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1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

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The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests; two to New Zealand and one to Australia. This was the second official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere and the first to Australasia and Melanesia.

The tour results were mixed for Wales; the team was unbeaten in the non-test matches and were victorious over Australia, but were completely out-classed by New Zealand. The captaincy of the tour was given to Newport's Brian Price.

Results

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4 June 1969
Otago9–27 Wales XV
Carisbrook, Dunedin


14 June 1969
New Zealand 33–12 Wales
Eden Park, Auckland


25 June 1969
Fiji 11–31 Wales XV
Suva

Touring party

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  • Manager: D. J. Phillips

Full-backs

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Three-quarters

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Half-backs

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Forwards

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Replacements

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Bibliography

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  • Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.