1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
| 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Manager | Ken Smith | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Andy Irvine | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Andy Irvine (56) | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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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).
Touring party
- Manager: Ken Smith
- Assistant Manager: Jim Telfer
- Captain: Andy Irvine
Backs
Forwards
Results
- 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 | 23 | 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 |
Matches
| 27 May 1981 |
| King Country | 13-39 | Scotland XV |
| Try: Pye Pen: Lang (3) | Try: Irvine McGuinness Leslie Hunter Con: Irvine (4) Pen: Irvine (4) Drop: Wilson |
| Taumarunui |
| 30 May 1981 |
| Wellington | 19-15 | Scotland XV |
| Try: Fraser (2) Gard'ner Con: Hewson (2) Pen: Hewson | Try: Cuthbertson Con: Dods Pen: Dods (2) Drop: Rutherford |
| Athletic Park, Wellington |
| 3 June 1981 |
| Wairarapa-Bush | 9-32 | Scotland XV |
| Try: Sargent Con: Kjestrup Pen: Kjestrup | Try: Irvine (2) Hay Breakey Con: Irvine (2) Pen: Irvine (3) Drop: Irvine |
| Memorial Park, Masterton |
| 6 June 1981 |
| Canterbury | 12-23 | Scotland XV |
| Try: Smith Con: Deans Pen: Deans (2) | Try: Munro Laidlaw Pen: Dods (4) Drop: Rutherford |
| Christchurch |
| 9 June 1981 |
| Mid Canterbury | 12-23 | Scotland XV |
| Try: Wilson Con: Holmes Pen: Holmes (2) | Try: Breakey Munro Leslie Lawson Drop: Wilson |
| Ashburton |
First Test
| 13 June 1981 |
| New Zealand | 11-4 | Scotland  |
| Try: Loveridge Wilson Pen: Hewson | Try: Deans |
| Carisbrook Attendance: 18,000 Referee: R. G. Byres (Australia) |
NEW ZEALAND: A. R. Hewson (Wellington), S. S. Wilson (Wellington), B. J. Robertson (Counties), A. C. R. Jefferd (East Coast), B. G. Fraser (Wellington), E. Dunn (North Auckland), D. S. Loveridge (Taranaki); M. G. Mexted (Wellington), G. N. K. Mourie (Taranaki) (c), G. Higginson (Canterbury), H. Rickit (Waikato), M. W. Shaw (Manawatu), G. A. Knight (Manawatu), A. G. Dalton (Counties), R. C. Ketels (Counties).
SCOTLAND: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (Ayr), A. G. Cranston (Hawick), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), J. Y. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), D. G. Leslie (Gala), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), J. M. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala).
This was the only one of the tour matches in which Scotland did not score a drop goal.
| 16 June 1981 |
| Marlborough | 9-38 | Scotland XV |
| Pen: Marfell (3) | Try: Baird (2) Lawson Dods Hay Rowan Con: Dods Pen: Dods (2) Drop: Wilson (2) |
| Landsdowne Park, Blenheim |
Second Test
| 20 June 1981 |
| New Zealand | 40-15 | Scotland |
| Try: Wilson (3) Hewson (2) Mourie Robertson Con: Hewson (6) | Try: Hay Con: Irvine Pen: Irvine (2) Drop: Renwick |
| Eden Park Attendance: 44,000 Referee: C. K. Collett (Australia) |
NEW ZEALAND: A. R. Hewson (Wellington), S. S. Wilson (Wellington), B. J. Robertson (Counties), A. C. R. Jefferd (East Coast), B. G. Fraser (Wellington), D. L. Rollerson (Manawatu), D. S. Loveridge (Taranaki); M. G. Mexted (Wellington), G. N. K. Mourie (Taranaki) (c), A. M. Haden (Auckland), H. Rickit (Waikato), M. W. Shaw (Manawatu), G. A. Knight (Manawatu), A. G. Dalton (Counties), R. C. Ketels (Counties).
SCOTLAND: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (Ayr), A. G. Cranston (Hawick), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), J. Y. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), D. G. Leslie (Gala), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), J. M. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala).
22-6 down after 13 minutes of the second half, Scotland closed the gap to 22-15 with seven minutes to go, only for New Zealand to score three converted tries to win the match comfortably. This was the highest score ever recorded by New Zealand in a full international.
References
- Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 40–43. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.