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.Overseas teams in New Zealand

The team played in the light-blue jersey of NSW Waratahs with the state emblem and the word "Australia" on the chest.SPIRO: Brief history of the quirky colours of the Wallaby jersey by Spiro Zavos on The Roar website, 25 Aug 2012 Australia played 8 matches, with only 3 victories and 5 defeats.Beneath the Mā̄ori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby by Malcolm Mulholland - Huia Publishers (2008) -

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)

Match summary Complete list of matches played by the Wallabies in New Zealand:Australia tour, 1913|Match results on ESPN Scrum

Test matches

# Date Rival City Venue Score 1 27 Aug Auckland RU Auckland Alexandra Park 13–15 2 30 Aug Taranaki RU New Plymouth 11–9 3 3 Sep Wanganui RFU Wanganui 6–11 4 6 Sep Wellington Athletic Park 5–30 5 10 Sep Southland RU Invercargill 8–13 6 13 Sep Dunedin Carisbrook Stadium 13–25 7 17 Sep South Canterbury RU Timaru 3–16 8 20 Sep Christchurch Lancaster Park 16–5 9 24 Sep Marlborough RU Blenheim 30–3

Balance Pl W D L Ps Pc 9 3 0 5 105 127

Match details Auckland RU

New Zealand (1st Test)

Team detailsNew Zealand: P. Williams, G. M. V. Sellars, A. J. Downing, H. J. Atkinson, J. T. Wylie, A. McDonald (capt), H. Dewar, H. V. Murray, H. M. Taylor, D. Gray, A. J. McGregor, R. J. McKenzie, R. W. Roberts, T. W. Lynch, J. E. Cuthill

Australia: H. George, C. O'Donnell, W. T. Watson, E. J. Fahey (capt), C. Wallach, E. W. Cody, P. J. Murphy, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, M. J. McMahon

New Zealand (2nd Test)

Team detailsNew Zealand: W. C. Francis, E. W. Hasell, W. Cummings, C. T. Gillespie, J. McNeece, J. Barrett, N. A. Wilson, R. Taylor, C. Brown, W. McK. Geddes, J. V. Macky, A. P. Spillane, J. A. S. Baird, J. D. Stewart, M. J. O'Leary (capt)

Australia: W. T. Watson, C. O'Donnell, A. D. Horodan, E. J. Fahey (capt), P. J. Murphy, B. D. Hughes, E. W. Cody, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, R. Simpson

New Zealand (3rd Test)

Team detailsNew Zealand: W. C. Francis, E. W. Hasell, W. Cummings, A. H. N. Fanning, J. McNeece, J. Barrett, N. A. Wilson, R. Taylor, C. Brown, J. T. Tilyard, E. A. P. Cockroft, A. P. Spillane, P. J. Burns, J. D. Stewart, M. J. O'Leary (capt)

Australia: W. T. Watson, H. George, D. Williams, C. Wallach, P. J. Murphy, B. D. Hughes, E. W. Cody, F. Thompson, F. Wood, W. G. Tasker, E. T. Carr, L. W. Wogan, H. A. Jones, D. C. Suttor, L. J. Dwyer (capt)

Bibliography Found on Papers Past website

Auckland Star, Monday 25 August 1913, p. 6 Evening Post, Thursday 28 August 1913, p. 4 Auckland Star, Monday 1 September 1913, p. 8 Evening Post, Thursday 4 September 1913, p. 4 Colonist, Monday 8 September 2013, p. 6 Wairarapa Daily Times, Thursday 11 September 1913, p. 6 Auckland Star, Monday 15 September 1913, p. 8 Evening Post, Thursday 18 September 1913, p. 4 Evening Post, Monday 22 September 1913, p. 4 Evening Post, Thursday 25 September 1913, p. 4

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