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Natives' Rugby Tour, 1888-89

Page 10 – Matches played

Games and scores

Total (both codes): played 118: won 81, drew 7, lost 30

Total (rugby games): played 107: won 78, drew 6, lost 23
Points for: 773; Points against: 305

In Britain: played 74: won 49, drew 5, lost 20
Points for: 394; Points against: 188

1888

DateTeamPlaceScore
June 23Hawke's BayNapierWon 5 to 0
June 30Hawke's BayNapierWon 11 to 0
July 7AucklandAucklandLost 0 to 9
July 11NelsonNelsonWon 9 to 0
July 14WellingtonWellingtonWon 3 to 0
July 21CanterburyChristchurchWon 5 to 4
July 24South CanterburyTimaruWon 9 to 0
July 28OtagoDunedinLost 0 to 8
July 31OtagoDunedinWon 1 to 0
August 11MelbourneMelbourneWon 3 to 0
August 15MelbourneMelbourneDrew 1 to 1
October 3SurreyRichmondWon 4 to 1
October 6NorthamptonshireNorthamptonWon 12 to 0
October 10KentBlackheathWon 4 to 1
October 13MoseleyMoseleyLost 4 to 6
October 18Burton-on-TrentBurton-on-TrentLost 3 to 4
October 20Midland CountiesBirminghamWon 10 to 0
October 22MiddlesexFletchingLost 0 to 9
October 24HullHullLost 0 to 1
October 27DewsburyDewsburyWon 6 to 0
October 31Wakefield TrinityWakefieldLost 0 to 1
November 3Northumberland CountyNewcastleDrew 3 to 3
November 5Stockton-on-TeesStocktonWon 6 to 1
November 7TynemouthNorth ShieldsWon 7 to 1
November 10Halifax Free WanderersHalifaxLost 4 to 13
November 12Newcastle and DistrictNewcastleWon 14 to 0
November 14Hartlepool RoversHartlepoolWon 1 to 0
November 17Cumberland CountyMaryportWon 10 to 2
November 20CarlisleCarlisleWon 13 to 0
November 22HawickHawickWon 3 to 1
November 23East CumberlandCarlisleWon 12 to 0
November 24Westmorland CountyKendalWon 3 to 1
November 26SwintonSwintonLost 0 to 2
November 28Liverpool and DistrictLiverpoolWon 9 to 0
December 1IRELANDDublinWon 13 to 4
December 3Trinity CollegeDublinDrew 4 to 4
December 5North of IrelandBelfastWon 2 to 0
December 8Lancashire CountyManchesterLost 0 to 1
December 10BatleyBatleyDrew 5 to 5
December 12Yorkshire CountyManninghamWon 10 to 6
December 15Broughton RangersBroughtonWon 8 to 0
December 17WiganWiganWon 5 to 1
December 19LlanelliLlanelliLost 0 to 3
December 22WALESSwanseaLost 0 to 5
December 24SwanseaSwanseaWon 5 to 0
December 26NewportNewportWon 3 to 0
December 29CardiffCardiffLost 1 to 4

