The 1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France was a series of ten matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Romania and France in October and November 1981. The All Blacks won eight of the ten games, including the international match against Romania and both internationals against France. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was a French regional selection, and the All Blacks were also held to a draw by another regional team.
Matches Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date VenueSouthern Romania XV 25 9 20 October ConstanțaROMANIA 14 6 24 October Stadionul Național, BucharestFrench Selection 15 13 28 October StrasbourgFrench Selection 18 10 31 October Clermont-FerrandFrench Selection 16 18 4 November GrenobleFrench Barbarians 28 18 7 November BayonneFrench Selection 6 6 11 November PerpignanFRANCE 13 9 14 November Stadium Municipal, ToulouseFrench Selection 17 13 17 November La RochelleFRANCE 18 6 21 November Parc des Princes, Paris
Touring party
Manager: P. Gill Assistant Manager: Peter Burke Captain: Graham Mourie
Backs Allan Hewson (Wellington) Bernie Fraser (Wellington) Stu Wilson (Wellington) Fred Woodman (North Auckland) Jamie Salmon (Wellington) Arthur Stone (Waikato) Lachie Cameron (Manawatu) Steven Pokere (Southland) Doug Rollerson (Manawatu) Brian McKechnie (Southland) Dave Loveridge (Taranaki) Andrew Donald (Wanganui) John Boe (Waikato) replacement during tour
Forwards Murray Mexted (Wellington) Geoff Old (Manawatu) Graham Mourie (Taranank) Frank Shelford (Bay of Plenty) Mark Shaw (Manawatu) Andy Haden (Auckland) Gary Whetton (Auckland) Jock Ross (Mid-Canterbury) Rod Ketels (Counties) Wayne Neville (North Auckland) John Spiers (Counties) Paul Koteka (Waikato) Hika Reid (Bay of Plenty) Andy Dalton (Counties) Brian Morrissey (Waikato) replacement during tour
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