1972-73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and North America
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The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of friendly rugby union
test match games undertaken by the All Blacks against England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. The tour also took in several matches against British, Irish, French and North American club, county and invitational teams. This was the sixth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians
team.
The tour was the most famous the New Zealand team had undertaken; the team only lost to Llanelli
, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), Barbarians
and drew with Munster
. In the tests played the team won against Wales, Scotland and England, drew with Ireland and lost to France. This was their fifth "Grand Slam tour" after 1905–06 (Lost to Wales), 1935–36 (Lost to Wales and England), 1953–54 (Lost to Wales), 1963-64 (Drew with Scotland). They had to wait until 1978 for a "Grand Slam".
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Ian Stevens
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Tane Norton
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Keith Murdoch
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Alex Wyllie
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Hamish Macdonald
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Alistair Scown
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Ian Kirkpatrick
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Grant Batty
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Ian Stevens
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Sid Going
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Graham Whiting
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Tane Norton
TP
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Kent Lambert
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Alex Wyllie
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Hamish Macdonald
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Ian Hurst
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Grant Batty
FH
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Ian Stevens
SH
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Sid Going
LP
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Graham Whiting
HK
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Tane Norton
TP
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Kent Lambert
LL
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Alex Wyllie
RL
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Hamish Macdonald
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Grant Batty
FH
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Ian Stevens
SH
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Sid Going
LP
1
Graham Whiting
HK
2
Tane Norton
TP
3
Kent Lambert
LL
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Alex Wyllie
RL
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Hamish Macdonald
BF
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Alistair Scown
OF
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Ian Kirkpatrick
(c
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N8
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Alan Sutherland
} Newport || 20 || 15 || 10 January 1973 || 
Rodney Parade
, Newport
|| Sid Going
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|style="background:black;color:white"|21 || Midland Counties (East) || 43 || 12 || 13 January 1973 ||
Welford Road
, Leicester
|| Ian Kirkpatrick
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|22 || Munster
|| 3 || 3 || 16 January 1973 ||
Musgrave Park
, Cork
|| Alex Wyllie
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|style="background:black;color:white"|23 || Neath
and Aberavon
|| 43 || 3 || 24 January 1973 || The Gnoll
, Neath
|| Ian Kirkpatrick
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|24 || Barbarians
|| 11 || 23 || 27 January 1973 || Cardiff Arms Park
, Cardiff
|| Ian Kirkpatrick
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|style="background:black;color:white"|25 || South-West Selection || 12 || 3 || 31 January 1973 ||
Tarbes Stadium, Tarbes
|| Ian Kirkpatrick
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|style="background:black;color:white"|26 || France 'B' || 23 || 8 || 3 February 1973 || Stade Municipal
, Lyon
|| Ian Kirkpatrick
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|style="background:black;color:white"|27 || French Selection || 6 || 3 || 7 February 1973 || Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
|| Sid Going
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Barbarians
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Grant Batty
FH
10
Bob Burgess
SH
9
Sid Going
LP
1
Graham Whiting
HK
2
Ron Urlich
TP
3
Kent Lambert
LL
4
Peter Whiting
RL
5
Hamish Macdonald
BF
6
Alistair Scown
OF
7
Ian Kirkpatrick
(c
)
N8
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Alex Wyllie
Rugby union
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test match games undertaken by the All Blacks against England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. The tour also took in several matches against British, Irish, French and North American club, county and invitational teams. This was the sixth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
team.
The tour was the most famous the New Zealand team had undertaken; the team only lost to Llanelli
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
and drew with Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
. In the tests played the team won against Wales, Scotland and England, drew with Ireland and lost to France. This was their fifth "Grand Slam tour" after 1905–06 (Lost to Wales), 1935–36 (Lost to Wales and England), 1953–54 (Lost to Wales), 1963-64 (Drew with Scotland). They had to wait until 1978 for a "Grand Slam".
