1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand

March 2014 July 2026 Scotland 1981 Ken Smith Andy Irvine Andy Irvine (56) 8 4 0 4 2 0 0 2 NZL 2 0 0 2 The 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1981. The Scotland team won five of their matches and lost the other three. They lost both international matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks). Touring party Manager: Ken Smith Assistant Manager: Jim Telfer Captain: Andy Irvine Backs 12em Andy Irvine Peter Dods Steve Munro Bruce Hay Roger Baird Richard Breakey Alastair Cranston Jim Renwick John Rutherford Ron Wilson Roy Laidlaw Gordon Hunter Alan Lawson (replacement during tour) Forwards 12em Derek White Iain Paxton Peter Lillington Jim Calder Gordon Dickson David Leslie Bill Cuthbertson Tom Smith Alan Tomes Jim Aitken Gerry McGuinness Iain Milne Norrie Rowan Colin Deans Kenneth Lawrie Results Scores and results list Scotland's points tally first. Opponent Result For Against Date VenueKing Country Won 39 13 27 May Taumarunui Domain, TaumarunuiWellington Lost 15 19 30 May Athletic Park, WellingtonWairarapa-Bush Won 32 9 3 June Memorial Park, MastertonCanterbury Won 23 12 6 June Lancaster Park, ChristchurchMid Canterbury Won 23 12 9 June Ashburton NEW ZEALAND Lost 4 11 13 June Carisbrook, DunedinMarlborough Won 38 9 16 June Lansdowne Park, Blenheim NEW ZEALAND Lost 15 40 20 June Eden Park, Auckland Matches 27 May 1981 King Country 13-39 Scotland XV Pye Lang (3) Irvine McGuinness Leslie Hunter Irvine (4) Irvine (4) Wilson Taumarunui 30 May 1981 Wellington 19-15 Scotland XV Fraser (2)Gard'ner Hewson (2) Hewson Cuthbertson Dods Dods (2) Rutherford Athletic Park, Wellington 3 June 1981 Wairarapa-Bush 9-32 Scotland XV Sargent Kjestrup Kjestrup Irvine (2)HayBreakey Irvine (2) Irvine (3) Irvine Memorial Park, Masterton 6 June 1981 Canterbury 12-23 Scotland XV Smith Deans Deans (2) Munro Laidlaw Dods (4) Rutherford Christchurch 9 June 1981 Mid Canterbury 12-23 Scotland XV Wilson Holmes Holmes (2) Breakey Munro Leslie Lawson Wilson Ashburton First Test 13 June 1981 NZL 11-4 SCO Loveridge Wilson Hewson Deans Carisbrook 18,000 R. G. Byres (Australia) NEW ZEALAND: A. R. Hewson (Wellington), S. S. Wilson (Wellington), B. J. Robertson (Counties), A. C. R. Jefferd (East Coast), B. G. Fraser (Wellington), E. Dunn (North Auckland), D. S. Loveridge (Taranaki); M. G. Mexted (Wellington), G. N. K. Mourie (Taranaki) (c), G. Higginson (Canterbury), H. Rickit (Waikato), M. W. Shaw (Manawatu), G. A. Knight (Manawatu), A. G. Dalton (Counties), R. C. Ketels (Counties). SCOTLAND: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (Ayr), A. G. Cranston (Hawick), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), J. Y. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), D. G. Leslie (Gala), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), J. M. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala). This was the only one of the tour matches in which Scotland did not score a drop goal. 16 June 1981 Marlborough 9-38 Scotland XV Marfell (3) Baird (2) LawsonDodsHayRowan Dods Dods (2) Wilson (2) Landsdowne Park, Blenheim Second Test 20 June 1981 NZL 40-15 SCO Wilson (3) Hewson (2)MourieRobertson Hewson (6) Hay Irvine Irvine (2) Renwick Eden Park 44,000 C. K. Collett (Australia) NEW ZEALAND: A. R. Hewson (Wellington), S. S. Wilson (Wellington), B. J. Robertson (Counties), A. C. R. Jefferd (East Coast), B. G. Fraser (Wellington), D. L. Rollerson (Manawatu), D. S. Loveridge (Taranaki); M. G. Mexted (Wellington), G. N. K. Mourie (Taranaki) (c), A. M. Haden (Auckland), H. Rickit (Waikato), M. W. Shaw (Manawatu), G. A. Knight (Manawatu), A. G. Dalton (Counties), R. C. Ketels (Counties). SCOTLAND: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (Ayr), A. G. Cranston (Hawick), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), J. Y. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), D. G. Leslie (Gala), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), J. M. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala). 22–6 down after 13 minutes of the second half, Scotland closed the gap to 22–15 with seven minutes to go, only for New Zealand to score three converted tries to win the match comfortably. This was the highest score ever recorded by New Zealand in a full international. References Vivian Jenkins Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83 1982 Rothmans Publications Ltd 0-907574-13-0 40–43 Scotland rugby union tour Category:Scotland national rugby union team tours Category:Scotland national rugby union team tours of New Zealand Category:Scottish-New Zealand culture tour tour