1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America

1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
Manager Ernie Todd
Tour captain(s) Ian Kirkpatrick
Top point scorer(s) Joe Karam (145)
Top try scorer(s) Grant Batty (21)
Top test point scorer(s) Joe Karam (27)
Top test try scorer(s) Sid Going (2)
Alex Wyllie (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
32 25 02 05
Test match
05 03 01 01
Opponent
P W D L
 England
1 1 0 0
 France
1 0 0 1
 Ireland
1 0 1 0
 Scotland
1 1 0 0
 Wales
1 1 0 0

The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of friendly 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 sixth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians team.

The team only lost to Llanelli, North-Western Counties, Midland Counties (West), 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

Backs

Forwards

Test matches

Tries: Con: Pen: Drop:

Wales

2 December 1972
Wales  16–19  New Zealand
Bevan (4 – 1t)
Bennett (12 – 4pg)		 Report (4 – 1t) Murdoch
(15 – 5pg) Karam
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: R.F. Johnson (RFU)
FB15J.P.R. Williams
RW14Gerald Davies
IC13Jim Shanklin
OC12Roy Bergiers
LW11John Bevan
FH10Phil Bennett
SH9Gareth Edwards
LP1Glyn Shaw
HK2Jeff Young
TP3Barry Llewelyn
LL4Derek Quinnell
RL5Delme Thomas (c)
BF6Dai Morris
OF7John Taylor
N88Mervyn Davies
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Duncan Hales
OC12Mike Parkinson
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Bob Burgess
SH9Sid Going
LP1Jeff Matheson
HK2Tane Norton
TP3Keith Murdoch
LL4Hamish Macdonald
RL5Peter Whiting
BF6Alex Wyllie
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alan Sutherland

Scotland

16 December 1972
Scotland  9–14  New Zealand
Irvine (6 – 2pg)
McGeechan (3 – 1dg)		 Report (4 – 1t) Batty
(4 – 1t) Going
(4 – 1t) Wyllie
(2 – 1c) Karam
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: G. Domercq (FFR)
FB15Andy Irvine
RW14William Steele
IC13Ian Forsyth
OC12Jim Renwick
LW11David Shedden
FH10Ian McGeechan
SH9Ian McCrae
LP1Ian McLauchlan
HK2Robert Clark
TP3Sandy Carmichael
LL4Alastair McHarg
RL5Gordon Brown
BF6Nairn MacEwan
OF7Rodger Arneil
N88Peter Brown (c)
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Bruce Robertson
OC12Mike Parkinson
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Ian Stevens
SH9Sid Going
LP1Graham Whiting
HK2Tane Norton
TP3Jeff Matheson
LL4Peter Whiting
RL5Hamish Macdonald
BF6Alistair Scown
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alex Wyllie

England

6 January 1973
England  0–9  New Zealand
Report (4 – 1t) Kirkpatrick
(2 – 1c) Karam
(3 – 1dg) Williams
Twickenham, London
Referee: J. Young (SRU)
FB15Sam Doble
RW14Alan Morley
IC13Peter Preece
OC12Peter Warfield
LW11David Duckham
FH10John Finlan
SH9Jan Webster
LP1Brian Stevens
HK2John Pullin (c)
TP3William Anderson
LL4Peter Larter
RL5Chris Ralston
BF6John Watkins
OF7Tony Neary
N88Andy Ripley
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Bruce Robertson
OC12Mike Parkinson
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Ian Stevens
SH9Sid Going
LP1Graham Whiting
HK2Tane Norton
TP3Kent Lambert
LL4Hamish Macdonald
RL5Peter Whiting
BF6Alex Wyllie
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alan Sutherland

Ireland

20 January 1973
Ireland  10–10  New Zealand
Grace (4 – 1t)
McGann (6 – 2pg)		 Report (4 – 1t) Going
(4 – 1t) Alex Wyllie
(2 – 1c) Karam
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: M. Jones (WRU)
FB15Tom Kiernan (c)
RW14Tom Grace
IC13Michael Flynn
OC12Mike Gibson
LW11Arthur McMaster
FH10Barry McGann
SH9John Moloney
LP1Ray McLoughlin
HK2Ken Kennedy
TP3Sean Lynch
LL4Willie John McBride
RL5Kevin Mays
BF6James Davidson
OF7Fergus Slattery
N88Terry Moore
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Bruce Robertson
OC12Ian Hurst
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Ian Stevens
SH9Sid Going
LP1Graham Whiting
HK2Tane Norton
TP3Kent Lambert
LL4Peter Whiting
RL5Hamish Macdonald
BF6Alex Wyllie
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alan Sutherland

