1927-28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada

Between July 1927 and March 1928 the New South Wales Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

, the top Australian representative rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

side of the time, conducted a world tour encompassing Ceylon, Britain, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and twenty-six minor tour matches.

The Queensland Rugby Union

Queensland Rugby Union

The Queensland Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Queensland. It is a member and founding union of the Australian Rugby Union.-See also:*Queensland Reds*Australian Rugby Union*The Wallabies*Rugby union in Queensland...

had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929 leaving the New South Wales Rugby Union

New South Wales Rugby Union

The New South Wales Rugby Union is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia...

to administer the game in Australia at the national representative level. Just prior to the start of the Australian 1927 season an invitation from the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

arrived in Sydney requesting a New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

side tour Great Britain to play Tests against the Home Nations

Home Nations

Home Nations is a collective term with one of two meanings depending on the context. Politically, it means the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom...

.

In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union

Australian Rugby Union

The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...

decreed the five full-internationals played on the tour as official Test matches.

The squad and its captain

A squad of twenty-nine players was selected comprising twenty-eight New South Welshmen and one Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

er in the great fly-half Tom Lawton, Snr

Tom Lawton, Snr

Tom Lawton Snr was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative five-eighth who made 44 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 14 Test matches and captained the national side on ten occasions....

who had been forced to come to Sydney to continue his career due to the absence of rugby in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

. The side was captained by Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative three-quarter who captained the Waratahs on 25 occasions in the 1920s as well as representing for Scotland early in his career.-University & early representative career:Wallace arrived at St...

who from Sydney University

University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...

had earnt a Rhodes scholar

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...

ship to Oxford in 1922 and whilst there had represented for Scotland

Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...

in nine Tests between 1923 and 1926.

The selection of Wallace as captain is referred to in the Howell reference as "a masterstoke". He was well-known in Britain through his Oxford and Scotland association, was an experienced and naturally gifted player, a strong tactician and a great influence on the younger players. On the nine month tour, the Australians won 24, lost 5 and drew 2 of the matches they played and returned having established an international reputation for playing fair and attacking rugby.

Tour itinerary

The squad left Sydney by train on 22 July 1927 bound for Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. They played a game on the afternoon of their arrival in Melbourne against a Victorian invitation XV which was won 19–9. They set off in the Ormonde from Melbourne on 26 July for Adelaide where they had a one day stop.

By 10 August the Ormonde had arrived in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

where they were the guests of the Colombo Rugby Union and the tourists played that day against an All Ceylon XV in front of a crowd of 5,000 spectators. They set sail from Ceylon

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

on 11 August. The Ormonde passed through the Suez Canal and the Straits of Messina and a disembarkation was made at Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

to enable a visit to Pompeii

Pompeii

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning...

. Another stop was made at Toulon

Toulon

Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....

before arriving at Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

on 28 August and Plymouth by month's end.

The squad had two weeks preparation on land at Teignmouth

Teignmouth

Teignmouth is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign about 14 miles south of Exeter. It has a population of 14,413. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power...

in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

before the first tour match against Devon and Cornwall on 17 September. The tourists then relocated to Wales where matches were played at Newport, Swansea and Cardiff.

At Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

the Waratahs suffered their first defeat 0–3 against a varsity side, although they won the next encounter against Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

. Matches were also played at Liverpool, Newcastle and Coventry before they sailed to Dublin. The Waratahs won the first Test of the tour 5–3 against Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...

at Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...

on 12 November.

Two weeks later the tourists met Wales

Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

at Cardiff Arms

Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...

where they triumphed 18–8. From Cardiff they traveled to Scotland where matches were played at Glasgow, Melrose, Aberdeen and the Test loss at Edinburgh

Murrayfield Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...

. The tourists made day trips to the Lochs, Lomond, Long and Gyll and where shown over the King's castle at Balmoral. Back in Edinburgh castles were visited by day with dinners and theatre parties attended at night.

The party travelled to London for New Year and were shown over the Houses of Parliament by Lord Donoughmore

Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore

Richard Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC , styled Viscount Suirdale until 1900, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician...

, the Secretary of the House of Lords

House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....

and Sir James Whitley, the Speaker of the House of Commons. They were presented to the Prince of Wales

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...

at St James's Palace and to the King

George V of the United Kingdom

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....

at Sandringham House

Sandringham House

Sandringham House is a country house on of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England. The house is privately owned by the British Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.-History and current...

. At Sandringham they accompanied the King through the woods on a shooting expedition after lunch and were presented to Her Majesty, Queen Mary

Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....

at afternoon tea.

