2006 end of year rugby tests

The 2006 end of year tests, also known as the 2006 Autumn Internationals, refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November 2006 principally between touring teams from the southern hemisphere—Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and South Africa—and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Canada and Romania also played Six Nations teams during this period.

Ireland's games were the last Tests to be played at Lansdowne Road before it was closed for redevelopment.

The Gilbert Synergie ball was introduced for the first time during the 2006 Autumn internationals, in preparation for its use during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

1 Tour squads
2 Home squads
3 Week 1
4 Week 2
5 Week 3
6 Week 4
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Tour squads

Home squads

England

Forwards: George Chuter, Martin Corry (captain), James Forrester, Perry Freshwater, Danny Grewcock, Chris Jones, Ben Kay, Magnus Lund, Lee Mears, Lewis Moody, Tom Palmer, Tom Rees, Pat Sanderson, Andrew Sheridan, Stuart Turner, Julian White.

Backs: Anthony Allen, Iain Balshaw, Ben Cohen, Mark Cueto, Toby Flood, Andy Goode, Charlie Hodgson, Josh Lewsey, Olly Morgan, Jamie Noon, Shaun Perry, Peter Richards, Paul Sackey, Mathew Tait.^[3]

Ireland

Forwards: Neil Best, Rory Best, Simon Best, Simon Easterby, Stephen Ferris, Keith Gleeson, John Hayes, Jamie Heaslip, Marcus Horan, Denis Leamy, Matt McCullough, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Malcolm O'Kelly, Frankie Sheahan, David Wallace, Bryan Young.

Backs: Isaac Boss, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Luke Fitzgerald, Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, John Kelly, Geordan Murphy, Brian O'Driscoll (captain), Ronan O'Gara, Eoin Reddan, Jeremy Staunton, Peter Stringer, Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace.^[4]

Italy

Squad for match against Argentina at Stadio Flaminio, Rome, on 18 November

Starting XV: David Bortolussi, Pablo Canavosio, Gonzalo Canale, Mirco Bergamasco, Marko Stanojevic, Ramiro Pez, Paul Griffen, Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco, Alessandro Zanni, Marco Bortolami (captain), Santiago Dellapè, Martin Castrogiovanni, Carlo Festuccia, Andrea Lo Cicero.

Replacements: Fabio Ongaro, Carlos Nieto, Carlo del Fava, Josh Sole, Simon Picone, Andrea Scanavacca, Walter Pozzebon.

Scotland

Squad for match against Romania at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 11 November ^[5]

Starting XV: Hugo Southwell, Simon Webster, Marcus Di Rollo, Rob Dewey, Sean Lamont, Phil Godman, Mike Blair, Gavin Kerr, Dougie Hall, Euan Murray, Nathan Hines, Scott Murray, Jason White (captain), Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown

Replacements: Scott Lawson, Allan Jacobsen, Craig Smith, Jim Hamilton, Dave Callam, Chris Cusiter, Chris Paterson

Wales

Forwards: Huw Bennett, Brent Cockbain, Ian Evans, Ian Gough, Chris Horsman, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Rhys Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Duncan Jones, Ryan Jones, Alix Popham, Matthew Rees, Robert Sidoli, Gavin Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, T. Rhys Thomas, Martyn Williams.

Backs: Lee Byrne, Gareth Cooper, Gavin Evans, Gavin Henson, James Hook, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones (captain), Hal Luscombe, Kevin Morgan, Dwayne Peel, Mike Phillips, Tom Shanklin, Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Thomas, Shane Williams.^[6]

Week 1

4 November 2006 14:30 GMT	Wales	29 – 29	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,158 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
	Try: S. Williams M. Williams Con: Hook (2) Pen: S. Jones Henson Hook (3)	Report	Try: Shepherd (2) Giteau Latham Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau


Wales
FB	15	Kevin Morgan
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Gavin Henson
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones (c)	25'
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Ryan Jones
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Jonathan Thomas
RL	5	Ian Gough
LL	4	Ian Evans
TP	3	Adam Rhys Jones	69'
HK	2	Matthew Rees
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	T. Rhys Thomas
PR	17	Duncan Jones	69'
LK	18	Alun Wyn Jones
FL	19	Gavin Thomas
SH	20	Mike Phillips
FH	21	James Hook	25'
WG	22	Mark Jones
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins


