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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.

Results

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Union - Italian team arrives in Brisbane". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1981. p. 41. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  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.
  3. ^ "In Brief - Italy 38, Mount Isa 3". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - Italians on the rampage". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 26 July 1981. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1981. p. 39. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Test crowd likely". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 30 July 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Weekend teams". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1981. p. 18. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Queensland will be flat out for win over Italy". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1981. p. 40. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Italy banks on giant lineout man". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Rugby Union - Crushing Qld win". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1981. p. 13. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Rugbu Union - Cornelsen out injured". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1981. p. 36. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Rugby Union - Bettarello is Italy's ace". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 6 August 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Sports results". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 6 August 1981. p. 18. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  14. ^ "A.C.T. RUGBY UNION Cowen to attend Italy match". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 23 July 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 29 July 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  16. ^ Foster, Michael (30 July 1981). "ACT squad selected". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  17. ^ Foster, Michael (7 August 1981). "Rugby Union - Side announced at last". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  18. ^ Foster, Michael (9 August 1981). "Rugby Union - Excitement likely at Manuka today". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  19. ^ Foster, Michael (10 August 1981). "Rugby Union - Spirited ACT stops Italy 19-18". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  21. ^ "In Brief - Italy wins in mud". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1981. p. 20. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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