2006 Wallaby Spring Tour
| 2006 Australia rugby union tour | |||||
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| Coach(es) | John Connolly | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Stirling Mortlock | ||||
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 Wales
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 Italy
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 Scotland
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| Previous tour | 2005 | ||||
| Next tour | 2008 | ||||
| P | W | D | L |
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| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The 2006 Australian national rugby union team tour to Europe, known in Australia as the 2006 Wallabies Spring Tour, is part of a 2006 end-of-year rugby test series and takes place in November 2006. The tour consist 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 is the first time this decade that Captain George Gregan will 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 halfback Sam Cordingley announced that he would pull out of the tour to rest a nagging foot injury leaving Australia without its top two halfbacks. Another injury concern for the Wallabies is the injury to Prop Greg Holmes who announced that he was unable to tour due to a neck injury he sustained during training and with this announcement Brumbies prop Nic Henderson was called into the squad.
Props
Hookers
Locks
Backrow
Scrumhalves
Flyhalves
Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
Injured Players
Wales: 15.Kevin Morgan, 14.Gareth Thomas, 13.Tom Shanklin, 12.Gavin Henson, 11.Shane Williams, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Dwayne Peel, 8.Ryan Jones, 7.Martyn Williams, 6.Jonathan Thomas, 5.Ian Evans, 4.Ian Gough, 3.Adam R. Jones, 2.Matthew Rees, 1.Gethin Jenkins, – replacements: 17.Duncan Jones, 21.James Hook – No entry : 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 (capt.), 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 – No entry: 17.Benn Robinson, 21.Mark Gerrard, 22.Adam Ashley-Cooper
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