1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France
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The 1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France was a series of nine matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Italy and France in October and November 1977. The All Blacks won eight of their nine games, losing only the first of the two internationals against France.
Matches
[edit]- Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy President's XV | 17 | 9 | 22 October | Padua[1] |
| French Selection | 45 | 3 | 26 October | Stade Municipale, Brive[2] |
| French Selection (South-East) | 12 | 10 | 29 October | Stade Municipal, Lyon[3] |
| French Selection (Languedoc) | 12 | 6 | 1 November | Perpignan[4] |
| French Selection (South-West) | 34 | 12 | 5 November | Stade Armandie, Agen[5] |
| French Selection (South-West) | 38 | 22 | 8 November | Stade Municipal, Bayonne[6] |
| FRANCE | 13 | 18 | 11 November | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse[7] |
| French Selection | 30 | 3 | 15 November | Stade Chanzy, Angoulême[8] |
| FRANCE | 15 | 3 | 19 November | Parc des Princes, Paris[9] |
Touring party
[edit]- Manager: Ron Don
- Assistant manager: Jack Gleeson
- Captain: Graham Mourie
Backs
[edit]- Bevan Wilson (Otago)
- Bryan Williams (Auckland)
- Brian Ford (Marlborough)
- Bruce Robertson (Counties)
- Stu Wilson (Wellington)
- Mark Taylor (Bay of Plenty)
- Bill Osborne (Wanganui)
- Brian Hegarty (Wellington) replacement during tour
- Doug Bruce (Canterbury)
- Brian McKechnie (Southland)
- Mark Donaldson (Manawatu)
- Kevin Greene (Waikato)
Forwards
[edit]- Graham Mourie (Taranaki)
- Kevin Eveleigh (Manawatu)
- Lawrie Knight (Poverty Bay)
- Gary Seear (Otago)
- Dick Myers (Waikato)
- Robbie Stuart (Hawke's Bay)
- Frank Oliver (Southland)
- Andy Haden (Auckland)
- Gary Knight (Manawatu)
- Brad Johnstone (Auckland)
- John Ashworth (Canterbury)
- John McEldowney (Taranaki)
- Andy Dalton (Counties)
- John Black (Canterbury)
References
[edit]- ^ "722nd All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "723rd All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "724th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "725th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "726th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "727th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "174th All Black Test – 728th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "729th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "175th All Black Test – 730th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- Vivian Jenkins (ed.). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 32–38. ISBN 0-354-09047-X.
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