1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France
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The 1981 New Zealand rugby union tour of Romania and France was a series of ten matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Romania and France in October and November 1981. The All Blacks won eight of the ten games, including the international match against Romania and both internationals against France. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was a French regional selection, and the All Blacks were also held to a draw by another regional team.
Matches
- Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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| Southern Romania XV | 25 | 9 | 20 October | Constanța |
| ROMANIA | 14 | 6 | 24 October | Stadionul Național, Bucharest |
| French Selection | 15 | 13 | 28 October | Strasbourg |
| French Selection | 18 | 10 | 31 October | Clermont-Ferrand |
| French Selection | 16 | 18 | 4 November | Grenoble |
| French Barbarians | 28 | 18 | 7 November | Bayonne |
| French Selection | 6 | 6 | 11 November | Perpignan |
| FRANCE | 13 | 9 | 14 November | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| French Selection | 17 | 13 | 17 November | La Rochelle |
| FRANCE | 18 | 6 | 21 November | Parc des Princes, Paris |
Touring party
- Manager: P. Gill
- Assistant Manager: P. Burke
- Captain: Graham Mourie
Backs
- Allan Hewson (Wellington)
- Bernie Fraser (Wellington)
- Stu Wilson (Wellington)
- Frank Woodman (North Auckland)
- Jamie Salmon (Wellington)
- Arthur Massey Stone (Waikato)
- Lachlan Cameron (Manawatu)
- Stephen Pokere (Southland)
- Doug Rollerson (Manawatu)
- Brian McKechnie (Southland)
- Dave Loveridge (Taranaki)
- Andy Donald (Wanganui)
- John Boe (Waikato) replacement during tour
Forwards
- Murray Mexted (Wellington)
- Geoff Old (Manawatu)
- Graham Mourie (Taranank)
- Frank Shelford (Bay of Plenty)
- Mark Shaw (Manawatu)
- Andy Haden (Auckland)
- Gary Whetton (Auckland)
- Jock Ross (Mid-Canterbury)
- Rod Ketels (Counties)
- Wayne Neville (North Auckland)
- John Spiers (Counties)
- Paul Koteka (Waikato)
- Hika Reid (Bay of Plenty)
- Andy Dalton (Counties)
- Brian Morrissey (Waikato) replacement during tour
References
Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 59–64. ISBN 0-907-57413-0.
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