Australia
FB	15	Chris Latham
RW	14	Clyde Rathbone
OC	13	Lote Tuqiri
IC	12	Stephen Larkham	60'
LW	11	Cameron Shepherd
FH	10	Mat Rogers
SH	9	Matt Giteau
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	56'
OF	7	Phil Waugh (c)
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Dan Vickerman	77'
LL	4	Nathan Sharpe
TP	3	Rodney Blake
HK	2	Tai McIsaac	36'
LP	1	Al Baxter
Replacements:
HK	16	Brendan Cannon	36'
PR	17	Benn Robinson
LK	18	Mark Chisholm	77'
N8	19	Stephen Hoiles	56'
FH	20	Josh Valentine	60'
CE	21	Mark Gerrard
FB	22	Adam Ashley-Cooper
Coach:
John Connolly

Touch judges:
Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

5 November 2006 15:30 GMT	England	20 – 41	New Zealand	Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,076 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
	Try: Noon Cohen Perry Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson	Report	Try: Mauger Rokocoko Hayman Carter Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (5)


England
FB	15	Iain Balshaw
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Shaun Perry	66'
N8	8	Pat Sanderson	60'
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Martin Corry (c)
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter	75'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears	75'
PR	17	Stuart Turner
LK	18	Chris Jones
FL	19	Magnus Lund	60'
SH	20	Peter Richards	66'
FH	21	Andy Goode
FB	22	Mark van Gisbergen
Coach:
Andy Robinson


New Zealand
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Rico Gear		70'
OC	13	Ma'a Nonu
IC	12	Aaron Mauger
LW	11	Joe Rokocoko
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Byron Kelleher		68'
N8	8	Chris Masoe	64' to 74'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Reuben Thorne		72'
RL	5	Keith Robinson
LL	4	Chris Jack
TP	3	Carl Hayman		75'
HK	2	Keven Mealamu		75'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock		72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrew Hore		75'
PR	17	John Afoa		75'
LK	18	Clarke Dermody		72'
N8	19	Rodney So'oialo		72'
FH	20	Andy Ellis		68'
CE	21	Leon MacDonald
FB	22	Sitiveni Sivivatu		70'
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official:
Christophe Berdos (France)

The attendance for this game was a stadium record.

Week 2

11 November 2006 14:30 GMT	England	18 – 25	Argentina	Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
	Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood	Report	Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4)


England
FB	15	Iain Balshaw
RW	14	Paul Sackey	55'
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	53'
SH	9	Shaun Perry	47'
N8	8	Pat Sanderson			74'
OF	7	Lewis Moody	8' to 12'
BF	6	Martin Corry (c)
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock	51'
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter	74'
LP	1	Perry Freshwater
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears	74'
PR	17	Stuart Turner
LK	18	Tom Palmer	51'
FL	19	Magnus Lund	8'	12'	74'
SH	20	Peter Richards	47'
FH	21	Toby Flood	53'
FB	22	Josh Lewsey	55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


Argentina
FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández
RW	14	José María Núñez Piossek
OC	13	Miguel Avramovic	61'
IC	12	Gonzalo Tiesi	25'
LW	11	Pablo Gómez Cora
FH	10	Felipe Contepomi
SH	9	Agustín Pichot (c)
N8	8	Gonzalo Longo
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	70'
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Ignacio Fernández Lobbe	61'
TP	3	Omar Hasan	69'
HK	2	Mario Ledesma
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR	17	Martín Scelzo	69'
LK	18	Esteban Lozada	61'
N8	19	Martín Schusterman	70'
FH	20	Nicolás Fernández Miranda
CE	21	Federico Todeschini	25'
FB	22	Horacio Agulla	61'
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Peter Allan (Scotland)

11 November 2006 21:00 CET	France	3 – 47	New Zealand	Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 42,393^[7] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
	Drop: Fritz	Report	Try: Sivivatu (2) McCaw Carter Smith Rokocoko McAlister Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2)


France
FB	15	Julien Laharrague
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Florian Fritz	70'
IC	12	Yannick Jauzion
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Damien Traille
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili	78'
N8	8	Elvis Vermeulen
OF	7	Julien Bonnaire
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir	64'
RL	5	Pascal Pape
LL	4	Fabien Pelous (c)	51'
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	45'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez	45'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	45'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet	51'
FL	19	Rémy Martin	64'
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	78'
CE	21	David Marty	70'
FB	22	Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


New Zealand
FB	15	Leon MacDonald	74'
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Luke McAlister
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Dan Carter	60'
SH	9	Piri Weepu	55'
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)	57'
BF	6	Jerry Collins
RL	5	Ali Williams
LL	4	James Ryan
TP	3	Carl Hayman
HK	2	Anton Oliver	49'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	49'
PR	17	Neemia Tialata	67'
LK	18	Jason Eaton	57'
N8	19	Chris Masoe
FH	20	Byron Kelleher	55'
CE	21	Ma'a Nonu	60'
FB	22	Mils Muliaina	74'
Coach:
Graham Henry

