2006 England rugby union tour of Australia

Main article: 2006 mid-year rugby union tests

The 2006 England rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June 2006 in Australia by England national rugby union team.

2006 England rugby union tour of Australia
Manager	Andy Robinson
Tour captain(s)	Pat Sanderson
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 00 00 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Australasia 2004
Next tour	South Africa 2007

England lost both matches against "Wallabies".

Touring party

• Manager: Andy Robinson
• Captain: Pat Sanderson

Backs

I Balshaw (Gloucester), M Van Gisbergen (Wasps), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), T Varndell (Leicester), T Voyce (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), M Tait (Newcastle), S Abbott (Wasps), M Catt (London Irish), O Barkley (Bath), A Goode (Leicester), S Bemand (Leicester), P Richards (Gloucester), N Walshe (Bath).

Forwards

G Chuter (Leicester), L Mears (Bath), A Titterrell (Sale), T Payne (Wasps), G Rowntree (Leicester), Duncan Bell (Bath), J White (Leicester), A Brown (Gloucester), L Deacon (Leicester), C Jones (Sale), B Kay (Leicester), M Lipman (Bath), M Lund (Sale), L Moody (Leicester), P Sanderson (Worcester), J Worsley (Wasps).

Source: BBC

Matches

11 June 2006

Australia	34–3	England
Try: Blake, Gerrard, Latham Con: Mortlock 2 Pen: Mortlock 5		Pen: Barkley

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Alan Lewis

Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Mark Gerrard, 13.Stirling Mortlock, 12.Mat Rogers, 11.Lote Tuqiri, 10.Stephen Larkham, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.Rocky Elsom, 7.George Smith, 6.Daniel Heenan, 5.Dan Vickerman, 4.Nathan Sharpe, 3.Rodney Blake, 2.Tai McIsaac, 1.Greg Holmes, – replacements: 16.Jeremy Paul, 17.Al Baxter, 18.Mark Chisholm, 19.Phil Waugh, 20.Josh Valentine, 21.Clyde Rathbone, 22.Cameron Shepherd
England: 15.Iain Balshaw, 14.Tom Varndell, 13.Mathew Tait, 12.Mike Catt, 11.Tom Voyce, 10.Olly Barkley, 9.Peter Richards, 8.Pat Sanderson (capt.), 7.Lewis Moody, 6.Magnus Lund, 5.Alex Brown, 4.Louis Deacon, 3.Julian White, 2.Lee Mears, 1.Graham Rowntree, – replacements: 16.George Chuter, 17.Tim Payne, 18.Chris Jones, 19.Joe Worsley, 20.Nick Walshe, 21.Andy Goode, 22.Jamie Noon

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17 June 2006

Australia	43–18	England
Try: Larkham, Smith, Tuqiri Chisholm, Gerrard 2, Con: Mortlock 5 Pen: Mortlock		Try: Chuter, Varndell Con: Goode Pen: Goode Drop: Goode

Melbourne Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Mark Gerrard, 13.Stirling Mortlock (capt.), 12.Mat Rogers, 11.Lote Tuqiri, 10.Stephen Larkham, 9.Sam Cordingley, 8.Rocky Elsom, 7.George Smith, 6.Mark Chisholm, 5.Dan Vickerman, 4.Nathan Sharpe, 3.Rodney Blake, 2.Adam Freier, 1.Greg Holmes, – replacements: 16.Jeremy Paul, 17.Al Baxter, 18.Wycliff Palu, 19.Phil Waugh, 20.George Gregan, 21.Clyde Rathbone, 22.Cameron Shepherd
England: 15.Iain Balshaw, 14.Tom Varndell, 13.Jamie Noon, 12.Mike Catt, 11.Mathew Tait, 10.Andy Goode, 9.Peter Richards, 8.Pat Sanderson (capt.), 7.Michael Lipman, 6.Joe Worsley, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Chris Jones, 3.Julian White, 2.George Chuter, 1.Graham Rowntree, – replacements: 16.Lee Mears, 17.Tim Payne, 18.Louis Deacon, 19.Magnus Lund, 20.Nick Walshe, 21.Olly Barkley, 22.Stuart Abbott

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See also

• History of rugby union matches between Australia and England

References

• "New England "bomb out" with same old mistakes". The Guardian. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
• "Robinson pins blame on fixture list for England flop". The Guardian. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.