2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe

2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 02 00 01
Test match	03 02 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
England	1 1 0 0
Italy	1 1 0 0
France	1 0 0 1

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

The 2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in England, France and Italy by Argentina national rugby union team. It was an Historical tour with the first victory against England on their "home" of Twickenham.

The Pumas won also against Italy and lose only a very well played match against France.

Results

11 November 2006 14:30 GMT

England	18–25	Argentina
Try: Sackey Balshaw Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson Flood	Report	Try: Todeschini Con: Todeschini Pen: Contepomi (2) Todeschini (4)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,027 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

England		Argentina
Iain Balshaw	FB	15	FB	Juan Martín Hernández
55' Paul Sackey	W	14	W	José María Núñez Piossek
53' Jamie Noon	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi
47' Anthony Allen	C	12	C	Miguel Avramovic  61'
74' Ben Cohen	W	11	W	Pablo Gomez Cora  25'
Charlie Hodgson	FH	10	FH	Felipe Contepomi
Shaun Perry	SH	9	SH	Agustín Pichot (c)
Pat Sanderson	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo
8' to 12' Lewis Moody	F	7	F	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Martin Corry (c)	F	6	F	Juan Manuel Leguizamón  70'
Ben Kay	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
51' Danny Grewcock	L	4	L	Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  61'
Julian White	P	3	P	Omar Hasan  69'
74' George Chuter	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Perry Freshwater	P	1	P	Marcos Ayerza
		Replacements
74' Lee Mears	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Stuart Turner		17	P	Martín Scelzo  69'
51' Tom Palmer	L	18	L	Esteban Lozada  61'
8'  12'  74' Magnus Lund	N8	19	F	Martín Schusterman  70'
47' Peter Richards	SH	20		Nicolás Fernández Miranda
43' Toby Flood	FH	21	C	Federico Todeschini  25'
56' Josh Lewsey	W	22	C	Horacio Agulla  61'
		Coaches
Andy Robinson				Marcelo Loffreda

18 November 2006

Italy	16–23	Argentina
Try: Stanojevic Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi 3		Try: Avramovic, Todeschini Con: Todeschini 2 Pen: Todeschini 3

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa

Italy		Argentina
David Bortolussi	FB	15	FB	Juan Martín Hernández
Pablo Canavosio	W	14	W	Ignacio Corleto
Gonzalo Canale	C	13	C	Miguel Avramovic
Mirco Bergamasco	C	12	C	Manuel Contepomi
Marko Stanojevic	W	11	W	Horacio Agulla
Ramiro Pez	FH	10	FH	Federico Todeschini
Paul Griffen	SH	9	SH	Nicolás Fernández Miranda
Sergio Parisse	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo (c)
Mauro Bergamasco	F	7	F	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Alessandro Zanni	F	6	F	Martín Durand
(c) Marco Bortolami	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Santiago Dellapè	L	4	L	Esteban Lozada
Martin Castrogiovanni	P	3	P	Martín Scelzo
Carlo Festuccia	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Andrea Lo Cicero	P	1	P	Marcos Ayerza
		Replacements
Fabio Ongaro	H	16	H	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Carlos Nieto	P	17	P	Juan Gomez
Carlo Del Fava		18		Jaime Arocena Mesones
Josh Sole	F	19	BR	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Simon Picone	SH	20		Nicolas Vergallo
Andrea Scanavacca	FH	21	C	Hernán Senillosa
Walter Pozzebon		22		Pablo Gomez Cora
		Coaches
Pierre Berbizier				Marcelo Loffreda

25 November 2006

France	27–26	Argentina
Try: Dominici 2, Fritz Con: Yachvili 3 Pen: Yachvili 2		Try: Hernández, Longo Con: F. Contepomi 2 Pen: F. Contepomi 2, Todeschini 2

Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

France		Argentina
Pepito Elhorga	FB	15	FB	Juan Martín Hernández
Christophe Dominici	W	14	W	José María Núñez Piossek
Florian Fritz	C	13	C	Manuel Contepomi
Yannick Jauzion	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi
Cédric Heymans	W	11	W	Ignacio Corleto
Damien Traille	FH	10	FH	Federico Todeschini
Dimitri Yachvili	SH	9	SH	Agustín Pichot (c)
Elvis Vermeulen	N8	8	N8	Gonzalo Longo
Rémy Martin	F	7	F	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Julien Bonnaire	F	6	F	Martín Durand
Loic Jacquet	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Lionel Nallet	L	4	L	Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Pieter de Villiers	P	3	P	Omar Hasan
Raphaël Ibañez	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Olivier Milloud	P	1	P	Martín Scelzo
		Replacements
Dimitri Szarzewski	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Sylvain Marconnet	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza
Thibault Privat		18		Esteban Lozada
Serge Betsen	F	19	BR	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Pierre Mignoni		20		Juan Fernández Miranda
David Marty	C	21	FH	Hernán Senillosa
Aurélien Rougerie		22		Horacio Agulla
		Coaches
Bernard Laporte				Marcelo Loffreda

References

• "Robinson must be put out of his misery after lame England slump into gutter". The Guardian. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
• "Rugby, testa a testa con l'Argentina ma l'Italia non-riesce a vincere" (in Italian). La repubblica. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
• "France edge to win over Argentina". BBC News. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.