The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of 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 seventh tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians team.
In the club matches, the team only lost to Llanelli, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), and the 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".
Touring party Manager: Ernie Todd Assistant Manager: Bob Duff Captain: Ian Kirkpatrick
Backs Joe Karam (Wellington) Trevor Morris (Nelson-Bays) Bryan Williams (Auckland) Grant Batty (Wellington) Duncan Hales (Canterbury) George Skudder (Waikato) Bruce Robertson (Counties) Ian Hurst (Canterbury) Mike Parkinson (Poverty Bay) Mark Sayers (Wellington) Bob Burgess (Manawatu) Ian Stevens (Wellington) Sid Going (North Auckland) Lin Colling (Otago)
Forwards Alan Sutherland (Marlborough) Alex Wyllie (Canterbury) Bevan Holmes (North Auckland) Ian Kirkpatrick (Poverty Bay) Ken Stewart (Southland) Alistair Scown (Taranaki) Hamish Macdonald (Canterbury) Ian Eliason (Taranaki) Andy Haden (Auckland) Peter Whiting (Auckland) Keith Murdoch (Otago) Jeff Matheson (Otago) Kent Lambert (Manawatu) Graham Whiting (King Country) Ron Urlich (Auckland) Tane Norton (Canterbury) Lindsay Clark (Otago), replacement during tour Sandy McNicol (Wanganui), replacement during tour
Test matches Wales
FB 15J. P. R. WilliamsRW 14Gerald DaviesIC 13Jim ShanklinOC 12Roy BergiersLW 11John BevanFH 10Phil BennettSH 9 Gareth EdwardsLP 1 Glyn ShawHK 2 Jeff YoungTP 3 Barry LlewelynLL 4 Derek QuinnellRL 5 Delme Thomas (c)BF 6 Dai MorrisOF 7 John TaylorN8 8 Mervyn Davies FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Duncan HalesOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Jeff MathesonHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Keith MurdochLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland
Scotland
FB 15Andy IrvineRW 14William SteeleIC 13Ian ForsythOC 12Jim RenwickLW 11David SheddenFH 10Ian McGeechanSH 9 Ian McCraeLP 1 Ian McLauchlanHK 2 Robert ClarkTP 3 Sandy CarmichaelLL 4 Alastair McHargRL 5 Gordon BrownBF 6 Nairn MacEwanOF 7 Rodger ArneilN8 8 Peter Brown (c) FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Jeff MathesonLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alistair ScownOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alex Wyllie
England
FB 15Sam DobleRW 14Alan MorleyIC 13Peter PreeceOC 12Peter WarfieldLW 11David DuckhamFH 10John FinlanSH 9 Jan WebsterLP 1 Stack StevensHK 2 John Pullin (c)TP 3 Frank AndersonLL 4 Peter LarterRL 5 Chris RalstonBF 6 John WatkinsOF 7 Tony NearyN8 8 Andy Ripley FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Mike ParkinsonLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland
Ireland
FB 15Tom Kiernan (c)RW 14Tom GraceIC 13Kevin FlynnOC 12Mike GibsonLW 11Wallace McMasterFH 10Barry McGannSH 9 John MoloneyLP 1 Ray McLoughlinHK 2 Ken KennedyTP 3 Sean LynchLL 4 Willie John McBrideRL 5 Kevin MaysBF 6 Jimmy DavidsonOF 7 Fergus SlatteryN8 8 Terry Moore FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland
France
FB 15Jack CantoniRW 14Roland BertranneIC 13Claude DourtheOC 12Jean-Pierre LuxLW 11André CampaesFH 10Jean-Pierre RomeuSH 9 Max BarrauLP 1 Jean-Louis AzareteHK 2 René BénésisTP 3 Jean IraçabalLL 4 Élie CesterRL 5 Alain EstèveBF 6 Olivier SaïssetOF 7 Pierre BiémouretN8 8 Walter Spanghero (c) FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsIC 13Bruce RobertsonOC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Ian StevensSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Tane NortonTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Peter WhitingRL 5 Hamish MacdonaldBF 6 Alex WyllieOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alan Sutherland
