1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
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The 1897 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the third tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides.

Matches

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
3 July	New South Wales	8-13	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
6 July	Western Districts	15-16	New Zealand XV	Bathurst
8 July	Central-Western Districts	3-27	New Zealand XV	Showground, Orange
10 July	New South Wales	22-8	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
14 July	Northern N.S.W.	0-16	New Zealand XV	Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle
17 July	Queensland	5-16	New Zealand XV	Bowen Bridge, Brisbane
21 July	Queensland 2nd XV	5-29	New Zealand XV	Union Ground, Brisbane
24 July	Queensland	6-24	New Zealand XV	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
27 July	New England	5-53	New Zealand XV	Showground, Armidale
31 July	New South Wales	3-26	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney

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

Sources

• All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland from allblack.com