2006 June rugby union tests

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.

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

Tour Result Winners
Australia v England test series 2–0  Australia
Argentina v Wales test series 2–0  Argentina
New Zealand v Ireland test series 2–0  New Zealand
South Africa v Scotland test series 2–0  South Africa

Other tours

Team/Tour Opponents
French tour  Romania (W) –  South Africa (W)
Italian tour  Japan (W) –  Fiji (L)

Fixtures

10 June 2006
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 34–23 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)
  • The scoreline belied the closeness of the contest, as Ireland were 20 minutes away from a first-ever win over the All Blacks, holding a 23–15 lead halfway through the second half.
10 June 2006
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 36–16 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 27–25 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 34–3 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 6–52 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 27–17 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 45–27 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 43–18 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 29–18 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 29–15 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 14–62 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 37–15 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 26–36 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 19–25 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

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