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

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

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Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue
London Division 21 18 24 October Twickenham, London
South of Scotland 19 3 27 October Mansfield Park, Hawick
Edinburgh 16 4 31 October Myreside, Edinburgh
Midland Division 33 7 3 November Welford Road, Leicester
Glasgow 12 6 6 November Hughenden, Glasgow
SCOTLAND 20 6 10 November Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Anglo-Scots 18 9 14 November Dundee
Northern Division 9 21 17 November Cross Green, Otley
South-West and South Division 16 0 20 November County Ground Stadium, Exeter
ENGLAND 10 9 24 November Twickenham, London
Italy 18 12 28 November Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo

Test matches

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Scotland

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10 November 1979
Scotland  6–20  New Zealand
Irvine (6 – 2pg)(4 – 1t) Loveridge
(4 – 1t) Mexted
(4 – 1t) S. Wilson
(4 – 1t) Dunn
(4 – 2c) R. Wilson
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Roger Quittenton (RFU)

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

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24 November 1979
England  9–10  New Zealand
Hare (9 – 3pg)(6 – 2pg) R. Wilson
(4 – 1t) Fleming
Twickenham, London
Referee: Norman Sanson (SRU)

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

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Full back

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Three-quarters

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Half-backs

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Forwards

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References

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  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980–81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 18–25. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.