1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales

1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
Tour captain(s) William Millton
Summary
P W D L
Total
8 8 0 0

The first New Zealand team was selected in 1884, for a tour to New South Wales. It was a privately organized selection as the New Zealand Rugby Union was founded not until eight years later. On 22 May 1884, before the tour start, the team played a test match against a Wellington XV winning 9 to 0.[1] During the tour, the team recorded eight wins in eight matches in Australia.

Warm Up Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Wellington XV9022 May 1884Newtown Park, Wellington

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Cumberland County33028 May 1884Cumberland Oval, SydneyTour Match
New South Wales11031 May 1884Agricultural Society Ground, SydneyTour Match
Combined Suburbs XV2353 June 1884Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyTour Match
Northern Districts2905 June 1884NewcastleTour Match
New South Wales2127 June 1884Agricultural Society Ground, SydneyTour Match
Western Districts11011 June 1884BathurstTour Match
Wallaroo & University231012 June 1884Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyTour Match
New South Wales16014 June 1884Agricultural Society Ground, SydneyTour Match

Touring party

Name Position Province
Henry Braddon Fullback Otago
George Helmore Utility back Canterbury
Thomas Ryan Three quarter Auckland
Joe Warbrick Three quarter Auckland
Edwin Davy Half-back Wellington
John Dumbell Utility Back, Forward Wellington
Henry Roberts Half-back Wellington
Jack Taiaroa Half-back Otago
James Allan Forward Otago
George Carter Forward Auckland
John Lecky Forward Auckland
Edward Millton Forward Canterbury
William Millton Forward Canterbury
Timothy O'Connor Forward Auckland
James O’Donnell Forward Otago
George Robertson Forward Otago
Hart Udy Forward Wellington
Peter Webb Forward Wellington
Robert Wilson Forward Canterbury

Notes and References

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.