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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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Todd
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Ian Hurst
Ian Archibald Hurst (born 27 August 1951 in Oamaru) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks in the early 1970s. He also played provincial rugby for North Otago and Canterbury. Early career In 1970 Hurst was picked to play for North Otago while he was attending Waitaki Boys' High School Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys located in the northern part of the town of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with day and boarding facilities, and was founded in 1883. , it has a school roll of approximately 400 students. The .... The next year while attending Lincoln College he earned an appearance for Canterbury. Hurst was chosen for the New Zealand Universities in 1972, playing against the Californian Grizzlies, he then forced his way into the Canterbury A team midway through 1972 playing as a centre. In his sixth appearance he was involved in the team which lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Auckland, winning him a place in the trials for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Whiting (rugby Union)
Peter John Whiting (born 6 August 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby union positions#Lock, lock, Whiting represented Auckland Rugby Football Union, Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1971 to 1976, and was known as a superb lineout expert. He played 56 matches for the All Blacks including 20 internationals. References External links * * 1946 births Living people Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Auckland Grammar School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Rugby union locks {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Haden
Andrew Maxwell Haden (26 September 195029 July 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player and All Black captain. He played at lock for Auckland and New Zealand from 1972 until 1985. He also played club rugby in the United Kingdom and Italy. Life and career Haden was born in Wanganui on 26 September 1950. He attended Wanganui Boys' College. He made his All Black debut in 1972, and his Test debut against the British Lions in 1977, going on to make 41 Test appearances and scoring two tries. Of those 41 appearances, 8 were as captain of the All Blacks. Haden was noted for his powerful scrummage skills and for his imposing presence at the lineout. He played club rugby for Auckland, Harlequins in London and Algida Rome in Italy. Off the field, he published his autobiography, ''Boots ’n All'', in 1983. By receiving royalties from the book, he ostensibly tested the sport's strict amateurism rules in force back then. He ultimately prevailed, however, by claiming that being a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Eliason
Ian Matheson Eliason (6 June 1945 – 24 February 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Eliason represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1972 to 1973. He played 19 games for the All Blacks but did not appear in any test matches. Eliason died in New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ... on 24 February 2019. References 1945 births 2019 deaths People from Kaponga People educated at Opunake High School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Taranaki {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Macdonald (rugby Player)
Hamish Hugh Macdonald (born 11 January 1947) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Macdonald represented Poverty Bay, Canterbury, and 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 ..., from 1972 to 1976. He played 48 matches for the All Blacks including 12 internationals. References 1947 births Living people People from the Hokianga People educated at King's College, Auckland New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Poverty Bay rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Northland rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from the Northland Region {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Scown
Alistair Ian Scown (born 21 October 1948) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He has five caps as an All Black. All his test appearances were in 1972. Scown is known for being a player involved in what has been described as "the greatest try of them all" in a match between Barbarian FC and the All Blacks in 1973. Scown's daughter Sonia has represented New Zealand in rowing, and won bronze at the 2001 World Rowing Championships. Scown's son-in-law is Rob Waddell, who won a rowing gold at the 2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... Scown's son Hayden is an accomplished rugby player, having played at Provincial level for Waikato, and age group New Zealand level. Scown's youngest daughter, Amanda Merrington, is a real estate agent living in Cambridge. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Stewart (rugby Union Player)
Kenneth William Stewart (born 3 January 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Stewart represented Southland 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 1972 to 1981. He played 55 matches for the All Blacks including 13 internationals. References 1953 births Living people People from Gore, New Zealand People educated at Otago Boys' High School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Southland rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Southland, New Zealand {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bevan Holmes
Bevan Holmes (born 7 April 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A number 8 and flanker, Bevan 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 ..., from 1970 to 1973. He holds the dubious distinction of making the most appearances for the All Blacks, namely 31, without playing in an international. References 1946 births Living people Rugby union players from Christchurch People educated at Northland College, Kaikohe New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Northland rugby union players Rugby union number eights Rugby union flankers {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Sutherland (rugby Player)
Alan Richard Sutherland (4 January 1944 – 4 May 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number 8 and lock, Sutherland represented Marlborough 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 1968 to 1976. He played 64 matches for the All Blacks, of which three were as captain, including 10 internationals. Sutherland died in South Africa on 4 May 2020. References 1944 births 2020 deaths Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand People educated at Marlborough Boys' College New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Marlborough rugby union players Rhodesian rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Colling
George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented Otago and 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 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. He went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams, and was an All Black selector in 1994. He also served on the board of the Auckland Rugby Union. Colling died of a brain tumour in Auckland in 2003. References 1946 births 2003 deaths Auckland rugby union players Deaths from brain cancer in New Zealand New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Stevens (rugby Union Player)
Ian Neal Stevens (born 13 April 1948) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback and first five-eighth, Stevens represented 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 1972 to 1976. He played 33 games for the All Blacks, including one as captain, and appeared in three test matches. References 1948 births Living people People from Waipawa People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Hawke's Bay {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |