1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

The 1897 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the third tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides.

Matches

3 July 1897

New South Wales	8–13	New Zealand XV
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Cricket Ground, Sydney

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6 July 1897

Western Districts	15–16	New Zealand XV
	report

Bathurst Ground, Bathurst

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8 July 1897

Central-Western Districts	3–27	New Zealand XV
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Orange Ground, Orange

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10 July 1897

New South Wales	22–8	New Zealand XV
	report

Cricket Ground, Sydney

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14 July 1897

NorthernN.S.W.	0–16	New Zealand XV
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Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle

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17 July 1897

Queensland	5–16	New Zealand XV
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Bowen Bridge, Brisbane

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21 July 1897

Queensland 2nd XV	5–29	New Zealand XV
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Union Ground, Brisbane

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24 July 1897

Queensland	6–24	New Zealand XV
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Ekka Ground, Brisbane

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27 July 1897

New England	5–53	New Zealand XV
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Armidale Showground, Armidale

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31 July 1897

New South Wales	3–26	New Zealand XV
	report

Cricket Ground, Sydney

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Touring party

• Manager: I. Hyams
• Captain: A. Bayly

Name	Position	Province
S.A. Orchard	Back	Canterbury
L. Allen	Back	Taranaki
A.M. Armit	Back	Otago
A. Bayly	Back	Taranaki
W. Roberts	Back	Wellington
G.W. Smith	Back	Auckland
J. Duncan	Back	Otago
E. Glennie	Back	Canterbury
A.L. Humphries	Back	Taranaki
J.A. Blair	Forward	Wanganui
F.J. Brooker	Forward	Canterbury
J.J. Calnan	Forward	Wellington
R.A. Handcock	Forward	Auckland
W.R. Hardcastle	Forward	Wellington
W.A. Harris	Forward	Otago
W. McKenzie	Forward	Wellington
H.P. Mills	Forward	Taranaki
T.G. Pauling	Forward	Wellington
F.S. Murray	Forward	Auckland
W.J.G. Wells	Forward	Taranaki
A. Wilson	Forward	Auckland

Sources

• All Blacks in New South Wales and Queensland from allblack.com