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.Billot (1972), p. 191
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.
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) Brian Muller (Taranaki) Waka Nathan (Auckland) Alan Smith (Taranaki) Sam Strahan (Manawatu) Kel Tremain (Hawke's Bay) Graham Williams (Wellington) Murray Wills (Taranaki) Colin Meads (King Country)
Match summary Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date VenueBritish Columbia 36 3 14 October Empire Stadium, VancouverEastern Canada 40 3 18 October Montreal University Stadium, MontrealNorth of England 33 3 25 October White City, ManchesterMidlands, London and Home Counties 15 3 28 October Welford Road, LeicesterSouth of England 16 3 1 November Memorial Ground, BristolEngland 23 11 4 November Twickenham, LondonWest Wales 21 14 8 November St Helens, SwanseaWales 13 6 11 November Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffSouth East France 16 3 15 November Lyon Stade Municipal, Lyon France 'B' 32 19 18 November Stadium Municipal, ToulouseSouth West France 18 14 21 November Bayonne Stade Municipal, BayonneFrance 21 15 25 November Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, ParisCombined Scottish Districts 35 14 29 November The Greenyards, MelroseScotland 14 3 2 December Murrayfield, EdinburghMonmouthshire 23 12 6 December Rodney Parade, NewportEast Wales 3 3 13 December Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffBarbarians 11 6 16 December Twickenham, London
Match details England
Team detailsEngland: 15. Don Rutherford 14. Keith Savage 13. Colin McFadyean 12. Bob Lloyd 11. Rodney Webb 10. John Finlan 9. Bill Gittings 1. Tony Horton 2. Bert 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) Note: This was the very first international rugby union match to be televised in colour.
Wales
Team detailsWales: 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
Team detailsFrance: 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
Team detailsScotland: 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
Team detailsBarbarians: 15. Stewart Wilson (c) 14. Ken Jones 13. Bob 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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