1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

04	00	00	04

Test match

02	00	00	02

Opponent

P	W	D	L

South Africa

2	0	0	2

The 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 1999 in South Africa by Italy national rugby union team, to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup It was an infamous tour, and after that, the Coach of "Azzurri" , Georges Coste, that only one year before led the team to his best results in the story, was fired.

Results

Scores and results list Italy's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
South West Districts	10	47	8 June 1999	George	Tour match
South Africa	3	74	12 June 1999	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Test Match
Boland	17	45	15 June 1999	Wellington	Tour match
South Africa	0	101	19 June 1999	Kings Park, Durban	Test Match

References

Mick Cleary, ed. (2000). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 2000–01. Headline.
Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli, ed. (2000). 2000. Italia in meta. Storia della nazionale di rugby dagli albori al Sei nazioni. GS Editrice. ISBN 978-8-8873-7440-7.

Italy national rugby union team tours
Australia	1981 (no test) 1986 1994 2005
New Zealand	1980 (no test) 2002 2003 (no test)
South Africa	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008
Argentina and South America	1989 2001 2005 2007
Europe	1988-89 2004
South Pacific	1980 2000 2006
North America	1980 1983
Other African Countries	1970 1973 1985 1991 2001
Asia	2004 2006

Rugby union tours of South Africa
British and Irish Lions	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009
New Zealand	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996
Australia	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992
Argentina	1965 (no test) 1971 (no test) 1994 2002 2003
England	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012
France	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006 2017
Ireland	1961 1981 1998 2004 2016
Italy	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008
Scotland	1999 (no test) 2003 2006
Wales	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014
Fiji	1996
Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007
Tonga	1997
Various selections	1978 (American Cougars) 1980 (S.A.Jaguars) 1982 (S.A.Jaguars) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

South Africa – 1999 incoming tours
Forwards	Selborne Boome Naka Drotské Rassie Erasmus Robbi Kempson Corné Krige Ollie le Roux Charl Marais Willie Meyer Krynauw Otto Gary Teichmann Albert van den Berg André Venter Cobus Visagie André Vos
Backs	Gaffie du Toit Robbie Fleck Deon Kayser Percy Montgomery Japie Mulder Pieter Muller Breyton Paulse Pieter Rossouw Werner Swanepoel Stefan Terblanche Braam van Straaten Dave von Hoesslin
Coach	Nick Mallett

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