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
Pen: Stephen Jones
Report Try: Dan Carter (2)
Rico Gear (3)
Con: Dan Carter 5/5
Pen: Dan Carter (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,402
Referee: Chris White (England)



Week 2

11 November 2005
19:30 GMT
Wales  11 – 10  Fiji
Try: Michael Owen
Pen: Nicky Robinson
Report Try: Ifereimi Rawaqa
Con: Julian Vulakoro
Drop: Seremaia 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: Mirco Bergamasco (2)
Marco Bortolami (2)
Gonzalo Canale
Josh Sole (2)
Con: Ramiro Pez 5/7
Pen: Ramiro Pez
Report
Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  26 – 16  Australia
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)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Ireland  7 – 45  New Zealand
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)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

12 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Scotland  19 – 23  Argentina
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)


Week 3

19 November 2005
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Romania  22 – 20  Canada
Report
Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest
Referee: Didier Mene (France)

19 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  43 – 8  Tonga
Report
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)

19 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  22 – 39  Argentina
Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

19 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  19 – 23  New Zealand
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)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

19 November 2005
14:30 GMT
Ireland  14 – 30  Australia
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)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Chris White (England)

19 November 2005
15:00 GMT
Portugal  17 – 26  Fiji
Report
Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

19 November 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland  18 – 11  Samoa
Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,718
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

19 November 2005
17:00 GMT
Wales  16 – 33  South Africa
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
12:30 GMT
Ireland  43 – 12  Romania
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australian)

26 November 2005
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  23 – 8  Fiji
Report
Stadio Brianteo, Monza
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)


26 November 2005
14:30 GMT
England  40 - 3  Samoa
Report
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

26 November 2005
17:00 GMT
Wales  24 – 22  Australia
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
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,721
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)


Week 5

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

See also

References

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