1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

Series of rugby union matches

1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 07|  04|  01|  02

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Test match| | 03|  01|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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New Zealand| | 2|  0|  0|  2

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Australia| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| 1968 Argentina
Next tour| 1975 Asia

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.

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

Taranaki| 9–9|  Wales XV

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Rugby Park, New Plymouth

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31 May 1969

New Zealand | 19–0|  Wales

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Lancaster Park, Christchurch

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4 June 1969

Otago| 9–27|  Wales XV

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Carisbrook, Dunedin

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7 June 1969

Wellington| 6–14|  Wales XV

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Athletic Park, Wellington

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14 June 1969

New Zealand | 33–12|  Wales

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Eden Park, Auckland

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21 June 1969

Australia | 16–19|  Wales

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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

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25 June 1969

Fiji | 11–31|  Wales XV

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## Touring party

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* Manager: D. J. Phillips

### Full-backs

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* J.P.R. Williams (London Welsh)

### Three-quarters

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* Gerald Davies (Cardiff)
* Maurice Richards (Cardiff)
* Keith Jarrett (Newport)
* John Dawes (London Welsh)
* Alan Skirving (Newport)
* Stuart Watkins (Newport)

### Half-backs

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* Phil Bennett (Llanelli)
* Gareth Edwards (Cardiff)
* Chico Hopkins (Maesteg)
* Barry John (Cardiff)

### Forwards

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* Mervyn Davies (London Welsh)
* Norman Gale (Llanelli)
* Dennis Hughes (Newbridge)
* Barry Llewellyn (Newport)
* David Lloyd (Bridgend)
* Dai Morris (Neath)
* Brian Price (Newport) (captain)
* John Taylor (London Welsh)
* Brian Thomas (Neath)
* Delme Thomas (Neath)
* Denzil Williams (Ebbw Vale)
* Jeff Young (Harrogate)

### Replacements

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* Vic Perrins (Newport)

## 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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History|

* 2004–present
* Records

Players|

* All players
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* Killed in the world wars
* Tries by Shane Williams

Home stadiums|

* Millennium Stadium
* Cardiff Arms Park
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Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* Six Nations Championship
* Triple Crown
* Grand Slam
* Doddie Weir Cup
* James Bevan Trophy
* Prince William Cup

Related teams|

* Wales A
* Sevens
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Matches|

| Historic matches|

* The Match of the Century (1905)

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By opponent|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Barbarians
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* South Africa

See also|

* Results

Tours|

| Oceania|

* 1969
* 1978
* 1986
* 1988
* 1991
* 1994
* 1996
* 2003
* 2007
* 2010
* 2012
* 2016
* 2017
* ~~2020~~
* 2024

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Africa|

* 1964
* 1990
* 1993
* 1995
* 1998
* 2002
* 2004
* 2008
* 2014
* 2022

Argentina|

* 1968
* 1999
* 2004
* 2006
* 2018

North America|

* 1994
* 1997
* 2005
* 2009
* 2018

Asia|

* 1975
* 2001
* 2013
* ~~2020~~

See also|

* Max Boyce
* "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
* "Calon Lân"
* "Cwm Rhondda"
* "Delilah"
* "Yma o Hyd"
* Old Scores
* Grand Slam (1978 film)

* Sports
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British & Irish Lions|

* 1888 (no test)
* 1904
* 1908
* 1930
* 1950
* 1959
* 1966
* 1971
* 1977
* 1983
* 1993
* 2005
* 2017

Australia |

* 1905
* 1913
* 1931
* 1936
* 1946
* 1949
* 1952
* 1955
* 1958
* 1962
* 1964
* 1972
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1991

New South Wales |

* 1882
* 1894
* 1921
* 1923
* 1925
* 1928

South Africa |

* 1921
* 1937
* 1956
* 1965
* 1981
* 1994

Argentina |

* 1979
* 1989
* 1997
* 2001
* 2004

England |

* 1963
* 1973
* 1985
* 1998
* 2003
* 2004
* 2008
* 2010
* 2014
* 2024

France |

* 1961
* 1968
* 1979
* 1984
* 1986
* 1989
* 1994
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2007
* 2013
* 2018

Ireland |

* 1976
* 1992
* 1997
* 2002
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2022

Italy |

* 1980 (no test)
* 2002
* 2003 (no test)

Scotland |

* 1975
* 1981
* 1990
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004

Wales |

* 1969
* 1988
* 2003
* 2010
* 2016

Romania |

* 1991 (no test)

Japan |

* 1974

Fiji |

* 1974
* 1980
* 1989 (no test)
* 1996
* 1997
* 2003

Western Samoa |

* 1996
* 2005 (no test)

Pacific Islanders |

* 2004

Canada |

* 1995
* 2007

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Rugby union tours of Australia

Argentina |

* 1983
* 1986
* 1995
* 2000

British & Irish Lions|

* 1888
* 1899
* 1904
* 1908
* 1930
* 1950
* 1959
* 1966
* 1971
* 1989
* 2001
* 2013
* 2025

Canada |

* 1985
* 1996

England |

* 1963
* 1975
* 1988
* 1991
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2003
* 2004
* 2006
* 2010
* 2016
* 2022

Fiji |

* 1952
* 1954
* 1961
* 1976
* 1984
* 1985
* 1989

France |

* 1961
* 1968
* 1972
* 1981
* 1986
* 1990
* 1997
* 2002
* 2005
* 2008
* 2014
* 2021

Ireland |

* 1967
* 1979
* 1994
* 1999
* 2003
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2018
* ~~2020~~

Italy |

* 1981
* 1986
* 1994
* 2005

Japan |

* 1975

New Zealand |

* 1884
* 1893
* 1897
* 1903
* 1905
* 1907
* 1910
* 1914
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1929
* 1932
* 1934
* 1938
* 1947
* 1951
* 1957
* 1960
* 1962
* 1968
* 1974
* 1979
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1991
* 1992

New Zealand Māori |

* 1888–89
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926–27
* 1936
* 1949

Pacific Islanders |

* 2004

Samoa |

* 1994
* 2005

Scotland |

* 1982
* 1992
* 1998
* 2004
* 2012

South Africa |

* 1921
* 1937
* 1956
* 1965
* 1971
* 1993

South Korea |

* 1987

Tonga |

* 1973
* 1993

United States |

* 1990
* 1999

Wales |

* 1969
* 1978
* 1991
* 1996
* 2003
* 2007
* 2012
* 2024

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