1907 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Not to be confused with 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain.

1907 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
The touring team
Top point scorer(s)	Frank Fryer (33)
Summary	P W D L
Total	07 05 00 01
Test match	03 02 01 00
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	3 2 1 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1905 Europe & N.America
Next tour	1910 Australia

The 1907 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the sixth tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia. Four matches were played against regional and district sides along with three Test match against the Australia national side, being the first time both teams played each other.

New Zealand won the series with two victories and a tied match. Before the tour matches, New Zealand played a preliminary game v. the Wellington RU team at the Athletic Park, won by the All Blacks 19–6.

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the All Blacks in Australia:

  Test matches

Official programme of the third test

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	13 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	11–3
2	17 Jul	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	0–14
3	20 Jul	Australia	Sydney	Cricket Ground	26–6
4	24 Jul	Queensland Reds	Brisbane	Woolloongabba Ground	23–3
5	27 Jul	Queensland Reds	Brisbane	Woolloongabba Ground	17–11
6	3 Aug	Australia	Brisbane	Woolloongabba Ground	14–5
7	10 Aug	Australia	Sydney	Cricket Ground	5–5

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
7	5	1	1	96	47

Match details

Waratahs

13 July

NSW Waratahs	3–11	New Zealand
	Report	Try: Roberts, Seeling, Wallace Con: Wallace

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 51,000 Referee: N.B. Martin (New South Wales)

Team details
New Zealand: S. T. Casey, A. McDonald, J. M. O'Sullivan, W. Cunningham, A. R. H. Francis, W. Johnston, C. E. Seeling, G. A. Gillett, F. Roberts, H. J. Mynott, W. J. Wallace, J. Hunter (c), F. E. Mitchinson, F. C. Fryer, G. Spencer

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Waratahs

17 July

NSW Waratahs	14–0	New Zealand
	Report

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,000

Team details
New Zealand: S. T. Casey, H. Paton, A. McDonald, W. Cunningham, A. R. H. Francis, W. Johnston, J. C. Spencer, J. T. H. Colman, F. Roberts, A. G. Eckhold, E. E. Booth, J. Hunter (c), W. J. Wallace, F. C. Fryer, G. Spencer

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Australia

20 July

Australia	6–26	New Zealand
Con: P. Carmichael Pen: P. Carmichael	Report	Try: Francis, Hughes, Mitchinson (3), Seeling Con: Wallace (4)

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 50,000 Referee: A. Brown (New South Wales)

Team details

Australia New Zealand Australia: J. Rosewell (Graves), T. S. Griffen, J. T. Barnett (Richards), P. A. McCue, P. H. Burge (c), P. Flanagan, J. Hughes, N. E. Row, F. Wood, C. H. McKivatt, C. Russell, W. Dix, F. B. Smith, G. Watson, P. Carmichael New Zealand: E. Hughes, S. T. Casey, A. R. H. Francis, W. Cunningham, W. Johnston, C. E. Seeling, A. McDonald, J. T. H. Colman (Spencer), F. Roberts H. J. Mynott, W. J. Wallace, J. Hunter (c), F. E. Mitchinson, F. C. Fryer, E. E. Booth

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Reds

24 July

Queensland Reds	3–23	New Zealand
	Report	Try: Francis (3), Fryers (4) Con: Spencer

Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane

Team details
Queensland New Zealand New Zealand: S. T. Casey, E. Hughes, J. M. O'Sullivan, W. Cunningham, A. R. H. Francis, G. W. Nicholson, C. E. Seeling, J. Hogan, F. Roberts (c), A. G. Eckhold, E. E. Booth, W. J. Wallace, F. E. Mitchinson, F. C. Fryer, G. Spencer

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Reds

27 July

Queensland Reds	11–17	New Zealand
	Report	Try: Fryer (5) Con: Gillett

Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Campbell (Queensland)

Team details
Queensland New Zealand New Zealand: A. McDonald, E. Hughes, W. Johnston, W. Cunningham, G. W. Nicholson, J. C. Spencer, C. E. Seeling, J. Hogan, F. Roberts (c), A. G. Eckhold, E. E. Booth, W. J. Wallace, G. A. Gillett, F. C. Fryer, G. Spencer

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Australia

3 August

Australia	5–14	New Zealand
Try: Messenger Con: Messenger	Report	Try: Francis, Hunter, Seeling, Wallace Con: Wallace

Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 17,000 Referee: C. B. Cochrane (Queensland)

Team details

Australia New Zealand Australia: A. M. Oxlade (c), V. Oxenham, J. T. Barnett, P. H. Burge, W. Caniffe, J. Fihelly, P. Flanagan, E. W. Richards, F. Wood, E. F. Mandible, H. H. Messenger, F. B. Smith, C. Russell, C. E Parkinson, W. Dix New Zealand: E. Hughes, S. T. Casey, A. R. H. Francis, W. Cunningham, W. Johnston, C. E. Seeling, G. W. Nicholson, G. A. Gillett, F. Roberts, H. J. Mynott, W. J. Wallace, J. Hunter (c), F. E. Mitchinson, F. C. Fryer, J. T. H. Colman

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Australia

10 August

Australia	5–5	New Zealand
Try: Wood Con: Messenger	Report	Try: Mitchinson Con: Wallace

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 35,000 Referee: C. E. Morgan (New South Wales)

Team details

Australia New Zealand Australia: J. Rosewell, T. S. Griffen, J. T. Barnett, P. A. McCue, P. H. Burge (c), J. Hughes, A. B. Burge, N. E. Row, F. Wood, C. H. McKivatt, H. H. Messenger, E. F. Mandible, F. B. Smith, C. Russell, W. Dix New Zealand: E. Hughes, S. T. Casey, G. W. Nicholson, W. Cunningham, W. Johnstonm, J. M. O'Sullivan, A. R. H. Francis, G. A. Gillett, F. Roberts, H. J. Mynott, W. J. Wallace, J. Hunter (c), F. E. Mitchinson, F. C. Fryer, E. E. Booth