2006 England rugby union tour of Australia

March 2014 March 2014 2006 mid-year rugby union tests England 2006 Andy Robinson Pat Sanderson 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 AUS 2 0 0 2 Australasia 2004 South Africa 2007 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. 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: BBChttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4770099.stm England recall for veteran Catt BBC 15 May 2006 3 July 2009 Matches 11 June 2006 AUS 34–3 ENG Stadium Australia, Sydney Alan Lewis IRE rugby union 62,000 Blake, Gerrard, Latham Mortlock 2 Mortlock 5 Barkley 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 17 June 2006 AUS 43–18 ENG Melbourne Steve Walsh NZL 65,000 Larkham, Smith, Tuqiri Chisholm, Gerrard 2, Chuter, Varndell Mortlock 5 Goode Mortlock Goode Goode 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 See also History of rugby union matches between Australia and England References https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jun/12/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam?INTCMP=SRCH New England "bomb out" with same old mistakes The Guardian 12 June 2006 17 August 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jun/19/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam?INTCMP=SRCH Robinson pins blame on fixture list for England flop The Guardian 19 June 2006 17 August 2013 Category:2006 rugby union tours Category:2006 in Australian rugby union Tour 2006