1983 United States rugby union tour of Australia

1983 United States rugby union tour of Australia
ManagerRon Mayes
Summary
P W D L
Total
7 4 0 3
Test match
1 0 0 1
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourEngland 1977
Next tourJapan 1985

The 1983 United States rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the United States national rugby union team in Australia in June and July 1983. The United States team won four of their seven matches and lost three, including the international match against the Australia national rugby union team.

Background

This tour marked the third meeting between the international teams of USA and Australia. David Campese scored four tries in the lone test match, a single match record for an Australian player at the time.[1][2]

Matches

Scores and results list United States's points tally first.[3]
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Match
Western Australia 25 18 June 19, 1983 Tour match
South Australia 34 15 June 22, 1983 Tour match
Victoria 13 8 June 25, 1983 Tour match
Sydney University Football Club 9 13 June 29, 1983 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Tour match
Queensland XV 10 14 July 3, 1983 Ballymore Stadium, Herston, Queensland Tour match
New South Wales Country 26 3 July 6, 1983 Tour match
Australia 3 49 July 9, 1983 Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, New South Wales Test Match

Test Match

9 July 1983
Australia 3–49 United States
Try: Slack (2)
Ross
Roche
Hanley
Campese (4)
Con: Gould (4)
Drop: Ella (1)		Report[4][5]Pen: Meyersieck (1)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, New South Wales
Attendance: 21,737

References

  1. ^ "RUGBY UNION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 480. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 August 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Players scoring four tries in a Test for the Wallabies, Samoan-born All Blacks and the Crawshay's". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "1983 United States tour to Australia". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Australia (37) 49 - 3 (0) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Australia v USA – a history". Green and Gold Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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