End-of-year Rugby Union Internationals 2006

The 2006 End-of-Year Rugby Union Internationals were a series of international rugby union games from November 4th to 26th .

Ireland played their final games on Lansdowne Road before moving to Aviva Stadium .

Round 1

November 4th 2:30 pm	Wales	29:29	Australia Australia	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,158 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand )
November 4th 2:30 pm		(16:17) Report


15th	Kevin Morgan
14th	Gareth Thomas
13	Tom Shanklin
12	Gavin Henson
11	Shane Williams
10	Stephen Jones (C)	25th
09	Dwayne Peel
08th	Ryan Jones
07th	Martyn Williams
06th	Jonathan Thomas
05	Ian Gough
04th	Ian Evans
03	Adam Rhys Jones	69.
02	Matthew Rees
01	Gethin Jenkins
Substitute:
16	T. Rhys Thomas
17th	Duncan Jones	69.
18th	Alun Wyn Jones
19th	Gavin Thomas
20th	Mike Phillips
21st	James Hook	25th
22nd	Mark Jones
Trainer:
Wales Gareth Jenkins


15th	Chris Latham
14th	Clyde Rathbone
13	Lot Tuqiri
12	Stephen Larkham	60.
11	Cameron Shepherd
10	Mat Rogers
09	Matt Giteau
08th	Wycliff Palu	56.
07th	Phil Waugh (C)
06th	Rocky Elsom
05	Dan Vickerman	77.
04th	Nathan Sharpe
03	Rodney Blake
02	Tai McIsaac	36.
01	Al Baxter
Substitute:
16	Brendan Cannon	36.
17th	Benn Robinson
18th	Mark Chisholm	77.
19th	Stephen Hoiles	56.
20th	Josh Valentine	60.
21st	Mark Gerrard
22nd	Adam Ashley-Cooper
Trainer:
Australia John Connolly

5th November 3:30 pm	England England	20:41	New Zealand New Zealand	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,076 Referee: Joël Jutge ( France )
5th November 3:30 pm		(5:28) Report


15th	Iain Balshaw
14th	Paul Sackey
13	Jamie Noon
12	Anthony Allen
11	Ben Cohen
10	Charlie Hodgson
09	Shaun Perry	66.
08th	Pat Sanderson	60.
07th	Lewis Moody
06th	Martin Corry (C)
05	Ben Kay
04th	Danny Grewcock
03	Julian White
02	George Chuter	75.
01	Andrew Sheridan
Substitute:
16	Lee Mears	75.
17th	Stuart Turner
18th	Chris Jones
19th	Magnus Lund	60.
20th	Peter Richards	66.
21st	Andy Goode
22nd	Mark van Gisbergen
Trainer:
England Andy Robinson


15th	Mils Muliaina
14th	Rico Gear	70.
13	Ma'a Nonu
12	Aaron Mauger
11	Joe Rocococo
10	Daniel Carter
09	Byron Kelleher	68.
08th	Chris Masoe	64th to 74th
07th	Richie McCaw (C)
06th	Reuben Thorne	72.
05	Keith Robinson
04th	Chris Jack
03	Carl Hayman	75.
02	Keven Mealamu	75.
01	Tony Woodcock	72.
Substitute:
16	Andrew Hore	75.
17th	John Afoa	75.
18th	Clarke Dermody	72.
19th	Rodney So'oialo	72.
20th	Andrew Ellis	68.
21st	Leon MacDonald
22nd	Sitiveni Sivivatu	70.
Trainer:
New Zealand Graham Henry

round 2

November 11, 2:30 p.m.	England England	18:25	Argentina Argentina	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker ( New Zealand )
November 11, 2:30 p.m.		(10: 9) Report


15th	Iain Balshaw
14th	Paul Sackey	55.
13	Jamie Noon
12	Anthony Allen
11	Ben Cohen
10	Charlie Hodgson	53.
09	Shaun Perry	47.
08th	Pat Sanderson	74.
07th	Lewis Moody	8th to 12th
06th	Martin Corry (C)
05	Ben Kay
04th	Danny Grewcock	51.
03	Julian White
02	George Chuter	74.
01	Perry Freshwater
Substitute:
16	Lee Mears	74.
17th	Stuart Turner
18th	Tom Palmer	51.
19th	Magnus Lund	8. 12. 74th
20th	Peter Richards	47.
21st	Toby Flood	53.
22nd	Josh Lewsey	55.
Trainer:
England Andy Robinson


