Sport
- Boxing
- 23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
- Rugby union
- Wales finish second in the 1906 Home Nations Championship, beating England and Scotland, but losing to Ireland.
- 1 December - Wales lose 11-0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.
- Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The USA defeat Australia at Newport.
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