1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

none May 2026 November 2020 New Zealand 1976 Noel Stanley Andy Leslie 24 18 0 6 4 1 0 3 South Africa 1928 4 1 0 3 In 1976, the All Blacks toured South Africa, with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon.Fortuin Gregory 20 July 2006 It's time to close the final chapter https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/igregory-fortuini-its-time-to-close-the-final-chapter/QMYNTY6SSU2MQ2I5BRGTLZD6GI/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210122160636/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/igregory-fortuini-its-time-to-close-the-final-chapter/QMYNTY6SSU2MQ2I5BRGTLZD6GI/ January 22, 2021 June 23, 2024 The New Zealand Herald Twenty-five African nations, Afghanistan, Burma, Guyana, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Syria protested against this by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.On This Day 17 July 1976 bbc.co.uk 17 January 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/17/newsid_3555000/3555450.stm 17 July 1976 In their view the All Black tour gave tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The five Māori players on the tour, Bill Bush, Sid Going, Kent Lambert, Bill Osborne and Tane Norton, as well as ethnic-Samoan Bryan Williams, were offered honorary white status in South Africa. Bush asserts that he was deliberately provocative toward the apartheid regime while he was there.Rugby: Once was hatred, The New Zealand Herald, 18 April 2010 The All Blacks achieved a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and they lost the test series 3–1. Matches Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusBorder/North East Cape24030 June 1976Border R.U. Ground, East LondonTour MatchEastern Province28153 July 1976Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port ElizabethTour MatchSouth African Proteas2537 July 1976Goodwood, Cape TownTour MatchSA Invitation XV312410 July 1976Newlands, Cape TownTour MatchBoland42614 July 1976Boland Stadium, Wellington (South Africa)Tour MatchWestern Province111217 July 1976Newlands, Cape TownTour MatchSA Gazelles211520 July 1976Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port ElizabethTour MatchSouth Africa71624 July 1976Kings Park, DurbanTest MatchWestern Transvaal42328 July 1976Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour MatchTransvaal121031 July 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour MatchSouth African Universities2194 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour MatchEastern Transvaal26127 August 1976Pam Brink Stadium, SpringsTour MatchOrange Free State Country Invitation XV31610 August 1976Welkom Ground, WelkomTour MatchSouth Africa15914 August 1976Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest MatchQuagga-Barbarians323118 August 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour MatchNorthern Transvaal272921 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour MatchTransvaal Country Invitation XV481324 August 1976Witbank Ground, WitbankTour MatchNatal421328 August 1976King's Park, DurbanTour MatchLeopards31031 August 1976Mdantsane, East LondonTour MatchSouth Africa10154 September 1976Newlands, Cape TownTest MatchNW Cape Invitation XV34176 September 1976Danie Kuys Stadium, UpingtonTour MatchOrange Free State101511 September 1976Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour MatchGriqualand West26314 September 1976de Beers Stadium, KimberleyTour MatchSouth Africa141518 September 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match Touring party Manager: Noel Stanley (Taranaki) Assistant Manager (and Coach): JJ Stewart (Wanganui) Captain: Andy LeslieMcLean, Terry, Goodbye to Glory: The 1976 All Black Tour of South Africa. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., 1976. 0-589-01008-5 Name Position Local Club Province (NZRU) Age (in 1976) Height Occupation CapsKit Fawcett Fullback NZ Universities Auckland 22 6'1" Student – Laurie Mains Fullback Southern Otago 30 5'11" Land Agent 4 Grant Batty Three-quarters Otumoetai Cadets Bay of Plenty 24 5'5" Manager 10 Terry Mitchell Three-quarters Linwood Canterbury 25 5'8" Carpenter – Bill Osborne Three-quarters Kaierau Wanganui 20 5'9" Stock agent 1 Neil Purvis Three-quarters Wanaka Otago 24 5'10" Farmer 1 Bruce Robertson Three-quarters Ardmore College Counties 23 6'1" Teacher 10 Bryan Williams Three-quarters Ponsonby Auckland 25 5'10" Lawyer 22 Doug Bruce Five-eighth Oxford Canterbury 28 5'10" Teacher – Lyn Jaffray Five-eighth Eastern Otago 25 5'10" Lamb buyer 3 Joe Morgan Five-eighth Mid-Northern North Auckland 30 5'10" Farmer 2 Duncan Robertson Five-eighth Zingari-Richmond Otago 29 5'10" Builder 6 Lyn Davis Scrum-half Suburbs Canterbury 32 5'8" Commercial grower 1 Sid Going Scrum-half Mid-Northern North Auckland 32 5'7" Farmer 22 Andy Leslie No. 8 Petone Wellington 31 6'2" Mercer 6 Alan Sutherland No. 8 Opawa Marlborough 31 6'3" Shearer 11 Kevin Eveleigh Flanker Feilding Manawatu 28 6'0" Farm contractor – Ian Kirkpatrick Flanker Ngapata Poverty Bay 29 6'3" Farmer 30 Lawrie Knight Flanker Ngapata Poverty Bay 26 6'3" Doctor – Ken Stewart Flanker Balfour Southland 23 6'0" Farmer 7 Hamish Macdonald Lock Kaikohe North Auckland 28 6'3" Farmer 9 Frank Oliver Lock Invercargill Marist Southland 27 6'3" Tree Planter – Gary Seear Lock Southern Otago 24 6'5" Draughtsman – Peter Whiting Lock Ponsonby Auckland 29 6'6" Teacher 16 Billy Bush Prop Belfast Canterbury 27 6'1" Commercial fisherman 4 Brad Johnstone Prop North Shore Auckland 25 6'3" Builder – Kent Lambert Prop Technical College Old Boys Manawatu 24 5'11" Shearer 6 Kerry Tanner Prop New Brighton Canterbury 29 6'2" Publican 6 Graeme Crossman Hooker Eastern Districts Bay of Plenty 30 5'10" Teacher – Tane Norton Hooker Linwood Canterbury 32 6'0" Company representative 19 Perry Harris Prop (tour replacement) Te Kawau Manawatu 30 6'1" Farmer – References External links New Zealand in South Africa 1976 from rugbymuseum.co.nz expanded New Zealand Rugby union tour All Black tour Category:New Zealand national rugby union team tours of South Africa Category:Rugby union and apartheid