1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1903 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Summary	P W D L
Total	10 10 00 00
Test match	01 01 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	1 1 0 0

The 1903 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the fourth tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Nine matches were played against regional and district sides along with one Test match between the two national sides.

Preliminary Match

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
11 July	Wellington	14-5	New Zealand XV	Athletic Park, Wellington

Schedule

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
18 July	New South Wales	0-12	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
22 July	Combined Western Distr.	7-47	New Zealand XV	Bathurst
25 July	New South Wales	0-3	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
25 July	Metropolitan Union	3-33	New Zealand XV	University Oval, Sydney
1 August	Queensland	0-17	New Zealand XV	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
5 August	Western Queensland	0-29	New Zealand XV	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
8 August	Queensland	0-28	New Zealand XV	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
12 August	Combined Northern Districs	0-53	New Zealand XV	Albion Cricket Ground, West Maitland
15 August	Australia	3-22	New Zealand	Cricket Ground, Sydney
19 August	N.S.W. Country	0-32	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney

The Test match

15 August 1903

Australia	3–22	New Zealand
Pen: Wickham	report	Try: Asher, RW McGregor, Tyle Con: Wallace Pen: Wallace Goal from mark: Wallace 2

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 30000 Referee: R Waugh ( - ARU)

Australia		New Zealand
John Maund	FB		FB	Billy Wallace
Charlie Redwood	W		W	Albert Asher
Sid Riley	C		C	Robert McGregor
Stan Wickham (capt.)	C		C	Morrie Wood
Charlie White	W		W	Duncan McGregor
Lew Evans	FH		FH	Jimmy Duncan (capt.)
Austin Gralton	SH		SH	Henry Kiernan
Sine Boland	N8		F	Archie McMinn
Harold Judd	F		F	George Nicholson
Bill Hardcastle	F		L	Andrew Long
Dinny Lutge	L		L	Bernard Fanning
James Joyce	L		L	Reuben Cooke
Frank Nicholson	H		P	Dan Udy
Ted Larkin	H		H	George Tyler
Alec Burdon	P		WF	Dave Gallaher

Touring party

• Manager: A.C. Norris
• Captain: Jimmy Duncan

Name	Position	Province
Billy Wallace	Back	Wellington
Albert Asher	Wing	Auckland
Duncan McGregor	Wing	Canterbury
Robert Mcgregor	Centre	Auckland
John Stalker	Centre	Otago
John (Billy) Stead	Five-eighth	Southland
Jimmy Duncan	Five-eighth	Otago
Morrie Wood	Five-eighth	Canterbury
Arthur Humphries	Half-back	Taranaki
Henry Kiernan	Half-back	Auckland
Loftus Armstrong	Wing forward	Wairarapa
Reuben Cooke	Loose forward	Canterbury
Bernard Fanning	Lock	Canterbury
Dave Gallaher	Hooker	Auckland
Fred Given	Flanker	Otago
Andrew Long	Forward	Auckland
Archie McMinn	Loose forward	Wairarapa
George Nicholson	Loose forward	Auckland
Harry Porteous	Forward	Otago
Jack Spencer	Loose forward	Wellington
George Tyler	Hooker	Auckland
Dan Udy	Hooker	Wairarapa