1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

The 1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in August 1964.[1]

1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
08 04 00 04
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
3 1 0 2

The "Wallabies " lost the series, winning one test out of three against the All Blacks but losing the other. So the Bledisloe Cup, contested for the first time since 1962, remain owned by New Zealand.

The tour was one of the highlights of the successful "Thornett Era" of Australian Rugby, buoyed by the leadership skills of skipper John Thornett and the outstanding skills of greats of the game like Ken Catchpole, Peter Johnson and Rob Heming. Dick Marks and Peter Crittle also toured and would later become among the most influential administrators of Australian rugby.[2]

The Matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Wanganui1405 August 1964Spriggins Park, WanganuiTour match
Auckland6118 August 1964Eden Park, AucklandTour match
East Coast28311 August 1964Whakarua Park, RuatoriaTour match
New Zealand91415 August 1964Carisbrook, DunedinTest match
Mid Canterbury101618 August 1964Showgrounds Oval, AshburtonTour match
New Zealand31822 August 1964Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTest match
Bush191328 August 1964Rugby Park, PahiatuaTour match
New Zealand20529 August 1964Athletic Park, WellingtonTest match

References
  1. Chester and McMillan, R.H. and N.A.C. (1990). The Visitors. Moa Publications. ISBN 1-86947-060-5.
  2. Meares and Howell; Wallaby Legends; Lothian Books, 2005
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