1931 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

March 2014 April 2026 Australia 1931 8 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 NZL 1 0 0 1 The 1931 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. The Queensland Rugby Union had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929 leaving the New South Wales Rugby Union to administer the game in Australia at the national representative level. In 1931 finally an "all-australian" team was refounded. Preliminary match Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusThe Rest38293 August 1931SydneyPreliminary Tour match Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusOtago y3322 August 1931Carisbrook, DunedinTour matchSouthland y81426 August 1931Rugby Park, InvercargillTour matchCanterbury y131629 August 1931Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour matchNelson y /West Coast y5142 September 1931Trafalgar Park, NelsonTour matchWellington y8155 September 1931Athletic Park, WellingtonTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand Māori 1439 September 1931Showgrounds, Palmerston NorthTest matchNew Zealand New Zealand132012 September 1931Eden Park, AucklandTest matchHawke's Bay y271116 September 1931McLean Park, NapierTour match Sources Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80 1979 Rothmans Publications Ltd 0-354-09087-9 The Brisbane Courier Tuesday 4 August 1931 p 6 Morning Bulletin Monday 24 August 1931 p 10 The Canberra Times Thursday 27 August 1931 p 1 Townsville Daily Bulletin Monday 31 August 1931 p 9 The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 3 September 1931 p 14 The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 7 September 1931 p 13 The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 10 September 1931 p 12 Morning Bulletin Monday 14 September 1931 p 10 The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 17 September 1931 p 12 Category:Australia national rugby union team tours of New Zealand Australia Rugby Union New Zealand Rugby Union