1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

Rugby union team tour March 2014 March 2014 1904 british isles rugby team.jpg 250px The British Isles team 18 June – 31 August Arthur O'Brien SCO David Bedell-Sivright (v Australia): British Isles (0–3) (v New Zealand): NZL (1–0) WAL 1807 Percy Bush (20) South Africa 1903 New Zealand & Australia 1908 The 1904 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the sixth tour by a British Isles rugby union team and the third to New Zealand or Australia. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. Led by Scotland captain David Bedell-Sivright and managed by Arthur O'Brien the tour included 19 matches, 14 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand. Four of the fixtures were test matchesthree against Australia and one against the New Zealand All Blacks. The Lions won all three Australian tests but lost the All Blacks game. This was the first time that a British team played both Australia and New Zealand in the same tour. It was also the last series until 1989 in which Australian matches were the major component; in between the only Australian fixtures were those appended onto a longer New Zealand tour. The team's captain, Bedell-Sivright, a veteran of the 1903 tour of South Africa, was requested to lead the team by England's Rugby Football Union. Bedell-Sivright broke his leg in the opening match of the New Zealand leg of the tour and Teddy Morgan took over the captaincy. The uniforms worn by the Lions remained the same as previous tours, blue used in thick hoops and the red and white in thin bands.Lions change their stripes on Lions website, 17 Apr 2005 Touring party Manager: Arthur O'Brien Full-backs Christopher Stanger-Leathes (Northern) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=19450&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Chris Stanger-Leathes British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Three-quarters John Fisher (Hull and East Ridings) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74473&includeref=dynamic Player archives – John Fisher British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Rhys Gabe (Cardiff) Fred Jowett (Swansea) Willie Llewellyn (Newport) Teddy Morgan (London Welsh) Pat McEvedy (Guy's Hospital) Arthur O'Brien (Guy's Hospital) Half-backs Percy Bush (Cardiff) Tommy Vile (Newport) Frank Hulme (Birkenhead Park) Forwards David Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge University and Scotland) (captain) Sid Bevan (Swansea) Sidney Nelson Crowther (Lennox FC) John Sharland (Streatham) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74481&includeref=dynamic Player archives – John Sharland British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Denys Dobson (Oxford University) Charlie Patterson (Malone RFC) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74478&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Charlie Patterson British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Reg Edwards (Malone RFC) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=19940&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Reg Edwards British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Arthur Harding (Cardiff) Burnett Massey (Hull and East Ridings) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74477&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Burnett Massey British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Ron Rogers (Bath) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74479&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Ron Rogers British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 Stuart Saunders (Guy's Hospital) http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/players.php?player=74480&includeref=dynamic Player archives – Stuart Saunders British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014 D.H. Traill (Guy's Hospital) Blair Swannell (Northampton) thumb|right|180px|Caricature published in The New Zealand Free Lance following New Zealand's defeat of the British Isles in their Test match in Wellington Results Complete list of matches played by the British Lions: http://www.lionsrugby.com/history/results.php?includeref=9755&season=1903-1904 Past Tour Results: 1903–1904 British Lions Ltd 8 November 2014British & Irish Lions results on Rugby Football HistoryEarly Lions: Squads and results (1888–1938) on BBC Sport, 18 May 2005 #ffff99 silver Test matches thumb|right|250px|New Zealand national team that played British Isles in Wellington thumb|right|250px|The Auckland side that defeated the Lions team on 20 August MatchDateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 118 JuneNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon27–0Match 222 JuneWestern District Combined Bathurst, AustraliaWon21–6Match 325 JuneNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon29–6Match 429 JuneMetropolitan Union Sydney, AustraliaWon19–6Match 5 2 JulyAUS 1903Sydney, AustraliaWon17–0Match 66 JulyNorthern Districts Newcastle, AustraliaWon17–3Match 79 JulyQueensland RedsBrisbane, AustraliaWon24–5Match 813 JulyMetropolitan Union Brisbane, AustraliaWon17–3Match 916 JulyQueensland RedsBrisbane, AustraliaWon18–7Match 