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1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

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Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

09	03	01	05

Test match

02	00	00	02

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Wales

1	0	0	1

England

1	0	0	1

Italy^[1]

1	1	0	0

The 1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe was a series of nine matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies) in England and Wales in October and November 1973. The Wallabies won only of three of their matches, lost five and drew the other one; they lost both of their international matches, against Wales and England. The final match with Italy, is not considered as a capped Test match by Australian Rugby Union.

Matches[edit]

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Metropolitan Counties	17	15	24 October	Bournemouth
South and South-West Counties	14	15	27 October	Recreation Ground, Bath
East Wales	11	19	31 October	Rodney Parade, Newport
Swansea	9	9	3 November	St. Helen's, Swansea
West Wales	18	13	6 November	Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot
WALES	0	24	10 November	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Northern Counties	13	16	13 November	Gosforth
ENGLAND	3	20	17 November	Twickenham London
Italy	59	21	21 November	Stadio Fattori L'Aquila

Touring party[edit]

Manager: John Freedman
Assistant manager: Bob Templeton
Captain: Peter Sullivan

Backs[edit]

Dave Burnet

Forwards[edit]

Bruce Battishall

References[edit]

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1974). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. pp. 33–39. ISBN 0-362-00173-1.

Notes[edit]

^ Match considered as full international only by Italy

Australia national rugby union team

Rugby Australia

History

Records

Players

Home stadium

Stadium Australia

Competitions and trophies

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals

By opponent

Tours

Argentina	1979 1987 1997 2002
New Zealand	1905 1913 1921 1923 1925 1928 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1967 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
South Africa	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992
Europe	1908–09 1927–28 1939–40 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1971 1973 1975–76 1976 1981–82 1983 1984 1988 1989 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Oceania	1972 1980 1984
North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993
Asia	2000 2008 2009 2010

See also

Wally

v t e Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

v t e Rugby union tours of Italy
Argentina	1978 1998 2002 2005 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1973 (unofficial) 1976 (unofficial) 1983 1988 2002 2006 2008 2013
New Zealand	1977 (no test) 1979 (unofficial) 1995 2000 2004
South Africa	1995 1997 2001
Asia and Oceanian teams	1976 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2008
North American Teams	2000 2004 2004

v t e Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001 2021 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Māori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1979 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Tonga	1997 2001
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000
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