1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada

1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada
Summary	P W D L
Total	17 16 1 0
Test match	4 4 0 0
Opponent	P W D L
England	1 1 0 0
Wales	1 1 0 0
France	1 1 0 0
Scotland	1 1 0 0

The 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, France and Canada was a tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks). The series consisted of 17 matches, four of Test status against international opposition. The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 Invincible team.

Tour

The 1967 tour was hastily arranged, as New Zealand originally intended to tour South Africa. That was called off due to apartheid issues over the Māori members of the New Zealand side, and Britain was chosen as an alternative. This resulted in difficulties arranging matches against club opposition, a tradition of earlier tours, with non-Test games now played solely against regional teams.^[1]

The tour captain was Brian Lochore and the 30-man team was managed by former Kiwis' captain Charles Saxton. The tour began in North America, where the All Blacks played two matches, against British Columbia and Eastern Canada. The tourists then travelled to Great Britain where they faced several regional teams along with two Test matches against England and Wales. This was followed by four matches in France, one against the French national team, before returning to Britain to play three games in Scotland, where they played the final Test of the tour against Scotland. They completed the tour with a return to Wales, beating Monmouthshire and then drawing against an East Wales team, before the final fixture against the Barbarians.

The All Blacks should also have played matches in Ireland, including a test match against Ireland on 16 December but they were forced to cancel this section of the tour because of the 1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak. The Irish government banned them from travelling to Ireland, and the tour schedule was re-arranged. The All Blacks also had to burn all their kit before leaving London at the end of the tour.^[2]

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
British Columbia	36	3	14 October	Empire Stadium, Vancouver[3]
Eastern Canada	40	3	18 October	Montreal University Stadium, Montreal[4]
North of England	33	3	25 October	White City, Manchester[5]
Midlands, London and Home Counties	15	3	28 October	Welford Road, Leicester[6]
South of England	16	3	1 November	Memorial Ground, Bristol[7]
England	23	11	4 November	Twickenham, London[8]
West Wales	21	14	8 November	St Helens, Swansea[9]
Wales	13	6	11 November	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff[10]
South East France	16	3	15 November	Lyon Stade Municipal, Lyon[11]
France 'B'	32	19	18 November	Stade Municipal, Toulouse[12]
South West France	18	14	21 November	Bayonne Stade Municipal, Bayonne[13]
France	21	15	25 November	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris[14]
Scottish Districts	35	14	29 November	The greenyards, Melrose[15]
Scotland	14	3	2 December	Murrayfield, Edinburgh[16]
Monmouthshire	23	12	6 December	Rodney Parade, Newport[17]
East Wales	3	3	13 December	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff[18]
Barbarians	11	6	16 December	Twickenham, London

Touring party

Management

• Manager: Charles Saxton
• Assistant manager: Fred Allen
• Captain: Brian Lochore

Full backs

• Fergie McCormick (Canterbury)

Three-quarters

• Malcolm Dick (Auckland)
• Bill Birtwistle (Waikato)
• Tony Steel (Canterbury)
• Phil Clarke (Marlborough)
• Grahame Thorne (Auckland)
• Bill Davis (Hawke's Bay)

Five-eighths

• Ian MacRae (Hawke's Bay)
• Gerald Kember (Wellington)
• Wayne Cottrell (Canterbury)
• Earle Kirton (Otago)
• Mack Herewini (Auckland)

Half backs

• Chris Laidlaw (Otago)
• Sid Going (North Auckland)

Forwards

• Ken Gray (Wellington)
• Jack Hazlett (Southland)
• Alister Hopkinson (Canterbury)
• Arthur Jennings (Bay of Plenty)
• Ian Kirkpatrick (Canterbury)
• Brian Lochore (Wairarapa)
• John Major (Taranaki)
• Bruce McLeod (Counties)
• Stanley Meads (King Country)
• Brian Muller (Taranaki)
• Waka Nathan (Auckland)
• Alun Smith (Taranaki)
• Sam Strahan (Manawatu)
• Kel Tremain (Hawke's Bay)
• Graham Williams (Wellington)
• Murray Wills (Taranaki)
• Colin Meads (King Country)

The matches

England

4 November 1967

England	11–23	New Zealand
Try: Lloyd (2) Con: Rutherford Pen: Larter		Try: Birtwistle Dick Kirton (2) Laidlaw Con: McCormick (4)

Twickenham Attendance: 74,000 Referee: D.C.J. McMahon (Scotland)

England: 15. Don Rutherford 14. Keith Savage 13. Colin McFadyean 12. Robert Lloyd 11. Rodney Webb 10. John Finlan 9. William Gittings 1. Tony Horton 2. Herbert Godwin 3. Phil Judd (c) 4. Peter Larter 5. John Owen 6. Budge Rogers 7. Bob Taylor 8. George Sherriff

