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 hemisphere 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 completed a grand slam tour, their first since 1978.
Week 1[edit]
| 5 November 2005 16:00 GMT |
Wales  | 3–41 |  New Zealand |
| Pen: S. Jones | Report[3] | Try: Carter (2) Gear (3) Con: Carter (5/5) Pen: Carter (2) |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,402 Referee: Chris White (England) |
| 5 November 2005 21:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
France  | 26–16 |  Australia |
| Try: Heymans Martin Con: Élissalde (2/2) Pen: Élissalde (3) Michalak (1) | Report[4] | Try: Mitchell Con: Rogers Pen: Rogers (3) |
| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
| 5 November 2005 17:10 AST (UTC-3) |
Argentina  | 23–34 |  South Africa |
| Try: M. Contepomi Durand Leonelli Con: F. Contepomi (1/3) Pen: F. Contepomi (2) | Report[5] | Try: Fourie Montgomery Smith Con: Montgomery (2/3) Pen: Montgomery (3) Pretorius Drop: Conradie |
| Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (England) |
Week 2[edit]
| 11 November 2005 19:30 GMT |
| Wales | 11–10 |  Fiji |
| Try: Owen Pen: N. Robinson Drop: N. Robinson | Report[6] | Try: Rawaqa Con: Vulakoro Drop: Baikeinuku |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,045 Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland) |
| 12 November 2005 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
Italy  | 48–0 |  Tonga |
| Try: Mi. Bergamasco (2) Bortolami (2) Canale Sole (2) Con: Pez (5/7) Pen: Pez | Report[7] |
| Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
| 12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
England  | 26–16 | Australia |
| Try: Cohen Cueto Con: Hodgson Barkley Pen: Hodgson (2) Barkley Drop: Hodgson | Report[8] | Try: Mitchell Con: Rogers Pen: Rogers (3) |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
| 12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Ireland  | 7–45 | New Zealand |
| Try: Horan Con: Humphreys | Report[9] | Try: Howlett (2) Sivivatu (2) Weepu Con: Evans (4/5) Pen: Evans (4) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
| 12 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
Scotland  | 19–23 | Argentina |
| Try: Parks Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (3) Drop: Paterson | Report[10] | Try: Leonelli Penalty try Con: Todeschini (2/2) Pen: Todeschini (3) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
| 12 November 2005 17:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01) |
| France | 50–6 |  Canada |
| Try: Bonnaire (2) Bruno Castaignède Marty Michalak Mignoni Con: Michalak Yachvili (2) Pen: Michalak Yachvili (2) | Report[11] | Pen: Daypuck (2) |
| Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes Attendance: 35,702 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
Week 3[edit]
| 19 November 2005 14:00 EET (UTC+2) |
Romania  | 22–20 | Canada |
| Report[12] |
| Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest Referee: Didier Mene (France) |
| 19 November 2005 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| France | 43–8 | Tonga |
| Report[13] |
| Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland) |
| 19 November 2005 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Italy | 22–39 | Argentina |
| Report[14] |
| Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 19 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
| England | 19–23 | New Zealand |
| Try: Corry Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson (4) | Report[15] | Try: Mealamu Umaga Con: Carter (2/2) Pen: Carter (3) |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
| 19 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
| Ireland | 14–30 | Australia |
| Try: Horgan Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys O'Gara (2) | Report[16] | Try: Mitchell (2) Latham Con: Rogers (3/3) Pen: Rogers (3) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
| 19 November 2005 15:00 GMT |
Portugal  | 17–26 | Fiji |
| Report[17] |
| Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
| 19 November 2005 15:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 18–11 |  Samoa |
| Report[18] |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 14,718 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
| 19 November 2005 17:00 GMT |
| Wales | 16–33 | South Africa |
| Try: Sweeney Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) | Report[19] | Try: Habana (2) Jantjes Rossouw Con: Bosman (2/4) Pen: Bosman (3) |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
Week 4[edit]
| 26 November 2005 12:30 GMT |
| Ireland | 43–12 | Romania |
| Report[20] |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
| 26 November 2005 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Italy | 23–8 | Fiji |
| Report[21] |
| Stadio Brianteo, Monza Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa) |
| 26 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
| Scotland | 10–29 | New Zealand |
| Try: Webster Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson | Report[22] | Try: Evans Gear (2) Lauaki Con: Evans (2/3) MacDonald Pen: Evans |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 26 November 2005 14:30 GMT |
| England | 40–3 | Samoa |
| Report[23] |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
| 26 November 2005 17:00 GMT |
| Wales | 24–22 | Australia |
| Try: S. Williams Penalty try Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (4) | Report[24] | Try: Tuqiri Sharpe (2) Latham Con: Rogers (2/3) Pen: Rogers |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,721 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
| 26 November 2005 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| France | 26–20 | South Africa |
| Try: Michalak Rougerie Szarzewski Con: Élissalde Pen: Élissalde (2) Michalak | Report[25] | Try: Botha Fourie Con: Montgomery (2/2) Pen: Montgomery Bosman |
| Stade de France, Saint Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
Week 5[edit]
| 3 December 2005 17:00 AST (UTC-3) |
| Argentina | 12–28 | Samoa |
| Report[26] |
| Cricket and Rugby Club Field, Buenos Aires Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
See also[edit]
- 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 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
- 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[edit]
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- ^ "1987: Wales 22-21 Australia". 24 September 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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- ^ "England v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ireland v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland v Argentina". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "France v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Romania v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "France v Tonga". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Italy v Argentina". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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- ^ "Portugal v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland v Samoa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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- ^ "Ireland v Romania". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Italy v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "England v Samoa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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