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.

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.

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Rugby union tours of Ireland
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008
European teams	1980 1988-89 2002
Asia and Oceanian team	1985 1988 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006
North American teams	2004 2008
Others	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 (NZ Maori)