The 1897 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the third tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides. This tour saw the first know
The team that toured to Australia
The Whanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Whanganui region of New Zealand. The Whanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888.
1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
…Back Wellington George Smith Back Auckland Jimmy Duncan Back Otago Ernest Glennie Back Canterbury Arthur Humphries Back Taranaki John Blair Forward Wanganui Frank Brooker Forward Canterbury Joseph Calnan Forward Wellington Robert Handcock Forward Auckland Bill Hardcastle Forward Wellington William Harris…
The Kings Cup awarded to New Zealand.