1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales
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 United States[2] |
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 Canada[3] |
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 Wales |
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The 1980 New Zealand tour of Wales was a collection of friendly
Although the games were played within a tight schedule, the All Blacks were victorious in all seven matches. New Zealand scored 32 tries for and only conceding 2 against, for a total points tally of 197 to 41 over the entire tour.
Results
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | |
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| Match 1 | 8 October | USA
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San Diego Stadium, San Diego | Won | 6–53 |
| Match 2 | 11 October | Canada | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby | Won | 10–43 |
| Match 3 | 18 October | Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Won | 9–16 |
| Match 4 | 21 October | Llanelli | Stradey Park, Llanelli | Won | 10–16 |
| Match 5 | 25 October | Swansea | St Helens , Swansea
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Won | 0–32 |
| Match 6 | 28 October | Newport | Rodney Parade, Newport | Won | 3–14 |
| Match 7 | 1 November | Wales | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Won | 3–23 |
Touring party
- Manager: R.A. Harper
- Assistant Manager: Eric Watson
- Captain: Graham Mourie (Taranaki)
Full-backs
- Brett Codlin (Counties)
- Doug Rollerson (Manawatu)
Three-quarters
- Bernie Fraser(Wellington)
- Bruce Robertson(Counties)
- Stu Wilson (Wellington)
- Fred Woodman (North Auckland)
Five-eighths
- Nicky Allen (Counties)
- Bill Osborne (Wanganui)
- Murray Taylor (Waikato)
Half-backs
- Mark Donaldson(Manawatu)
- Dave Loveridge (Taranaki)
Forwards
- John Ashworth (Canterbury)
- Andy Dalton (Counties)
- Andy Haden (Auckland)
- Graeme Higginson (Canterbury)
- Geoff Hines (Waikato)
- Rod Ketels (Counties)
- Gary Knight(Manawatu)
- Murray Mexted (Wellington)
- Graham Mourie (Taranaki)
- Geoff Old (Manawatu)
- Frank Oliver(Manawatu)
- Hika Reid (Bay of Plenty)
- Mark Shaw(Manawatu)
- John Spiers (Counties)
Matches
United States
| 8 October |
United States | 6–53 |  New Zealand |
| Pen: Cooke (2) | Try: Woodman (3) Osborne (2) Wilson Allen Old Con: Codlin (6) Pen: Codlin (3) |
| San Diego Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: I. Nixon (United States) |
Canada
Cardiff RFC
Llanelli RFC
| 21 October |
| Llanelli RFC | 10–16 | New Zealand |
| Try Jones Pen:Bennett Drop: Gravelle | Try: Rollerson Robertson Con: Rollerson Pen: Rollerson Drop:Taylor |
| Stradey Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland) |
Like the game played three days earlier against Cardiff, Llanelli proved tough opposition for the touring New Zealand side. Of the seven games played during the tour this was the closest in score, with only a six-point margin and at half time Llanelli were actually 10–3 ahead.
This match is often remembered for a controversial refereeing decision by Scottish referee Alan Hosie. Towards the end of the game, with the match still in the balance, Hosie appeared to send off the All Black lock, Graeme Higginson, only for a group of Llanelli players, led by Phil Bennett to challenge the referee over the action. Higginson was allowed to stay on the field with Hosie stating later that there was no sending off, and he had only giving Higginson a warning.
Swansea RFC
| 25 October |
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Newport RFC
Wales
The All Blacks returned to the Cardiff Arms Park in the final game of the tour and quickly showed a dominance of the game that would continue until the final whistle. The fact that roughly 85% of the match was played in the Welsh half of the field correlates with the final score and the four tries from New Zealand that were without a Welsh reply. The defeat would have been far heavier, but Rollerson managed to convert only three of nine attempts at goal.
From this match only three Welsh players emerged with any credit. Full back
References
- ^ for two of them New Zealand did not award full international caps
- ^ New Zealand did not award full international caps
- ^ New Zealand did not award full international caps
- ISBN 0-907574-05-X
Jenkins, Vivian (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82. Rothmans Publications Ltd.