1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America

The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of friendly rugby union test match games undertaken by the All Blacks against England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. The tour also took in several matches against British, Irish, French and North American club, county and invitational teams. This was the sixth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians team.

The tour was the most famous the New Zealand team had undertaken; the team only lost to Llanelli, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), Barbarians and drew with Munster. In the tests played the team won against Wales, Scotland and England, drew with Ireland and lost to France. This was their fifth "Grand Slam tour" after 1905–06 (Lost to Wales), 1935–36 (Lost to Wales and England), 1953–54 (Lost to Wales), 1963-64 (Drew with Scotland). They had to wait until 1978 for a "Grand Slam".

Contents

The squad's leadership

Tour itinerary

Test Matches

Tries: Con: Pen: Drop:

Wales

02 December 1972
 Wales  16 – 19  New Zealand Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: R.F. Johnson (RFU)
Bevan (4 - 1t)
Bennett (12 - 4pg)		 (4 - 1t) Murdoch
(15 - 5pg) Karam
FB 15 J.P.R. Williams
RW 14 Gerald Davies
IC 13 Jim Shanklin
OC 12 Roy Bergiers
LW 11 John Bevan
FH 10 Phil Bennett
SH 9 Gareth Edwards
LP 1 Glyn Shaw
HK 2 Jeff Young
TP 3 Barry Llewelyn
LL 4 Derek Quinnell
RL 5 Delme Thomas (c)
BF 6 Dai Morris
OF 7 John Taylor
N8 8 Mervyn Davies
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Duncan Hales
OC 12 Mike Parkinson
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Bob Burgess
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Jeff Matheson
HK 2 Tane Norton
TP 3 Keith Murdoch
LL 4 Alex Wyllie
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Peter Whiting
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alan Sutherland

Scotland

16 December 1972
 Scotland  9 – 14  New Zealand Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: G. Domercq (FFR)
Irvine (6 - 2pg)
McGeechan (3 - 1dg)		 (4 - 1t) Batty
(4 - 1t) Going
(4 - 1t) Wyllie
(2 - 1c) Karam
FB 15 Andy Irvine
RW 14 William Steele
IC 13 Ian Forsyth
OC 12 Jim Renwick
LW 11 David Shedden
FH 10 Ian McGeechan
SH 9 Ian McCrae
LP 1 Ian McLauchlan
HK 2 Robert Clark
TP 3 Sandy Carmichael
LL 4 Alastair McHarg
RL 5 Gordon Brown
BF 6 Nairn MacEwan
OF 7 Rodger Arneil
N8 8 Peter Brown (c)
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Bruce Robertson
OC 12 Mike Parkinson
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Ian Stevens
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Graham Whiting
HK 2 Tane Norton
TP 3 Keith Murdoch
LL 4 Alex Wyllie
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Alistair Scown
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alan Sutherland

England

06 January 1973
 England  0 – 9  New Zealand Twickenham, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: J. Young (SRU)
(4 - 1t) Kirkpatrick
(2 - 1c) Karam
(3 - 1dg) Williams
FB 15 Sam Doble
RW 14 Alan Morley
IC 13 Peter Preece
OC 12 Peter Warfield
LW 11 David Duckham
FH 10 John Finlan
SH 9 Jan Webster
LP 1 Brian Stevens
HK 2 John Pullin (c)
TP 3 William Anderson
LL 4 Peter Larter
RL 5 Chris Ralston
BF 6 John Watkins
OF 7 Tony Neary
N8 8 Andy Ripley
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Bruce Robertson
OC 12 Mike Parkinson
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Ian Stevens
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Graham Whiting
HK 2 Tane Norton
TP 3 Kent Lambert
LL 4 Alex Wyllie
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Alistair Scown
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alan Sutherland

Ireland

20 January 1973
 Ireland  10 – 10  New Zealand Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: M. Jones (WRU)
Grace (4 - 1t)
McGann (6 - 2pg)		 (4 - 1t) Going
(4 - 1t) Alex Wyllie
(2 - 1c) Karam
FB 15 Tom Kiernan (c)
RW 14 Tom Grace
IC 13 Michael Flynn
OC 12 Mike Gibson
LW 11 Arthur McMaster
FH 10 Barry McGann
SH 9 John Moloney
LP 1 Ray McLoughlin
HK 2 Ken Kennedy
TP 3 Sean Lynch
LL 4 Willie John McBride
RL 5 Kevin Mays
BF 6 James Davidson
OF 7 Fergus Slattery
N8 8 Terry Moore
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Bruce Robertson
OC 12 Ian Hurst
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Ian Stevens
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Graham Whiting
HK 2 Tane Norton
TP 3 Kent Lambert
LL 4 Alex Wyllie
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Alistair Scown
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alan Sutherland

