Bannock (food) Bannock (food) Bannock is a variety of flat quick bread or any large, round article baked or cooked from grain. A bannock is usually cut into sections before serving. The word "bannock" comes from Northern and Scots English dialects. The "Oxford English Dictionary" states the term stems from "panicium", a Latin word for "baked dough", or from "panis", meaning bread. It was first referred to as "bannuc" in early glosses to the 8th century author Aldhelm (d. 709), and its first cited definition in 1562. Its historic use was primarily in Ireland, Scotland and Northern England. The Scottish poet Robert
1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America The 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the Britain, Ireland, France and North America was a collection of rugby union test match games undertaken by the All Blacks against England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. The tour also took in several matches against British, Irish, French and North American club, county and invitational teams. This was the sixth tour of the Northern Hemisphere. It was also the first time the All Blacks lost to the invitational Barbarians team. The team only lost to Llanelli, North-Western Counties,