| Major tournament | |
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Five Nations, Jan-Mar 1981 (England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) |
Results | Table | Records |
| Major tour | |
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England tour, May-Jun 1981 (in Argentina) |
Results | Records |
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Ireland tour, May-Jun 1981 (in South Africa) |
Results | Records |
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Scotland tour, Jun 1981 (in New Zealand) |
Results | Records |
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France tour, Jul 1981 (in Australia) |
Results | Records |
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South Africa tour, Aug-Sep 1981 (in United States of America) |
Results | Records |
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Romania tour, Sep 1981 (in Scotland) |
Results |
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Canada tour, Oct 1981 (in Argentina) |
Results |
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New Zealand tour, Oct-Nov 1981 (in France/Romania) |
Results | Records |
| Major series | |
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Calcutta Cup, Feb 1981 (Scotland in England) |
Results |
| Minor tournament | |
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South American Championship, May 1981 (Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay in Uruguay) |
Results | Table |
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Caribbean Rugby Championship, Jul 1981 (Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago) |
Results | Table |
| Minor tour | |
| Switzerland tour, Feb 1981 | Results |
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Australian Universities tour, Mar 1981 (in Japan) |
Results |
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Italy B tour, Mar-Oct 1981 (in Netherlands/Poland) |
Results |
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Israel tour, May 1981 (in Switzerland) |
Results |
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Romania B tour, May 1981 (in Czech Republic) |
Results |
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Germany tour, Jun 1981 (in Czech Republic) |
Results |
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Samoa tour, Jun-Jul 1981 (in Fiji) |
Results | Records |
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United States of America tour, Jun 1981 (in Canada) |
Results |
| Barbados tour, Jul 1981 | Results |
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Chile tour, Jul 1981 (in Brazil) |
Results |
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East Germany tour, Jul 1981 (in Bulgaria/Serbia and Montenegro) |
Results |
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Poland tour, Jul 1981 (in Bulgaria) |
Results |
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Thailand tour, Jul 1981 (in Malaysia) |
Results |
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Zimbabwe tour, Jul 1981 (in Kenya) |
Results |
| Fiji tour, Aug 1981 | Results | Records |
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Tunisia tour, Oct 1981 (in Morocco) |
Results |
| Live Scores |
| Results |
| Fixtures |
