2006 Australian Provincial Championship

November 2021 August 2011 2006 Australian Provincial Championship 8–29 September 2006 Brumbies (1st title) Reds 7 41 Julian Huxley, Brumbies (42) The 2006 Australian Provincial Championship was the inaugural season of the Australian Provincial Championship (APC), a competition between Australia's four Super Rugby franchises organised by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Following a round-robin phase, a final was held between the two top sides, with the ACT Brumbies victorious over the Queensland Reds 42–17. Background and format The 2006 Australian Provincial Championship was a re-launch of a previous domestic rugby union competition in Australia. It was announced by the ARU that the new competition would be launched in 2006 to give Super Rugby players extra high-level matches after the Super 14 season and help identify talent for the Wallabies, especially ahead of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.16 September 2005 ARU sets up provincial competition https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-16/aru-sets-up-provincial-competition/2105170 ABC News In January 2006 it was reported that the competition might be postponed to the June–July of 2007 following opposition from the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU), whom preferred the September–October timing because it would not intrude on the Shute Shield.Harris Bret 25 January 2006 Competition to change for 2007 https://www.proquest.com/docview/357582059/7B6ACDC8500F4B14PQ/1?sourcetype=Newspapers registration The Australian News Corp Australia ProQuest The competitions schedule was later announced to kick off in September 2006.19 July 2006 APC to kick off in September https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-19/apc-to-kick-off-in-september/1806226 ABC News It replaced the earlier Australian Rugby Shield (ARS) and involved only the four Australian Super Rugby franchises: the ACT Brumbies, New South Wales Waratahs, Queensland Reds, and Western Force. Wallabies players were left out to focus on developing fringe and emerging players. The format was a round-robin (each team played the others once), followed by a final between the top two teams. The competition ran over three weeks in September 2006, with matches held across New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory, and concluded with a final on 29 September. Venues The ACT Brumbies and Queensland Reds played their home games at local venues, whereas the Western Force did not play a home game throughout the tournament.2006 APC (Australian Provincial Championship) nswrugby.com.au http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/APC/AustralianProvincialChampionship.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20060820053939/http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/APC/AustralianProvincialChampionship.aspx 20 August 2006 dead The New South Wales Waratahs played two home games, one at Gosford's Central Coast Stadium, and another at Carrington Park in Bathurst.20 July 2006 Central west rugby scores provincial championships coup https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-20/central-west-rugby-scores-provincial-championships/1806054 ABC News The Hunter Valley region were touted as potential hosts of a Waratahs fixture by the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union (NHRU) as compensation for missing out on staging a Super 14 trial match in January 2006.Roach Stewart 15 December 2005 56 NHRU may win provincial match as consolation prize Late ProQuest Newcastle Herald ACT Brumbies 8pxNew South Wales Waratahs 8pxViking Park, WanniassaCentral Coast Stadium, GosfordCarrington Park, BathurstCapacity: 7,000Viking Park Austadiums https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/viking-park Austadiums Capacity: 20,059Stadium facts & FAQ's http://www.centralcoaststadium.com.au/15 Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Council 31 August 2019 26 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220526132158/https://www.centralcoaststadium.com.au/15 dead Capacity: 11,100Carrington Park Bathurst Regional Council https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/Services/Facilities/Parks-Recreation-Cemeteries/Carrington-Park bathurst.nsw.gov.au Bathurst Regional Council 220x220px200x200px200x200pxAustralia 500 center Australia -35.405278 149.095556 bottom Disc Plain grey.svg 5 #FEFEEA Wanniassa Australia -33.428333 151.338056 top Disc Plain blue ciel.png 5 #FEFEEA Gosford Australia -33.419568 149.585166 left Disc Plain blue ciel.png 5 #FEFEEA Bathurst Australia -27.441944 153.017778 left Disc Plain red.svg 5 #FEFEEA HerstonQueensland Reds 8pxBallymore Stadium, HerstonCapacity: 18,000Ballymore Stadium Austadiums https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/ballymore Austadiums Ladder main Rugby Q complete Australian Capital Territory ACT Brumbies Western Australia Western Force Queensland Queensland Reds New South Wales New South Wales Waratahs BRU, RED, FOR, WAR 2 0 1 58 43 6 4 0 1 C 1 0 2 75 72 10 9 2 0 2 0 1 65 68 8 8 1 0 1 0 2 71 86 9 12 1 1 green1 Grand Final QP QP Champion Fixtures 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, Canberra2006 APC (Australian Provincial Championship) nswrugby.com.au http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/APC/AustralianProvincialChampionship.aspx 10 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060820053939/http://www.nswrugby.com.au/DrawsandCompetitions/APC/AustralianProvincialChampionship.aspx 20 August 2006 dead approx. 3000Brumbies understudies shine in spotlight The Canberra Times http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=rugby%20union&story_id=508509&category=Rugby%20Union&m=9&y=2006 9 September 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070107154312/http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport 7 January 2007 dead 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, BrisbaneReds suffer early APC set-back Scrum.com http://www.scrum.com/news/news_detail.asp?newsid=37518 10 September 2006 3,025Reds suffer APC setback Queensland Rugby Union http://www.redsrugby.com.au/reds/reds.rugby/page/40916/section/40198 9 September 2006 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 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 3,065 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 4,323 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 TBD Grand 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 3500 Matt Goddard References Provincial Championship Category:Australian Provincial Championship Aus Australia