1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Series of rugby union matches

1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Manager| N. Gallbraith
Tour captain(s)| Jimmy Hunter
Top point scorer(s)| Billy Wallace (23)
Top try scorer(s)| Billy Wallace (5)
Duncan McGregor (5)
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 07|  04|  01|  02

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Test match| | 00|  00|  00|  00

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| 1903 Australia
Next tour| 1905–06 Europe & N.America

The 1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the fifth tour by the New Zealand team to Australia and the first in their own country. Three matches were played against Australian teams and four against provincial sides in New Zealand.[1]

## Touring party

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* Manager: N. Gallbraith
* Captain: Jimmy Hunter

Name  | Province  | Position

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George Gillet | Canterbury | Fullback
Billy Wallace | Wellington | Utility back
Ernest Booth | Otago | Wing three-quarter
Duncan McGregor | Wellington  | Wing three-quarter
Hector Thomson | Wanganui | Wing three-quarter
George Smith  | Auckland | Centre three-quarter
Jimmy Hunter | Taranaki | Centre three-quarter
Simon Mynott | Taranaki  | Fly-half
Fred Roberts | Wellington  | Halfback
Steve Casey | Otago  | Hooker
John Corbett | West Coast | Forward
Frank Glasgow | Taranaki  | Forward
Fred Newton | Canterbury  | Lock
William Speirs Glenn  | Taranaki  | Loose forward
Massa Johnston | Otago  | Loose forward
Alex McDonald | Otago  | Loose forward
George Nicholson | Auckland  | Loose forward
James O'Sullivan  | Taranaki  | Loose forward
Charlie Seeling | Auckland  | Loose forward

## Matches

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Complete list of matches played by New Zealand during their tour:[2]

### Tour matches

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#  | Date  | Rival  | City  | Venue  | Score

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1 | 1 Jul | Auckland RU | Auckland | Alexandra Park | 3–9
2 | 8 Jul | NSW Waratahs | Sydney | Cricket Ground | 19–0
3 | 12 Jul | Metropolitan Union | Sydney | Cricket Ground | 22–3
4 | 15 Jul | NSW Waratahs | Sydney | Cricket Ground | 8–8
5 | 22 Jul | Otago / Southland RU | Dunedin | Caledonian Ground | 10–10
6 | 27 Jul | Canterbury RU | Christchurch | Lancaster Park | 21–3
7 | 29 Jul | Wellington RU | Wellington | Athletic Park | 0–3
Balance Pl  | W  | D  | L  | Ps  | Pc

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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 30

## References

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1. ^ The 1905 All Blacks: A New Zealand Perspective Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Greg Ryan, Lincoln University, New Zealand
2. ^ Match centre - In Australia and New Zealand 1905 on AllBlacks.com

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History and Records|

* The Original All Blacks
* Player records

Players|

* All players
* Tries by Christian Cullen
* Tries by Jonah Lomu

Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* The Rugby Championship
* Bledisloe Cup
* Freedom Cup
* Dave Gallaher Trophy
* Hillary Shield

Related teams|

* ANZAC XV
* Sevens
* Junior All Blacks
* Māori All Blacks
* Heartland XV
* Classic All Blacks
* U21s
* U20s
* U19s
* Schoolboys
* New Zealand Cavaliers

Matches|

| World Cup finals|

* 1987
* 1995
* 2011
* 2015
* 2023

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By opponent|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Barbarians
* British & Irish Lions
* England
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Munster
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Wales

See also|

* 1888–89 matches
* Rhodesia (1949)
* Barbarians (1973)
* NZRFU Centenary Matches
* South Africa (1992)

Tours|

| Australia|

* 1884
* 1893
* 1897
* 1903
* 1905
* 1907
* 1910
* 1914
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1929
* 1932
* 1934
* 1938
* 1947
* 1951
* 1957
* 1960
* 1962
* 1968
* 1974
* 1979
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1991
* 1992

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South Africa|

* 1928
* 1949
* 1960
* 1970
* 1976
* 1992
* 1996

Europe|

* 1905–06
* 1924–25
* 1935–36
* 1953–54
* 1963–64
* 1967
* 1972–73
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1983
* 1986
* 1989
* 1990
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008

Asia and Oceania|

* 1968
* 1974
* 1980
* 1984
* 1987

Americas|

* US (1906)
* US & Canada 1913)
* Canada (1925)
* Canada (1936)
* US & Canada (1954)
* Canada (1964)
* Canada (1967)
* Canada (1972)
* Uruguay & Argentina (1976)
* US & Canada (1980)
* Argentina (1985)
* Canada (1989)
* Argentina (1991)
* Argentina (2001)
* Argentina (2006)

Māori All Blacks tours|

* 1888–89
* 1926–27
* 1949
* 1982
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014

See also|

* "All Blacks" term
* Alone it Stands
* Invictus
* Old Scores
* Sonny Wool

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Rugby union tours of Australia

Argentina |

* 1983
* 1986
* 1995
* 2000

British & Irish Lions|

* 1888
* 1899
* 1904
* 1908
* 1930
* 1950
* 1959
* 1966
* 1971
* 1989
* 2001
* 2013
* 2025

Canada |

* 1985
* 1996

England |

* 1963
* 1975
* 1988
* 1991
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2003
* 2004
* 2006
* 2010
* 2016
* 2022

Fiji |

* 1952
* 1954
* 1961
* 1976
* 1984
* 1985
* 1989

France |

* 1961
* 1968
* 1972
* 1981
* 1986
* 1990
* 1997
* 2002
* 2005
* 2008
* 2014
* 2021

Ireland |

* 1967
* 1979
* 1994
* 1999
* 2003
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2018
* ~~2020~~

Italy |

* 1981
* 1986
* 1994
* 2005

Japan |

* 1975

New Zealand |

* 1884
* 1893
* 1897
* 1903
* 1905
* 1907
* 1910
* 1914
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1929
* 1932
* 1934
* 1938
* 1947
* 1951
* 1957
* 1960
* 1962
* 1968
* 1974
* 1979
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1991
* 1992

New Zealand Māori |

* 1888–89
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926–27
* 1936
* 1949

Pacific Islanders |

* 2004

Samoa |

* 1994
* 2005

Scotland |

* 1982
* 1992
* 1998
* 2004
* 2012

South Africa |

* 1921
* 1937
* 1956
* 1965
* 1971
* 1993

South Korea |

* 1987

Tonga |

* 1973
* 1993

United States |

* 1990
* 1999

Wales |

* 1969
* 1978
* 1991
* 1996
* 2003
* 2007
* 2012
* 2024

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