1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia

1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
P	W
Total
09	05
Test match
02	00
Opponent
P	W
Australia
2	0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1975 Asia
Next tour	1986 Oceania

Last updated April 04, 2025

The 1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the Wales national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1978. The Welsh team won five matches and lost four, including losing both of their international matches against the Australia national rugby union team.^[1]

Results

Scores and results list Wales's score first.

	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	21 May	Western Australia	Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth	Won	32–3
Match 2	24 May	Victoria	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne	Won	52–3
Match 3	27 May	Sydney	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney	Lost	16–18
Match 4	30 May	New South Wales Country	Cobar	Won	33–0
Match 5	3 June	New South Wales	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney	Won	18–0
Match 6	6 June	Queensland	Ballymore, Brisbane	Won	31–24
Match 7	11 June	Australia	Ballymore, Brisbane	Lost	8–18
Match 8	13 June	Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	Lost	20–21
Match 9	17 June	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Lost	17–19

Test matches

First test

11 June 1978

Australia	18–8	Wales
Try: Crowe Con: McLean Pen: McLean (4)		Try: Ge. Davies B. Williams

Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: R. T. Burnett (Australia)

AUSTRALIA: Laurie Monaghan, Paddy Batch, Andrew Slack, Phil Crowe, Martin Knight, Paul McLean, Rod Hauser, Stan Pilecki, Peter Horton, Steve Finnane, Garrick Fay, David Hillhouse, Greg Cornelsen, Mark Loane, Tony Shaw (c)

WALES: J. P. R. Williams, Gerald Davies, Steve Fenwick, Ray Gravell, J. J. Williams, Gareth Davies, Brynmor Williams, Graham Price, Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner, Geoff Wheel, Allan Martin, Jeff Squire, Derek Quinnell, Terry Cobner (c)

Second test

17 June 1978

Australia	19–17	Wales
Try: Loane Pen: McLean (3) Drop: McLean Monaghan		Try: Ge. Davies Holmes Pen: Ga. Davies (2) Drop: Ga. Davies

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: R. G. Byres (Australia)

AUSTRALIA: Laurie Monaghan, Paddy Batch, Andrew Slack, Phil Crowe, Martin Knight, Paul McLean, Rod Hauser, Stan Pilecki, Peter Horton, Steve Finnane, Garrick Fay, David Hillhouse, Greg Cornelsen, Mark Loane, Tony Shaw (c)

WALES: Alun Donovan (rep Gareth Evans), Gerald Davies (c), Steve Fenwick, Ray Gravell, J. J. Williams, Gareth Davies, Terry Holmes, Graham Price (rep John Richardson), Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner, Geoff Wheel, Allan Martin, J. P. R. Williams, Clive Davis, Stuart Lane

Touring party

Manager: Clive Rowlands
Assistant manager/coach: John Dawes
Captain: Terry Cobner

Full-back

J. P. R. Williams (Bridgend)

Three-quarters

Half-backs

References

↑ Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Queen Anne Press. pp. 34–39. ISBN 0-3540-9087-9.

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[1] Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Queen Anne Press. pp. 34–39. ISBN 0-3540-9087-9.

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