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1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America

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Gramophone recording of highlights of BBC commentary on the 1963–64 tour

The 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.

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	23 October	Oxford University	Iffley Road, Oxford	Won
Match 2	26 October	Southern Counties	Greyhound Stadium, Hove	Won
Match 3	30 October	Newport	Rodney Parade, Newport	Lost
Match 4	2 November	Neath and Aberavon	Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot	Won
Match 5	6 November	Abertillery and Ebbw Vale	Abertillery Ground, Abertillery	Won
Match 6	9 November	London Counties	Twickenham, London	Won
Match 7	13 November	Cambridge University	Grange Road, Cambridge	Won
Match 8	16 November	South of Scotland	Mansfield Park, Hawick	Won
Match 9	20 November	Glasgow - Edinburgh	Little Hughenden Park, Glasgow	Won
Match 10	23 November	Cardiff	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Won
Match 11	27 November	Pontypool and Cross Keys	Pontypool Park, Pontypool	Won
Match 12	30 November	South-Western Counties	County Ground, Exeter	Won
Match 13	3 December	Midland Counties	Coundon Road, Coventry	Won
Match 14	7 December	IRELAND	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Won
Match 15	11 December	Munster	Thomond Park, Limerick	Won
Match 16	14 December	Swansea	St. Helen's, Swansea	Won
Match 17	17 December	Western Counties	Memorial Ground, Bristol	Won
Match 18	21 December	WALES	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Won
Match 19	26 December	Combined Services	Twickenham, London	Won
Match 20	28 December	Midland Counties	Welford Road, Leicester	Won
Match 21	31 December	Llanelli	Stradey Park, Llanelli	Won
Match 22	4 January	ENGLAND	Twickenham, London	Won
Match 23	8 January	North-Western Counties	White City Ground, Manchester	Won
Match 24	11 January	North-Eastern Counties	Yorkshire Agricultural Showgrounds, Harrogate	Won
Match 25	14 January	North of Scotland	Linksfield Stadium, Aberdeen	Won
Match 26	18 January	SCOTLAND	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Drawn
Match 27	22 January	Leinster	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Won
Match 28	25 January	Ulster	Ravenhill, Belfast	Won
Match 29	29 January	South-Eastern Counties	King's Park, Bournemouth	Won
Match 30	1 February	France B	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Won
Match 31	5 February	South-West France	Stade Municipal, Bordeaux	Won
Match 32	8 February	FRANCE	Stade Colombes, Paris	Won
Match 33	12 February	South-East France	Stade Municipal, Lyon	Won
Match 34	15 February	Barbarians	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Won
Match 35	22 February	British Columbia Under-25 XV	Empire Stadium, Vancouver	Won
Match 36	24 February	British Columbia	Empire Stadium, Vancouver	Won

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)

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