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1905 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

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1905 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Australia touring squad
Tour captain(s)Stanley Wickham
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 03 00 04
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1

The 1905 Australia tour of New Zealand was a collection of rugby union games undertaken by the Australia side against invitational and national teams of New Zealand. It was the first Wallaby overseas tour.[1][2]

Australia played a total of seven games in New Zealand, with 3 wins and 4 losses.

Matches

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Complete list of matches played by Australia in New Zealand:[3]

Wellington RFU

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19 August 1905
Wellington RFU23–7Australia
Report
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 8,000

Nelson Combined

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23 August 1905
Nelson Combined [note 1]12–3Australia
Report
?, Nelson
Attendance: 2,000

Canterbury

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New Zealand

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2 September 1905
New Zealand 14–3 Australia
Try: Cross, McMinn (2),
Wrigley
Con: Francis
ReportTry: D.J. McLean
Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Williams

Manawatu / Hawke's Combined

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6 September 1905
Manawatu / Hawke's Bay5–7Australia
Report
?, Palmerston North
Attendance: 6,000

Taranaki / Wangaui

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9 September 1905
Taranaki / Wanganui13–18Australia
Report
?, Hawera

Auckland

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16 September 1905
Auckland8–10Australia
Report
Alexandra Park, Auckland

Bibliography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Composed of players from the Nelson Rugby Union.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Our History on Rugby AU
  2. ^ HISTORY OF WALLABIES PRE-WW1 TOURS by Sean Fagan on Saints and Heathens
  3. ^ Papers Past website
  4. ^ Nelson Evening Mail, 24 Aug 1905 on National Library of New Zealand