1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
In 1928, the New Zealand national rugby union team undertook a three-month tour of South Africa.
The series of four Test matches was drawn 2–2 and the overall tour record was sixteen wins, five losses and one draw.
Matches
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
Wes. Province Country | 11 | 3 | 30 May 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
Cape Town Clubs | 3 | 7 | 2 June 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
Griqualand West | 19 | 10 | 6 June 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match |
Transvaal | 0 | 6 | 9 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour Match |
Orange Free State | 20 | 0 | 13 June 1928 | Kroonstad Ground, Kroonstad | Tour Match |
Transvaal | 5 | 0 | 16 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Transvaal | Tour Match |
Western Transvaal | 19 | 8 | 20 June 1928 | Kruger Park, Potchefstroom | Tour Match |
31 | 3 | 23 June 1928 | Pietermaritzburg Ground, Pietermaritzburg | Tour Match | |
South Africa | 0 | 17 | 30 June 1928 | Durban | Test Match |
Northern Provinces | 18 | 18 | 7 July 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match |
Rhodesia | 44 | 8 | 14 July 1928 | Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo | Tour Match |
South Africa | 7 | 6 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match |
Pretoria Clubs | 13 | 6 | 25 July 1928 | Eastern Sports Ground, Pretoria | Tour Match |
Orange Free State | 15 | 11 | 28 July 1928 | Ramblers' Cricket Ground, Bloemfontein | Tour Match |
North-Eastern Districts | 27 | 0 | 1 August 1928 | Burghersdorp Ground, Burgersdorp | Tour Match |
Border | 22 | 3 | 4 August 1928 | Recreation Ground, East London | Tour Match |
Border | 35 | 3 | 8 August 1928 | Victoria Grounds, King William's Town | Tour Match |
Eastern Province | 16 | 3 | 11 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Tour Match |
South Africa | 6 | 11 | 18 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Test Match |
South-Western Districts | 12 | 6 | 22 August 1928 | Oudtshoorn Ground, Oudtshoorn | Tour Match |
Western Province | 3 | 10 | 25 August 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
South Africa | 13 | 5 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Test Match |
Touring party
- Manager:
- Assistant manager:
- Captain: Maurice Brownlie
;Three-quarters
;Half-backs
- David Lindsay
- Toby Sheen
- Lance Johnson
- Neil McGregor
- Mark Nicholls
- Archie Strang
- Bill Dalley
- Frank Kilby