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Australia
v England⁠

43–18

Full time

Australia v England finished 43–18.

England
George Chuter 48', Tom Varndell 80'
Australia
George Smith 5', Mark Gerrard 13', Lote Tuqiri 37', Mark Chisholm 45', Mark Gerrard 65', Stephen Larkham 77'
Date
Saturday 17 June 2006 · England in 2006
Venue
Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
Competition
Test matches · Second Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Lee Mears On in the 74'
  • No. 17, Tim Payne On in the 41'
  • No. 18, Louis Deacon On in the 68'
  • No. 19, Magnus Lund On in the 41' Off in the 74'
  • No. 20, Nick Walshe On in the 80'
  • No. 21, Olly Barkley On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Stuart Abbott On in the 56'

Australia

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Greg Holmes Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 2, Adam Freier Hooker Off in the 41'
  • No. 3, Rodney Blake Prop Off in the 28'
  • No. 4, Nathan Sharpe Lock
  • No. 5, Dan Vickerman Lock
  • No. 6, Mark Chisholm Flanker
  • No. 7, George Smith Flanker
  • No. 8, Rocky Elsom Number 8 Off in the 70'
  • No. 9, Sam Cordingley Scrum Half Off in the 57'
  • No. 10, Stephen Larkham Fly Half
  • No. 11, Lote Tuqiri Wing
  • No. 12, Mat Rogers Centre Off in the 70'
  • No. 13, Stirling Mortlock (c) Centre
  • No. 14, Mark Gerrard Wing
  • No. 15, Chris Latham Full Back Off in the 76'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jeremy Paul On in the 41'
  • No. 17, Al Baxter On in the 28'
  • No. 18, Wycliff Palu On in the 38' Off in the 41'
  • No. 19, Phil Waugh On in the 53'
  • No. 20, George Gregan On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Clyde Rathbone On in the 70'
  • No. 22, Cameron Shepherd On in the 76'

Referee: Steve Walsh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2003 – 2006

01 11 Jun 2006
Test matches · First Test Telstra Stadium, Sydney

Australia 34–3 England England lost

England tries: None

Australia tries: Chris Latham 54', Mark Gerrard 73', Rodney Blake 76'

Match page: Australia v England, 11 June 2006

03 27 Nov 2004
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 19–21 Australia England lost

England tries: Lewis Moody 49', Josh Lewsey 61', Mark Cueto 64'

Australia tries: Jeremy Paul 16', Chris Latham 28'

Match page: England v Australia, 27 November 2004

04 26 Jun 2004
Test matches · Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Australia 51–15 England England lost

England tries: Richard Hill 29', Lawrence Dallaglio 49'

Australia tries: Clyde Rathbone 19', Clyde Rathbone 40', Clyde Rathbone 53', Jeremy Paul 56', Jeremy Paul 64', Lote Tuqiri 68'

Match page: Australia v England, 26 June 2004

Official meetings since 1909

England v Australia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings57In our results database
England wins29England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Australia wins27Australia victories

England have scored 1092 points to Australia's 1204 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Jonny May

4 tries against Australia in matches we hold scorer data for.

Australia · Fixture leader

7

Ben Tune

Australia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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