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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
Argentina v Wales test series	2–0
New Zealand v Ireland test series	2–0
South Africa v Scotland test series	2–0

Other tours

Team/Tour	Opponents
French tour	(W) – (W)
Italian tour	(W) – (L)

Fixtures

Muliaina Flavell Trimble

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.

Paulse Montgomery Burger

This was Scotland's largest-ever defeat in South Africa.

Núñez Piossek Leonelli Evans Hook

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.

Gerrard Blake

Bortolussi Dallan Mi. Bergamasco (2) Dellapè de Jager Bortolussi (3)

Kelleher McAlister O'Connell

J. M. Fernández Lobbe S. Williams Byrne Hook (2)

Argentina win a Test series against Wales for the first time.

Gerrard (2) Tuqiri Chisholm Latham Varndell

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.

Caucaunibuca Rauluni Salabog Lo Cicero

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.

Van der Westhuyzen Webster

Fullback Percy Montgomery became the first Springbok to score 600 Test points.

Martin Dusautoir Traille Marconnet Castaignède Szarzewski Laharrague Marty Castaignède

Gerrard Holmes Gregan Shepherd Best

Clerc (2) Traille Traille

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.

MacDonald Hamilton

References

"Stats - allblacks.com".
{{SA Rugby Match Centre. (20 May 2016)
(11 June 2006). "Argentina 27-25 Wales".
"Stats - allblacks.com".
(17 June 2006). "Argentina 45-27 Wales".
"Squad Profiles: George Gregan". [[Australian Rugby Union]].
"Fiji rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Planet-Rugby.com".
(24 June 2006). "Australia 37-15 Ireland".
(24 June 2006). "South Africa 26-36 France".
"Stats - allblacks.com".

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