1931 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

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1931 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
08 02 01 05
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1

The 1931 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.

The Queensland Rugby Union had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929 leaving the New South Wales Rugby Union to administer the game in Australia at the national representative level. In 1931 finally an "all-australian" team was refounded.

Preliminary match

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Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
The Rest 38 29 3 August 1931 Sydney Preliminary

Tour match

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Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status
Otago 3 3 22 August 1931 Carisbrook, Dunedin Tour match
Southland 8 14 26 August 1931 Rugby Park, Invercargill Tour match
Canterbury 13 16 29 August 1931 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Tour match
Nelson /
West Coast
5 14 2 September 1931 Trafalgar Park, Nelson Tour match
Wellington 8 15 5 September 1931 Athletic Park, Wellington Tour match
New Zealand New Zealand Māori 14 3 9 September 1931 Showgrounds, Palmerston North Test match
New Zealand New Zealand 13 20 12 September 1931 Eden Park, Auckland Test match
Hawke's Bay 27 11 16 September 1931 McLean Park, Napier Tour match

Sources

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  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.
  • The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 4 August 1931 p 6
  • Morning Bulletin Monday 24 August 1931 p 10
  • The Canberra Times Thursday 27 August 1931 p 1
  • Townsville Daily Bulletin Monday 31 August 1931 p 9
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 3 September 1931 p 14
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 7 September 1931 p 13
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 10 September 1931 p 12
  • Morning Bulletin Monday 14 September 1931 p 10
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 17 September 1931 p 12