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color: black">1981 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #dedee2; color: black">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">P</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <b>W</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>D</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>L</b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>7</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>3</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>4</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Test match</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>2</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>2</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #dedee2; color: black">Opponent</th><td class="infobox-data" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">P</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <b>W</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>D</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>L</b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">2</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> 2</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dedee2; color: black">Tour chronology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous tour</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">Australia 1979</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next tour</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1985_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan" title="1985 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan">Japan 1985</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa</b> was a series of matches played by the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland national rugby union team</a> in South Africa in the May and June of 1981. The Irish team played seven matches, of which they won three. They lost the Test Series 2–0 to the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">Springboks</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Matches">Matches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Matches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.</i></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Opposing Team</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>South African Gazelles</td> <td>15</td> <td>18</td> <td>16 May 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loftus_Versfeld_Stadium" title="Loftus Versfeld Stadium">Loftus Versfeld</a>, Pretoria </td></tr> <tr> <td>South African Mining Invitation XV</td> <td>46</td> <td>7</td> <td>20 May 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ol%C3%ABn_Park" title="Olën Park">Olën Park</a>, Potchefstroom </td></tr> <tr> <td>President's Trophy XV</td> <td>54</td> <td>3</td> <td>23 May 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kings_Park_Stadium" title="Kings Park Stadium">Kings Park Stadium</a>, Durban </td></tr> <tr> <td>South African Country Districts 'B'</td> <td>16</td> <td>17</td> <td>26 May 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boland_Stadium" title="Boland Stadium">Boland Stadium</a>, Wellington </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b></td> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><b>23</b></td> <td><b>30 May 1981</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Newlands_Stadium" title="Newlands Stadium">Newlands</a>, Cape Town</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Cup XV</td> <td>51</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 June 1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oudtshoorn" title="Oudtshoorn">Oudtshoorn</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b></td> <td><b>10</b></td> <td><b>12</b></td> <td><b>6 June 1981</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kings_Park_Stadium" title="Kings Park Stadium">Kings Park Stadium</a>, Durban</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Ireland embarked on their first tour to South Africa after a twenty-year absence on the back of a five nations championship which they were widely considered to be favourites to win but ended with four defeats, having lost all their matches for the first time since 1977. Despite condemnation from political and ecclesiastical sources, the IRFU honoured their promise to undertake a seven match tour against multiracial sides and included twelve uncapped players as well as half a dozen former British and Irish Lions in the touring party. A number of players had resigned their posts when employers declined to grant leave of absence for the tour whilst others had no option but to simply declare their unavailability. </p><p>Of the seven matches played, the majority including both test matches were lost. Injuries to two key players proved difficult to overcome. John Robbie (later to become a non-capped Springbok) injured a shoulder in the first half of the opening fixture and only gained match fitness in the last few days of the tour whilst Ollie Campbell only played twice on tour, his replacement Mick Quinn having last played international rugby in March 1977. </p><p>Ahead of the Gazelles fixture (the SA U-24 side), much had been made of the attacking potential of the Irish three-quarters yet on the day the only points Ireland scored in front of a 35,000 crowd were through the boot of <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Brien_(rugby_union)" title="Kevin O'Brien (rugby union)">Kevin O'Brien</a> as the tourists were outplayed in the line-out through the work of lock Skinner. There was nothing particularly undersized about the under-24 side featuring a number of future Springboks in their ranks including Jannie Breedt, the 21 stone Flippie van der Merwe and Piet Kruger as props and 6'9" Vleis Visagie at lock. Future Springbok coach Carel du Plessis scored one try from the wing playing alongside SARFF's Wilfred Cupido, one of four coloured players included in the list of the sixty-four trialists ahead of the three test series in New Zealand later on in the year. </p><p>The second fixture played at <a href="/wiki/Ol%C3%ABn_Park" title="Olën Park">Olën Park</a>, featuring Mike Slemen's unforgettable try during the 1980 BIRUT tour, saw Ireland take on fairly underwhelming opposition in the guise of the Gold Mining Invitation XV. Solomon Mhlaba, a tourist to the UK with the 1979 SA Baa Baas started at full back for the GMI but he saw little of the ball to demonstrate his attacking prowess as Ireland ran in seven tries with <a href="/wiki/John_Murphy_(rugby_union,_born_1957)" title="John Murphy (rugby union, born 1957)">John Murphy</a> contributing a total of eighteen points via his boot from fullback. </p><p>There were first caps for Murphy, Paul Dean and Jerry Holland at Newlands, a game which Ireland could undoubtedly have won, matching the Springbok pack in all phases of the game but they were seriously undermined and derailed by injuries to both Murphy and Campbell, which ultimately ruled both players out for the remainder of the tour. </p><p>The Irish pack simply surpassed themselves throughout the second test at Kings Park with the back row of O'Driscoll, Slattery and Duggan quite magnificent as the bigger Springbok pack were outplayed in every phase of the game. Holding a 7–6 half time lead courtesy of a searing try from full back <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Brien_(rugby_union)" title="Kevin O'Brien (rugby union)">O'Brien</a> and a Quinn penalty to a Botha drop goal and penalty, another Quinn penalty extended the lead out to 10–6. Yet a further two Botha drop goals were to deprive Ireland of their glory, as he became only the fourth player in history to drop three goals in a test, his final effort being only minutes from the end of the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Touring_party">Touring party</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Touring party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Manager: P. Madigan</li> <li>Assistant Manager: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></li> <li>Medical