1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

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1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
ManagerNoel Stanley
Tour captain(s) Andy Leslie
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In 1976 the All Blacks toured South Africa , with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon. [1] Twenty-five African nations, Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, El Salvador, Guyana, Iraq and Sri Lanka protested against this by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [2] In their view the All Black tour gave tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The five Maori players on the tour, Bill Bush, Sid Going, Kent Lambert, Bill Osborne and Tane Norton, as well as ethnic-Samoan Bryan Williams, were offered honorary white status in South Africa. Bush asserts that he was deliberately provocative toward the apartheid regime while he was there. [3]

Contents

The All Blacks achieved a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and they lost the test series 3–1.

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Border/North East Cape24030 June 1976Border R.U. Ground, East London Tour Match
Eastern Province 28153 July 1976 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Tour Match
South African Proteas 2537 July 1976Goodwood, Cape Town Tour Match
SA Invitation XV312410 July 1976 Newlands, Cape Town Tour Match
Boland 42614 July 1976Boland Stadium, Wellington (South Africa) Tour Match
Western Province 111217 July 1976Newlands, Cape Town Tour Match
SA Gazelles211520 July 1976Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Tour Match
South Africa 71624 July 1976Kings Park, Durban Test Match
Western Transvaal 42328 July 1976Olen Park, Potchefstroom Tour Match
Transvaal 121031 July 1976Ellis Park, Johannesburg Tour Match
South African Universities 2194 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Tour Match
Eastern Transvaal 26127 August 1976Pam Brink Stadium, Springs Tour Match
Orange Free State Country Invitation XV31610 August 1976Welkom Ground, Welkom Tour Match
South Africa 15914 August 1976Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Test Match
Quagga-Barbarians323118 August 1976Ellis Park, Johannesburg Tour Match
Northern Transvaal 272921 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Tour Match
Transvaal Country Invitation XV481324 August 1976Witbank Ground, Witbank Tour Match
Natal 421328 August 1976King's Park, Durban Tour Match
Leopards 31031 August 1976Mdantsane, East London Tour Match
South Africa 10154 September 1976Newlands, Cape Town Test Match
NW Cape Invitation XV34176 September 1976Danie Kuys Stadium, Upington Tour Match
Orange Free State 101511 September 1976Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Tour Match
Griqualand West 26314 September 1976de Beers Stadium, Kimberley Tour Match
South Africa 141518 September 1976Ellis Park, Johannesburg Test Match

Touring party

NamePositionLocal ClubProvince (NZRU)Age (in 1976)HeightOccupationCaps
Kit Fawcett FullbackNZ Universities Auckland 226'1"Student
Laurie Mains FullbackSouthern Otago 305'11"Land Agent4
Grant Batty Three-quartersOtumoetai Cadets Bay of Plenty 245'5"Manager10
Terry Mitchell Three-quartersLinwood Canterbury 255'8"Carpenter
Bill Osborne Three-quartersKaierau Wanganui 205'9"Stock agent1
Neil Purvis Three-quartersWanaka Otago 245'10"Farmer1
Bruce Robertson Three-quartersArdmore College Counties 236'1"Teacher10
Bryan Williams Three-quartersPonsonby Auckland 255'10"Lawyer22
Doug Bruce Five-eighthOxford Canterbury 285'10"Teacher
Lyn Jaffray Five-eighthEastern Otago 255'10"Lamb buyer3
Joe Morgan Five-eighthMid-Northern North Auckland 305'10"Farmer2
Duncan Robertson Five-eighthZingari-Richmond Otago 295'10"Builder6
Lyn Davis Scrum-halfSuburbs Canterbury 325'8"Commercial grower1
Sid Going Scrum-halfMid-Northern North Auckland 325'7"Farmer22
Andy Leslie No. 8Petone Wellington 316'2"Mercer6
Alan Sutherland No. 8Opawa Marlborough 316'3"Shearer11
Kevin Eveleigh FlankerFeilding Manawatu 286'0"Farm contractor
Ian Kirkpatrick FlankerNgapata Poverty Bay 296'3"Farmer30
Lawrie Knight FlankerNgapata Poverty Bay 266'3"Doctor
Ken Stewart FlankerBalfour Southland 236'0"Farmer7
Hamish Macdonald LockKaikohe North Auckland 286'3"Farmer9
Frank Oliver LockInvercargill Marist Southland 276'3"Tree Planter
Gary Seear LockSouthern Otago 246'5"Draughtsman
Peter Whiting LockPonsonby Auckland 296'6"Teacher16
Billy Bush PropBelfast Canterbury 276'1"Commercial fisherman4
Brad Johnstone PropNorth Shore Auckland 256'3"Builder
Kent Lambert PropTechnical College Old Boys Manawatu 245'11"Shearer6
Kerry Tanner PropNew Brighton Canterbury 296'2"Publican6
Graeme Crossman HookerEastern Districts Bay of Plenty 305'10"Teacher
Tane Norton HookerLinwood Canterbury 326'0"Company representative19
Perry Harris Prop (tour replacement)Te Kawau Manawatu 306'1"Farmer

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