1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America

March 2014 March 2014 New Zealand 1972 1973 Ernie Todd Ian Kirkpatrick Joe Karam (145) Grant Batty (21) Joe Karam (27) Sid Going (2)Alex Wyllie (2) 32 25 2 5 5 3 1 1 England 1 1 0 0 France 1 0 0 1 Ireland 1 0 1 0 Scotland 1 1 0 0 Wales 1 1 0 0 The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of rugby union test match games undertaken by the All Blacks against England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. The tour also took in several matches against British, Irish, French and North American club, county and invitational teams. This was the seventh tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians team. In the club matches, the team only lost to Llanelli, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), and the Barbarians, and drew with Munster. In the tests played the team won against Wales, Scotland and England, drew with Ireland and lost to France. This was their fifth "Grand Slam tour" after 1905–06 (lost to Wales), 1935–36 (lost to Wales and England), 1953–54 (lost to Wales), 1963–64 (Drew with Scotland). They had to wait until 1978 for a "Grand Slam". Touring party Manager: Ernie Todd Assistant Manager: Bob Duff Captain: Ian Kirkpatrick Backs Joe Karam (Wellington) Trevor Morris (Nelson-Bays) Bryan Williams (Auckland) Grant Batty (Wellington) Duncan Hales (Canterbury) George Skudder (Waikato) Bruce Robertson (Counties) Ian Hurst (Canterbury) Mike Parkinson (Poverty Bay) Mark Sayers (Wellington) Bob Burgess (Manawatu) Ian Stevens (Wellington) Sid Going (North Auckland) Lin Colling (Otago) Forwards Alan Sutherland (Marlborough) Alex Wyllie (Canterbury) Bevan Holmes (North Auckland) Ian Kirkpatrick (Poverty Bay) Ken Stewart (Southland) Alistair Scown (Taranaki) Hamish Macdonald (Canterbury) Ian Eliason (Taranaki) Andy Haden (Auckland) Peter Whiting (Auckland) Keith Murdoch (Otago) Jeff Matheson (Otago) Kent Lambert (Manawatu) Graham Whiting (King Country) Ron Urlich (Auckland) Tane Norton (Canterbury) Lindsay Clark (Otago), replacement during tour Sandy McNicol (Wanganui), replacement during tour Test matches Wales 2 December 1972 Wales 16–19 New Zealand Report Bevan (4 – 1t) Bennett (12 – 4pg) (4 – 1t) Murdoch (15 – 5pg) Karam Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff R. F. Johnson (England) FB 15J. P. R. WilliamsRW 14Gerald DaviesIC 13Jim ShanklinOC 12Roy BergiersLW 11John BevanFH 10Phil BennettSH 9 Gareth EdwardsLP 1 Glyn ShawHK 2 Jeff YoungTP 3 Barry LlewelynLL 4 Derek QuinnellRL 5 Delme Thomas (c)BF 6 Dai MorrisOF 7 John TaylorN8 8 Mervyn Davies FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Duncan HalesOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Jeff MathesonHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Keith MurdochLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland Scotland 16 December 1972 Scotland 9–14 New Zealand Report Irvine (6 – 2pg) McGeechan (3 – 1dg) (4 – 1t) Batty (4 – 1t) Going (4 – 1t) Wyllie (2 – 1c) Karam Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh G. Domercq (France) FB 15Andy IrvineRW 14William SteeleIC 13Ian ForsythOC 12Jim RenwickLW 11David SheddenFH 10Ian McGeechanSH 9 Ian McCraeLP 1 Ian McLauchlanHK 2 Robert ClarkTP 3 Sandy CarmichaelLL 4 Alastair McHargRL 5 Gordon BrownBF 6 Nairn MacEwanOF 7 Rodger ArneilN8 8 Peter Brown (c) FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Jeff MathesonLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alistair ScownOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alex Wyllie England 6 January 1973 England 0–9 New Zealand Report (4 – 1t) Kirkpatrick (2 – 1c) Karam (3 – 1dg) Williams Twickenham Stadium, London J. Young (Scotland) FB 15Sam DobleRW 14Alan MorleyIC 13Peter PreeceOC 12Peter WarfieldLW 11David DuckhamFH 10John FinlanSH 9 Jan WebsterLP 1 Stack StevensHK 2 John Pullin (c)TP 3 Frank AndersonLL 4 Peter LarterRL 5 Chris RalstonBF 6 John WatkinsOF 7 Tony NearyN8 8 Andy Ripley FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland Ireland 20 January 1973 IRE 10–10 New Zealand Report (Archive link) Grace (4 – 1t) McGann (6 – 2pg) (4 – 1t) Going (4 – 1t) Alex Wyllie (2 – 1c) Karam Lansdowne Road, Dublin M. Joseph (Wales) FB 15Tom Kiernan (c)RW 14Tom GraceIC 13Kevin FlynnOC 12Mike GibsonLW 11Wallace McMasterFH 10Barry McGannSH 9 John MoloneyLP 1 Ray McLoughlinHK 2 Ken KennedyTP 3 Sean LynchLL 4 Willie John McBrideRL 5 Kevin MaysBF 6 Jimmy DavidsonOF 7 Fergus SlatteryN8 8 Terry Moore FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland France 10 February 1973 France 13–6 New Zealand Report Bertranne (4 – 1t) Dourthe (4 – 1t) Romeu (5 – 1c, 1pg) (6 – 2pg) Karam Parc des Princes, Paris D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) FB 15Jack CantoniRW 14Roland BertranneIC 13Claude DourtheOC 12Jean-Pierre LuxLW 11André CampaesFH 10Jean-Pierre RomeuSH 9 Max BarrauLP 1 Jean-Louis