The 2006 June rugby union tests (also known as the summer tests in the Northern Hemisphere) were rugby union Test matches played during between June in 2006. It saw several tests between touring Northern Hemisphere sides and home Southern Hemisphere sides, including a test series between Australia and England, Argentina and Wales, New Zealand and Ireland and South Africa and Scotland. France played Romania and the Springboks, while Italy played Fiji and Japan.

Most of the fixtures acted as end-of-season tours of the Northern Hemisphere nations, and pre season matches for the Tri Nations Series and Pacific 5 Nations for the Southern Hemisphere nations.

Overview

Series

Tour	Result	Winners
Australia v England test series	2–0	Australia
Argentina v Wales test series	2–0	Argentina
New Zealand v Ireland test series	2–0	New Zealand
South Africa v Scotland test series	2–0	South Africa

Other tours

Team/Tour	Opponents
French tour	Romania (W) –  South Africa (W)
Italian tour	Japan (W) –  Fiji (L)

Fixtures

10 June 2006 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	34–23	Ireland
Try: Howlett Muliaina Flavell Con: McAlister (2) Pen: McAlister (5)	Report[1]	Try: O'Driscoll Trimble Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara (3)

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 29,850 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

• The scoreline belied the closeness of the contest, as Ireland were 20 minutes away from a first-ever win over the All Blacks, holding a 23–15 lead halfway through the second half.

10 June 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	36–16	Scotland
Try: Snyman Paulse Montgomery Burger Con: Montgomery (2) Pen: Montgomery (4)	Report[2]	Try: Webster Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (3)

ABSA Stadium, Durban Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

• This was Scotland's largest-ever defeat in South Africa.

11 June 2006 14:45 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	27–25	Wales
Try: Leguizamón Núñez Piossek Leonelli Con: Todeschini (3) Pen: Todeschini (2)	Report[3]	Try: M. Jones Evans Hook Con: Robinson (2) Pen: Robinson (2)

Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

• This was Argentina's first-ever Test in Patagonia. Puerto Madryn was the site where the first Welsh colonists arrived in Argentina, leading to the establishment of Y Wladfa in the 1860s.

11 June 2006 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	34–3	England
Try: Latham Gerrard Blake Con: Mortlock (2) Pen: Mortlock (5)		Pen: Barkley

Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 62,124 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

11 June 2006 14:05 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	6–52	Italy
Pen: Ikeda (2)		Try: Sole Bortolussi Dallan Mi. Bergamasco (2) Dellapè de Jager Con: Pez (4) Bortolussi (3) Pen: Pez

Chichibunomiya, Tokyo Attendance: 8,826 Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

17 June 2006 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	27–17	Ireland
Try: Dermody Kelleher McAlister Con: McAlister (3) Pen: McAlister (2)	Report[4]	Try: Flannery O'Connell Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

17 June 2006 14:45 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	45–27	Wales
Try: Tiesi (2) J. M. Fernández Lobbe Con: Todeschini (3) Pen: Todeschini (8)	Report[5]	Try: Delve S. Williams Byrne Con: Robinson Hook (2) Pen: Hook (2)

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 18,102 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

• Argentina win a Test series against Wales for the first time.

17 June 2006 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	43–18	England
Try: Smith Gerrard (2) Tuqiri Chisholm Latham Con: Mortlock (5) Pen: Mortlock		Try: Chuter Varndell Con: Goode Pen: Goode Drop: Goode

Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 41,278 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

• This was England's fifth consecutive Test defeat, their worst streak since 1984. Australia's George Gregan made his 120th international appearance, setting an all-time record for the sport.^[6]

17 June 2006 20:00 (UTC+12)

Fiji	29–18	Italy
Try: Ligairi Caucaunibuca Rauluni Salabog Con: Bai (3) Pen: Bai	Report[7]	Try: Sole Lo Cicero Con: Pez Pen: Pez (2)

Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

• Fiji claim a Six Nations scalp for the first time since 2000, when they defeated Italy (then newly admitted to the Six Nations), the last time the Azzurri visited Churchill Park.

17 June 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	29–15	Scotland
Try: Du Preez Pen: Montgomery (7) Van der Westhuyzen		Try: Macfadyen Webster Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson

EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

• Fullback Percy Montgomery became the first Springbok to score 600 Test points.

17 June 2006 18:00 EEST/GMT+03 (UTC+03)

Romania	14–62	France
Try: Fercu Pen: Vlaicu (3)		Try: Jauzion Martin Dusautoir Traille Marconnet Castaignède Szarzewski Laharrague Marty Con: Traille (6) Castaignède Pen: Traille

Cotroceni Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

24 June 2006 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)

Australia	37–15	Ireland
Try: Latham Gerrard Holmes Gregan Shepherd Con: Mortlock (3) Pen: Mortlock (2)	Report[8]	Try: O'Gara Best Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara

Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 38,200 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

24 June 2006 15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	26–36	France
Try: Russell Pen: Montgomery (7)	Report[9]	Try: Heymans Clerc (2) Traille Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (2) Drop: Fritz Traille

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

• South Africa suffered their first defeat at home since 2003. The result meant that the teams switched places in the world rankings, with France overtaking South Africa for second.

24 June 2006 20:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	19–25	New Zealand
Try: Durand Con: Todeschini Pen: Todeschini (4)	Report[10]	Try: Carter MacDonald Hamilton Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (2)

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)