15th	Juan Martín Hernández
14th	José María Núñez Piossek
13	Miguel Avramovic	61.
12	Gonzalo Tiesi	25th
11	Pablo Gomez Cora
10	Felipe Contepomi
09	Agustin Pichot (C)
08th	Gonzalo Longo
07th	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	70.
06th	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
05	Patricio Albacete
04th	Ignacio Fernández Lobbe	61.
03	Omar Hasan	69.
02	Mario Ledesma
01	Marcos Ayerza
Substitute:
16	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
17th	Martín Scelzo	69.
18th	Esteban Lozada 61.
19th	Martin Schusterman	70.
20th	Nicolás Fernández Miranda
21st	Federico Todeschini	25th
22nd	Horacio Agulla	61.
Trainer:
Argentina Marcelo Loffreda

November 11, 2:30 p.m.	Wales	38:20	Pacific Islanders	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 50,769 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England )
November 11, 2:30 p.m.		(31: 5) Report


15th	Kevin Morgan
14th	Lee Byrne	60.
13	Sonny Parker
12	James Hook
11	Mark Jones
10	Ceri Sweeney
09	Mike Phillips
08th	Alix Popham
07th	Gavin Thomas
06th	Alun Wyn Jones
05	Robert Sidoli
04th	Michael Owen	72.
03	Chris Horsman	56.
02	T. Rhys Thomas	73.
01	Duncan Jones (C)
Substitute:
16	Huw Bennett	73.
17th	Adam Rhys Jones	56.
18th	Gethin Jenkins
19th	Jonathan Thomas 72.
20th	Gareth Cooper	72.
21st	Gavin Evans	60.
22nd	Shane Williams	53.
Trainer:
Wales Gareth Jenkins


15th	Norman Ligairi
14th	Lome Fa'atau
13	Seru Rabeni
12	Seilala Mapusua	68.
11	Sailosi Tagicakibau	19th
10	Tusi Pisi
09	Moses Rauluni	74.
08th	Hale T-Pole	51.
07th	Nili Latu
06th	Semo Sititi
05	Daniel Leo	17th
04th	Simon Raiwalui (C)
03	Tevita Taumoepeau	68.
02	Mahonri Schwalger	58.
01	Justin Va'a
Substitute:
16	Aleki Lutui	58.
17th	Census Johnston	68.
18th	Maama Molitika	17th
19th	Epi Taione	51.
20th	Junior Poluleuligaga	74.
21st	Seremaia Bai	68.
22nd	Kameli Ratuvou	19th
Trainer:
New Zealand Pat Lam

November 11, 2:30 p.m.	Scotland Scotland	48: 6	Romania Romania	Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 12,128 Referee: Matt Goddard ( Australia )
November 11, 2:30 p.m.		(20: 3) Report


15th	Hugo Southwell	66.
14th	Simon Webster
13	Marcus Di Rollo
12	Rob Dewey
11	Sean Lamont
10	Phil Godman
09	Mike Blair	60.
08th	Johnnie Beattie
07th	Kelly Brown
06th	Jason White (C)	54.
05	Scott Murray
04th	Nathan Hines	54.
03	Euan Murray	54.
02	Dougie Hall	69.
01	Gavin Kerr	52.
Substitute:
16	Scott Lawson	69.
17th	Alan Jacobsen	52.
18th	Craig Smith	54.
19th	Jim Hamilton	54.
20th	Dave Callam	60.
21st	Chris Cusiter	60.
22nd	Chris Paterson	66.
Trainer:
Scotland Frank Hadden


15th	Florin Vlaicu
14th	Gabriel Brezoianu
13	Catalin Dascalu	52.
12	Romeo Gontineac	52.
11	Ion Teodorescu
10	Ionuț Dimofte
09	Valentin Calafeteanu	71.
08th	Ovidiu Tonița
07th	Cosmin Rațiu
06th	Florin Corodeanu	62.
05	Cristian Petre
04th	Sorin Socol (C)
03	Bogdan Bălan	44.
02	Marius Tincu	71.
01	Petru Bălan	68.
Substitute:
16	Ion Paulica	44.
17th	Răzvan Mavrodin	71.
18th	Cezar Popescu	68.
19th	Valentin cause	62.
20th	Alexandru Lupu	71.
21st	Ionuț Tofan	52.
22nd	Minya Csaba Gál	52.
Trainer:
France Daniel Santamans

November 11th 3pm	Italy Italy	18:25	Australia Australia	Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 22,000 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
November 11th 3pm		(15:13) Report


15th	Gert Peens
14th	Kaine Robertson
13	Gonzalo Canale
12	Mirco Bergamasco
11	Pablo Canavosio
10	Ramiro Pez
09	Paul Griffen
08th	Sergio Parisse
07th	Mauro Bergamasco
06th	Alessandro Zanni
05	Marco Bortolami (C)
04th	Santiago Dellapè
03	Martin Castrogiovanni
02	Carlo Festuccia
01	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitute:
16	Leonardo Ghiraldini
17th	Carlos Nieto
18th	Carlo Del Fava
19th	Josh Sole
20th	Simon Picone
21st	Andrea Scanavacca
22nd	Walter Pozzebon
Trainer:
France Pierre Berbizier


