1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific
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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.
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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 Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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Grizzlies (Pacific Coast RU) | 9 | 18 | 11 June 1980 | Long Beach | Tour match |
Fiji | 3 | 16 | 14 June 1980 | Suva | Test match |
Nelson Bays | 9 | 13 | 21 June 1980 | Nelson | Tour match |
Wairarapa Bush | 13 | 9 | 25 June 1980 | Masterton | Tour match |
Taranaki | 9 | 30 | 28 June 1980 | New Plymouth | Tour match |
Horowhenua | 21 | 12 | 2 July 1980 | Levin | Tour match |
Junior All Blacks | 12 | 30 | 5 July 1980 | Auckland | Test match |
Cook Islands | 6 | 15 | 5 July 1980 | Avarua | Test match |
Tahiti | 74 | 0 | 8 July 1980 | Papeete | Tour match |
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Valerio Vecchiarelli, Francesco Volpe, 2000, Italia in meta, GS editore, 2000.
Notes
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