2005 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

March 2014 March 2014 2005 end-of-year rugby union tests Australia 2005 5 2 0 3 4 1 0 3 FRA 1 0 0 1 ENG 1 0 0 1 IRE 1 1 0 0 WAL 1 0 0 1 The 2005 Wallabies spring tour was a series of five matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in November 2005. Matches French Barbarians 1 November 2005 French Barbarians FRA 12–42 AUSAs usual, when Australia plays an unofficial match, the team was filed as an "A" team" Bordeaux France George Gregan played his 115th test match, beating the world record of Jason Robinsonhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/05/rugbyunion.gdnsport32 Record-breaking Gregan's Wallabies are told to get physical with French The Guardian 5 November 2005https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/07/rugbyunion.sport5 Rugby union: France 26 – 16 Australia The Guardian 7 November 2005 11 June 2005 5 November 2005 FRA 26–16 AUS Stade de France, Paris Paul Honiss (New Zealand) 60,000 Heymans, Martin Mitchell Élissalde 2 Rogers Élissalde 3, Michalak Rogers 3 France: 15. Julien Laharrague, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Florian Fritz, 12. Yannick Jauzion, 11. Cédric Heymans, 10. Frédéric Michalak, 9. Jean-Baptiste Élissalde, 8. Thomas Lièvremont, 7. Rémy Martin, 6. Yannick Nyanga, 5. Jérôme Thion, 4. Fabien Pelous (c), 3. Pieter de Villiers, 2. Dimitri Szarzewski, 1. Olivier Milloud, – Replacements: 16. Sébastien Bruno, 17. Sylvain Marconnet, 18. Lionel Nallet, 19. Grégory Lamboley, 20. Sébastien Chabal, 21. Yann Delaigue, 22. Thomas Castaignède Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Wendell Sailor, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Morgan Turinui, 11. Mat Rogers, 10. Matt Giteau, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. George Smith, 7. Phil Waugh, 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Mark Chisholm, 3. Al Baxter, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Matt Dunning, – Replacements: 16. Stephen Moore, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Hugh McMeniman, 19. John Roe, 20. Chris Whitaker, 21. Lloyd Johansson, 22. Drew Mitchell England Wallabies lost this match, the same scoreline against France a week earlier. The man of the match was Andrew Sheridan. For the Wallabies the situation was dire, with Eddie Jones facing removal as head coach.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/13/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam Sheridan dismantles Australia, but England are slow to build on ruins The Guardian 13 November 2005https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/14/rugbyunion.sport Rugby Union: England 26 – 16 Australia The Guardian 14 November 2005 11 June 2005 12 November 2005 ENG 26–16 AUS Twickenham Stadium, London Joël Jutge (France) 62,000 Cohen, Cueto Mitchell Barkley, Hodgson Rogers Barkley, Hodgson 2 Rogers 3 Hodgson England: 15. Josh Lewsey, 14. Mark Cueto, 13. Jamie Noon, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Ben Cohen, 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9. Matt Dawson, 8. Martin Corry (c), 7. Lewis Moody , 6. Pat Sanderson, 5. Danny Grewcock, 4. Steve Borthwick, 3. Phil Vickery, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Andrew Sheridan, – Replacements: 21. Olly Barkley, 22. Mark van Gisbergen – Unused: 16. Lee Mears, 17. Matt Stevens, 18. Louis Deacon, 19. Chris Jones, 20. Harry Ellis Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Morgan Turinui, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Mat Rogers, 9. George Gregan (c) , 8. George Smith, 7. Phil Waugh, 6. John Roe, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Hugh McMeniman, 3. Al Baxter , 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Matt Dunning, – Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Mark Chisholm, 19. Scott Fava, 20. Chris Whitaker, 21. Matt Giteau, 22. Lloyd Johansson Ireland This was the only test match won by the Wallabies.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/20/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam Australia return to winning ways The Guardian 13 November 2005 The match was played in Lansdowne Road, with reduced capacity to 42,000 after a fire.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/20/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam Rugby union: Ireland 14 – 30 Australia The Observer 20 November 2005 11 June 2005 19 November 2005 IRE 14–30 AUS Lansdowne Road, Dublin Chris White (England) 42,000 Horgan Latham, Mitchell 2 Rogers 3 Humphreys, O'Gara 2 Rogers 3 Ireland: 15. Geordan Murphy, 14. Shane Horgan, 13. Andrew Trimble, 12. Gordon D'Arcy, 11. Tommy Bowe, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Denis Leamy, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 6. Simon Easterby (c), 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 4. Donncha O'Callaghan, 3. John Hayes, 2. Shane Byrne, 1. Marcus Horan, – Replacements: 16. Rory Best, 17. Simon Best, 18. Matt McCullough, 19. Neil Best, 20. Kieran Campbell, 21. David Humphreys, 22. Girvan Dempsey Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Morgan Turinui, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Mat Rogers, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. George Smith , 7. Phil Waugh, 6. John Roe, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Hugh McMeniman, 3. David Fitter, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Greg Holmes, – Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. Al Baxter, 18. Mark Chisholm, 19. Scott Fava, 20. Matt Henjak, 21. Lloyd Johansson, 22. Wendell Sailor Wales After the victory against Ireland, the Wallabies crashed to a low with a close loss to Wales.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/27/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam Wonderful Wales find heart to keep revival blooming The Guardian 27 November 2005https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/27/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam Rugby union: Wales 24 – 22 Australia The Observer 27 November 2005 11 June 2005 The day after the game, Eddie Jones was axed due to poor results.Jones axed by Wallabies https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/dec/02/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam The Guardian 2 December 2005 3 December 2020 0261-3077 26 November 2005 WAL 24–22 AUS Millennium, Cardiff Tony Spreadbury ENG 74,000 S. WilliamsPenalty try Latham, Sharpe,Tuqiri S. Jones Rogers 2 S. Jones 4 Rogers 2 Wales: 15. Gareth Thomas (c), 14. Dafydd James, 13. Matthew Watkins, 12. Sonny Parker, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Stephen Jones, 9. Gareth Cooper, 8. Michael Owen, 7. Martyn Williams, 6. Colin Charvis, 5. Robert Sidoli, 4. Ian Gough, 3. Chris Horsman, 2. T.Rhys Thomas, 1. Duncan Jones, – Replacements: 16. Mefin Davies, 17. Adam R. Jones, 21. Ceri Sweeney – Unused: 18. Ian Evans, 19. Jonathan Thomas, 20. Mike Phillips, 22. Lee Byrne Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Lote Tuqiri, 12. Morgan Turinui, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Mat Rogers, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. George Smith, 7. Phil Waugh, 6. John Roe, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Hugh McMeniman, 3. David Fitter, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Matt Dunning, – Replacements: 17. Al Baxter, 18. Mark Chisholm, 20. Chris Whitaker, 22. Wendell Sailor – Unused: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 19. Scott Fava, 21. 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