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Series of rugby union matches
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".
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Test matches
Tries:
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Wales
Scotland
England
Ireland
France
Non-International Matches
Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. [ 1]
N°
Opposing Team
F
A
Date
Venue
Captain
1
British Columbia
31
9
19 October 1972
Brockton Oval, Vancouver
Ian Kirkpatrick
2
New York Metropolitan
41
9
21 October 1972
Downing Stadium , New York
Sid Going
3
Western Counties[ 2]
39
12
28 October 1972
Kingsholm , Gloucester
Ian Kirkpatrick
4
Llanelli
3
9
31 October 1972
Stradey Park , Llanelli
Ian Kirkpatrick
5
Cardiff
20
4
4 November 1972
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
Ian Kirkpatrick
6
Cambridge University
34
3
8 November 1972
Grange Road, Cambridge
Sid Going
7
London Counties
24
3
11 November 1972
Twickenham , London
Ian Kirkpatrick
8
Leinster
17
9
15 November 1972
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Sid Going
9
Ulster
19
6
18 November 1972
Ravenhill , Belfast
Ian Kirkpatrick
10
North-Western Counties
14
16
22 November 1972
Ellis Sports Ground, Workington
Ian Kirkpatrick
11
Rest of Scottish Districts
26
6
25 November 1972
Mansfield Park , Hawick
Ian Kirkpatrick
12
Gwent
16
7
28 November 1972
Welfare Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale
Ian Kirkpatrick
13
Midland Counties (West)
8
16
6 December 1972
The Reddings, Moseley
Ian Kirkpatrick
14
North-Eastern Counties
9
3
9 December 1972
Lidget Green, Bradford
Ian Kirkpatrick
15
Glasgow and Edinburgh
16
10
12 December 1972
Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow
Alex Wyllie
16
Southern Counties
23
6
20 December 1972
Iffley Road , Oxford
Ian Kirkpatrick
17
Combined Services
31
10
26 December 1972
Twickenham , London
Alex Wyllie
18
East Glamorgan
20
9
30 December 1972
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
Ian Kirkpatrick
19
South-Western Counties[ 3]
30
7
2 January 1973
The Recreation Ground, Redruth
Ian Kirkpatrick
20
Newport
20
15
10 January 1973
Rodney Parade , Newport
Sid Going
21
Midland Counties (East)[ 4]
43
12
13 January 1973
Welford Road , Leicester
Ian Kirkpatrick
22
Munster
3
3
16 January 1973
Musgrave Park , Cork
Alex Wyllie
23
Neath and Aberavon
43
3
24 January 1973
The Gnoll , Neath
Ian Kirkpatrick
24
Barbarians
11
23
27 January 1973
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
Ian Kirkpatrick
25
South-West Selection
12
3
31 January 1973
Tarbes Stadium, Tarbes
Ian Kirkpatrick
26
France 'B'
23
8
3 February 1973
Stade Municipal , Lyon
Ian Kirkpatrick
27
French Selection
6
3
7 February 1973
Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Sid Going
Barbarians
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References
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See also
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Rugby union tours of England
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Rugby union tours of France
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