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1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy

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1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy
Summary
P W D L
Total
15 12 00 03
Test match
03 02 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 England
1 0 0 1
 Scotland
1 1 0 0
 Italy
1 1 0 0

The 1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of fifteen matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies) in England, Scotland and Italy (with one match in Wales) from October to December 1988. The Wallabies won eleven of their matches and lost the other four; they lost to England in their first international match but beat Scotland in the second and concluded the tour with a further international win over Italy.

Matches

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Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
Opposing Team Result For Against Date Venue
London Lost 10 21 15 October Twickenham, London
Northern Division Lost 9 15 19 October Cross Green, Otley
England B Won 37 9 22 October Heywood Road, Sale
South-West Division Lost 10 26 26 October Bristol
Midland Division Won 25 18 29 October Welford Road, Leicester
England Students Won 36 13 1 November Cambridge
ENGLAND Lost 19 28 5 November Twickenham, London
Edinburgh Won 25 19 9 November Myreside, Edinburgh
South of Scotland Won 29 4 12 November Mansfield Park, Hawick
North and Midlands of Scotland Won 37 17 15 November Dundee
SCOTLAND Won 32 13 19 November Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Combined Services Won 48 7 22 November Aldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot
Barbarians Won 40 22 26 November Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Italy B Won 26 18 30 November Prato
ITALY Won 55 6 3 December Rome

Touring party

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References

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  • Stephen Jones, ed. (1989). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1989–90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 21–27. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.