1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia explained
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
- Manager: I. Hyams
- Captain: Alfred Bayly
Match summary
Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:[2]
width=30px | | width=60px | Date | width=180px | Rival | width=100px | City | width=180px | Venue | width=40px | Score |
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1 | 3 Jul | | | | | 13–8 |
2 | 6 Jul | Western Districts | | | 16–15 |
3 | 8 Jul | Central–Western Districts | | Showground | 27–3 |
4 | 10 Jul | | | | | 8–22 |
5 | 14 Jul | Northern NSW | | Sports Ground | 16–0 |
6 | 17 Jul | | | | 16–5 |
7 | 21 Jul | | | Union Ground | 29–5 |
8 | 24 Jul | | | | 24–6 |
9 | 27 Jul | New England | | Showground | 53–5 |
10 | 31 Jul | | | | | 26–3 | |
Balancewidth=40px | Pl | width=40px | W | width=40px | D | width=40px | L | width=40px | Ps | width=40px | Pc |
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 72 | |
Notes and References
- http://davcolq.co.nz/blog/chasing-george-smith Chasing George Smith
- http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/tourbreak.asp?IDID=5 All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland