The 2006 June rugby union tests (also known as the summer tests in the

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) were rugby union

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played during between June in 2006. It saw several tests between touring Northern Hemisphere sides and home Southern Hemisphere sides, including a test series between

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and England, Argentina and Wales, New Zealand and Ireland and South Africa and Scotland. France played Romania and the Springboks, while Italy played

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and

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. Most of the fixtures acted as end-of-season tours of the

nations, and pre season matches for the Tri Nations Series and

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for the Southern Hemisphere nations.

Overview

Series

Other tours

Fixtures

*The scoreline belied the closeness of the contest, as Ireland were 20 minutes away from a first-ever win over the All Blacks, holding a 23–15 lead halfway through the second half. ---- *This was Scotland's largest-ever defeat in South Africa. ---- * This was Argentina's first-ever Test in Patagonia. Puerto Madryn was the site where the first Welsh colonists arrived in Argentina, leading to the establishment of Y Wladfa in the 1860s. ---- ---- ---- * Argentina win a Test series against Wales for the first time. ---- * This was England's fifth consecutive Test defeat, their worst streak since 1984. Australia's George Gregan made his 120th international appearance, setting an all-time record for the sport. ---- * Fiji claim a Six Nations scalp for the first time since 2000, when they defeated Italy (then newly admitted to the Six Nations), the last time the ''Azzurri'' visited Churchill Park. ---- * Fullback Percy Montgomery became the first Springbok to score 600 Test points. ---- ---- * South Africa suffered their first defeat at home since 2003. The result meant that the teams switched places in the world rankings, with France overtaking South Africa for second. ----

References

External links

2006 Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series
at Rugby.com.au
2006 All Blacks fixtures
at AllBlacks.com
2006 Springboks fixtures
at SARugby.co.za {{DEFAULTSORT:Mid-Year

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