1889

January 1BradfordBradfordLost 1 to 4
January 3Leeds Parish ChurchLeedsWon 6 to 3
January 5KirkstallKirkstallWon 7 to 3
January 7Brighouse RangersBrighouseWon 4 to 0
January 9HuddersfieldHuddersfieldWon 7 to 6
January 12StockportStockportDrew 3 to 3
January 14CastlefordCastlefordLost 3 to 9
January 17WarringtonWarringtonWon 7 to 1
January 19Yorkshire CountyWakefieldLost 4 to 16
January 23Spen Valley DistrictCleckheatonWon 8 to 7
January 26Somersetshire CountyWellingtonWon 17 to 4
January 30Devonshire CountyExeterWon 12 to 0
January 31TauntonTauntonWon 8 to 0
February 2Gloucestershire CountyGloucesterWon 4 to 1
February 4Midland CountiesMoseleyWon 6 to 1
February 6Blackheath RoversBlackheathWon 9 to 3
February 9United ServicesPortsmouthWon 10 to 0
February 16ENGLANDBlackheathLost 0 to 7
February 18London WelshRichmondWon 2 to 1
February 19Cambridge UniversityCambridgeLost 3 to 7
February 21Oxford UniversityOxfordLost 0 to 6
February 23ManninghamManninghamWon 4 to 0
February 25St John's, LeedsLeedsWon 9 to 0
February 27LeighLeighLost 1 to 4
March 2RuncornRuncornWon 8 to 3
March 4OldhamOldhamLost 0 to 6
March 5Halifax Free WanderersHalifaxWon 6 to 0
March 7Barrow and DistrictBarrowLost 0 to 3
March 9WidnesWidnesWon 8 to 1
March 11ManchesterManchesterWon 7 to 1
March 13WalkdenWalkdenWon 6 to 1
March 14St HelensSt HelensWon 9 to 0
March 16SalfordSalfordWon 7 to 1
March 18Rochdale HornetsRochdaleWon 10 to 0
March 20YorkYorkWon 4 to 3
March 23HullHullDrew 1 to 1
March 25WidnesWidnesWon 6 to 1
March 27Southern CountiesLeytonWon 3 to 1
May 15MaryboroughMaryborough*Lost 1/2 to 6/9
May 18BallaratBallarat*Lost 0/4 to 4/2
May 24MelbourneMelbourneWon 14 to 6
May 25CarltonMelbourne*Lost 2/4 to 13/16
May 28WanderersMelbourne*Won 10/11 to 2/3
May 30South MelbourneMelbourne*Won 6/4 to 4/13
May 31Navy Team XVIIIMelbourneWon 13 to 6
June 1St KildaMelbourne*Lost 1/6 to 6/7
June 6DaylesfordDaylesford*Won 2/4 to 1/5
June 8EssendonMelbourne*Lost 5/5 to 11/14
June 11VictoriaMelbourneWon 19 to 0
June 15New South WalesSydneyWon 12 to 9
June 17University of SydneySydneyWon 17 to 7
June 19Parramatta Club and King's School XVIIISydneyWon 21 to 0
June 22New South WalesSydneyWon 16 to 12
June 25ArfomaSydneyWon 27 to 3
June 28Permanent Artillery XVIIISydneyWon 32 to 10
June 29New South WalesSydney*Drew 4/5 to 4/10
July 5NorthumberlandMaitland*Lost 3/4 to 6/7
July 6Northern DistrictNewcastle*Lost 2/6 to 6/6
July 15QueenslandBrisbaneWon 22 to 0
July 17Toowoomba XVIToowoombaWon 16 to 0
July 19IpswichIpswichWon 17 to 5
July 22QueenslandBrisbaneWon 11 to 7
July 24Toowoomba XVIIToowoombaWon 19 to 0
August 7SouthlandInvercargillWon 5 to 1
August 8Mataura District XVIGoreWon 16 to 3
August 10OtagoDunedinWon 11 to 8
August 15Hawke's BayChristchurchWon 13 to 2
August 17CanterburyChristchurchWon 15 to 0
August 19WairarapaMastertonWon 10 to 8
August 20WellingtonWellingtonWon 4 to 1
August 24AucklandAucklandLost 2 to 7

* Australian Rules match

Based on the list of results in Greg Ryan, Forerunners of the All Blacks; additional research by James Hothersall
 

The Players 

  • Anderson, W.
  • Elliot, William
  • Ellison, Thomas Rangiwahia
  • Gage, David Richmond
  • Goldsmith, Charles
  • Ihimaira, E.
  • Karauria, Wi
  • Keogh, Patrick
  • Lee, Harry
  • Madigan, Charles
  • Maynard, Richard
  • McCausland, Edward Elsmere Montgomery
  • Nehua, Wiri
  • Rene, Teo 
  • Stewart, David
  • Taiaroa, Richard
  • Warbrick, Alfred Patchett
  • Warbrick, Arthur
  • Warbrick, Frederick
  • Warbrick, Joseph Astbury
  • Warbrick, William
  • Webster, Alexander
  • Williams, George
  • Wynyard, George 
  • Wynyard, Henry
  • Wynyard, William Thomas

Essays on Thomas Ellison and Alfred Warbrick can be found in the online Dictionary of New Zealand biography.


How to cite this page

Matches played, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/matches-played, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated