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1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Australia |
| yearstart | 1933 |
| matchplayed | 23 |
| matchwon | 11 |
| matchdraw | 1 |
| matchlost | 11 |
| testplayed | 5 |
| testwon | 2 |
| testdraw | 0 |
| testlost | 3 |
| opponent1 | |
| played1 | 5 |
| won1 | 2 |
| draw1 | 0 |
| lost1 | 3 |
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The 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia was a series of 23 rugby union matches played by the Australia national team in 1933.
Australia played a total of 23 matches, with a 5-Test series v South Africa, who won three of the five games.
Touring party
The tour manager was Dr. W. F. ('Wally') Matthews, who had previously been the team manager for the AIF rugby team which played in The King's Cup in 1919. A squad of 29 players was selected for the tour – 15 from New South Wales, 11 from Queensland, and 3 from Victoria.
With exception of two of the Victorians, the team departed Sydney aboard the "Ulysses" on Anzac Day, 25 April 1933. The remaining two players, O. J. Bridle and D. Cowper joined the vessel at Melbourne after the Wallabies had played a match against a Victorian team.
The Wallabies touring party consisted of:
- Manager: Dr. W. F. Matthews (NSW) Playing squad:
- Captain: Dr. A. W. Ross (NSW)
- Vice-captain: S. J. Malcolm (NSW)
- F. McPhillips (NSW)
- B. A. Grace (NSW)
- J. Kelaher (NSW)
- J. Young (NSW)
- R. Biilmann (NSW)
- C. Campbell (NSW)
- R. B. Louden (NSW)
- W. Mackney (NSW)
- A. Hodgson (NSW)
- G. V. Bland (NSW)
- W. H. Cerutti (NSW)
- E. W. Love (NSW)
- M. F. Morton (NSW)
- D. McLean Jr. (QLD)
- W. Warlow (QLD)
- J. Steggall (QLD)
- G Bennett (QLD)
- J. Clark (QLD)
- M. White (QLD)
- W. G. White (QLD)
- G. Cooke (QLD)
- J. Ritter (QLD)
- B. Doneley (QLD)
- E. Bonis (QLD)
- G. S. Sturtridge (VIC)
- D. Cowper (VIC)
- O. J. Bridle (VIC)
Match summary
Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 | 3 June 1933 | Durban | Tour match | |
| Western Transvaal | 20 | 3 | 7 June 1933 | Potchefstroom | Tour match |
| Witwatersrand | 6 | 13 | 10 June 1933 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour match |
| Combined Pretoria XV | 8 | 13 | 14 June 1933 | Pretoria | Tour match |
| Griqualand West | 9 | 14 | 17 June 1933 | Kimberley | Tour match |
| Rhodesia | 24 | 5 | 20 June 1933 | Salisbury | Tour match |
| Rhodesia | 31 | 0 | 24 June 1933 | Bulawayo | Tour match |
| Northern District | 8 | 16 | 28 June 1933 | Kimberley | Tour match |
| Western Province | 9 | 13 | 1 July 1933 | Cape Town | Tour match |
| South Africa | 3 | 17 | 8 July 1933 | Cape Town | Test Match |
| North East District | 31 | 11 | 12 July 1933 | Aliwal North | Tour match |
| Orange Free State | 8 | 9 | 15 July 1933 | Bloemfontein | Tour match |
| South Africa | 21 | 6 | 22 July 1933 | Durban | Test Match |
| Border | 24 | 5 | 29 July 1933 | East London | Tour match |
| Border | 13 | 6 | 2 August 1933 | Queenstown | Tour match |
| Transvaal | 9 | 11 | 7 August 1933 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour match |
| South Africa | 3 | 12 | 12 August 1933 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match |
| Western Districts | 21 | 14 | 16 August 1933 | Oudtshoorn | Tour match |
| Eastern Province | 18 | 3 | 19 August 1933 | Port Elizabeth | Tour match |
| South Africa | 0 | 11 | 26 August 1933 | Port Elizabeth | Test Match |
| South Africa | 15 | 4 | 2 September 1933 | Bloemfontein | Test Match |
| Combined University | 3 | 3 | 6 September 1933 | Cape Town | Tour match |
| Western Province | 0 | 4 | 9 September 1933 | Cape Town | Tour match |
Match details
First Test
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|---|
South Africa: Gerry Brand; Pat Lyster, Frank Waring, Jimmy White, Freddy Turner; Bennie Osler (c), Danie Craven; Paul Vissler, Bert Kipling, Joe Nykamp; Boy Louw, Manie Geere; Fanie Louw, Lappies Hattingh, Ferdie Bergh
Australia: Jack Steggall; Doug McLean, Gordon Sturtridge, Dave Cowper (c), Jack Kelaher; Ron Biilmann, Walter Bennett; Bill Cerutti, Eddie Bonis, Max White; Bill White, Graham Cooke; Bob Loudon, Aub Hodgson, Geoff Bland Australia played in sky blue to avoid clash with South Africa. |}
Second Test
Loudon, Sturtridge
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Third Test
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Fourth Test
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Fifth Test
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Bibliography
-
The Sydney Morning Herald
- Monday 26 April 1933 p 13
- Monday 5 June 1933 p 7
- Friday 9 June 1933 p 11
- Monday 12 June 1933 p 6
- Tuesday 15 June 1933 p 13
- Monday 19 June 1933 p 6
- Thursday 22 June 1933 p 10
- Tuesday 29 June 1933 p 10
- Thursday 17 August 1933 p 10
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The Brisbane Courier
- Monday 26 June 1933 p 10
- Monday 3 July 1933 p 7
- Monday 10 July 1933 p 7
- Thursday 13 July 1933 p 12
- Monday 24 July 1933 p 7
- Monday 31 July 1933 p 7
- Thursday 3 August 1933 p 16
- Wednesday 9 August 1933 p 4
- Monday 14 August 1933 p 7
- Monday 21 August 1933 p 7
- Monday 28 August 1933 p 11
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The Courier-Mail
- Monday 4 September 1933 p 6
- Thursday 7 September 1933 p 6
- Monday 11 September 1933 p 8
References
References
- [https://www.theroar.com.au/2016/09/08/great-history-green-gold-wallabies-springboks-jerseys/ The great history of Green and Gold: The Wallabies and Springboks jerseys] by Harry Jones on The Roar, 7 Sep 2016
- [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=Rugby&exactPhrase=&anyWords=¬Words=&l-textSearchScope=ignore|ignore&fromdd=25&frommm=04&fromyyyy=1933&todd=01&tomm=10&toyyyy=1933&l-word=ignore|ignore&sortby= National Library of Australia]
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