1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji

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The 1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji was a series of thirteen rugby union matches, including three tests, played by the Wallabies in New Zealand, plus a one-off test match played by the Wallabies against the Fijians in Fiji. The tour took place in August and September 1972.

1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji
ManagerJoe French
Tour captainGreg Davis
Summary
P W D L
Total
14 6 1 7
Test match
4 1 0 3
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
3 0 0 3
 Fiji
1 1 0 0

The test series in New Zealand was won by the All Blacks with three wins from three matches. The test match in Fiji was won by the Wallabies.

Results

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Otago 0 26 5 Aug 1972 Carisbrook, Dunedin Tour match
West Coast-Buller 10 15 9 Aug 1972 Victoria Square, Westport Tour match
Taranaki 20 15 12 Aug 1972 Rugby Park, New Plymouth Tour match
Bay of Plenty 6 6 15 Aug 1972 Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Tour match
New Zealand 6 29 19 Aug 1972 Athletic Park, Wellington Test match
King Country 13 6 23 Aug 1972 Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui Tour match
Hawke's Bay 14 15 26 Aug 1972 McLean Park, Napier Tour match
Nelson Bays 26 7 29 Sep 1972 Trafalgar Park, Nelson Tour match
New Zealand 17 30 2 Sep 1972 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Test match
North Otago 37 12 5 Sep 1972 Centennial Park, Oamaru Tour match
Waikato 24 26 9 Sep 1972 Rugby Park, Hamilton Tour match
Poverty Bay /
East Coast		 22 19 12 Sep 1972 Rugby Park, Gisborne Tour match
New Zealand 3 38 16 Sep 1972 Eden Park, Auckland Test match
Fiji 21 19 19 Sep 1972 National Stadium, Suva Test match

Squad leadership

The Wallaby squad was captained by Greg Davis described by Howell as "a leader of men who believed a leader should lead....a single minded flanker who gave no quarter and asked for none". Davis was making his seventh and final overseas tour with the Wallabies, his third as captain. Howell writes that for Davis at 33 years and the end of a magnificent career, the seven loss & five win result of the tour was "a disaster and occasioned Davis' retirement". An injury picked up in New Zealand prevented Davis from leading the side in the Test match in Fiji on the way home. Peter Sullivan led the Wallabies to a narrow 21-19 victory against Fiji. He had already captained Australia in two mid-week games during the New Zealand leg. The third Test in New Zealand, a 38-3 romp by the All Blacks was Greg Davis' last match.

Joe French was the tour manager. Bob Templeton was the team's coach who carried the traditional touring title of Assistant Manager.

Touring party

  • Manager - Joe French
  • Assistant manager - Bob Templeton
  • Captain - Greg Davis

Backs

  • Dave Burnet
  • John Cole
  • John Cornes
  • Russell Fairfax
  • Gary Grey
  • David L'Estrange
  • Arthur McGill
  • Jeff McLean
  • David Rathie
  • Geoff Richardson
  • Peter Rowles
  • John Taylor

Forwards

  • Bruce Brown
  • Dick Cocks
  • Greg Davis
  • Garrick Fay
  • Mick Freney
  • Tony Gelling
  • Jake Howard
  • Roy Prosser
  • Reg Smith
  • Barry Stumbles
  • Peter Sullivan
  • Robert Thompson
  • Robert Wood

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