1914 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

10	10	00	00

Test match

03	03	00	00

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Australia

3	3	0	0

The 1914 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the eighth tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Seven matches were played against regional sides (all won) along with three Test match between the two national teams.

New Zealand won the test series with three victories, closing unbeaten the tour.

Matches

Preliminary match

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Wellington	14	19	1 July 1914	Athletic Park, Wellington

The Tour

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
New South Wales	27	6	11 July 1914	Sports Ground, Sydney	Tour match
Central-Western Districts	59	10	15 July 1914	Wade Park, Orange	Tour match
Australia	5	0	18 July 1914	Sports Ground, Sydney	Test match
New England	35	6	22 July 1914	Showground, Armidale	Tour match
Queensland	26	5	25 July 1914	The Gabba, Brisbane	Tour match
Queensland	19	0	29 July 1914	The Gabba, Brisbane	Tour match
Australia	17	0	1 August 1914	The Gabba, Brisbane	Test match
Metropolitan Union	11	6	5 August 1914	Sports Ground, Sydney	Tour match
New South Wales	25	10	8 August 1914	Sports Ground, Sydney	Tour match
Australia	22	7	15 August 1914	Sports Ground, Sydney	Test match

Touring party

Manager: R.M. Isaacs
Captain: Dick Roberts

Name	Position	Province
Jack O'Brien	Fullback	Auckland
Eric Cockroft	Fullback, Wing Three-quarter	South Canterbury
Tom Lynch	Wing Three-quarter	South Canterbury
Henry Morgan Taylor	Wing Three-quarter, Halfback	Canterbury
George Loveridge	Utility back	Taranaki
Dick Roberts	Centre Three-quarter	Taranaki
James Ryan	Centre Three-quarter	Wellington
Lyn Weston	Fly-half	Auckland
Bobby Black	Fly-half	Otago
Jock McKenzie	Fly-half	Wellington, Auckland^[1]
Edward Roberts	Halfback	Wellington
James Barrett	Loose forward	Auckland
Alex Bruce	Loose Forward	Auckland
Tom Fisher	Loose Forward	Buller
James Graham	Loose forward	Otago
Ranji Wilson	Loose forward	Wellington
Toby Murray	Wing-forward	Canterbury
James McNeece	Forward	Southland
Albert Downing	Forward	Auckland
John Irvine	Lock	Otago
Bill Lindsay	Hooker	Southland
William Francis	Hooker	Wellington
Mick Cain	Hooker	Taranaki

Notes

↑ McKenzie played for both Wellington and Auckland that year.

New Zealand rugby union tours
Australia	1884 1893 1897 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992
South Africa	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996
British Isles	1905-06 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 1978 1979 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
France	1906 1925 1964 1967 1972–73 1977 1981 1986 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Italy and Romania	1977 1979 1981 1995 2000 2004
North and South America	1906 1913 1925 1936 1953–54 1964 1967 1972 1976 1980 1985 1989 1991 2001 2006
Asia and Oceania	1968 1974 1980 1984 1987

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