 During this time, he was an integral part of such exploits for the province as the lifting of the Ranfurly Shield in 1969 from Hawke's Bay and then in 1972 from Auckland as well as captaining the province to wins over international touring sides such as England in 1973, Scotland in 1975 and Ireland in 1976.Wyllie finally became an All Black in 1970 when he was selected to tour South Africa where he played in the second and third Tests.In the next three years, he played forty matches for New Zealand, including eleven Tests, and was captain on three occasions.