1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand explained

Team:England
Destination:New Zealand
Yearstart:1985
Matchplayed:7
Matchwon:4
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:3
Testplayed:2
Testwon:0
Testdraw:0
Testlost:2
Played1:2
Won1:0
Draw1:0
Lost1:2

The 1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1985. England played seven games, including two test matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team. They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as the fixture against the Auckland provincial team.

The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selectionannouncements containing players whose availability had not been confirmed. Dick Greenwood, England's current coach, announced he was not available having just taken a new job, and eventually 2 coaches were appointed under Derek Morgan, Martin Green and Brian Ashton. The party as a whole was very short of experience,

Matches

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
27 14 18 May 1985 Okara Park, Whangarei Tour match
45 0 22 May 1985 Tour match
6 24 25 May 1985 Eden Park, Auckland Tour match
25 16 28 May 1985 Carisbrook, Dunedin Tour match
New Zealand 13 18 1 June 1985 Lancaster Park, Christchurch First Test
15 9 4 June 1985 Tour match
New Zealand 15 42 8 June 1985 Athletic Park, Wellington Second Test

Touring party

Backs

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