1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles

The New Zealand national rugby union team toured Canada and the Britain and Ireland in October and November 1989, playing test matches against the national teams of Wales and Ireland and tour matches against 12 other sides, including the Barbarians. They went unbeaten on the tour, winning all 14 matches.

1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles
Summary	P W D L
Total	14 14 00 00
Test match	02 02 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Ireland	1 1 0 0
Wales	1 1 0 0

Squad

• Coach: Alex Wyllie

Name	Position	Province
Sean Fitzpatrick	Hooker	Auckland
Warren Gatland	Hooker	Waikato
Richard Loe	Prop	Canterbury
Steve McDowall	Prop	Auckland
Graham Purvis	Prop	Waikato
Ron Williams	Prop	North Harbour
Steve Gordon	Lock	Waikato
Ian Jones	Lock	North Auckland
Murray Pierce	Lock	Wellington
Gary Whetton	Lock	Auckland
Andy Earl	Flanker	Wellington
Paul Henderson	Flanker	Southland
Kevin Schuler	Flanker	North Harbour
Mike Brewer	Loose forward	Otago
Zinzan Brooke	Loose forward	Auckland
Buck Shelford (captain)	Loose forward	North Harbour
Alan Whetton	Loose forward	Auckland
Graeme Bachop	Halfback	Canterbury
Bruce Deans	Halfback	Canterbury
Frano Botica	First five-eighth	North Harbour
Grant Fox	First five-eighth	Auckland
John Schuster	Second five-eighth	Wellington
Craig Innes	Centre	Auckland
Walter Little	Centre	North Harbour
Bernie McCahill	Centre	Auckland
Joe Stanley	Centre	Auckland
John Kirwan	Wing	Auckland
Inga Tuigamala	Wing	Auckland
Terry Wright	Wing	Auckland
John Gallagher	Fullback	Wellington
Matthew Ridge	Fullback	Auckland
John Timu	Fullback	Otago

Results

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
British Columbia	48	3	8 October 1989	Swangard Stadium, Vancouver	Tour match
Cardiff	25	15	14 October 1989	Arms Park, Cardiff	Tour match
Pontypool RFC	47	6	18 October 1989	Pontypool	Tour match
Swansea	37	22	21 October 1989	St. Helen's, Swansea	Tour match
Neath RFC	26	15	25 October 1989	The Gnoll, Neath	Tour match
Llanelli RFC	11	0	28 October 1989	Stradey Park, Llanelli	Tour match
Newport	54	9	31 October 1989	Rodney Parade, Newport	Tour match
Wales	34	9	4 November 1989	Arms Park, Cardiff	Test match
Leinster	36	9	8 November 1989	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Tour match
Munster	31	9	11 November 1989	Cork	Tour match
Connacht	40	6	14 November 1989	Galway	Tour match
Ireland	23	6	18 November 1989	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match
Ulster	21	3	21 November 1989	Ravenhill, Belfast	Tour match
Barbarians	21	10	25 November 1989	Twickenham, London	Tour match

British Columbia vs New Zealand

8 October 1989

British Columbia	3–48	New Zealand
Pen: Wyatt	Report	Try: Brooke (2) Deans (2) Little Stanley Tuigamala Con: Gallagher (7) Pen: Gallagher (2)

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Keith Morrison (Vancouver)

Cardiff vs New Zealand

14 October 1989 14:30

Cardiff	15–25	New Zealand
Try: Edwards Con: Rayer Pen: Evans (2) Rayer	Report	Try: Brewer Loe A. J. Whetton Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (3)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ray Megson (Scotland)

Pontypool vs New Zealand

18 October 1989 14:30

Pontypool	6–47	New Zealand
Pen: Silva (2)	Report	Try: Bachop Botica Fitzpatrick John Gallagher Jones Kirwan Little Tuigamala Con: Gallagher (3) Pen: Gallagher (3)

Pontypool Park, Pontypool Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Brian Sterling (Ireland)

Swansea vs New Zealand

21 October 1989 14:30

Swansea	22–37	New Zealand
Try: Arnold I. Davies Hopkins Con: Wyatt (2) Pen: Wyatt (2)	Report	Try: Brewer (2) Deans Gatland Innes (2) Con: Botica (5) Pen: Botica

St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nicolas Hourquet (France)

Neath vs New Zealand

25 October 1989 14:30

Neath	15–26	New Zealand
Try: Edmunds Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn (3)	Report	Try: Brooke Gallagher (2) Innes Con: Botica (2) Pen: Botica (2)

The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England)

Llanelli vs New Zealand

28 October 1989 14:30

Llanelli	0–11	New Zealand
	Report	Try: Earl McDowall Pen: Fox

Stradey Park, Llanelli Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ken McCartney (Scotland)

Newport vs New Zealand

31 October 1989 14:30

Newport	9–54	New Zealand
Try: Gregory Con: Abraham Pen: Abraham	Report	Try: Bachop Brooke Gallagher (2) McCahill Schuler Timu Wright Con: Fox (7)

Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)

Wales vs New Zealand

4 November 1989

Wales	9–34	New Zealand
Pen: Thorburn (3)	Report	Try: Bachop Innes (2) Wright Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (4)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)

Leinster vs New Zealand

8 November 1989 14:45

Leinster	9–36	New Zealand
Try: Sexton Con: B. Smith Pen: B. Smith	Report	Try: Brooke Innes Jones McCahill Timu (2) G. Whetton Con: Botica (4)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France)

Munster vs New Zealand

11 November 1989 14:30

Munster	9–31	New Zealand
Pen: Keyes (3)	Report	Try: Bachop Innes Pierce Schuster Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (3)

Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Leslie (Scotland)

Connacht vs New Zealand

14 November 1989 14:30

Connacht	6–40	New Zealand
Pen: O'Beirne (2)	Report	Try: Botica (3) Deans Earl (2) Ridge Tuigamala Con: Botica Pen: Botica (2)

Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Les Peard (Wales)

Ireland vs New Zealand

18 November 1989

Ireland	6–23	New Zealand
Pen: B. Smith	Report	Try: Gallagher Shelford Wright Con: Fox Pen: Fox (3)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)

Ulster vs New Zealand

21 November 1989 19:30

Ulster	3–21	New Zealand
Pen: Russell	Report	Try: Brooke Tuigamala Con: Botica (2) Pen: Botica (3)

Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ian Bullerwell (England)

Barbarians vs New Zealand

25 November 1989

Barbarians	10–21	New Zealand
Try: Matthews Pen: Hastings (2)	Report	Try: Brooke Innes Loe Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)