1996 Australia rugby union tour

Manager

P R A Falk

Tour captain(s)

J A Eales

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

12	12	0	0

Test match

4	4	0	0

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Italy

1	1	0	0

Scotland

1	1	0	0

Ireland

1	1	0	0

Wales

1	1	0	0

The 1996 Australia rugby union tour was a series of rugby union matches played between 19 October and 7 December 1996 in Europe by the Australia national rugby union team.

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Italy A	55	19	19 October 1996	St. Maria Goretti, Catania	Tour match
Italy	40	18	23 October 1996	Stadio Plebiscito, Padua	Test Match
Scotland A	47	20	30 October 1996	Netherdale, Galashiels	Tour match
Glasgow–Edinburgh	37	19	3 November 1996	Old Anniesland, Glasgow	Tour match
Scottish Districts	25	9	5 November 1996	McDiarmid Park, Perth	Tour match
Scotland	29	19	9 November 1996	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Test Match
Connacht	37	20	13 November 1996	The Sports Grounds, Galway	Tour match
Ulster	39	26	16 November 1996	Ravenhill, Belfast	Tour match
Ireland	22	12	23 November 1996	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test Match
Munster	55	19	26 November 1996	Thomond Park, Limerick	Tour match
Wales	28	19	1 December 1996	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Test Match
Barbarians	39	19	7 December 1996	Twickenham, London	Tour match

In Italy

19 October 1996

Italy A	19–55	Australia XV

St. Maria Goretti, Catania

^[1]

23 October 1996

Italy	18–40	Australia
Try: Stefano Bordon, Diego Dominguez Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez Drop: Diego Dominguez		Try: Tim Horan, Daniel Manu David Wilson Con: Matt Burke 4 Pen: Matt Burke 4

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Referee: Don Reordan (USA)

Italy: 15.Javier Pertile, 14.Massimo Ravazzolo, 13.Ivan Francescato, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Leandro Manteri, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Alessandro Troncon, 8.Orazio Arancio, 7.Andrea Sgorlon, 6.Massimo Giovanelli (capt.), 5.Diego Scaglia, 4.Walter Cristofoletto, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Mauro dal Sie, replacements:, Andrea Barattin
Australia : 15.Matt Burke, 14.Tim Horan, 13.Dan Herbert, 12.Pat Howard, 11.David Campese, 10.David Knox, 9.George Gregan, 8.Mike Brial, 7.David Wilson, 6.Daniel Manu, 5.John Eales (capt.), 4.John Welborn, 3.Andrew Heath, 2.Michael Foley, 1.Richard Harry, replacements:, Brett Robinson, Jason Little

David Campese won his 100th cap for Australia.^[2]^[3]

In Scotland

30 October 1996

Scotland A	20–47	Australia XV
Try: Smith Pen: Hodge 4 Drop: Hodge		Try: Horan 2, Burke, Connors, Payne; Con: Burke 5 Pen: Burke 4

Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: J. Pearson

^[4]

3 November 1996

Glasgow–Edinburgh	19–37	Australia XV
Try: Logan Con: Donaldson Pen: Donaldson 4		Try: Connors, Manu, Wilson, Knox, Campese Con: Knox 3 Pen: Knox 2

Old Anniesland, Glasgow
Referee: A. Watson (Ireland)

^[5]^[6]

5 November 1996

Scottish Districts	9–14	Australia XV
Pen: Parker 3		Try: Williams, Magro, Roff Con: Wallace 2 Pen: Wallace 2

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Referee: T Rowlands (Wales)

^[7]

9 November 1996

Scotland	19–29	Australia
Try: Kenny Logan, Tony Stanger Pen: Rowen Shepherd 3		Try: Dan Herbert, Warwick Waugh Con: Matt Burke 2 Pen: Matt Burke 5

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Patrick Thomas (France)

^[8]^[9]

