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1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

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The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests; two to New Zealand and one to Australia. This was the second official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere and the first to Australasia and Melanesia.

1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 04 01 02
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
 Australia
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour1968 Argentina
Next tour1975 Asia

The tour results were mixed for Wales; the team was unbeaten in the non-test matches and were victorious over Australia, but were completely out-classed by New Zealand. The captaincy of the tour was given to Newport's Brian Price.

Results

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27 May 1969
Taranaki9–9  Wales XV
Rugby Park, New Plymouth
31 May 1969
New Zealand  19–0  Wales
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4 June 1969
Otago9–27  Wales XV
Carisbrook, Dunedin
7 June 1969
Wellington6–14  Wales XV
Athletic Park, Wellington
14 June 1969
New Zealand  33–12  Wales
Eden Park, Auckland
21 June 1969
Australia  16–19  Wales
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
25 June 1969
Fiji  11–31  Wales XV
Suva

Touring party

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  • Manager: D. J. Phillips

Full-backs

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Three-quarters

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Half-backs

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Forwards

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Replacements

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Bibliography

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  • Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
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