2005 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

The 2005 Wallabies Spring Tour was a series of five matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in November 2005.

The Matches

French Barbarians

1 November 2005

French Barbarians	12–42	Australia A[1]

Bordeaux

France

In this match, George Gregan plays his 115 test match, beating the world record of Jason Robinson[2][3]

5 November 2005

France	26–16	Australia
Try: Heymans, Martin Con: Elissalde 2 Pen: Elissalde 3, Michalak		Try: Mitchell Con: Rogers Pen: Rogers 3

Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paul Honiss

France: 15.Julien Laharrague, 14.Aurelien Rougerie, 13.Florian Fritz, 12.Yannick Jauzion, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8.Thomas Lievremont, 7.Remy Martin, 6.Yannick Nyanga, 5.Jerome Thion, 4.Fabien Pelous (capt.), 3.Pieter de Villiers, 2.Dimitri Szarzewski, 1.Olivier Milloud, – replacements: 16.Sebastien Bruno, 17.Sylvain Marconnet, 18.Lionel Nallet, 19.Gregory Lamboley, 20.Sebastien Chabal, 21.Yann Delaigue, 22.Thomas Castaignede
Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Lote Tuqiri, 12.Morgan Turinui, 11.Mat Rogers, 10.Matt Giteau, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.George Smith, 7.Phil Waugh, 6.Rocky Elsom, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.Mark Chisholm, 3.Al Baxter, 2.Brendan Cannon, 1.Matt Dunning, – replacements: 16.Stephen Moore, 17.Greg Holmes, 18.Hugh McMeniman, 19.John Roe, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Lloyd Johansson, 22.Drew Mitchell

England

Wallabies loses the match against England . The man of the match wasAndrew Sheridan. For the wallabies the situation were very bad, and Eddie Jones is near to be fired[4][5]

12 November 2005

England	26–16	Australia
Try: Cohen, Cueto Con: Barkley, Hodgson Pen: Barkley, Hodgson 2 Drop: Hodgson		Try: Mitchell Con: Rogers Pen: Rogers 3

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Joel Jutge

England: 15.Josh Lewsey, 14.Mark Cueto, 13.Jamie Noon, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Charlie Hodgson, 9.Matt Dawson, 8.Martin Corry(capt.), 7.Lewis Moody , 6.Pat Sanderson, 5.Danny Grewcock, 4.Steve Borthwick, 3.Phil Vickery, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Andrew Sheridan, – replacements: 21.Olly Barkley, 22.Mark van Gisbergen – No entry : 16.Lee Mears, 17.Matt Stevens, 18.Louis Deacon, 19.Chris Jones, 20.Harry Ellis
Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Mark Gerrard, 13.Lote Tuqiri, 12.Morgan Turinui, 11.Drew Mitchell, 10.Mat Rogers, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.George Smith, 7.Phil Waugh, 6.John Roe, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.Hugh McMeniman, 3.Al Baxter , 2.Brendan Cannon, 1.Matt Dunning, – replacements: 16.Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17.Greg Holmes, 18.Mark Chisholm, 19.Scott Fava, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Matt Giteau, 22.Lloyd Johansson

Ireland

This was the onny test-match won by Wallabies.[6] Without Stephen Larkham, the Wallabies won easily. The match was played in Lansdowne Road, with reduced capacity to 42,000 after a fire.[7]

19 November 2005

Ireland	14–30	Australia
Try: Horgan Pen: Humphreys, O'Gara 2		Try: Latham, Mitchell 2 Con: Rogers 3 Pen: Rogers 3

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Chris White

Ireland: 15.Geordan Murphy, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Andrew Trimble, 12.Gordon D'Arcy, 11.Tommy Bowe, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Denis Leamy, 7.Johnny O'Connor, 6.Simon Easterby (capt.), 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Donncha O'Callaghan, 3.John Hayes, 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Rory Best, 17.Simon Best, 18.Matt McCullough, 19.Neil Best, 20.Kieran Campbell, 21.David Humphreys, 22.Girvan Dempsey
Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Mark Gerrard, 13.Lote Tuqiri, 12.Morgan Turinui, 11.Drew Mitchell, 10.Mat Rogers, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.George Smith, 7.Phil Waugh, 6.John Roe, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.Hugh McMeniman, 3.David Fitter, 2.Brendan Cannon, 1.Greg Holmes, – replacements: 16.Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17.Al Baxter, 18.Mark Chisholm, 19.Scott Fava, 20.Matt Henjak, 21.Lloyd Johansson, 22.Wendell Sailor

