1983 United States rugby union tour of Australia | |||||
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Manager | Ron Mayes | ||||
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Previous tour | England 1977 | ||||
Next tour | Japan 1985 |
The 1983 United States rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the United States national rugby union team in Australia in June and July 1983. The United States team won four of their seven matches and lost three, including the international match against the Australia national rugby union team.
This tour marked the third meeting between the international teams of USA and Australia. David Campese scored four tries in the lone test match, a single match record for an Australian player at the time. [1] [2]
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Match |
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Western Australia | 25 | 18 | June 19, 1983 | Tour match | |
South Australia | 34 | 15 | June 22, 1983 | Tour match | |
Victoria | 13 | 8 | June 25, 1983 | Tour match | |
Sydney University Football Club | 9 | 13 | June 29, 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Tour match |
Queensland XV | 10 | 14 | July 3, 1983 | Ballymore Stadium, Herston, Queensland | Tour match |
New South Wales Country | 26 | 3 | July 6, 1983 | Tour match | |
Australia | 3 | 49 | July 9, 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, New South Wales | Test Match |
9 July 1983 |
Australia | 3–49 | United States |
Try: Slack (2) Ross Roche Hanley Campese (4) Con: Gould (4) Drop: Ella (1) | Report [4] [5] | Pen: Meyersieck (1) |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, New South Wales Attendance: 21,737 |
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