1920 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales

The 1920 New Zealand tour rugby to New South Wales was the ninth tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia.

During the First World War the activity of Rugby Union was suspended. The acivity reprise only in New South Wales (many player switched to Rugby League expecially in Queensland. So weren't played official test match between the two national sides.

The three most important macth was played against the New South Wales selection. All Blacks won all, closing unbeaten the tour

In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union decreed the five full-internationals played by New South Country in the 1920-1928 period. But it remaion unofficial match for the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Before and after the tour, New Zealand played some match in own country against provincial selection.

Preliminary Matches

10 July 1920	Auckland	11 - 11	New Zealand XV	Eden Park, Auckland

14 July 1920	Manawatu- Horowhenua-Wanganui	0 - 39	New Zealand XV	Showgrounds, Palmerston North

The Tour

24 July 1920	New South Wales	15 - 26	New Zealand XV	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

28 July 1920	Manning River District	9 - 70	New Zealand XV	Taree Ground, Taree

31 July 1920	New South Wales	6 - 14	New Zealand XV	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

2 August 1920	Metropolitan Union	11 - 20	New Zealand XV	Sydney University Oval, Sydney

4 August 1920	New South Wales XV	18 - 31	New Zealand XV	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

7 August 1920	New South Wales	13 - 24	New Zealand XV	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

11 August 1920	Metropolitan Union	5 - 79	New Zealand XV	Sydney University Oval, Sydney

Final Match

18 August 1920	Wellington	3 - 8	New Zealand XV	Athletic Park, Wellington

New Zealand Rugby Tours

New South Wales (1884) • Australia (1893) • Australia (1897) • Australia (1903) • Australia and New Zealand (1905) • The Originals (1905-06) • Australia (1907) • Australia (1910) • North America (1913) • Australia (1914) • New South Wales (1920) • New South Wales (1922) •New South Wales (1924) •Invincibles tour (1924-25) •New South Wales (1925) • South Africa (1928) • Grand Slam tour (1935-36) • South Africa (1949) • Grand Slam tour (1953-54) • Britain, Ireland, France & North America (1963-64) •Grand Slam tour (1972-73) • Ireland, Wales and England (1974) • Grand Slam tour (1978) • England and Scotland (1979) • Australia and Fiji (1980) •North America and Wales (1980) • Grand Slam tour (2005) •