The 1982 England rugby union tour of Canada and the United States was a series of eight matches played by the England national rugby union team in Canada and the United States in May and June 1982. The tour was entirely successful as the England team won all its eight matches and conceded only 34 points. England did not award full international caps for the internationals against Canada and the United States.
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Canada |
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United States |
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Matches
edit- Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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Eastern Canada | 52 | 3 | 24 May | Toronto |
CANADA | 43 | 6 | 29 May | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby |
Cougars | 26 | 6 | 2 June | Bethell, Seattle |
Pacific Coast | 28 | 6 | 5 June | Long Beach, California |
Western RFU | 45 | 6 | 9 June | Dallas |
Mid-West RFU | 58 | 7 | 13 June | Cleveland, Ohio |
Eastern RFU | 41 | 0 | 16 June | Gaelic Park, New York City |
UNITED STATES | 59 | 0 | 19 June | Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut |
Touring party
edit- Manager: Budge Rogers
- Assistant manager: Mike Davis
- Captain: Steve Smith
Full back
editThree-quarters
edit- John Carleton (Orrell)
- Clive Woodward (Leicester)
- Tony Bond (Sale)
- Tony Swift (Swansea)
- Neil McDowell (Gosforth)
- Steve Holdstock (Nottingham)
Half-backs
editForwards
edit- John Scott (Cardiff)
- Peter Winterbottom (Headingley)
- David Cooke Harlequins
- John Gadd (Gloucester)
- Nick Jeavons (Moseley)
- Maurice Colclough (Angoulême)
- Jim Syddall (Waterloo)
- Steve Bainbridge (Gosforth)
- Gary Pearce (Northampton)
- Phil Blakeway (Gloucester)
- Paul Rendall (Wasps)
- Malcolm Preedy (Gloucester)
- Peter Wheeler (Leicester)
- Steve Mills (Gloucester)
Notes
edit- ^ England did not award full international caps for the internationals against Canada and the United States.
References
edit- Steve Jones, ed. (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1983–84. Queen Anne Press. pp. 50–54. ISBN 0-356-09731-5.