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style="background-color: #C0C0C0; color: black">1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe</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 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style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>5</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>0</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"> 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Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Scores and results list South Africa's points tally first.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Opposing Team</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>62</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>31</b></td> <td width="140" align="right"><b>8 November 1997</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Renato_Dall%27Ara" title="Stadio Renato Dall'Ara">Dall'Ara Stadium</a>, Bologna</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">Test match</a></b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Barbarians" title="French Barbarians">French Barbarians</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">22</td> <td align="center" width="40">40</td> <td width="140" align="right">11 November 1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Biarritz" title="Biarritz">Biarritz</a></td> <td>Tour match </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>36</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>32</b></td> <td width="140" align="right"><b>15 November 1997</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_Gerland" title="Stade de Gerland">Stade de Gerland</a>, Lyon</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">Test match</a></b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><a href="/wiki/France_A_national_rugby_union_team" title="France A national rugby union team">France A</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">7</td> <td align="center" width="40">21</td> <td width="140" align="right">18 November 1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_Mayol" title="Stade Mayol">Stade Mayol</a>, Toulon</td> <td>Tour match </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>52</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>10</b></td> <td width="140" align="right"><b>22 November 1997</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Parc_des_Princes" title="Parc des Princes">Parc des Princes</a>, Paris</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">Test match</a></b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>29</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>11</b></td> <td width="140" align="right"><b>29 November 1997</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a>, London</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">Test match</a></b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>68</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>10</b></td> <td width="140" align="right"><b>6 December 1997</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield</a>, Edinburgh</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">Test match</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=1997_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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title="South Africa A national rugby union team">South Africa A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_Universities_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa Universities rugby union team">Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_amateur_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa amateur national rugby union team">Amateur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_President%27s_XV" title="South Africa President's XV">President's XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national under-20 rugby union team">U20s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_under-18_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national under-18 rugby union team">U18s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Africa_rugby_union_test_matches" title="List of South Africa rugby union test matches"><span style="color:#FFC425">Matches</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals" title="List of Rugby World Cup finals"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFC425; text-decoration: inherit;">World Cup finals</span></a></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/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">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_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_South_Africa_and_the_Barbarians" title="History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the Barbarians">Barbarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_South_Africa_and_the_British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between England and South Africa">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_France_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between France and South Africa">France</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">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Italy_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_New_Zealand_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Scotland_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Scotland and South Africa">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_South_Africa_and_Wales" title="History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">See also</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/1992_South_Africa_vs_New_Zealand_rugby_union_match" title="1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match">New Zealand (1992)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;;width:1%">Tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">Argentina and <br />South America</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/1932_Junior_Springboks_tour_in_Argentina" title="1932 Junior Springboks tour in Argentina">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Junior_Springboks_tour_of_South_America" title="1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_South_African_Gazelles_rugby_union_tour_in_Argentina" title="1966 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_South_African_Gazelles_rugby_union_tour_in_Argentina" title="1972 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_South_America" title="1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina,_Britain_and_Ireland" title="2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">Australia</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/1921_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_to_New_Zealand_and_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="1937 South Africa rugby union tour to New Zealand and Australia">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="1956 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Australasia">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">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/1906%E2%80%9307_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Ireland" title="1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_England" title="1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">1996</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina,_Britain_and_Ireland" title="2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe_and_the_United_States" title="2001 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe and the United States">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Ireland_and_England" title="2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2007 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">New Zealand</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/1921_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_to_New_Zealand_and_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="1937 South Africa rugby union tour to New Zealand and Australia">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="1956 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Australasia">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_the_United_States" title="1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand">1994</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00623c; color:#FFC425; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FFC425, inset -1px -1px 0 #FFC425;;">North America</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/1981_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_the_United_States" title="1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe_and_the_United_States" title="2001 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe and the United States">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Ireland">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_England" title="2000 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia and England">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="2022 Argentina rugby union tour of Great Britain">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</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/1908%E2%80%9309_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain" title="1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_France_and_Canada" title="1927–28 New South Wales rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and Canada">1927–28<small> (Waratahs) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_the_United_States" title="1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and the United States">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1997 Australia rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Australia rugby union tour">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2000 Australia rugby union tour">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Australia rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2002 Australia rugby union tour">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Australia rugby union tour">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Australia rugby union tour">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Australia rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Japan,_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Australia national rugby union team tour of Japan, Great Britain and Ireland">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Great_Britain,_Ireland_and_Italy" title="2013 Australia national rugby union team tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Zealand</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/The_Original_All_Blacks" title="The Original All