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{{Short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name           = Federation Shield
| current_season =
| logo           = Federation_Shield_Logo.PNG|
| pixels         = 100px
| alt            = Federation Shield 2006 logo
| formerly       =
| founded        =
| inaugural      = 2006
| folded         =
| replaced       =
| teams          = 4
| countrytag     = Region
| country        = International
| gov_body       = [[International Rugby League|IRL]]
| champion       = {{Rl|England}}
| season         = 2006
| most_champs    = {{Rl|England}}
| count          = 1
| website        =
| TV             =
| qualification  =
| related_comps  =
}}
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 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 Tri-Nations]] series.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/4801401.stm England poised for new tournament]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/home/news_item.php?id=6142 |title=Federation Shield |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308105012/http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/home/news_item.php?id=6142 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> England defeated Tonga 32–14 in the final.
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==Results==
{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-10-22 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|England}} |
score = 26–10 |
report =[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6059844.stm Report]|
team2 = {{Rl|France}} |
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |
attendance = 5,547 |
}}
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{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-10-22 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|Samoa}} |
score = 10–18 |
report =[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6075504.stm Report]|
team2 = {{Rl|Tonga}} |
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |
attendance = 5,547 |
}}
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{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-10-29 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|France}} |
score = 28–6 |
report =|
team2 = {{Rl|Samoa}} |
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[Benichou Stadium]], [[Colomiers]] |
attendance = 6,000 (approx.) |
}}
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{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-10-29 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|England}} |
score = 40–18 |
report =[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6091444.stm Report]|
team2 = {{Rl|Tonga}}|
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[Twickenham Stoop]], [[London]] |
attendance = 2,388 |
}}
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{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-11-05 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|France}} |
score = 10–48 |
report =|
team2 = {{Rl|Tonga}} |
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[Municipal Stadium Pierre Antoine]], [[Castres]] |
attendance = 8,500 (approx.) |
}}
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{{Rugbyleaguebox|
date = 2006-11-05 |
team1 = {{Rl-rt|England}} |
score = 38–14 |
report =[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6103128.stm Report]|
team2 = {{Rl|Samoa}} |
points1 = |
points2 = |
stadium = [[KC Stadium]], [[Kingston-upon-Hull|Hull]] |
attendance = 5,698 |
}}

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drew !! Lost !! &nbsp;For&nbsp; !! Against !! Difference !! Points
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|England}} ||3||3||0||0||104||42||+62||6
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Tonga}} ||3||2||0||1||84||60||+24||4
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|France}} ||3||1||0||2||48||80||−32||2
|-
|align=left| {{Rl|Samoa}} ||3||0||0||3||30||84||−54||0
|}

===Final===
{{Rugbyleaguebox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 2006-11-12
| team1 = {{Rl-rt|England}} 
| score = 32–14
| report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/international_and_australian/6130068.stm Report]
| team2 = {{Rl|Tonga}}
| points1 =
| points2 =
| stadium = [[Halton Stadium]], [[Widnes]]
| attendance = 8000 (approx.)
| referee = Richard Silverwood<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=192&areaid=54 |title=Richard Silverwood |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007083243/http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=192&areaid=54 |archive-date=2007-10-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| manofmatch =
}}
[[Rob Purdham]] captained the victorious England side in this tournament, with [[Matt Diskin]] as the vice-captain.<ref>[http://therfl.co.uk/superleague/news_item.php?id=6567 Purdham leads England effort]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The [[Paul Cullen (rugby league)|Paul Cullen]] coached side entered the final as favourites following a successful group stage with three wins from three matches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/home/news_item.php?id=6679 |title=Cullen well aware of Tonga threat |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308105115/http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/home/news_item.php?id=6679 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{International rugby league}}
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[[Category:Rugby league international tournaments|Federation Shield]]
[[Category:2006 in rugby league]]
[[Category:2006 in French rugby league]]
[[Category:2006 in Tongan sport]]
[[Category:2006 in Samoan sport]]
[[Category:2006 in English rugby league]]
[[Category:European rugby league competitions]]