2001 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

The 2001 Wallabies Spring tour was a series of matches played in October and November 2001 in Europe by Australia national rugby union team.

2001 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 05 00 02
Test match
04 02 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Spain
1 1 0 0
 England
1 0 0 1
 France
1 0 0 1
 Wales
1 1 0 0

The tour was originally to include a test match in Canada, but this was cancelled due a strike by the Canadian players over the sacking of the national coach, David Clark. So two fixtures were added against an England Divisions XV and Oxford University.[1]

Results

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'Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
English Nat. Division 34 22 28 October 2001 Welford Road, Leicester Tour match
Spain 92 10 1 November 2001 Madrid Test match
Oxford University 52 27 4 November 2001 Iffley Road, Oxford Tour match
England 15 21 10 November 2001 Twickenham, London Test match
France 13 14 17 November 2001 Vélodrome, Marseille Test match
Wales 21 13 25 November 2001 Millennium, Cardiff Test match
Barbarians 49 35 28 November 2001 Millennium, Cardiff Tour match

Touring party

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  • Head Coach: Eddie Jones

The 30-man touring squad announced in September was:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wallbies to open tour in Leicester". AAP. 4 October 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Growden, Greg (11 September 2001). "Another Kefu given the chance to join a special brotherhood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013.