Officer: Dr. Malcolm Little (UCG RFC)</li> <li>Captain: <a href="/wiki/Fergus_Slattery" title="Fergus Slattery">Fergus Slattery</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blackrock_College_RFC" title="Blackrock College RFC">Blackrock College</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_backs">Full backs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Full backs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/John_Murphy_(rugby_union,_born_1957)" title="John Murphy (rugby union, born 1957)">John Murphy</a>* (Greystones); <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Brien_(rugby_union)" title="Kevin O'Brien (rugby union)">K A O'Brien</a> (<a href="/wiki/Broughton_Park_RUFC" title="Broughton Park RUFC">Broughton Park</a>); </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Three-quarters">Three-quarters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Three-quarters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Freddie_McLennan" title="Freddie McLennan">Freddie McLennan</a> (Wanderers); <a href="/wiki/Keith_Crossan" title="Keith Crossan">Keith Crossan</a>* (Instonians); <a href="/wiki/David_Irwin_(rugby_union)" title="David Irwin (rugby union)">David Irwin</a> (Queen's University); A W Irwin* (Queens' University): <a href="/wiki/John_Hewitt_(rugby_union,_born_1960)" title="John Hewitt (rugby union, born 1960)">John Hewitt</a>*(NIFC); <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kiernan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Kiernan">Michael Kiernan</a>*(Lansdowne); <a href="/wiki/Terry_Kennedy_(rugby_union,_born_1954)" title="Terry Kennedy (rugby union, born 1954)">Terry Kennedy</a> (St. Mary's College); </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Half-backs">Half-backs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Half-backs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Paul_Dean_(rugby_union)" title="Paul Dean (rugby union)">Paul Dean</a>* (St.Mary's College); <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Campbell" title="Ollie Campbell">Ollie Campbell</a>(Old Belvedere) [rep: M A M Quinn(Lansdowne)]; <a href="/wiki/John_Robbie" title="John Robbie">John Robbie</a> (Greystones) [rep: J B O' Connor*(Palmerston)] <a href="/wiki/Robbie_McGrath" title="Robbie McGrath">Robbie McGrath</a> (Wanderers); </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Forwards">Forwards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Forwards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Phil_Orr" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Orr">Phil Orr</a> (Old Wesley); <a href="/wiki/John_Cantrell" title="John Cantrell">John Cantrell</a> (UCD); <a href="/wiki/Harry_Harbison" title="Harry Harbison">Harry Harbison</a>* (UCD); <a href="/wiki/Gerry_McLoughlin" title="Gerry McLoughlin">Gerry McLoughlin</a> (Shannon); <a href="/wiki/Des_Fitzgerald" title="Des Fitzgerald">Des Fitzgerald</a>* (Lansdowne); <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Foley_(rugby_union)" title="Brendan Foley (rugby union)">Brendan Foley</a> (Shannon); J J Holland*(Cork Constitution); G H Wallace* (Old Wesley); <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Driscoll_(rugby_union)" title="John O'Driscoll (rugby union)">John O'Driscoll</a> (London Irish); <a href="/wiki/Fergus_Slattery" title="Fergus Slattery">Fergus Slattery</a> (Blackrock College); R K Kearney* (Wanderers); <a href="/wiki/Willie_Duggan" title="Willie Duggan">Willie Duggan</a> (Blackrock College); A F O'Leary* (Cork Constitution) </p> <ul><li>= selected as a previously uncapped tourist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_vs_South_Africa_at_rugby_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union">Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJenkins1982" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Jenkins" title="Vivian Jenkins">Jenkins, Vivian</a> (1982). <i>Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83</i>. 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title="List of Ireland national rugby union players">All Players</a></li> <li>Brian O'Driscoll (<a href="/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_tries_by_Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="List of international rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll">tries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_caps_for_Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="List of international rugby union caps for Brian O'Driscoll">caps</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006946; color:white;;width:1%">Home stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006946; color:white;;width:1%">Competitions and trophies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Ireland at the Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(rugby_union)" title="Triple Crown (rugby union)">Triple Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)" title="Grand Slam (rugby union)">Grand Slam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team_tours" title="Ireland national rugby union team tours">Ireland national rugby union team tours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_Brown_Cup" title="Admiral Brown Cup">Admiral Brown Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centenary_Quaich" title="Centenary Quaich">Centenary Quaich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Cup" title="Lansdowne Cup">Lansdowne Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Trophy" title="Millennium Trophy">Millennium Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006946; color:white;;width:1%">Related teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Ireland national rugby sevens team">Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_Wolfhounds" title="Ireland Wolfhounds">Ireland Wolfhounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerging_Ireland" title="Emerging Ireland">Emerging Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Exiles_(rugby_union)" title="Irish Exiles (rugby union)">Irish Exiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Universities_Rugby_Union" title="Irish Universities Rugby Union">Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national under-20 rugby union team">U20s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_schoolboy_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team">Schoolboys</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006946; color:white;;width:1%">Matches by opponent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Argentina_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_the_Barbarians" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and the Barbarians">Barbarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_France_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between France and Ireland">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_Italy" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_New_Zealand" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_Scotland" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1967 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="2003 Ireland rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2020 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji" title="1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Ireland_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Ireland rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Australia" title="2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">South Africa and Namibia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">1961</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Namibia" title="1991 Ireland rugby union tour of Namibia">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa"> 2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">France and Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_France" title="1988 Ireland rugby union tour of France">1988</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1899_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Canada" title="1899 