1989 Italy rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1989 Italy rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 1989 in Argentina by the Italy national rugby union team.

1989 Italy rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
06 04 00 02
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
1 1 0 0

The tour went well for Italy, following several prior years of poor results. Italy won the first four matches and lost only against Cordoba (led by Diego Dominguez, the future fly half of Italy) and the "Pumas".

Results

Scores and results list Italy's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Mar del Plata2698 June 1989Mar del PlataTour match
Cuyo372211 June 1989MendozaTour match
Rosario272314 June 1989RosarioTour match
Prov. Argentinas282417 June 1989SaltaTour match
Córdoba223020 June 1989CórdobaTour match
Argentina162124 June 1989José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresTest match

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Valerio Vecchiarelli, Francesco Volpe, 2000, Italia in meta, GS editore, 2000.
  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1989). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1989–90. Rothmans Publications Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.
  • (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1989
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