1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada
The 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, France and Canada was a tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team. The series consisted of 17 matches, four of Test status against international opposition. The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 Invincible team.
Tour
The 1967 tour was hastily arranged, as New Zealand originally intended to tour South Africa. That was called off due to apartheid issues over the Māori members of the New Zealand side, and Britain was chosen as an alternative. This resulted in difficulties arranging matches against club opposition, a tradition of earlier tours, with non-Test games now played solely against regional teams.The tour captain was Brian Lochore and the 30-man team was managed by former Kiwis' captain Charles Saxton. The tour began in North America, where the All Blacks played two matches, against British Columbia and Eastern Canada. The tourists then travelled to Great Britain where they faced several regional teams along with two Test matches against England and Wales. This was followed by four matches in France, one against the French national team, before returning to Britain to play three games in Scotland, where they played the final Test of the tour against Scotland. They completed the tour with a return to Wales, beating Monmouthshire and then drawing against an East Wales team, before the final fixture against the Barbarians.
The All Blacks should also have played matches in Ireland, including a test match against Ireland on 16 December but they were forced to cancel this section of the tour because of the 1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak. The Irish government banned them from travelling to Ireland, and the tour schedule was re-arranged. The All Blacks also had to burn all their kit before leaving London at the end of the tour.
Touring party
Management
- Manager: Charles Saxton
- Assistant manager: Fred Allen
- Captain: Brian Lochore
Full backs
- Fergie McCormick
Three-quarters
- Malcolm Dick
- Bill Birtwistle
- Tony Steel
- Phil Clarke
- Grahame Thorne
- Bill Davis
Five-eighths
- Ian MacRae
- Gerald Kember
- Wayne Cottrell
- Earle Kirton
- Mack Herewini
Half backs
- Chris Laidlaw
- Sid Going
Forwards
- Ken Gray
- Jack Hazlett
- Alister Hopkinson
- Arthur Jennings
- Ian Kirkpatrick
- Brian Lochore
- John Major
- Bruce McLeod
- Brian Muller
- Waka Nathan
- Alan Smith
- Sam Strahan
- Kel Tremain
- Graham Williams
- Murray Wills
- Colin Meads
Match summary
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
| British Columbia | 36 | 3 | 14 October | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| Eastern Canada | 40 | 3 | 18 October | Montreal University Stadium, Montreal |
| North of England | 33 | 3 | 25 October | White City, Manchester |
| Midlands, London and Home Counties | 15 | 3 | 28 October | Welford Road, Leicester |
| South of England | 16 | 3 | 1 November | Memorial Ground, Bristol |
| England | 23 | 11 | 4 November | Twickenham, London |
| West Wales | 21 | 14 | 8 November | St Helens, Swansea |
| Wales | 13 | 6 | 11 November | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| South East France | 16 | 3 | 15 November | Lyon Stade Municipal, Lyon |
| France 'B' | 32 | 19 | 18 November | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| South West France | 18 | 14 | 21 November | Bayonne Stade Municipal, Bayonne |
| France | 21 | 15 | 25 November | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
| Scottish Districts | 35 | 14 | 29 November | The Greenyards, Melrose |
| Scotland | 14 | 3 | 2 December | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| Monmouthshire | 23 | 12 | 6 December | Rodney Parade, Newport |
| East Wales | 3 | 3 | 13 December | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| Barbarians | 11 | 6 | 16 December | Twickenham, London |
Match details
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