Scotland : 15.Rowen Shepherd, 14.Tony Stanger, 13.Gregor Townsend (capt.), 12.Ronnie Eriksson, 11.Kenny Logan, 10.Craig Chalmers, 9.Gary Armstrong, 8.Eric Peters, 7.Ian Smith, 6.Murray Wallace, 5.Doddie Weir, 4.Damian Cronin, 3.Barry Stewart, 2.Kevin McKenzie, 1.Dave Hilton,replacements:, Bryan Redpath, At disposal:, Derek Stark, Scott Hastings, Scott Murray, Alan Watt
Australia: 15.Matt Burke, 14.Tim Horan, 13.Dan Herbert, 12.Pat Howard, 11.Joe Roff, 10.David Knox, 9.Sam Payne, 8.Daniel Manu, 7.David Wilson, 6.Owen Finegan, 5.Warwick Waugh, 4.John Eales (capt.), 3.Andrew Blades, 2.Michael Foley, 1.Richard Harry,replacements:, Brett Robinson At disposal:, Marco Caputo, Andrew Heath, George Gregan, Richard Tombs, David Campese

In Ireland

13 November 1996

Connacht	20–37	Australia XV
Try: Leahy Pen: Elwood		Try: Cregan 2, Finegan Gavin, Murdoch Con: T Wallace 3 Pen: T. Wallace 2

The Sports Ground, Galway

^[10]

16 November 1996

Ulster	26–39	Australia XV

Ravenhill, Belfast

23 November 1996

Ireland	12–22	Australia
Pen: Paul Burke (4)		Try: David Knox Con: Matt Burke Pen: Matt Burke (5)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Brian Campsall (England)

Ireland: 15.Jim Staples, 14.James Topping, 13.Jonathan Bell, 12.Mark McCall, 11.Dominic Crotty, 10.Paul Burke, 9.Stephen McIvor, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Denis McBride, 6.David Corkery, 5.Jeremy Davidson, 4.Gabriel Fulcher, 3.Paul Wallace, 2.Keith Wood (cap.), 1.Nick Popplewell, substitutes , Maurice Field,

Australia: 15.Matt Burke, 14.Jason Little, 13.Dan Herbert, 12.Tim Horan, 11.Joe Roff, 10.David Knox, 9.George Gregan, 8.Mike Brial, 7.David Wilson, 6.Daniel Manu, 5.John Eales (cap.), 4.Warwick Waugh, 3.Andrew Blades, 2.Michael Foley, 1.Dan Crowley, substitutes:, Brett Robinson ^[11]^[12]

26 November 1996

Munster	19–55	Australia XV
Try: Keane Con: Keane Pen: Keane 3 Drop: Murray		Try: Campese 2, Murdoch 2 Finegan, Kefu, Little Payne, Tune Con: Larkham 5

Thomond Park, Limerick

^[13]

In Wales

1 December 1996

Wales	19–28	Australia
Try: Gareth Thomas Con: Jonathan Davies Pen: Jonathan Davies 4		Try: Mike Brial, Matt Burke 1 meta tecnica Con: Matt Burke 2 Pen: Matt Burke 3

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Wales: 15.Wayne Proctor, 14.Ieuan Evans, 13.Scott Gibbs, 12.Gareth Thomas, 11.Dafydd James, 10.Jonathan Davies, 9.Rob Howley, 8.Steve Williams, 7.Kingsley Jones, 6.Hemi Taylor, 5.Derwyn Jones, 4.Gareth Llewellyn, 3.Dai Young, 2.Jonathan Humphreys (cap.), 1.Christian Loader, sostituti:, Colin Charvis, Neil Jenkins, Craig Quinnell

Australia : 15.Matt Burke, 14.Joe Roff, 13.Jason Little, 12.Tim Horan(cap.), 11.David Campese, 10.Pat Howard, 9.George Gregan, 8.Mike Brial, 7.David Wilson, 6.Owen Finegan, 5.David Giffin, 4.Tim Gavin, 3.Andrew Blades, 2.Michael Foley, 1.Dan Crowley ^[14]

