1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand

Series of rugby union matches

1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand

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Total| | 08|  04|  00|  04

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Test match| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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New Zealand| | 2|  0|  0|  2

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The 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by the Scotland national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1981. The Scotland team won five of their matches and lost the other three. They lost both international matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks).

## Matches

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Scores and results list Scotland's points tally first.
Opponent | Result | For | Against | Date | Venue

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King Country | Won | 39 | 13 | 27 May | Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui
Wellington | Lost | 15 | 19 | 30 May | Athletic Park, Wellington
Wairarapa-Bush | Won | 32 | 9 | 3 June | Memorial Park, Masterton
Canterbury | Won | 23 | 12 | 6 June | Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Mid Canterbury | Won | 21 | 12 | 9 June | Ashburton
NEW ZEALAND | Lost | 4 | 11 | 13 June | Carisbrook, Dunedin
Marlborough | Won | 38 | 9 | 16 June | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
NEW ZEALAND | Lost | 15 | 40 | 20 June | Eden Park, Auckland

## Touring party

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* Manager: Ken Smith
* Assistant Manager: Jim Telfer
* Captain: Andy Irvine

### Backs

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* Andy Irvine
* Peter Dods
* Steve Munro
* Bruce Hay
* Roger Baird
* Richard Breakey
* Alastair Cranston
* Jim Renwick
* John Rutherford
* Ron Wilson
* Roy Laidlaw
* Gordon Hunter
* Alan Lawson replacement during tour

### Forwards

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* Derek White
* Iain Paxton
* Peter Lillington
* Jim Calder
* Gordon Dickson
* David Leslie
* Bill Cuthbertson
* Tom Smith
* Alan Tomes
* Jim Aitken
* Gerry McGuinness
* Iain Milne
* Norrie Rowan
* Colin Deans
* Kenneth Lawrie

## References

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* Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 40–43. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.

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Scottish Rugby Union

History|

* Records

Players|

* All Players
* Scotland 'B' Players
* Killed in World War I
* Killed in World War II

Home stadium|

* Raeburn Place
* 1871–1897
* Inverleith
* 1899–1925
* Murrayfield Stadium
* 1925–present

Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* Six Nations Championship
* Triple Crown
* Grand Slam
* Auld Alliance Trophy
* Calcutta Cup
* Centenary Quaich
* Doddie Weir Cup
* Hopetoun Cup
* Douglas Horn Trophy
* Cuttitta Cup

Related teams|

* Sevens
* Scotland A
* Scotland B
* Scotland Club XV
* U21s
* U20s
* U19s
* U18s
* U17s
* U16s

Matches|

| By opponent|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Barbarians
* England
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Wales

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See also|

* England (1871)
* England (Centenary)

Tours|

| Australia|

* 1982
* 1992
* 1998
* 2004
* 2012
* 2017

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New Zealand|

* 1975
* 1981
* 1990
* 1996
* 2000

South Africa|

* 1999
* 2003
* 2006
* 2014

Argentina|

* 1969
* 1994
* 2008
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Zimbabwe|

* 1988
* 1995

Oceania|

* 1993
* 1998
* 2004
* 2012
* 2017

North America|

* 1985
* 2002
* 2014
* 2018
* 2024

Japan|

* 1989
* 2016

See also|

* Flower of Scotland

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