1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

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1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
ManagerP R A Falk
Tour captain(s)J A Eales
Summary
PWDL
Total
12 120000
Test match
04040000
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1 1 0 0
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
1 1 0 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1 1 0 0

The 1996 Australia rugby union tour was a series of rugby union matches played between 19 October and 7 December 1996 in Europe by the Australia national rugby union team.

Contents

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Italy A 551919 October 1996 St. Maria Goretti, Catania Tour match
Italy 401823 October 1996 Stadio Plebiscito, Padua Test Match
Scotland A 472030 October 1996 Netherdale, Galashiels Tour match
Glasgow-Edinburgh 37193 November 1996 Old Anniesland, GlasgowTour match
Combined Scottish Districts 2595 November 1996 McDiarmid Park, Perth Tour match
Scotland 29199 November 1996 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Test Match
Connacht 372013 November 1996 The Sports Grounds, Galway Tour match
Ulster 392616 November 1996 Ravenhill, Belfast Tour match
Ireland 221223 November 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test Match
Munster 551926 November 1996 Thomond Park, Limerick Tour match
Wales 28191 December 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Test Match
Barbarians 39127 December 1996 Twickenham, LondonTour match

In Italy

In Scotland

30 October 1996
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland A 20–47Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Try: Smith
Pen: Hodge 4
Drop: Hodge		Try: Horan 2, Burke, Connors, Payne;
Con: Burke 5
Pen: Burke 4
Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: J. Pearson

[4]

3 November 1996
Glasgow–Edinburgh 19–37Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Try: Logan
Con: Donaldson
Pen: Donaldson 4		Try: Connors, Manu, Wilson, Knox, Campese
Con: Knox 3
Pen: Knox 2
Old Anniesland, Glasgow
Referee: A. Watson (Ireland)

[5] [6]

5 November 1996
Combined Scottish Districts 9–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Pen: Parker 3Try: Williams, Magro, Roff
Con: Wallace 2
Pen: Wallace 2
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Referee: T Rowlands (Wales)

[7]

In Ireland

13 November 1996
Connacht 20–37Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Try: Leahy
Pen: Elwood		Try: Cregan 2, Finegan
Gavin, Murdoch
Con: T Wallace 3
Pen: T. Wallace 2
The Sports Ground, Galway

[10]

16 November 1996
Ulster 26–39Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Ravenhill, Belfast
23 November 1996
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 12–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Paul Burke (4)Try: David Knox
Con: Matt Burke
Pen: Matt Burke (5)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000 [11]
Referee: Brian Campsall (England)

Ireland: 15. Jim Staples, 14. James Topping, 13. Jonny Bell, 12. Mark McCall, 11. Dominic Crotty, 10. Paul Burke, 9. Stephen McIvor, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Denis McBride, 6. David Corkery, 5. Jeremy Davidson, 4. Gabriel Fulcher, 3. Paul Wallace, 2. Keith Wood (cap.), 1. Nick Popplewell, substitutes , Maurice Field
Australia: 15. Matt Burke, 14. Jason Little, 13. Dan Herbert, 12. Tim Horan, 11. Joe Roff, 10. David Knox, 9. George Gregan, 8. Mike Brial, 7. David Wilson, 6. Daniel Manu, 5. John Eales (cap.), 4. Warwick Waugh, 3. Andrew Blades, 2. Michael Foley, 1. Dan Crowley, substitutes:, Brett Robinson [12] [13]

26 November 1996
Munster 19–55Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Try: Keane
Con: Keane
Pen: Keane 3
Drop: Murray		Try: Campese 2, Murdoch 2
Finegan, Kefu, Little
Payne, Tune
Con: Larkham 5
Thomond Park, Limerick

[14]

In Wales

The match against Barbarians

7 December 1996
Barbarians 12–39Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia XV
Try: Bateman, S Quinnell
Con: Andrew		Try: Burke 2, Roff
Campese, Horan
Con: Burke 4
Pen: Burke 2
Twickenham
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

Barbarians: 15. T Stimpson Flag of England.svg , (Joel Stransky 22' Flag of South Africa.svg ), 14 N Walker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , 13 A Bateman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , 12 Gregor Townsend Flag of Scotland.svg , (M Allen 73' Flag of England.svg ), 11 T Underwood Flag of England.svg , 10 Rob Andrew (capt) Flag of England.svg , 9 R Howley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , (A Moore 59' Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg ), 8 S Quinnell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , (D. Weir 79' Flag of Scotland.svg ), 7 Neil Back Flag of England.svg , 6 D McIntosh Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , 5 I Jones Flag of New Zealand.svg , 4 C Quinnell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg , 3 D.Garforth Flag of England.svg , 2 N. Hewitt Flag of New Zealand.svg , 1 N Popplewell Flag of Ireland.svg
Australia: 15. Matt Burke, (Stephen Larkham, 79'), 14. Joe Roff, 13.D Herbert, 12 T Horan (capt), 11. David Campese, 10.P Howard, (R Tombs, 73'), 9. S Payne, 8.M Brial, (B Robinson 23'), 7. D Wilson, 6.O Finnegan, 5. T Gavin, 4. D Giffin, 3. A Blades, (A Heath, 77), 2. M Caputo, (M Foley, 25) 1. D.Crowley, [16]

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  2. ↑ "Campese prepared for Test No 100" . The Independent. 23 October 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aussies made to graft" . The Independent. 24 October 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wallabies limp past the Scots" . The Independent. 3 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union; Wallaby reject receives late call" . The Independent. 4 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sorry tale of two cities" . The Independent. 3 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Physio's piece of history" . The Independent. 6 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Eales gives plucky Scots the slip" . The Independent. 10 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "RUGBY UNION: Australia's forward march" . The Independent. 11 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rugby union: Low-key Campese baffled by Connacht" . The Independent. 16 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Rugby Union: Irish need 'bit of invention'" . The Independent. 25 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Munster mauled as Australia finish with a flourish" . The Independent. 27 November 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Campese parts on low note" . The Independent. 2 December 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Campese still sharp until the last thrust" . The Independent. 9 December 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
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