1894 New South Wales rugby union tour of New Zealand

June 2020 April 2026 New South Wales 1894 12 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 The 1894 New South Wales tour of New Zealand was a rugby union tour of New Zealand undertaken by the New South Wales (NSW) representative side. During the tour NSW played matches against provincial New Zealand sides, and one against a representative New Zealand team. New South Wales won four of the matches, including the inter-colonial match against New Zealand, and lost the other eight. Summary The New South Wales team, known as "Cornstalks",https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18940824.2.10.1 New South Wales v. Auckland Auckland Star 2 14 August 1894 19 March 2017 played their twelve tour matches in only one month. They lost all their matches against North Island sides, but in the South Island lost only one matchagainst Canterbury. Their wins in the South Island included the only match against New Zealand, which was an 8–6 victory in Christchurch. Reflecting on the tour after returning to Australia, members of the team claimed that the wet weather they experienced in the North Island accounted for their poor results there, with the New Zealander's displaying much better ball handling skills in such weather. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18941009.2.10 New South Wales football teamReturn from New Zealand Auckland Star 9 October 1894 2 19 March 2017 Matches Scores and results list New South Wales' points tally first: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18941004.2.7 Intercolonial footballVisit of the New South Wales footballers Auckland Star 4 October 1894 2 19 March 2017 Opposing team For Against Date Venue StatusAuckland111425 August 1894AucklandTour match New South Wales v. Auckland Auckland Star 27 August 1894 3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18940827.2.16.1 19 March 2017North Island31529 August 1894AucklandTour match North Island v. New South Wales https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18940830.2.51.1 Evening Post 30 August 1894 4 19 March 2017Taranaki6211 September 1894New PlymouthTour match Intercolonial match — N.S. Wales v. Taranaki https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18940901.2.16.1 Taranaki Herald 1 September 1894 2 19 March 2017Wanganui - Manawatu0133 September 1894Recreation Ground, Palmerston NorthTour match Visit of the New South Wales team https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC18940904.2.27 Wanganui Chronicle 4 September 1925 2 19 March 2017 Visit of the New South Wales teamThe match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC18940904.2.28 Wanganui Chronicle 4 September 1925 2 19 March 2017Hawke's Bay12175 September 1894NapierTour match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18940913.2.86.6 Tour of the New South Wales team Otago Witness 13 September 1894 32 19 March 2017Wellington598 September 1894Newtown Park, WellingtonTour match Football—New South Wales v. Wellington https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18940910.2.63 Evening Post 10 September 1894 3 19 March 2017South Canterbury23010 September 1894TimaruTour match FootballThe New South Wales team The Press Christchurch https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18940911.2.31 11 September 1894 5 19 March 2017Canterbury31113 September 1894Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18940914.2.15 Feilding Star New South Wales v. Canterbury 14 September 1894 2 19 March 2017New Zealand XV8615 September 1894Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour match 21st All Black game http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=1021 New Zealand Rugby 19 March 2017 New South Wales defeat New Zealand rugby union team https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18940917.2.41 Otago Daily Times 17 September 1894 4 19 March 2017West Coast20619 September 1894GreymouthTour match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18940920.2.44 New South Wales v. West Coast Evening Post 26 September 1894 4 19 March 2017Nelson13422 September 1894NelsonTour match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18940924.2.13 New South Wales defeat Nelson Auckland Star 20 September 1894 3 19 March 2017Wairarapa32125 September 1894WairarapaTour match https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18940926.2.52 New South Wales v. Wairarapa Evening Post 26 September 1894 4 19 March 2017 Touring party The New South Wales Rugby Union selected 25 players to represent the colony on tour. However, according to Sydney's Evening News, although "the names of some really first-class players are included in the team it cannot be called a thoroughly representative one" due to the absence of a number of players. 15 August 1894 FootballTeam for New Zealand Evening News Sydney 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113325783 17 September 2015 The team were: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18940824.2.71 Arrival of the New South Wales team New Zealand Herald 24 August 1894 19 March 2017 18em Alcock (Wallaroo) Barry (Orange) Brand (Armidale) Bliss (Armidale) Clayton (Orange) Cupples (Pirates) Carson (Orange) Cobb (Newcastle) Dibbs (Wallaroo) Edwards (Newcastle) Galloway (Randwick) Henlen (Randwick) Hanna (Paddington) 18em Lane (Wallaroo) Lohan (Orange) Lusk (Pirates) McMahon (Randwick) Parish (Randwick) Ranken (Bathurst) Riley (Randwick) Surman (Randwick) Sawyer (University) Scott (Wallaroo) Walsh (Pirates) Wyburd (Bathurst) References New South Wales Waratahs Category:New South Wales rugby union team tours Category:Rugby union tours of New Zealand Tour