1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

March 2014 March 2014 Wales 1969 7 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 NZL 2 0 0 2 AUS 1 1 0 0 1968 Argentina 1975 Asia The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests; two to New Zealand and one to Australia. This was the second official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere and the first to Australasia and Melanesia. The tour results were mixed for Wales; the team was unbeaten in the non-test matches and were victorious over Australia, but were completely out-classed by New Zealand. The captaincy of the tour was given to Newport's Brian Price. Results 27 May 1969 Taranaki 9–9 WAL Wales XV Rugby Park, New Plymouth 31 May 1969 NZL 19–0 WAL Lancaster Park, Christchurch 4 June 1969 Otago 9–27 WAL Wales XV Carisbrook, Dunedin 7 June 1969 Wellington 6–14 WAL Wales XV Athletic Park, Wellington 14 June 1969 NZL 33–12 WAL Eden Park, Auckland 21 June 1969 AUS 16–19 WAL Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 25 June 1969 FJI 11–31 WAL Wales XV Suva Touring party Manager: D. J. Phillips Full-backs J. P. R. Williams (London Welsh) Three-quarters Gerald Davies (Cardiff) Maurice Richards (Cardiff) Keith Jarrett (Newport) John Dawes (London Welsh) Alan Skirving (Newport) Stuart Watkins (Newport) Half-backs Phil Bennett (Llanelli) Gareth Edwards (Cardiff) Chico Hopkins (Maesteg) Barry John (Cardiff) Forwards Mervyn Davies (London Welsh) Norman Gale (Llanelli) Dennis Hughes (Newbridge) Barry Llewellyn (Newport) David Lloyd (Bridgend) Dai Morris (Neath) Brian Price (Newport) (captain) John Taylor (London Welsh) Brian Thomas (Neath) Delme Thomas (Neath) Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale) Jeff Young (Harrogate) Replacements Vic Perrins (Newport) Bibliography Billot John All Blacks in Wales 1972 Ron Jones Publications Ferndale Smith David Williams, Gareth Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union 1980 University of Wales Press Cardiff 0-7083-0766-3 Category:1969 rugby union tours Category:1969 in Australian rugby union Category:1969 in New Zealand rugby union 1969 1969 1969 1969 Category:1968–69 in Welsh rugby union Category:1969 in Fijian rugby union Category:History of rugby union matches between Australia and Wales Category:History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales