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1981 Test rugby

31 Tests involving the ten nations. Best record of the year: New Zealand, 7–1–0 (87.5%).

Open 1981 in the atlas →← 19801982 →
Tests31
Sides12
Grounds18recorded
Draws1

Table of the year every side that played · win rate, then wins

SidePWLDWin %
New Zealand871087.5
South Africa642066.7
Australia532060.0
Wales532060.0
France954055.6
Scotland844050.0
England632150.0
Argentina311133.3
Canada10100.0
Ireland70700.0
Romania30300.0
USA10100.0

Every Test click a date to open it in the atlas

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionGround
1981-01-17France16–9ScotlandTestParis (Parc des Princes)
1981-01-17Wales21–19EnglandTestnot recorded
1981-02-07Ireland13–19FranceTestnot recorded
1981-02-07Scotland15–6WalesTestMurrayfield
1981-02-21England23–17ScotlandTestTwickenham
1981-02-21Wales9–8IrelandTestnot recorded
1981-03-07France19–15WalesTestParc des Princes
1981-03-07Ireland6–10EnglandTestLansdowne Road
1981-03-21England12–16FranceTestTwickenham
1981-03-21Scotland10–9IrelandTestMurrayfield
1981-05-30Argentina19–19EnglandTestF C Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
1981-05-30South Africa23–15IrelandTestNewlands
1981-06-06Argentina6–12EnglandTestF C Oeste Stadium,
1981-06-06South Africa12–10IrelandTestKings Park
1981-06-13New Zealand11–4ScotlandTestnot recorded
1981-06-20New Zealand40–15ScotlandTestAuckland 2nd International |
1981-07-05Australia17–15FranceTestnot recorded
1981-07-11Australia24–14FranceTestSydney (Cricket Ground) 2nd International
1981-08-15New Zealand14–9South AfricaTestLancaster Park
1981-08-29New Zealand12–24South AfricaTestAthletic Park
1981-09-12New Zealand25–22South AfricaTestEden Park
1981-09-25USA7–38South AfricaTestOwl Creek Polo ground
1981-09-26Scotland12–6RomaniaTestMurrayfield
1981-10-03Argentina35–0CanadaTestnot recorded
1981-10-24Romania6–14New ZealandTestnot recorded
1981-11-01France17–9RomaniaTestStade de l'Egassiairal
1981-11-14France9–13New ZealandTestToulouse
1981-11-21France6–18New ZealandTestParis
1981-11-21Ireland12–16AustraliaTestLansdowne Road
1981-12-05Wales18–13AustraliaTestnot recorded
1981-12-19Scotland24–15AustraliaTestMurrayfield