1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand

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1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
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7403
Test match
2002
Opponent
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The 1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1985. England played seven games, including two test matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as the fixture against the Auckland provincial team.

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The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selection announcements containing players whose availability had not been confirmed. Dick Greenwood, England's current coach, announced he was not available having just taken a new job, and eventually 2 coaches were appointed under Derek Morgan, Martin Green and Brian Ashton. The party as a whole was very short of experience,

Matches

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
North Auckland 271418 May 1985 Okara Park, WhangareiTour match
Poverty Bay 45022 May 1985Rugby Park, Gisborne Tour match
Auckland 62425 May 1985 Eden Park, AucklandTour match
Otago 251628 May 1985 Carisbrook, DunedinTour match
New Zealand 13181 June 1985 Lancaster Park, Christchurch First Test
Southland 1594 June 1985 Homestead Stadium, Invercargill Tour match
New Zealand 15428 June 1985 Athletic Park, Wellington Second Test

Touring party

Backs

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