1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France

1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France
Summary
P W D L
Total
09 08 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 France
2 1 0 1

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

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

  • Manager: Ron Don
  • Assistant manager: Jack Gleeson
  • Captain: Graham Mourie

Backs

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "722nd All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "723rd All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ "724th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "725th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ "726th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ^ "727th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ^ "174th All Black Test – 728th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  8. ^ "729th All Black game". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. ^ "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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