2005 end-of-year rugby union internationals
The 2005 end of year tests, also known as the 2005 Autumn Internationals, refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November/December period between touring teams from the southern hemisphere—Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa—and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. South Pacific team also tour the northern hempishpere as well as tier 2 European sides.
Wales had the main headline during the tests after beating Australia 24-22,[1] their first victory over Australia since the third place match in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2]
New Zealand won the grand slam tour, their first since 1978.
Fixtures
Week 1
5 November 2005 16:00 GMT |
Wales | 3 – 41 | New Zealand |
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Pen: Stephen Jones |
Report | Try: Dan Carter (2) Rico Gear (3) Con: Dan Carter 5/5 Pen: Dan Carter (2) |
France | 26 – 16 | Australia |
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Try: Cédric Heymans Rémy Martin Con: Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 2/2 Pen: Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (3) Frédéric Michalak (1) |
Report | Try: Drew Mitchell Con: Mat Rogers Pen: Mat Rogers (3) |
Argentina | 23 – 34 | South Africa |
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Try: Manuel Contepomi Martín Durand Francisco Leonelli Con: Felipe Contepomi (1/3) Pen: Felipe Contepomi (2) |
Report | Try: Jaque Fourie Percy Montgomery Juan Smith Con: Percy Montgomery (2/3) Pen: Percy Montgomery (3) André Pretorius Drop: Bolla Conradie |
Week 2
11 November 2005 19:30 GMT |
Wales | 11 – 10 | Fiji |
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Try: Michael Owen Pen: Nicky Robinson |
Report | Try: Ifereimi Rawaqa Con: Julian Vulakoro Drop: Seremaia Baikeinuku |
Italy | 48 – 0 | Tonga |
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Try: Mirco Bergamasco (2) Marco Bortolami (2) Gonzalo Canale Josh Sole (2) Con: Ramiro Pez 5/7 Pen: Ramiro Pez |
Report |
12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
England | 26 – 16 | Australia |
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Try: Ben Cohen Mark Cueto Con: Charlie Hodgson Olly Barkley Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2) Olly Barkley |
Report | Try: Drew Mitchell Con: Mat Rogers Pen: Mat Rogers (3) |
12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Ireland | 7 – 45 | New Zealand |
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Try: Marcus Horan Con: David Humphreys |
Report | Try: Doug Howlett (2) Sitiveni Sivivatu (2) Piri Weepu Con: Nick Evans 4/5 Pen: Nick Evans (4) |
12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Scotland | 19 – 23 | Argentina |
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Try: Dan Parks Con: Chris Paterson Pen: Chris Paterson (3) |
Report | Try: Francisco Leonelli Penalty Try Con: Federico Todeschini 2/2 Pen: Federico Todeschini (3) |
France | 50 – 6 | Canada |
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Try: Julien Bonnaire (2) Sébastien Bruno Thomas Castaignède David Marty Frédéric Michalak Pierre Mignoni Con: Frédéric Michalak Dimitri Yachvili (2) Pen: Frédéric Michalak Dimitri Yachvili (2) |
Report | Pen: Derek Daypuck (2) |
Week 3
19 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
England | 19 – 23 | New Zealand |
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Try: Martin Corry Con: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Charlie Hodgson (4) |
Report | Try: Keven Mealamu Tana Umaga Con: Dan Carter 2/2 Pen: Dan Carter (3) |
19 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Ireland | 14 – 30 | Australia |
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Try: Shane Horgan Con: David Humphreys Pen: David Humphreys Ronan O'Gara (2) |
Report | Try: Drew Mitchell (2) Chris Latham Con: Mat Rogers 3/3 Pen: Mat Rogers (3) |
19 November 2005 17:00 GMT |
Wales | 16 – 33 | South Africa |
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Try: Ceri Sweeney Con: Stephen Jones Pen: Stephen Jones (3) |
Report | Try: Bryan Habana (2) Conrad Jantjes Danie Rossouw Con: Meyer Bosman 2/4 Pen: Meyer Bosman (3) |
Week 4
26 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Scotland | 10 – 29 | New Zealand |
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Try: Simon Webster Con: Chris Paterson Pen: Chris Paterson |
Report | Try: Nick Evans Rico Gear (2) Sione Lauaki Con: Nick Evans 2/3 Leon MacDonald Pen: Nick Evans |
26 November 2005 17:00 GMT |
Wales | 24 – 22 | Australia |
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Try: Shane Williams Penalty Try Con: Stephen Jones Pen: Stephen Jones (4) |
Report | Try: Lote Tuqiri Nathan Sharpe (2) Chris Latham Con: Mat Rogers 2/3) Pen: Mat Rogers |
France | 26 – 20 | South Africa |
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Try: Frederic Michalak Aurelien Rougerie Dimitri Szarzewski Con: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Pen: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (2) Frederic Michalak |
Report | Try: Bakkies Botha Jaque Fourie Con: Percy Montgomery 2/2 Pen: Percy Montgomery Meyer Bosman |
Week 5
See also
- End of year rugby union tests
- Mid-year rugby union tests
- 2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe
- 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
- 2005 Wallabies Spring tour
- 2005 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Italy
- 2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France
- 2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania
- 2005 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe
- 2005 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Argentina
References
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