Blacks">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_Canada" title="1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_France_and_Canada" title="1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Ireland,_Wales_and_England" title="1974 New Zealand rugby union tour of Ireland, Wales and England">1974 <small>(no test) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_England" title="1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Scotland and England">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain" title="1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour" title="2006 New Zealand rugby union tour">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 New Zealand rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Africa</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/1906%E2%80%9307_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_England" title="1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 South Africa rugby union tour">1996 <small>("A" team)</small></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina,_Britain_and_Ireland" title="2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 South Africa rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_South_Africa_end-of-year_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 South Africa end-of-year rugby union tour">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Ireland_and_England" title="2006 South Africa rugby union tour of Ireland and England">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 South Africa rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Romania</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/1984%E2%80%9385_Romania_rugby_union_tour_of_England" title="1984–85 Romania rugby union tour of England">1984–85</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japan</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_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Wales,_England_and_France" title="1973 Japan rugby union tour of Wales, England and France">1973 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe">1976 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="1986 Japan rugby union tour of Great Britain">1986</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fiji</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/1982_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain_and_Canada" title="1982 Fiji rugby union tour of Great Britain and Canada">1982 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles">1985 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1989 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Samoa</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/1989_Western_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1989 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Europe">1989 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Western_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="1995 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Great Britain">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Western_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Western Samoa rugby union tour of British Isles">1996 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Argentina" title="2005 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Argentina">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tonga</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_Great_Britain" title="1997 Tonga rugby union tour of Great Britain">1997 <small>(no test) </small></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pacific Islanders</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/2008_Pacific_Islanders_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2008 Pacific Islanders rugby union tour of Europe">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canada</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/1979_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Wales_and_France" title="1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France">1979 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_England" title="1983 Canada rugby union tour of England">1983 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_England_and_France" title="1994 Canada rugby union tour of England and France">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="1999 Canada rugby union tour of Great Britain">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe">2004</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United States</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/1924_United_States_rugby_union_tour_of_England_and_France" title="1924 United States rugby union tour of England and France">1924 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_United_States_rugby_union_tour_of_England" title="1977 United States rugby union tour of England">1977 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_United_States_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 United States rugby union tour">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Maori All Blacks</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/1888%E2%80%9389_New_Zealand_Native_football_team" title="1888–89 New Zealand Native football team">1888–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_New_Zealand_M%C4%81ori_rugby_union_tour" title="1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour">1926–27</a></li></ul> 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tour of France">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1992 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan_and_Europe" title="1998 Argentina rugby union tour of Japan and Europe">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Argentina_rugby_union_tour" title="2004 Argentina rugby union tour">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Argentina_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Argentina rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Argentina_rugby_union_tours_of_Europe" title="2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</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/1927%E2%80%9328_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_France_and_Canada" title="1927–28 New South Wales rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and Canada">1927–28<small> (Waratahs) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_France" title="1971 Australia rugby union tour of France">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1983 Australia rugby union tour of Italy and France">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1989 Australia rugby union tour">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1993 Australia rugby union tour">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Australia rugby union tour">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2000 Australia rugby union tour">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Australia rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Australia rugby union tour">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Australia rugby union tour">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Australia rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canada</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/1979_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Wales_and_France" title="1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_England_and_France" title="1994 Canada rugby union tour of England and France">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 Canada rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_Romania" title="2005 Canada rugby union tour of France and Romania">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fiji</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_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe_and_Canada" title="1964 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe and Canada">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1989 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe">1989 <small>no test</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Hong_Kong_and_France" title="1990 Fiji rugby union tour of Hong Kong and France">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="2001 Fiji rugby union tour of Italy and France">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ireland</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/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%">Japan</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_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Wales,_England_and_France" title="1973 Japan rugby union tour of Wales, England and France">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2000 Japan rugby union tour of Europe">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Maori All Blacks</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/1926%E2%80%9327_New_Zealand_M%C4%81ori_rugby_union_tour" title="1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour">1926–27</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Zealand</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/The_Original_All_Blacks" title="The Original All Blacks">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_France" title="1986 New Zealand rugby union tour of France">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Romania_and_France" title="1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_France" title="1990 New Zealand rugby union tour of France">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1995 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_Italy" title="2000 New Zealand rugby union tour of France and Italy">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2004 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour" title="2006 New Zealand rugby union tour">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pacific Islanders</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/2008_Pacific_Islanders_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2008 Pacific Islanders rugby union tour of Europe">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Samoa</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/1989_Western_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1989 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Europe">1989 <small>(no test)</small></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Africa</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/1906%E2%80%9307_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_England" title="1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 South Africa rugby union tour">1996</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 South Africa rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Europe" title="2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tonga</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/2005_Tonga_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">USA</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/1924_United_States_rugby_union_tour_of_England_and_France" title="1924 United States rugby union tour of England and France">1924 Olympic Games</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 rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Rugby_union_tours_of_Italy" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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Italy</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><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><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a></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/1978_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_Italy" title="1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan_and_Europe" title="1998 Argentina rugby union tour of Japan and Europe">1998</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/2005_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Italy" title="2005 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Italy">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Argentina_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Argentina rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Argentina_rugby_union_tours_of_Europe" title="2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><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><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></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_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1973 <small> (unofficial) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1976<small> (unofficial) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1983 Australia rugby union tour of Italy and France">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2002 Australia rugby union tour">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Australia rugby union tour">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Australia rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Great_Britain,_Ireland_and_Italy" title="2013 Australia national rugby union team tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><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><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></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/1977_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France">1977 <small> (no test) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1979 <small> (unofficial) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1995 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_France_and_Italy" title="2000 New Zealand rugby union tour of France and Italy">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2004 New Zealand rugby union tour of Europe">2004</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.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="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 South Africa rugby union tour">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia and Oceanian teams</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="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe">1976</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji"><img alt="Fiji" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2001_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="2001 Fiji rugby union tour of Italy and France">2001</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa"><img alt="Samoa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2001_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2001 Samoa rugby union tour of Europe">2001</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga"><img alt="Tonga" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2005_Tonga_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France">2005</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji"><img alt="Fiji" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2005 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe">2005</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga"><img alt="Tonga" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2005_Tonga_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France">2005</a></li> <li><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islanders_rugby_union_team" title="Pacific Islanders rugby union team"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg/25px-Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg/38px-Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg/50px-Flag_of_rugby_Pacific_Islanders.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2008_Pacific_Islanders_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2008 Pacific Islanders rugby union tour of Europe">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North American Teams</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="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 Canada rugby union tour of Italy (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2004_Canada_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2004 Canada rugby union tour of Europe">2004</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 United States rugby union tour">2004</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 rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Rugby_union_tours_of_Scotland" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/1973_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Ireland_and_Scotland" title="1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Ireland and Scotland">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Ireland" title="1999 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Great_Britain" title="2001 Argentina rugby union tour of New Zealand and Great Britain">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Italy" title="2005 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Italy">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Argentina_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="2022 Argentina rugby union tour of Great Britain">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</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/1947%E2%80%9348_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="1968 Australia rugby union tour of British Isles">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_the_United_States" title="1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and the United States">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Australia rugby union tour">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1997 Australia rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2000 Australia rugby union tour">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Australia_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Australia rugby union tour">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Japan,_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Australia national rugby union team tour of Japan, Great Britain and Ireland">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Great_Britain,_Ireland_and_Italy" title="2013 Australia national rugby union team tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New South Wales</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/1927%E2%80%9328_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_France_and_Canada" title="1927–28 New South Wales rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and Canada">1927–28</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Zealand</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/1888%E2%80%9389_New_Zealand_Native_football_team" title="1888–89 New Zealand Native football team">1888–89 <small> (NZ Natives) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Original_All_Blacks" title="The Original All Blacks">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_Canada" title="1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_France_and_Canada" title="1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_England" title="1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Scotland and England">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain" title="1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour" title="2001 New Zealand rugby union tour">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 New Zealand rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Africa</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/1906%E2%80%9307_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Ireland" title="1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 South Africa rugby union tour">1996 <small>("A" team)</small></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_South_Africa_end-of-year_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 South Africa end-of-year rugby union tour">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 South Africa rugby union tour">2008</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Romania</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/1981_Romania_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland" title="1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Romania_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fiji</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/1982_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain_and_Canada" title="1982 Fiji rugby union tour of Great Britain and Canada">1982 <small>(no test)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1989 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Fiji_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Samoa</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/1995_Western_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="1995 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Great Britain">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Scotland_and_Wales" title="2000 Samoa rugby union tour of Scotland and Wales">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Samoa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Argentina" title="2005 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Argentina">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tonga</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_Great_Britain" title="1997 Tonga rugby union tour of Great Britain">1997 <small>(no test) </small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Tonga_rugby_union_tour_of_Great_Britain" title="2001 Tonga rugby union tour of Great Britain">2001</a></li></ul> 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