The 1913 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a collection of friendly

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games undertaken by the

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against various invitational teams from New Zealand and also against the New Zealand national team. The team played in the light-blue jersey of

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with the state emblem and the word "Australia" on the chest.SPIRO: Brief history of the quirky colours of the Wallaby jersey
by Spiro Zavos on The Roar website, 25 Aug 2012 Australia played 8 matches, with only 3 victories and 5 defeats.

Touring party

Management

*Manager: M.C. Morgan *Captain: Larry Dwyer *Vice-captain: Ted Fahey

Full backs

* R. Simpson (New South Wales)

Three quarters

* D. Suttor (New South Wales) * Larry Dwyer (New South Wales) * E. Carr (New South Wales) * L. Wogan (New South Wales) * L. Meibush (Queensland) * M.J. McMahon (Queensland) * Fred Wood (New South Wales) * J. Flynn (Queensland) * H.A. Jones (New South Wales)

Half backs

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(New South Wales)

Forwards

* Harold George (New South Wales) * C. O'Donnell (New South Wales) * Bill Watson (New South Wales) * Ted Fahey (New South Wales) * Clarrie Wallach (New South Wales) * D.B. Hughes (New South Wales) * F. Thompson (New South Wales) * R. Roberts (New South Wales) * R.B. Hill (New South Wales) * D. Williams (Queensland) * A. Horadan (Queensland) * P. Murphy (Queensland) * W. Cody (New South Wales) * IL Jones (New South Wales)

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the ''Wallabies'' in New Zealand:Australia tour, 1913, Match results
on ESPN Scrum Test matches Australia v allblacks 1913

Match details

Auckland RU

New Zealand (1st Test)

New Zealand (2nd Test)

New Zealand (3rd Test)

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References

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