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 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
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
London Division | 21 | 18 | 24 October | Twickenham, London |
South of Scotland | 19 | 3 | 27 October | Mansfield Park, Hawick |
Edinburgh | 16 | 4 | 31 October | Myreside, Edinburgh |
Midland Division | 33 | 7 | 3 November | Welford Road, Leicester |
Glasgow | 12 | 6 | 6 November | Hughenden, Glasgow |
SCOTLAND | 20 | 6 | 10 November | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
Anglo-Scots | 18 | 9 | 14 November | Dundee |
Northern Division | 9 | 21 | 17 November | Cross Green, Otley |
South-West and South Division | 16 | 0 | 20 November | County Ground Stadium, Exeter |
ENGLAND | 10 | 9 | 24 November | Twickenham, London |
Italy | 18 | 12 | 28 November | Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo |
Test matches
Scotland
SCOTLAND: Andy Irvine, Keith Robertson, Jim Renwick, David Johnston, Bruce Hay, John Rutherford, Alan Lawson, Iain Milne, Colin Deans, Ian McLauchlan, Alan Tomes, David Gray, Gordon Dickson, Ian Lambie, Mike BiggarNEW 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.
England
ENGLAND: Dusty Hare, John Carleton, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen, Les Cusworth, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Colin Smart, Bill Beaumont, Maurice Colclough, Tony Neary, John Scott, Mike RafterNEW 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.
Touring party
- Manager: Russell Thomas
- Assistant Manager: Eric Watson
- Captain: Graham Mourie
- Physiotherapist: Brian McKenzie
Full back
- Richard Wilson
- Allan Hewson
Three-quarters
- Stu Wilson
- Brian Ford
- Bernie Fraser
- Gary Cunningham
- Tim Twigden
- Kieran Keane
Half-backs
- Eddie Dunn
- Murray Taylor
- Mark Donaldson
- Dave Loveridge
Forwards
- Murray Mexted
- Graham Mourie
- Ken Stewart
- Mike Burgoyne
- Vance Stewart
- Andy Haden
- John Fleming
- Brad Johnstone
- Rod Ketels
- Barry Thompson
- John Spiers
- Andy Dalton
- Peter Sloane