1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America explained

The 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Britain, Ireland and France was a rugby union tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team. The tour took in the five major Northern Hemisphere rugby nations of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. The tour also took in matches against club opposition and invitational county teams, ending in Europe with an encounter with the Barbarians. The final two games of the tour were played in Canada.

The New Zealand team were nearly invincible on this tour, their only defeat coming at Newport. They played 36 matches in total, winning 34, losing one and drawing one. They won four of their five international matches, being prevented from completing a clean sweep by a 0–0 draw in the match against Scotland.

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 123 OctoberOxford UniversityIffley Road, OxfordWon19–3
Match 226 OctoberSouthern CountiesGreyhound Stadium, HoveWon32–3
Match 330 OctoberNewportRodney Parade, NewportLost0–3
Match 42 NovemberNeath and AberavonTalbot Athletic Ground, Port TalbotWon11–6
Match 56 NovemberAbertillery and Ebbw ValeAbertillery Ground, AbertilleryWon13–0
Match 69 NovemberLondon CountiesTwickenham, LondonWon27–0
Match 713 NovemberCambridge UniversityGrange Road, CambridgeWon20–6
Match 816 NovemberSouth of ScotlandMansfield Park, HawickWon8–0
Match 920 NovemberGlasgow - EdinburghLittle Hughenden Park, GlasgowWon33–3
Match 1023 NovemberCardiffCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon6–5
Match 1127 NovemberPontypool and Cross KeysPontypool Park, PontypoolWon11–0
Match 1230 NovemberSouth-Western CountiesCounty Ground, ExeterWon38–6
Match 133 DecemberMidland CountiesCoundon Road, CoventryWon37–9
Match 147 DecemberIRELANDLansdowne Road, DublinWon6–5
Match 1511 DecemberMunsterThomond Park, LimerickWon6–3
Match 1614 DecemberSwanseaSt. Helen's, SwanseaWon16–9
Match 1717 DecemberWestern CountiesMemorial Ground, BristolWon22–14
Match 1821 DecemberWALESCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon6–0
Match 1926 DecemberCombined ServicesTwickenham, LondonWon23–9
Match 2028 DecemberMidland CountiesWelford Road, LeicesterWon14–6
Match 2131 DecemberLlanelliStradey Park, LlanelliWon22–8
Match 224 JanuaryENGLANDTwickenham, LondonWon14–0
Match 238 JanuaryNorth-Western CountiesWhite City Ground, ManchesterWon12–3
Match 2411 JanuaryNorth-Eastern CountiesYorkshire Agricultural Showgrounds, HarrogateWon17–11
Match 2514 JanuaryNorth of ScotlandLinksfield Stadium, AberdeenWon15–3
Match 2618 JanuarySCOTLANDMurrayfield, EdinburghDrawn0–0
Match 2722 JanuaryLeinsterLansdowne Road, DublinWon11–8
Match 2825 JanuaryUlsterRavenhill, BelfastWon24–5
Match 2929 JanuarySouth-Eastern CountiesKing's Park, BournemouthWon9–6
Match 301 FebruaryFrance BStade Municipal, ToulouseWon17–8
Match 315 FebruarySouth-West FranceStade Municipal, BordeauxWon23–0
Match 328 FebruaryFRANCEStade Colombes, ParisWon12–3
Match 3312 FebruarySouth-East FranceStade Municipal, LyonWon8–5
Match 3415 FebruaryBarbariansCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon36–3
Match 3522 FebruaryBritish Columbia Under-25 XVEmpire Stadium, VancouverWon6–3
Match 3624 FebruaryBritish ColumbiaEmpire Stadium, VancouverWon39–3

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