1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific

The 1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific was a series of matches played from 11 June–8 July 1980 in the United States, South Pacific Islands and New Zealand by the Italian rugby union team.

1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Summary
PWDL
Total
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Test match
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Opponent
PWDL
 Fiji
1001
 Cook Islands
1001
Junior All Blacks[1]
1001

It was the first Italian team tour to New Zealand and followed 7 years after the tour in South Africa in 1973.

Italy lost six matches and won three.

Results

Scores and results list Italy's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Grizzlies (Pacific Coast RU)91811 June 1980Long BeachTour match
Fiji31614 June 1980SuvaTest match
Nelson Bays91321 June 1980NelsonTour match
Wairarapa Bush13925 June 1980MastertonTour match
Taranaki93028 June 1980New PlymouthTour match
Horowhenua21122 July 1980LevinTour match
Junior All Blacks12305 July 1980AucklandTest match
Cook Islands6155 July 1980AvaruaTest match
Tahiti7408 July 1980PapeeteTour match

Bibliography

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

Notes