1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy

The 1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of eleven matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in England, Scotland and Italy in October and November 1979. The tour was very successful as the team won ten of the eleven games, including the international matches against Scotland and England. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was the English Northern Division.

Matches
Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenue
London Division211824 OctoberTwickenham, London
South of Scotland19327 OctoberMansfield Park, Hawick
Edinburgh16431 OctoberMyreside, Edinburgh
Midland Division3373 NovemberWelford Road, Leicester
Glasgow1266 NovemberHughenden, Glasgow
SCOTLAND20610 NovemberMurrayfield, Edinburgh
Anglo-Scots18914 NovemberDundee
Northern Division92117 NovemberCross Green, Otley
South-West and South Division16020 NovemberCounty Ground Stadium, Exeter
ENGLAND10924 NovemberTwickenham, London
Italy181228 NovemberStadio Battaglini, Rovigo

Test matches

Scotland
10 November 1979
Scotland  6–20  New Zealand
Irvine (6 – 2pg) (4 – 1t) Loveridge
(4 – 1t) Mexted
(4 – 1t) S. Wilson
(4 – 1t) Dunn
(4 – 2c) R. Wilson
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Roger Quittenton (RFU)

SCOTLAND: Andy Irvine, Keith Robertson, Jim Renwick, David Johnston, Bruce Hay, John Rutherford, Alan Lawson, Iain Milne, Colin Deans, Ian McLauchlan (c), Alan Tomes, David Gray, Gordon Dickson, Ian Lambie, Mike Biggar

NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Murray Taylor, Bernie Fraser, Eddie Dunn, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c).

England
24 November 1979
England  9–10  New Zealand
Hare (9 – 3pg) (6 – 2pg) R. Wilson
(4 – 1t) Fleming
Twickenham, London
Referee: Norman Sanson (SRU)

ENGLAND: Dusty Hare, John Carleton, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen, Les Cusworth, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Colin Smart, Bill Beaumont (c), Maurice Colclough, Tony Neary, John Scott, Mike Rafter

NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Brian Ford, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Bernie Fraser, Murray Taylor, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Peter Sloane, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c).

Touring party
  • Manager: Russell Thomas
  • Assistant Manager: Eric Watson
  • Captain: Graham Mourie
  • Physiotherapist: Brian McKenzie

Full back

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

References
  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980–81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 18–25. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.
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