11 November 2006 17:00 WET	Ireland	32 – 15	South Africa	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
	Try: Trimble D. Wallace Horan Horgan Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (2)	Report	Try: F. Steyn Habana Con: A. Pretorius Pen: A. Pretorius


Ireland
FB	15	Girvan Dempsey
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Andrew Trimble	67'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	79'
SH	9	Peter Stringer	75'
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Neil Best	61'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell	79'
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Rory Best	79'
LP	1	Marcus Horan	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	79'
PR	17	Bryan Young	67'
LK	18	Malcolm O'Kelly	79'
FL	19	Simon Easterby	61'
SH	20	Isaac Boss	75'
FH	21	Paddy Wallace	79'
WG	22	Geordan Murphy	67'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


South Africa
FB	15	Bevin Fortuin
RW	14	Jaco Pretorius	75'
OC	13	Bryan Habana
IC	12	Jean de Villiers
LW	11	François Steyn
FH	10	André Pretorius
SH	9	Ricky Januarie	4' to 9'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
OF	7	Juan Smith
BF	6	Danie Rossouw	67'
RL	5	Albert van den Berg
LL	4	Johan Ackermann	14'
TP	3	CJ van der Linde
HK	2	John Smit (c)
LP	1	Lawrence Sephaka	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	BJ Botha	40'
LK	18	Johann Muller	14'
N8	19	Jacques Cronjé	67'
FH	20	Ruan Pienaar	4'	9'
CE	21	Wynand Olivier	75'
FB	22	JP Pietersen
Coach:
Jake White

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official:
David Changleng (Scotland)

South Africa played in the kit worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.^[8]

11 November 2006 15:00 CET	Italy	18 – 25	Australia	Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
	Pen: Pez (6)	Report	Try: Rogers Shepherdson Mortlock Con: Mortlock (2) Pen: Mortlock (2)


Italy
FB	15	Gert Peens
RW	14	Kaine Robertson
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Pablo Canavosio
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Paul Griffen
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni
RL	5	Marco Bortolami (c)
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini
PR	17	Carlos Nieto
LK	18	Carlo del Fava
FL	19	Josh Sole
SH	20	Simon Picone
FH	21	Andrea Scanavacca
WG	22	Walter Pozzebon
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier


Australia
FB	15	Chris Latham
RW	14	Clyde Rathbone
OC	13	Stirling Mortlock (c)
IC	12	Stephen Larkham
LW	11	Lote Tuqiri
FH	10	Mat Rogers
SH	9	Matt Giteau
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Mark Chisholm
TP	3	Guy Shepherdson
HK	2	Brendan Cannon
LP	1	Al Baxter
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore
PR	17	Nic Henderson
LK	18	Alister Campbell
N8	19	Stephen Hoiles
FH	20	Josh Valentine
CE	21	Mark Gerrard
FB	22	Cameron Shepherd
Coach:
John Connolly

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

11 November 2006 14:30 GMT	Wales	38 – 20	Pacific Islanders	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,769 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
	Try: M. Jones Hook Morgan Byrne Sweeney Con: Sweeney (5) Pen: Sweeney	Report	Try: Va'a Mapusua Ratuvou Con: T. Pisi Pen: T. Pisi


Wales
FB	15	Kevin Morgan
RW	14	Lee Byrne	60'
OC	13	Sonny Parker
IC	12	James Hook
LW	11	Mark Jones	53'
FH	10	Ceri Sweeney
SH	9	Mike Phillips	72'
N8	8	Alix Popham
OF	7	Gavin Thomas
BF	6	Alun Wyn Jones
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Michael Owen	72'
TP	3	Chris Horsman	56'
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas	73'
LP	1	Duncan Jones (c)
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett	73'
PR	17	Adam Rhys Jones	56'
PR	18	Gethin Jenkins
LK	19	Jonathan Thomas	72'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper	72'
CE	21	Gavin Evans	60'
WG	22	Shane Williams	53'
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins


