The 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the

Scotland national rugby union team The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union and is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, ...

in New Zealand in May and June 1981. The Scotland team won five of their matches and lost the other three. They lost both international matches against the

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 ...

(the All Blacks).

Matches

:''Scores and results list Scotland's points tally first.''

Touring party

*Manager: Ken Smith *Assistant Manager:

Jim Telfer James Telfer (born 17 March 1940) is a Scottish former rugby union coach and player. As a player, he won 21 international caps in the amateur era, also having a career as a headmaster at Hawick High School and Galashiels Academy and Forrester H ...

*Captain: Andy Irvine

Backs

* Andy Irvine *

Peter Dods Peter Dods (born 6 January 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Fullback. Rugby union career Amateur career Dods played for Gala at fullback. Provincial career Dods was capped by Sou ...

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Bruce Hay Bruce Hamilton Hay (23 May 1950 – 1 October 2007) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Background Hay was born in Edinburgh and educated at Liberton High School. From there he went on to work as an engineer for the National Coal Bo ...

Roger Baird Roger Baird (born 12 April 1960 in Kelso, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Baird attended St. Mary's School, Melrose and Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Both schools ...

Richard Breakey Richard Breakey (born 14 November 1956) is a former Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations Championship, 1978 Five Natio ...

* Alastair Cranston *

Jim Renwick Jim Renwick (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Centre.Bath, p154 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Hawick Harlequins and then moved to play for Hawick. Provincial care ...

* John Rutherford * Ron Wilson *

Roy Laidlaw Roy James Laidlaw (born 5 October 1953) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, pp145, 146 Rugby Union career Amateur career Much of his domestic rugby was played with Jed-Forest RFC, who were in the Scottish Second Divi ...

* Gordon Hunter *

Alan Lawson Alan Lawson (born 19 May 1948, in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Lawson stated: 'When I played in the 1970s, Jimmy Thain, the head groun ...

''replacement during tour''

Forwards

* Derek White *

Iain Paxton Iain Angus McLeod Paxton (born 29 December 1957) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He won 36 caps for Scotland at number eight and lock between 1981 and 1988, scoring a total of five tries.Bath, p153 He also won four caps for the Brit ...

Peter Lillington Peter Murray Lillington (born 1959 in Ely, Cambridgeshire) is a former Scotland 'B' international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Lillington competed for Durham University RFC as an undergraduate. He continued his stu ...

* Jim Calder * Gordon Dickson * David Leslie * Bill Cuthbertson * Tom Smith *

Alan Tomes Alan Tomes (born 6 November 1951) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Born in Hawick, Tomes moved to Gateshead when he was 8 years old. He played rugby for Gateshead Fell. His grandfather, ...

Jim Aitken Jim Aitken (born 22 November 1947) is a British businessman and former Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop. Rugby Union career Amateur career Aitken played for h ...

Gerry McGuinness Gerald Michael McGuinness (born 14 September 1953) is a Scottish rugby coach and former player who won seven caps for Scotland playing as a prop forward. Rugby Union career Amateur career In 1977 he played for West of Scotland. In 1987 he mo ...

Iain Milne Iain Milne (born 17 June 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion.Bath, p149 Rugby Union career Amateur career Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, he played prop ...

Norrie Rowan Norman "Norrie" Rowan (born 17 September 1951) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Forrester and later Boroughmuir. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. ...

Colin Deans Colin Thomas Deans (born 3 May 1955) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He was born in Hawick in the Scottish borders. He played for Hawick Trades and then Hawick.Bath, p133 His nickname w ...

* Kenneth Lawrie

References

* Scotland rugby union tour Scotland national rugby union team tours Scotland national rugby union team tours of New Zealand Scottish-New Zealand culture

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