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class="infobox-label">Tour captain(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Davis (rugby)">Greg Davis</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #dedee2; color: black">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">P</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <b>W</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>D</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>L</b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">14</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>6</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>7</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Test match</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>4</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>3</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="background: #dedee2; color: black">Opponent</th><td class="infobox-data" style="background: #dedee2; color: black"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">P</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <b>W</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>D</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>L</b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">3</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> 3</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> 0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji</b> was a series of thirteen rugby union matches, including three tests, played by the <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Wallabies</a> in New Zealand, plus a one-off test match played by the <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Wallabies</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fijians</a> in Fiji. The tour took place in August and September 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-nz_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The test series in New Zealand was won by the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a> with three wins from three matches. The test match in Fiji was won by the <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Wallabies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-test-stats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-test-stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Opposing Team</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Otagorugby.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Otagorugby.png/14px-Otagorugby.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Otagorugby.png/21px-Otagorugby.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Otagorugby.png/28px-Otagorugby.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">0</td> <td align="center" width="40">26</td> <td width="100" align="right">5 Aug 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carisbrook" title="Carisbrook">Carisbrook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-otago_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-otago-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png/14px-West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png/21px-West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png/28px-West_Coast-Buller_rugby_colours.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Rugby_Football_Union" title="West Coast Rugby Football Union">West Coast</a>-<a href="/wiki/Buller_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Buller Rugby Football Union">Buller</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">10</td> <td align="center" width="40">15</td> <td width="100" align="right">9 Aug 1972</td> <td>Victoria Square, <a href="/wiki/Westport,_New_Zealand" title="Westport, New Zealand">Westport</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-Buller-West-Coast_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buller-West-Coast-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TaranakiRugby.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/TaranakiRugby.png/14px-TaranakiRugby.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/TaranakiRugby.png/21px-TaranakiRugby.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/TaranakiRugby.png/28px-TaranakiRugby.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">20</td> <td align="center" width="40">15</td> <td width="100" align="right">12 Aug 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Stadium" title="Yarrow Stadium">Rugby Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth">New Plymouth</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-taranaki_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taranaki-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bopcolours.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Bopcolours.png/14px-Bopcolours.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Bopcolours.png/21px-Bopcolours.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Bopcolours.png/28px-Bopcolours.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">6</td> <td align="center" width="40">6</td> <td width="100" align="right">15 Aug 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga_Domain" title="Tauranga Domain">Tauranga Domain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga">Tauranga</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-bop_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bop-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>6</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>29</b></td> <td width="100" align="right"><b>19 Aug 1972</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Athletic_Park,_Wellington" title="Athletic Park, Wellington">Athletic Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a></b></td> <td><b>Test match</b><sup id="cite_ref-1st-test_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1st-test-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kcountry.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Kcountry.png/14px-Kcountry.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Kcountry.png/21px-Kcountry.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Kcountry.png/28px-Kcountry.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_Country_Rugby_Football_Union" title="King Country Rugby Football Union">King Country</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">13</td> <td align="center" width="40">6</td> <td width="100" align="right">23 Aug 1972</td> <td>Taumarunui Domain, <a href="/wiki/Taumarunui" title="Taumarunui">Taumarunui</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-KC_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KC-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png/14px-Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png/21px-Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png/28px-Hawkes_Bay_Air_NZ_Cup_colours.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">14</td> <td align="center" width="40">15</td> <td width="100" align="right">26 Aug 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLean_Park" title="McLean Park">McLean Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nelson_bays_rugby.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nelson_bays_rugby.png/14px-Nelson_bays_rugby.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nelson_bays_rugby.png/21px-Nelson_bays_rugby.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nelson_bays_rugby.png/28px-Nelson_bays_rugby.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Bays_Rugby_Union" title="Nelson Bays Rugby Union">Nelson Bays</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">26</td> <td align="center" width="40">7</td> <td width="100" align="right">29 Sep 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Park,_Nelson" title="Trafalgar Park, Nelson">Trafalgar Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-nelson_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nelson-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>17</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>30</b></td> <td width="100" align="right"><b>2 Sep 1972</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">Lancaster Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a></b></td> <td><b>Test match</b><sup id="cite_ref-2nd-test_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2nd-test-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Northotago.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Northotago.png/14px-Northotago.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Northotago.png/21px-Northotago.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Northotago.png/28px-Northotago.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Otago_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Otago Rugby Football Union">North Otago</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">37</td> <td align="center" width="40">12</td> <td width="100" align="right">5 Sep 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centennial_Park,_Oamaru" title="Centennial Park, Oamaru">Centennial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oamaru" title="Oamaru">Oamaru</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-oamaru_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oamaru-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Waikato_colours,_Air_NZ_Cup.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png/14px-Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png/21px-Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png/28px-Waikato_colours%2C_Air_NZ_Cup.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">24</td> <td align="center" width="40">26</td> <td width="100" align="right">9 Sep 1972</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">Rugby Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-Waikato_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waikato-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fdfdfd"> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Povertybay.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Povertybay.png/14px-Povertybay.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Povertybay.png/21px-Povertybay.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Povertybay.png/28px-Povertybay.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Poverty_Bay_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union">Poverty Bay</a> /<br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ecoast.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ecoast.png/14px-Ecoast.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ecoast.png/21px-Ecoast.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ecoast.png/28px-Ecoast.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="East Coast Rugby Union">East Coast</a></td> <td align="center" width="40">22</td> <td align="center" width="40">19</td> <td width="100" align="right">12 Sep 1972</td> <td>Rugby Park, <a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a></td> <td>Tour match<sup id="cite_ref-pob-ec_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pob-ec-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>3</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>38</b></td> <td width="100" align="right"><b>16 Sep 1972</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a></b></td> <td><b>Test match</b><sup id="cite_ref-test-stats_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-test-stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji"><img alt="Fiji" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a></b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>21</b></td> <td align="center" width="40"><b>19</b></td> <td width="100" align="right"><b>19 Sep 1972</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/National_Stadium_(Suva)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Stadium (Suva)">National Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suva" title="Suva">Suva</a></b></td> <td><b>Test match</b><sup id="cite_ref-fiji_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fiji-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Squad_leadership">Squad leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Squad leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wallaby squad was captained by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Davis (rugby)">Greg Davis</a> described by Howell as <i>"a leader of men who believed a leader should lead....a single minded flanker who gave no quarter and asked for none"</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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".