1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania

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
27 May 1969
Taranaki 9–9 Wales XV
Rugby Park, New Plymouth
31 May 1969
New Zealand 19–0 Wales
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4 June 1969
Otago 9–27 Wales XV
Carisbrook, Dunedin
7 June 1969
Wellington 6–14 Wales XV
Athletic Park, Wellington
14 June 1969
New Zealand 33–12 Wales
Eden Park, Auckland
21 June 1969
Australia 16–19 Wales
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
25 June 1969
Fiji 11–31 Wales XV
Suva

Touring party
  • Manager: D. J. Phillips

Full-backs

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

Replacements

Bibliography
  • 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.
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