1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji explained

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Team:Australia
Yearstart:1972
Destination:New Zealand and Fiji
Manager:Joe French
Captain:Greg Davis
Matchplayed:14
Matchwon:6
Matchdraw:1
Matchlost:7
Testplayed:4
Testwon:1
Testdraw:0
Testlost:3
Played1:3
Won1:0
Draw1:0
Lost1:3
Played2:1
Won2:1
Draw2:0
Lost2:0

The 1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji was a series of thirteen rugby union matches, including three tests, played by the Wallabies in New Zealand, plus a one-off test match played by the Wallabies against the Fijians in Fiji. The tour took place in August and September 1972.[1]

The test series in New Zealand was won by the All Blacks with three wins from three matches. The test match in Fiji was won by the Wallabies.

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
align=center width=400align=center width=4026width=100 align=right 5 Aug 1972Carisbrook, DunedinTour match[2]
West Coast-Bulleralign=center width=4010align=center width=4015width=100 align=right 9 Aug 1972 Victoria Square, WestportTour match[3]
align=center width=4020align=center width=4015width=100 align=right 12 Aug 1972 Rugby Park, New PlymouthTour match[4]
align=center width=406align=center width=406width=100 align=right 15 Aug 1972 Tauranga Domain, TaurangaTour match[5]
New Zealandalign=center width=406align=center width=4029width=100 align=right 19 Aug 1972Athletic Park, WellingtonTest match[6]
align=center width=4013align=center width=406width=100 align=right 23 Aug 1972Taumarunui Domain, TaumarunuiTour match[7]
align=center width=4014align=center width=4015width=100 align=right 26 Aug 1972McLean Park, NapierTour match[8]
align=center width=4026align=center width=407width=100 align=right 29 Sep 1972Trafalgar Park, NelsonTour match[9] - bgcolor=gold New Zealandalign=center width=4017align=center width=4030width=100 align=right 2 Sep 1972Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTest match[10]
align=center width=4037align=center width=4012width=100 align=right 5 Sep 1972Centennial Park, OamaruTour match[11]
align=center width=4024align=center width=4026width=100 align=right 9 Sep 1972Rugby Park, HamiltonTour match[12]
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align=center width=4022align=center width=4019width=100 align=right 12 Sep 1972Rugby Park, GisborneTour match[13]
New Zealandalign=center width=403align=center width=4038width=100 align=right 16 Sep 1972Eden Park, AucklandTest match[14]
Fijialign=center width=4021align=center width=4019width=100 align=right 19 Sep 1972National Stadium, SuvaTest match[15]

Squad leadership

The Wallaby squad was captained by Greg Davis described by Howell as "a leader of men who believed a leader should lead....a single minded flanker who gave no quarter and asked for none".[16] Davis was making his seventh and final overseas tour with the Wallabies, his third as captain. Howell writes that for Davis at 33 years and the end of a magnificent career, the seven loss & five win result of the tour was "a disaster and occasioned Davis' retirement".[17] An injury picked up in New Zealand prevented Davis from leading the side in the Test match in Fiji on the way home. Peter Sullivan led the Wallabies to a narrow 21-19 victory against Fiji. He had already captained Australia in two mid-week games during the New Zealand leg. The third Test in New Zealand, a 38-3 romp by the All Blacks was Greg Davis' last match.

Joe French was the tour manager. Bob Templeton was the team's coach who carried the traditional touring title of Assistant Manager.[1]

Touring party

Backs

Forwards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallaby manager wants more tours . The Canberra Times . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3SEpJO3?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102004765/3 . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  2. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies thrashed 26–0 by Otago . The Canberra Times . 7 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3SzRUli?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/101998042/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  3. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Combined team thwarts Wallabies' efforts . The Canberra Times . 10 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3TNTQO6?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/101998563/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  4. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies beat Taranaki . The Canberra Times . 13 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3SgtD9f?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/101999184/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  5. Web site: 2 June 2013 . NZ team draws with Wallabies . The Canberra Times . 16 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3jiD8t3?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/101999419/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  6. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies go down to All Blacks in first Test . The Canberra Times . 21 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3TlraSy?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102000249/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  7. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies triumph in bruising match . The Canberra Times . 24 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3Tux47R?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102000872/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  8. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies go down to NZ team 14–15 . The Canberra Times . 28 August 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3UE3jdo?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102001269/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  9. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Bays won the second spell . Nelson Photo News No. 143 . 16 September 1972 . 4 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074601/http://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN143_19720916/t1-body-d2.html . 4 March 2016 . dmy .
  10. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Rugby union tests and series won by All Blacks . The Canberra Times . 4 September 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3Uk3IYL?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102002459/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  11. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies swamp NZ side . The Canberra Times . 6 September 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3UyDsUy?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102002879/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  12. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Waikato downs Wallabies 26–24 . The Canberra Times . 11 September 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3V7NpIT?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102003508/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  13. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies beat combined side by 22–19 . The Canberra Times . 13 September 1972 . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3VQFQwy?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102003997/3?print=n . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  14. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Team records Australia between 1 August 1972 and 30 September 1972 . espnscrum.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114400/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;spanmax1=30+Sep+1972;spanmin1=01+Aug+1972;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=results . 4 March 2016 . dmy-all.
  15. Web site: 2 June 2013 . Wallabies beat Fijians 21–19 . The Canberra Times . live . https://www.webcitation.org/6H3S2h4sr?url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/102004967/3 . 1 June 2013 . dmy .
  16. Howell p189
  17. Howell p192

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