1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji explained
Team: | England |
Destination: | Australia and Fiji |
Yearstart: | 1988 |
Manager: | Geoff Cooke |
Captain: | John Orwin |
Matchplayed: | 9 |
Matchwon: | 6 |
Matchdraw: | 0 |
Matchlost: | 3 |
Testplayed: | 3 |
Testwon: | 1 |
Testdraw: | 0 |
Testlost: | 2 |
Played1: | 2 |
Won1: | 0 |
Draw1: | 0 |
Lost1: | 2 |
Played2: | 1 |
Won2: | 1 |
Draw2: | 0 |
Lost2: | 0 |
The 1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji was a series of nine matches played by the England national rugby union team in Australia and Fiji in May and June 1988. The England team won six of their nine matches and lost the other three. England lost both games in the two–match test series against the Australia national rugby union team but won the test match against the Fiji national rugby union team.
Matches
Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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17 May 1988 | | | 7 – 39 | England XV |
22 May 1988 | | | 18 – 22 | England XV |
25 May 1988 | | Queensland 'B' | 7 – 19 | England XV |
29 May 1988 | Ballymore, Brisbane | | 22 – 16 | |
1 June 1988 | | South Australia Invitation XV | 10 – 37 | England XV |
5 June 1988 | | | 23 – 12 | England XV |
8 June 1988 | | New South Wales 'B' | 9 – 25 | England XV |
12 June 1988 | Concord Oval, Sydney | | 28 – 8 | |
16 June 1988 | | | 12 – 25 | | |
[1] Touring party
Full-backs
Three-quarters
| Half-backs
Replacements
- Will Carling (Harlequins) 5 caps
- Tim Buttimore (Leicester) No caps
| Forwards
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See also
Notes and References
- Book: England to Australia and Fiji 1988. 1988. Queen Anne Press. London. 0-356-15884-5. Stephen Jones.