The Federation Shield was an international
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
competition held in 2006. The competition was organised by the
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in England. Founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union following 22 clubs resigning from the Rugby Football Union, it changed its name in 1922 to the Rugby Footb ...
and was contested by England, France, Samoa and Tonga, and took place at the same time as the
2006 Tri-Nations
The 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Rugby League Tri-Nations due to sponsorship by Gillette) was the second Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The tournament followed the same format ...
series. England defeated Tonga 32–14 in the final.
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Results
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Standings
Final
Rob Purdham
Rob Purdham (born 14 April 1980) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. An England international representative , he previously played for Whitehaven and London Broncos/ Harlequins. P ...
captained the victorious England side in this tournament, with
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin (born 27 January 1982) an English professional rugby league coach was the head coach of Oldham in the Championship, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s.
He played at represent ...
as the vice-captain. The
Paul Cullen coached side entered the final as favourites following a successful group stage with three wins from three matches.
See also
References
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Federation Shield
The Federation Shield was an international rugby league competition held in 2006. The competition was organised by the Rugby Football League and was contested by England, France, Samoa and Tonga, and took place at the same time as the 2006 Tri-N ...
2006 in rugby league
2006 in French rugby league
2006 in Tongan sport
2006 in Samoan sport
2006 in English rugby league
European rugby league competitions