The match against Barbarians

7 December 1996

Barbarians	19–39	Australia XV
Try: Bateman, S Quinnell Con: Andrew		Try: Burke 2, Roff Campese, Horan Con: Burke 4 Pen: Burke 2

Twickenham
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

Barbarians: 15. T Stimpson , (Joel Stransky 22' ), 14 N Walker , 13 A Bateman , 12 Gregor Townsend , (M Allen 73' ), 11 T Underwood , 10 Rob Andrew (capt) , 9 R Howley , (A Moore 59' ), 8 S Quinnell , (D. Weir 79' ), 7 Neil Back , 6 D McIntosh , 5 I Jones , 4 C Quinnell , 3 D.Garforth , 2 N. Hewitt , 1 N Popplewell
Australia: 15.Matt Burke, (Stephen Larkham, 79'), 14.Joe Roff, 13.D Herbert, 12 T Horan (capt), 11.David Campese, 10.P Howard, (R Tombs, 73'), 9. S Payne, 8.M Brial, (B Robinson 23'), 7. D Wilson, 6.O Finnegan, 5. T Gavin, 4. D Giffin, 3. A Blades, (A Heath, 77), 2. M Caputo, (M Foley, 25) 1. D.Crowley, ^[15]

References

↑ "Wallabies' easy start". www.independent.co.uk. 21 October 1996.
↑ "Campese prepared for Test No 100". www.independent.co.uk. 23 October 1996.
↑ "Aussies made to graft". www.independent.co.uk. 24 October 1996.
↑ "Wallabies limp past the Scots". www.independent.co.uk. 3 November 1996.
↑ "Rugby Union; Wallaby reject receives late call". www.independent.co.uk. 4 November 1996.
↑ "Sorry tale of two cities". www.independent.co.uk. 3 November 1996.
↑ "Physio's piece of history". www.independent.co.uk. 6 November 1996.
↑ "Eales gives plucky Scots the slip". www.independent.co.uk. 10 November 1996.
↑ "RUGBY UNION: Australia's forward march". www.independent.co.uk. 11 November 1996.
↑ "Rugby Union: Low-key Campese baffled by Connacht". www.independent.co.uk. 16 November 1996.
↑ "Rugby Union: Wallabies win battle of Burkes". www.independent.co.uk. 24 November 1996.
↑ "Rugby Union: Irish need `bit of invention'". www.independent.co.uk. 25 November 1996.
↑ "Munster mauled as Australia finish with a flourish". www.independent.co.uk. 27 November 1996.
↑ "Campese parts on low note". www.independent.co.uk. 2 December 1996.
↑ "Campese still sharp until the last thrust". www.independent.co.uk. 9 December 1996.

Australia rugby union 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

British Isles	1908–09 1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013

France	1928 1948 1958 1967 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008

Italy	1973 1976 1983 1988 1996 2002 2006 2008 2009 2013

Spain	2001

North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993

Fiji	1972 1980 1984

Hong Kong	2008 2010

Rugby union tours of Ireland

New Zealand	1905 1924-25 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1972-73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008

Australia	1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1968 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1965 1969-70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006

Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008

European teams	1980 1988-89 2002

Asia and Oceanian team	1985 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006

North American Teams	2004 2008

Others	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1926-27 (NZ Maori)

Rugby union tours of Scotland

Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005

Australia	1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1968 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013

New South Wales	1927-28

New Zealand	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1967 1972-73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1965 1969-70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008

Romania	1981 2002

Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002

Samoa	1995 2000 2005

Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001

Pacific Islanders	2006

Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004

United States	2000

Canada	2008

Rugby union tours of Wales

Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001

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

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 Maori	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1926-27 1982

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1969-70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008

Romania	1979 2002

Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005

Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000

Tonga	1997 2001

Pacific Islanders	2006

Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004

Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008

United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000

Head-to-head records of Tier 1 rugby union national teams

Argentina	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Australia	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

England	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

France	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Ireland	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Italy	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

New Zealand	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Scotland	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

South Africa	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Wales	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

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