1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

National team tour

Series of rugby union matches

1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 09|  03|  01|  05

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Test match| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Wales| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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England| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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Italy[1]| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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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

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Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue

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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

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

### Backs

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* Dave Burnet
* David L'Estrange
* Russell Fairfax
* Rod Hauser
* John Hipwell
* Arthur McGill
* Laurie Monaghan
* Geoff Richardson
* Owen Stephens
* Jeff McLean
* Peter Rowles
* Geoff Shaw

### Forwards

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* Bruce Battishall
* Chris Carberry
* Dick Cocks
* Garrick Fay
* Mick Freney
* Ron Graham
* Stuart Gregory
* Jake Howard
* Stuart Macdougall
* Ken McCurrach
* Tony Shaw
* Reg Smith
* Peter Sullivan

## References

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

## Notes

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1. ^ Match considered as full international only by Italy

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Home stadium|

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Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* The Rugby Championship
* Bledisloe Cup
* James Bevan Trophy
* Ella–Mobbs Trophy
* Hopetoun Cup
* Lansdowne Cup
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Matches|

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* 1991
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By opponent|

* Argentina
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Tours|

| Argentina|

* 1979
* 1987
* 1997
* 2002

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New Zealand|

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* 1931
* 1936
* 1946
* 1949
* 1952
* 1955
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* 1962
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* 1972
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1991

South Africa|

* 1933
* 1953
* 1961
* 1963
* 1969
* 1992

Europe|

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* 1927–28
* 1939–40
* 1947–48
* 1957–58
* 1966–67
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* 1976
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* 1988
* 1989
* 1992
* 1993
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013

Oceania|

* 1972
* 1980
* 1984

North America|

* 1909
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* 1928
* 1948
* 1958
* 1967
* 1976
* 1989
* 1993

Asia|

* 2000
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

See also|

* Wally

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Argentina|

* 1978
* 1990
* 1999
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* 2006
* 2022

Australia|

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* 1957–58
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* 1975–76
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* 1984
* 1988
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* 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
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* 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

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Argentina |

* 1978
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* 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

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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
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Tonga |

* 1997
* 2001

United States |

* 1987
* 1997
* 1999 (no test)
* 2000

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