1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa Manager Noel Stanley Tour captain(s) Andy Leslie Summary
Total Test match Opponent
South Africa
In 1976 the All Blacks toured South Africa , with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon .[1] Twenty-five African nations protested against this by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2] In their view the All Black tour gave tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The five Maori players on the tour, Bill Bush , Sid Going , Kent Lambert , Bill Osborne and Tane Norton , as well as ethnic-Samoan Bryan Williams , were offered honorary white status in South Africa. Bush asserts that he was deliberately provocative toward the apartheid regime while he was there.[3]
The All Blacks achieved a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and they lost the test series 3–1.
Matches [ ]
Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing Team
For
Against
Date
Venue
Status
Border /North East Cape
24
0
30 June 1976
Border R.U. Ground, East London
Tour Match
Eastern Province
28
15
3 July 1976
Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
Tour Match
South African Proteas
25
3
7 July 1976
Goodwood, Cape Town
Tour Match
SA Invitation XV
31
24
10 July 1976
Newlands , Cape Town
Tour Match
Boland
42
6
14 July 1976
Boland Stadium, Wellington (South Africa)
Tour Match
Western Province
11
12
17 July 1976
Newlands, Cape Town
Tour Match
SA Gazelles
21
15
20 July 1976
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Tour Match
South Africa
7
16
24 July 1976
Kings Park, Durban
Test Match
Western Transvaal
42
3
28 July 1976
Olen Park, Potchefstroom
Tour Match
Transvaal
12
10
31 July 1976
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Tour Match
South African Universities
21
9
4 August 1976
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tour Match
Eastern Transvaal
26
12
7 August 1976
Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
Tour Match
Orange Free State Country Invitation XV
31
6
10 August 1976
Welkom Ground, Welkom
Tour Match
South Africa
15
9
14 August 1976
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Test Match
Quagga-Barbarians
32
31
18 August 1976
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Tour Match
Northern Transvaal
27
29
21 August 1976
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Tour Match
Transvaal Country Invitation XV
48
13
24 August 1976
Witbank Ground, Witbank
Tour Match
Natal
42
13
28 August 1976
King's Park, Durban
Tour Match
Leopards
31
0
31 August 1976
Mdantsane, East London
Tour Match
South Africa
10
15
4 September 1976
Newlands, Cape Town
Test Match
NW Cape Invitation XV
34
17
6 September 1976
Danie Kuys Stadium, Upington
Tour Match
Orange Free State
10
15
11 September 1976
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Tour Match
Griqualand West
26
3
14 September 1976
de Beers Stadium, Kimberly
Tour Match
South Africa
14
15
18 September 1976
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Test Match
Touring party [ ]
Name
Position
Local Club
Province (NZRU)
Age (in 1976)
Height
Occupation
Caps
Kit Fawcett
Fullback
NZ Universities
Auckland
22
6'1"
Student
–
Laurie Mains
Fullback
Southern
Otago
30
5'11"
Land Agent
4
Grant Batty
Three-quarters
Otumoetai Cadets
Bay of Plenty
24
5'5"
Manager
10
Terry Mitchell
Three-quarters
Linwood
Canterbury
25
5'8"
Carpenter
–
Bill Osborne
Three-quarters
Kaierau
Wanganui
20
5'9"
Stock agent
1
Neil Purvis
Three-quarters
Wanaka
Otago
24
5'10"
Farmer
1
Bruce Robertson
Three-quarters
Ardmore College
Counties
23
6'1"
Teacher
10
Bryan Williams
Three-quarters
Ponsonby
Auckland
25
5'10"
Lawyer
22
Doug Bruce
Five-eighth
Oxford
Canterbury
28
5'10"
Teacher
–
Lyn Jaffray
Five-eighth
Eastern
Otago
25
5'10"
Lamb buyer
3
Joe Morgan
Five-eighth
Mid-Northern
North Auckland
30
5'10"
Farmer
2
Duncan Robertson
Five-eighth
Zingari-Richmond
Otago
29
5'10"
Builder
6
Lyn Davis
Scrum-half
Suburbs
Canterbury
32
5'8"
Commercial grower
1
Sid Going
Scrum-half
Mid-Northern
North Auckland
32
5'7"
Farmer
22
Andy Leslie
No. 8
Petone
Wellington
31
6'2"
Mercer
6
Alan Sutherland
No. 8
Opawa
Marlborough
31
6'3"
Shearer
11
Kevin Eveleigh
Flanker
Feilding
Manawatu
28
6'0"
Farm contractor
–
Ian Kirkpatrick
Flanker
Ngapata
Poverty Bay
29
6'3"
Farmer
30
Lawrie Knight
Flanker
Ngapata
Poverty Bay
26
6'3"
Doctor
–
Ken Stewart
Flanker
Balfour
Southland
23
6'0"
Farmer
7
Hamish Macdonald
Lock
Kaikohe
North Auckland
28
6'3"
Farmer
9
Frank Oliver
Lock
Invercargill Marist
Southland
27
6'3"
Tree Planter
–
Gary Seear
Lock
Southern
Otago
24
6'5"
Draughtsman
–
Peter Whiting
Lock
Ponsonby
Auckland
29
6'6"
Teacher
16
Billy Bush
Prop
Belfast
Canterbury
27
6'1"
Commercial fisherman
4
Brad Johnstone
Prop
North Shore
Auckland
25
6'3"
Builder
–
Kent Lambert
Prop
Technical College Old Boys
Manawatu
24
5'11"
Shearer
6
Kerry Tanner
Prop
New Brighton
Canterbury
29
6'2"
Publican
6
Graeme Crossman
Hooker
Eastern Districts
Bay of Plenty
30
5'10"
Teacher
–
Tane Norton
Hooker
Linwood
Canterbury
32
6'0"
Company representative
19
Perry Harris
Prop (tour replacement)
Te Kawau
Manawatu
30
6'1"
Farmer
–
[4]
References [ ]
^ Fortuin, Gregory (20 July 2006). "It's time to close the final chapter". The New Zealand Herald .
^ "On This Day 17 July 1976" . bbc.co.uk. 17 July 1976. Retrieved 17 January 2007 .
^ Rugby: Once was hatred , The New Zealand Herald , 18 April 2010
^ a b McLean, Terry, Goodbye to Glory: The 1976 All Black Tour of South Africa. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., 1976. ISBN 0-589-01008-5
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