1984 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

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1984 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
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The 1984 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was a series of fourteen rugby union matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Australia in July and August 1984. The All Blacks won thirteen games and lost only the first of the three international matches against the Australia national rugby union team. It was the 25th tour of Australia by a New Zealand team.

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The previous tour by the All Blacks in Australia was the 1980 tour, while Australia had visited New Zealand on their 1982 tour

The All Blacks won two test matches of three and retained the Bledisloe Cup which they had won in the 1982 series.

The tour

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing TeamScoreDateVenueStatusReports
ForAgainstPreviewMatch
Queensland B3704 July 1984 Ballymore Stadium, BrisbaneTour match [1]
New South Wales 37107 July 1984 Concord Oval, SydneyTour match [2] [3]
South Australia 99011 July 1984 Hindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideTour match [4] [5]
Western Australia 72015 July 1984 Parry Lakes, PerthTour match [6]
Victoria 65317 July 1984 Olympic Park, MelbourneTour match [7]
Australia 91621 July 1984 Cricket Ground, SydneyTest match [8] [9]
A.C.T. 401625 July 1984Rugby Park, Canberra Tour match [10] [11] [12]
Sydney28328 July 1984 Concord Oval, SydneyTour match [13] [14]
New South Wales Country 21331 July 1984No. 1 Oval, Tamworth Tour match [15]
Australia 19154 August 1984 Ballymore Stadium, BrisbaneTest match [16]
Queensland Country 8808 August 1984 Carrara Stadium, Gold CoastTour match [17] [18]
Queensland 391212 August 1984 Ballymore Stadium, BrisbaneTour match [19]
New South Wales B 211514 August 1984 Grahame Park, GosfordTour match [20]
Australia 252418 August 1984 Cricket Ground, SydneyTest match [21] [22]

Touring party

Backs

Forwards

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References

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  2. ↑ "RUGBY UNION All Blacks choose top team to meet NSW". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "RUGBY UNION All Blacks outclass NSW in 2nd half". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "RUGBY UNION All Blacks to weld weak spots against SA". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1984. p. 19. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "In Brief - All Blacks run riot". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 12 July 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "RUGBY UNION All Blacks crush Western Australia". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1984. p. 17. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "RUGBY UNION Awesome All Blacks". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1984. p. 38. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Plans to combat All Blacks Surprises by Wallabies in first Test". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Foster, Michael (22 July 1984). "RUGBY UNION All Blacks defence devalued". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Foster, Michael (24 July 1984). "RUGBY UNION ACT needs all its spirit against 'earnest' All Blacks". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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  12. ↑ Foster, Michael (26 July 1984). "ACT team beaten but not disgraced in representative rugby union match All Blacks too". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 28. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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  17. ↑ "RUGBY UNION Tans, big finish for All Black tourists". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1984. p. 40. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "RUGBY UNION Hewson revives Test chances". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 9 August 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "RUGBY UNION Aggressive All Blacks outclass Maroons". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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  21. ↑ "Deciding match against All Blacks Australia set for final Test: coach". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "All Blacks take Test series after narrow win Australia succumbs". The Canberra Times . Canberra: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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