1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

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1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
Summary
PWDL
Total
35 2339
Test match
7304
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2 2 0 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4 0 0 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1 1 0 0
1966 British Lions tour to
Australia and New Zealand
DateMay–Sep 1966
Coach(es) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Robins
Tour captain(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Watkins
Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Campbell-Lamerton
Test series winners(v Australia) British Lions (2–0)
(v New Zealand) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4–0)
Top test point scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Wilson (30)

In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against Australia but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks.

Contents

Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one.

The touring party was captained by Mike Campbell-Lamerton. The manager was Des O'Brien and for the first time a Lions touring team had a coach, John Robins, rather than an assistant manager.

Squad

Management

Backs

Forwards

Results

Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand: [1]

  Test matches

The Lions in their second test vs New Zealand British Isles versus Wellington at Athletic Park (1966) (34910549331).jpg
The Lions in their second test vs New Zealand
The British Isles vs Wellington at Athletic Park British Isles v New Zealand at Lancaster Park (17476875126).jpg
The British Isles vs Wellington at Athletic Park
#DateRivalScoreGround/CityCountry
17 May Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia 60–3 Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth Australia
211 May Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia 38–11 Norwood Oval, Adelaide Australia
314 May Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria 24–14 Olympic Park, Melbourne Australia
418 May Flag of New South Wales.svg Country 6–3 Manuka Oval, Canberra Australia
521 May Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales 6–6 Sydney Australia
628 MayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–8 Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia
731 May Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland 26–3 Lang Park, Brisbane Australia
84 JunFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31–0 Lang Park, Brisbane Australia
911 Jun Southland 8–14 Rugby Park, Invercargill New Zealand
1015 Jun South Canterbury /
Mid Canterbury /
North Otago
20–12 Fraser Park, Timaru New Zealand
1118 Jun Otago 9–17 Carisbrook, Otago New Zealand
1222 JunNew Zealand Universities24–11 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand
1325 Jun Wellington 6–20 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand
1429 Jun Nelson /
Marlborough /
Golden Bay-Motueka
22–14 Trafalgar Park, Nelson New Zealand
152 Jul Taranaki 12–9 Rugby Park, New Plymouth New Zealand
166 Jul Bay of Plenty 6–6Rugby Park, Rotorua New Zealand
179 Jul North Auckland 6–3 Okara Park, Whangārei New Zealand
1816 JulFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–20 Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand
1920 Jul West Coast-Buller 25–6Victoria Square, Westport New Zealand
2023 Jul Canterbury 8–6 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand
2127 Jul Manawatu /
Horowhenua
17–8 Showgrounds, Palmerston North New Zealand
2230 Jul Auckland 12–6 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand
232 Aug Wairarapa /
Bush
9–6 Memorial Park, Masterton New Zealand
246 AugFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12–16 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand
2510 Aug Wanganui /
King Country
6–12 Cooks Gardens, Wanganui New Zealand
2613 Aug Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Māori 16–14 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand
2717 Aug East Coast /
Poverty Bay
9–6Rugby Park, Gisborne New Zealand
2820 Aug Hawke's Bay 11–11 McLean Park, Napier New Zealand
2927 AugFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6–19 Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand
3031 Aug Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Juniors 9–3 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand
313 Sep Waikato 20–9 Rugby Park, Hamilton New Zealand
326 Sep Counties /
Thames Valley
13–9Massey Park, Papakura New Zealand
3310 SepFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11–24 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand
3414 Sep Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 3–8 Vancouver Canada
3517 SepFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19–8 Toronto Canada

References

  1. Lions tour 1966 on SkySports.com