Rugby union tour (1953–1954)
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
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
Management
Manager: N. Millard
Assistant manager: A. E. Marslin
Captain: Bob Stuart
Backs
Forwards
References
Notes
Bibliography
External links
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
Argentina Australia New South Wales New Zealand South Africa Romania Fiji Samoa Tonga Pacific Islanders Japan United States Canada