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1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

Field	Value
team	Australia
yearstart	1913
name	Australia rugby union
tour of New Zealand
coach	M.C. Morgan
captain	Larry Dwyer
matchplayed	9
matchwon	3
matchdraw	0
matchlost	6
testplayed	3
testwon	1
testdraw	0
testlost	2
opponent1
played1	3
won1	1
draw1	0
lost1	2

tour of New Zealand

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.

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

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:

Test matches

#	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		Wellington	Athletic Park	5–30
5	10 Sep	Southland RU	Invercargill		8–13
6	13 Sep		Dunedin	Carisbrook Stadium	13–25
7	17 Sep	South Canterbury RU	Timaru		3–16
8	20 Sep		Christchurch	Lancaster Park	16–5
9	24 Sep	Marlborough RU	Blenheim		30–3

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
9	3	0	5	105	127

Match details

Auckland RU

New Zealand (1st Test)

McKenzie (2), Murray, Roberts

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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)

Hasell, Taylor, Wilson

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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)

Thompson

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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

[https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/rugby-union-football/page-3 Overseas teams in New Zealand]
[https://www.theroar.com.au/2012/08/25/brief-history-of-the-quirky-colours-of-the-wallaby-jersey/ SPIRO: Brief history of the quirky colours of the Wallaby jersey] by Spiro Zavos on The Roar website, 25 Aug 2012
''Beneath the Mā̄ori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby'' by Malcolm Mulholland - Huia Publishers (2008) - {{ISBN. 978-1869693053
Match results] on ESPN Scrum

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