1020 JulyToowoomba Toowoomba, AustraliaWon12–3Match 11 23 JulyAUS 1903Brisbane, AustraliaWon17–3Match 1227 JulyNew England Armidale, AustraliaWon26–9Match 13 30 JulyAUS 1903Sydney, AustraliaWon16–0Match 146 August Canterbury / West Coast RUChristchurch, New ZealandWon5–3Match 1510 August Otago / Southland RUDunedin, New ZealandWon14–8Match 16 13 AugustNew ZealandWellington, New ZealandLost3–9Match 1717 August Taranaki / Wanganui / Manawatu RUNew Plymouth, New ZealandDrew0–0Match 1820 AugustAuckland RUAuckland, New ZealandLost0–13Match 1931 AugustNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon5–0 SummaryPlayed inMatchesWonLostDrawnPoints forPoints againstAustralia14140 026551New Zealand522 12233Total19162 128784 Test details Australia 1st Test 2 July AUS 1903 0–17 GBR British Isles Try: BushLlewellynCon: HardingO'BrienDrop: Bush Sydney Cricket Ground 34,000 Tom Pauling Team details_collar 00ccff 00ccff 00ccff 000066 777777 Australia From 1899, Australia tended to use the colours of the state they were playing in, the Waratah's light blue in Sydney and the Queensland Reds' maroon in Brisbane.Brief history of the quirky colours of the Wallaby jersey by Spiro Zavos on The Roar website, 25 Aug 2012 note colors _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _2_white_stripes 000088 000088 000088 000066 000066 British Isles Australia: Jack Verge, Charlie White, Jack Hindmarsh, Stan Wickham, Charlie Redwood, Lew Evans, Snowy Baker, Alec Burdon, Eric Dore, Frank Nicholson (c), Billy Richards, Denis Lutge, Thomas Colton, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: Christopher Stanger-Leathes, Willie Llewellyn, AB O'Brien, Rhys Gabe, T Morgan, P Bush, Frankie Hulme, Darkie Bedell-Sivright (c), DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Stuart Saunders, SN Crowther, B Swannell, Boxer Harding Australia 2nd Test 23 July AUS 1903 3–17 GBR British Isles Try: Burdon Try: BushLlewellynO'BrienGoal: Bush Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 15,000 W.H Beattie Team details_collar 800000 800000 800000 ffffff 777777 Australia note colors_redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _2_white_stripes 000088 000088 000088 000066 000066 British Isles Australia: Jack Verge, Stan Wickham (c), Phil Carmichael, Doug McLean, Snr., Charlie Redwood, John Manning, Snowy Baker, Alec Burdon, Allen Oxlade, Voy Oxenham, Alex McKinnon, Denis Lutge, Puddin Colton, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: AB O'Brien, Willie Llewellyn, Rhys Gabe, Pat McEvedy, T Morgan(c), P Bush, Tommy Vile, Reg Edwards DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Stuart Saunders, SN Crowther, B Swannell, Boxer Harding Australia 3rd Test 30 July AUS 1903 0–16 GBR British Isles Gabe, LlewellynMorgan, Swannell Bush, O'Brien Sydney Cricket Ground 24,000 Tom Pauling Team detailsAustralia: Charlie Redwood, Fred Nicholson, Frank Futter, Stan Wickham (c), Doug McLean, Snr., Lew Evans, Francis Finley, Jack Meibusch, Allen Oxlade, Billy Richards, Blue Dixon, Denis Lutge, Jim White, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: AB O'Brien, Willie Llewellyn, Rhys Gabe, Pat McEvedy, T Morgan(c), P Bush, Tommy Vile, Reg Edwards DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Burnett Massey, SN Crowther, Blair Swannell, Boxer Harding New Zealand 13 August 1904 New Zealand 9-3 GBR British Isles McGregor (2) Wallace Harding Athletic Park, Wellington 20,000 FT Evans (New Zealand) Full Back 15Dick McGregorRight Wing Three-quarter14Billy Wallace (Goal Kicker)Centre Three-quarter 13Eric HarperSecond Five-eighth 12Morrie WoodLeft Wing Three-quarter 11Duncan McGregorFirst Five-eighth 10Billy SteadHalf Back 9 Peter HarveyWing Forward 8 Dave Gallaher (Captain)Back Row 7Bronco SeelingBack Row 6 Billy GlennSide Row 5 George NicholsonLock 4 Bernie FanningSide Row 3 Tom CrossHooker 2 Paddy McMinnHooker 1 George TylerManager:Jimmy Duncan Full Back 15Arthur O'BrienRight Wing 14Teddy Morgan (Captain)Outside Centre 13Rhys GabeInside Centre 12Willie Llewellyn Left Wing 11Pat McEvedyFly Half 10Percy BushScrum Half 9 Tommy VileNumber 8 8 Arthur Harding (Goal Kicker)Openside Flanker 7 Blair SwannellBlindside Flanker 6 Sid CrowtherRight Lock 5 Reg EdwardsLeft Lock 4 Sid BevanTight Head Prop 3 Ron RogersHooker 2 David TrailLoose Head Prop 1 Denys DobsonCoach:Arthur O'Brien Team Strip |- | _allblacks1905 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand_redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _2_white_stripes 000088 000088 000088 000066 000066 British Isles Notes note References Further reading Thomas Clem Thomas Greg The History of The British and Irish Lions 2005 Mainstream Books 1-84596-030-0 50–54 External links 1904 | Australia & New Zealand tour on British Lions website (archived, 6 June 2014) http://www.lionsrugby.com/10699.php The Lions down under: 1904 British Lions Ltd 21 December 2009 6 August 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052231/http://www.lionsrugby.com/10699.php 5 June 2014 1904 1904 Category:1903–04 in British rugby union Category:1904 in Irish sport Category:1904 in Australian rugby union Category:1904 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1904 rugby union tours