Non-international matches Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
N° Opposing Team F A Date Venue Captain1 British Columbia 31 9 19 October 1972 Brockton Oval, Vancouver Ian Kirkpatrick2 New York Metropolitan 41 9 21 October 1972 Downing Stadium, New York Sid Going3 Western CountiesGloucestershire and Somerset 39 12 28 October 1972 Kingsholm, Gloucester Ian Kirkpatrick4 Llanelli 3 9 31 October 1972 Stradey Park, Llanelli Ian Kirkpatrick5 Cardiff 20 4 4 November 1972 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick6 Cambridge University 34 3 8 November 1972 Grange Road, Cambridge Sid Going7 London Counties 24 3 11 November 1972 Twickenham, London Ian Kirkpatrick8 Leinster 17 9 15 November 1972 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Sid Going9 Ulster 19 6 18 November 1972 Ravenhill, Belfast Ian Kirkpatrick10 North-Western Counties 14 16 21 November 1972 Ellis Sports Ground, Workington Ian Kirkpatrick11 Rest of Scottish Districts 26 6 23 November 1972 Mansfield Park, Hawick Ian Kirkpatrick12 Gwent 16 7 28 November 1972 Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale Ian Kirkpatrick13 Midland Counties (West) 8 16 6 December 1972 The Reddings, Moseley Ian Kirkpatrick14 North-Eastern Counties 9 3 9 December 1972 Lidget Green, Bradford Ian Kirkpatrick15 Glasgow - Edinburgh 16 10 12 December 1972 Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow Alex Wyllie16 Southern Counties 23 6 20 December 1972 Iffley Road, Oxford Ian Kirkpatrick17 Combined Services 31 10 26 December 1972 Twickenham, London Alex Wyllie18 East Glamorgan 20 9 30 December 1972 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick19 South-Western CountiesCornwall and Devon 30 7 2 January 1973 The Recreation Ground, Redruth Ian Kirkpatrick20 Newport 20 15 10 January 1973 Rodney Parade, Newport Sid Going21 Midland Counties (East)East Midlands, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire 43 12 13 January 1973 Welford Road, Leicester Ian Kirkpatrick22 Munster 3 3 16 January 1973 Musgrave Park, Cork Alex Wyllie23 Neath and Aberavon 43 3 24 January 1973 The Gnoll, Neath Ian Kirkpatrick24 Barbarians 11 23 27 January 1973 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Ian Kirkpatrick25 South-West Selection 12 3 31 January 1973 Tarbes Stadium, Tarbes Ian Kirkpatrick26 France 'B' 23 8 3 February 1973 Stade Municipal, Lyon Ian Kirkpatrick27 French Selection 6 3 7 February 1973 Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Sid Going
Barbarians
FB 15 J. P. R. WilliamsRW 14 David DuckhamOC 13 John Dawes (c)IC 12 Mike GibsonLW 11 John BevanFH 10 Phil BennettSH 9 Gareth EdwardsLP 1 Ray McLoughlinHK 2 John Pullin TP 3 Sandy CarmichaelLL 4 Willie John McBrideRL 5 Bob WilkinsonBF 6 Tommy DavidOF 7 Fergus SlatteryN8 8 Derek Quinnell FB 15Joe KaramRW 14Bryan WilliamsOC 13Bruce RobertsonIC 12Ian HurstLW 11Grant BattyFH 10Bob BurgessSH 9 Sid GoingLP 1 Graham WhitingHK 2 Ron UrlichTP 3 Kent LambertLL 4 Hamish MacdonaldRL 5 Peter WhitingBF 6 Alistair ScownOF 7 Ian Kirkpatrick (c)N8 8 Alex Wyllie
See also End-of-year rugby union internationals
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