AzareteHK 2 René BénésisTP 3 Jean IraçabalLL 4 Élie CesterRL 5 Alain EstèveBF 6 Olivier SaïssetOF 7 Pierre BiémouretN8 8 Walter Spanghero (c) FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland Non-international matches Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/tourbreak.asp?IDID=68 Stats | allblacks.com stats.allblacks.com N° Opposing Team F A Date Venue Captain1 British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia 31 9 19 October 1972 British Columbia Brockton Oval, Vancouver Ian Kirkpatrick2 New York New York New York Metropolitan 41 9 21 October 1972 New York Downing Stadium, New York Sid Going3 England England Western CountiesGloucestershire and Somerset 39 12 28 October 1972 England Kingsholm, Gloucester Ian Kirkpatrick4 Wales Wales Llanelli 3 9 31 October 1972 Wales Stradey Park, Llanelli Ian Kirkpatrick5 Wales Wales Cardiff 20 4 4 November 1972 Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick6 England England Cambridge University 34 3 8 November 1972 England Grange Road, Cambridge Sid Going7 England England London Counties 24 3 11 November 1972 England Twickenham, London Ian Kirkpatrick8 Leinster Leinster Leinster 17 9 15 November 1972 Republic of Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin Sid Going9 Ulster Ulster Ulster 19 6 18 November 1972 Northern Ireland Ravenhill, Belfast Ian Kirkpatrick10 England England North-Western Counties 14 16 21 November 1972 England Ellis Sports Ground, Workington Ian Kirkpatrick11 Scotland Scotland Rest of Scottish Districts 26 6 23 November 1972 Scotland Mansfield Park, Hawick Ian Kirkpatrick12 Wales Monmouthshire Gwent 16 7 28 November 1972 Wales Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale Ian Kirkpatrick13 England England Midland Counties (West) 8 16 6 December 1972 England The Reddings, Moseley Ian Kirkpatrick14 England England North-Eastern Counties 9 3 9 December 1972 England Lidget Green, Bradford Ian Kirkpatrick15 Scotland Scotland Glasgow - Edinburgh 16 10 12 December 1972 Scotland Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow Alex Wyllie16 England England Southern Counties 23 6 20 December 1972 England Iffley Road, Oxford Ian Kirkpatrick17 England England Combined Services 31 10 26 December 1972 England Twickenham, London Alex Wyllie18 Wales Wales East Glamorgan 20 9 30 December 1972 Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick19 England England South-Western CountiesCornwall and Devon 30 7 2 January 1973 England The Recreation Ground, Redruth Ian Kirkpatrick20 Wales Newport Newport 20 15 10 January 1973 Wales Rodney Parade, Newport Sid Going21 England England Midland Counties (East)East Midlands, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire 43 12 13 January 1973 England Welford Road, Leicester Ian Kirkpatrick22 Munster Munster Munster 3 3 16 January 1973 Republic of Ireland Musgrave Park, Cork Alex Wyllie23 Wales Wales Neath and Aberavon 43 3 24 January 1973 Wales The Gnoll, Neath Ian Kirkpatrick24 Barbarians 11 23 27 January 1973 Wales Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick25 France France South-West Selection 12 3 31 January 1973 France Tarbes Stadium, Tarbes Ian Kirkpatrick26 France France France 'B' 23 8 3 February 1973 France Stade Municipal, Lyon Ian Kirkpatrick27 France France French Selection 6 3 7 February 1973 France Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Sid Going Barbarians Barbarians vs New Zealand, 1973 27 January 1973 Barbarians 23–11 New Zealand Report EdwardsSlatteryBevanWilliams Bennett (2) Bennett Batty (2) Karam National Stadium, Cardiff Georges Domercq (France) FB 15WAL J. P. R. WilliamsRW 14ENG David DuckhamOC 13WAL John Dawes (c)IC 12IRE rugby union Mike GibsonLW 11WAL John BevanFH 10WAL Phil BennettSH 9 WAL Gareth EdwardsLP 1 IRE rugby union Ray McLoughlinHK 2 ENG John Pullin TP 3 SCO Sandy CarmichaelLL 4 IRE rugby union Willie John McBrideRL 5 ENG Bob WilkinsonBF 6 WAL Tommy DavidOF 7 IRE rugby union Fergus SlatteryN8 8 WAL Derek Quinnell FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsOC 13Bruce RobertsonIC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Ron UrlichTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alistair ScownOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alex Wyllie See also End-of-year rugby union internationals References New Zealand tour New Zealand tour 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1972-73 1973 1973 1973 1972 1972 1973 Category:1972 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1973 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1972–73 in English rugby union Category:1972–73 in Welsh rugby union Category:1972–73 in Scottish rugby union Category:1972–73 in French rugby union Category:1972–73 in Irish rugby union Category:1972–73 in European rugby union New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand tour New Zealand tour New Zealand tour