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1983 New Zealand Rugby Union Tour Of Scotland And England
The 1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain was a series of eight matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Scotland and England in October and November 1983. New Zealand won five of their eight games, drew one and lost the other two. They won neither of the two international matches, drawing with Scotland and losing to England. In the non-international fixtures they also suffered a defeat by the English Midlands Division invitational team. Matches :''Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.'' Touring party *Manager: P.W. Mitchell *Assistant Manager: Bryce Rope *Captain: Stu Wilson Backs *Kieran Crowley (Taranaki) *Robbie Deans (Canterbury) *Stu Wilson (Wellington) * Bernie Fraser (Wellington) *Bruce Smith (Waikato) * Craig Green (Canterbury) * Steven Pokere (Southland) * Warwick Taylor (Canterbury) * Ian Dunn (North Auckland) * Wayne Smith (Canterbury) * Andrew Donald (Wanganui) *David Kirk (Otago) Forwards * Murr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Rugby Union Team
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, 2011 and 2015. They were the first country to win the Rugby World Cup 3 times. New Zealand has a 76 per-cent winning record in test-match rugby, and has secured more wins than losses against every test opponent. Since their international debut in 1903, New Zealand teams have played test matches against 19 nations, of which 12 have never won a game against the All Blacks. The team has also played against three multinational all-star teams, losing only eight of 45 matches. Since the introduction of the World Rugby Rankings in 2003, New Zealand has held the number-one ranking longer than all other teams combined. They jointly hold the record for the most consecutive test match wins for a tier-one ranked nation, along with England. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans (born 4 September 1959) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, currently the head coach of Japanese club Panasonic Wild Knights. He was head coach of the Australian national team between 2008 and 2013. Deans had previously coached the Crusaders for eight seasons and was an assistant coach of New Zealand between late 2001 and 2003. As the coach of the Crusaders, Deans has won more Super rugby titles than any other (three Super 12 titles and two Super 14). He has also coached Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship, winning the title in 1997. As a player, Deans represented Canterbury, first playing at fly half, and later fullback. He also played nineteen matches for the All Blacks, including five tests. Playing career Deans attended Christ's College, Christchurch as a boarder where he played rugby mainly at first five-eighth.Giford (2004), p. 111 He made his provincial debut for Canterbury in 1979 and played mainly at fullback, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Hobbs
Michael James Bowie Hobbs (15 February 1960 – 13 March 2012), generally known as Jock Hobbs, was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A Flanker (rugby union), flanker, he played for Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Canterbury and won 21 caps for the New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In later years he was prominent in rugby administration. Between 2002 and 2010 he was chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union before standing down due to illness. Youth and playing career Hobbs was born in Christchurch. He played in the first XV at Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College in Christchurch, and was a regular first choice for Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Canterbury from the 1981 season onwards, playing in the failed Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato Rugby Union, Waikato. His test debut came in 1983 against the British and Irish Lions, where he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Shaw (rugby Union)
Mark William Shaw (born 23 May 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shaw represented Horowhenua, Manawatu and Hawke's Bay provincially and the All Blacks internationally. He was educated at Kapiti College Kāpiti College is situated at Raumati Beach on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Wellington City. It was called Raumati District High School when built in 1954, then renamed Kapiti College in 1957. The Kapiti College mott .... Shaw was selected for the All Blacks' tour of Australia in 1980, playing in all three tests, and scoring three tries in one of those matches. He toured North America and Wales later that year. Shaw played a total of 68 matches for the All Blacks, 30 of them test matches. Shaw was appointed as an All Black selector in 2002. References 1956 births Living people New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Hawke's Bay rugby union players Manawatu rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Old
Geoffrey Haldane Old (born 22 January 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. Predominantly a number eight, Old represented Taranaki briefly and then Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ..., from 1980 to 1983. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He later coached the Dutch national side between 1997 and 1999. References 1956 births Living people People from Eltham, New Zealand People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players Rugby union number eights New Zealand rugby union coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Mexted
Murray Graham Mexted (born 5 September 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 consecutive tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985. He also played 38 non-test games including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the Number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an effective defender. In 1986, his biography, ''Pieces of Eight'', was published, and he married Lorraine Downes, Miss Universe Lorraine Downes. The couple separated in 1999. In recent years, he has retained a high profile as a television colour commentator. Mexted's father, Graham Mexted, was also a New Zealand rugby union international who won one full cap in 1950. Prior to his rugby career, Mexted worked at his family's car dealership. References External links * 1953 births Living people Rugby union players from Wellington City People educated at Tawa College New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kirk
David Edward Kirk (born 5 October 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. Early years Kirk was born in Wellington and grew up in Palmerston North. He was educated at Russell Street School, Wanganui Collegiate School, and the University of Otago, where he graduated with a medical degree MB ChB. Rugby union career Kirk played domestic rugby for Otago and Auckland, and first toured with the All Blacks in 1983. He stood out from his fellow players as "urbane, articulate and thoughtful," and when the planned 1986 All Black tour to South Africa was cancelled David and John Kirwan were the only two players to refuse to join the rebel "Cavaliers" team on moral grounds—he felt that it would give comfort to the apartheid regime. With the rebels banned from playing in the next two All Black test he captained the so-called " Baby Blacks". On the return of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Donald
Andrew John Donald (born 11 May 1957) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby union positions#scrum-half, halfback, Donald represented Wanganui Rugby Football Union, Wanganui at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1984. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals. References 1957 births Living people Rugby union players from Whanganui People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Wanganui rugby union players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Smith (rugby Union)
Wayne Ross Smith (born 19 April 1957) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He has won three Rugby World Cups; he was an assistant coach with New Zealand's men's team, the All Blacks, who won the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and as head coach of the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, won the 2021 World Cup, held in 2022. He was previously the head coach of New Zealand's men's team, the All Blacks (2000-2001), and assistant coach for two spells (2004–11 and 2015–2017). He is one of two coaches (with Steve Hansen) to win back-to-back World Cups. He also coached the Crusaders to win the 1998 and 1999 Super Rugby title, and the Chiefs to win the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby titles. As a player, Smith won 17 international caps for New Zealand between 1980 and 1985. He also toured with the New Zealand Cavaliers in 1986, playing in one of the test matches against South Africa. Playing Growing up in Putāruru, Smith played for Waikato Secondary Schools in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dunn (rugby Union)
Ian Thomas Wayne Dunn (born 11 June 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Dunn represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ..., in 1983 and 1984. He played 13 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. References 1960 births Living people People from Te Kōpuru New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Northland rugby union players Māori All Blacks players Rugby union fly-halves People educated at Dargaville High School Rugby union players from the Northland Region {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Taylor
Warwick Thomas Taylor (born 11 March 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He won 24 caps for the All Blacks between 1983 and 1988 and played in the victorious New Zealand team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Since retiring from rugby, Taylor has taught physical education at Burnside High School in Christchurch. He was assistant coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournamen ... from 2007–2009. References External links * * 1960 births Living people Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand People educated at Matamata College University of Otago alumni New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Otago rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pokere
Steven Tahurata Pokere (born 11 August 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Pokere represented Southland, Auckland and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ..., from 1981 to 1985. He played 39 matches for the All Blacks including 18 internationals. In 2005, Pokere was sentenced to 2½ years in jail for conspiracy to defraud investors of $NZ4million, relating to a company that he ran with three others, all Mormons, that targeted fellow church members, many of whom were friends and family of the quartet. References 1958 births Living people Rugby union players from Hāwera People educated at Southland Boys' Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
