The 1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of eleven matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and Italy

Italy

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 in October and November 1979. The tour was very successful as the team won ten of the eleven games, including the international matches against Scotland and England. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was the English Northern Division.

Matches

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

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
London Division	21	18	October 24	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
South of Scotland	19	3	October 27	Mansfield Park Mansfield Park (Rugby Ground) Mansfield Park is a rugby union ground in Hawick, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 5,000It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club, who currently play in the Premiership Division Two and Border League... , Hawick Hawick Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
Edinburgh	16	4	October 31	Myreside, Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
Midland Division	33	7	November 3	Welford Road Welford Road Stadium Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. It is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the edge of the city centre... , Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
Glasgow	12	6	November 6	Hughenden Hughenden Stadium Hughenden Stadium is a rugby stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home ground of Hillhead Jordanhill RFC. During the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons, the Glasgow Warriors played their home games at the ground.- History :... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
SCOTLAND Scotland national rugby union team The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...	20	6	November 10	Murrayfield Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one... , Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
Anglo-Scots	18	9	November 14	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
Northern Division	9	21	November 17	Cross Green Cross Green Cross Green is a multi-use stadium in Otley, England. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches and is the home ground of Otley R.U.F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people.... , Otley Otley -Transport:The main roads through the town are the A660 to the south east, which connects Otley to Bramhope, Adel and Leeds city centre, and the A65 to the west, which goes to Ilkley and Skipton. The A6038 heads to Guiseley, Shipley and Bradford, connecting with the A65...
South-West and South Division	16	0	November 20	County Ground, Exeter Exeter Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
ENGLAND England national rugby union team The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...	10	9	November 24	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Italy Italy national rugby union team The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...	18	12	November 28	Rovigo Rovigo Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...

Scotland

SCOTLAND: Andy Irvine

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, Keith Robertson

Keith Robertson (rugby union)

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, Jim Renwick

Jim Renwick

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, David Johnston, Bruce Hay

Bruce Hay

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, John Rutherford, Alan Lawson

Alan Lawson

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, Iain Milne

Iain Milne

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, Colin Deans

Colin Deans

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, Ian McLauchlan

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 (c), Alan Tomes

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, David Gray, Gordon Dickson, Ian Lambie, Mike Biggar

NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Stu Wilson

Stu Wilson

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, Gary Cunningham, Murray Taylor

Murray Taylor

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, Bernie Fraser, Eddie Dunn, Dave Loveridge

Dave Loveridge

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, Brad Johnstone

Brad Johnstone

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, Andy Dalton

Andy Dalton

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, John Speirs, Andy Haden

Andy Haden

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, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted

Murray Mexted

Murray Graham Mexted is a New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1983. He also played 38 non-test game including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the Number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an...

, Graham Mourie

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 (c).

England

ENGLAND: Dusty Hare

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, John Carleton

John Carleton

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, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen

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Michael Anthony Slemen is a former international rugby union player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Liverpool.-Rugby union career:...

, Les Cusworth

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, Steve Smith

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, Fran Cotton

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, Peter Wheeler, Colin Smart, Bill Beaumont

Bill Beaumont

William "Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock...

 (c), Maurice Colclough

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, Tony Neary

Tony Neary

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, John Scott, Mike Rafter

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NEW ZEALAND: Richard Wilson, Brian Ford Stu Wilson

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, Gary Cunningham, Bernie Fraser, Murray Taylor

Murray Taylor

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, Dave Loveridge

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, Brad Johnstone

Brad Johnstone

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, Peter Sloane

Peter Sloane

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, John Speirs, Andy Haden

Andy Haden

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, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted

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, Graham Mourie

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 (c).

Touring party

• Manager: Russell Thomas
• Assistant Manager: Eric Watson
• Captain: Graham Mourie
  Graham Mourie
  Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie is a former New Zealand All Black flanker and coach of the Hurricanes. He was one of the great All Black Captains in the late 70s and early 80s...
  
  

Full Back

• Richard Wilson (Canterbury)
• Allan Hewson
  Allan Hewson
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   (Wellington)

Three-Quarters

• Stu Wilson
  Stu Wilson
  Stu Wilson is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played for Wellington and New Zealand, captaining national team in the 1983 tour of England and Scotland....
  
   (Wellington)
• Brian Ford (Marlborough)
• Bernie Fraser (Wellington)
• Gary Cunningham (Auckland)
• Tim Twigden (Auckland)
• Kieran Keane (Canterbury)

Half-Backs

• Eddie Dunn (North Auckland)
• Murray Taylor
  Murray Taylor
  Murray Barton Taylor is a retired rugby union player from New Zealand. He played thirty matches for the All Blacks in the late 1970s and early 1980s; seven of these were test matches. He is now living in the Waikato in New Zealand....
  
   (Waikato)
• Mark Donaldson (Manawatu)
• Dave Loveridge
  Dave Loveridge
  David Steven “Trapper” Loveridge was an All Black great of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known in his time as the greatest halfback in the world .-Life & Career:...
  
   (Taranaki)

Forwards

• Murray Mexted
  Murray Mexted
  Murray Graham Mexted is a New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1983. He also played 38 non-test game including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the Number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an...
  
   (Wellington)
• Graham Mourie
  Graham Mourie
  Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie is a former New Zealand All Black flanker and coach of the Hurricanes. He was one of the great All Black Captains in the late 70s and early 80s...
  
   (Taranaki)
• Ken Stewart (Southland)
• Mike Burgoyne (North Auckland)
• Vance Stewart (Canterbury)
• Andy Haden
  Andy Haden
  Andrew Maxwell Haden is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was a lock-forward for Auckland and New Zealand in the 1970s and 1980s.-Life and career:...
  
   (Auckland)
• John Fleming (Wellington)
• Brad Johnstone
  Brad Johnstone
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   (Auckland)
• Rod Ketels (Counties)
• John Spiers (Counties)
• Andy Dalton
  Andy Dalton
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   (Counties)
• Peter Sloane
  Peter Sloane
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  (North Auckland)