathbone, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Stephen Larkham, 11. Cameron Shepherd, 10. Mat Rogers, 9. Matt Giteau, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Phil Waugh (c), 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Dan Vickerman, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Rodney Blake, 2. Tai McIsaac, 1. Al Baxter, – Replacements: 16. Brendan Cannon, 18. Mark Chisholm, 19. Stephen Hoiles, 20. Josh Valentine – Unused: 17. Benn Robinson, 21. Mark Gerrard, 22. Adam Ashley-Cooper
| 11 November 2006 |
| Italy | 18–25 | Australia |
| Pen: Pez (6) | Report | Try: Rogers Shepherdson Mortlock Con: Mortlock (2) Pen: Mortlock (2) |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
Italy: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Marko Stanojevic, 13. Gonzalo Canale, 12. Mirco Bergamasco, 11. Pablo Canavosio, 10. Ramiro Pez, 9. Paul Griffen, 8. Sergio Parisse, 7. Mauro Bergamasco, 6. Alessandro Zanni, 5. Marco Bortolami (c), 4. Santiago Dellapè, 3. Martin Castrogiovanni, 2. Carlo Festuccia, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero, – Replacements: 17. Carlos Nieto, 19. Josh Sole – Unused: 16. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 18. Carlo Del Fava, 20. Simon Picone, 21. Andrea Scanavacca, 22. Walter Pozzebon
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Clyde Rathbone, 13. Stirling Mortlock (c), 12. Stephen Larkham, 11. Lote Tuqiri
, 10. Mat Rogers, 9. Matt Giteau, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. George Smith, 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Mark Chisholm, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Guy Shepherdson, 2. Brendan Cannon , 1. Al Baxter, – Replacements: 16. Stephen Moore, 17. Nic Henderson, 18. Alister Campbell – Unused: 19. Stephen Hoiles, 20. Josh Valentine, 21. Mark Gerrard, 22. Cameron Shepherd
| 15 November 2006 |
| Ireland A | 17–24 | Australia XV |
| Try: Fitzgerald Pen: Staunton (4) | Try: Ashley-Cooper Turinui Staniforth Con: Shepherd (3) Pen: Shepherd |
| Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 6,500[2] Referee: Rob Debney (England) |
| 19 November 2006 |
| Ireland | 21–6 | Australia |
| Try: Hickie Murphy Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3) | Report | Pen: Mortlock (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
Ireland: 15. Geordan Murphy, 14. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12. Gordon D'Arcy, 11. Denis Hickie, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Isaac Boss, 8. Denis Leamy , 7. David Wallace, 6. Neil Best, 5. Paul O'Connell, 4. Donncha O'Callaghan, 3. John Hayes, 2. Rory Best, 1. Bryan Young, – Replacements: 16. Frankie Sheahan, 17. Marcus Horan, 18. Malcolm O'Kelly, 19. Simon Easterby, 20. Peter Stringer, 21. Paddy Wallace, 22. Girvan Dempsey
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Clyde Rathbone, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Stirling Mortlock (c), 11. Mark Gerrard, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. Matt Giteau, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Phil Waugh , 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Mark Chisholm, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Guy Shepherdson, 2. Tai McIsaac, 1. Al Baxter, – Replacements: 16. Stephen Moore, 17. Benn Robinson, 18. Alister Campbell, 19. George Smith, 20. Josh Valentine, 21. Mat Rogers , 22. Scott Staniforth
| 21 November 2006 |
| Scotland A | 20–44 | Australia XV |
| Try: Morrison Lawson R. Lamont Con: Ross Pen: Ross | Try: Blake (2) Mitchell (2) Sheehan Shepherd Con: Shepherd (4) Pen: Shepherd (2) |
| McDiarmid Park, Perth Referee: Andrew Small (England) |
| 25 November 2006 |
| Scotland | 15–44 | Australia |
| Try: Webster S. Lamont Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson | Report | Try: Larkham Gerrard (2) Moore Latham Con: Mortlock (5) Pen: Mortlock (3) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,120 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
Scotland: 15. Chris Paterson (c), 14. Sean Lamont, 13. Marcus Di Rollo, 12. Andrew Henderson, 11. Simon Webster, 10. Dan Parks, 9. Mike Blair, 8. David Callam, 7. Kelly Brown, 6. Simon Taylor, 5. Scott Murray, 4. Alastair Kellock, 3. Euan Murray, 2. Dougie Hall, 1. Gavin Kerr, – Replacements: 16. Ross Ford, 17. Allan Jacobsen , 18. Jim Hamilton, 19. Alasdair Strokosch, 20. Rory Lawson, 21. Phil Godman, 22. Hugo Southwell
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Stirling Mortlock (c), 12. Scott Staniforth, 11. Lote Tuqiri, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. Matt Giteau, 8. David Lyons, 7. George Smith, 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Alister Campbell , 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Guy Shepherdson, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Benn Robinson, – Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. Al Baxter, 18. Mark Chisholm, 19. Phil Waugh, 20. Wycliff Palu, 21. Josh Valentine, 22. Mat Rogers
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wallabies switch roles for Wales BBC Sport 2 November 2006
- ^ "IRELAND 'A' 17 AUSTRALIA 'A' 24". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Ospreys' reserves of strength give Wales boost before Australia Test". The Guardian. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Hook has last word as Australia hit breaking point". The Guardian. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Rugby, l'Italia sfiora il miracolo, Sconfitta di misura con l'Australia" (in Italian). La repubblica. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Ireland A 17–24 Australia A". BBC News. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Aussie demolition makes Ireland Europe's top guns". The Guardian. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Scotland A 20–44 Australia A". BBC News. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Larkham and Latham leave poor Scotland a deeper shade of blue". The gauardian. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2013.