2006 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
Coach(es)John Connolly
Tour captain(s)Stirling Mortlock
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 04 01 02
Test match
04 02 01 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Wales
1 0 1 0
 Italy
1 1 0 0
 Ireland
1 0 0 1
 Scotland
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour2005
Next tour2008

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.

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

Matches

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Staus
1 November Ospreys Wales 24–16  Australia XV Liberty Stadium, Swansea Tour match
4 November Wales  29–29  Australia Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Test match
11 November Italy  18–25  Australia Stadio Flaminio, Rome Test match
15 November Ireland A  17–24  Australia XV Thomond Park, Limerick Tour match
19 November Ireland  21–6  Australia Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test match
21 November Scotland A  20–44  AustraliaXV McDiarmid Park, Perth Tour match
25 November Scotland  15–44  Australia Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Test match
1 November 2006
Ospreys24–16 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)		ReportTry: 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)ReportTry: 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 Tuqiriyellow card, 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 Cannonyellow card, 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)		ReportPen: 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 Leamyyellow card, 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 Waughyellow card, 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 Rogersyellow card, 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		ReportTry: 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 Jacobsenyellow card, 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 Campbellyellow card, 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

References

  1. ↑ Wallabies switch roles for Wales BBC Sport 2 November 2006
  2. ↑ "IRELAND 'A' 17 AUSTRALIA 'A' 24". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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