1981 Italy rugby union tour of Australia

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1981 Italy rugby union tour of Australia
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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.

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Results

Scores and results list Italys' points tally first.

Opposing TeamScoreDateVenueStatusReports
ResultForAgainstPreviewMatch
Central QueenslandWon27819 July 1981 Rockhampton Tour match [1] [2]
Mount IsaWon38322 July 1981 Mount Isa Tour match [3]
TownsvilleWon301326 July 1981 Townsville Tour match [4]
CairnsWon29030 July 1981 Cairns Tour match [5]
Queensland Lost11682 August 1981 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Tour match [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
New South Wales Country Won18135 August 1981Groundz Precinct, Wollongong Tour match [11] [12] [13]
A.C.T. Lost18199 August 1981 Manuka Oval, Canberra Tour match [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
South Australia Won22311 August 1981 Adelaide Tour match [21]
Victoria Won28613 August 1981 Olympic Park, Melbourne Tour match [22]

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  2. ↑ "Rugby Union - Italians begin Qld tour on bright note". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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