1982 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia

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1982 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia
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The 1982 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in Australia in June and July 1982. The Scotland team won six and lost the other three. They drew the two-match international series against the Australia national rugby union team, winning the first game but losing the second. In their non-international games they were beaten by the Queensland state team and the Sydney representative team. Scotland's win in the first game against Australia was their first victory in the Southern Hemisphere, at the sixth attempt.

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Matches

Test matches

Date and timeVenueHomeScoreAway
4 July 1982 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
10 July 1982 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg33–9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

Friendly matches

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueDetails
10 JuneFlag of Queensland.svg Queensland Country 16–44Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Mount Isa, Queensland
13 JuneFlag of Queensland.svg Queensland 18–7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ballymore, Brisbane, Queensland
19 JuneFlag of Sydney.jpg Sydney 22–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
23 JuneFlag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria 3–38Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
26 JuneFlag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales 17–31Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
29 JuneFlag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Country 3–44Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Singleton, New South Wales
6 JulyFlag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory 4–22Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Touring party

Backs

Forwards

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