Pacific Islanders
FB	15	Norman Ligairi
RW	14	Lome Fa'atau
OC	13	Seru Rabeni
IC	12	Seilala Mapusua	68'
LW	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau	19'
FH	10	Tusi Pisi
SH	9	Moses Rauluni	74'
N8	8	Hale T-Pole	51'
OF	7	Nili Latu
BF	6	Semo Sititi
RL	5	Daniel Leo	17'
LL	4	Simon Raiwalui (c)
TP	3	Tevita Taumoepeau	68'
HK	2	Mahonri Schwalger	58'
LP	1	Justin Va'a
Replacements:
HK	16	Aleki Lutui	58'
PR	17	Cencus Johnston	68'
LK	18	Maama Molitika	17'
N8	19	Epi Taione	51'
FH	20	Junior Poluleuligaga	74'
CE	21	Seremaia Bai	68'
WG	22	Kameli Ratuvou	19'
Coach:
Pat Lam

Touch judges:
Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Rob Debney (England)
Television match official:
George Clancy (Ireland)

11 November 2006 14:30 GMT	Scotland	48 – 6	Romania	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
	Try: Beattie Southwell (2) Dewey Godman Hall Cusiter Con: Godman (5) Pen: Godman	Report	Pen: Vlaicu (2)


Scotland
FB	15	Hugo Southwell	66'
RW	14	Simon Webster
OC	13	Marcus Di Rollo
IC	12	Rob Dewey
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Phil Godman
SH	9	Mike Blair	60'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Kelly Brown
BF	6	Jason White (c)	54'
RL	5	Scott Murray
LL	4	Nathan Hines	54'
TP	3	Euan Murray	54'
HK	2	Dougie Hall	69'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson	69'
PR	17	Alan Jacobsen	52'
PR	18	Craig Smith	54'
LK	19	Jim Hamilton	54'
FL	20	Dave Callam	60'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter	60'
FB	22	Chris Paterson	66'
Coach:
Frank Hadden


Romania
FB	15	Florin Vlaicu
RW	14	Gabriel Brezoianu
OC	13	Catalin Dascalu	52'
IC	12	Romeo Gontineac	52'
LW	11	Ion Teodorescu
FH	10	Ionut Dimofte
SH	9	Valentin Calafeteanu	71'
N8	8	Ovidiu Tonita
OF	7	Cosmin Ratiu
BF	6	Florin Corodeanu	62'
RL	5	Cristian Petre
LL	4	Sorin Socol (c)
TP	3	Bogdan Bălan	44'
HK	2	Marius Tincu	71'
LP	1	Petru Bălan	68'
Replacements:
PR	16	Ion Paulică	44'
HK	17	Răzvan Mavrodin	71'
PR	18	Cezar Popescu	68'
FL	19	Valentin Ursache	62'
SH	20	Alexandru Lupu	71'
CE	21	Ionut Tofan	52'
CE	22	Minya Csaba Gál	52'
Coach:
Daniel Santamans

Week 3

17 November 2006 19:30 GMT	Wales	61 – 26	Canada	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,022 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
	Try: G. Thomas S. Williams Rees Penalty try Peel J. Thomas (2) Sweeney Shanklin Con: Hook (8)	Report	Try: Pletch Pyke Con: Pritchard (2) Pen: Pritchard (3) Drop: Daypuck


Wales
FB	15	Gareth Thomas (c)
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Sonny Parker	59'
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	James Hook
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	59'
N8	8	Ryan Jones
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Jonathan Thomas	70'
RL	5	Ian Evans	64'
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Adam Rhys Jones		64'
HK	2	Matthew Rees	52'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	52'	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	T. Rhys Thomas	52'
PR	17	Duncan Jones	52'
LK	18	Robert Sidoli	64'
FL	19	Alun Wyn Jones	70'
SH	20	Mike Phillips	59'
CE	21	Ceri Sweeney	59'
WG	22	Lee Byrne
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins


Canada
FB	15	Ed Fairhurst
RW	14	Mike Pyke
OC	13	Ryan Smith
IC	12	Dave Spicer	40'
LW	11	James Pritchard
FH	10	Derek Daypuck
SH	9	Morgan Williams (c)	67'
N8	8	Sean-Michael Stephen
OF	7	Stan McKeen
BF	6	Mike Webb
RL	5	Mike Burak
LL	4	John Tait	26' to 32'
TP	3	Forrest Gainer	43'
HK	2	Mark Lawson	50'
LP	1	Kevin Tkachuk
Replacements:
HK	16	Pat Riordan	50'
PR	17	Dan Pletch	43'
PR	18	Mike Pletch
LK	19	Stu Ault	26'	32'
FL	20	Aaron Carpenter
FH	21	Ander Monro	40'
WG	22	Justin Mensah-Coker	67'
Coach:
Patrick Parfrey

