A report on 1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe
Series of nine matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in England and Wales in October and November 1973.
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John Hipwell
1 linksAustralian national representative rugby union player who played and captained the Wallabies.
Australian national representative rugby union player who played and captained the Wallabies.
He became a regular selection touring to the UK in 1968, South Africa in 1969, France in 1971 and Europe in 1973.
Peter Sullivan (rugby, born 1948)
1 linksAustralian former national representative rugby union player.
Australian former national representative rugby union player.
He led the Wallabies on the 1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe, and played in six of the nine matches including the Test loss against Wales.
Australia national rugby union team
0 linksRepresentative National team in the sport of Rugby Union for the nation of Australia.
Representative National team in the sport of Rugby Union for the nation of Australia.
Australia also had a short tour of the United Kingdom in November 1973 where they lost 24–0 to Wales, and 20–3 to England.
Geoff Shaw (rugby union)
0 linksAustralian former national representative rugby union player who played for and captained the Wallabies.
Australian former national representative rugby union player who played for and captained the Wallabies.
On his return to Australian in 1973 he was selected for the nine-match 1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe.
Tony Shaw (rugby union)
0 linksAustralian former rugby union player.
Australian former rugby union player.
That year, aged 20 he was picked for the 1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe and he played in the second-row in five games including his debut Test appearances against Wales and England.
Jake Howard
0 linksInternational rugby footballer who played prop for Australia.
International rugby footballer who played prop for Australia.
His final Test appearance was on the 1973 tour of Wales and England.