1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada

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1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada
Summary
PWDL
Total
17 160100
Test match
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Opponent
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Flag of England.svg  England
1 1 0 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1 1 0 0
Flag of France.svg  France
1 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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The 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, France and Canada was a tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks). The series consisted of 17 matches, four of Test status against international opposition. The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 Invincible team.

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Tour

The 1967 tour was hastily arranged, as New Zealand originally intended to tour South Africa. That was called off due to apartheid issues over the Māori members of the New Zealand side, and Britain was chosen as an alternative. This resulted in difficulties arranging matches against club opposition, a tradition of earlier tours, with non-Test games now played solely against regional teams. [1]

The tour captain was Brian Lochore and the 30-man team was managed by former Kiwis' captain Charles Saxton. The tour began in North America, where the All Blacks played two matches, against British Columbia and Eastern Canada. The tourists then travelled to Great Britain where they faced several regional teams along with two Test matches against England and Wales. This was followed by four matches in France, one against the French national team, before returning to Britain to play three games in Scotland, where they played the final Test of the tour against Scotland. They completed the tour with a return to Wales, beating Monmouthshire and then drawing against an East Wales team, before the final fixture against the Barbarians.

The All Blacks should also have played matches in Ireland, including a test match against Ireland on 16 December but they were forced to cancel this section of the tour because of the 1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak. The Irish government banned them from travelling to Ireland, and the tour schedule was re-arranged. The All Blacks also had to burn all their kit before leaving London at the end of the tour. [2]

Touring party

Management

Match summary

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenue
British Columbia36314 October Empire Stadium, Vancouver [3]
Eastern Canada40318 OctoberMontreal University Stadium, Montreal [4]
North of England33325 October White City, Manchester [5]
Midlands, London and Home Counties15328 October Welford Road, Leicester [6]
South of England1631 November Memorial Ground, Bristol [7]
England 23114 November Twickenham, London [8]
West Wales21148 November St Helens, Swansea [9]
Wales 13611 November Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff [10]
South East France16315 NovemberLyon Stade Municipal, Lyon [11]
France 'B'321918 November Stadium Municipal, Toulouse [12]
South West France181421 NovemberBayonne Stade Municipal, Bayonne [13]
France 211525 November Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris [14]
Combined Scottish Districts 351429 November The Greenyards, Melrose [15]
Scotland 1432 December Murrayfield, Edinburgh [16]
Monmouthshire 23126 December Rodney Parade, Newport [17]
East Wales3313 December Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff [18]
Barbarians 11616 December Twickenham, London

Match details

England

4 November 1967
England  Flag of England.svg11–23Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Lloyd (2)
Con: Rutherford
Pen: Larter
Try: Birtwistle, Dick,
Kirton (2), Laidlaw
Con: McCormick (4)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)

Wales

11 November 1967
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg6–13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pen: Gale
Drop: John
Try: Birtwistle
Davis
Con: McCormick (2)
Pen: McCormick
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,500
Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)

France

25 November 1967
France  Flag of France.svg15–21Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Campaes
Pen: Villeprreux (3)
Drop: Gachassin
Try: Dick
Going
Kirkpatrick
Steel
Con: McCormick (3)
Pen: McCormick
Stade Olympique
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)

Scotland

2 December 1967
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Drop: Chisholm Try: Davis
MacRae
Con: McCormick
Pen: McCormick (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)

Barbarians

16 December 1967
Barbarians 6–11 New Zealand
Try: Lloyd
Drop: Wilson
Try: MacRae
Steel
Con: McCormick
Drop: Kirton
Twickenham
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: M. Joseph (England)

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