1988–89 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland

The 1989 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland was a series of matches played between December 1988 and January 1989 in Ireland by Italy national rugby union team.

1988–89 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 01 00 02
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Ireland
1 0 0 1

It was an historical tour because the match against Ireland was the first official and "full international" test match for Italy against the national team of one of "Home Unions"

Results

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Scores and results list Italy's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Ireland Under-25 16 21 28 December 1988 Ravenhill, Belfast Tour match
Ireland 15 31 31 December 1988 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test match
Combined Province 15 14 3 January 1989 Cork Tour match

References

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  • Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli, ed. (2000). 2000. Italia in meta. Storia della nazionale di rugby dagli albori al Sei nazioni (in Italian). GS Editrice. ISBN 978-8-8873-7440-7.