France

10 February 1973
 France  13 – 6  New Zealand Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: D.P. d'Arcy (IRFU)
Bertranne (4 - 1t)
Dourthe (4 - 1t)
Romeu (5 - 1c, 1pg)		 (6 - 2pg) Karam
FB 15 Jack Cantoni
RW 14 Roland Bertranne
IC 13 Claude Dourthe
OC 12 Jean-Pierre Lux
LW 11 Andre Campaes
FH 10 Jean-Pierre Romeu
SH 9 Max Barrau
LP 1 Jean-Louis Azarete
HK 2 Rene Benesis
TP 3 Jean Iraçabal
LL 4 Élie Cester
RL 5 Alain Estève
BF 6 Olivier Saïsset
OF 7 Pierre Biemouret
N8 8 Walter Spanghero (c)
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Bruce Robertson
OC 12 Ian Hurst
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Ian Stevens
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Graham Whiting
HK 2 Tane Norton
TP 3 Kent Lambert
LL 4 Alex Wyllie
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Alistair Scown
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alan Sutherland

Non-International Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.[1]
N° Opposing Team F A Date Venue Captain
1 British Columbia 31 9 19 October 1972 Brockton Oval, Vancouver Ian Kirkpatrick
2 New York Metropolitan 41 9 21 October 1972 Downing Stadium, New York Sid Going
3 Western Counties [2] 39 12 28 October 1972 Kingsholm, Gloucester Ian Kirkpatrick
4 Llanelli 3 9 31 October 1972 Stradey Park, Llanelli Ian Kirkpatrick
5 Cardiff 20 4 4 November 1972 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick
6 Cambridge University 34 3 8 November 1972 Grange Road, Cambridge Sid Going
7 London Counties 24 3 11 November 1972 Twickenham, London Ian Kirkpatrick
8 Leinster 17 9 15 November 1972 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Sid Going
9 Ulster 19 6 18 November 1972 Ravenhill, Belfast Ian Kirkpatrick
10 North-Western Counties 14 16 22 November 1972 Ellis Sports Ground, Workington Ian Kirkpatrick
11 Rest of Scottish Districts 26 6 25 November 1972 Mansfield Park, Hawick Ian Kirkpatrick
12 Gwent 16 7 28 November 1972 Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale Ian Kirkpatrick
13 Midland Counties (West) 8 16 6 December 1972 The Reddings, Moseley Ian Kirkpatrick
14 North-Eastern Counties 9 3 9 December 1972 Lidget Green, Bradford Ian Kirkpatrick
15 Glasgow and Edinburgh 16 10 12 December 1972 Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow Alex Wyllie
16 Southern Counties 23 6 20 December 1972 Iffley Road, Oxford Ian Kirkpatrick
17 Combined Services 31 10 26 December 1972 Twickenham, London Alex Wyllie
18 East Glamorgan 20 9 30 December 1972 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick
19 South-Western Counties [3] 30 7 2 January 1973 The Recreation Ground, Redruth Ian Kirkpatrick
20 Newport 20 15 10 January 1973 Rodney Parade, Newport Sid Going
21 Midland Counties (East) [4] 43 12 13 January 1973 Welford Road, Leicester Ian Kirkpatrick
22 Munster 3 3 16 January 1973 Musgrave Park, Cork Alex Wyllie
23 Neath and Aberavon 43 3 24 January 1973 The Gnoll, Neath Ian Kirkpatrick
24 Barbarians 11 23 27 January 1973 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick
25 South-West Selection 12 3 31 January 1973 Tarbes Stadium, Tarbes Ian Kirkpatrick
26 France 'B' 23 8 3 February 1973 Stade Municipal, Lyon Ian Kirkpatrick
27 French Selection 6 3 7 February 1973 Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Sid Going

Barbarians

27 January 1973
 Barbarians 23 – 11  New Zealand Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: G. Domercq (FFR)
Edwards (4 - 1t)
Slattery (4 - 1t)
Bevan (4 - 1t)
Williams (4 - 1t)
Bennett (5 - 1c, 1pg)		 (8 - 2t) Batty
(3 - 1pg) Karam
FB 15 J.P.R. Williams
RW 14 John Bevan
IC 13 John Dawes (c)
OC 12 Mike Gibson
LW 11 David Duckham
FH 10 Phil Bennett
SH 9 Gareth Edwards
LP 1 Ray McLoughlin
HK 2 John Pullin
TP 3 Sandy Carmichael
LL 4 Willie John McBride
RL 5 Bob Wilkinson
BF 6 Tom David
OF 7 Fergus Slattery
N8 8 Derek Quinnell
FB 15 Joe Karam
RW 14 Bryan Williams
IC 13 Bruce Robertson
OC 12 Ian Hurst
LW 11 Grant Batty
FH 10 Bob Burgess
SH 9 Sid Going
LP 1 Graham Whiting
HK 2 Ron Urlich
TP 3 Kent Lambert
LL 4 Peter Whiting
RL 5 Hamish Macdonald
BF 6 Alistair Scown
OF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N8 8 Alex Wyllie

Touring party

Squad

Name Andrew Haden Tests 0 Club Ponsonby Career caps Tour Apps Position Lock forward Pts

References

Notes

  1. ^ http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/tourbreak.asp?IDID=68
  2. ^ Gloucestershire and Somerset
  3. ^ Cornwall and Devon
  4. ^ East Midlands, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire

Bibliography

External links

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