The 1987 Korea rugby union tour of Australia was a series of five matches played by the Korea national rugby union team in Australia in 1987. The Korea team lost all five of their five matches, including the international match against the Australia national rugby union team.[1]
| 1987 Korea rugby union tour of Australia | |||||
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| Summary |
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| Total |
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| Test match |
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| Opponent |
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 Australia |
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Matches edit
Scores and results list Korea's points tally first.[2]
| Opposing Team | Score | Date | Venue | Status | Reports | ||
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| For | Against | Preview | Match | ||||
| N.S.W. 'B' | 33 | 34 | 1987 | Tour match | |||
| New South Wales Country | 23 | 44 | May 6, 1987 | Gosford | Tour match | [3] | [4] |
| Australian Capital Territory | 15 | 58 | May 10, 1987 | Canberra | Tour match | [5] | [6] |
| Queensland 'B' | 24 | 9 | 1987 | Tour match | |||
| Australia | 18 | 65 | May 17, 1987 | Ballymore, Brisbane | Test Match | [7] | [8] |
Test matches edit
Australia edit
| 17 May 1987 |
| Australia | 65 – 18 |  South Korea |
| (17 - 5g, 1pg, 1t) B. Smith (12 - 3t) M. Burke (8 - 2t) P. Grigg (8 - 2t) A. Slack (4 - 1t) M. Cook (4 - 1t) R. Gould (4 - 1t) J. Miller (4 - 1t) N. Farr-Jones (4 - 1t) S. James | Report | Chang-Kyu Sin (10 - 2g, 2pg) Yun-Pil Jung (4 - 1t) Seung-Ho Baek (4 - 1t) |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Col Waldron (ARU) |
Notes:
- Anthony Herbert, Steve James & Brian Smith made their full international debuts for Australia in this match.
References edit
- ^ "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN". ESPNscrum.
- ^ https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/142561/Australian_Rugby_Football_Union_Annual_Report_1987.pdf ARU Annual Report, 1987
- ^ "Times Sport Sports results and detail". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 28 Apr 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.
- ^ "port results and details". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.
- ^ Foster, Michael (7 May 1987). "Times Sport - O'Neill deadline tonight". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.
- ^ Foster, Michael (11 May 1987). "A record as ACT kicks off Korea". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 26. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.
- ^ "Smith selected to replace Lynagh". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.
- ^ "Wallabies swamp South Koreans". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 31 Aug 2022.