1949 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour of Australia

The 1949 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour was a collection of rugby union games undertaken by the New Zealand Māori against invitational and national teams of Australia.

The Maoris plays 11 match, winning 9 of them and losing only one (1 tied).

Three test matches against Australia were played. The victory in the first match against the "Wallabies" was clamorous and the Australian coach Johnny Wallace was fired. The new coach was Bill McLean, historical captain of the 1947-48 tour in Europe. For the first time, the Australian team was directed by a coach from Queensland and not from New South Wales.[1]

The matches

Scores and results list NZ Maoris' points tally first.

Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Southern States35821/5/1949MelbourneTour Match
A.C.T.47324/5/1949CanberraTour Match
New South Wales191428/5/1949SydneyTour Match
Newcastle1701/6/1949NewcastleTour Match
 Australia1234/6/1949Sydney, Cricket GroundTest Match
New England RU42108/6/1949ArmidaleTour Match
 Australia8811/6/1949Brisbane, Exhibition GroundTest Match
Queensland13814/6/1949Exhibition GroundTour Match
New South Wales11918/6/1949NewcastleTour Match
Central West51522/6/1949OrangeTour Match
 Australia31825/6/1949Sydney, Cricket GroundTest Match

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 'The Sydney Morning Herald ': "Union Coach Change", 8 June 1949
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