1988–89 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland

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.

1988–89 Italy rugby union tour of Ireland
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 01 00 02
Test match	01 00 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Ireland	1 0 0 1

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	Status
Ireland Under-25	16	21	28 December 1988	Ravenhill, Belfast	Tour match
Ireland	15	31	31 December 1988	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match
Combined Province	15	14	3 January 1989	Cork	Tour match

References

• Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli, ed. (2000). 2000. Italia in meta. Storia della nazionale di rugby dagli albori al Sei nazioni (in Italian). GS Editrice. ISBN 978-8-8873-7440-7.