Archival Rugby Archival Rugby Rugby was first played in England two hundred years before three boys set down the first set of rugby rules in 1845 in Rugby School in England. The Nelson Football Club introduced rugby union to New Zealand by adopting ARCHIVAL the code in 1870. On Saturday, 14 May 1870, Nelson College played Nelson Club (“The Town” it was called) at the Botanical Reserve, Nelson. This was the first Total Tests interclub rugby union football match to be played in New Zealand. 78 Today almost a century and a half later the values of rugby, its rich history, its Highlights Packages core values of camaraderie and community still hold New Zealand and the world spellbound. TVNZ has held in its archives a rich collection of iconic games and 8 highlights packages which we are pleased to have the opportunity to offer you, including the first live rugby telecast by the NZBC network – New Zealand versus Australia at Eden Park, September 1972. CONTENT LICENSING TVNZ | Tamara George PHONE +64 9 916 7059 EMAIL [email protected] FAX +64 9 916 7989 VISIT tvnz.co.nz/programmesales MOBILE +64 21 343 503 Archival Rugby Test Matches Title Date Precis Dur NEW ZEALAND 19650821 New Zealand versus South Africa second rugby test at Carisbrook, 088:58 V SOUTH AFRICA Dunedin, on 21 August 1965. New Zealand wins 13-0. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND 19650904 New Zealand versus South Africa third rugby test at Lancaster Park, 086:29 V SOUTH AFRICA Christchurch, on 4 September 1965. South Africa wins 19-16. Peter Murdoch and Ray Moreton play their last test matches for New Zealand. THIRD TEST NEW ZEALAND 19660910 New Zealand versus British Isles fourth rugby test at Eden Park, 082:28 V BRITISH ISLES Auckland, on 10 September 1966. New Zealand wins 24-11. Stan Meads plays his last game of rugby for the All Blacks. FOURTH TEST NEW ZEALAND V 19680713 New Zealand versus France first rugby test at Lancaster 091:20 FRANCE FIRST TEST Park, Christchurch, on 13 July 1968. Mick O'Callaghan plays his first test for New Zealand. New Zealand wins 12-9. NEW ZEALAND V 19680810 New Zealand versus France third rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, on 090:49 FRANCE THIRD TEST 10 August 1968. Pat Murphy is refereeing his 11th test, more tests than any other referee in New Zealand history. New Zealand wins 19-12. NEW ZEALAND V 19690531 New Zealand versus Wales first rugby test at Lancaster Park, 091:07 WALES FIRST TEST Christchurch, on 31 May 1969. New Zealand wins 19-0, the first ever test match played in New Zealand between the two countries. NEW ZEALAND V 19690614 New Zealand versus Wales second rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, 092:08 WALES SECOND TEST on 14 June 1969. New Zealand wins 33-12. Fergie McCormick creates a world record score by an individual in a test of 24 points, George Skudder plays his only test for New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND 19710710 New Zealand versus British Isles second rugby test at Lancaster Park, 090:39 V BRITISH ISLES Christchurch, on 10 July 1971. New Zealand wins 22-12. Laurie Mains and Howard Joseph make their test debuts for New Zealand. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND 19710814 New Zealand versus British Isles fourth rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, 093:08 V BRITISH ISLES on 14 August 1971. Draw 14-14, British Isles wins a series against New Zealand for the first time. Phil Gard makes his test debut for New FOURTH TEST Zealand, Wayne Cottrell scores his first test try for New Zealand. CONTENT LICENSING TVNZ | Tamara George PHONE +64 9 916 7059 EMAIL [email protected] FAX +64 9 916 7989 VISIT tvnz.co.nz/programmesales MOBILE +64 21 343 503 Archival Rugby Test Matches Title Date Precis Dur NEW ZEALAND V 19720819 New Zealand versus Australia first rugby test at Athletic Park, Wellington, 090:42 AUSTRALIA FIRST TEST on 19 August 1972. New Zealand wins 29-6. Features the first four point try scored by a New Zealander in an international. NEW ZEALAND 19720902 New Zealand versus Australia second rugby test at Lancaster Park, 089:40 V AUSTRALIA Christchurch, on 2 September 1972. New Zealand wins 30-17. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND V 19720916 New Zealand versus Australia third rugby test at Eden 110:58 AUSTRALIA THIRD TEST Park, Auckland, on 16 September 1972. New Zealand win 38- 3. First live rugby telecast by the NZBC network. NEW ZEALAND V 19750614 New Zealand versus Scotland rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, on 14 June 1975. 