1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

The 1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe was a series of ten matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies) in France and Italy in October and November 1976. The Wallabies won four and lost six of their matches; they lost both of their international matches against France in Bordeaux and Paris but won the international against Italy.

1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
ManagerJ. G. Bain
Tour captain(s)Geoff Shaw
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 04 00 06
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 France
2 0 0 2
 Italy
1[1] 1 0 0

Australia did not award full international caps for the match against Italy while Italy did. The match was played at Arena Civica in Milan and was narrowly won by the Australians by one point, 16-15.[2]

Matches
Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenue
Selection Française17156 OctoberToulon
Selection Française141510 OctoberNarbonne
Selection Française61013 OctoberClermont-Ferrand
Selection Française15917 OctoberPérigueux
Selection Française71620 OctoberTarbes
FRANCE151824 OctoberParc Lescure, Bordeaux
Selection Française12626 OctoberLa Rochelle
FRANCE63430 OctoberParc des Princes, Paris
Selection Française7251 NovemberBourg-en-Bresse
Italy16154 NovemberArena Civica, Milan

References
  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78. Queen Anne Press. pp. 33–39. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.

Notes
  1. nor capped for Australian Rugby Union
  2. "I rugbisti azzurri perdono per un punto" [Azzurri lost just by one] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. 5 November 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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