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1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
FieldValue
teamBritish Lions
yearstart1966
dateMay–Sep 1966
coachWAL John Robins
captain
test series winners
top test point scorerSCO Stewart Wilson (30)
preceded by[South Africa 1962](1962-british-lions-tour-to-south-africa)
succeeded by[South Africa 1968](1968-british-lions-tour-to-south-africa)
matchplayed35
matchwon23
matchdraw3
matchlost9
testplayed7
testwon3
testdraw0
testlost4
opponent1
played12
won12
draw10
lost10
opponent2
played24
won20
draw20
lost24
opponent3
played31
won31
draw30
lost30

|top test point scorer = SCO Stewart Wilson (30) |top test try scorer =

In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks.

Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one.

The touring party was captained by Mike Campbell-Lamerton. The manager was Des O'Brien and for the first time a Lions touring team had a coach, John Robins, rather than an assistant manager.

Squad

Management

  • Manager Des O'Brien (Ireland)
  • Coach John Robins (Wales)

Backs

  • Terry Price (Llanelli and Wales)
  • Don Rutherford (Gloucester and England)
  • Stewart Wilson (London Scottish and Scotland)
  • Dewi Bebb (Swansea and Wales)
  • Barry Bresnihan (University College Dublin and Ireland)
  • Sandy Hinshelwood (London Scottish and Scotland)
  • Ken Jones (Cardiff and Wales)
  • Colin McFadyean (Moseley and England)
  • Keith Savage (Northampton and England)
  • Jerry Walsh (Sunday's Well and Ireland)
  • Stuart Watkins (Newport and Wales)
  • Mike Weston (Durham City and England)
  • Mike Gibson (Cambridge University and Ireland)
  • Allan Lewis (Abertillery and Wales)
  • David Watkins (Newport and Wales)
  • Roger Young (Queen's University R.F.C. and Ireland)

Forwards

  • Mike Campbell-Lamerton (capt) (London Scottish and Scotland)
  • Derrick Grant (Hawick and Scotland)
  • Ken Kennedy (CIYMS and Ireland)
  • Frank Laidlaw (Melrose and Scotland)
  • Ronnie Lamont (Instonians and Ireland)
  • Willie John McBride (Ballymena and Ireland)
  • Ray McLoughlin (Gosforth and Ireland)
  • Noel Murphy (Cork Constitution and Ireland)
  • Howard Norris (Cardiff and Wales)
  • Alun Pask (Abertillery and Wales)
  • David Powell (Northampton and England)
  • Brian Price (Newport and Wales)
  • Gareth Prothero (Bridgend and Wales)
  • Jim Telfer (Melrose and Scotland)
  • Delme Thomas (Llanelli and Wales)
  • Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale and Wales)

Results

Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:

Test matches

The Lions in their second test vs New Zealand
The British Isles vs Wellington at Athletic Park
#DateRivalScoreGround/CityCountry
17 MayWestern Australia Western Australia60–3Perry Lakes Stadium, PerthAustralia
211 MaySouth Australia South Australia38–11Norwood Oval, AdelaideAustralia
314 MayVictoria Victoria24–14Olympic Park, MelbourneAustralia
418 MayNew South Wales Country6–3Manuka Oval, CanberraAustralia
521 MayNew South Wales New South Wales6–6SydneyAustralia
628 May11–8Cricket Ground, SydneyAustralia
731 MayQueensland Queensland26–3Lang Park, BrisbaneAustralia
84 Jun31–0Lang Park, BrisbaneAustralia
911 JunSouthland8–14Rugby Park, InvercargillNew Zealand
1015 JunSouth Canterbury /
Mid Canterbury /
North Otago20–12Fraser Park, TimaruNew Zealand
1118 JunOtago9–17Carisbrook, OtagoNew Zealand
1222 JunNew Zealand Universities24–11Lancaster Park, ChristchurchNew Zealand
1325 JunWellington6–20Athletic Park, WellingtonNew Zealand
1429 JunNelson /
Marlborough /
Golden Bay-Motueka22–14Trafalgar Park, NelsonNew Zealand
152 JulTaranaki12–9Rugby Park, New PlymouthNew Zealand
166 JulBay of Plenty6–6Rugby Park, RotoruaNew Zealand
179 JulNorth Auckland6–3Okara Park, WhangāreiNew Zealand
1816 Jul3–20Carisbrook, DunedinNew Zealand
1920 JulWest Coast-Buller25–6Victoria Square, WestportNew Zealand
2023 JulCanterbury8–6Lancaster Park, ChristchurchNew Zealand
2127 JulManawatu /
Horowhenua17–8Showgrounds, Palmerston NorthNew Zealand
2230 JulAuckland12–6Eden Park, AucklandNew Zealand
232 AugWairarapa /
Bush9–6Memorial Park, MastertonNew Zealand
246 Aug12–16Athletic Park, WellingtonNew Zealand
2510 AugWanganui /
King Country6–12Cooks Gardens, WanganuiNew Zealand
2613 AugNew Zealand New Zealand Māori16–14Eden Park, AucklandNew Zealand
2717 AugEast Coast /
Poverty Bay9–6Rugby Park, GisborneNew Zealand
2820 AugHawke's Bay11–11McLean Park, NapierNew Zealand
2927 Aug6–19Lancaster Park, ChristchurchNew Zealand
3031 AugNew Zealand New Zealand Juniors9–3Athletic Park, WellingtonNew Zealand
313 SepWaikato20–9Rugby Park, HamiltonNew Zealand
326 SepCounties /
Thames Valley13–9Massey Park, PapakuraNew Zealand
3310 Sep11–24Eden Park, AucklandNew Zealand
3414 SepBritish Columbia British Columbia3–8VancouverCanada
3517 Sep19–8TorontoCanada

References

References

  1. [https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/16059/8657137/lions-tour-1966 Lions tour 1966] on SkySports.com
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