1988–89 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland

September 2018 March 2014 April 2026 Italy 1988 1989 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 IRE 1 0 0 1 The 1989 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland was a series of matches played between December 1988 and January 1989 in Ireland by Italy national rugby union team. It was an historical tour because the match against Ireland was the first official and "full international" test match for Italy against the national team of one of "Home Unions" Results Scores and results list Italy's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusIreland Under-25162128 December 1988Ravenhill, BelfastTour matchIreland153131 December 1988Lansdowne Road, DublinTest matchCombined Province15143 January 1989CorkTour match References 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 it expanded collapsed Category:1988 rugby union tours Category:1989 rugby union tours Category:1988–89 in Italian rugby union Category:1988–89 in Irish rugby union Category:1988–89 in European rugby union 1988 1988 1988