1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

January 2021 noref (GreenC bot) March 2014 April 2026 Australia 1964 8 4 0 4 3 1 0 2 NZL 3 1 0 2 The 1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in August 1964.The Visitors Chester and McMillan R.H. and N.A.C. Moa Publications 1990 1-86947-060-5 The "Wallabies " lost the series, winning one test out of three against the All Blacks but losing the other two. So the Bledisloe Cup, contested for the first time since 1962, remain owned by New Zealand. The tour was one of the highlights of the successful "Thornett Era" of Australian Rugby, buoyed by the leadership skills of skipper John Thornett and the outstanding skills of greats of the game like Ken Catchpole, Peter Johnson and Rob Heming. Dick Marks and Peter Crittle also toured and would later become among the most influential administrators of Australian rugby.Meares and Howell; Wallaby Legends; Lothian Books, 2005 The Matches Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusWanganui y1405 August 1964Spriggins Park, WanganuiTour matchAuckland y6118 August 1964Eden Park, AucklandTour matchEast Coast y28311 August 1964Whakarua Park, RuatoriaTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand91415 August 1964Carisbrook, DunedinTest matchMid Canterbury y101618 August 1964Showgrounds Oval, AshburtonTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand31822 August 1964Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTest matchBush y191328 August 1964Bush Park, PahiatuaTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand20529 August 1964Athletic Park, WellingtonTest match References Category:Australia national rugby union team tours of New Zealand tour tour Category:August 1964 sports events in Oceania