1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania

Summary

The 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Fiji and Australia was a series of matches played in May–June 1998 in Fiji and Australia by Scotland national rugby union team. The Scottish team lost all the test matches.

1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania
Summary
P W D L
Total
08 03 00 05
Test match
03 00 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 Fiji
1 0 0 1
 Australia
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand (1996)
Next tourSouth Africa (1999)

In the first match of the tour, Fiji claimed their first victory against a Five Nations side.[1]

Results edit

Scores and results list Scotland's points tally first.

Opponent For Against Date Venue Status
Fiji 26 51 26 May 1998 Suva Test match
Victoria 43 12 31 May 1998 Melbourne Tour match
New South Wales 34 10 4 June 1998 Sydney Tour match
NSW Country 34 13 June 1998 Bathurst Tour match
Australian Barbarians 34 39 9 June 1998 Penrith Tour match
Australia 3 45 13 June 1998 Football Stadium, Sydney Test match
Queensland 22 27 16 June 1998 Ballymore, Brisbane Tour match
Australia 11 33 20 June 1998 Ballymore, Brisbane Test match

References edit

  1. ^ "Rugby Union: Fiji make history by defeating Scotland". The Independent. 26 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  • Mick Cleary, ed. (1999). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1999-00. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7531-9.