1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa

March 2014 May 2013 Italy 1999 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 ZAF 2 0 0 2 The 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 1999 in South Africa by Italy national rugby union team, to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup It was an infamous tour, and after that, the Coach of "Azzurri", Georges Coste, that only one year before led the team to his best results in the story, was fired. Results Scores and results list Italy's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusSouth West Districts10478 June 1999GeorgeTour matchSouth Africa37412 June 1999Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTest MatchBoland174515 June 1999WellingtonTour matchSouth Africa010119 June 1999Kings Park, DurbanTest Match References Mick Cleary Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 2000–01 2000 Headline Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli 2000. Italia in meta. Storia della nazionale di rugby dagli albori al Sei nazioni 2000 GS Editrice 978-8-8873-7440-7 Italy tour Category:Italy national rugby union team tours tour Category:Italy national rugby union team tours of South Africa