1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand Date May–Sep 1966 Coach(es) John RobinsTour captain(s) David Watkins Mike Campbell-LamertonTest series winners (v Australia) British Lions (2–0) (v New Zealand) New Zealand (4–0) Top test point scorer(s) Stewart Wilson (30)
In 1966 the British Lions toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against Australia but lost all four internationals against the All Blacks.
Overall the tourists played thirty-five matches, winning twenty-three, losing nine and drawing three. In Australia the Lions played eight matches, winning seven and drawing the other. In New Zealand they played twenty-five matches, winning fifteen, drawing two and losing eight – in addition to their four test defeats they also lost to Southland, Otago, Wellington and Wanganui-King Country. They also played two matches in Canada, winning one and losing one.
The touring party was captained by Mike Campbell-Lamerton. The manager was Des O'Brien and for the first time a Lions touring team had a coach, John Robins, rather than an assistant manager.
Squad Management Manager Des O'Brien (Ireland) Coach John Robins (Wales) Backs Forwards Results Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Australia and New Zealand:[1]
Test matches
The Lions in their second test v. New Zealand The British Isles v. Wellington at Athletic Park # Date Rival Score Ground/City Country 1 7 May Western Australia 60–3 Perry Lakes Stadium , Perth Australia 2 11 May South Australia 38–11 Norwood Oval , Adelaide Australia 3 14 May Victoria 24–14 Olympic Park, Melbourne Australia 4 18 May Country 6–3 Manuka Oval , Canberra Australia 5 21 May New South Wales 6–6 Sydney Australia 6 28 May Australia 11–8 Cricket Ground , Sydney Australia 7 31 May Queensland 26–3 Lang Park , Brisbane Australia 8 4 Jun Australia 31–0 Lang Park , Brisbane Australia 9 11 Jun Southland 8–14 Rugby Park , Invercargill New Zealand 10 15 Jun South Canterbury / Mid Canterbury / North Otago 20–12 Fraser Park, Timaru New Zealand 11 18 Jun Otago 9–17 Carisbrook , Otago New Zealand 12 22 Jun New Zealand Universities 24–11 Lancaster Park , Christchurch New Zealand 13 25 Jun Wellington 6–20 Athletic Park , Wellington New Zealand 14 29 Jun Nelson / Marlborough / Golden Bay-Motueka 22–14 Trafalgar Park , Nelson New Zealand 15 2 Jul Taranaki 12–9 Rugby Park , New Plymouth New Zealand 16 6 Jul Bay of Plenty 6–6 Rugby Park, Rotorua New Zealand 17 9 Jul North Auckland 6–3 Okara Park , Whangarei New Zealand 18 16 Jul New Zealand 3–20 Carisbrook , Dunedin New Zealand 19 20 Jul West Coast -Buller 25–6 Victoria Square, Westport New Zealand 20 23 Jul Canterbury 8–6 Lancaster Park , Christchurch New Zealand 21 27 Jul Manawatu / Horowhenua 17–8 Showgrounds , Palmerston North New Zealand 22 30 Jul Auckland 12–6 Eden Park , Auckland New Zealand 23 2 Aug Wairarapa / Bush 9–6 Memorial Park , Masterton New Zealand 24 6 Aug New Zealand 12–16 Athletic Park , Wellington New Zealand 25 10 Aug Wanganui / King Country 6–12 Cooks Gardens , Wanganui New Zealand 26 13 Aug New Zealand Māori 16–14 Eden Park , Auckland New Zealand 27 17 Aug East Coast / Poverty Bay 9–6 Rugby Park, Gisborne New Zealand 28 20 Aug Hawke's Bay 11–11 McLean Park , Napier New Zealand 29 27 Aug New Zealand 6–19 Lancaster Park , Christchurch New Zealand 30 31 Aug New Zealand Juniors 9–3 Athletic Park , Wellington New Zealand 31 3 Sep Waikato 20–9 Rugby Park , Hamilton New Zealand 32 6 Sep Counties / Thames Valley 13–9 Massey Park, Papakura New Zealand 33 10 Sep New Zealand 11–24 Eden Park , Auckland New Zealand 34 14 Sep British Columbia 3–8 Vancouver Canada 35 17 Sep Canada 19–8 Toronto Canada
References Thomas, Clem ; Thomas, Greg (2005). The History of The British and Irish Lions . Mainstream Books. pp. 133–141. ISBN 1-84596-030-0 . ^ Lions tour 1966 on SkySports.com British & Irish Lions
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