1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 10 0 0
Test match
1 1 0 0
Opponent
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Australia
1 1 0 0

The 1903 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the fourth tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Nine matches were played against regional and district sides along with one Test match between the two national sides.[1]

Preliminary Match

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

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Wellington Province51411 7 1903Athletic Park, WellingtonTour Match

The tour

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

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
New South Wales12018 July 1903Cricket Ground, SydneyTour Match
Combined Western Distr.47722 July 1903BathurstTour Match
New South Wales3025 July 1903Cricket Ground, SydneyTour Match
Metropolitan Union33329 July 1903University Oval, Sydney Tour Match
Queensland1701 August 1903Exhibition Ground, BrisbaneTour Match
Western Queensland2905 August 1903Exhibition Ground, BrisbaneTour Match
Queensland2808 August 1903Exhibition Ground, BrisbaneTour Match
Combined Northern Distr53012 August 1903Albion Cricket Ground, West MaitlandTour Match
Australia22315 August 1903Cricket Ground, SydneyTest Match
N.S.W. Country32019 August 1903Cricket Ground, SydneyTour Match

The Test match

15 August 1903
Australia  3–22  New Zealand
Pen: Wickham
report Try: Asher, RW McGregor, Tyle
Con: Wallace
Pen: Wallace
Goal from mark: Wallace 2
Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 30000
Referee: R Waugh (Australia - ARU)
Australia New Zealand
John MaundFB FBBilly Wallace
Charlie RedwoodW WAlbert Asher
Sid RileyC CRobert McGregor
Stan Wickham (capt.)C CMorrie Wood
Charlie WhiteW WDuncan McGregor
Lew EvansFH FHJimmy Duncan (capt.)
Austin GraltonSH SHHenry Kiernan
Sine BolandN8 FArchie McMinn
Harold JuddF FGeorge Nicholson
Bill HardcastleF LAndrew Long
Dinny LutgeL LBernard Fanning
James JoyceL LReuben Cooke
Frank NicholsonH PDan Udy
Ted LarkinH HGeorge Tyler
Alec BurdonP WFDave Gallaher

Touring party

Name Position Province
Billy Wallace Back Wellington
Albert Asher Wing Auckland
Duncan McGregor Wing Canterbury
Robert Mcgregor Centre Auckland
John Stalker Centre Otago
John (Billy) Stead Five-eighth Southland
Jimmy Duncan Five-eighth Otago
Morrie Wood Five-eighth Canterbury
Arthur Humphries Half-back Taranaki
Henry Kiernan Half-back Auckland
Loftus Armstrong Wing forward Wairarapa
Reuben Cooke Loose forward Canterbury
Bernard Fanning Lock Canterbury
Dave Gallaher Hooker Auckland
Fred Given Flanker Otago
Andrew Long Forward Auckland
Archie McMinn Loose forward Wairarapa
George Nicholson Loose forward Auckland
Harry Porteous Forward Otago
Jack Spencer Loose forward Wellington
George Tyler Hooker Auckland
Dan Udy Hooker Wairarapa

References

  1. "in Australia". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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