1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

March 2014 April 2026 Australia 1946 11 5 0 6 3 0 0 3 NZL 2 0 0 2 20px NZ Maori 1 0 0 1 The 1946 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. It was the first rugby union international tour after the Second World War. New Zealand won all three test matches to retain the Bledisloe Cup Tour match Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusNorth Auckland y193221 August 1946Okara Park, WhangāreiTour matchTaranaki y /King Country y9824 August 1946Pukekura Park, New PlymouthTour matchWanganui y /Manawatu y171528 August 1946Cooks Gardens, WanganuiTour matchHawke's Bay y /Poverty Bay y191131 August 1946McLean Park, NapierTour match15px Seddon Shield Districts15124 September 1946Victoria Square, WestportTour matchCanterbury y11207 September 1946Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand83114 September 1946Carisbrook, DunedinTest matchSouthland y6818 September 1946Rugby Park, InvercargillTour matchWellington y161521 September 1946Athletic Park, WellingtonTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand Maori02025 September 1946Rugby Park, HamiltonTest matchNew Zealand New Zealand101428 September 1946Eden Park, AucklandTest match Sources Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80 1979 Rothmans Publications Ltd 0-354-09087-9 Category:Australia national rugby union team tours of New Zealand Australia Rugby Union New Zealand Rugby Union