1997 Test rugby

63 Tests involving the ten nations. Best record of the year: New Zealand, 11–0–1 (91.7%).

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Tests63

Sides20

Grounds25recorded

Draws3

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

Side	P	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	12	11	0	1	91.7
British & Irish Lions	3	2	1	0	66.7
Wales	11	7	4	0	63.6
Italy	8	5	2	1	62.5
France	13	8	5	0	61.5
South Africa	13	8	5	0	61.5
Argentina	12	6	5	1	50.0
Australia	12	6	5	1	50.0
England	11	4	5	2	36.4
Ireland	8	2	6	0	25.0
Scotland	6	1	5	0	16.7
Canada	2	0	2	0	0.0
Chile	1	0	1	0	0.0
Denmark	1	0	1	0	0.0
Fiji	1	0	1	0	0.0
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0.0
Romania	5	0	5	0	0.0
Tonga	2	0	2	0	0.0
USA	3	0	3	0	0.0
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	0.0

Every Test click a date to open it in the atlas

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Ground
1997-01-04	Ireland	29–37	Italy	Test	Lansdowne Road
1997-01-11	Wales	34–14	USA	Test	not recorded
1997-01-18	Ireland	15–32	France	Test	Lansdowne Road
1997-01-18	Scotland	19–34	Wales	Test	Murrayfield
1997-02-01	England	41–13	Scotland	Test	Twickenham
1997-02-01	Wales	25–26	Ireland	Test	not recorded
1997-02-15	France	27–22	Wales	Test	Parc des Princes
1997-02-15	Ireland	6–46	England	Test	Lansdowne Road
1997-03-01	England	20–23	France	Test	Twickenham
1997-03-01	Scotland	38–10	Ireland	Test	Lansdowne Road
1997-03-15	France	47–20	Scotland	Test	Parc des Princes
1997-03-15	Wales	13–34	England	Test	not recorded
1997-03-22	France	32–40	Italy	Test	Stade Lesdiguiéres, Grenoble
1997-05-31	Argentina	20–46	England	Test	not recorded
1997-06-01	Romania	20–51	France	Test	not recorded
1997-06-07	Argentina	33–13	England	Test	not recorded
1997-06-10	South Africa	74–10	Tonga	Test	Newlands
1997-06-14	New Zealand	71–5	Fiji	Test	North Harbour Stadium,
1997-06-21	Australia	29–15	France	Test	not recorded
1997-06-21	New Zealand	93–8	Argentina	Test	Athletic Park, Wellington 1st Test
1997-06-21	South Africa	16–25	British & Irish Lions	Lions	Newlands
1997-06-28	Australia	26–19	France	Test	Ballymore, Brisbane 2nd Test
1997-06-28	New Zealand	62–10	Argentina	Test	not recorded
1997-06-28	South Africa	15–18	British & Irish Lions	Lions	Kings Park
1997-07-05	New Zealand	30–13	Australia	Test	not recorded
1997-07-05	South Africa	35–16	British & Irish Lions	Lions	Ellis Park
1997-07-05	USA	20–30	Wales	Test	not recorded
1997-07-12	Australia	25–6	England	Test	not recorded
1997-07-12	USA	23–28	Wales	Test	Balboa Park, San Francisco 2nd Test
1997-07-19	Canada	25–28	Wales	Test	Fletcher’s Fields, Markham,
1997-07-19	South Africa	32–35	New Zealand	Test	Ellis Park
1997-07-26	Australia	18–33	New Zealand	Test	not recorded
1997-08-02	Australia	32–20	South Africa	Test	Lang Park / Suncorp Stadium
1997-08-09	New Zealand	55–35	South Africa	Test	Eden Park
1997-08-16	New Zealand	36–24	Australia	Test	Carisbrook
1997-08-23	South Africa	61–22	Australia	Test	Loftus Versfeld
1997-08-30	Wales	70–21	Romania	Test	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
1997-09-13	Argentina	78–0	Paraguay	Test	not recorded
1997-09-27	Uruguay	17–56	Argentina	Test	not recorded
1997-10-04	Argentina	50–10	Chile	Test	not recorded
1997-10-18	Argentina	45–18	Romania	Test	Stade Moulias, Auch
1997-10-18	France	30–19	Italy	Test	Stade Moulias, Auch
1997-10-22	Argentina	18–18	Italy	Test	Stade Antoine-Beguere, Lourdes
1997-10-22	France	39–3	Romania	Test	Stade Antoine-Beguere, Lourdes
1997-10-26	France	32–27	Argentina	Test	Stade Maurice Trelut
1997-10-26	Italy	55–32	Romania	Test	Stade Maurice Trelut
1997-11-01	Argentina	15–23	Australia	Test	not recorded
1997-11-01	Italy	102–3	Denmark	Test	not recorded
1997-11-08	Argentina	18–16	Australia	Test	not recorded
1997-11-08	Italy	31–62	South Africa	Test	Dall'Ara Stadium
1997-11-15	England	15–15	Australia	Test	Twickenham
1997-11-15	France	32–36	South Africa	Test	Stade de Gerland
1997-11-15	Ireland	15–63	New Zealand	Test	not recorded
1997-11-16	Wales	46–12	Tonga	Test	not recorded
1997-11-22	England	8–25	New Zealand	Test	not recorded
1997-11-22	France	10–52	South Africa	Test	Parc des Princes
1997-11-22	Scotland	8–37	Australia	Test	Murrayfield
1997-11-29	England	11–29	South Africa	Test	Twickenham
1997-11-29	Wales	7–42	New Zealand	Test	Wembley Stadium Test Match
1997-11-30	Ireland	33–11	Canada	Test	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test Match
1997-12-06	England	26–26	New Zealand	Test	not recorded
1997-12-06	Scotland	10–68	South Africa	Test	Murrayfield
1997-12-20	Italy	37–22	Ireland	Test	not recorded