Wales

After the victory against Ireland, a loss with Wales[8][9]

Same day after, Eddie Jones will be axe[10]

26 November 2005

Wales	24–22	Australia
Try: S. Williams penalty try Con: S.Jones Pen: S.Jones 4		Try: Latham, Sharpe, Tuqiri Con: Rogers 2 Pen: Rogers 2

Millennium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

Wales: 15.Gareth Thomas(capt.), 14.Dafydd James, 13.Matthew Watkins, 12.Sonny Parker, 11.Shane Williams, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Gareth Cooper, 8.Michael Owen, 7.Martyn Williams, 6.Colin Charvis, 5.Robert Sidoli, 4.Ian Gough, 3.Chris Horsman, 2.T.Rhys Thomas, 1.Duncan Jones, – replacements: 16.Mefin Davies, 17.Adam R. Jones, 21.Ceri Sweeney – No entry : 18.Ian Evans, 19.Jonathan Thomas, 20.Mike Phillips, 22.Lee Byrne
Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Mark Gerrard, 13.Lote Tuqiri, 12.Morgan Turinui, 11.Drew Mitchell, 10.Mat Rogers, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.George Smith, 7.Phil Waugh, 6.John Roe, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.Hugh McMeniman, 3.David Fitter, 2.Brendan Cannon, 1.Matt Dunning, – replacements: 17.Al Baxter, 18.Mark Chisholm, 20.Chris Whitaker, 22.Wendell Sailor – No entry: 16.Tatafu Polota-Nau, 19.Scott Fava, 21.Lloyd Johansson

gollark: We must also have webfields, webgroups, and webmonoids.

gollark: Yes.

gollark: All are to, broadly speaking.

gollark: Good!

gollark: FEAR the webring².

References

As usual, when Australia plays an unofficial match, the team was filed as "A" team"
"Record-breaking Gregan's Wallabies are told to get physical with French". The Guardian. 5 November 2005.
"Rugby union: France 26 – 16 Australia". www.guardian.co.uk. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
"Sheridan dismantles Australia, but England are slow to build on ruins". The Guardian. 13 November 2005.
"Rugby Union: England 26 – 16 Australia". www.guardian.co.uk. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
"Australia return to winning ways". The Guardian. 13 November 2005.
"Rugby union: Ireland 14 – 30 Australia". The Observe. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
"Wonderful Wales find heart to keep revival blooming". The Guardian. 27 November 2005.
"Rugby union: Wales 24 – 22 Australia". The Observe. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.
"Jones axed by Wallabies". The Guardian. 2 December 2005.

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[1] As usual, when Australia plays an unofficial match, the team was filed as "A" team"

[2] "Record-breaking Gregan's Wallabies are told to get physical with French". The Guardian. 5 November 2005.

[3] "Rugby union: France 26 – 16 Australia". www.guardian.co.uk. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.

[4] "Sheridan dismantles Australia, but England are slow to build on ruins". The Guardian. 13 November 2005.

[5] "Rugby Union: England 26 – 16 Australia". www.guardian.co.uk. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.

[6] "Australia return to winning ways". The Guardian. 13 November 2005.

[7] "Rugby union: Ireland 14 – 30 Australia". The Observe. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.

[8] "Wonderful Wales find heart to keep revival blooming". The Guardian. 27 November 2005.

[9] "Rugby union: Wales 24 – 22 Australia". The Observe. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2005.

[10] "Jones axed by Wallabies". The Guardian. 2 December 2005.

Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

Rugby union tours of Ireland
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008
European teams	1980 1988-89 2002
Asia and Oceanian team	1985 1988 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006
North American teams	2004 2008
Others	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 (NZ Maori)

Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001
Australia	1908–09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Maori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Romania	1979 2002
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Western Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
Tonga	1997 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000

Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1992 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games