Wales
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| FB | 15 | J.P.R. Williams |
| RW | 14 | Gerald Davies Gerald Davies Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 and 1978.-Biography:... |
| IC | 13 | Jim Shanklin |
| OC | 12 | Roy Bergiers Roy Bergiers Roy Thomas Edmond Bergiers is a former Welsh international rugby union player. In 1974 he toured South Africa with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for Llanelli.-References:... |
| LW | 11 | John Bevan |
| FH | 10 | Phil Bennett Phil Bennett Phillip Bennett was a Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds.-Rugby career:... |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards Gareth Owen Edwards CBE is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".... |
| LP | 1 | Glyn Shaw Glyn Shaw Glyndwr "Glyn" Shaw is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, playing at Prop forward, i.e... |
| HK | 2 | Jeff Young Jeff Young (rugby player) Jeffrey "Jeff" Young was a Welsh rugby union player who gained 23 caps for Wales as a hooker between 1968 and 1973.... |
| TP | 3 | Barry Llewelyn |
| LL | 4 | Derek Quinnell Derek Quinnell Derek Leslie Quinnell , won 23 rugby union caps for Wales both as a lock-forward and as a number eight.Educated at Coleshill Secondary Modern School, Llanelli, Derek Quinnell first played for Llanelli RFC in 1967 and made his international debut for Wales against France in 1972... |
| RL | 5 | Delme Thomas Delme Thomas William Delme Thomas is a former rugby union player who became one of Wales' best known rugby players in the 1960s and 70s. He joined Llanelli RFC in 1961 and was the team's captain when they won the league in the 1972-73 season and was also the captain when Llanelli famously beat a touring All... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
| BF | 6 | Dai Morris Dai Morris William David "Dai" Morris was a Welsh rugby union footballer, who won 34 caps for Wales in the years between 1967 and 1974, scoring six tries... |
| OF | 7 | John Taylor John Taylor (rugby player) John Taylor is a Welsh former rugby union player and current commentator. Nicknamed "Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for London Welsh , and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973.-Rugby career:Perhaps his most famous moment was in the Five Nations... |
| N8 | 8 | Mervyn Davies Mervyn Davies Thomas Mervyn "Merv the Swerve" Davies , is a former Welsh rugby union player who won 38 caps for Wales as a No. 8.Davies was born in Swansea, where he attended Penlan County School.... |
Joe Karam
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Mike Parkinson
Ross Michael "Mike" Parkinson was a New Zealand rugby union player. Playing as a midfield back, Parkinson represented Poverty Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks. He represented New Zealand in 20 international matches, seven of them at full...
Grant Batty
Grant Bernard Batty is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, he has also coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League. His son Sam Batty played halfback for the Gold Coast Breakers, However is now playing for Port Douglas, in the Cairns and...
Sid Going
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Tane Norton
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Keith Murdoch (All Black)
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Alex Wyllie
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Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
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)
Scotland
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| FB | 15 | Andy Irvine Andy Irvine (rugby player) Andrew Robertson "Andy" Irvine MBE is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union , and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, and scored over 250 points for .-Background:... |
| RW | 14 | William Steele William Steele (rugby player) William Charles Common Steele also known as Billy Steele, is a former Scotland international rugby union player.The first club he played for was Langholm RFC, in his hometown of Langholm in south west Scotland.... |
| IC | 13 | Ian Forsyth |
| OC | 12 | Jim Renwick Jim Renwick Jim Renwick was one of Scotland's greatest rugby players, usually at centre. He played for Hawick Harlequins RFC and the full Hawick RFC team, and the British Lions, 1972–84. He earned 52 caps for his country. Allan Massie thinks his 1981-82 international season was his best, and describes... |
| LW | 11 | David Shedden David Shedden David Shedden was a Scottish rugby union player. He played for Scotland 18 times between 1972 and 1978.Shedden played for the West of Scotland F.C., and Garnock Rugby ClubRichard Bath writes of him that:-References:... |
| FH | 10 | Ian McGeechan Ian McGeechan Sir Ian Robert McGeechan OBE is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. His nickname is "Geech".-Playing career:... |
| SH | 9 | Ian McCrae |
| LP | 1 | Ian McLauchlan Ian McLauchlan John "Ian" McLauchlan is a former Scottish John "Ian" McLauchlan is a former [[Scotland|Scottish]] John "Ian" McLauchlan is a former [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[rugby union] playerer... |
| HK | 2 | Robert Clark |
| TP | 3 | Sandy Carmichael Sandy Carmichael Alexander Bennett Carmichael was a tighthead prop forward who played for West of Scotland R.F.C. and earned 50 caps in the Scotland national rugby union team from 1967 to 1978, which was a record for a Scottish forward at the time... |
| LL | 4 | Alastair McHarg Alastair McHarg Alastair McHarg was a lock for the Scotland national rugby union team, 1968-79. He won 44 caps for Scotland... |
| RL | 5 | Gordon Brown |
| BF | 6 | Nairn MacEwan |
| OF | 7 | Rodger Arneil Rodger Arneil Rodger Arniel is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was played on two British and Irish Lions tours - to South Africa in 1968 and New Zealand in 1971, the second tour as a replacement... |
| N8 | 8 | Peter Brown (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
Joe Karam
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Mike Parkinson
Ross Michael "Mike" Parkinson was a New Zealand rugby union player. Playing as a midfield back, Parkinson represented Poverty Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks. He represented New Zealand in 20 international matches, seven of them at full...