Later the Australians were flattered by a personal invitation to take tea at the Piccadilly residence of the Duke

George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...

and Duchess of York where they met the infant Princess Elizabeth. Three other days were spent in the company of officers of the Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

, Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

and Navy culminating in a tour of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

facilities at Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...

where they were of shown over the workings of the recently launched Australian submarines and , the museum piece and the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert III

HMY Victoria and Albert III

HMY Victoria and Albert III a Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. The yacht was designed by the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy Sir William White. She was launched in 1899 but was not ready for service until 1901...

.

Two days after the Test loss at Twickenham

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

the squad left for France, spending a night in Paris before journeying to Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

. There against a selected provincial side the Waratahs suffered the most convincing defeat of the tour with the locals taking an early lead and holding on to a 19–10 victory. Then followed a match in Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...

against a side representing south-western France in which the visitors prevailed.

Back in Paris, the tourists were entertained and shown the city's splendour before meeting the French national side at Stade Colombes

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time...

in the final Test match of the tour in front of a crowd of 40,000 with 2,000 gendarmes stationed around the enclosure to keep in check the emotions of the enthusiasts. From Paris the squad crossed the channel and departed from Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

in the Melita for Canada. They traveled by train from coast to coast with stops at Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Banff

Banff, Alberta

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....

and Sicamous

Sicamous, British Columbia

Sicamous, British Columbia is a town in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction of Mara Lake and the Shuswap Lake system. It is known as a popular all season tourist destination attracting visitors from throughout Canada and around the world...

. Arriving in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

in late February 1928 the squad spent twelve days and played three exhibition matches against varsity and club sides.

In March 1928 they boarded the Aorangi in Vancouver

Vancouver

to commence the final leg home with stops in Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

, Suva

Suva

Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...

and Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

before arriving in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

by month's end, a full nine months after first setting out.

Ireland

Towers

Cyril Towers

Cyril Towers was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative centre who made 57 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 19 Test matches and captained the national side on three occasions in 1937...

described the match as "an evenly contested and arduous struggle ...lacking the brilliance of the other internationals".

The match would ultimately be recognised as the first ever Test between Ireland and an Australian side.

AUSTRALIA: Alex Ross, Eric Ford

Eric Ford

Eric Excell Ford was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ford, a wing, was born in Launceston, Tasmania and claimed a total of 7 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...

, Johnnie Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

, Cyril Towers

Cyril Towers

, Allen Bowers, Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton, Snr

, Wally Meagher

Wally Meagher

Francis Wallace Meagher was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Meagher, a scrum-half, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

, Harry Woods

Harry Woods (rugby union)

Harold Francis Woods was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Woods, a prop, was born in Boulder, Western Australia and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...

, Jock Blackwood

Jock Blackwood

John Garven "Jock" Blackwood was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

, Bruce Judd, Geoff Storey

Geoff Storey

Geoffrey Parnell Storey was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Storey, a lock, was born in Strathfield, New South Wales and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

, Huck Finlay

Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player)

Arthur Noel Finlay was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Finlay, a lock, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 12 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

, Arnold Tancred

Arnold Tancred

Arnold Joseph P. Tancred was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative flanker. He was prominent in the meat industry in Australia with significant family business interests in meat wholesaling...

, Jack Ford

Jack Ford

Jack Ford is an American Democratic politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio from January 2002 to January 2006.A graduate of Ohio State University, Jack Ford received his Master's degree in Public Administration and his law degree from the University of Toledo...

, Wylie Breckenridge

Wylie Breckenridge

John Wylie P. Breckenridge was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Breckenridge, a flanker, was born in Failford, New South Wales and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

IRELAND: Arthur Douglas, James Ganly, Maurice Atkinson, George Stephenson, Henry Stephenson, Eugene Davy

Eugene Davy

Eugene O'Donnell Davy was an Irish international rugby union fly-half.Davy was born into an affluent family in County Dublin on 26 July 1904. He was one of nine surviving children of Thomas Davy, a merchant, and his wife Alice...

, Mark Sugden, Charles Hanrahan, Jimmy Farrell, Jim McVicker, Fats Payne, Hugh McVicker, Theodore Pike, Buck Buchanan, William Browne

Wales

"The game itself was a fast and brilliant exhibition of local forwards versus Waratah backs. Time and again the vigorous Welsh vanguards swept nearly the length of the field but the ball usually found its way amongst the Australian three-quarters who by fast handling, good running and consistent backing up, managed to elude the hard-tackling backs and supporting forwards of their opponents...and due to their excellence the full-time whistle found us with a 10-point advantage".(Towers)

AUSTRALIA: Alex Ross, Eric Ford

Eric Ford

, Syd King, Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan (rugby)

William Beverley James "Billy" Sheehan was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative fly-half in the 1920s...

