1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

The 1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the fifth tour by the New Zealand team to Australia and the first in their own country. Three matches were played against Australian teams and four against provincial sides in New Zealand.

1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Manager	N. Gallbraith
Tour captain(s)	Jimmy Hunter
Top point scorer(s)	Billy Wallace (23)
Top try scorer(s)	Billy Wallace (5) Duncan McGregor (5)
Summary	P W D L
Total	07 04 01 02
Test match	00 00 00 00
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1903 Australia
Next tour	1905–06 Europe & N.America

Touring party

• Manager: N. Gallbraith
• Captain: Jimmy Hunter

Name	Province	Position
George Gillet	Canterbury	Fullback
Billy Wallace	Wellington	Utility back
Ernest Booth	Otago	Wing Three-quarter
Duncan McGregor	Wellington	Wing Three-quarter
Hector Thomson	Wanganui	Wing Three-quarter
George Smith	Auckland	Centre Three-quarter
Jimmy Hunter	Taranaki	Centre Three-quarter
Simon Mynott	Taranaki	Fly-half
Fred Roberts	Wellington	Halfback
Steve Casey	Otago	Hooker
John Corbett	West Coast	Forward
Frank Glasgow	Taranaki	Forward
Fred Newton	Canterbury	Lock
William Speirs Glenn	Taranaki	Loose forward
Massa Johnston	Otago	Loose forward
Alex McDonald	Otago	Loose forward
George Nicholson	Auckland	Loose forward
James O'Sullivan	Taranaki	Loose forward
Charlie Seeling	Auckland	Loose forward

Matches

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand during their tour:

Tour matches

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	1 Jul	Auckland RU	Auckland	Alexandra Park	3–9
2	8 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	19–0
3	12 Jul	Metropolitan Union	Sydney	Cricket Ground	22–3
4	15 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	8–8
5	22 Jul	Otago / Southland RU	Dunedin	Caledonian Ground	10–10
6	27 Jul	Canterbury RU	Christchurch	Lancaster Park	21–3
7	29 Jul	Wellington RU	Wellington	Athletic Park	0–3

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
7	4	1	2	89	30