Five Nations XV v Overseas Unions XV

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Five Nations XV v Overseas Unions XV
EventIRFB Centenary
Five Nations XV Overseas Unions XV
13 32
Date19 April 1986
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
RefereeD I H Burnett (Ireland)

The Five Nations XV v Overseas Unions XV was a rugby union match played on Saturday, 19 April 1986 to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board. The Five Nations XV featured players from England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who had played in the 1986 Five Nations Championship. The Overseas Unions XV was effectively a World XV and featured players from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Overseas Unions XV won the match 32–15. [1][2] Controversially, the squad included a number of white South Africans at a time when the relationship of rugby union and apartheid was being questioned at high levels.

The match

Unlike the British Lions v World XV three days earlier in a wet Cardiff Arms Park, this game was played in ideal conditions at Twickenham.[3] At the time, there were only eight Unions affiliated to the Board, thus only players from those unions were chosen.

19 April 1986
Five Nations XV13 – 32Overseas Unions XV
Try: Ringland (2)




Con: Blanco
Penalty Goal: Kiernan		Try: Gerber (2)
Kirwan
du Plessis
Rodriguez
Shaw
Con: Botha
Penalty Goal: Botha (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)

Five Nations XV: Serge Blanco (File:Flag of France.svg France); Trevor Ringland (File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland), Philippe Sella (File:Flag of France.svg France), Mike Kiernan (File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland), Rory Underwood (File:Flag of England.svg England); Malcolm Dacey (File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales), Richard Hill (File:Flag of England.svg England); Jeff Whitefoot (File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales), Steve Brain (File:Flag of England.svg England), Iain Milne (File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland), Jean Condom (File:Flag of France.svg France), Donal Lenihan (File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland) (captain), John Jeffrey (File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland), Iain Paxton (File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland), Laurent Rodriguez (File:Flag of France.svg France)

Overseas Unions XV: Roger Gould (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia); John Kirwan (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand), Danie Gerber (File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa), Warwick Taylor (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand), Carel du Plessis (File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa); Naas Botha (File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa), Dave Loveridge (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand); Enrique Rodriguez (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia), Andy Dalton (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand) (captain), Flippie van der Merwe (File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa), Steve Cutler (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia), Andy Haden (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand), Simon Poidevin (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia), Steve Tuynman (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia), Mark Shaw (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand)

See also

References

  • Starmer-Smith, Nigel (ed) Rugby – A Way of Life, An Illustrated History of Rugby (Lennard Books, 1986 ISBN 0-7126-2662-X)
  1. ↑ Starmer-Smith, p184, image of programme
  2. ↑ Starmer-Smith, p186
  3. ↑ Scrum.com match summary
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Jim Webster, For Love Not Money - The Simon Poidevin Story {ABC:1 Jan 1990)(ISBN 0733300499)
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