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 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) in

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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

and losing to

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. 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:

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Backs

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(Taranaki) *

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(Canterbury) *

(Wellington) * Bernie Fraser (Wellington) *

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(Waikato) * Craig Green (Canterbury) * Steven Pokere (Southland) * Warwick Taylor (Canterbury) * Ian Dunn (North Auckland) * Wayne Smith (Canterbury) * Andrew Donald (Wanganui) *

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(Otago)

Forwards

* Murray Mexted (Wellington) *

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(Manawatu) * Mark Shaw (Manawatu) *

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(Canterbury) * Frank Shelford (Hawke's Bay) * Albert Anderson (Canterbury) * Gary Braid (Bay of Plenty) *

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(North Auckland) * Murray Davie (Canterbury) * Scott Crichton (Wellington) * Kevin Boroevich (King Country) *

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(Wellington) * Hika Reid (Bay of Plenty) * Brett Wilson (Counties)

References

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