- 2006 Australian Rugby Shield
The
2006 Australian Rugby Shield is an eight team competition running through May and June 2006. The teams will compete in two pools in a three week round robin competition with the winners and runners up in each pool progressing to the Semi Finals (27 May 2006) and Final (3 June 2006).Pools
Pool 1:Darwin Mosquitoes, Queensland Country Heelers, NSW Country Cockatoos, ACT & Southern NSW Vikings.
Pool 2:Melbourne Axemen, Adelaide Black Falcons, Perth Gold, Tassie Jack Jumpers
Note: The Winners and Runners up competed in the semi-finals on the 27th of May.
Ladder
Pool 1:
Pool 2:
Table notes
*Pos = Table Position
*Pld = Played
*W = Win (Worth 4 points)
*D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
*L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
*F = For (Total points scored)
*A = Against (Total points scored against)
*+/- = Points difference (The total of For minus Against points)
*BP = Bonus Point (Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. 1 Bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 (two) bonus points in loss.)
*Pts = Progressive points tallyemi-Finals
In the two semi-finals (one between The ACT & Southern NSW Vikings and Perth Gold at Viking Park, Wanniassa the other between The NSW Country Cockatoos and The Melbourne Axemen at Harlequin Rugby Park, Ashwood) the games were both very close. Perth led the ACT & Southern NSW team 17-7 at half time before a Viking comeback saw them level the game 20-20 at full time. During the twenty minutes of extra-time the Vikings side scored through centre Tim Cornforth and won the match 27-20. In the other match NSW Country led 16-6 at the break before Melbourne cameback to be ahead 19-16 with four minutes remaining. The Cockatoos had a chance to level to game through a penalty, and thus take it into extra-time, but kicker Josh Clift missed and the Axemen made their first ever final.
Grand Final
The ACT & Southern NSW Vikings thrashed the Melbourne Axemen 36-10 in the final at Viking Park, Wanniassa. The Vikings never looked back after opening the scoring through inside centre Josh Staniforth at the three minute mark and led 28-7 at half time. The second half saw The Vikings score their 5th try and a penalty to win the game 36-10.
References
[http://www.rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/australian_rugby_shield/2006_australian_rugby_shield,44475.html Australian Rugby]
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