100:07 SCOTLAND TEST New Zealand wins 24-0, match played on flooded Eden Park in heavy rain. NEW ZEALAND 19760605 New Zealand versus Ireland rugby test at Athletic Park, 098:02 V IRELAND TEST Wellington, on 5 June 1976. New Zealand wins 11-3. NEW ZEALAND 19770618 New Zealand versus British Isles first rugby test at Athletic Park, 094:14 V BRITISH ISLES Wellington on 18 June 1977. New Zealand wins 16-12. FIRST TEST NEW ZEALAND 19770709 New Zealand versus British Isles second rugby test at Lancaster 097:37 V BRITISH ISLES Park, Christchurch, on 9 July 1977. British Isles wins 13-9. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND 19770730 New Zealand versus British Isles third rugby test at Carisbrook, 099:52 V BRITISH ISLES Dunedin on 30 July 1977. New Zealand wins 19-7. THIRD TEST NEW ZEALAND 19770813 New Zealand versus British Isles fourth rugby test at Eden Park, 110:54 V BRITISH ISLES Auckland, on 13 August 1977. New Zealand wins 10-9. FOURTH TEST NEW ZEALAND V 19780819 New Zealand versus Australia first Beldisloe Cup rugby test at Athletic 096:04 AUSTRALIA FIRST TEST Park, Wellington, on 19 August 1978. New Zealand wins 13-12. NEW ZEALAND 19780826 New Zealand versus Australia second Bledisloe Cup rugby test at Lancaster 101:37 V AUSTRALIA Park, Christchurch, on 26 August 1978. New Zealand wins 22-6. SECOND TEST CONTENT LICENSING TVNZ | Tamara George PHONE +64 9 916 7059 EMAIL [email protected] FAX +64 9 916 7989 VISIT tvnz.co.nz/programmesales MOBILE +64 21 343 503 Archival Rugby Test Matches Title Date Precis Dur NEW ZEALAND V 19780909 New Zealand versus Australia third rugby test at Eden Park, 100:49 AUSTRALIA THIRD TEST Auckland, on 9 September 1978. Australia wins 30-16. NEW ZEALAND V 19790707 New Zealand versus France first rugby test at Lancaster Park, 099:11 FRANCE FIRST TEST Christchurch, on 7 July 1979. New Zealand wins 23-9. Murray Watts, Murray Taylor and Wayne Graham make their test debuts for New Zealand, John West the first neutral referee in a New Zealand test. NEW ZEALAND V 19790714 New Zealand versus France second rugby test at Eden Park, 106:06 FRANCE SECOND TEST Auckland, on 14 July 1979, on Bastille Day. France wins 24-19. NEW ZEALAND 19790908 New Zealand XV versus Argentina first rugby match at Carisbrook, 086:29 XV V ARGENTINA Dunedin, on 8 September 1979. New Zealand wins 18-9. FIRST MATCH NEW ZEALAND 19790915 New Zealand XV versus Argentina second rugby match at Athletic 100:01 XV V ARGENTINA Park, Wellington, on 15 September 1979. New Zealand wins 15-6. SECOND MATCH NEW ZEALAND 19800913 New Zealand XV versus Fiji rugby game at Eden Park, Auckland, on 13 September 094:42 XV V FIJI 1980. New Zealand wins 33-0. Craig Wickes is first schoolboy to be an All Black. NEW ZEALAND V 19810613 New Zealand versus Scotland first rugby test at Carisbrook, 098:26 SCOTLAND FIRST TEST Dunedin, on 13 June 1981. New Zealand wins 11-4. NEW ZEALAND 19810620 New Zealand versus Scotland second rugby test at Eden Park, 104:20 V SCOTLAND Auckland, on 20 June 1981. New Zealand wins 40-15. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND 19810815 New Zealand versus South Africa first rugby test at Lancaster Park, 108:42 V SOUTH AFRICA Christchurch, on 15 August 1981. New Zealand wins 14-9. FIRST TEST NEW ZEALAND 19810829 New Zealand versus South Africa second rugby test at Athletic 096:10 V SOUTH AFRICA Park, Wellington, on 29 August 1981. South Africa wins 24-12. SECOND TEST NEW ZEALAND 19810912 New Zealand versus South Africa third rugby test at Eden Park, 095:42 V SOUTH AFRICA Auckland, on 12 September 1981. New Zealand wins 25-22. THIRD TEST NEW ZEALAND V 19820814 New Zealand versus Australia first rugby test at Lancaster Park, 102:26 AUSTRALIA FIRST TEST Christchurch, on 14 August 1982. New Zealand wins 23-16. NEW ZEALAND 19820828 New Zealand versus Australia second rugby test at Athletic 096:25 V AUSTRALIA Park, Wellington, on 28 August 1982. Australia wins 19-16. SECOND TEST CONTENT LICENSING TVNZ | Tamara George PHONE +64 9 916 7059 EMAIL [email protected] FAX +64 9 916 7989 VISIT tvnz.co.nz/programmesales MOBILE +64 21 343 503 Archival Rugby Test Matches Title Date Precis Dur NEW ZEALAND V 19820911 New Zealand versus Australia third rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, 105:41 AUSTRALIA THIRD TEST on 11 September 1982. New Zealand wins 33-18. Allan Hewson world record score by an individual in a test of 26 points. NEW ZEALAND 19830604 New Zealand versus British Isles first rugby test at Lancaster Park, 097:53 V BRITISH ISLES Christchurch, on 4 June 1983. New Zealand wins 16-12. FIRST TEST NEW ZEALAND 19830618 New Zealand versus British Isles second rugby test at Athletic 113:20 V BRITISH ISLES Park, Wellington, on 18 June 1983. New Zealand wins 9-0.