2005 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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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

5 November 2005
16:00 GMT
Wales 3–41 New Zealand
Pen: S. JonesReport[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
New Zealand
)
5 November 2005
17:10
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (England
)

Week 2

11 November 2005
19:30
Baikeinuku
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,045
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
12 November 2005
15:00
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
New Zealand
)
12 November 2005
17:00
New Zealand
)

Week 3

19 November 2005
14:00
UTC+2)
Romania 22–20 Canada
Report[12]
Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest
Referee: Didier Mene (France)
19 November 2005
15:00
UTC+1)
France 43–8 Tonga
Report[13]
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
19 November 2005
15:00
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
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
Australia
)

Week 4

26 November 2005
12:30
Australia
)
26 November 2005
15:00
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
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
Australia
)

Week 5

3 December 2005
17:00
UTC-3)
Argentina 12–28 Samoa
Report[26]
Cricket and Rugby Club Field, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wales 24-22 Australia". 26 November 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "1987: Wales 22-21 Australia". 24 September 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Wales v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "France v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Argentina v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Wales v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Italy v Tonga". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "England v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Ireland v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Scotland v Argentina". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ "France v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Romania v Canada". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ^ "France v Tonga". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Italy v Argentina". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. ^ "England v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. ^ "AUSTRALIA TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 19 November 2005, 14:30 local, 14:30 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Portugal v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Scotland v Samoa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Wales v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Ireland v Romania". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Italy v Fiji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Scotland v New Zealand". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  23. ^ "England v Samoa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Wales v Australia". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  25. ^ "France v South Africa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Argentina v Samoa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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