1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

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1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
11 05 00 06
Test match
03 00 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
NZ Maori
1 0 0 1

The 1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Australia team in New Zealand against invitational and national teams of New Zealand. It was the first rugby union international tour after the Second World War.

New Zealand won all three test matches to retain the Bledisloe Cup

Tour match[edit]

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
North Auckland 19 32 21 August 1946 Okara Park, Whangarei Tour match
Taranaki /
King Country
9 8 24 August 1946 Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Tour match
Wanganui /
Manawatu
17 15 28 August 1946 Cooks Gardens, Wanganui Tour match
Hawke's Bay /
Poverty Bay
19 11 31 August 1946 McLean Park, Napier Tour match
Seddon Shield Districts 15 12 4 September 1946 Victoria Square, Westport Tour match
Canterbury 11 20 7 September 1946 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Tour match
New Zealand New Zealand 8 31 14 September 1946 Carisbrook, Dunedin Test match
Southland 6 8 18 September 1946 Rugby Park, Invercargill Tour match
Wellington 16 15 21 September 1946 Athletic Park, Wellington Tour match
New Zealand New Zealand Maori 0 20 25 September 1946 Rugby Park, Hamilton Test match
New Zealand New Zealand 10 14 28 September 1946 Eden Park, Auckland Test match

Sources[edit]

  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.