Rugby union tour (1953–1954)
Series of rugby union matches
The 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a rugby union tour undertaken by the New Zealand national team which toured Europe and North America. The team was captained by Bob Stuart .
Between October 1953 and March 1954, the team played 36 games including four test matches, one each against Ireland, England, Wales, and France. They won all but four games, losing only to Cardiff , Wales, France and South West France.
Matches [ edit ] Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. [1] Opponent For Against Date Venue Status Southern Counties 24 0 31 October 1953 Greyhound Stadium, Hove Tour match Cambridge University 22 11 4 November 1953 Grange Road, Cambridge Tour match London Counties 11 0 7 November 1953 Twickenham , London Tour match Oxford University 14 5 11 November 1953 Iffley Road , Oxford Tour match Western Counties 11 0 14 November 1953 Memorial Ground, Bristol Tour match Llanelli 17 3 17 November 1953 Stradey Park , Llanelli Tour match Cardiff 3 8 21 November 1953 Arms Park , Cardiff Tour match Glasgow - Edinburgh 23 3 25 November 1953 Old Anniesland Ground, Glasgow Tour match South of Scotland 32 0 28 November 1953 Netherdale Ground, Galashiels Tour match North of Scotland 28 3 2 December 1953 Linksfield Stadium, Aberdeen Tour match Leicestershire & East Midlands 3 0 5 December 1953 Welford Road , Leicester Tour match South-Western Counties 9 0 9 December 1953 Recreation Ground, Camborne Tour match Swansea 6 6 12 December 1953 St Helen's, Swansea Tour match Wales 8 13 19 Decemb. 1953 Arms Park , Cardiff Test match Abertillery & Ebbw Vale 22 3 23 December 1953 Abertillery Ground, Abertillery Tour match Combined Services 40 8 26 December 1953 Twickenham , London Tour match Midland Counties 18 3 30 December 1953 Villa Park, Birmingham Tour match Ulster 5 5 2 January 1954 Ravenhill , Belfast Tour match Ireland 14 3 9 January 1954 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Test match Munster 6 3 13 January 1954 Mardyke Ground, Cork Tour match Pontypool & Cross Keys 19 6 16 January 1954 Pontypool Park, Pontypool Tour match Newport 11 6 21 January 1954 Rodney Parade , Newport Tour match Neath & Aberavon 11 5 23 January 1954 Gnoll Ground, Neath Tour match England 5 0 30 January 1954 Twickenham , London Test match North-Eastern Counties 16 0 6 February 1954 Lidget Green, Bradford Tour match Scotland 3 0 13 February 1954 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Test match North-Western Counties 17 3 17 February 1954 Maine Road , Manchester Tour match Barbarians 19 5 20 February 1954 Arms Park , Cardiff Tour match South-West France 8 11 24 February 1954 Club Athletique Beglais, Bordeaux Tour match France 0 3 27 February 1954 Yves-du-Manoir , Colombes Test match South-Eastern Counties 21 13 1 March 1954 Portman Road , Ipswich Tour match Victoria (B.C.) 39 3 9 March 1954 MacDonald Park, Victoria Tour match Univ. of Br. Columbia 42 3 11 March 1954 University Stadium, Vancouver Tour match B.C. Mainland 37 11 13 March 1954 Brockton Point Oval, Vancouver Tour match University of California 14 6 17 March 1954 California Field, Berkeley Tour match California All Stars 20 0 20 March 1954 St Ignatius Field, San Francisco Tour match
Touring party [ edit ] Management [ edit ] Manager: N. Millard Assistant manager: A. E. Marslin Captain: Bob Stuart Forwards [ edit ] References [ edit ] Bibliography [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
History and Records Players Competitions and trophies Related teams Matches
Tours
Australia South Africa Europe Asia and Oceania Americas Māori All Blacks tours
See also
Australia New Zealand South Africa
Rugby union tours of England
Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa Romania Japan Fiji Samoa Tonga Pacific Islanders Canada United States Maori All Blacks
Rugby union tours of France
Argentina Australia Canada Fiji Ireland Japan Maori All Blacks New Zealand Pacific Islanders Samoa South Africa Tonga USA
Rugby union tours of Scotland
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