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Full time17 June 2006
Australia
43–18
England
Telstra Dome, Melbourne | Narrm, Australia · Tour 2006Head-to-head

Australia won by 25 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’DEngland drop goal · Andy Goode0–3
  2. 6’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock2–3
  3. 6’TAustralia try · George Smith7–3
  4. 14’TAustralia try · Mark Gerrard12–3
  5. 26’PEngland penalty · Andy Goode12–6
  6. 38’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock14–6
  7. 38’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri19–6
  8. 46’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock21–6
  9. 46’TAustralia try · Mark Chisholm26–6
  10. 49’TEngland try · George Chuter26–11
  11. 64’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock29–11
  12. 66’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock31–11
  13. 66’TAustralia try · Mark Gerrard36–11
  14. 78’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock38–11
  15. 78’TAustralia try · Stephen Larkham43–11
  16. 81’CEngland conversion · Andy Goode43–13
  17. 81’TEngland try · Tom Varndell43–18

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Greg HolmesProp
  2. 2Adam FreierHooker
  3. 3Rodney BlakeProp
  4. 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
  5. 5Dan VickermanSecond row
  6. 6Mark ChisholmFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8Rocky ElsomNumber 8
  9. 9Sam CordingleyScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Mat RogersCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Mark GerrardWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Jeremy PaulBench
  17. 17Al BaxterBench
  18. 18Wycliff PaluBench
  19. 19Phil WaughBench
  20. 20George GreganBench
  21. 21Clyde RathboneBench
  22. 22Cameron ShepherdBench

England

  1. 1Graham RowntreeProp
  2. 2George ChuterHooker
  3. 3Julian WhiteProp
  4. 4Chris JonesSecond row
  5. 5Ben KaySecond row
  6. 6Joe WorsleyFlanker
  7. 7Michael LipmanFlanker
  8. 8Pat SandersonNumber 8
  9. 9Peter RichardsScrum-half
  10. 10Andy GoodeFly-half
  11. 11Mathew TaitWing
  12. 12Mike CattCentre
  13. 13Jamie NoonCentre
  14. 14Tom VarndellWing
  15. 15Iain BalshawFull-back
  16. 16Lee MearsBench
  17. 17Tim PayneBench
  18. 18Louis DeaconBench
  19. 19Magnus LundBench
  20. 20Nick WalsheBench
  21. 21Olly BarkleyBench
  22. 22Stuart AbbottBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 27–29 England, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
England going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.