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1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Australia |
| yearstart | 1976 |
| manager | John Bain |
| captain | Geoff Shaw |
| matchplayed | 10 |
| matchwon | 4 |
| matchdraw | 0 |
| matchlost | 6 |
| testplayed | 3 |
| testwon | 1 |
| testdraw | 0 |
| testlost | 2 |
| opponent1 | |
| played1 | 2 |
| won1 | 0 |
| draw1 | 0 |
| lost1 | 2 |
| opponent2 | |
| played2 | 1 |
| won2 | 1 |
| draw2 | 0 |
| lost2 | 0 |
The 1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe was a series of ten matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies) in France and Italy in October and November 1976. The Wallabies won four and lost six of their matches; they lost both of their international matches against France in Bordeaux and Paris but won the international against Italy.
Australia did not award full international caps for the match against Italy while Italy did. The match was played at Arena Civica in Milan and was narrowly won by the Australians by one point, 16-15.
Matches
:Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Française | 17 | 15 | 6 October | Toulon |
| Selection Française | 14 | 15 | 10 October | Narbonne |
| Selection Française | 6 | 10 | 13 October | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Selection Française | 15 | 9 | 17 October | Périgueux |
| Selection Française | 7 | 16 | 20 October | Tarbes |
| FRANCE | 15 | 18 | 24 October | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux |
| Selection Française | 12 | 6 | 26 October | La Rochelle |
| FRANCE | 6 | 34 | 30 October | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Selection Française | 7 | 25 | 1 November | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Italy | 16 | 15 | 4 November | Arena Civica, Milan |
Touring party
- Manager - John Bain
- Coach - Bob Templeton
- Captain - Geoff Shaw
Backs
- Paddy Batch
- Philip Crowe
- Gary Grey
- Rod Hauser
- Jim Hindmarsh
- Bill McKid
- Peter McLean
- Laurie Monaghan
- John Ryan
- Greg Shambrook
- Geoff Shaw
- Ken Wright
Forwards
- Bruce Battishall
- Keith Besomo
- Chris Carberry
- Greg Cornelsen
- David Dunworth
- Glenn Eisenhauer
- Steve Finnane
- Tony Gelling
- Ron Graham
- David Hillhouse
- Peter Horton
- Mark Loane
- John Meadows
- Gary Pearse
- Tony Shaw
- Reg Smith
References
Notes
References
- nor capped for [[Australian Rugby Union]]
- (1976-11-05). "I rugbisti azzurri perdono per un punto". [[La Stampa]].
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