18 November 2006 14:30 GMT	England	23 – 21	South Africa	Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,512 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
	Try: Cueto Vickery Con: Goode (2) Pen: Hodgson (2) Goode	Report	Try: James A. Ndungane Con: James Pen: James (2) Drop: F. Steyn


England
FB	15	Josh Lewsey
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Mathew Tait
IC	12	Jamie Noon
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	39'
SH	9	Peter Richards	69'
N8	8	Martin Corry (c)
OF	7	Pat Sanderson	57'
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Ben Kay	57'
LL	4	Tom Palmer
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter	57'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears	57'
PR	17	Phil Vickery	49'
LK	18	Chris Jones	57'
FL	19	Lewis Moody	57'
SH	20	Shaun Perry	69'
FH	21	Andy Goode	39'
FB	22	Toby Flood
Coach:
Andy Robinson


South Africa
FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	Akona Ndungane
OC	13	Wynand Olivier
IC	12	Jean de Villiers
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Butch James	57'
SH	9	Ricky Januarie	74'
N8	8	Jacques Cronjé	40'
OF	7	Danie Rossouw
BF	6	Pierre Spies
RL	5	Johann Muller
LL	4	Johan Ackermann	77'
TP	3	BJ Botha
HK	2	John Smit (c)
LP	1	CJ van der Linde	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Deon Carstens	69'
LK	18	Albert van den Berg	77'
N8	19	Hilton Lobberts	40'
SH	20	Ruan Pienaar	74'
FH	21	André Pretorius	57'
FB	22	Bevin Fortuin
Coach:
Jake White

18 November 2006 14:30 GMT	Scotland	34 – 22	Pacific Islanders	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
	Try: di Rollo Callam Brown Henderson Con: Parks Paterson (3) Pen: Paterson Drop: Di Rollo		Try: Caucaunibuca Ratuvou (2) Leo Con: T. Pisi

18 November 2006 15:00 CET	Italy	16 – 23	Argentina	Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
	Try: Stanojevic Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi (3)		Try: Todeschini Avramovic Con: Todeschini (2) Pen: Todeschini (3)

The Italian squad included seven players born in Argentina: Pablo Canavosio, Gonzalo Canale, Ramiro Pez, Sergio Parisse, Santiago Dellapè, Martin Castrogiovanni and Carlos Nieto. Of them, only Carlos Nieto was on the bench; the other six were part of the starting line-up.^[9]

18 November 2006 21:00 CET	France	11 – 23	New Zealand	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Chris White (England)
	Try: Heymans Pen: Yachvili (2)		Try: Rokocoko Nonu Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (3)

19 November 2006 16:00 WET	Ireland	21 – 6	Australia	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
	Try: Hickie Murphy Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3)		Pen: Mortlock (2)

Week 4

25 November 2006 14:30 GMT	England	14 – 25	South Africa	Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
	Try: Cueto Pen: Goode (3)		Try: Van der Linde Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius (2) Drop: Pretorius (4)

25 November 2006 14:30 GMT	Scotland	15 – 44	Australia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,120 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
	Try: Webster Lamont Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson		Try: Larkham Gerrard (2) Moore Latham Con: Mortlock (5) Pen: Mortlock (3)

25 November 2006 17:00 GMT	Wales	10 – 45	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
	Try: M. Williams Con: Hook Pen: S. Jones		Try: McAllister Sivivatu (3) Penalty try Con: Carter (2) N. Evans (2) Pen: Carter (4)

25 November 2006 15:00 CET	France	27 – 26	Argentina	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
	Try: Dominici (2) Fritz Con: Yachvili (3) Pen: Yachvili (2)		Try: Longo Hernández Con: Contepomi (2) Pen: Todeschini (2) Contepomi (2)	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

25 November 2006 14:30 CET	Italy	41 – 6	Canada	Stadio Pordenone, Fontanafredda Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
	Try: Bortolami Stanojevic (2) Zanni Castrogiovanni Con: Bortolussi (5) Pen: Bortolussi (2)		Pen: Monro (2)

26 November 2006 14:45 WET	Ireland	61 – 17	Pacific Islanders	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
	Try: Hickie P. Wallace O'Kelly Easterby (2) Horgan Best O'Connell Con: P. Wallace (6) Pen: P. Wallace (3)		Try: Rabeni Fa'atau T. Pisi Con: T. Pisi	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

References

^ Pichot leads Pumas on autumn tour
^ Habana returns to Springbok squad
^ Seven new caps in England squad
^ Flanker Ferris in Ireland call-up
^ Beattie and Dewey get Scots bow
^ Fly-half Jones to captain Wales
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ Somos locales – Olé sports newspaper (Spanish)

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