1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy

The 1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of eleven matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in England, Scotland and Italy in October and November 1979. The tour was very successful as the team won ten of the eleven games, including the international matches against Scotland and England. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was the English Northern Division.

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
London Division	21	18	24 October	Twickenham, London
South of Scotland	19	3	27 October	Mansfield Park, Hawick
Edinburgh	16	4	31 October	Myreside, Edinburgh
Midland Division	33	7	3 November	Welford Road, Leicester
Glasgow	12	6	6 November	Hughenden, Glasgow
SCOTLAND	20	6	10 November	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Anglo-Scots	18	9	14 November	Dundee
Northern Division	9	21	17 November	Cross Green, Otley
South-West and South Division	16	0	20 November	County Ground, Exeter
ENGLAND	10	9	24 November	Twickenham, London
Italy	18	12	28 November	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo

Test matches

Scotland

10 November 1979

Scotland	6–20	New Zealand
Irvine (6 – 2pg)		(4 – 1t) Loveridge (4 – 1t) Mexted (4 – 1t) S. Wilson (4 – 1t) Dunn (4 – 2c) R. Wilson

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Roger Quittenton (RFU)

SCOTLAND: Andy Irvine, Keith Robertson, Jim Renwick, David Johnston, Bruce Hay, John Rutherford, Alan Lawson, Iain Milne, Colin Deans, Ian McLauchlan (c), Alan Tomes, David Gray, Gordon Dickson, Ian Lambie, Mike Biggar

NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Murray Taylor, Bernie Fraser, Eddie Dunn, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c).

England

24 November 1979

England	9–10	New Zealand
Hare (9 – 3pg)		(6 – 2pg) R. Wilson (4 – 1t) Fleming

Twickenham, London
Referee: Norman Sanson (SRU)

ENGLAND: Dusty Hare, John Carleton, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen, Les Cusworth, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Colin Smart, Bill Beaumont (c), Maurice Colclough, Tony Neary, John Scott, Mike Rafter

NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Brian Ford, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Bernie Fraser, Murray Taylor, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Peter Sloane, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c).

Touring party

Manager: Russell Thomas
Assistant Manager: Eric Watson
Captain: Graham Mourie
Physiotherapist: Brian McKenzie

Full back

Richard Wilson (Canterbury)
Allan Hewson (Wellington)

Three-quarters

Stu Wilson (Wellington)
Brian Ford (Marlborough)
Bernie Fraser (Wellington)
Gary Cunningham (Auckland)
Tim Twigden (Auckland)
Kieran Keane (Canterbury)

Half-backs

Eddie Dunn (North Auckland)
Murray Taylor (Waikato)
Mark Donaldson (Manawatu)
Dave Loveridge (Taranaki)

Forwards

Murray Mexted (Wellington)
Graham Mourie (Taranaki)
Ken Stewart (Southland)
Mike Burgoyne (North Auckland)
Vance Stewart (Canterbury)
Andy Haden (Auckland)
John Fleming (Wellington)
Brad Johnstone (Auckland)
Rod Ketels (Counties)
Barry Thompson (Canterbury)
John Spiers (Counties)
Andy Dalton (Counties)
Peter Sloane (North Auckland)

References

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980–81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 18–25. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.

New Zealand rugby union tours

Australia	1884 1893 1897 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992

South Africa	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996

British Isles	1905-06 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 1978 1979 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008

France	1906 1925 1964 1967 1972–73 1977 1981 1986 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006

Italy and Romania	1977 1979 1981 1995 2000 2004

North and South America	1906 1913 1925 1936 1953–54 1964 1967 1972 1976 1980 1985 1989 1991 2001 2006

Asia and Oceania	1968 1974 1980 1984 1987

Rugby union tours of England

Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006

Australia	1908-09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1973 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013

New Zealand	1905 1924-25 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1967 1972-73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2000 2002 2005 2006 2008

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1969-70 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008

Romania	1984-85

Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986

Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989

Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005

Tonga	1997 (no test)

Pacific Islanders	2008

Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004

United States	1977 (no test) 1999

Maori All Blacks	1888-89 1926-27

Rugby union tours of Italy

Argentina	1978 1998 2002 2005 2006 2008

Australia	1973 (unofficial) 1976 (unofficial) 1983 1988 2002 2006 2008 2013

New Zealand	1977 (no test) 1979 (unofficial) 1995 2000 2004

South Africa	1995 1997 2001

Asia and Oceanian teams	1976 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2008

North American Teams	2000 2004 2004

Rugby union tours of Scotland

Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005

Australia	1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1968 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013

New South Wales	1927-28

New Zealand	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1967 1972-73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1965 1969-70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008

Romania	1981 2002

Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002

Samoa	1995 2000 2005

Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001

Pacific Islanders	2006

Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004

United States	2000

Canada	2008

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