2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England

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.

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 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

First test in Dublin

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)
Report Try: F. Steyn
Habana
Con: A. Pretorius
Pen: A. Pretorius
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Ireland
South Africa
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Andrew Trimble 67'
FH10Ronan O'Gara 79'
SH9Peter Stringer 75'
N88Denis Leamy
OF7David Wallace
BF6Neil Best 61'
RL5Paul O'Connell 79'
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Rory Best 79'
LP1Marcus Horan 67'
Replacements:
HK16Frankie Sheahan 79'
PR17Bryan Young 67'
LK18Malcolm O'Kelly 79'
FL19Simon Easterby 61'
SH20Isaac Boss 75'
FH21Paddy Wallace 79'
WG22Geordan Murphy 67'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Bevin Fortuin
RW14Jaco Pretorius 75'
OC13Bryan Habana
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11François Steyn
FH10André Pretorius
SH9Ricky Januarie 4' to 9'
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Juan Smith
BF6Danie Rossouw 67'
RL5Albert van den Berg
LL4Johan Ackermann 14'
TP3CJ van der Linde
HK2John Smit (c)
LP1Lawrence Sephaka 40'
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR17BJ Botha 40'
LK18Johann Muller 14'
N819Jacques Cronjé 67'
FH20Ruan Pienaar 4' 9'
CE21Wynand Olivier 75'
FB22JP Pietersen
Coach:
Jake White

Second test with England

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
Report Try: 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
FB15Josh Lewsey
RW14Mark Cueto
OC13Mathew Tait
IC12Jamie Noon
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Charlie Hodgson 39'
SH9Peter Richards 69'
N88Martin Corry (c)
OF7Pat Sanderson 57'
BF6Joe Worsley
RL5Ben Kay 57'
LL4Tom Palmer
TP3Julian White
HK2George Chuter 57'
LP1Andrew Sheridan 49'
Replacements:
HK16Lee Mears 57'
PR17Phil Vickery 49'
LK18Chris Jones 57'
FL19Lewis Moody 57'
SH20Shaun Perry 69'
FH21Andy Goode 39'
FB22Toby Flood
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB15François Steyn
RW14Akona Ndungane
OC13Wynand Olivier
IC12Jean de Villiers
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Butch James 57'
SH9Ricky Januarie 74'
N88Jacques Cronjé 40'
OF7Danie Rossouw
BF6Pierre Spies
RL5Johann Muller
LL4Johan Ackermann 77'
TP3BJ Botha
HK2John Smit (c)
LP1CJ van der Linde 69'
Replacements:
HK16Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR17Deon Carstens 69'
LK18Albert van den Berg 77'
N819Hilton Lobberts 40'
SH20Ruan Pienaar 74'
FH21André Pretorius 57'
FB22Bevin Fortuin
Coach:
Jake White

The revenge with England

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
England
FB15.Josh Lewsey
RW14.Mark Cueto
OC13.Mathew Tait
IC12.Jamie Noon
LW11.Ben Cohen
FH10.Andy Goode
SH9.Peter Richards
N88.Martin Corry (capt.)
OF7.Pat Sanderson
BF6.Joe Worsley
RL5.Chris Jones
LL4.Tom Palmer
TP3.Julian White
HK2.Lee Mears
LP1.Phil Vickery
Replacements:
H16.George Chuter '
17.Tim Payne
L18.Ben Kay '
F19.Lewis Moody '
SH20.Shaun Perry '
FH21.Toby Flood '
22.Mark van Gisbergen
Coach:
Andy Robinson
South Africa
FB15.Frans Steyn
RW14.Akona Ndungane
OC13.Wynand Olivier
IC12.Jean de Villiers
LW11.Bryan Habana
FH10.Andre Pretorius
SH9.Ricky Januarie
N88.Danie Rossouw
OF7.Juan Smith
BF6.Kabamba Floors
RL5.Johann Muller
LL4.Johan Ackermann
TP3.BJ Botha
HK2.John Smit (capt.)
LP1.CJ van der Linde
Replacements:
F16.Chiliboy Ralepelle
P17.Deon Carstens '
F18.Albert van den Berg '
F19.Gerrie Britz '
20.Ruan Pienaar '
21.Jaco Pretorius
22.Bevin Fortuin
Coach:
John Smit

The final match against World XV

3 December 2006
World XV 7–32  South Africa XV
Welford Road, Leicester

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Desperate England make it to the line". The Guardian. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. "Robinson clinging on after Pretorius drops England in it". The Observer. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. "Farrell backed for England conversion". The Guardian. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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