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The 1997 Wallabies Spring Tour was a series of matches played in October and November 1997 in Argentina and Great Britain by the Australia national rugby union team.
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Matches edit
Summary edit
Complete list of matches played by the Wallabies:[1]
Test matches
| # | Date | Opponent | City | Venue | Score |
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| 1 | 25 Oct | Tucumán RU | Tucumán | Atlético Tucumán | 16–15 |
| 2 | 29 Oct | Rosario RU | Rosario | Duendes | 40–29 |
| 3 | 1 Nov | Argentina |
Buenos Aires | Ferro Carril Oeste | 23–15 |
| 4 | 5 Nov | Buenos Aires RU | Los Polvorines, GBA | Buenos Aires CRC | 40–17 |
| 5 | 8 Nov | Argentina |
Buenos Aires | Ferro Carril Oeste | 16–18 |
| 6 | 15 Nov | England |
London | Twickenham Stadium | 15–15 |
| 7 | 22 Nov | Scotland |
Edinburgh | Murrayfield Stadium | 37–8 |
| Pl | W | D | L | Ps | Pc |
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| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 117 |
Match details edit
| 1 Nov 1997 |
| Argentina | 15–23 |  Australia |
| Pen: Giannantonio (5) | Try: Finnegan Pen: Knox (6) |
| Ferro Carril Oeste Referee: Bertie Smith (Ireland) |
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  Australia
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Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustín Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (c); Mauricio Reggiardo, Mario Ledesma (Martín Scelzo), Roberto Grau.
Australia: Stephen Larkham (Mitch Hardy); Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard, Joe Roff; David Knox, George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson, Owen Finnegan (Willie Ofahengaue); John Eales (c), Warwick Waugh; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry.
| 8 Nov 1997 |
| Argentina | 18–16 | Australia |
| Try: Pichot, Martin Pen: Giannantonio (2) Drop: Giannantonio | Try: Finnegan, Tune Pen: Knox (2) |
| Ferro Carril Oeste Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland) |
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Australia
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Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustín Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (c); Mauricio Reggiardo (Omar Hasan), Mario Ledesma, Roberto Grau
Australia: Stephen Larkham; Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard, Joe Roff; David Knox (Mitch Hardy), George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson, Owen Finnegan; John Eales (c), Warwick Waugh; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry
Bibliography edit
Cleary, Mick, ed. (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
References edit
- ^ a b Memoria y Balance 1997 at Argentina Rugby Union