1997 Australia rugby union tour

The 1997 Wallabies Spring Tour was a series of matches played in October and November 1997 in Argentina and the Great Britain by the Australia national rugby union team.

1997 Australia rugby union tour
of Argentina and Great Britain
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 05 01 01
Test match
04 02 01 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 0 1
 England
1 0 1 0
 Scotland
1 1 0 0

Matches

Summary

Complete list of matches played by the Wallabies:[1]

  Test matches

# Date Rival City Venue Score
125 OctTucumán RUTucumánAtlético Tucumán16–15
229 OctRosario RURosarioDuendes40–29
31 Nov ArgentinaBuenos AiresFerro Carril Oeste23–15
45 NovBuenos Aires RULos Polvorines, GBABuenos Aires CRC40–17
58 Nov ArgentinaBuenos AiresFerro Carril Oeste16–18
615 Nov EnglandTwickenhamTwickenham Stadium15–15
722 Nov ScotlandEdinburghMurrayfield Stadium37–8
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
7511187117

Match details

[1]

1 Nov 1997
Argentina  15–23  Australia
Pen: Giannantonio (5)
 Try: Finnegan
Pen: David Knox (6)
Ferro Carril Oeste
Referee: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Argentina
Australia

Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustin Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (captain); Mauricio Reggiardo, Mario Ledesma (Martín Scelzo), Roberto Grau.
Australia: Stephen Larkham (Mítch Hardy); Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard y Joe Roff; David Knox, George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson, Owen Finnegan (Willie Ofahengaue); John Eales (captain), 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: David Knox (2)
Ferro Carril Oeste
Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)
Argentina
Australia

Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustin Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (captain); Mauricio Reggiardo (Omar Hasan), Mario Ledesma, Roberto Grau.
Australia: Stephen Larkham; Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard y Joe Roff; David Knox (Mitch Hardy), George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson, Owen Finnegan; John Eales (captain), Warwick Waugh; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry.

Bibliography

Mick Cleary, ed. (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.

References
  1. Memoria y Balance 1997 at Argentina Rugby Union
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