1967 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

The 1967 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was the sixteenth Australian tour of New Zealand and the first since 1964 (or 2 years, 355 days). It was succeeded by the 1972 tour of New Zealand and Fiji, exactly five years. Unlike both teams' usual arrangement of playing a two- or three-match series, the 1967 tour was a one-off match, the first since Australia's 1931 tour and wouldn't be repeated again until New Zealand's 1979 tour of Australia.

1967 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Date19 August 1967
Coach(es)Bryan Palmer[1]
Tour captain(s)Ken Catchpole
Summary
P W D L
Total
01 00 00 01
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourGreat Britain, Ireland and France 1966–67
Next tourGreat Britain and Ireland 1968

Despite the significant margin going the way of New Zealand, the half-time scoreline was 9–3 in New Zealand's favour with New Zealand scoring two penalty goals and one drop goal. While Australia had one try (unconverted) via Rod Batterham.[2]

Fixtures

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Date Venue Home Score Away
19 August 1967 Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand   29–9   Australia

Match details

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19 August 1967
NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  29–9  Australia
Try: B. Davis
Steel (2)
Tremain
Con: Williment (4)
Pen: Williment (2)
Drop: Herewini
ReportTry: Batterham (2)
Pen: Batterham
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 45,000[3]
Referee: John Pring (New Zealand)
FB 15 Mick Williment
RW 14 Malcolm Dick
OC 13 Bill Davis
IC 12 Ian MacRae
LW 11 Tony Steel
FH 10 Mack Herewini
SH 9 Sid Going
N8 8 Brian Lochore (c)
OF 7 Kel Tremain
BF 6 Waka Nathan
RL 5 Colin Meads
LL 4 Sam Strahan
TP 3 Jack Hazlett
HK 2 John Major
LP 1 Brian Muller
Coach:
Fred Allen
FB 15 Russell Manning
RW 14 Ian Procter
OC 13 Phil Smith
IC 12 John Brass
LW 11 Rod Batterham
FH 10 Phil Hawthorne
SH 9 Ken Catchpole (c)
N8 8 Tony Miller
OF 7 Peter Johnson
BF 6 Roy Prosser
RL 5 Ross Teitzel
LL 4 Tony Abrahams
TP 3 Jeff Sayle
HK 2 Greg Davis
LP 1 Hugh Rose
Coach:
Bryan Palmer

References

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  1. ^ "Wallabies Set To Regain RU Cup". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 769. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 August 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Hall, I. J. D. (21 August 1967). "Australians Humbled, 29-9, By All Blacks". The Press. Wellington, New Zealand.
  3. ^ "New Zealand v Australia, 1967 – Wellington". en.espn.co.uk. ESPNscrum.