1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary	P W D L
Total	9 3 0 6
Test match	3 1 0 2
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	3 1 0 2

The 1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Australia national rugby union team against various invitational teams from New Zealand and also against the New Zealand national team.

The team played in the light-blue jersey of New South Wales with a Waratah emblem and the word Australia on the chest.

Touring party

Management

• Manager: M.C. Morgan
• Captain: Larry Dwyer
• Vice-captain: Ted Fahey

Full backs

• R. Simpson (New South Wales)

Three quarters

• D. Suttor (New South Wales)
• Larry Dwyer (New South Wales)
• E. Carr (New South Wales)
• L. Wogan (New South Wales)
• L. Meibush (Queensland)
• M.J. McMahon (Queensland)
• Fred Wood (New South Wales)
• J. Flynn (Queensland)
• H.A. Jones (New South Wales)

Half backs

• William Tasker (New South Wales)

Forwards

• Harold George (New South Wales)
• C. O'Donnell (New South Wales)
• Bill Watson (New South Wales)
• Ted Fahey (New South Wales)
• Clarrie Wallach (New South Wales)
• D.B. Hughes (New South Wales)
• F. Thompson (New South Wales)
• R. Roberts (New South Wales)
• R.B. Hill (New South Wales)
• D. Williams (Queensland)
• A. Horadan (Queensland)
• P. Murphy (Queensland)
• W. Cody (New South Wales)
• IL Jones (New South Wales)

Matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Auckland	13	15	27 August 1913	Auckland	Tour match
Taranaki	11	9	30 August 1913	New Plymouth	Tour match
Wanganui	6	11	3 September 1913	Wanganui	Tour match
New Zealand	5	30	6 September 1913	Athletic Park, Wellington	Test match
Southland	8	13	10 September 1913	Invercargill	Tour match
New Zealand	13	25	13 September 1913	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Test match
South Canterbury	3	16	17 September 1913	Timaru	Tour match
New Zealand	16	5	20 September 1913	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	Test match
Marlborough	30	3	24 September 1913	Blenheim	Tour match

Online

Found on Papers Past.

• Auckland Star, Monday 25 August 2013, p.6
• Evening Post, Thursday 28 August 2013, p.4
• Auckland Star, Monday 1 September 2013, p.8
• Evening Post, Thursday 4 September 2013, p.4
• Colonist, Monday 8 September 2013, p.6
• Wairarapa Daily Times, Thursday 11 September 2013, p.6
• Auckland Star, Monday 15 September 2013, p.8
• Evening Post, Thursday 18 September 2013, p.4
• Evening Post, Monday 22 September 2013, p.4
• Evening Post, Thursday 25 September 2013, p.4