1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Scotland and England

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

08	05	01	02

Test match

02	00	01	01

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Scotland

1	0	1	0

England

1	0	0	1

The 1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain was a series of eight matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Scotland and England in October and November 1983. New Zealand won five of their eight games, drew one and lost the other two. They won neither of the two international matches, drawing with Scotland and losing to England. In the non-international fixtures they also suffered a defeat by the English Midlands Division invitational team.

Matches

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

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Edinburgh	22	6	26 October	Myreside, Edinburgh
South of Scotland	30	9	29 October	Netherdale, Galashiels
Northern Division	27	21	2 November	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
London Division	18	15	5 November	Twickenham, London
Midland Division	13	19	8 November	Welford Road, Leicester
SCOTLAND	25	25	12 November	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
South & South-West Division	18	6	15 November	Memorial Ground, Bristol
ENGLAND	9	15	19 November	Twickenham, London

Touring party

Manager: P.W. Mitchell
Assistant Manager: Bryce Rope
Captain: Stu Wilson

Backs

Kieran Crowley (Taranaki)
Robbie Deans (Canterbury)
Stu Wilson (Wellington)
Bernie Fraser (Wellington)
Bruce Smith (Waikato)
Craig Green (Canterbury)
Steven Pokere (Southland)
Warwick Taylor (Canterbury)
Ian Dunn (North Auckland)
Wayne Smith (Canterbury)
Andrew Donald (Wanganui)
David Kirk (Otago)

Forwards

Murray Mexted (Wellington)
Geoff Old (Manawatu)
Mark Shaw (Manawatu)
Jock Hobbs (Canterbury)
Frank Shelford (Hawke's Bay)
Albert Anderson (Canterbury)
Gary Braid (Bay of Plenty)
Alastair Robinson (North Auckland)
Murray Davie (Canterbury)
Scott Crichton (Wellington)
Kevin Boroevich (King Country)
Brian McGrattan (Wellington)
Hika Reid (Bay of Plenty)
Brett Wilson (Counties)

References

Stephen Jones, ed. (1984). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press. pp. 32–39. ISBN 0-356-10448-6.

New Zealand national rugby union team

New Zealand Rugby

History and Records

Players

Competitions and trophies

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals	1987 1995 2011 2015 2023
By opponent	Argentina Australia Barbarians British & Irish Lions England France Ireland Italy Japan Munster Scotland South Africa Wales
See also	1888–89 matches Rhodesia (1949) Barbarians (1973) NZRFU Centenary Matches South Africa (1992)

Tours

Australia	1884 1893 1897 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992
South Africa	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996
Europe	1905–06 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1986 1989 1990 1993 1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
Asia and Oceania	1968 1974 1980 1984 1987
Americas	US (1906) US & Canada 1913) Canada (1925) Canada (1936) US & Canada (1954) Canada (1964) Canada (1967) Canada (1972) Uruguay & Argentina (1976) US & Canada (1980) Argentina (1985) Canada (1989) Argentina (1991) Argentina (2001) Argentina (2006)
Māori All Blacks tours	1888–89 1926–27 1949 1982 2012 2013 2014

See also

v t e Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

v t e Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005 2022
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927–28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008