2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England

International sporting competition March 2014 March 2014 2006 end-of-year rugby union tests South Africa 2006 Jake White John Smit 4 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 IRE 1 0 0 1 ENG 2 1 0 1 The 2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England was a series of matches played in November and December 2006 in Ireland and England by South Africa national rugby union team. The Springboks, coached by Jake White lost the test with Ireland, drew the series (1–1) to England and won against a World XV selection. Results First test in Dublin A bad defeat against Ireland, that had never before scored four tries against Springboks in a century.* https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/13/rugbyunion.sport6?INTCMP=SRCH Ireland continue their World Cup ascent as the Springboks are left with a mountain of problems The Guardian 13 November 2006 26 August 2013 In the first half, Irish, made three tries that exposed the poor defence of Pierre Spies in particular and Bryan Habana out of position at 13. Spies was twice caught charging out of the line and the Irish swiftly punished that opening each time. The Springboks, fielding a largely experimental side, fought hard as Habana and debutant Francois Steyn dotted down in the second half. That comeback was roundly ended by Horgan after O'Driscoll expertly put him away to seal the game. The match celebrate the centenary of the first Springboks tour and South Africa played in the kit worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=5371.html SARugby.com › News › Springboks in 100-year-old kit 27 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531184422/http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=5371.html 31 May 2009 dead dmy-all 11 November 2006 17:00 WET IRE 32–15 Report RSA TrimbleD. WallaceHoranHorgan O'Gara (3) O'Gara (2) F. SteynHabana A. Pretorius A. Pretorius Lansdowne Road, Dublin 41,000 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) _collarblack ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 029349 Ireland_whitecollarplain _2_white_stripes 006400 006400 006400 000066 000066 South Africa FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Andrew Trimble 67FH 10Ronan O'Gara 79SH 9 Peter Stringer 75N8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Neil Best 61RL 5 Paul O'Connell 79LL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory Best 79LP 1 Marcus Horan 67Replacements:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 79PR 17Bryan Young 67LK 18Malcolm O'Kelly 79FL 19Simon Easterby 61SH 20Isaac Boss 75FH 21Paddy Wallace 79WG 22Geordan Murphy 67Coach:IRE rugby union Eddie O'Sullivan FB 15Bevin FortuinRW 14Jaco Pretorius 75OC 13Bryan HabanaIC 12Jean de VilliersLW 11François SteynFH 10André PretoriusSH 9 Ricky Januarie 4 9N8 8 Pierre SpiesOF 7 Juan SmithBF 6 Danie Rossouw 67RL 5 Albert van den BergLL 4 Johan Ackermann 14TP 3 CJ van der LindeHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 Lawrence Sephaka 40Replacements:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17BJ Botha 40LK 18Johann Muller 14N8 19Jacques Cronjé 67FH 20Ruan Pienaar 4 9CE 21Wynand Olivier 75FB 22JP PietersenCoach:Jake White Second test with England Next up was a two test encounter against England at fortress Twickenham. The Springboks had not beaten England since the Spring Tour of 2000 where the Boks won 18–13. England exacted revenge a week later and had built a period of dominance spanning six years. Even more disconcerting was that the Boks had not won at Twickenham since 1997; this leaving the Boks with a nine-year hoodoo to break. The Boks dominated England for much of the first test and seemed certain of victory until a late try by Phil Vickery gave England the result. A key turning point in the game was the injury to Butch James. His replacement, André Pretorius failed to deliver the steadiness Butch provided and missed an important penalty.