1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

Australia rugby union
tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)M.C. Morgan
Tour captain(s)Larry Dwyer
Summary
P W D L
Total
09 03 00 06
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
3 1 0 2

The 1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Australia national rugby union team against various invitational teams from New Zealand and also against the New Zealand national team.[1]

The team played in the light-blue jersey of NSW Waratahs with the state emblem and the word "Australia" on the chest.[2] Australia played 8 matches, with only 3 victories and 5 defeats.[3]

Touring party

Management

  • Manager: M.C. Morgan
  • Captain: Larry Dwyer
  • Vice-captain: Ted Fahey

Full backs

  • R. Simpson (New South Wales)

Three quarters

  • D. Suttor (New South Wales)
  • Larry Dwyer (New South Wales)
  • E. Carr (New South Wales)
  • L. Wogan (New South Wales)
  • L. Meibush (Queensland)
  • M.J. McMahon (Queensland)
  • Fred Wood (New South Wales)
  • J. Flynn (Queensland)
  • H.A. Jones (New South Wales)

Half backs

  • William Tasker (New South Wales)

Forwards

  • Harold George (New South Wales)
  • C. O'Donnell (New South Wales)
  • Bill Watson (New South Wales)
  • Ted Fahey (New South Wales)
  • Clarrie Wallach (New South Wales)
  • D.B. Hughes (New South Wales)
  • F. Thompson (New South Wales)
  • R. Roberts (New South Wales)
  • R.B. Hill (New South Wales)
  • D. Williams (Queensland)
  • A. Horadan (Queensland)
  • P. Murphy (Queensland)
  • W. Cody (New South Wales)
  • IL Jones (New South Wales)

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the Wallabies in New Zealand:[4]

  Test matches

Scene of one of the two tests played v. New Zealand
# Date Rival City Venue Score
1 27 Aug Auckland RU Auckland Alexandra Park 13–15
2 30 Aug Taranaki RU New Plymouth 11–9
3 3 Sep Wanganui RFU Wanganui 6–11
4 6 Sep  New Zealand Wellington Athletic Park 5–30
5 10 Sep Southland RU Invercargill 8–13
6 13 Sep  New Zealand Dunedin Carisbrook Stadium 13–25
7 17 Sep South Canterbury RU Timaru 3–16
8 20 Sep  New Zealand Christchurch Lancaster Park 16–5
9 24 Sep Marlborough RU Blenheim 30–3
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
9 3 0 5 105 127

Match details

Auckland RU

27 August
Auckland RU15–13Australia
Pen: O'Leary, McGregor (2), MackyReportTry: McMabon (2)
Pen: McMabon
Alexandra Park
Attendance: 4,000

New Zealand (1st Test)

6 September
New Zealand 30–5 Australia
Try: Gray, Lynch (3),
McKenzie (2), Murray,
Roberts
Con: Roberts (3)		ReportTry: Carr
Con: McMahon
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: R.L. Simpson (Wellington)
Team details
New Zealand
Australia

New Zealand: P. Williams, G. M. V. Sellars, A. J. Downing, H. J. Atkinson, J. T. Wylie, A. McDonald (capt), H. Dewar, H. V. Murray, H. M. Taylor, D. Gray, A. J. McGregor, R. J. McKenzie, R. W. Roberts, T. W. Lynch, J. E. Cuthill
Australia: H. George, C. O'Donnell, W. T. Watson, E. J. Fahey (capt), C. Wallach, E. W. Cody, P. J. Murphy, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, M. J. McMahon

New Zealand (2nd Test)

13 September
New Zealand 25–13 Australia
Try: Brown, Cummings,
Hasell, Taylor, Wilson
Con: O'Leary (3)
Drop: O'Leary		ReportTry: Jones (2), Suttor
Con: Simpson (2)
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: A.D. Downes (Otago)
Team details
New Zealand
Australia

New Zealand: W. C. Francis, E. W. Hasell, W. Cummings, C. T. Gillespie, J. McNeece, J. Barrett, N. A. Wilson, R. Taylor, C. Brown, W. McK. Geddes, J. V. Macky, A. P. Spillane, J. A. S. Baird, J. D. Stewart, M. J. O'Leary (capt)
Australia: W. T. Watson, C. O'Donnell, A. D. Horodan, E. J. Fahey (capt), P. J. Murphy, B. D. Hughes, E. W. Cody, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, R. Simpson

New Zealand (3rd Test)

20 September
New Zealand 5–16 Australia
Try: Fanning
Con: O'Leary		ReportTry: Jones, Suttor (2),
Thompson
Con: Hughes (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: G.W. Nicholson (Auckland)
Team details
New Zealand
Australia

New Zealand: W. C. Francis, E. W. Hasell, W. Cummings, A. H. N. Fanning, J. McNeece, J. Barrett, N. A. Wilson, R. Taylor, C. Brown, J. T. Tilyard, E. A. P. Cockroft, A. P. Spillane, P. J. Burns, J. D. Stewart, M. J. O'Leary (capt)
Australia: W. T. Watson, H. George, D. Williams, C. Wallach, P. J. Murphy, B. D. Hughes, E. W. Cody, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, L. J. Dwyer (capt)

Bibliography

Found on Papers Past website

  • Auckland Star, Monday 25 August 1913, p. 6
  • Evening Post, Thursday 28 August 1913, p. 4
  • Auckland Star, Monday 1 September 1913, p. 8
  • Evening Post, Thursday 4 September 1913, p. 4
  • Colonist, Monday 8 September 2013, p. 6
  • Wairarapa Daily Times, Thursday 11 September 1913, p. 6
  • Auckland Star, Monday 15 September 1913, p. 8
  • Evening Post, Thursday 18 September 1913, p. 4
  • Evening Post, Monday 22 September 1913, p. 4
  • Evening Post, Thursday 25 September 1913, p. 4

References

  1. ^ Overseas teams in New Zealand
  2. ^ SPIRO: Brief history of the quirky colours of the Wallaby jersey by Spiro Zavos on The Roar website, 25 Aug 2012
  3. ^ Beneath the Mā̄ori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby by Malcolm Mulholland - Huia Publishers (2008) - ISBN 978-1869693053
  4. ^ Australia tour, 1913|Match results on ESPN Scrum
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