1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The team that toured to Australia
Manager	I. Hyams
Tour captain(s)	A. Bayly
Top point scorer(s)	Arthur Humphries (42)
Top try scorer(s)	George W. Smith (11)
Summary	P W D L
Total	10 09 00 01
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1893 Australia
Next tour	1903 Australia

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.

Touring party

• Manager: I. Hyams
• Captain: Alfred Bayly

Name	Position	Province
Lewis Allen	Back	Taranaki
Barney Armit	Back	Otago
Alfred Bayly	Back	Taranaki
William Roberts	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	Forward	Otago
William McKenzie	Forward	Wellington
Hugh Mills	Forward	Taranaki
Thomas Pauling	Forward	Wellington
Frederick Murray	Forward	Auckland
Sydney Orchard	Back	Canterbury
William Wells	Forward	Taranaki
Alex Wilson	Forward	Auckland

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	3 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	13–8
2	6 Jul	Western Districts	Bathurst		16–15
3	8 Jul	Central–Western Districts	Orange	Showground	27–3
4	10 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	8–22
5	14 Jul	Northern NSW	Newcastle	Sports Ground	16–0
6	17 Jul	Queensland Reds	Brisbane		16–5
7	21 Jul	Queensland Reds	Brisbane	Union Ground	29–5
8	24 Jul	Queensland Reds	Brisbane	Exhibition Ground	24–6
9	27 Jul	New England	Armidale	Showground	53–5
10	31 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	26–3

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
10	9	0	1	228	72