1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand | |
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Date | May–Sep 1966 |
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Top test point scorer(s) | Stewart Wilson (30) |
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In 1966 the
All Blacks
.
Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one.
The touring party was captained by
John Robins
, rather than an assistant manager.
Squad
Management
- Manager Des O'Brien (Ireland)
- Coach John Robins(Wales)
Backs
- Terry Price (Llanelli and Wales)
- Don Rutherford (Gloucester and England)
- Stewart Wilson (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales)
- Barry Bresnihan (University College Dublin and Ireland)
- Sandy Hinshelwood (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Ken Jones (Cardiffand Wales)
- Moseleyand England)
- Keith Savage (Northamptonand England)
- Sunday's Welland Ireland)
- Stuart Watkins (Newport and Wales)
- Mike Weston (Durham City and England)
- Mike Gibson (Cambridge University and Ireland)
- Allan LewisAbertillery and Wales)
- David Watkins (Newport and Wales)
- Queen's University R.F.C.and Ireland)
Forwards
- Mike Campbell-Lamerton (capt) (London Scottish and Scotland)
- Derrick Grant (Hawick and Scotland)
- Ken Kennedy(CIYMS and Ireland)
- Frank Laidlaw (Melrose and Scotland)
- Ronnie Lamont (Instonians and Ireland)
- Ballymenaand Ireland)
- Ray McLoughlin (Gosforth and Ireland)
- Noel Murphy (Cork Constitution and Ireland)
- Howard Norris (Cardiff and Wales)
- Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales)
- David Powell(Northampton and England)
- Brian Price(Newport and Wales)
- Gareth Prothero (Bridgend and Wales)
- Jim Telfer (Melrose and Scotland)
- Delme Thomas (Llanelli and Wales)
- Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale and Wales)
Results
Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:[1]
Test matches
# | Date | Rival | Score | Ground/City | Country |
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1 | 7 May | Western Australia | 60–3 | Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth | Australia |
2 | 11 May | South Australia | 38–11 | Norwood Oval, Adelaide | Australia |
3 | 14 May | Victoria |
24–14 | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Australia |
4 | 18 May | Country | 6–3 | Manuka Oval, Canberra | Australia |
5 | 21 May | New South Wales | 6–6 | Sydney | Australia |
6 | 28 May | Australia | 11–8 | Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia |
7 | 31 May | Queensland | 26–3 | Lang Park, Brisbane | Australia |
8 | 4 Jun | Australia | 31–0 | Lang Park, Brisbane | Australia |
9 | 11 Jun | Southland | 8–14 | Rugby Park, Invercargill | New Zealand |
10 | 15 Jun | South Canterbury / Mid Canterbury / North Otago |
20–12 | Fraser Park, Timaru | New Zealand |
11 | 18 Jun | Otago | 9–17 | Carisbrook, Otago | New Zealand |
12 | 22 Jun | New Zealand Universities | 24–11 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | New Zealand |
13 | 25 Jun | Wellington | 6–20 | Athletic Park, Wellington | New Zealand |
14 | 29 Jun | Nelson / Marlborough / Golden Bay-Motueka |
22–14 | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | New Zealand |
15 | 2 Jul | Taranaki | 12–9 | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | New Zealand |
16 | 6 Jul | Bay of Plenty | 6–6 | Rugby Park, Rotorua | New Zealand |
17 | 9 Jul | North Auckland | 6–3 | Whangarei |
New Zealand |
18 | 16 Jul | New Zealand | 3–20 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand |
19 | 20 Jul | West Coast-Buller | 25–6 | Victoria Square, Westport | New Zealand |
20 | 23 Jul | Canterbury | 8–6 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | New Zealand |
21 | 27 Jul | Manawatu / Horowhenua |
17–8 | Showgrounds, Palmerston North |
New Zealand |
22 | 30 Jul | Auckland | 12–6 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand |
23 | 2 Aug | Wairarapa / Bush |
9–6 | Masterton |
New Zealand |
24 | 6 Aug | New Zealand | 12–16 | Athletic Park, Wellington | New Zealand |
25 | 10 Aug | Wanganui / King Country |
6–12 | Wanganui |
New Zealand |
26 | 13 Aug | New Zealand Māori | 16–14 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand |
27 | 17 Aug | 9–6 | Rugby Park, Gisborne | New Zealand | |
28 | 20 Aug | Hawke's Bay | 11–11 | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand |
29 | 27 Aug | New Zealand | 6–19 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | New Zealand |
30 | 31 Aug | New Zealand Juniors | 9–3 | Athletic Park, Wellington | New Zealand |
31 | 3 Sep | Waikato | 20–9 | Rugby Park, Hamilton | New Zealand |
32 | 6 Sep | Counties / Thames Valley |
13–9 | Massey Park, Papakura | New Zealand |
33 | 10 Sep | New Zealand | 11–24 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand |
34 | 14 Sep | British Columbia | 3–8 | Vancouver | Canada |
35 | 17 Sep | Canada | 19–8 | Toronto | Canada |
References
- ISBN 1-84596-030-0.
- ^ Lions tour 1966 on SkySports.com