1905 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

1905 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
	Australia touring squad
Tour captain(s)	Stanley Wickham

The 1905 Australia tour of New Zealand was a collection of rugby union games undertaken by the Australia side against invitational and national teams of New Zealand. It was the first Wallaby overseas tour.[1][2]

Australia played a total of seven games in New Zealand, with 3 wins and 4 losses.

Matches

Complete list of matches played by Australia in New Zealand:[3]

Wellington RFU

19 August 1905

Wellington RFU	23–7	Australia
	Report

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 8,000

Team details
Wellington RFU: G. Spencer; M. Winiata, J. O'Leary, E. Wrigley; M. Sharpe, A. Ramsden; E.H. Dodd, E.H. Watkins, T. Cross, H.R. Wright, J. Spencer (capt), A.A. Wylie, C. Gillespie, W. Warner, W. Hardham Australia: A.P. Penman; S. Wickham (capt), P. Carmichael, B. Smith; C. Russell, E.A. Anzelzark, M. Dore; A. Burdon, E.A. Oxlade, J. Clarken, H.A. Judd, P. Burge, W. Hirschberg, B.I. Swannell, C. Murrin

Nelson Combined

23 August 1905

Nelson Combined [note 1]	12–3	Australia
	Report

?, Nelson
Attendance: 2,000

Canterbury

26 August 1905

Canterbury RFU	8–3	Australia
	Report

?, Christchurch

Team details
Canterbury: S. Turtill; F. Fryer, A.E. Love, G. Gray; J. Weston, D. Fraser; P. Burns; D. Horgan, Shannon, Murray, G. Chambers, Gaffuey, Carlton, C. Pearce, W.J. Walter Australia: S. Wickham; L.M. Smith, A. Penman, B. Smith, D. McLean; A. Anlezark; D. More; A. Burden, Lucas, A. Oxlade, W. Richards, E. O'Brien, W. Hirschburg, B. Swannell, C. Murwin

New Zealand

2 September 1905

New Zealand	14–3	Australia
Try: Cross, McMinn (2), Wrigley Con: Francis	Report	Try: D.J. McLean

Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Williams

Team details

New Zealand

Australia

New Zealand: E. L. Watkins, E. H. Dodd, T. Cross, E. Purdue, J. C. Spencer (capt), A. R. H. Francis, C. A. Purdue, A. F. McMinn, G. F. Burgess, W. E. Smith, C. M. Gilray, E. Wrigley, R. Bennet, D. G. Macpherson, H. S. Turtill
Australia: A. Burdon, A. M. Oxlade, J. C. Clarken, H. A. Judd, E. W. Richards, W. Hirschberg, B. Lucas, B. I. Swannell, M. J. Dore, E. A. Anlezark, D. J. McLean, F. B. Smith, L. M. Smith, S. M. Wickham (capt), A. P. Penman

Manawatu / Hawke's Combined

6 September 1905

Manawatu / Hawke's Bay	5–7	Australia
	Report

?, Palmerston North
Attendance: 6,000

Taranaki / Wangaui

9 September 1905

Taranaki / Wanganui	13–18	Australia
	Report

?, Hawera

Auckland

16 September 1905

Auckland	8–10	Australia
	Report

Alexandra Park, Auckland

Bibliography

Evening Post, Monday 21 August 1905, pg. 5
Nelson Evening Mail Thursday, 24 August 1905, pg. 2
Press, Sunday 28 August 1905, pg. 8
Evening Post, Sunday 4 September 1905, pg. 3
Wanganui Chronicle, Wednesday 6 September 1905, pg. 5
Evening Post, Monday 11 September 1905, pg. 5
Wanganui Herald, Tuesday 19 September 1905, pg. 5

Notes

Composed of players from the Nelson Rugby Union.[4]

References

Our History on Rugby AU
HISTORY OF WALLABIES PRE-WW1 TOURS by Sean Fagan on Saints and Heathens
Papers Past website
Nelson Evening Mail, 24 Aug 1905 on National Library of New Zealand

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[nelson-5] Composed of players from the Nelson Rugby Union.[4]

[1] Our History on Rugby AU

[2] HISTORY OF WALLABIES PRE-WW1 TOURS by Sean Fagan on Saints and Heathens

[3] Papers Past website

[4] Nelson Evening Mail, 24 Aug 1905 on National Library of New Zealand

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