The 1968 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia and Fiji was the 21st tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia, concluding with a match against Fiji in Suva, Fiji.
The previous tour by the All Blacks to Australia was the 1962 tour. The Wallabies had visited New Zealand in 1964.
The All Backs won all both Test matches and the Bledisloe Cup.
Before the first Test Australian coach (and former Wallaby and All Black) Des Connor had studied the rulebook and after consulting with referees, he introduced tactically the first short lineout ever used in a match in the southern hemisphere.Howell p161 This tactic is now a common part of rugby at all levels.
Schedule Scores and results list All Blacks's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusSydney14921 May 1968Moore Park, SydneyTour matchTasmania74025 May 1968Queenborough Oval, HobartTour matchJunior Wallabies43328 May 1968Norwood Oval, AdelaideTour matchVictoria6801 June 1968Olympic Stadium, MelbourneTour matchA.C.T.4405 June 1968Manuka Oval, CanberraTour matchNew South Wales3058 June 1968Moore Park, SydneyTour matchNew South Wales Country29310 June 1968Sports Ground, NewcastleTour matchAustralia Comb. Serv45812 June 1968North Sydney Oval, SydneyTour matchAustralia271115 June 1968Cricket Ground, SydneyTest matchQueensland34318 June 1968Ballymore, BrisbaneTour matchAustralia191822 June 1968Ballymore, BrisbaneTest matchFiji33625 June 1968National Stadium, SuvaTour match
References
External links from rugbymuseum.co.nz
Published sources Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead – Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