The 2006 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2006 in Argentina by the

Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team ( cy, Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played the ...

. Wales was managed by new coach

Gareth Jenkins Gareth John James Jenkins (born 11 September 1951) is a former Welsh rugby union rugby player, and former head coach of the Welsh national team. After a long and distinguished career at Llanelli RFC, Jenkins was appointed Wales coach in 2006, s ...

, nominated a month before to replace

Mike Ruddock Mike Ruddock, OBE (born 5 September 1959) is a Welsh rugby union coach who is currently an interim consultant for Ospreys, having previously coached Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the Director of Rugby at the Worcester Warriors until his resignatio ...

Results

First test

The first test was played in

Puerto Madryn Puerto Madryn (; cy, Porth Madryn), also known as ''Madryn'', is a city in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia. It is the capital of the Viedma Department, and has about 93,995 inhabitants according to the last census in 2010. Puer ...

, where there is a community of Welsh descent which was originally part of the Welsh settlement in Argentina in the second half of the 19th century. Argentina after an equilibrate match. There were debuts for Wales: I. Evans, Hibbard, James Hook, and Alun-Wyn Jones

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

: 15. Juan Martin Hernandez, 14. Jose Nunez Piossek, 13. Gonzalo Tiesi, 12. Rafael Carballo, 11. Lucas Borges, 10. Federico Todeschini, 9. Agustin Pichot (capt.), 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 6. Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 5. Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, 4. Ignacio Fernadez Lobbe, 3.

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Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena (born 17 May 1973 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union coach and a former international rugby player. He played in Argentina's successful 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign and had a professional playing career in France s ...

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Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo", uncle of Mateo Morrone, alias Morronzero, Morroculo o Duketto, (born 16 February 1977, in Buenos Aires), is a retired Argentine former rugby union player. The last team in which he played was Stade Françai ...

, – ''replacements:'' 17.

Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza (born January 12, 1983 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union rugby player who played loose-head prop for the Leicester Tigers and his national team. His passion and aggression on the field earned him the nickname "El Toro ...

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Francisco Leonelli Francisco Leonelli (born 3 May 1978) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for Saracens F.C. in the Guinness Premiership. He has represented the Argentina national team, having previously playing for the under-19s and under-21 ...

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Pablo Gambarini Pablo Martin Gambarini (born 5 May 1980) is an Argentine former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker. Born in Tucumán Province, he played for Universitario Rugby Club de Tucumán before joining Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) ...

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Santiago Sanz Santiago Sanz is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair racing events. Santiago has competed in four Paralympics, winning a total of four medals. At his debut in the 2000 Paralympics, he won a silver ...

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Martin Schusterman Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

, 20. Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, 22. Federico Serra Miras

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

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Lee Byrne Lee Byrne (born 1 June 1980) is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. Club career Byrne started his career playing rugby union for Bridgend Athletic RFC; and Tondu RFC, as a ful ...

, 14. Mark Jones, 13. Jamie Robinson, 12.

Matthew Watkins Matthew Jason Watkins (2 September 1978 – 7 March 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played as a centre. He was commonly known by the name Matthew J. Watkins to avoid confusion with another Welsh rugby union player of the ...

, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Nicky Robinson, 9. Mike Phillips, 8.

Alix Popham Alix Jon Popham (born 17 October 1979) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played as a number eight or flanker. Born in Newport, he began his career with Newport RFC in 1998, before moving to Leeds Tykes in 2002. He spent three years in En ...

, 7. Gavin Thomas, 6. Alun-Wyn Jones, 5. Ian Evans, 4. Ian Gough, 3. Adam R. Jones, 2.

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Duncan Jones Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''Moon'' (2009), ''Source Code'' (2011), ''Warcraft'' (2016), and ''Mute'' (2018). For ''Moon'', ...

(capt.), – ''replacements:'' 16.

Richard Hibbard Richard Hibbard (born 13 December 1983) is a Wales international rugby player currently playing for the Dragons. Hibbard was born in Neath, Wales. He’s married with 3 children. A hooker, he started playing rugby at age grade levels at clubs ...

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John Yapp John Yapp (born 9 April 1983) is a Welsh international rugby union player, currently with Edinburgh. He first played for Cardiff during the Christmas period in 2002. He made his first team debut against Ebbw Vale on Boxing Day at the age of 18. ...

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Gareth Delve Gareth Leon Delve (born 30 December 1982) is a former Wales international rugby union player, and former captain of Gloucester. In late 2010, he moved to Australia where he went on to captain the Melbourne Rebels. His usual position is number 8 ...

, 21. James Hook, 22. Chris Czekaj – ''No entry:'' 17.

Rhys M. Thomas Rhys Muir Thomas (born 31 July 1982) is a former Wales international rugby union prop forward. Career Club career Thomas attended King Edward VII School in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa alongside Joe van Niekerk and Bryan Habana. Desp ...

, 20.

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

Second test

The second test was played in Buenos Aires and Argentina won more easily

: 15. Juan Martin Hernandez, 14. Lucas Borges, 13. Gonzalo Tiesi, 12.

Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the ...

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, 10. Federico Todeschini, 9. Agustin Pichot (capt.), 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 6. Martin Durand, 5. Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, 4. Ignacio Fernadez Lobbe, 3.

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Manuel Carizza Manuel Nicolás Carizza (born 23 August 1984 in Rosario) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who usually plays as a lock. He currently plays for French Top 14 side . He started his career with Argentine club Jockey Club de Rosario until he ...

, 19.

, 20. Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, 21. Jose Nunez Piossek, 22. Federico Serra Miras

: 15.

, 14. Mark Jones, 13. Jamie Robinson, 12. James Hook, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Nicky Robinson, 9. Mike Phillips, 8.

, 7. Gavin Thomas, 6. Alun-Wyn Jones, 5. Ian Evans, 4. Ian Gough, 3. Adam R. Jones, 2.

Huw Bennett Huw Bennett (born 11 June 1983) is a former Wales international rugby union hooker, who played most of his rugby career for the Ospreys. Starting his club rugby in Clevedon, Somerset, Bennett has since represented both Wales and England at v ...

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Wales national rugby team tours 2006 in Argentine rugby union

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History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Wales