Rugby Memorabilia Society

1988 Italian Barbarians Jersey
worn by Steve Bainbridge

1988 Italian Barbarians (vs NZ Maoris) - Bainbridge (1) - Rugby Memorabilia Society - Match Worn Jersey
1988 Italian Barbarians (vs NZ Maoris) - Bainbridge (3) - Rugby Memorabilia Society - Match Worn Jersey

1988 Italian Barbarians Jersey worn by Steve Bainbridge

As far as I can find out the Italian Barbarians only play on one occasion, that was on October 13th 1988 against the touring NZ Maoris in L’Aquila ‘Italy’ at the Tommaso Fattori Stadium, The match proved to be a 1 sided affair with the Maoris winning 57-9.

Even with the Italian Barbarians team including a number of foreign imports suchas: Andre Joubert, Naas Botha, Craig Green, Robert Jones, Paul Moriarty, Gert Small, John Jeffrey, Steve Bainbridge, Robert Norster & Dai Young, It’s probably fair to say the NZ Maoris took the encounter much seriously than their hosts ‘who made the most of the local hospitality’.


References:
Rugby Memorabilia Society
Peter Douglas-Davies

17/01/2023