1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

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1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The team that toured to Australia
ManagerI. Hyams
Tour captain(s)A. Bayly
Top point scorer(s)Arthur Humphries (42)
Top try scorer(s)George W. Smith (11)
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 09 00 01
Tour chronology
Previous tour1893 Australia
Next tour1903 Australia

The 1897 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the third tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides.[1]

Touring party[edit]

  • Manager: I. Hyams
  • Captain: Alfred Bayly
Name Position Province
Lewis Allen Back Taranaki
Barney Armit Back Otago
Alfred Bayly Back Taranaki
William Roberts Back Wellington
George Smith Back Auckland
Jimmy Duncan Back Otago
Ernest Glennie Back Canterbury
Arthur Humphries Back Taranaki
John Blair Forward Wanganui
Frank Brooker Forward Canterbury
Joseph Calnan Forward Wellington
Robert Handcock Forward Auckland
Bill Hardcastle Forward Wellington
William Harris Forward Otago
William McKenzie Forward Wellington
Hugh Mills Forward Taranaki
Thomas Pauling Forward Wellington
Frederick Murray Forward Auckland
Sydney Orchard Back Canterbury
William Wells Forward Taranaki
Alex Wilson Forward Auckland

Match summary[edit]

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:[2]

# Date Rival City Venue Score
1 3 Jul NSW Waratahs Sydney Cricket Ground 13–8
2 6 Jul Western Districts Bathurst 16–15
3 8 Jul Central–Western Districts Orange Showground 27–3
4 10 Jul NSW Waratahs Sydney Cricket Ground 8–22
5 14 Jul Northern NSW Newcastle Sports Ground 16–0
6 17 Jul Queensland Reds Brisbane 16–5
7 21 Jul Queensland Reds Brisbane Union Ground 29–5
8 24 Jul Queensland Reds Brisbane Exhibition Ground 24–6
9 27 Jul New England Armidale Showground 53–5
10 31 Jul NSW Waratahs Sydney Cricket Ground 26–3
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
10 9 0 1 228 72

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chasing George Smith Archived 26 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine by David Colquhoun, 26 Jun 2014
  2. ^ All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland on All Blacks website
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