1893 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia


The 1893 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the second tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides, but no Test matches were played. It was first tour arranged by New Zealand Rugby Football Union which was founded the year before. The only previous New Zealand national team was the side that toured New South Wales in 1884. Immediately before departing for Sydney, the tourists played a match against a "Combined XV" in Wellington, which New Zealand won 7–4.

Touring party

NamePositionProvince
Archie D'ArcyFullbackWairarapa
Henry Clarke WilsonFullbackWellington
Alan GoodWingTaranaki
George HarperThree-quarterNelson
Francis "Doss" Mahon JervisWingAuckland
William "Tabby" WynyardThree-quarterWellington
Henry ButlandHalf backWest Coast
David GageUtility backWellington
Maurice HerroldHalf backAuckland
Graham ShannonHalf back/ForwardManawatu
Alfred BaylyLoose forwardTaranaki
Sam CockroftHookerManawatu
Thomas EllisonForwardWellington
John Henry GardnerForwardSouth Canterbury
Rod GrayForwardWairarapa
James Taylor LambieForwardTaranaki
Charles Nicholson MacintoshForwardSouth Canterbury
Robert McKenzieForwardAuckland
William McKenzieWing forwardWairarapa
John MowlemForwardManawatu
Frederick MurrayForwardAuckland
Robert OliphantWing forwardWellington
Walter PringleForwardWellington
Charles SpeightForwardAuckland
Angus StuartForwardWellington
Hoeroa TiopiraForwardHawke's Bay
Billy WatsonForwardWairarapa

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:
#DateRivalCityVenueScore
128 JunCumberland CountySydneyCumberland Oval8–0
21 JulNSW WaratahsSydneyCricket Ground17–8
34 JulNSW JuniorSydneyCricket Ground19–0
46 JulNorthern DistrictNewcastleSports Ground25–3
58 JulNSW WaratahsSydneyCricket Ground3–25
615 JulQueensland RedsBrisbaneExhibition Ground14–3
719 JulQueensland Reds 2ndBrisbaneExhibition Ground6–0
822 JulQueensland RedsBrisbaneExhibition Ground36–0
926 JulWestern DistrictBathurst24–5
1029 JulNSW WaratahsSydneyCricket Ground16–0

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