1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

Series of rugby union matches

1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

The touring All Blacks team,
photographed in Wellington

Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 22|  16|  01|  05

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Test match| | 04|  02|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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South Africa| | 4|  2|  0|  2

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In 1928, the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) undertook a three-month tour of South Africa. The series of four Test matches was drawn 2–2 and the overall tour record was sixteen wins, five losses and one draw.

## Matches

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Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status

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Wes. Province Country | 11 | 3 | 30 May 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match
Cape Town Clubs | 3 | 7 | 2 June 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match
Griqualand West | 19 | 10 | 6 June 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match
Transvaal | 0 | 6 | 9 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour Match
Orange Free State | 20 | 0 | 13 June 1928 | Kroonstad Ground, Kroonstad | Tour Match
Transvaal | 5 | 0 | 16 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Transvaal | Tour Match
Western Transvaal | 19 | 8 | 20 June 1928 | Kruger Park, Potchefstroom | Tour Match
Natal | 31 | 3 | 23 June 1928 | Pietermaritzburg Ground, Pietermaritzburg | Tour Match
South Africa | 0 | 17 | 30 June 1928 | Durban | Test Match
Northern Provinces | 18 | 18 | 7 July 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match
Rhodesia | 44 | 8 | 14 July 1928 | Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo | Tour Match
South Africa | 7 | 6 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match
Pretoria Clubs | 13 | 6 | 25 July 1928 | Eastern Sports Ground, Pretoria | Tour Match
Orange Free State | 15 | 11 | 28 July 1928 | Ramblers' Cricket Ground, Bloemfontein | Tour Match
North-Eastern Districts | 27 | 0 | 1 August 1928 | Burghersdorp Ground, Burgersdorp | Tour Match
Border | 22 | 3 | 4 August 1928 | Recreation Ground, East London | Tour Match
Border | 35 | 3 | 8 August 1928 | Victoria Grounds, King William's Town | Tour Match
Eastern Province | 16 | 3 | 11 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Tour Match
South Africa | 6 | 11 | 18 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Test Match
South-Western Districts | 12 | 6 | 22 August 1928 | Oudtshoorn Ground, Oudtshoorn | Tour Match
Western Province | 3 | 10 | 25 August 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match
South Africa | 13 | 5 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Test Match

## Touring party

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* Manager:
* Assistant manager:
* Captain: Maurice Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)

Full-back

* Herb Lilburne (Canterbury)

Three-quarters

* Bert Grenside (Hawke's Bay)
* Alan Robilliard (Canterbury)
* Charlie Rushbrook (Wellington)
* Fred Lucas (Auckland)
* Sydney Carleton (Canterbury)

Half-backs

* David Lindsay (Otago)
* Toby Sheen (Auckland)
* Lance Johnson (Wellington)
* Neil McGregor (Canterbury)
* Mark Nicholls (Wellington)
* Archie Strang (South Canterbury)
* Bill Dalley (Canterbury)
* Frank Kilby (Wellington)

Forwards

* Geoff Alley (Canterbury)
* Cyril Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
* Maurice Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
* Jim Burrows (Canterbury)
* Innes Finlayson (North Auckland)
* Swin Hadley (Auckland)
* Ian Harvey (Wairarapa)
* Bill Hazlett (Southland)
* John Hore (Otago)
* Ruben McWilliams (Auckland)
* George Scrimshaw (Canterbury)
* Eric Snow (Nelson)
* Ron Stewart (South Canterbury)
* John Swain (Hawkes Bay)
* Pat Ward (Taranaki)

## External links

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* 1928 Tour in Details

* v
* t
* e

New Zealand national rugby union team

* New Zealand Rugby

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 South Africa

British & Irish Lions|

* 1891
* 1896
* 1903
* 1910
* 1924
* 1938
* 1955
* 1962
* 1968
* 1974
* 1980
* 1997
* 2009
* 2021

New Zealand |

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

Australia |

* 1933
* 1953
* 1961
* 1963
* 1969
* 1992

Argentina |

* 1965 (no test)
* 1971 (no test)
* 1994
* 2002
* 2003

England |

* 1972
* 1984
* 1994
* 1998
* 2000
* 2007
* 2012
* 2018

France |

* 1958
* 1964
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1980
* 1993
* 2001
* 2005
* 2006
* 2017

Ireland |

* 1961
* 1981
* 1998
* 2004
* 2016
* 2024

Italy |

* 1973 (no test)
* 1999
* 2001
* 2008

Scotland |

* 1960
* 1999 (no test)
* 2003
* 2006

Wales |

* 1964
* 1995
* 1998
* 2002
* 2004
* 2008
* 2014
* 2022

Fiji |

* 1996

Samoa |

* 2003 (no test)
* 2007

Tonga |

* 1997

Various selections|

* 1978 ((American Cougars)
* 1980 (Sudamérica XV)
* 1982 (Sudamérica XV)
* 1985 (Cavaliers)
* 1987 (South Sea Barbarians)
* 1989 (World XV)

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