1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Official photo of the touring team
ManagerA.C. Norris
Tour captainJimmy Duncan
Top point scorerBilly Wallace (87)
Top try scorerAlbert Asher (17)
Summary
P W D L
Total
11 10 0 1
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology

The 1903 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia, also known as the First Trans-Tasman Test,[1] was the fourth tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia, and marked the first international Test match played between the two national teams.

A warm-up match was played against Wellington before nine matches were played against Australian regional and district sides along with one Test match between the two national sides.[2]

Touring party

Name Position Age Province
Billy Wallace Back (1878-08-02)2 August 1878 (aged 24) Wellington
Albert Asher Wing (1879-12-03)3 December 1879 (aged 23) Auckland
Duncan McGregor Wing (1881-07-16)16 July 1881 (aged 22) Canterbury
Dick McGregor Centre (1874-12-03)3 December 1874 (aged 28) Auckland
John Stalker Centre (1881-02-11)11 February 1881 (aged 22) Otago
John (Billy) Stead Five-eighth (1877-09-18)18 September 1877 (aged 25) Southland
Jimmy Duncan Five-eighth (1869-11-12)12 November 1869 (aged 33) Otago
Morrie Wood Five-eighth (1876-10-09)9 October 1876 (aged 26) Canterbury
Arthur Humphries Half-back (1874-02-15)15 February 1874 (aged 29) Taranaki
Henry Kiernan Half-back (1876-07-24)24 July 1876 (aged 26) Auckland
Loftus Armstrong Wing forward (1878-04-13)13 April 1878 (aged 25) Wairarapa
Reuben Cooke Loose forward (1876-04-17)17 April 1876 (aged 27) Canterbury
Bernard Fanning Lock (1874-11-11)11 November 1874 (aged 28) Canterbury
Dave Gallaher Hooker (1873-10-30)30 October 1873 (aged 29) Auckland
Fred Given Flanker (1876-05-21)21 May 1876 (aged 27) Otago
Paddy Long Forward (1879-11-13)13 November 1879 (aged 23) Auckland
Archie McMinn Loose forward (1880-08-14)14 August 1880 (aged 22) Wairarapa
George Nicholson Loose forward (1878-08-03)3 August 1878 (aged 24) Auckland
Harry Porteous Forward (1875-01-20)20 January 1875 (aged 28) Otago
Jack Spencer Loose forward (1880-05-27)27 May 1880 (aged 23) Wellington
George Tyler Hooker (1879-02-10)10 February 1879 (aged 24) Auckland
Dan Udy Hooker (1874-05-21)21 May 1874 (aged 29) Wairarapa

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:[3]

Date Home team Score Away team Venue
1 July Wellington 14–5  New Zealand Athletic Park, Wellington
18 July New South Wales 0–12  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
22 July Combined Western District 7–47  New Zealand Bathurst, New South Wales
25 July New South Wales 0–3  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
29 July Metropolitan Union 3–33  New Zealand University Oval, Sydney, New South Wales
1 August Queensland 0–17  New Zealand Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Queensland
5 August Western Queensland 0–29  New Zealand Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Queensland
8 August Queensland 0–28  New Zealand Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Queensland
11 August Combined Northern Districts 0–53  New Zealand Albion Cricket Ground, Maitland, New South Wales
15 August Australia  3–22  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
19 August New South Wales Country 0–32  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
11 10 0 1 281 27

Test match

15 August 1903
Australia 3–22 New Zealand
Pen: WickhamReportTry: Asher, RW McGregor, Tyle
Con: Wallace
Pen: Wallace
Goal from mark: Wallace 2
Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: R Waugh (Australia)

See also

References

  1. ^ Jenkins & Alvarez 1999, p. 7.
  2. ^ "in Australia". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. ^ All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland on All Blacks website

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