1926 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales

1926 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
1926 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
Summary
P	W
Total
07	06
Opponent
P	W
New South Wales
4	3

The 1926 New Zealand tour rugby to New South Wales was the 13th tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia.

During the First World War the activity of Rugby Union was suspended. In Australia, the sport was initially reprised only in New South Wales (many players switched to Rugby league especially in Queensland), so official test matches between the two national sides were not resumed until 1929.

The four most important matches were played against the New South Wales selection, and New Zealand won the 4 match series 3–1. In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union accorded Test status to the New South Wales matches played against international teams in the 1920–1928 period, but the matches against the All Blacks are not recorded as Tests by the New Zealand Rugby Union.

The matches

Preliminary matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Wellington	21	14	30 June 1926	Athletic Park, Wellington

Tour matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
New South Wales	20	26	10 July 1926	(R.A.S.), Sydney	Tour match^[a]
Metropolitan and Country XV	31	14	14 July 1926	University Oval, Sydney	Tour match
New South Wales	11	6	17 July 1926	(R.A.S.), Sydney	Tour match^[a]
New South Wales	14	0	20 July 1926	(R.A.S.), Sydney	Tour match^[a]
Victoria	58	15	24 July 1926	Carlton VFL, Melbourne	Tour match
New South Wales	28	21	29 July 1926	(R.A.S.), Sydney	Tour match^[a]

Post-tour match

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Auckland	11	6	4 August 1926	Eden Park, Auckland	Tour match

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The four matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the NZRU

Bibliography

All found on link

The Brisbane Courier, Monday 15 June 1925 p 14
The Advertiser (Adelaide) Thursday 18 June 1925 p 12
The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 22 June 1925 p 8
The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) Wednesday 24 June 1925 p 3
The Brisbane Courier Monday 29 June 1925 p 14
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 2 July 1925 p 5

[aru-1] The four matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the NZRU

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