dˈuː tʊ ɐn ˈɪndʒɚɹi tʊ ˈɔːl blˈæk wˈɪŋ sˈɪɾɪvˌɛni sˌɪvɪvˈɑːɾuː, hˈæməltən wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd fɹʌmðə bˈɛntʃ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks mˈɪdjˈɪɹ sˈɪɹiz ɐɡˈɛnst ˈaɪɚlənd, tə ðə stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ fˈɪftiːn fɚðɪ ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə tˈɛst.
Due to an injury to All Black wing Sitiveni Sivivatu, Hamilton was promoted from the bench of the 2006 mid-year series against Ireland, to the starting 15 for the Argentina test.