2006 Australian Provincial Championship
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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
.
Australian Provincial Championship
The Australian Provincial Championship, often abbreviated to the APC, is a now defunct Australian national Rugby union tournament that commenced for just one season in 2006...
(APC), held in September, was the inaugural season of a competition between Australia's four Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sides. Following a round robin phase, a final was held between the two top sides, with the Brumbies
Brumbies Rugby
The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland...
victorious over the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
.
Table
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brumbies Brumbies Rugby The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Queensland Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 68 | |||
| 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | Western Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | New South Wales Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 86 | |||
| 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:- Differential between points scored and allowed in the round-robin phase.
- Head-to-head result(s) between the tied team(s).
- Number of tries scored in the round-robin phase.