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2006 in rugby league

This article contains information on rugby league played in 2006. The season commenced with the World Club Challenge in England in February and concluded with the Tri-Nations final in Australia in November.

Contents

World Club Challenge

Bradford Bulls won the one-off match against Wests Tigers 30–10 at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield.

Week 1

  • Brisbane def. Nth Qld 36–4. Rockhampton, NSW. 11/2/2006. Report
  • Canberra def. New Zealand 28–16. Auckland, New Zealand. Report
  • Melbourne def. Parramatta 38–18. Ballina, NSW. 11/2/2006 report

    • Week 2

    South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St George Illawarra Dragons played their annual Charity Shield match. The Rabbitohs narrowly took the shield with a score of 14–12, while most of the Dragons' top grade players were being rested on the bench in preparation for weeks to come.

    Other results from this week of trials included:

  • Brisbane def. Canberra 28–20. Port Macquarie, NSW.
  • Cronulla def. Canterbury 34–30. Mollymook, NSW.
  • Nth Qld def. New Zealand 26–10. Cairns, Qld. Crowd: c. 15,000.
  • Parramatta def. Melbourne 30–24. Exies Oval, Griffith, NSW. Crowd: 6,831.
  • Penrith def. Newcastle 38–30. Alice Springs, NT.
  • Sydney def. Manly 44–14. Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, NSW. Crowd: c. 10,000.

    • Week 3

  • Manly def. Wests 42–18. Brookvale Oval, Sydney, NSW.
  • Melbourne def. Brisbane 58–10. Toowoomba Stadium, Toowoomba, QLD.
  • New Zealand def. Canterbury 24–20. Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Qld.
  • Newcastle def. Cronulla 22–4
  • North Queensland def. Souths 42–0
  • Penrith def. Parramatta 26–14. Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie, NSW.
  • Sydney def. St George Illawarra 16–12. WIN Stadium, Wollongong, NSW.

    • May

    12 - Dubbo, Australia: In the annual City vs Country Origin match, Country NSW defeated City NSW 12-10 at Apex Oval before a crowd of 11,423.

    August

  • 3rd – Australia: Rugby league film Footy Legends is released.

    • September

  • 21st – Sydney, Australia: The 8th annual Tom Brock Lecture, entitled The Stuff of Dreams, or the Dream Stuffed? Rugby League, Media Empires, Sex Scandals, and Global Plays is delivered by Dr. David Rowe.

    • October

  • The Brisbane Broncos win the NRL Premiership after defeating first-placed Melbourne in the Grand Final.

    • November

  • 8: Brisbane, Australia – The Great Britain national rugby league team plays against Australia for the last time, losing 10–33 at Suncorp Stadium before a crowd of 44,358

    • Super League XI

    The European Super League kicked off the weekend after the World Club Challenge with Hull defeating the newly promoted Castleford Tigers 42–18. This season saw the entry of Catalans Dragons, who are the first French team to compete since the demise of Paris Saint-Germain at the end of Super League II. The regular season would finish with St. Helens taking out the minor premiership and the Castleford Tigers being relegated to division one. The Super League Grand Final saw St Helens claim a twelve championship with victory over Hull at Old Trafford in front of 73,000.

    National Rugby League – Season 2006

    The 99th season of first grade rugby league in Australia was controversial before competition even began. The New Zealand Warriors were fined and penalised four competition points for salary cap breaches in 2004 and 2005. They were fined, and started the season on −4 points. The season began on Friday, 10 March, when defending premiers Wests Tigers and early favourites St George Illawarra Dragons played at Telstra Stadium. Melbourne Storm won the Minor Premiership, however, lost to the Brisbane Broncos in the Grand Final in front of over 79,000.

    Powergen Challenge Cup 2006

    The Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League and the 2006 competition saw over a hundred clubs competing from countries including England, France, Russia, Scotland and Wales. The final would see St. Helens take victory 41–12 over the Huddersfield Giants at Twickenham Stadium in front of 65,187.

    UK National Leagues

    The National Leagues kicked off on 7 April. There are three divisions, and the top team in National One has the opportunity to enter SuperLeague, subject to minimum standards.

    AMNRL – Season 2006

    The American National Rugby League kicked off on Wednesday 17 June with the Glen Mills Bulls defeating the Philadelphia Fight 48–26. This season saw the entry of three new competition teams the Jacksonville Axemen, New Haven Warriors and the Boston Braves. At the conclusion of the AMNRL regular season the Glen Mills Bulls won the Minor Premiership, however, lost to the Connecticut Wildcats in the Grand Final Championship match in front of over 2,500.

    References

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