2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 02 00 00
Test match	02 02 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
United States	1 1 0 0
Canada	1 1 0 0

The 2005 Wales rugby union tour of North America was a series of matches played in June 2005 in North America by Wales national rugby union team. The Welsh team had an experimental line-up because their best players were involved in the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand at the time.

Squad

Wales coach Mike Ruddock named a 29-man squad for the tour, including seven uncapped players, four of whom were part of the Wales under-21 team that won the Grand Slam in the Six Nations. Despite the inclusion of incumbent captain Colin Charvis in the squad, centre Mark Taylor was named as captain for the tour.^[1]

Results

United States v Wales

4 June 2005

United States	3–77	Wales
Pen: Hercus	Report	Try: Sweeney C. Morgan N. Robinson K. Morgan J. Thomas R. Williams Charvis (2) Phillips Selley Pugh Con: Sweeney (11)

Rentschler Field, Hartford, Connecticut Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Francois Viljoen RW 14 Mike Palefau OC 13 Paul Emerick IC 12 Albert Tuipulotu LW 11 David Fee FH 10 Mike Hercus SH 9 Doug Rowe N8 8 Kort Schubert (c) OF 7 Todd Clever BF 6 Andrew Ryland RL 5 Brian Surgener LL 4 Alec Parker TP 3 Chris Osentowski HK 2 Matt Wyatt LP 1 Mike MacDonald Replacements: HK 16 Mark Griffin PR 17 Mike French LK 18 Mike Mangan FL 19 Tony Petruzzella FB 20 Peter Galicz CE 21 Salesi Sika FH 22 Matt Sherman Coach: Tom Billups

FB 15 Kevin Morgan RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor (c) IC 12 Ceri Sweeney LW 11 Craig Morgan FH 10 Nicky Robinson SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones OF 7 Colin Charvis BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Luke Charteris LL 4 Brent Cockbain TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 T. Rhys Thomas PR 17 Ben Broster LK 18 Ian Gough FL 19 Richie Pugh SH 20 Andy Williams CE 21 Matthew Watkins WG 22 Tal Selley Coach: Mike Ruddock

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Canada v Wales

11 June 2005

Canada	3–60	Wales
Pen: Daypuck	Report	Try: Taylor Charvis Broster Thomas (2) Czekaj Morgan R. Williams Popham Con: Sweeney (6) Pen: Sweeney

York Stadium, Toronto Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

FB 15 Derek Daypuck RW 14 Quentin Fyffe OC 13 Matt King IC 12 John Cannon LW 11 Stirling Richmond FH 10 Ryan Smith SH 9 Morgan Williams N8 8 Colin Yukes OF 7 Stan McKeen BF 6 Mike Webb RL 5 Jamie Cudmore LL 4 Luke Tait TP 3 Garth Cooke HK 2 Aaron Abrams LP 1 Kevin Tkachuk Replacements: HK 16 Dan Pletch PR 17 Pat Dunkley LK 18 Forrest Gainer FL 19 Josh Jackson SH 20 Pat Fleck FH 21 Ed Fairhurst WG 22 Simon Pacey Coach: Ric Suggitt

FB 15 Kevin Morgan RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor (c) IC 12 Ceri Sweeney LW 11 Chris Czekaj FH 10 Nicky Robinson SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Alix Popham OF 7 Colin Charvis BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Robert Sidoli LL 4 Luke Charteris TP 3 Ben Broster HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 Mefin Davies PR 17 John Yapp FL 18 Robin Sowden-Taylor LK 19 Brent Cockbain SH 20 Andy Williams FH 21 Matt Jones CE 22 Matthew Watkins Coach: Mike Ruddock

References

External links

• "USA 3-77 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
• "Canada 3-60 Wales". BBC Sport. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2022.