15th	Chris Latham
14th	Clyde Rathbone
13	Stirling Mortlock (C)
12	Stephen Larkham
11	Lot Tuqiri
10	Mat Rogers
09	Matt Giteau
08th	Wycliff Palu
07th	George Smith
06th	Rocky Elsom
05	Nathan Sharpe
04th	Mark Chisholm
03	Guy Shepherdson
02	Brendan Cannon
01	Al Baxter
Substitute:
16	Stephen Moore
17th	Nic Henderson
18th	Alister Campbell
19th	Stephen Hoiles
20th	Josh Valentine
21st	Mark Gerrard
22nd	Cameron Shepherd
Trainer:
Australia John Connolly

November 11, 5:00 p.m.	Ireland Ireland	32:15	South Africa South Africa	Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 41,000 Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand )
November 11, 5:00 p.m.		(22: 3) Report


15th	Girvan Dempsey
14th	Shane Horgan
13	Brian O'Driscoll (C)
12	Gordon D'Arcy
11	Andrew Trimble	67.
10	Ronan O'Gara	79.
09	Peter Stringer	75.
08th	Denis Leamy
07th	David Wallace
06th	Neil Best	61.
05	Paul O'Connell	79.
04th	Donncha O'Callaghan
03	John Hayes
02	Rory Best	79.
01	Marcus Horan	67.
Substitute:
16	Franie Sheahan	79.
17th	Bryan Young	67.
18th	Malcolm O'Kelly	79.
19th	Simon Easterby	61.
20th	Isaac Boss	75.
21st	Paddy Wallace	79.
22nd	Geordan Murphy	67.
Trainer:
Eddie O'Sullivan


15th	Bevin Fortuin
14th	Jaco Pretorius	75.
13	Bryan Habana
12	Jean de Villiers
11	François Steyn
10	André Pretorius
09	Ricky Januaryie	4th to 9th
08th	Pierre Spies
07th	Juan Smith
06th	Danie Rossouw	67.
05	Albert van den Berg
04th	Johan Ackermann	14th
03	CJ van der Linde
02	John Smit (C)
01	Lawrence Sephaka	40.
Substitute:
16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
17th	BJ Botha	40.
18th	Johann Muller	14th
19th	Jacques Cronjé	67.
20th	Ruan Pienaar	4. 9.
21st	Wynand Olivier	75.
22nd	JP Pietersen
Trainer:
South Africa Jake White

November 11th 9pm	France France	3:47	New Zealand New Zealand	Stade de Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 42,393 Referee: Stuart Dickinson ( Australia )
November 11th 9pm		(3:23) Report


15th	Julien Laharrague
14th	Aurélien Rougerie
13	Florian Fritz	70.
12	Yannick Jauzion
11	Christophe Dominici
10	Damien Traille
09	Dimitri Yachvili	78.
08th	Elvis Vermeulen
07th	Julien Bonnaire
06th	Thierry Dusautoir	64.
05	Pascal Papé
04th	Fabien Pelous (C)	51.
03	Pieter de Villiers
02	Dimitri Szarzewski	45.
01	Sylvain Marconnet	45.
Substitute:
16	Raphaël Ibañez	45.
17th	Olivier Milloud	45.
18th	Lionel Nallet	51.
19th	Remy Martin	64.
20th	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	78.
21st	David Marty	70.
22nd	Cédric Heymans
Trainer:
France Bernard Laporte


15th	Leon MacDonald	74.
14th	Joe Rocococo
13	Conrad Smith
12	Luke McAlister
11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
10	Daniel Carter	60.
09	Piri Weepu	55.
08th	Rodney So'oialo
07th	Richie McCaw (C)	57.
06th	Jerry Collins
05	Ali Williams
04th	James Ryan
03	Carl Hayman
02	Anton Oliver	49.
01	Tony Woodcock	67.
Substitute:
16	Keven Mealamu	49.
17th	Neemia Tialata	67.
18th	Jason Eaton	57.
19th	Chris Masoe
20th	Byron Kelleher	55.
21st	Ma'a Nonu	60.
22nd	Mils Muliaina	74.
Trainer:
New Zealand Graham Henry

Round 3

17th November 7:30 pm	Wales	61: 26	Canada Canada	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Attendance: 74,022 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England )
17th November 7:30 pm		(28:12) Report


