1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles

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1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles
Summary
P W D L
Total
14 14 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Ireland
1 1 0 0
 Wales
1 1 0 0

The New Zealand national rugby union team toured Canada and the Britain and Ireland in October and November 1989, playing test matches against the national teams of Wales and Ireland and tour matches against 12 other sides, including the Barbarians. They went unbeaten on the tour, winning all 14 matches.

Squad

Name Position Province
Sean Fitzpatrick
Hooker
Auckland
Warren Gatland
Hooker
Waikato
Richard Loe
Prop
Canterbury
Steve McDowall
Prop
Auckland
Graham Purvis
Prop
Waikato
Ron Williams
Prop
North Harbour
Steve Gordon
Lock
Waikato
Ian Jones
Lock
North Auckland
Murray Pierce
Lock
Wellington
Gary Whetton
Lock
Auckland
Andy Earl Flanker Wellington
Paul Henderson Flanker Southland
Kevin Schuler Flanker North Harbour
Mike Brewer
Loose forward
Otago
Zinzan Brooke
Loose forward
Auckland
Buck Shelford (captain)
Loose forward
North Harbour
Alan Whetton
Loose forward
Auckland
Graeme Bachop
Halfback
Canterbury
Bruce Deans
Halfback
Canterbury
Frano Botica
First five-eighth
North Harbour
Grant Fox
First five-eighth
Auckland
John Schuster Second five-eighth Wellington
Craig Innes
Centre
Auckland
Walter Little
Centre
North Harbour
Bernie McCahill
Centre
Auckland
Joe Stanley
Centre
Auckland
John Kirwan
Wing
Auckland
Inga Tuigamala
Wing
Auckland
Terry Wright
Wing
Auckland
John Gallagher
Fullback
Wellington
Matthew Ridge
Fullback
Auckland
John Timu
Fullback
Otago

Results

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

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
British Columbia 48 3 8 October 1989 Swangard Stadium, Vancouver Tour match
Cardiff 25 15 14 October 1989
Arms Park
, Cardiff
Tour match
Pontypool RFC 47 6 18 October 1989 Pontypool Tour match
Swansea 37 22 21 October 1989
St. Helen's
, Swansea
Tour match
Neath RFC 26 15 25 October 1989 The Gnoll, Neath Tour match
Llanelli RFC 11 0 28 October 1989 Stradey Park, Llanelli Tour match
Newport 54 9 31 October 1989 Rodney Parade, Newport Tour match
Wales 34 9 4 November 1989
Arms Park
, Cardiff
Test match
Leinster 36 9 8 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Tour match
Munster 31 9 11 November 1989 Cork Tour match
Connacht 40 6 14 November 1989 Galway Tour match
Ireland 23 6 18 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Test match
Ulster 21 3 21 November 1989 Ravenhill, Belfast Tour match
Barbarians 21 10 25 November 1989 Twickenham, London Tour match

British Columbia vs New Zealand

Cardiff vs New Zealand

14 October 1989
14:30
Cardiff15–25 New Zealand
Try: Edwards
Con: Rayer
Pen: Evans (2)
Rayer
ReportTry: Brewer
Loe
A. J. Whetton
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (3)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland)

Pontypool vs New Zealand

18 October 1989
14:30
Tuigamala
Con: Gallagher (3)
Pen: Gallagher (3)
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Brian Sterling (Ireland)

Swansea vs New Zealand

21 October 1989
14:30
St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nicolas Hourquet (France
)

Neath vs New Zealand

25 October 1989
14:30
Neath15–26 New Zealand
Try: Edmunds
Con: Thorburn
Pen: Thorburn (3)
ReportTry: Brooke
Gallagher (2)
Innes
Con: Botica (2)
Pen: Botica (2)
The Gnoll, Neath
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)

Llanelli vs New Zealand

28 October 1989
14:30
Llanelli0–11 New Zealand
ReportTry: Earl
McDowall
Pen: Fox
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ken McCartney (Scotland)

Newport vs New Zealand

31 October 1989
14:30
Newport9–54 New Zealand
Try: Gregory
Con: Abraham
Pen: Abraham
ReportTry: Bachop
Brooke
Gallagher (2)
McCahill
Schuler
Timu
Wright
Con: Fox (7)
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)

Wales vs New Zealand

4 November 1989
Wales 9–34 New Zealand
Pen: Thorburn (3)ReportTry: Bachop
Innes (2)
Wright
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox (4)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)

Leinster vs New Zealand

8 November 1989
14:45
Leinster9–36 New Zealand
Try: Sexton
Con: B. Smith
Pen: B. Smith
ReportTry: Brooke
Innes
Jones
McCahill
Timu (2)
G. Whetton
Con: Botica (4)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Guy Maurette (France)

Munster vs New Zealand

11 November 1989
14:30
Munster9–31 New Zealand
Pen: Keyes (3)ReportTry: Bachop
Innes
Pierce
Schuster
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox (3)
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: David Leslie (Scotland)

Connacht vs New Zealand

14 November 1989
14:30
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Les Peard (Wales
)

Ireland vs New Zealand

18 November 1989
Ireland 6–23 New Zealand
Pen: B. SmithReportTry: Gallagher
Shelford
Wright
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)

Ulster vs New Zealand

21 November 1989
19:30
Tuigamala
Con: Botica (2)
Pen: Botica (3)
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ian Bullerwell (England)

Barbarians vs New Zealand

25 November 1989
Barbarians10–21 New Zealand
Try: Matthews
Pen: Hastings (2)
ReportTry: Brooke
Innes
Loe
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)

References

  • Jenkins, Vivian (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82. Rothmans Publications. .

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