# 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada

The 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, France and Canada was a tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks). The series consisted of 17 matches, four of Test status against international opposition. The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 Invincible team.

## Tour

The 1967 tour was hastily arranged, as New Zealand originally intended to tour South Africa. That was called off due to apartheid issues over the Māori members of the New Zealand side, and Britain was chosen as an alternative. This resulted in difficulties arranging matches against club opposition, a tradition of earlier tours, with non-Test games now played solely against regional teams.
The tour captain was Brian Lochore and the 30-man team was managed by former Kiwis' captain Charles Saxton. The tour began in North America, where the All Blacks played two matches, against British Columbia and Eastern Canada. The tourists then travelled to Great Britain where they faced several regional teams along with two Test matches against England and Wales. This was followed by four matches in France, one against the French national team, before returning to Britain to play three games in Scotland, where they played the final Test of the tour against Scotland. They completed the tour with a return to Wales, beating Monmouthshire and then drawing against an East Wales team, before the final fixture against the Barbarians.
The All Blacks should also have played matches in Ireland, including a test match against Ireland on 16 December but they were forced to cancel this section of the tour because of the 1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak. The Irish government banned them from travelling to Ireland, and the tour schedule was re-arranged. The All Blacks also had to burn all their kit before leaving London at the end of the tour.

## Touring party
### Management

* Manager: Charles Saxton
* Assistant manager: Fred Allen
* Captain: Brian Lochore

## Match summary

    Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
| British Columbia | 36 | 3 | 14 October | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| Eastern Canada | 40 | 3 | 18 October | Montreal University Stadium, Montreal |
| North of England | 33 | 3 | 25 October | White City, Manchester |
| Midlands, London and Home Counties | 15 | 3 | 28 October | Welford Road, Leicester |
| South of England | 16 | 3 | 1 November | Memorial Ground, Bristol |
| England | 23 | 11 | 4 November | Twickenham, London |
| West Wales | 21 | 14 | 8 November | St Helens, Swansea |
| Wales | 13 | 6 | 11 November | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| South East France | 16 | 3 | 15 November | Lyon Stade Municipal, Lyon |
| France 'B' | 32 | 19 | 18 November | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| South West France | 18 | 14 | 21 November | Bayonne Stade Municipal, Bayonne |
| France | 21 | 15 | 25 November | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
| Combined Scottish Districts | 35 | 14 | 29 November | The Greenyards, Melrose |
| Scotland | 14 | 3 | 2 December | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| Monmouthshire | 23 | 12 | 6 December | Rodney Parade, Newport |
| East Wales | 3 | 3 | 13 December | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| Barbarians | 11 | 6 | 16 December | Twickenham, London |

## Match details
### England

* 4 November 1967
| England | 11–23 | New Zealand |
| Try: Lloyd (2) Con: Rutherford Pen: Larter | | Try: Birtwistle, Dick, Kirton (2), Laidlaw Con: McCormick (4) |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 74,000 Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)
Team details :
| England | New Zealand |

### Wales

* 11 November 1967
| Wales | 6–13 | New Zealand |
| Pen: Gale Drop: John | | Try: Birtwistle Davis Con: McCormick (2) Pen: McCormick |
* National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,500 Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)
Team details :
| Wales | New Zealand |

### France

* 25 November 1967
| France | 15–21 | New Zealand |
| Try: Campaes Pen: Villeprreux (3) Drop: Gachassin | | Try: Dick Going Kirkpatrick Steel Con: McCormick (3) Pen: McCormick |
* Stade Olympique Attendance: 30,203 Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
Team details :
| France | New Zealand |

### Scotland

* 2 December 1967
| Scotland | 3–14 | New Zealand |
| Drop: Chisholm | | Try: Davis MacRae Con: McCormick Pen: McCormick (2) |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,000 Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
Team details :
| Scotland | New Zealand |

### Barbarians

* 16 December 1967
| Barbarians | 6–11 | New Zealand |
| Try: Lloyd Drop: Wilson | | Try: MacRae Steel Con: McCormick Drop: Kirton |
* Twickenham Attendance: 40,000 Referee: M. Joseph (England)
Team details :
| Barbarians | New Zealand |