What the future held for beaten Kiwi XV
THIS was the seventh tour that the All Blacks undertook in the Northern Hemisphere and kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, on October 19, 1972 and wrapped up on February 10, 1973, after a Test match defeat against France at the Parc des Princes.
They played 32 games, winning 25, drawing two and losing five. This is what became of the team that lost in Moseley.
Trevor Morris: A full-back who played for Nelson-Bays winning three Test caps. Worked as a PE teacher at Motueka High School. Is now living in Greater Wellington.
George Skudder: Waikato winger, was an army major and then school teacher who died in May 2021. Three of his nephews, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Ben Atiga and Tanerau Latimer were All Blacks,
Ian Hurst: Canterbury centre who won five Test caps. Was a farmer and then a businessman with care homes in North Otago. His son Ben also played for Canterbury.
Mark Sayers: Wellington centre who won a Test cap. He lived in South Africa for many years but returned to work as a schoolmaster at Wellington College.
Bryan Williams: Auckland winger, spent 37 years working as a solicitor and was director of rugby at Mt Albert Grammar School. His sons Gavin and Paul won international caps for Samoa.
Bob Burgess: Manawatu fly-half once declined an All Blacks trial in protest against apartheid and worked as a lecturer in botany at Massey University.
Lin Colling: Auckland and Otago scrum-half, never made a Test match appearance and later became an All Blacks selector before he died of a brain tumour in July 2003, aged 56.
Kent Lambert: The Manawatu prop won 11 caps before switching codes and was a shearer before going into the hospitality industry, where he ran hotels with his wife, Lesley.
Ron Urlich: Auckland hooker, won two Test caps and worked as a draughtsman, tomato grower and salesman. He also owned the Shakespeare Tavern & Brewery in Auckland.
Graham Whiting: King County prop who won six Test caps. Was a mechanic and an insurance agent before running several hotels, including The Frankton Hotel in Hamilton.
Andy Haden: Auckland lock, won 41
Test caps and worked in sales as a property officer before becoming one of New Zealand's first player agents.
He died in July 2020 after a long illness.
Ian Eliason: Taranaki lock, failed to play in a Test match and was a farmer who retired to New Plymouth, where he died in February 2019 after a short illness.
Ken Stewart: Southland flanker who won 13 Test caps. Is a farmer in South Otago, and his daughter-inlaw is the granddaughter of All Black Ray Bell.
Bevan Holmes: North Auckland No.8 played 31 games for the All Blacks without winning a Test cap. He worked as a teacher and lives in Parua Bay.
Ian Kirkpatrick: Poverty Bay flanker who won 39 Test caps. Was born into Gisborne farming family and became a farmer. In 2014 was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