France

10 February 1973
France  13–6  New Zealand
Bertranne (4 – 1t)
Dourthe (4 – 1t)
Romeu (5 – 1c, 1pg)		 Report (6 – 2pg) Karam
Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee: D.P. d'Arcy (IRFU)
FB15Jack Cantoni
RW14Roland Bertranne
IC13Claude Dourthe
OC12Jean-Pierre Lux
LW11Andre Campaes
FH10Jean-Pierre Romeu
SH9Max Barrau
LP1Jean-Louis Azarete
HK2Rene Benesis
TP3Jean Iraçabal
LL4Élie Cester
RL5Alain Estève
BF6Olivier Saïsset
OF7Pierre Biemouret
N88Walter Spanghero (c)
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Bruce Robertson
OC12Ian Hurst
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Ian Stevens
SH9Sid Going
LP1Graham Whiting
HK2Tane Norton
TP3Kent Lambert
LL4Peter Whiting
RL5Hamish Macdonald
BF6Alex Wyllie
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alan Sutherland

Non-International Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.[1]
N°Opposing TeamFADateVenueCaptain
1British Columbia British Columbia31919 October 1972British Columbia Brockton Oval, VancouverIan Kirkpatrick
2New York (state) New York Metropolitan41921 October 1972New York (state) Downing Stadium, New YorkSid Going
3England Western Counties[2]391228 October 1972England Kingsholm, GloucesterIan Kirkpatrick
4Wales Llanelli3931 October 1972Wales Stradey Park, LlanelliIan Kirkpatrick
5Wales Cardiff2044 November 1972Wales Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffIan Kirkpatrick
6England Cambridge University3438 November 1972England Grange Road, CambridgeSid Going
7England London Counties24311 November 1972England Twickenham, LondonIan Kirkpatrick
8Leinster Leinster17915 November 1972Republic of Ireland Lansdowne Road, DublinSid Going
9Ulster Ulster19618 November 1972Northern Ireland Ravenhill, BelfastIan Kirkpatrick
10England North-Western Counties141622 November 1972England Ellis Sports Ground, WorkingtonIan Kirkpatrick
11Scotland Rest of Scottish Districts26625 November 1972Scotland Mansfield Park, HawickIan Kirkpatrick
12Monmouthshire (historic) Gwent16728 November 1972Wales Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw ValeIan Kirkpatrick
13England Midland Counties (West)8166 December 1972England The Reddings, MoseleyIan Kirkpatrick
14England North-Eastern Counties939 December 1972England Lidget Green, BradfordIan Kirkpatrick
15Scotland Glasgow and Edinburgh161012 December 1972Scotland Little Hughenden Park, GlasgowAlex Wyllie
16England Southern Counties23620 December 1972England Iffley Road, OxfordIan Kirkpatrick
17England Combined Services311026 December 1972England Twickenham, LondonAlex Wyllie
18Wales East Glamorgan20930 December 1972Wales Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffIan Kirkpatrick
19England South-Western Counties[3]3072 January 1973England The Recreation Ground, RedruthIan Kirkpatrick
20Newport, Wales Newport201510 January 1973Wales Rodney Parade, NewportSid Going
21England Midland Counties (East)[4]431213 January 1973England Welford Road, LeicesterIan Kirkpatrick
22Munster Munster3316 January 1973Republic of Ireland Musgrave Park, CorkAlex Wyllie
23Wales Neath and Aberavon43324 January 1973Wales The Gnoll, NeathIan Kirkpatrick
24Barbarians112327 January 1973Wales Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffIan Kirkpatrick
25France South-West Selection12331 January 1973France Tarbes Stadium, TarbesIan Kirkpatrick
26France France 'B'2383 February 1973France Stade Municipal, LyonIan Kirkpatrick
27France French Selection637 February 1973France Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-FerrandSid Going

Barbarians

27 January 1973
Barbarians 23–11  New Zealand
Edwards (4 – 1t)
Slattery (4 – 1t)
Bevan (4 – 1t)
Williams (4 – 1t)
Bennett (7 – 2c, 1pg)		 Report (8 – 2t) Batty
(3 – 1pg) Karam
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: G. Domercq (FFR)
FB15Wales J.P.R. Williams
RW14England David Duckham
IC13Wales John Dawes (c)
OC12Ireland Mike Gibson
LW11Wales John Bevan
FH10Wales Phil Bennett
SH9Wales Gareth Edwards
LP1Ireland Ray McLoughlin
HK2England John Pullin
TP3Scotland Sandy Carmichael
LL4Ireland Willie John McBride
RL5England Bob Wilkinson
BF6Wales Tom David
OF7Ireland Fergus Slattery
N88Wales Derek Quinnell
FB15Joe Karam
RW14Bryan Williams
IC13Bruce Robertson
OC12Ian Hurst
LW11Grant Batty
FH10Bob Burgess
SH9Sid Going
LP1Graham Whiting
HK2Ron Urlich
TP3Kent Lambert
LL4Peter Whiting
RL5Hamish Macdonald
BF6Alistair Scown
OF7Ian Kirkpatrick (c)
N88Alex Wyllie

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/tourbreak.asp?IDID=68
  2. ↑ Gloucestershire and Somerset
  3. ↑ Cornwall and Devon
  4. ↑ East Midlands, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire


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