1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia













































1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

New zealand rugby 1897.jpg
The team that toured to Australia

Manager I. 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 tour 1893 Australia
Next tour 1903 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



  • Manager: I. Hyams

  • Captain: A. Bayly

















































































































Name
Position
Province

S.A. Orchard

Back

Canterbury

L. Allen

Back

Taranaki

Barney Armit

Back

Otago

Alfred Bayly

Back

Taranaki
W. Roberts

Back

Wellington

G.W. Smith

Back

Auckland

J. Duncan

Back

Otago

E. Glennie

Back

Canterbury

A.L. Humphries

Back

Taranaki

J.A. Blair

Forward

Wanganui

F.J. Brooker

Forward

Canterbury

J.J. Calnan

Forward

Wellington

R.A. Handcock

Forward

Auckland

W.R. Hardcastle

Forward

Wellington

W.A. Harris

Forward

Otago

William McKenzie

Forward

Wellington

H.P. Mills

Forward

Taranaki
T.G. Pauling

Forward

Wellington
F.S. Murray

Forward

Auckland
W.J.G. Wells

Forward

Taranaki

A. Wilson

Forward

Auckland


Match summary


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





  1. ^ Chasing George Smith by David Colquhoun, 26 Jun 2014


  2. ^ All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland on All Blacks website










Popular posts from this blog

Florida Star v. B. J. F.

Danny Elfman

Lugert, Oklahoma