Grant Batty
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Sid Going
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Tane Norton
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Keith Murdoch (All Black)
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Alex Wyllie
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Ian Kirkpatrick
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England
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| FB | 15 | Sam Doble Sam Doble Samuel 'Sam' Arthur Doble was an English rugby union full-back who played international rugby for England and club rugby for Moseley... |
| RW | 14 | Alan Morley Alan Morley Alan John Morley MBE is a former English rugby union player. He played a record number of 519 times for Bristol Rugby, scoring 384 tries, between 1968 and 1986. He holds the world record for the number of tries scored in first class rugby, at 479... |
| IC | 13 | Peter Preece Peter Preece Peter Preece is a former rugby union international who represented England from 1972 to 1976.-Early life:Peter Preece was born on 15 November 1949 in Meriden... |
| OC | 12 | Peter Warfield |
| LW | 11 | David Duckham David Duckham David John Duckham MBE is a retired English rugby union player. He played 36 games for England from 1969 to 1976 and scored 10 tries. Duckham made his debut at centre, partnering John Spencer against Ireland in 1969... |
| FH | 10 | John Finlan |
| SH | 9 | Jan Webster |
| LP | 1 | Brian Stevens Brian 'Stack' Stevens Claude Brian 'Stack' Stevens is a former English rugby union player who played prop for Penzance and Newlyn, Harlequins and represented England 25 times at international level between 1970 to 1975. He also toured with the British and Irish Lions to Australia and New Zealand in 1971.-References:... |
| HK | 2 | John Pullin John Pullin John Vivian Pullin is a former England international rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for Bristol RFC and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between 1966 and 1976... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
| TP | 3 | William Anderson |
| LL | 4 | Peter Larter Peter Larter Peter John Larter is a former international rugby union player.He was capped twenty-four times as a lock for England between 1967 and 1973, scoring one try and one penalty for England.... |
| RL | 5 | Chris Ralston Chris Ralston Christopher Wayne Ralston is a former England international rugby union player. He reprented the British and Irish Lions on their 1974 tour to South Africa and at the time played club rugby for Richmond F.C..-References:... |
| BF | 6 | John Watkins |
| OF | 7 | Tony Neary Tony Neary Anthony "Tony" Neary is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at U18's basketball as well as rugby. He attended De La Salle College, Salford and Liverpool University before qualifying as a solicitor.... |
| N8 | 8 | Andy Ripley Andy Ripley Andrew George Ripley, OBE was an English rugby union international, who represented England from 1972 to 1976, and the British Lions on their unbeaten 1974 tour of South Africa.-Early life:... |
Joe Karam
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Mike Parkinson
Ross Michael "Mike" Parkinson was a New Zealand rugby union player. Playing as a midfield back, Parkinson represented Poverty Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks. He represented New Zealand in 20 international matches, seven of them at full...
Grant Batty
Grant Bernard Batty is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, he has also coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League. His son Sam Batty played halfback for the Gold Coast Breakers, However is now playing for Port Douglas, in the Cairns and...
Sid Going
Sid Going MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977....
Tane Norton
Rangitane Will "Tane" Norton MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played at the hooker position...
Alex Wyllie
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions...
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
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Ireland
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| FB | 15 | Tom Kiernan Tom Kiernan Thomas Joseph Kiernan is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He won 54 caps for Ireland as a full-back between 1960 and 1973 and captained his country 24 times. At the time of his retirement he was Ireland's most-capped player, most experienced captain and record scorer in... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
| RW | 14 | Tom Grace Tom Grace Thomas Oliver Grace was a University College Dublin RFC and St. Mary's College RFC winger in the 1960 and 1970s as well as playing for his province Leinster. He appeared for the Ireland during his career... |
| IC | 13 | Michael Flynn |
| OC | 12 | Mike Gibson |
| LW | 11 | Arthur McMaster |
| FH | 10 | Barry McGann |
| SH | 9 | John Moloney John Moloney (rugby player) John Joseph Moloney is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College R.F.C..-References:... |
| LP | 1 | Ray McLoughlin Ray McLoughlin Raymond John "Ray" McLoughlin is a former Ireland international rugby union prop. McLoughlin had a long and successful career playing for several clubs at club level, and played for Connacht at province level... |
| HK | 2 | Ken Kennedy Ken Kennedy (rugby player) Kenneth William Kennedy is a former Ireland international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for London Irish.He was a consultant geriatrician at St Stephens Hospital in London.-References:... |
| TP | 3 | Sean Lynch Sean Lynch (rugby player) John Francis 'Sean' Lynch is a former Ireland international rugby union player.Lynch was capped fifteen times as a prop for Ireland between 1971 and 1975]]) and toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions playing in all four tests against the All Blacks. He played club rugby for... |
| LL | 4 | Willie John McBride Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17... |
| RL | 5 | Kevin Mays |
| BF | 6 | James Davidson |
| OF | 7 | Fergus Slattery Fergus Slattery John Fergus Slattery is a former rugby union player who represented Ireland. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the Ireland team in 1970. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3... |
| N8 | 8 | Terry Moore |
Joe Karam
Joseph Francis "Joe" Karam is a former New Zealand representative rugby footballer, an entrepreneur and a campaigner for acquitted murder accused David Bain.-Early life:...
Ian Hurst
Ian Archibald Hurst is a Rugby Union player who played for the All Blacks in the early 1970s, he was the 717th All Black...
Grant Batty
Grant Bernard Batty is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, he has also coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League. His son Sam Batty played halfback for the Gold Coast Breakers, However is now playing for Port Douglas, in the Cairns and...
Sid Going
Sid Going MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977....
Tane Norton
Rangitane Will "Tane" Norton MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played at the hooker position...
Alex Wyllie
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions...
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
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Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
)
France
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| FB | 15 | Jack Cantoni Jack Cantoni Jack Cantoni is a retired French international rugby union player.He played as a Fullback or Wing for AS Béziers which he won seven french championship... |
| RW | 14 | Roland Bertranne Roland Bertranne Roland Bertranne is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.Bertranne played for Stade Bagnérais and Toulon. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the England in Twickenham. He held the French record for most caps for a long time.He also played For... |
| IC | 13 | Claude Dourthe |
| OC | 12 | Jean-Pierre Lux |
| LW | 11 | Andre Campaes |
| FH | 10 | Jean-Pierre Romeu Jean-Pierre Romeu Jean-Pierre Romeu is a former French rugby union footballer.His position was fly-half. His team was ASM Clermont Auvergne, where he won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, in 1976... |
| SH | 9 | Max Barrau |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Louis Azarete |
| HK | 2 | Rene Benesis |
| TP | 3 | Jean Iraçabal |
| LL | 4 | Élie Cester |
| RL | 5 | Alain Estève Alain Esteve Alain Estève is a retired French international rugby union player.He played as a Lock for AS Béziers.- Honours :* Selected to represent France, 1971–1974... |
| BF | 6 | Olivier Saïsset |
| OF | 7 | Pierre Biemouret |
| N8 | 8 | Walter Spanghero Walter Spanghero Walter Spanghero is a former French rugby union footballer. He was a part of the French national team which won the 1968 Grand Slam in the Five Nations. He was also a part of the French side which won the Five Nations in 1967 and 1973. He played for France over 50 times. He played at number 8,... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
Joe Karam
Joseph Francis "Joe" Karam is a former New Zealand representative rugby footballer, an entrepreneur and a campaigner for acquitted murder accused David Bain.-Early life:...
Ian Hurst
Ian Archibald Hurst is a Rugby Union player who played for the All Blacks in the early 1970s, he was the 717th All Black...
