title: 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
text: # 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
  
  The 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in Wales and Italy by Canada national rugby union team.
  
  ## Results
  
  * 17 November 2006
  
  | Wales | 61–26 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Peel, Rees, Shanklin Sweeney, G Thomas J. Thomas 2 S. Williams, Penalty try Con: Hook 8 | | Try: D.Pletch, Pyke Con: Pritchard 2 Pen: Pritchard 3 Drop: Daypuck |
  
  * Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
  
  | Wales | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | (capt.) Gareth Thomas | FB | 15 | FB | Ed Fairhurst |
  | Mark Jones | W | 14 | W | Mike Pyke |
  | Tom Shanklin | C | 13 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Sonny Parker | C | 12 | C | Dave Spicer |
  | Shane Williams | W | 11 | W | James Pritchard |
  | James Hook | FH | 10 | FH | Derek Daypuck |
  | Dwayne Peel | SH | 9 | SH | Morgan Williams (capt.) |
  | Ryan Jones | N8 | 8 | N8 | Sean-Michael Stephen |
  | Martyn Williams | F | 7 | F | Stan McKeen |
  | Jonathan Thomas | F | 6 | F | Mike Webb |
  | Ian Evans | L | 5 | L | Mike Burak |
  | Ian Gough | L | 4 | L | Luke Tait |
  | Adam Jones | P | 3 | P | Forrest Gainer |
  | Matthew Rees | H | 2 | H | Mark Lawson |
  | Gethin Jenkins | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | T. Rhys Thomas | H | 16 | H | Pat Riordan |
  | Duncan Jones | P | 17 | P | Dan Pletch |
  | Robert Sidoli | L | 18 | P | Mike Pletch |
  | Alun Wyn Jones | L | 19 | L | Stu Ault |
  | Mike Phillips | SH | 20 | BR | Aaron Carpenter |
  | Ceri Sweeney | C | 21 | FH | Ander Monro |
  | Lee Byrne | | 22 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Ric Suggitt | | | | Gareth Jenkins |
  
  * 25 November 2006
  
  | Italy | 41–6 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Bortolami, Castrogiovanni Stanojevic 2, Zanni Con: Bortolussi 5 Pen: Bortolussi 2 | | Pen: Monro 2 |
  
  * Fontanafredda Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
  
  | Italy | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | David Bortolussi | FB | 15 | FB | Ed Fairhurst |
  | Warren Spragg | W | 14 | W | Mike Pyke |
  | Mirco Bergamasco | C | 13 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Walter Pozzebon | C | 12 | C | Derek Daypuck |
  | Marko Stanojevic | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
  | Andrea Scanavacca | FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro |
  | Paul Griffen | SH | 9 | SH | Morgan Williams (capt.) |
  | Sergio Parisse | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
  | Mauro Bergamasco | F | 7 | F | Stan McKeen |
  | Josh Sole | F | 6 | F | Mike Webb |
  | (capt.) Marco Bortolami | L | 5 | L | Ollie Atkinson |
  | Santiago Dellapè | L | 4 | L | Luke Tait |
  | Carlos Nieto | P | 3 | P | Forrest Gainer |
  | Fabio Ongaro | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan |
  | Andrea Lo Cicero | P | 1 | P | Dan Pletch |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | Carlo Festuccia | H | 16 | H | Aaron Abrams |
  | Martin Castrogiovanni | P | 17 | P | Kevin Tkachuk |
  | Alessandro Zanni | F | 18 | P | Mike Pletch |
  | Maurizio Zaffiri | F | 19 | L | Stu Ault |
  | Simon Picone | SH | 20 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
  | Ramiro Pez | FH | 21 | FH | Dean van Camp |
  | Gonzalo Canale | C | 22 | W | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Ric Suggitt | | | | Pierre Berbizier |
  