1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales

1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales
	Touring New Zealand team
Manager	S.E. Sleigh
Tour captain(s)	William Millton
Top point scorer(s)	William Millton (35) ; Thomas Ryan (35)
Top try scorer(s)	William Millton (4)
Tour chronology
Next tour	1893 Australia

The first New Zealand team was selected in 1884, for a tour to New South Wales, Australia. It was a privately organized selection as the New Zealand Rugby Union was founded not until eight years later. On 22 May 1884, before the tour start, the team played a test match against the Wellington Rugby Football Union team, winning 9 to 0.^[1] During the tour, the team recorded eight wins in eight matches in Australia.

Touring party

Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in New South Wales:^[2]

New South Wales (here pictured in 1883) played New Zealand three times

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	28 May	Cumberland County	Sydney	Parramatta Ground	33–0
2	31 May	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Agricultural Society Ground	11–0
3	3 Jun	Combined Suburbs	Sydney	Cricket Ground	23–5
4	5 Jun	Northern Districts	Newcastle		29–0
5	7 Jun	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Agricultural Society Ground	21–2
6	11 Jun	Western Districts	Bathurst		11–0
7	12 Jun	Wallaroo & University NSW	Sydney	Cricket Ground	23–10
8	14 Jun	NSW Waratahs	Sydney	Agricultural Society Ground	16–0

**Balance**
Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
8	8	0	0	167	17

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Rugby union tours of Australia
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