1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

The 1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Australia team in New Zealand against invitational and national teams of New Zealand. It was the first rugby union international tour after the Second World War.

1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
11 05 00 06
Test match
03 00 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
NZ Maori
1 0 0 1

New Zealand won all three test matches to retain the Bledisloe Cup

Tour match

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
North Auckland193221 August 1946AucklandTour match
Taranaki & King Country9824 August 1946New PlymouthTour match
Wanganui & Manawatu171528 August 1946WanganuiTour match
Hawke's Bay & Poverty Bay191131 August 1946NapierTour match
Seddon Shield Districts15124 September 1946WestportTour match
Canterbury11207 September 1946ChristchurchTour match
New Zealand83114 September 1946Carisbrook, DunedinTest match
Southland6818 September 1946InvercargillTour match
Wellington161521 September 1946WellingtonTour match
NZ Maori02025 September 1946HamiltonTest match
New Zealand101428 September 1946Eden Park, AucklandTest match

Sources

  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.
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