1981 Italy rugby union tour of Australia

The1981 Italy rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played between June and August 1981 in Australia by in Australia by Italy national rugby union team. No test matches was played. It was the first visit to Australia by an Italian rugby team, and follow after one year the tour of New Zealand and Pacific.

1981 Italy rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
P W D L
Total
09 07 00 02

Results edit

Scores and results list Italys' points tally first.

Opposing Team Score Date Venue Status Reports
Result For Against Preview Match
Central Queensland Won 27 8 19 July 1981 Rockhampton Tour match [1] [2]
Mount Isa Won 38 3 22 July 1981 Mount Isa Tour match [3]
Townsville Won 30 13 26 July 1981 Townsville Tour match [4]
Cairns Won 29 0 30 July 1981 Cairns Tour match [5]
Queensland Lost 11 68 2 August 1981 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Tour match [6][7][8][9] [10]
New South Wales Country Won 18 13 5 August 1981 Groundz Precinct, Wollongong Tour match [11][12] [13]
A.C.T. Lost 18 19 9 August 1981 Manuka Oval, Canberra Tour match [14][15][16][17][18] [19][20]
South Australia Won 22 3 11 August 1981 Adelaide Tour match [21]
Victoria Won 28 6 13 August 1981 Olympic Park, Melbourne Tour match [22]

Bibliography edit

  • (in Italian) Valerio Vecchiarelli, Francesco Volpe, 2000, Italia in meta, GS editore, 2000.

References edit

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