Grant Batty
Grant Bernard Batty is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, he has also coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League. His son Sam Batty played halfback for the Gold Coast Breakers, However is now playing for Port Douglas, in the Cairns and...
Sid Going
Sid Going MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977....
Tane Norton
Rangitane Will "Tane" Norton MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played at the hooker position...
Alex Wyllie
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions...
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
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Non-International Matches
- Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| N° | Opposing Team | F | A | Date | Venue | Captain |
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| 1 | British Columbia British Columbia Rugby Union The British Columbia Rugby Union is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St... |
31 | 9 | 19 October 1972 |  Brockton Oval, VancouverVancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
Ian Kirkpatrick Ian Kirkpatrick Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team... |
| 2 | New York Metropolitan Metropolitan New York Rugby Union The Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union governs more than 80 men's and women's clubs, college, high-school, and youth rugby union teams in the Greater New York metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. It is a member union of USA Rugby and... |
41 | 9 | 21 October 1972 |  Downing StadiumDowning Stadium Downing Stadium, previously known as Triborough Stadium and Randall's Island Stadium, was a 22,000-seat stadium in New York City. It was renamed Downing Stadium in 1955 after John J... , New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
Sid Going Sid Going Sid Going MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977.... |
| 3 | Western Counties | 39 | 12 | 28 October 1972 | Kingsholm Kingsholm Stadium Kingsholm Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Gloucester, England, and is the home stadium of Gloucester Rugby. The stadium has a capacity of 16,500. It is sometimes nicknamed 'Castle Grim' after the estate where the stadium is built and also in reference to Gloucester's admirable home form... , Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 4 | Llanelli | 3 | 9 | 31 October 1972 | Stradey Park Stradey Park Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800... , Llanelli Llanelli Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 5 | Cardiff Cardiff RFC Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since... |
20 | 4 | 4 November 1972 | Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 6 | Cambridge University Cambridge University R.U.F.C. The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest... |
34 | 3 | 8 November 1972 | Grange Road, Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
Sid Going |
| 7 | London Counties | 24 | 3 | 11 November 1972 | Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 8 | Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
17 | 9 | 15 November 1972 | Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts... , Dublin |
Sid Going |
| 9 | Ulster Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
19 | 6 | 18 November 1972 |  RavenhillRavenhill Stadium Ravenhill Stadium is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is used by Ulster Rugby. It has a normal capacity of 12,300 and is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union.-History:The grounds were opened in the 1923/24 season... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 10 | North-Western Counties | 14 | 16 | 22 November 1972 | Ellis Sports Ground, Workington Workington Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 11 | Rest of Scottish Districts | 26 | 6 | 25 November 1972 |  Mansfield ParkMansfield Park (Rugby Ground) Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club, who currently play in the Premiership Division Two and Border League... , Hawick Hawick Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 12 | Gwent Monmouthshire County RFC Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level... |
16 | 7 | 28 November 1972 | Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 13 | Midland Counties (West) | 8 | 16 | 6 December 1972 | The Reddings, Moseley Moseley Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, two miles south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 14 | North-Eastern Counties | 9 | 3 | 9 December 1972 | Lidget Green, Bradford Bradford Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 15 | Glasgow and Edinburgh | 16 | 10 | 12 December 1972 | Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... |
Alex Wyllie Alex Wyllie Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions... |
| 16 | Southern Counties | 23 | 6 | 20 December 1972 | Iffley Road Iffley Road Iffley Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England. It leads from The Plain, near Magdalen Bridge, south-east towards the village of Iffley. While it becomes Henley Avenue at Iffley Turn, and then Rose Hill, many people will refer to the whole stretch from the ring road to The Plain as Iffley... , Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 17 | Combined Services | 31 | 10 | 26 December 1972 | Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Alex Wyllie |
| 18 | East Glamorgan | 20 | 9 | 30 December 1972 | Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 19 | South-Western Counties | 30 | 7 | 2 January 1973 | The Recreation Ground, Redruth Redruth Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of... |
Ian Kirkpatrick |
| 20 |
Rodney ParadeRodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...
, Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
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Welford RoadWelford Road Stadium
Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. It is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the edge of the city centre...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
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|22 || Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
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Musgrave ParkMusgrave Park, Cork
Musgrave Park is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground consists of four terraces, one stand, three tribunes, one jogging track, and two VIP stands on the west side. Musgrave has a capacity of about 9,251 and is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane...
, Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
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|style="background:black;color:white"|23 || Neath
Neath RFC
Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem...
and Aberavon
Aberavon RFC
Aberavon RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, although the club's name refers to the older settlement of Aberavon which lies on the western side of the town...
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The GnollThe Gnoll
The Gnoll in Neath, Wales is a sports ground, with a capacity of 5,000.In July 2009, Neath RFC presented plans for the redevelopment of the Gnoll, including building a community centre on the site, which were criticised as "too woolly".-Rugby union:...
, Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
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|24 || Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
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Cardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
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|style="background:black;color:white"|25 || South-West Selection || 12 || 3 || 31 January 1973 ||
Tarbes Stadium, TarbesTarbes
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
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|style="background:black;color:white"|26 || France 'B' || 23 || 8 || 3 February 1973 ||
Stade MunicipalStade Municipal
Stade Municipal is a generic name for municipally-owned, -constructed, or -operated sport stadia in French-speaking countries.In Benin:* Stade Municipale , in Porto-Novo.In Burkina Faso:...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
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|style="background:black;color:white"|27 || French Selection || 6 || 3 || 7 February 1973 ||
Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
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BarbariansBarbarian F.C.The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
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| FB | 15 | J.P.R. Williams |
| RW | 14 | John Bevan |
| IC | 13 | John Dawes John Dawes Sydney John Dawes OBE is a former Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the Barbarians and the British Lions... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
| OC | 12 |  Mike Gibson |
| LW | 11 | David Duckham David Duckham David John Duckham MBE is a retired English rugby union player. He played 36 games for England from 1969 to 1976 and scored 10 tries. Duckham made his debut at centre, partnering John Spencer against Ireland in 1969... |
| FH | 10 | Phil Bennett Phil Bennett Phillip Bennett was a Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds.-Rugby career:... |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards Gareth Owen Edwards CBE is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".... |
| LP | 1 |  Ray McLoughlinRay McLoughlin Raymond John "Ray" McLoughlin is a former Ireland international rugby union prop. McLoughlin had a long and successful career playing for several clubs at club level, and played for Connacht at province level... |
| HK | 2 | John Pullin John Pullin John Vivian Pullin is a former England international rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for Bristol RFC and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between 1966 and 1976... |
| TP | 3 | Sandy Carmichael Sandy Carmichael Alexander Bennett Carmichael was a tighthead prop forward who played for West of Scotland R.F.C. and earned 50 caps in the Scotland national rugby union team from 1967 to 1978, which was a record for a Scottish forward at the time... |
| LL | 4 | Willie John McBride Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17... |
| RL | 5 | Bob Wilkinson |
| BF | 6 | Tom David Tom David Thomas Patrick "Tommy" David is a former Wales international rugby union and rugby league player. He was selected for the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa and at the time played club rugby for Llanelli RFC. He also played for his home-town club Pontypridd RFC and while at the club was part... |
| OF | 7 |  Fergus SlatteryFergus Slattery John Fergus Slattery is a former rugby union player who represented Ireland. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the Ireland team in 1970. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3... |
| N8 | 8 | Derek Quinnell Derek Quinnell Derek Leslie Quinnell , won 23 rugby union caps for Wales both as a lock-forward and as a number eight.Educated at Coleshill Secondary Modern School, Llanelli, Derek Quinnell first played for Llanelli RFC in 1967 and made his international debut for Wales against France in 1972... |
Joe Karam
Joseph Francis "Joe" Karam is a former New Zealand representative rugby footballer, an entrepreneur and a campaigner for acquitted murder accused David Bain.-Early life:...
Ian Hurst
Ian Archibald Hurst is a Rugby Union player who played for the All Blacks in the early 1970s, he was the 717th All Black...
Grant Batty
Grant Bernard Batty is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, he has also coached Yamaha Jubilo, a team in Japan's Top League. His son Sam Batty played halfback for the Gold Coast Breakers, However is now playing for Port Douglas, in the Cairns and...
Sid Going
Sid Going MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977....
Ian Kirkpatrick
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
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Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
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Alex Wyllie
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions...
Squad
| Name Andrew Haden | Tests 0 | Club Ponsonby | Career caps | Tour Apps | Position Lock forward | Pts |
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