| Tour of the Wallabies to New Zealand and Fiji 1972 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| overview | S | G | U | N |
| Test Matches | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Other games | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| total | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Fiji |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
the Australian national rugby union team tour to New Zealand and Fiji in 1972 included a number of friendly matches Wallabies, the national team of Australia in the sport of rugby union. The team toured New Zealand in August and September 1972. It played ten games, including two test matches against the All Blacks. Both were lost, leaving New Zealand to defend the Bledisloe Cup. At the end of the tour, Australia played for the first time away against the Fijian national team and narrowly prevailed. In the remaining games against national teams, the Australians suffered four more defeats.
(Test matches are highlighted in color; results from Australia’s perspective)
Constellations:
- Neuseeland: John Dougan, Sidney Going, Duncan Hales, Ian Kirkpatrick
, Jeffrey Matheson, Trevor Morris, Tane Norton, Michael Parkinson, Bruce Robertson, Alistair Scown, Samuel Strahan, Alan Sutherland, Graham Whiting, Peter Whiting, Bryan Williams - Australien: Bruce Brown, David Burnet, John Cole, Gregory Davis , Russell Fairfax, Garrick Fay, Michael Freney, Tony Gelling, Gary Grey, David l’Estrange, Arthur McGill, Jeffrey McLean, Roy Prosser, Reginald Smith, Peter Sullivan
Substitute for: Barry Stumbles
Constellations:
- Neuseeland: Sidney Going, Duncan Hales, Lyndon Jaffray, Ian Kirkpatrick , Jeffrey Matheson, Trevor Morris, Tane Norton, Michael Parkinson, Alistair Scown, Graham Sims, Samuel Strahan, Alan Sutherland, Graham Whiting, Peter Whiting, Bryan Williams
- Australien: David Burnet, Richard Cocks, John Cole, Gregory Davis , Garrick Fay, Michael Freney, Gary Grey, John Howard, David l’Estrange, Arthur McGill, Jeffrey McLean, Roy Prosser, Geoffrey Richardson, Barry Stumbles, Peter Sullivan
Substitute for: Reginald Smith
Constellations:
- Neuseeland: Robert Burgess, Sidney Going, Duncan Hales, Ian Kirkpatrick , Jeffrey Matheson, Trevor Morris, Keith Murdoch, Tane Norton, Michael Parkinson, Bruce Robertson, Alistair Scown, Samuel Strahan, Alan Sutherland, Peter Whiting, Bryan Williams
- Australien: Bruce Brown, David Burnet, Richard Cocks, John Cole, Gregory Davis , Garrick Fay, Michael Freney, Gary Grey, David l’Estrange, Arthur McGill, Jeffrey McLean, Roy Prosser, Geoffrey Richardson, Reginald Smith, Barry Stumbles
Constellations:
- Fidschi: The pronoun Batibasaga, Epi Bolawaqatabu , Wami Gavidi, Samu Naqelevuki, Aminiasi Naituyaga, Jona Qoro Narisia, Jope Naucabalavu, Rupeni Qaraniqio, Atonio Racika, Lario Raitilava, Nasivi Ravouvou, Jo Sovau, Pio Tikoisuva, Apenisa Tukairavua, Vuniani Varo
- Australien: David Burnet, Richard Cocks, John Cornes, Russell Fairfax, Tony Gelling, Jeffrey McLean, Roy Prosser, Geoffrey Richardson, Peter Rowles, Reginald Smith, Barry Stumbles, Peter Sullivan , John Taylor, Robert Thompson, Robert Wood
Substitute for: Gary Gray
* Tours without test matches
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* Tours without test matches
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