1988 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand

1988 Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary	P W D L
Total	08 02 01 05
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1986 Oceania
Next tour	1990 Namibia

The Wales national rugby union team toured New Zealand in May and June 1988. They played eight matches, including two tests against New Zealand (the All Blacks).

The tour was not a success for Wales, losing both tests by heavy scores, and only winning two of the six matches against regional teams. The itinerary was a hard one and New Zealand coach Alex Wyllie said he would not have accepted a similar fixture list for his team. ^[1] The team suffered badly from injuries and had to add six extra players during the course of the tour. Original tour captain Bleddyn Bowen broke his wrist in the second game and was replaced as skipper by Bob Norster, until he suffered a badly gashed knee, whereupon Jonathan Davies took over the captaincy. ^{[1] [2]}

Matches

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
18 May 1988	Rugby Park, Hamilton	Waikato	28–19	Welsh XV
21 May 1988	Athletic Park, Wellington	Wellington	38–22	Welsh XV
24 May 1988	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Otago	13–15	Welsh XV
28 May 1988	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	New Zealand	52–3	Wales
1 June 1988	McLean Park, Napier	Hawke's Bay	18–45	Welsh XV
4 June 1988	Rugby Park, New Plymouth	Taranaki	13–13	Welsh XV
7 June 1988	Okara Park, Whangārei	North Auckland	27–9	Welsh XV
11 June 1988	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand	54–9	Wales

New Zealand vs Wales (1st test)

28 May 1988

New Zealand	52–3	Wales
Try: Kirwan (4) Wright (2) Deans Gallagher Shelford G. Whetton Con: Fox (6)	Report	Pen: Ring

Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 35,000

New Zealand vs Wales (2nd test)

11 June 1988

New Zealand	54–9	Wales
Try: Kirwan (2) Wright (2) Deans Jones McDowall Taylor Con: Fox (8) Pen: Fox (2)	Report	Try: J. Davies Con: Ring Pen: Ring

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 45,000

Squad

• Manager: R. Morgan
• Coach: Tony Gray
• Assistant coach: Derek Quinnell
• Captain: Bleddyn Bowen, subsequently Bob Norster then Jonathan Davies

Name	Position	Notes
Jonathan Mason	Full-back	Replacement during tour
Tony Clement	Full-back
Steve Bowling	Full-back
Mark Ring	Three-quarter
Mike Hall	Three-quarter
Ieuan Evans	Three-quarter
John Devereux	Three-quarter
Nigel Davies	Three-quarter
Glen Webbe	Three-quarter
Carwyn Davies	Three-quarter
Jonathan Davies	Half-back
Jonathan Griffiths	Half-back
Robert Jones	Half-back
Staff Jones	Forward
Ian Watkins	Forward
Dai Young	Forward
Kevin Moseley	Forward
Phil May	Forward
Rowland Phillips	Forward
David Bryant	Forward
Gary Jones	Forward	Replacement during tour
Mark Jones	Forward	Replacement during tour
Kevin Phillips	Forward
Bob Norster	Forward
Paul Moriarty	Forward
Tim Fauvel	Forward
Anthony Buchanan	Forward
Jeremy Pugh	Forward
Phil May	Forward
Richie Collins	Forward
Mark Pugh	Forward	Replacement during tour
Steve Sutton	Forward	Replacement during tour

See also

• History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales

References

1. Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 25–30. ISBN   0-356-15884-5.
2. "Wales may play midweek games on NZ rugby tour". Fairfax NZ News. stuff.co.nz. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.