1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy

none March 2014 April 2026 The 1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of eleven matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in England, Scotland and Italy in October and November 1979. The tour was very successful as the team won ten of the eleven games, including the international matches against Scotland and England. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was the English Northern Division. Matches Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date VenueLondon Division 21 18 24 October Twickenham, LondonSouth of Scotland 19 3 27 October Mansfield Park, HawickEdinburgh 16 4 31 October Myreside, EdinburghMidland Division 33 7 3 November Welford Road, LeicesterGlasgow 12 6 6 November Hughenden, GlasgowScotland 20 6 10 November Murrayfield, EdinburghAnglo-Scots 18 9 14 November DundeeNorthern Division 9 21 17 November Cross Green, OtleySouth-West and South Division 16 0 20 November County Ground Stadium, ExeterEngland 10 9 24 November Twickenham, LondonItaly 18 12 28 November Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo Test matches Scotland 10 November 1979 SCO 6–20 NZL Irvine (6 – 2pg) (4 – 1t) Loveridge (4 – 1t) Mexted(4 – 1t) S. Wilson (4 – 1t) Dunn (4 – 2c) R. Wilson Murrayfield, Edinburgh Roger Quittenton (England) SCOTLAND: Andy Irvine, Keith Robertson, Jim Renwick, David Johnston, Bruce Hay, John Rutherford, Alan Lawson, Iain Milne, Colin Deans, Ian McLauchlan (c), Alan Tomes, David Gray, Gordon Dickson, Ian Lambie, Mike Biggar NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Murray Taylor, Bernie Fraser, Eddie Dunn, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c). England 24 November 1979 ENG 9–10 NZL Hare (9 – 3pg) (6 – 2pg) R. Wilson (4 – 1t) Fleming Twickenham, London Norman Sanson (Scotland) ENGLAND: Dusty Hare, John Carleton, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen, Les Cusworth, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Colin Smart, Bill Beaumont (c), Maurice Colclough, Tony Neary, John Scott, Mike Rafter NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Brian Ford, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Bernie Fraser, Murray Taylor, Dave Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Peter Sloane, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted, Graham Mourie (c). Touring party Manager: Russell Thomas Assistant Manager: Eric Watson Captain: Graham Mourie Physiotherapist: Brian McKenzie Full back Richard Wilson (Canterbury) Allan Hewson (Wellington) Three-quarters Stu Wilson (Wellington) Brian Ford (Marlborough) Bernie Fraser (Wellington) Gary Cunningham (Auckland) Tim Twigden (Auckland) Kieran Keane (Canterbury) Half-backs Eddie Dunn (North Auckland) Murray Taylor (Waikato) Mark Donaldson (Manawatu) Dave Loveridge (Taranaki) Forwards Murray Mexted (Wellington) Graham Mourie (Taranaki) Ken Stewart (Southland) Mike Burgoyne (North Auckland) Vance Stewart (Canterbury) Andy Haden (Auckland) John Fleming (Wellington) Brad Johnstone (Auckland) Rod Ketels (Counties) Barry Thompson (Canterbury) John Spiers (Counties) Andy Dalton (Counties) Peter Sloane (North Auckland) References Vivian Jenkins Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980–81 1980 Queen Anne Press 0-362-02018-3 18–25 Category:1979 rugby union tours 1979 1979 1979 1979 Category:1979 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1979–80 in English rugby union Category:1979–80 in Italian rugby union Category:1979–80 in Scottish rugby union Category:1979–80 in European rugby union