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2006 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

Series of rugby matches by Australian team

Series of rugby matches by Australian team

FieldValue
teamAustralia
yearstart2006
coachJohn Connolly
captainStirling Mortlock
matchplayed7
matchwon4
matchdraw1
matchlost2
testplayed4
testwon2
testdraw1
testlost1
opponent1
played11
won10
draw11
lost10
opponent2
played21
won21
draw20
lost20
opponent3
played31
won30
draw30
lost31
opponent4
played41
won41
draw40
lost40
previous2005
next2008

Main article: 2006 end-of-year rugby union tests

The 2006 Australian national rugby union team tour to Europe, known in Australia as the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour, was part of a 2006 end-of-year rugby test series and took place in November 2006. The tour consisted 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 was 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.

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

Props

  • Nic Henderson
  • Rodney Blake
  • Guy Shepherdson
  • Al Baxter
  • Benn Robinson

Hookers

  • Brendan Cannon
  • Tatafu Polota-Nau
  • Tai McIsaac (also prop)
  • Stephen Moore

Locks

  • Nathan Sharpe
  • James Horwill
  • Mitchell Chapman
  • Mark Chisholm
  • Alister Campbell

Back row

  • George Smith
  • Rocky Elsom (also lock)
  • Phil Waugh (vice-captain)
  • Wycliff Palu
  • David Lyons
  • Scott Fava
  • Stephen Hoiles Scrum-halves
  • Josh Valentine
  • Brett Sheehan

Fly-halves

  • Stephen Larkham (also centre) (vice-captain)
  • Mat Rogers (also centre, wing and fullback)
  • Gene Fairbanks (also centre)

Centres

  • Matt Giteau (also scrum-half and fly-half)
  • Stirling Mortlock (captain)
  • Adam Ashley-Cooper (also fullback)
  • Morgan Turinui (also wing, fly-half and flanker)

Wings

  • Mark Gerrard (also centre, fly-half and fullback)
  • Lote Tuqiri (also centre)
  • Clyde Rathbone (also centre)
  • Cameron Shepherd (also fullback)

Fullbacks

  • Chris Latham (vice-captain)
  • Drew Mitchell (also wing)
  • Scott Staniforth (also centre and wing) Injured players
  • Dan Vickerman – Injured in test against Wales. Replaced by Mitchell Chapman.
  • Hugh McMeniman – Injured in match against Ospreys. Replaced by Scott Fava.
  • Greg Holmes – Injured in pre-tour Training. Replaced by Nic Henderson.
  • Sam Cordingley – Injured in pre-tour training. Replaced by Josh Valentine.
  • George Gregan – Opted not to tour in favour of preparation for 2007 Rugby World Cup. Not included in original squad.

Matches

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueStaus
1 NovemberOspreys WAL24–16XVLiberty Stadium, SwanseaTour match
4 November29–29Millennium Stadium, CardiffTest match
11 November18–25****Stadio Flaminio, RomeTest match
15 November17–24 XVThomond Park, LimerickTour match
19 November****21–6Lansdowne Road, DublinTest match
21 November20–44XV McDiarmid Park, PerthTour match
25 November15–44****Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghTest match

Mustoe

M. Williams Henson Hook (3) Giteau Latham 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

Shepherdson Mortlock 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

Turinui Staniforth

Murphy 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

Lawson R. Lamont Mitchell (2) Sheehan Shepherd

S. Lamont Gerrard (2) Moore Latham 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

References

References

  1. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/6109320.stm ''Wallabies switch roles for Wales''] BBC Sport 2 November 2006
  2. "IRELAND 'A' 17 AUSTRALIA 'A' 24".
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