<sup id="cite_ref-Howellp192_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Howellp192-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An injury picked up in New Zealand prevented Davis from leading the side in the Test match in Fiji on the way home. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sullivan_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Sullivan (rugby union)">Peter Sullivan</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a> was Greg Davis' last match.<sup id="cite_ref-Howellp192_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Howellp192-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Joe French was the tour manager. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Templeton_(rugby_union)" title="Bob Templeton (rugby union)">Bob Templeton</a> was the team's coach who carried the traditional touring title of Assistant Manager.<sup id="cite_ref-nz_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Touring_party">Touring party</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Touring party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Manager - Joe French</li> <li>Assistant manager - <a href="/wiki/Bob_Templeton_(rugby_union)" title="Bob Templeton (rugby union)">Bob Templeton</a></li> <li>Captain - <a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(rugby_union)" title="Greg Davis (rugby union)">Greg Davis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Backs">Backs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Backs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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Rathie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Richardson_(rugby)" title="Geoff Richardson (rugby)">Geoff Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Rowles" title="Peter Rowles">Peter Rowles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(rugby_union,_born_1949)" title="John Taylor (rugby union, born 1949)">John Taylor</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Forwards">Forwards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand_and_Fiji&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Forwards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_(rugby_union)" title="Bruce Brown (rugby union)">Bruce Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cocks" title="Dick Cocks">Dick Cocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Davis_(rugby_union)" title="Greg Davis (rugby union)">Greg Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrick_Fay" title="Garrick Fay">Garrick Fay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Freney" title="Mick Freney">Mick Freney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gelling" title="Tony Gelling">Tony Gelling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Howard" title="Jake Howard">Jake Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Prosser" title="Roy Prosser">Roy Prosser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reg_Smith_(rugby_union)" title="Reg Smith (rugby union)">Reg Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Stumbles" title="Barry Stumbles">Barry Stumbles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Sullivan_(rugby,_born_1948)" title="Peter Sullivan (rugby, born 1948)">Peter Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Thompson_(rugby_union,_born_1947)" title="Robert Thompson (rugby union, born 1947)">Robert Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Wood_(rugby_union,_born_1948)" title="Robert Wood (rugby union, born 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<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_tries_by_Israel_Folau" title="List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau">Tries by Israel Folau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;;;width:1%">Home stadium</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;;;width:1%">Competitions and trophies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Australia at the Rugby World 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<li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Schoolboys_rugby_union_team" title="Australian Schoolboys rugby union team">Schoolboys</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_test_match_results" title="List of Australia national rugby union team test match results"><span style="color:#006629">Matches</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals" title="List of Rugby World Cup finals"><span style="color:#006629">World Cup finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">By opponent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Argentina_and_Australia" title="History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_the_Barbarians" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and the Barbarians">Barbarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_the_British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and the British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_England" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and England">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Fiji" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_France" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Italy" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Scotland" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_Wales" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;;;width:1%">Tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">Argentina</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1987 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1997 Australia rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2002 Australia rugby union tour">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1905_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1905 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1921 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1923 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1925 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1928 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1931 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1936 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1949 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1952 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1955 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1958 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1962 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1964 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1967 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1967</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1978 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1982 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1986 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1990 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1991 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand">1991</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">South Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Rhodesia" class="mw-redirect" title="1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa_and_Rhodesia" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1961 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1963 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1969 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa">1992</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain" title="1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_France_and_Canada" title="1927–28 New South Wales rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and Canada">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1939–40 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1939–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_British_Isles" title="1968 Australia rugby union tour of British Isles">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_France" title="1971 Australia rugby union tour of France">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1973 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_the_United_States" title="1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and the United States">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1976 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Italy_and_France" title="1983 Australia rugby union tour of Italy and France">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_England,_Scotland_and_Italy" title="1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1989 Australia rugby union tour">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1993 Australia rugby union tour">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1997 Australia rugby union tour">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="1998 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2000 Australia rugby union tour">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2001 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2002 Australia rugby union tour">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2004 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2005 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Europe" title="2006 Australia rugby union tour of Europe">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Australia rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour" title="2009 Australia national rugby union team tour">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Great_Britain,_Ireland_and_Italy" title="2013 Australia national rugby union team tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Fiji" title="1980 Australia rugby union tour of Fiji">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Fiji" title="1984 Australia rugby union tour of Fiji">1984</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain" title="1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Canada_and_the_United_States" title="1912 Australia rugby union tour of Canada and the United States">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_New_South_Wales_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_France_and_Canada" title="1927–28 New South Wales rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and Canada">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America" title="1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_France" title="1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain,_Ireland_and_the_United_States" title="1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and the United States">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1989 Australia rugby union tour">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="1993 Australia rugby union tour">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFE605; color:#006629; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #006629, inset -1px -1px 0 #006629;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2000 Australia rugby union tour">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australia_rugby_union_tour" title="2008 Australia rugby union tour">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Australia_national_rugby_union_team_tour_of_Japan,_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Australia national rugby union team tour of Japan, Great Britain and Ireland">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Wallabies_Spring_tour&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Wallabies Spring tour (page does not exist)">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th 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