1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji

The 1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji was a series of nine matches played by the England national rugby union team in Australia and Fiji in May and June 1988. The England team won six of their nine matches and lost the other three. England lost both games in the two–match test series against the Australia national rugby union team but won the test match against the Fiji national rugby union team.

1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
ManagerGeoff Cooke
Tour captain(s)John Orwin
Summary
P W D L
Total
09 06 00 03
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
2 0 0 2
 Fiji
1 1 0 0

Matches

Date Venue Home Score Away
17 May 1988Quarry Hill Rugby Park, MackayQueensland Country7 – 39England XV
22 May 1988Ballymore, BrisbaneQueensland18 – 22England XV
25 May 1988Gold Park, ToowoombaQueensland 'B'7 – 19England XV
29 May 1988Ballymore, Brisbane Australia22 – 16 England
1 June 1988Hindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideSouth Australia Invitation XV10 – 37England XV
5 June 1988Concord Oval, SydneyNew South Wales23 – 12England XV
8 June 1988Brandon Park, WollongongNew South Wales 'B'9 – 25England XV
12 June 1988Concord Oval, Sydney Australia28 – 8 England
16 June 1988National Stadium, Suva Fiji12 – 25 England

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Touring party

Full-backs

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Replacements

  • Will Carling (Harlequins) 5 Caps
  • Tim Buttimore (Leicester) No Caps

Forwards

See also

References

  1. Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). England to Australia and Fiji 1988. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 356 15884 5.
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