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/19/rugbyunion.sport1?INTCMP=SRCH Desperate England make it to the line The Guardian 19 November 2006 26 August 2013 18 November 2006 14:30 GMT ENG 23–21 Report RSA CuetoVickery Goode (2) Hodgson (2)Goode JamesA. Ndungane James James (2) F. Steyn Twickenham Stadium, London 81,512 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) _redlower _redlower _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 000033 England_Roma1 _2_gold_stripes 006400 006400 006400 ffffff 006400 South Africa FB 15Josh LewseyRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Jamie NoonLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Charlie Hodgson 39SH 9 Peter Richards 69N8 8 Martin Corry (c)OF 7 Pat Sanderson 57BF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben Kay 57LL 4 Tom PalmerTP 3 Julian WhiteHK 2 George Chuter 57LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 49Replacements:HK 16Lee Mears 57PR 17Phil Vickery 49LK 18Chris Jones 57FL 19Lewis Moody 57SH 20Shaun Perry 69FH 21Andy Goode 39FB 22Toby FloodCoach:Andy Robinson FB 15François SteynRW 14Akona NdunganeOC 13Wynand OlivierIC 12Jean de VilliersLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Butch James 57SH 9 Ricky Januarie 74N8 8 Jacques Cronjé 40OF 7 Danie RossouwBF 6 Pierre SpiesRL 5 Johann MullerLL 4 Johan Ackermann 77TP 3 BJ BothaHK 2 John Smit (c)LP 1 CJ van der Linde 69Replacements:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17Deon Carstens 69LK 18Albert van den Berg 77N8 19Hilton Lobberts 40SH 20Ruan Pienaar 74FH 21André Pretorius 57FB 22Bevin FortuinCoach:Jake White The revenge with England The final analysis was that this was a year of growth as much as it was a disappointing lost opportunity. Injuries to Schalk Burger (broken neck), Bakkies Botha (calf surgery), Jean De Villiers (cracked rib), Bryan Habana (cracked rib), Butch James (groin and knee), André Pretorius (groin), Joe Van Niekerk (C5 & C6 vertebrae), Jacques Cronje (cracked rib), Danie Rossouw (hamstring), Juan Smith (left quadriceps), Eddie Andrews (back), BJ Botha (back surgery), CJ Van Der Linde (Leg), Gurthro Steenkamp (broken hand), Pedrie Wannenburg (wrist surgery), Marius Joubert (fractured hand) amongst other lesser injuries stretched the Bok's depth to its limit. The blessing was that it allowed the Boks to break their reliance on certain individuals and expand their depth in blooding new players and testing new combinations. Francois Steyn was undoubtedly the find of the season alongside the elusive Ruan Pienaar. Jake also found depth in Wynand Olivier and Pierre Spies; the former being used extensively in plugging gaps left by injuries in the backline. Jake lamented the many lost opportunities of this campaign but was optimistic about the various changes they made to their defensive patterns and saw it as an important learning cuve ahead of the World Cup the following yearhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/26/rugbyunion.sport?INTCMP=SRCH Robinson clinging on after Pretorius drops England in it The Observer 26 November 2006 26 August 2013 25 November 2006 ENG 14–25 ZAF Twickenham, London Daniel Lewis IRE rugby union 82,000 Cueto van der Linde A. Pretorius Goode 3 A. Pretorius 2 A. Pretorius 4 FB 15Josh LewseyRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Jamie NoonLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Andy GoodeSH 9Peter RichardsN8 8Martin Corry (c)OF 7Pat SandersonBF 6Joe WorsleyRL 5Chris JonesLL 4Tom PalmerTP 3Julian WhiteHK 2Lee MearsLP 1Phil VickeryReplacements:H 16George Chuter ' 17Tim PayneL 18Ben Kay 'F 19Lewis Moody 'SH 20Shaun Perry 'FH 21Toby Flood ' 22Mark van GisbergenCoach:Andy Robinson FB 15Frans SteynRW 14Akona NdunganeOC 13Wynand OlivierIC 12Jean de VilliersLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10André PretoriusSH 9Ricky JanuarieN8 8Danie RossouwOF 7Juan SmithBF 6Kabamba FloorsRL 5Johann MullerLL 4Johan AckermannTP 3BJ BothaHK 2John Smit (c)LP 1CJ van der LindeReplacements:F 16Chiliboy RalepelleP 17Deon Carstens 'F 18Albert van den Berg 'F 19Gerrie Britz ' 20Ruan Pienaar ' 21Jaco Pretorius 22Bevin FortuinCoach:John Smit The final match against World XV source:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/dec/04/rugbyunion.gdnsport3?INTCMP=SRCH Farrell backed for England conversion The Guardian 4 December 2006 26 August 2013 3 December 2006 World XV 7–32 RSA South Africa XV Welford Road Stadium, Leicester References collapsed collapsed Category:2006 rugby union tours Category:2006 in South African rugby union 2006 Category:2006–07 in European rugby union Category:2006–07 in English rugby union Category:2006–07 in Irish rugby union 2006 2006