1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand

June 2019 noref (GreenC bot) March 2014 April 2026 England 1985 7 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 NZL 2 0 0 2 The 1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1985. England played seven games, including two test matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as the fixture against the Auckland provincial team. The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selection announcements containing players whose availability had not been confirmed. Dick Greenwood, England's current coach, announced he was not available having just taken a new job, and eventually 2 coaches were appointed under Derek Morgan, Martin Green and Brian Ashton. The party as a whole was very short of experience, Matches Scores and results list England's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusNorth Auckland 27 14 18 May 1985 Okara Park, Whangarei Tour matchPoverty Bay 45 0 22 May 1985 Rugby Park, Gisborne Tour matchAuckland 6 24 25 May 1985 Eden Park, Auckland Tour matchOtago 25 16 28 May 1985 Carisbrook, Dunedin Tour matchNew Zealand 13 18 1 June 1985 Lancaster Park, Christchurch First TestSouthland 15 9 4 June 1985 Homestead Stadium, Invercargill Tour matchNew Zealand 15 42 8 June 1985 Athletic Park, Wellington Second Test Touring party Manager: Derek Morgan Assistant manager: Brian Ashton Coach: Martin Green Captain: Paul Dodge (Leicester) 30 caps Backs 20em Chris Martin (Bath) 4 caps Ian Metcalfe (Moseley) No caps Bryan Barley (Wakefield) 4 caps Paul Dodge (Leicester) 30 caps J.M. Goodwin (Moseley) No caps Mike Harrison (Wakefield) No caps Jamie Salmon (Harlequins) No caps Simon Smith (Wasps) 5 caps Stuart Barnes (Bath) 2 caps Huw Davies (Wasps) 15 caps Richard Hill (Bath) 2 caps Nigel Melville (Wasps) 3 caps Forwards 20em Steve Bainbridge (Fylde) 11 caps Steve Brain (Coventry) 7 caps David Cooke (Harlequins) 10 caps Wade Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers) 5 caps Jon Hall (Bath) 3 caps Bob Hesford (Bristol) 10 caps Paul Huntsman (Headingley) No caps John Orwin (Gloucester) 5 caps Gary Pearce (Northampton) 21 caps Malcolm Preedy (Gloucester) 1 cap Gary Rees (Nottingham) 2 caps Austin Sheppard (Bristol) 2 caps Andy Simpson (Sale) No caps Mike Teague (Gloucester) No caps England tour Category:England national rugby union team tours of New Zealand Eng tour