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{{Infobox rugby league football match
|year         = 2006
|title        = World Club Challenge
|image        = Huddersfield the-john-smiths-stadium.jpg
|imagesize    = 250px
|caption      = The [[Kirklees Stadium]] hosted the match
|alt          = 
|home        = [[Bradford Bulls]]
|away        = [[Wests Tigers]]
|home_league = [[Super League]]
|away_league = [[National Rugby League]]
|home_abbr   = BRA {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|16}}
|away_abbr   = WES {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}}
|home_half1   = 12
|home_half2   = 18
|home_total   = 30
|away_half1   = 4
|away_half2   = 6
|away_total   = 10
|date         = 3 February 2006
|stadium      = [[Kirklees Stadium]]
|location     = [[Huddersfield]], [[England]]
|MoM_title    = [[Man of the Match]]
|MoM          = [[Stuart Fielden]] {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|16}}
|anthem_title = 
|anthem       = 
|anthem2_title=
|anthem2      =
|referee      = [[Steve Ganson]] {{Flagicon|ENG}}
|attendance   = 19,207
|network      = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Sky Sports]] 
|network2     = <!-- {{Flagicon|Australia}} confirm broadcaster -->
|commentators = [[Eddie Hemmings (rugby league)|Eddie Hemmings]]
|commentators2= [[Mike Stephenson]]
|commentators3= 
|tournaments  = [[World Club Challenge]]
|last         = [[2005 World Club Challenge|2005]]
|next         = [[2007 World Club Challenge|2007]]
}}
The '''2006 [[World Club Challenge]]''' was a [[Rugby league]] match held on Friday, 3 February 2006, at [[Galpharm Stadium]], Huddersfield, UK. The game was contested by [[Bradford Bulls]] and [[Wests Tigers]].

==Qualification==
===Bradford Bulls===
{{see|2005 Super League Grand Final}}
Bradford Bulls qualified for the Challenge after being crowned the 2005 Super League champions, defeating their local rivals [[Leeds Rhinos]] 15–6 at [[Old Trafford]]. This [[Super League Grand Final|Grand Final]] win avenged a defeat to the same team in the title decider the year before.

===Wests Tigers===
{{see|2005 NRL Grand Final}}
Wests Tigers clinched the 2005 National Rugby League title in a 30–16 defeat of [[North Queensland Cowboys]] to earn a place in the World Club Challenge. The Tigers had reached the Grand Final for the first time since their formation five years earlier following a merger of [[Balmain Tigers]] and [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]].

==Teams==
The Tigers were without six of their [[2005 NRL grand final]]-winning team: star stand-off half back [[Benji Marshall]] had undergone shoulder surgery in the off season; winger [[Pat Richards]] and forward [[Mark O'Neill (rugby league)|Mark O'Neill]] had signed to play with other clubs, and [[Dene Halatau]], [[Todd Payten]] and [[Shane Elford]] were also absent.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ '''2006 World Club Challenge Teams'''
!align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid black; background: white; color: red"|Bradford Bulls
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid black; background: #f60; color: white"|Wests Tigers
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Michael Withers]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Fullback'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Brett Hodgson]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Marcus Bai]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Winger'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Shannon McDonnell (rugby league)|Shannon McDonnell]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ben Harris (rugby league)|Ben Harris]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Centre'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Dean Collis]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Shontayne Hape]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Centre'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Paul Whatuira]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Lesley Vainikolo]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Winger'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jamaal Lolesi]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Karl Pryce]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Stand Off/Five-Eighth'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Daniel Fitzhenry]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Iestyn Harris]] (c)
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Scrum Half/Halfback'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Scott Prince]] (c)
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Stuart Fielden]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Prop'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ryan O'Hara]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ian Henderson (rugby league)|Ian Henderson]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Hooker'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Robbie Farah]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Andy Lynch (rugby league)|Andy Lynch]] 
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Prop'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[John Skandalis]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]] 
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''2nd Row'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Anthony Laffranchi]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Bradley Meyers]] 
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''2nd Row'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Chris Heighington]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jamie Langley]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Loose Forward/Lock'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ben Galea]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Joe Vagana]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Bryce Gibbs (rugby league)|Bryce Gibbs]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Stanley Gene]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Liam Fulton]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Brett Ferres]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Bronson Harrison]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Matt Cook (rugby league)|Matt Cook]] 
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Sam Harris (rugby, born 1980)|Sam Harris]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
| align="center" colspan="1" | 
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Brian Noble (rugby league)|Brian Noble]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Coach'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Tim Sheens]]
|}

==Match details==

{{rugbyleaguebox |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Friday, 3 February<br />20:00 [[Western European Summer Time|UTC+0]] |
team1 = [[Bradford Bulls]] {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|16}} |
score = 30 - 10|
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/bradford/4666868.stm Report]|
team2 = {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]] |
points1 = '''Tries:''' <br> [[Marcus Bai]] (2) <br> [[Stanley Gene]] <br> [[Stuart Fielden]] (2) <br> '''Goals:''' <br> [[Iestyn Harris]] (5) |
points2 = '''Tries:''' <br> [[Daniel Fitzhenry]] <br> [[Brett Hodgson]] <br><br> '''Goals:''' <br> [[Brett Hodgson]] (1) |
stadium = [[Galpharm Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]] |
attendance = 19,207 |
manofmatch = [[Stuart Fielden]] {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|16}} |
referee= [[Steve Ganson]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |
}}

== Man of the Match ==

[[Stuart Fielden]] of the [[Bradford Bulls]] was awarded man of the match.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618195724/http://bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_history_full.asp?fixtureid=350 2006 World club Challenge at bradfordbulls.co.uk]
*[http://www.superleague.co.uk/wcc_2006.php?rid=321 2006 World Club Challenge at superleague.co.uk]
*[http://rugbyleagueproject.com/matches/World_Club_Challenge_2006/Bradford_Bulls-vs-Wests_Tigers.html 2006 World Club Challenge at rugbyleagueproject.com]

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