1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

The 1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the All Blacks' seventeenth tour of Australia and their first one-off test tour since 1979 (4 years and 23 days). The tour was a one-off match between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.[1] Considered the better side, and with the odds in their favour (6–4), New Zealand had only won five of their last ten fixtures against the Wallabies (50%).[1] Australia were 9–10 outsiders, however, Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer commented: “The All Black aura of domination of five or six years ago is over... They were once supermen who couldn't be beaten but that All Black bogey doesn't exist any more.”[1] New Zealand won the test 8–18.[2][3] The match was also David Campese's fourth match against the All Blacks.

1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es)Bryce Rope
Tour captain(s)Andy Dalton
Top point scorer(s)Allan Hewson (14 points)
Top try scorer(s)
Summary
P W D L
Total
01 01 00 00
Test match
01 01 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour1983 British Lions
Next tour1983 Great Britain

References
  1. "All Blacks Set To Take Test". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 492. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 August 1983. p. 45. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Foster, Michael (21 August 1983). "All Blacks Too Strong". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 493. Sydney, New South Wales. p. 17. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "New Zealand Tour of Australia, 1983 – ESPNscrum". en.espn.co.uk. ESPNscrum.
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