2001 Australia rugby union tour of Europe

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

07	05	00	02

Test match

04	02	00	02

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Spain

1	1	0	0

England

1	0	0	1

France

1	0	0	1

Wales

1	1	0	0

The 2001 Wallabies Spring tour was a series of matches played in October and November 2001 in Europe by Australia national rugby union team.

The tour was originally to include a test match in Canada, but this was cancelled due a strike by the Canadian players over the sacking of the national coach, David Clark. So two fixtures were added against an England Divisions XV and Oxford University.^[1]

Results

'Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
English Nat. Division	34	22	28 October 2001	Welford Road, Leicester	Tour match
Spain	92	10	1 November 2001	Madrid	Test match
Oxford University	52	27	4 November 2001	Iffley Road, Oxford	Tour match
England	15	21	10 November 2001	Twickenham, London	Test match
France	13	14	17 November 2001	Vélodrome, Marseille	Test match
Wales	21	13	25 November 2001	Millennium, Cardiff	Test match
Barbarians	49	35	28 November 2001	Millennium, Cardiff	Tour match

Touring party

Head Coach: Eddie Jones

The 30-man touring squad announced in September was:^[2]

Forwards:

Nick Stiles
Bill Young
Ben Darwin
Rod Moore
Michael Foley
Brendan Cannon
David Giffin
Justin Harrison
Mark Connors
Tom Bowman
Owen Finegan
Matt Cockbain
George Smith
Phil Waugh
Toutai Kefu
David Lyons

Backs:

George Gregan (captain)
Chris Whitaker
Stephen Larkham
Elton Flatley
Manuel Edmonds
Nathan Grey
Daniel Herbert
Steve Kefu
Graeme Bond
Andrew Walker
Ben Tune
Joe Roff
Matthew Burke
Chris Latham

References

^ "Wallbies to open tour in Leicester". AAP. 4 October 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ Growden, Greg (11 September 2001). "Another Kefu given the chance to join a special brotherhood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013.

"Australia unable to strike the right chord". The Guardian. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"Spain (3) 10 – 92 (57) Australia (FT)". ESPN. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"Tour match: Rubie makes the Wallabies jump". The Telegraph. 4 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"England stun Wallabies in battle for hard yards". The Telegraph. 10 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"France (11) 14 – 13 (3) Australia (FT)". ESPN. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"Wales 13 - 21 Australia - ESPN scrum.com". ESPN. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"Australia win has hollow ring". The Guardian. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

Australia national rugby union team

Rugby Australia

History

Records

Players

Home stadium

Stadium Australia

Competitions and trophies

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals	1991 1999 2003 2015
By opponent	Argentina Barbarians British & Irish Lions England Fiji France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Tours

Argentina	1979 1987 1997 2002
New Zealand	1905 1913 1921 1923 1925 1928 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1967 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
South Africa	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992
Europe	1908–09 1927–28 1939–40 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1971 1973 1975–76 1976 1981–82 1983 1984 1988 1989 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Oceania	1972 1980 1984
North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993
Asia	2000 2008 2009 2010

See also

Wally

v t e Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

v t e Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1992 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games

v t e Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001 2021 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Māori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1979 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Tonga	1997 2001
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000
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