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Australia v Soviet Union

1990-91 A 9-rider Soviet Union team toured Australia, racing 14 matches - mainly against state teams. But they also raced 3 "international
UNOFFICIAL challenge" matches against Australian "national" teams as follows :

Nambour Showgrounds, Queensland : 1 Dec 1990 Young Australia 40 Soviet Union 50 Derwent Valley, Hobart, Tasmania : 15 Dec 1990
Australia Select 47 Soviet Union 43		 Mildura, Victoria : 30 Dec 1990
Young Australians 46 Soviet Union 43
Young Australia
Phil Crump: 12
Rod Colquhoun: 8+1
Scott Humphries: 7
Mark Lemon: 5
Jason Lyons: 4+1
Mick Holder: 3+1
Cory Alderton: 1

Soviet Union
Rinat Mardanshin: 14
Rif Saitgareev: 9
Oleg Kurguskin: 7+1
Viktor Gaidym: 7
Vladimir Trofimov: 5+3
Mikhail Starostin: 5
Grigori Kharchenko: 3+1 		Australia Select
Phil Crump: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15
Alan Rivett: 3, 1, 3, 2', F = 9+1
Rod Colquhoun: 3, 1, 2, 2 =8
Mick Poole: 0, 1, 3, 1 = 5
Troy Butler: 3, 0, 2, 0 = 5
Stephen Davies: 1, 0, 1, 2 = 4
Jason Lyons: 0, 1, 0, 1 = 1

Soviet Union
Mikhail Starostin: 1', 3, 2, 1, 3, 1' = 11+2
Rif Saitgareev: 2, 2', 3, 1, 2 = 10+1
Rinat Mardanshin: 2, 2, 0, 2, 1 = 7
Oleg Kurguskin: 1', 2, 0, 0, 3 = 6+1
Rene Aas: 2, 3, 0, 1 = 6
Viktor Gaidym: 0, 1, 2, ex = 3
Vladimir Trofimov: 0, 0, ex, ex = 0 		Young Australians
Leigh Adams: 11
Phil Crump: 10
Jason Lyons: 8
Mark Lemon: 8
Cory Alderton: 6
Shane Bowes: 3
Nigel Alderton: 0

Soviet Union
Mikhail Starostin: 10
Oleg Kurguskin: 9
Rif Saitgareev: 6
Viktor Giadym: 6
Grigori Kharchenko: 5
Rene Aas: 5
Rinat Mardanshin: 2
Att: 2,000 Att: 3,500
First-ever "international" held in Tasmania		 Att: 5,000

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Soviet Union 1990-91 in Australia
Back (left to right): Grigory Kharchenko, Andrey Korolev, Rif Saitgareev, Oleg Kurguskin, Rene Aas
Front (left to right): Rinat Mardanshin, Mikhail Starostin, Viktor Gaidym, Vladimir Trofimov

Other results on this tour were :
Northern Territory 32 Soviet Union 57 (at Northline, Darwin)
Northern Territory 33 Soviet Union 57 (at Arunga Park, Alice Springs)
North Queensland 36 Soviet Union 54 (at Townsville)
North Queensland 38 Soviet Union 52 (at Cairns)
Central Queensland 45 Soviet Union 45 (at Mackay)
Central Queensland 42 Soviet Union 48 (at Rockhampton)		 South Queensland 41 Soviet Union 49 (at Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane)
New South Wales 49 Soviet Union 41 (at Newcastle Motordrome)
South Australia 53 Soviet Union 37 (at North Arm, Adelaide)
*Western Australia 148 Soviet Union 100 (at Claremont, Perth)
Western Australia 51 Soviet Union 57 (at Albany)
* 6-rider races, scoring 6-5-4-3-2-1
Contributors : David Austin, Christian Weber