2006 Australian Provincial Championship

The 2006 Australian Provincial Championship (APC), held in September, was the inaugural season of a competition between Australia's four Super 14 rugby union sides. Following a round robin phase, a final was held between the two top sides, with the Brumbies victorious over the Queensland Reds.

Table

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts
1	Brumbies	3	2	0	1	58	43	15	1	9
2	Queensland Reds	3	2	0	1	65	68	-3	1	9
3	Western Force	3	1	0	2	75	72	3	2	6
4	New South Wales Waratahs	3	1	0	2	71	86	-15	2	6

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 tally

Tiebreaker rules

At the end of the regular season, the two top teams will advance to the final. However, if one or more teams finish on the same number of points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order:

1. Differential between points scored and allowed in the round-robin phase.
2. Head-to-head result(s) between the tied team(s).
3. Number of tries scored in the round-robin phase.

Draw

All kick-off times are local (AEST)

Round One

19:00 2006-09-08

Brumbies	14–13	Waratahs
Tries: James McCormick Pen: Julian Huxley (3)		Tries: Penalty Con: Peter Hewat Pens: Peter Hewat (2)

Viking Park, Canberra[1] Attendance: approx. 3000[2] Referee: Paul Marks

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16:00 2006-09-09

Reds	6–32	Force
Pen: Andrew Brown (2)		Tries: Brett Stapleton (2), Brendan Cannon, Haig Sare Con: Scott Daruda (2) Pen: Scott Daruda

Ballymore, Brisbane[1][3] Attendance: 3,025[4] Referee: TBD

Round Two

19:00 2006-09-15

Brumbies	25–10	Force
Tries: Francis Fainifo 2, James McCormack, Con: Julian Huxley (2) Pen: Julian Huxley		Tries: Brett Stapleton, Con: Scott Daruda 1 pen

Viking Park, Canberra[1] Referee: B. Bowden

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15:00 2006-09-17

Waratahs	17–39	Reds
Tries: Adam Frier, Daniel Halangahu Con: Peter Hewat Pen: Peter Hewat		Tries: Calaeb Brown 3, James Horwill, Henari Veratau, John Dart Con: Lloyd Johansson 3 Pen: Lloyd Johansson

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford[1] Attendance: 3,065 Referee: M. Goddard

Round Three

15:00 2006-09-23

Waratahs	41–33	Force
Tries: T Davidson, B Robinson, M Turinui, B Jacobs, P Hewat (2) Con: D Halangahu (2), P Hewat (2) Pen: Pens: P Hewat		Tries: S Daruda, M Henjak, T McIssac, C Sheperd (2) Con: S Daruda (4)

Carrington Park, Bathurst[1] Attendance: 4,323 Referee: TBD

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16:00 2006-09-23

Reds	20–19	Brumbies
Tries: Ben Tune, Henari Veratau Con: Lloyd Johansson (2) Pen: Lloyd Johansson (2)		Tries: John Tawake, Al Campbell Pen: Julian Huxley (3)

Ballymore, Brisbane[1] Referee: TBD

Final

19:00 2006-09-29

Brumbies	42–17	Reds
Tries: Tim Curran (2), Francis Fainifo, Tim Wright, Alister Campbell, Julian Huxley Con: Julian Huxley (6)		Tries: John Dart, Caleb Brown Con: Andrew Brown (2) Pen: Lloyd Johansson

Viking Park, Canberra Attendance: 3500 Referee: Matt Goddard

Notes

1. "2006 APC (Australian Provincial Championship)". nswrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
2. "Brumbies understudies shine in spotlight". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
3. "Reds suffer early APC set-back". Scrum.com. Retrieved 10 September 2006.
4. "Reds suffer APC setback". Queensland Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2006.