1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Manager	N. Gallbraith
Tour captain(s)	Jimmy Hunter
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 02 01 00
Test match	00 00 00 00

The 1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the fifth tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia and the first in their own country. Three matches were played against Australian teams and four against provincial sides in New Zealand.

Matches

Preliminary match

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
1 July	Auckland	9-3	New Zealand XV	Alexandra Park, Auckland

The tour

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
8 July	New South Wales	0-19	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 July	Metropolitan Union	3-22	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney
15 July	New South Wales	8-8	New Zealand XV	Cricket Ground, Sydney

Post tour matches

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
22 July	Otago & Southland	10-10	New Zealand XV	Caledonian Ground, Dunedin
27 July	Canterbury	3-21	New Zealand XV	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
29 July	Wellington	3-0	New Zealand XV	Athletic Park, Wellington

Touring party

• Manager: N. Gallbraith
• Captain: Jimmy Hunter

Name	Province	Position
George Gillet	Canterbury	Fullback
Billy Wallace	Wellington	Utility back
Ernest Booth	Otago	Wing Three-quarter
Duncan McGregor	Wellington	Wing Three-quarter
Hector Thomson	Wanganui	Wing Three-quarter
George Smith	Auckland	Centre Three-quarter
Jimmy Hunter	Taranaki	Centre Three-quarter
Simon Mynott	Taranaki	Fly-half
Fred Roberts	Wellington	Halfback
Steve Casey	Otago	Hooker
John Corbett	West Coast	Forward
Frank Glasgow	Taranaki	Forward
Fred Newton	Canterbury	Lock
Bill Glenn	Taranaki	Loose forward
Massa Johnston	Otago	Loose forward
Alex McDonald	Otago	Loose forward
George Nicholson	Auckland	Loose forward
James O'Sullivan	Taranaki	Loose forward
Charlie Seeling	Auckland	Loose forward