2006 Australian Provincial Championship

The 2006 Australian Provincial Championship (APC), held in September, was the inaugural season of a competition between Australia's four Super 14 rugby union sides. Following a round robin phase, a final was held between the two top sides, with the Brumbies victorious over the Queensland Reds.

Table

Pos 　Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts
1 Brumbies 320158431519
2 Queensland Reds 32016568-319
3 Western Force 31027572326
4 New South Wales Waratahs 31027186-1526

Table notes

Tiebreaker rules

At the end of the regular season, the two top teams will advance to the final. However, if one or more teams finish on the same number of points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order:

  1. Differential between points scored and allowed in the round-robin phase.
  2. Head-to-head result(s) between the tied team(s).
  3. Number of tries scored in the round-robin phase.

Draw

All kick-off times are local (AEST)

Round One

19:00 2006-09-08
Brumbies 14–13 Waratahs
Tries: James McCormick
Pen: Julian Huxley (3)		 Tries: Penalty
Con: Peter Hewat
Pens: Peter Hewat (2)
Viking Park, Canberra[1]
Attendance: approx. 3000[2]
Referee: Paul Marks
16:00 2006-09-09
Reds 6–32 Force
Pen: Andrew Brown (2) Tries: Brett Stapleton (2), Brendan Cannon, Haig Sare
Con: Scott Daruda (2)
Pen: Scott Daruda
Ballymore, Brisbane[1][3]
Attendance: 3,025[4]
Referee: TBD

Round Two

19:00 2006-09-15
Brumbies 25–10 Force
Tries: Francis Fainifo 2, James McCormack,
Con: Julian Huxley (2)
Pen: Julian Huxley		 Tries: Brett Stapleton,
Con: Scott Daruda
1 pen
Viking Park, Canberra[1]
Referee: B. Bowden
15:00 2006-09-17
Waratahs 17–39 Reds
Tries: Adam Frier, Daniel Halangahu
Con: Peter Hewat
Pen: Peter Hewat		 Tries: Calaeb Brown 3, James Horwill, Henari Veratau, John Dart
Con: Lloyd Johansson 3
Pen: Lloyd Johansson
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford[1]
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: M. Goddard

Round Three

15:00 2006-09-23
Waratahs 41–33 Force
Tries: T Davidson, B Robinson, M Turinui, B Jacobs, P Hewat (2)
Con: D Halangahu (2), P Hewat (2)
Pen: Pens: P Hewat		 Tries: S Daruda, M Henjak, T McIssac, C Sheperd (2)
Con: S Daruda (4)
Carrington Park, Bathurst[1]
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: TBD
16:00 2006-09-23
Reds 20–19 Brumbies
Tries: Ben Tune, Henari Veratau
Con: Lloyd Johansson (2)
Pen: Lloyd Johansson (2)		 Tries: John Tawake, Al Campbell
Pen: Julian Huxley (3)
Ballymore, Brisbane[1]
Referee: TBD

Final

19:00 2006-09-29
Brumbies 42–17 Reds
Tries: Tim Curran (2), Francis Fainifo, Tim Wright, Alister Campbell,
Julian Huxley
Con: Julian Huxley (6)		 Tries: John Dart, Caleb Brown
Con: Andrew Brown (2)
Pen: Lloyd Johansson
Viking Park, Canberra
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Matt Goddard

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "2006 APC (Australian Provincial Championship)". nswrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
  2. ↑ "Brumbies understudies shine in spotlight". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
  3. ↑ "Reds suffer early APC set-back". Scrum.com. Retrieved 10 September 2006.
  4. ↑ "Reds suffer APC setback". Queensland Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2006.