1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji

1968 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
Summary
P W D L
Total
12 12 00 00
Test match
03 03 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
2 2 0 0
 Fiji[1]
1 1 0 0

The 1968 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia and Fiji was the 21st tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia and it ended with a match at Fiji.

The previous tour by the All Blacks to Australia was the 1962 tour. The Wallabies had visited New Zealand in 1964.

The All Backs won all both Test matches and the Bledisloe Cup.

Before the first Test Australian coach (and former Wallaby and All Black) Des Connor had studied the rulebook and after consulting with referees, he introduced tactically the first short lineout ever used in a match in the southern hemisphere.[2] This tactic is now a common part of rugby at all levels.

The tour

Scores and results list All Blacks's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Sydney14921 May 1968Moore Park, SydneyTour match
Tasmania74025 May 1968Queenborough Oval, HobartTour match
Junior Wallabies43328 May 1968Norwood Oval, AdelaideTour match
Victoria6801 June 1968Olympic Stadium, MelbourneTour match
A.C.T.4405 June 1968Manuka Oval, CanberraTour match
New South Wales3058 June 1968Moore Park, SydneyTour match
New South Wales Country29310 June 1968Sports Ground, NewcastleTour match
Australia Comb. Serv45812 June 1968North Sydney Oval, SydneyTour match
Australia271115 June 1968Cricket Ground, SydneyTest match
Queensland34318 June 1968Ballymore, BrisbaneTour match
Australia191822 June 1968Ballymore, BrisbaneTest match
Fiji33625 June 1968National Stadium, SuvaTour match

References

  1. ↑ Official test match only for Fijian Rugby Union not for New Zealand Rugby Union
  2. ↑ Howell p161

Published sources

  • Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead – Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ
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