New Zealand: 15. Fergie McCormick 14. Malcolm Dick 13. Bill Davis 12. Ian MacRae 11. Bill Birtwistle 10. Earle Kirton 9. Chris Laidlaw 1. Jazz Muller 2. Bruce McLeod 3. Edward Hazlett 4. Samuel Strahan 5. Colin Meads 6. Graham Williams 7. Kel Tremain 8. Brian Lochore (c)

This was the very first international rugby union match to be televised in colour.^[19]

Wales

11 November 1967

Wales	6–13	New Zealand
Pen: Gale Drop: John		Try: Birtwistle Davis Con: McCormick (2) Pen: McCormick

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 58,500 Referee: M.H. Titcomb (England)

Wales: 15. Paul James Wheeler 14. Stuart Watkins 13. Billy Raybould 12. Ian Hall 11. Keri Jones 10. Barry John 9. Gareth Edwards 1. Denzil Williams 2. Norman Gale (c) 3. Brian Thomas 4. Max Wiltshire 5. Billy Mainwaring 6. Dennis Hughes 7. John Taylor 8. John Jeffery

New Zealand: 15. Fergie McCormick 14. Malcolm Dick 13. Bill Davis 12. Ian MacRae 11. Bill Birtwistle 10. Earle Kirton 9. Chris Laidlaw 1. Jazz Muller 2. Bruce McLeod 3. Ken Gray 4. Samuel Strahan 5. Colin Meads 6. Graham Williams 7. Kel Tremain 8. Brian Lochore (c)

France

25 November 1967

France	15–21	New Zealand
Try: Campaes Pen: Villeprreux (3) Drop: Gachassin		Try: Dick Going Kirkpatrick Steel Con: McCormick (3) Pen: McCormick

Stade Olympique Attendance: 30,203 Referee: R.P. Burrell Scotland

France: 15. Pierre Villepreux 14. Jean-Michel Capendeguy 13. Claude Dourthe 12. Jean Trillo 11. Andre Campaes 10. Jean Gachassin 9. Marcel Puget 1. Andre Abadie 2. Jean-Michel Cabanier 3. Arnaldo Gruarin 4. Benoit Dauga 5. Alain Plantefol 6. Andre Quilis 7. Christian Carrere (c) 8. Walter Spanghero

New Zealand: 15. Fergie McCormick 14. Malcolm Dick 13. Bill Davis 12. Ian MacRae 11. Anthony Steel 10. Earle Kirton 9. Sid Going 1. Jazz Muller 2. Bruce McLeod 3. Ken Gray 4. Samuel Strahan 5. Colin Meads 6. Graham Williams 7. Ian Kirkpatrick 8. Brian Lochore (c)

Scotland

2 December 1967

Scotland	3–14	New Zealand
Drop: Chisholm		Try: Davis MacRae Con: McCormick Pen: McCormick (2)

Murrayfield Attendance: 60,000 Referee: K.D. Kelleher Ireland

Scotland: 15. Stewart Wilson 14. Sandy Hinshelwood 13. Jock Turner 12. John Frame 11. Bob Keddie 10. David Chisholm 9. Alex Hastie 1. Sandy Carmichael 2. Frank Laidlaw 3. David Rollo 4. Peter Stagg 5. George Mitchell 6. James Fisher (c) 7. Derrick Grant 8. Alasdair Boyle

New Zealand: 15. Fergie McCormick 14. Bill Birtwistle 13. Bill Davis 12. Ian MacRae 11. Anthony Steel 10. Earle Kirton 9. Chris Laidlaw 1. Alister Hopkinson 2. Bruce McLeod 3. Ken Gray 4. Samuel Strahan 5. Colin Meads 6. Graham Williams 7. Kel Tremain 8. Brian Lochore (c)

Barbarians

16 December 1967

Barbarians	6–11	New Zealand
Pen: Lloyd Drop: Wilson		Try: MacRae Steel Con: McCormick Drop: Kirton

Twickenham Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: M. Joseph (England)

Barbarians: 15. Stewart Wilson (c) 14. Ken Jones 13. Robert Lloyd 12. Gerald Davies 11. Rodney Webb 10. Barry John 9. Gareth Edwards 1. Howard Norris 2. Frank Laidlaw 3. Tony Horton 4. James Fisher 5. Max Wiltshire 6. Peter Larter 7. Bob Taylor 8. George Sherriff

New Zealand: 15. Fergie McCormick 14. Malcolm Dick 13. Bill Davis 12. Ian MacRae 11. Steel 10. Earle Kirton 9. Chris Laidlaw 1. Jazz Muller 2. Bruce McLeod 3. Ken Gray 4. Samuel Strahan 5. Colin Meads 6. Tremain 7. Nathan 8. Brian Lochore (c)

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