15th	Gareth Thomas (C)
14th	Mark Jones
13	Tom Shanklin
12	Sonny Parker 59.
11	Shane Williams
10	James Hook
09	Dwayne Peel 59.
08th	Ryan Jones
07th	Martyn Williams
06th	Jonathan Thomas 70.
05	Ian Evans 64.
04th	Ian Gough
03	Adam Rhys Jones 64.
02	Matthew Rees 52.
01	Gethin Jenkins 52. 64.
Substitute:
16	T. Rhys Thomas 52.
17th	Duncan Jones 52.
18th	Robert Sidoli 64.
19th	Alun Wyn Jones 70.
20th	Mike Phillips 59.
21st	Ceri Sweeney 59.
22nd	Lee Byrne
Trainer:
Wales Gareth Jenkins


15th	Ed Fairhurst
14th	Mike Pyke
13	Ryan Smith
12	Dave Spicer 40.
11	James Pritchard
10	Derek Daypuck
09	Morgan Williams 67.(C)
08th	Sean-Michael Stephen
07th	Stan McKeen
06th	Mike Webb
05	Mike Burak
04th	John Tait 26th to 32nd
03	Forrest Gainer 43.
02	Mark Lawson 50.
01	Kevin Tkachuk
Substitute:
16	Pat Riordan 50.
17th	Dan Pletch 43.
18th	Mike Pletch
19th	Stu Ault 26. 32.
20th	Aaron Carpenter
21st	Other Monro 40.
22nd	Justin Mensah-Coker 67.
Trainer:
Canada Patrick Parfrey

November 18, 2:30 p.m.	England England	23:21	South Africa South Africa	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 81,512 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand )
November 18, 2:30 p.m.		(6:13) Report


15th	Josh Lewsey
14th	Mark Cueto
13	Mathew Tait
12	Jamie Noon
11	Ben Cohen
10	Charlie Hodgson 39.
09	Peter Richards 69.
08th	Martin Corry (C)
07th	Pat Sanderson 57.
06th	Joe Worsley
05	Ben kay 57.
04th	Tom Palmer
03	Julian White
02	George chuter 57.
01	Andrew Sheridan 49.
Substitute:
16	Lee Mears 57.
17th	Phil Vickery 49.
18th	Chris Jones 57.
19th	Lewis Moody 57.
20th	Shaun Perry 69.
21st	Andy Goode 39.
22nd	Toby Flood
Trainer:
England Andy Robinson


15th	François Steyn
14th	Akona Ndungane
13	Wynand Olivier
12	Jean de Villiers
11	Bryan Habana
10	Butch James 57.
09	Ricky Januaryie 74.
08th	Jacques Cronjé 40.
07th	Danie Rossouw
06th	Pierre Spies
05	Johann Muller
04th	Johan Ackermann 77.
03	BJ Botha
02	John Smit (C)
01	CJ van der Linde 69.
Substitute:
16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
17th	Deon Carstens 69.
18th	Albert van den Berg 77.
19th	Hilton Lobberts 40.
20th	Ruan Pienaar 74.
21st	André Pretorius 57.
22nd	Bevin Fortuin
Trainer:
South Africa Jake White

November 18, 2:30 p.m.	Scotland Scotland	34:22	Pacific Islanders	Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 19,000 Referees: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand )
November 18, 2:30 p.m.		(31: 5) Report

November 18, 15:00	Italy Italy	16:23	Argentina Argentina	Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 17,000 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa )
November 18, 15:00		(9: 3) Report

November 18, 9:00 p.m.	France France	11:23	New Zealand New Zealand	Stade de France , Paris Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Chris White ( England )
November 18, 9:00 p.m.		(5:16) Report

November 19, 16:00	Ireland Ireland	21: 6	Australia Australia	Lansdowne Road , Dublin Spectators: 43,000 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa )
November 19, 16:00		(15: 3) Report

Round 4

November 25, 2:30 p.m.	England England	14:25	South Africa South Africa	Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
November 25, 2:30 p.m.		(14:16) Report

November 25, 2:30 p.m.	Scotland Scotland	15:44	Australia Australia	Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 64,120 Referee: Donal Courtney ( Ireland )
November 25, 2:30 p.m.		(10:16) report

November 25, 2:30 p.m.	Italy Italy	41: 6	Canada Canada	Stadio Pordenone , Fontanafredda Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa )
November 25, 2:30 p.m.		(13: 6) Report

November 25th 3pm	France France	27: 26	Argentina Argentina	Stade de France , Paris Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland )
November 25th 3pm		(27: 9) Report		Stade de France , Paris Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland )

November 25, 5:00 p.m.	Wales	10:45	New Zealand New Zealand	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 75,000 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England )
November 25, 5:00 p.m.		(3:28) Report

November 26, 2:45 p.m.	Ireland Ireland	61: 17	Pacific Islanders	Lansdowne Road , Dublin Referee: Christophe Berdos ( France )
November 26, 2:45 p.m.		(30:12) Report