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2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England

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2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England
ManagerJake White
Tour captain(s)John Smit
Summary
P W D L
Total
04 02 00 02
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Ireland
1 0 0 1
 England
2 1 0 1

The 2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England was a series of matches played in November and December 2006 in Ireland and England by South Africa national rugby union team.

The Springboks, coached by Jake White lost the test with Ireland, drew the series (1–1) to England and won against a World XV selection.

Results

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First test in Dublin

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A bad defeat against Ireland, that had never before scored four tries against Springboks in a century.[1] In the first half, Irish, made three tries that exposed the poor defence of Pierre Spies in particular and Bryan Habana out of position at 13. Spies was twice caught charging out of the line and the Irish swiftly punished that opening each time. The Springboks, fielding a largely experimental side, fought hard as Habana and debutant Francois Steyn dotted down in the second half. That comeback was roundly ended by Horgan after O'Driscoll expertly put him away to seal the game.

The match celebrate the centenary of the first Springboks tour and South Africa played in the kit worn by the 1906 touring squad, which was captained by Paul Roos.[2]

11 November 2006
17:00 WET
Ireland 32–15 South Africa
Try: Trimble
D. Wallace
Horan
Horgan
Con: O'Gara (3)
Pen: O'Gara (2)
ReportTry: F. Steyn
Habana
Con: A. Pretorius
Pen: A. Pretorius
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Ireland
South Africa
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble downward-facing red arrow 67'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Neil Best downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 79'
LP 1 Marcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 17 Bryan Young upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 19 Simon Easterby upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Isaac Boss upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 21 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 79'
WG 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Bevin Fortuin
RW 14 Jaco Pretorius downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13 Bryan Habana
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 François Steyn
FH 10 André Pretorius
SH 9 Ricky Januarie red cross icon 4' to 9'
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Juan Smith
BF 6 Danie Rossouw downward-facing red arrow 67'
RL 5 Albert van den Berg
LL 4 Johan Ackermann downward-facing red arrow 14'
TP 3 CJ van der Linde
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 Lawrence Sephaka downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR 17 BJ Botha upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Johann Muller upward-facing green arrow 14'
N8 19 Jacques Cronjé upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 20 Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 4' downward-facing red arrow 9'
CE 21 Wynand Olivier upward-facing green arrow 75'
FB 22 JP Pietersen
Coach:
Jake White

Second test with England

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Next up was a two test encounter against England at fortress Twickenham. The Springboks had not beaten England since the Spring Tour of 2000 where the Boks won 18–13. England exacted revenge a week later and had built a period of dominance spanning six years. Even more disconcerting was that the Boks had not won at Twickenham since 1997; this leaving the Boks with a nine-year hoodoo to break. The Boks dominated England for much of the first test and seemed certain of victory until a late try by Phil Vickery gave England the result. A key turning point in the game was the injury to Butch James. His replacement, André Pretorius failed to deliver the steadiness Butch provided and missed an important penalty.[3]

18 November 2006
14:30 GMT
England 23–21 South Africa
Try: Cueto
Vickery
Con: Goode (2)
Pen: Hodgson (2)
Goode
ReportTry: James
A. Ndungane
Con: James
Pen: James (2)
Drop: F. Steyn
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,512
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
England
South Africa
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Jamie Noon
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson downward-facing red arrow 39'
SH 9 Peter Richards downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Martin Corry (c)
OF 7 Pat Sanderson downward-facing red arrow 57'
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Tom Palmer
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 George Chuter downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Phil Vickery upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Chris Jones upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Lewis Moody upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Shaun Perry upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 39'
FB 22 Toby Flood
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 François Steyn
RW 14 Akona Ndungane
OC 13 Wynand Olivier
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Butch James downward-facing red arrow 57'
SH 9 Ricky Januarie downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Jacques Cronjé downward-facing red arrow 40'
OF 7 Danie Rossouw
BF 6 Pierre Spies
RL 5 Johann Muller
LL 4 Johan Ackermann downward-facing red arrow 77'
TP 3 BJ Botha
HK 2 John Smit (c)
LP 1 CJ van der Linde downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR 17 Deon Carstens upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Albert van den Berg upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 19 Hilton Lobberts upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 20 Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 21 André Pretorius upward-facing green arrow 57'
FB 22 Bevin Fortuin
Coach:
Jake White

The revenge with England

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The final analysis was that this was a year of growth as much as it was a disappointing lost opportunity. Injuries to Schalk Burger (broken neck), Bakkies Botha (calf surgery), Jean De Villiers (cracked rib), Bryan Habana (cracked rib), Butch James (groin and knee), André Pretorius (groin), Joe Van Niekerk (C5 & C6 vertebrae), Jacques Cronje (cracked rib), Danie Rossouw (hamstring), Juan Smith (left quadriceps), Eddie Andrews (back), BJ Botha (back surgery), CJ Van Der Linde (Leg), Gurthro Steenkamp (broken hand), Pedrie Wannenburg (wrist surgery), Marius Joubert (fractured hand) amongst other lesser injuries stretched the Bok's depth to its limit. The blessing was that it allowed the Boks to break their reliance on certain individuals and expand their depth in blooding new players and testing new combinations. Francois Steyn was undoubtedly the find of the season alongside the elusive Ruan Pienaar. Jake also found depth in Wynand Olivier and Pierre Spies; the former being used extensively in plugging gaps left by injuries in the backline. Jake lamented the many lost opportunities of this campaign but was optimistic about the various changes they made to their defensive patterns and saw it as an important learning cuve ahead of the World Cup the following year[4]

25 November 2006
England 14–25 South Africa
Try: Cueto
Pen: Goode 3
Try: van der Linde
Con: A. Pretorius
Pen: A. Pretorius 2
Drop: A. Pretorius 4
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Daniel Lewis Ireland
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Jamie Noon
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Peter Richards
N8 8 Martin Corry (capt.)
OF 7 Pat Sanderson
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Chris Jones
LL 4 Tom Palmer
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Lee Mears
LP 1 Phil Vickery
Replacements:
H 16 George Chuter upward-facing green arrow '
17 Tim Payne
L 18 Ben Kay upward-facing green arrow '
F 19 Lewis Moody upward-facing green arrow '
SH 20 Shaun Perry upward-facing green arrow '
FH 21 Toby Flood upward-facing green arrow '
22 Mark van Gisbergen
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Frans Steyn
RW 14 Akona Ndungane
OC 13 Wynand Olivier
IC 12 Jean de Villiers
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 André Pretorius
SH 9 Ricky Januarie
N8 8 Danie Rossouw
OF 7 Juan Smith
BF 6 Kabamba Floors
RL 5 Johann Muller
LL 4 Johan Ackermann
TP 3 BJ Botha
HK 2 John Smit (capt.)
LP 1 CJ van der Linde
Replacements:
F 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
P 17 Deon Carstens upward-facing green arrow '
F 18 Albert van den Berg upward-facing green arrow '
F 19 Gerrie Britz upward-facing green arrow '
20 Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow '
21 Jaco Pretorius
22 Bevin Fortuin
Coach:
John Smit

The final match against World XV

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3 December 2006
World XV7–32 South Africa XV
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester

References

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  1. ^ * "Ireland continue their World Cup ascent as the Springboks are left with a mountain of problems". The Guardian. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ "SARugby.com › News › Springboks in 100-year-old kit". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Desperate England make it to the line". The Guardian. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Robinson clinging on after Pretorius drops England in it". The Observer. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Farrell backed for England conversion". The Guardian. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.