2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
Manager	Eddie O'Sullivan
Tour captain(s)	Brian O'Driscoll
Top test point scorer(s)	Luke McAlister (36)
Top test try scorer(s)	17 players tied with 1
Summary
P	W
Total
03	00
Test match
03	00
Opponent
P	W
New Zealand
2	0
Australia
1	0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Japan 2005
Next tour	Argentina 2007

The 2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia was a series of matches played in June 2006 in New Zealand and Australia by Ireland national rugby union team.

Touring party

Ireland sent a squad of 31 players on the tour.^[1]^[2]

Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
Captain: Brian O'Driscoll

Backs

Forwards

Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Peter Bracken (London Wasps)^[3]
Leo Cullen (Leicester Tigers)
Jerry Flannery (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Anthony Foley (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
John Hayes (Bruff RFC/Munster)

First Test with All Blacks

10 June 2006
19:35

New Zealand	34–23	Ireland
Tries: Doug Howlett, Mils Muliaina, Troy Flavell Con: Luke McAlister (2) Pen: Luke McAlister (5)	Report^[4]	Tries: Brian O'Driscoll, Andrew Trimble Con: Ronan O'Gara (2) Pen: Ronan O'Gara (3)

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 29,850
Referee: Stuart Dickinson

New Zealand: 15.Mils Muliaina, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Ma'a Nonu, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Joe Rokocoko, 10.Luke McAlister, 9.Byron Kelleher, 8.Rodney So'oialo, 7.Richie McCaw (capt.), 6.Marty Holah, 5.Greg Rawlinson, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Carl Hayman, 2.Keven Mealamu, 1.Clarke Dermody, – replacements: 17.Neemia Tialata, 18.Troy Flavell, 19.Jerome Kaino, 20.Jimmy Cowan – No entry : 16.Anton Oliver, 21.David Hill, 22.Scott Hamilton
Ireland: 15.Geordan Murphy, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Brian O'Driscoll (capt.), 12.Gordon D'Arcy, 11.Andrew Trimble, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Denis Leamy, 7.David Wallace, 6.Neil Best, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Donncha O'Callaghan, 3.John Hayes, 2.Jerry Flannery, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Rory Best, 17.Bryan Young, 18.Mick O'Driscoll, 19.Keith Gleeson, 20.Isaac Boss, 21.Denis Hickie, 22.Girvan Dempsey

Second Test with All Blacks

17 June 2006

New Zealand	27–17	Ireland
Tries: Clarke Dermody, Byron Kelleher, Luke McAlister Con: Luke McAlister (3) Pen: Luke McAlister (2)	Report^[5]	Tries: Jerry Flannery, Paul O'Connell Con: Ronan O'Gara (2) Pen: Ronan O'Gara

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

New Zealand: 15.Mils Muliaina, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Casey Laulala, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Joe Rokocoko, 10.Luke McAlister, 9.Byron Kelleher, 8.Rodney So'oialo, 7.Richie McCaw (capt.), 6.Jerome Kaino, 5.Troy Flavell, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Carl Hayman, 2.Keven Mealamu, 1.Clarke Dermody, – replacements: 16.Andrew Hore, 17.Neemia Tialata, 18.Greg Rawlinson, 19.Craig Newby, 20.Jimmy Cowan, 21.David Hill, 22.Ma'a Nonu
Ireland: 15.Geordan Murphy, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Brian O'Driscoll (capt.), 12.Gordon D'Arcy, 11.Andrew Trimble, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Denis Leamy, 7.David Wallace, 6.Neil Best, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Donncha O'Callaghan, 3.John Hayes, 2.Jerry Flannery, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Rory Best, 17.Bryan Young, 18.Mick O'Driscoll, 19.Keith Gleeson, 20.Isaac Boss, 21.Denis Hickie, 22.Girvan Dempsey

Test against Wallabies

24 June 2006
18:00

Australia	37–15	Ireland
Tries: Chris Latham, Mark Gerrard, Greg Holmes, George Gregan, Cameron Shepherd Con: Stirling Mortlock (3) Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2)	Report^[6]	Tries: Ronan O'Gara, Neil Best Con: Ronan O'Gara Pen: Ronan O'Gara

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,200
Referee: Kelvin Deaker

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.Mark Chisholm, 5.Dan Vickerman, 4.Nathan Sharpe, 3.Guy Shepherdson, 2.Tai McIsaac, 1.Greg Holmes, – replacements: 16.Jeremy Paul, 17.Al Baxter, 18.Wycliff Palu, 19.Phil Waugh, 20.Sam Cordingley, 21.Clyde Rathbone, 22.Cameron Shepherd
Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Brian O'Driscoll (capt.), 12.Gordon D'Arcy, 11.Andrew Trimble, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Denis Leamy, 7.David Wallace, 6.Neil Best, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Donncha O'Callaghan, 3.John Hayes, 2.Jerry Flannery, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Rory Best, 17.Bryan Young, 18.Mick O'Driscoll, 19.Keith Gleeson, 20.Isaac Boss, 21.Jeremy Staunton, 22.Geordan Murphy

References

^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
^ Replacement for Simon Best Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pluck of O'Driscoll's Irish not enough as All Black second string stir into life". The Guardian. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "All Blacks clinch Ireland series". The Guardian. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "Ireland secure credit where England met derision". The Guardian. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

[1] "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2008.

[2] "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2008.

[3] Replacement for Simon Best Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Pluck of O'Driscoll's Irish not enough as All Black second string stir into life". The Guardian. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

[5] "All Blacks clinch Ireland series". The Guardian. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

[6] "Ireland secure credit where England met derision". The Guardian. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

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