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.

Test matches

Scotland

SCOTLAND:

• 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

• ISBN 0-362-02018-3
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