2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe

Main article: 2006 end-of-year rugby union tests

2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 00 00 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Wales	1 0 0 1
Italy	1 0 0 1

The 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in Wales and Italy by Canada national rugby union team.

Results

17 November 2006

Wales	61–26	Canada
Try: Peel, Rees, Shanklin Sweeney, G Thomas J. Thomas 2 S. Williams, Penalty try Con: Hook 8		Try: D.Pletch, Pyke Con: Pritchard 2 Pen: Pritchard 3 Drop: Daypuck

Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

Wales		Canada
(capt.) Gareth Thomas	FB	15	FB	Ed Fairhurst
Mark Jones	W	14	W	Mike Pyke
Tom Shanklin	C	13	C	Ryan Smith
Sonny Parker	C	12	C	Dave Spicer
Shane Williams	W	11	W	James Pritchard
James Hook	FH	10	FH	Derek Daypuck
Dwayne Peel	SH	9	SH	Morgan Williams (capt.)
Ryan Jones	N8	8	N8	Sean-Michael Stephen
Martyn Williams	F	7	F	Stan McKeen
Jonathan Thomas	F	6	F	Mike Webb
Ian Evans	L	5	L	Mike Burak
Ian Gough	L	4	L	Luke Tait
Adam Jones	P	3	P	Forrest Gainer
Matthew Rees	H	2	H	Mark Lawson
Gethin Jenkins	P	1	P	Kevin Tkachuk
		Replacements
T. Rhys Thomas	H	16	H	Pat Riordan
Duncan Jones	P	17	P	Dan Pletch
Robert Sidoli	L	18	P	Mike Pletch
Alun Wyn Jones	L	19	L	Stu Ault
Mike Phillips	SH	20	BR	Aaron Carpenter
Ceri Sweeney	C	21	FH	Ander Monro
Lee Byrne		22	W	Justin Mensah-Coker
		Coaches
Ric Suggitt				Gareth Jenkins

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25 November 2006

Italy	41–6	Canada
Try: Bortolami, Castrogiovanni Stanojevic 2, Zanni Con: Bortolussi 5 Pen: Bortolussi 2		Pen: Monro 2

Fontanafredda Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Italy		Canada
David Bortolussi	FB	15	FB	Ed Fairhurst
Warren Spragg	W	14	W	Mike Pyke
Mirco Bergamasco	C	13	C	Ryan Smith
Walter Pozzebon	C	12	C	Derek Daypuck
Marko Stanojevic	W	11	W	Justin Mensah-Coker
Andrea Scanavacca	FH	10	FH	Ander Monro
Paul Griffen	SH	9	SH	Morgan Williams (capt.)
Sergio Parisse	N8	8	N8	Aaron Carpenter
Mauro Bergamasco	F	7	F	Stan McKeen
Josh Sole	F	6	F	Mike Webb
(capt.) Marco Bortolami	L	5	L	Ollie Atkinson
Santiago Dellapè	L	4	L	Luke Tait
Carlos Nieto	P	3	P	Forrest Gainer
Fabio Ongaro	H	2	H	Pat Riordan
Andrea Lo Cicero	P	1	P	Dan Pletch
		Replacements
Carlo Festuccia	H	16	H	Aaron Abrams
Martin Castrogiovanni	P	17	P	Kevin Tkachuk
Alessandro Zanni	F	18	P	Mike Pletch
Maurizio Zaffiri	F	19	L	Stu Ault
Simon Picone	SH	20	F	Adam Kleeberger
Ramiro Pez	FH	21	FH	Dean van Camp
Gonzalo Canale	C	22	W	D. T. H. van der Merwe
		Coaches
Ric Suggitt				Pierre Berbizier

References

• "Hook looks nervous in dry run for All Black test". The Guardian. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
• "Italy rallies to beat Canada in rugby test match". www.cbc.ca. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.