1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
Introduction Gramophone recording of highlights of BBC commentary on the 1963–64 tourThe '''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. ''DateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 123 OctoberOxford UniversityIffley Road, OxfordWon19–3Match 226 OctoberSouthern CountiesGreyhound Stadium, HoveWon32–3Match 330 OctoberNewportRodney Parade, NewportLost0–3Match 42 NovemberNeath and AberavonTalbot Athletic Ground, Port TalbotWon11–6Match 56 NovemberAbertillery and Ebbw ValeAbertillery Ground, AbertilleryWon13–0Match 69 NovemberLondon CountiesTwickenham, LondonWon27–0Match 713 NovemberCambridge UniversityGrange Road, CambridgeWon20–6Match 816 NovemberSouth of ScotlandMansfield Park, HawickWon8–0Match 920 NovemberGlasgow - EdinburghLittle Hughenden Park, GlasgowWon33–3Match 1023 NovemberCardiffCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon6–5Match 1127 NovemberPontypool and Cross KeysPontypool Park, PontypoolWon11–0Match 1230 NovemberSouth-Western CountiesCounty Ground, ExeterWon38–6Match 133 DecemberMidland CountiesCoundon Road, CoventryWon37–9Match 147 DecemberIRELANDLansdowne Road, DublinWon6–5Match 1511 DecemberMunsterThomond Park, LimerickWon6–3Match 1614 DecemberSwanseaSt. Helen's, SwanseaWon16–9Match 1717 DecemberWestern CountiesMemorial Ground, BristolWon22–14Match 1821 DecemberWALESCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon6–0Match 1926 DecemberCombined ServicesTwickenham, LondonWon23–9Match 2028 DecemberMidland CountiesWelford Road, LeicesterWon14–6Match 2131 DecemberLlanelliStradey Park, LlanelliWon22–8Match 224 JanuaryENGLANDTwickenham, LondonWon14–0Match 238 JanuaryNorth-Western CountiesWhite City Ground, ManchesterWon12–3Match 2411 JanuaryNorth-Eastern CountiesYorkshire Agricultural Showgrounds, HarrogateWon17–11Match 2514 JanuaryNorth of ScotlandLinksfield Stadium, AberdeenWon15–3Match 2618 JanuarySCOTLANDMurrayfield, EdinburghDrawn0–0Match 2722 JanuaryLeinsterLansdowne Road, DublinWon11–8Match 2825 JanuaryUlsterRavenhill, BelfastWon24–5Match 2929 JanuarySouth-Eastern CountiesKing's Park, BournemouthWon9–6Match 301 FebruaryFrance BStade Municipal, ToulouseWon17–8Match 315 FebruarySouth-West FranceStade Municipal, BordeauxWon23–0Match 328 FebruaryFRANCEStade Colombes, ParisWon12–3Match 3312 FebruarySouth-East FranceStade Municipal, LyonWon8–5Match 3415 FebruaryBarbariansCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon36–3Match 3522 FebruaryBritish Columbia Under-25 XVEmpire Stadium, VancouverWon6–3Match 3624 FebruaryBritish ColumbiaEmpire Stadium, VancouverWon39–3
Touring party *Manager: F. D. Kilby*Assistant Manager: Neil McPhail*Captain: Wilson Whineray===Backs===*Don Clarke (Waikato)*Malcolm Dick (Auckland)*Ian MacRae (Hawke's Bay)*Earle Kirton (Otago)*Ralph Caulton (Wellington)*Bill Davis (Hawke's Bay)*Ian Smith (Otago)*Paul Little (Auckland)*Derek Arnold (Canterbury)*Pat Walsh (Counties)*Mack Herewini (Auckland)*Bruce Watt (Canterbury)*Kevin Briscoe (Taranaki)*Chris Laidlaw (Otago)===Forwards===*Wilson Whineray (Auckland)*John Major (Taranaki)*Jules Le Lievre (Canterbury)*Allan Stewart (Canterbury)*Ron Horsley (Manawatu)*Kel Tremain (Hawke's Bay)*Brian Lochore (Wairarapa)*Keith Nelson (Otago)*Colin Meads (King Country)*Ken Gray (Wellington)*Ian Clarke (Waikato)*Dennis Young (Canterbury)*Stanley Meads (King Country)*Kevin Barry (Thames Valley)*John Graham (Canterbury)*Waka Nathan (Auckland)
External links *  1963–64 Tour in Details