1969 Wales rugby union tour

The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a collection of friendly 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.

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Results

Date Opponent Location Result Score
Match 1 27 May Taranaki Rugby Park, New Plymouth Drew 9-9
Match 2 31 May New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch Lost 0-19
Match 3 4 June Otago Carisbrook Park, Dunedin Won 27-9
Match 4 7 June Wellington Athletic Park, Wellington Won 14-6
Match 5 14 June New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lost 12-33
Match 6 21 June Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Won 19-16
Match 7 Fiji Suva Won 33-11

Touring party

Full Backs

Three-Quarters

Half backs

Forwards

Replacements

Bibliography

References