1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
Manager Noel Stanley
Tour captain(s) Andy Leslie
Summary
P W D L
Total
24 18 00 06
Test match
04 01 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
4 3 0 1

In 1976 the All Blacks toured South Africa, with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon.[1] Twenty-five African nations protested against this by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2] In their view the All Black tour gave tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The five Maori players on the tour, Billy Bush, Sid Going, Kent Lambert, Bill Osborne and Tane Norton, as well as ethnic-Samoan Bryan Williams, were offered honorary white status in South Africa. Bush asserts that he was deliberately provocative toward the apartheid regime while he was there.[3]

The All Blacks achieved a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and they lost the test series 3–1.

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Border/North East Cape24030 June 1976Border R.U. Ground, East LondonTour Match
Eastern Province28153 July 1976Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port ElizabethTour Match
South African Proteas2537 July 1976Goodwood, Cape TownTour Match
SA Invitation XV312410 July 1976Newlands, Cape TownTour Match
Boland42614 July 1976Boland Stadium, Wellington (South Africa)Tour Match
Western Province111217 July 1976Newlands, Cape TownTour Match
SA Gazelles211520 July 1976Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port ElizabethTour Match
South Africa71624 July 1976Kings Park, DurbanTest Match
Western Transvaal42328 July 1976Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour Match
Transvaal121031 July 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour Match
South African Universities2194 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour Match
Eastern Transvaal26127 August 1976Pam Brink Stadium, SpringsTour Match
Orange Free State Country Invitation XV31610 August 1976Welkom Ground, WelkomTour Match
South Africa15914 August 1976Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest Match
Quagga-Barbarians323118 August 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour Match
Northern Transvaal272921 August 1976Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour Match
Transvaal Country Invitation XV481324 August 1976Witbank Ground, WitbankTour Match
Natal421328 August 1976King's Park, DurbanTour Match
Leopards31031 August 1976Mdantsane, East LondonTour Match
South Africa10154 September 1976Newlands, Cape TownTest Match
NW Cape Invitation XV34176 September 1976Danie Kuys Stadium, UpingtonTour Match
Orange Free State101511 September 1976Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour Match
Griqualand West26314 September 1976de Beers Stadium, KimberlyTour Match
South Africa141518 September 1976Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match

Touring party

NamePositionLocal ClubProvince (NZRU)Age (in 1976)HeightOccupationCaps
Kit FawcettFullbackNZ UniversitiesAuckland226'1"Student–
Laurie MainsFullbackSouthernOtago305'11"Land Agent4
Grant BattyThree-quartersOtumoetai CadetsBay of Plenty245'5"Manager10
Terry MitchellThree-quartersLinwoodCanterbury255'8"Carpenter–
Bill OsborneThree-quartersKaierauWanganui205'9"Stock agent1
Neil PurvisThree-quartersWanakaOtago245'10"Farmer1
Bruce RobertsonThree-quartersArdmore CollegeCounties236'1"Teacher10
Bryan WilliamsThree-quartersPonsonbyAuckland255'10"Lawyer22
Doug BruceFive-eighthOxfordCanterbury285'10"Teacher–
Lyn JaffrayFive-eighthEasternOtago255'10"Lamb buyer3
Joe MorganFive-eighthMid-NorthernNorth Auckland305'10"Farmer2
Duncan RobertsonFive-eighthZingari-RichmondOtago295'10"Builder6
Lyn DavisScrum-halfSuburbsCanterbury325'8"Commercial grower1
Sid GoingScrum-halfMid-NorthernNorth Auckland325'7"Farmer22
Andy LeslieNo. 8PetoneWellington316'2"Mercer6
Alan SutherlandNo. 8OpawaMarlborough316'3"Shearer11
Kevin EveleighFlankerFeildingManawatu286'0"Farm contractor–
Ian KirkpatrickFlankerNgapataPoverty Bay296'3"Farmer30
Lawrie KnightFlankerNgapataPoverty Bay266'3"Doctor–
Ken StewartFlankerBalfourSouthland236'0"Farmer7
Hamish MacdonaldLockKaikoheNorth Auckland286'3"Farmer9
Frank OliverLockInvercargill MaristSouthland276'3"Tree Planter–
Gary SeearLockSouthernOtago246'5"Draughtsman–
Peter WhitingLockPonsonbyAuckland296'6"Teacher16
Billy BushPropBelfastCanterbury276'1"Commercial fisherman4
Brad JohnstonePropNorth ShoreAuckland256'3"Builder–
Kent LambertPropTechnical College Old BoysManawatu245'11"Shearer6
Kerry TannerPropNew BrightonCanterbury296'2"Publican6
Graeme CrossmanHookerEastern DistrictsBay of Plenty305'10"Teacher–
Tane NortonHookerLinwoodCanterbury326'0"Company representative19
Perry HarrisProp (tour replacement)Te KawauManawatu306'1"Farmer–

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References

  1. ↑ Fortuin, Gregory (20 July 2006). "It's time to close the final chapter". The New Zealand Herald.
  2. ↑ "On This Day 17 July 1976". bbc.co.uk. 17 July 1976. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
  3. ↑ Rugby: Once was hatred, New Zealand Herald, 18 April 2010
  4. 1 2 McLean, Terry, Goodbye to Glory: The 1976 All Black Tour of South Africa. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., 1976. ISBN 0-589-01008-5
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