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada">Canada 1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_America" title="1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America">South America 1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina">Argentina 1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_North_America" title="1989 Ireland rugby union tour of North America">North America 1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Americas" title="2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina">Argentina 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_North_America" title="2009 Ireland rugby union tour of North America">North America 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Canada_and_United_States" title="2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States">North America 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2014 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina">Argentina 2014</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji" title="1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Ireland_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Ireland rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="2003 Ireland rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere">2003</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006946; color:white;">Japan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan" title="1985 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan" title="2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan" title="2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006946; color:white;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fields_of_Athenry" title="The Fields of Athenry">The Fields of Athenry</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ireland%27s_Call" title="Ireland's Call">Ireland's Call</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)" title="Zombie (The Cranberries song)">Zombie</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/1910_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1910 British Lions tour to South Africa">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1924 British Lions tour to South Africa">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1938 British Lions tour to South Africa">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1955 British Lions tour to South Africa">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1962 British Lions tour to South Africa">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1968 British Lions tour to South Africa">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1974 British Lions tour to South Africa">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1980 British Lions tour to South Africa">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1997 British Lions tour to South Africa">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_South_Africa" title="1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1970 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_South_Africa" title="1992 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1996 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa">1996</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Rhodesia" class="mw-redirect" title="1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Rhodesia" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1963 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1969 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1992</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Rhodesia_and_South_Africa" title="1965 Argentina rugby union tour of Rhodesia and South Africa">1965</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(no test)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1971 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa">1971</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(no test)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1994 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Europe" title="2002 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa and Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2003 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa">2003</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1972 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia_and_South_Africa" title="1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1964 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1967 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1971 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1975 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1980 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1993 France rugby union tour of South Africa">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_New_Zealand" title="2001 France rugby union tour of South Africa and New Zealand">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Australia" title="2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_France_rugby_union_tour_of_Romania_and_South_Africa" title="2006 France rugby union tour of Romania and South Africa">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_France_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">1961</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Italy_rugby_union_tour_of_Rhodesia_and_South_Africa" title="1973 Italy rugby union tour of Rhodesia and South Africa">1973</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(no test)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Italy_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Italy_rugby_union_tour" title="2001 Italy rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Italy_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Italy rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#999999">1960</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1999 Scotland rugby union tour of South Africa">1999</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(no test)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2003 Scotland rugby union tour of South Africa">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2006 Scotland rugby union tour of South Africa">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_Africa" title="1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_Africa" title="1998 Wales rugby union tour of Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2002 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_South_Africa" title="2004 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina and South Africa">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2014 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2022 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_South_Africa" title="1996 Fiji rugby union tour of New Zealand and South Africa">1996</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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team">Tonga</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Tonga_rugby_union_tour_of_Africa" title="1997 Tonga rugby union tour of Africa">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Various selections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#999999">1978</span> (<span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/American_Cougars" title="American Cougars">American Cougars</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_South_American_Jaguars_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa">1980</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Sudam%C3%A9rica_XV" title="Sudamérica XV">Sudamérica XV</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_South_American_Jaguars_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa">1982</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Sudam%C3%A9rica_XV" title="Sudamérica XV">Sudamérica XV</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#999999">1985</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Cavaliers" title="New Zealand Cavaliers">Cavaliers</a>)</span></li> <li><span 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