, Johnnie Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

, Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton, Snr

, Wally Meagher

Wally Meagher

, Harry Woods

Harry Woods (rugby union)

, Jock Blackwood

Jock Blackwood

, Bruce Judd, Geoff Storey

Geoff Storey

, Huck Finlay

Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player)

, Arnold Tancred

Arnold Tancred

, Jack Ford

Jack Ford

, Wylie Breckenridge

Wylie Breckenridge

WALES: Tommy Rees

Tommy Rees

Thomas 'Tommy' Edgar Rees was a Welsh international rugby fullback who played rugby union at club level for London Welsh...

, Dan Jones, John Roberts, Roy Jones, Ernie Finch

Ernie Finch

Ernie Finch was a Welsh international rugby union wing and played club rugby for Llanelli and county rugby for the Western Counties. Finch is most notable as the player who scored an excellent solo try against the 1924 touring New Zealand 'Invincibles' in their match against Llanelli.Born Ernest...

, Winsor Lewis, Tal Harris

Tal Harris

Charles "Tal" Harris was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who represented Wales and played club rugby for Aberavon.-Rugby career:...

, David Jenkins

David Jenkins (rugby)

David "Dai" Jenkins was a Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer who played rugby union for Swansea and rugby league for Leeds RLFC, and representing internationally in both sports.-Rugby career:...

, Lonza Bowdler

Lonza Bowdler

Frank "Lonza" Bowdler was a Welsh rugby union hooker who played club rugby for Cross Keys and was capped 15 times for Wales...

, Ned Jenkins

Ned Jenkins

Ned Jenkins was an international rugby union lock who represented Wales and played club rugby for Aberavon. Like fellow team mate Tom Arthur, Jenkins was an amateur boxer.-Rugby career:...

, Harry Phillips

Harry Phillips

Henry 'Harry' Thomas Phillips was a Welsh international rugby union lock who played club rugby for Cross Keys and Newport and international rugby for Wales...

, Gus Broughton

Gus Broughton

Augustus Stephen "Gus" Broughton was a Welsh rugby union number 8 who played club rugby for Treorchy and Penarth and was capped twice for Wales.-References:...

, Iorweth Jones, Tom Hollingdale

Thomas Hollingdale

The Rev Thomas "Tom" Henry Hollingdale AKC , was a Church of England cleric and Wales international rugby player.-Rugby career:...

, Ivor Jones

Scotland

"The playing area at Murrayfield had been covered throughout the week with straw as a protection against the inclemency of the weather and this covering was removed only just prior to the commencement of the match. The day was bitterly cold but notwithstanding this a crowd of 55,000 was present to witness the finest exhibition of the 15-a-side code that has been given for a number of years.

The tactical keynote both in attack and defence of each of those evenly matched sides was speed. With 20 minutes left to play, both sides had scored two tries each, but the local side had converted twice, while the Waratahs had only been successful in this respect once. The spectators were mad with excitement during the last 10 minutes, as a NSW forward crossed the line twice but was recalled for infringements while the Waratah captain, after having beaten the opposition lost his footing on the partly frozen surface. A draw would have been a better ending to the game instead of the 10–8 victory for Scotland, as it dd not seem fitting that such an even and thrilling contest should be decided by a kick. It will suffice to say that the match will live long in the memory of those who witnessed as well as participated in it". (Towers)

The match would ultimately be recognised as the first ever Test between Scotland and an Australian side.

AUSTRALIA: Alex Ross, Eric Ford, Syd King, Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan (rugby)

William Beverley James "Billy" Sheehan was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative fly-half in the 1920s...

, Johnnie Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

, Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton, Snr

, Syd Malcolm

Syd Malcolm

Syd Malcolm was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative half-back who captained the Wallabies' on seventeen occasions between 1928 and 1933.-Youth and representative debut:...

, Harry Woods

Harry Woods (rugby union)

, Jock Blackwood

Jock Blackwood

, Bruce Judd, Geoff Storey

Geoff Storey

, Huck Finlay

Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player)

, Arnold Tancred

Arnold Tancred

, Jack Ford

Jack Ford

, Wylie Breckenridge

Wylie Breckenridge

SCOTLAND: Dan Drysdale, Edward Taylor, Robert Kelly, James Dykes, Bill Simmers, Harry Greenlees, Peter Douty, William Ferguson, William Roughead, James Scott, John Bannerman, David MacMyn, James Graham, Willie Welsh, John Patterson

England

England played with the wind at their backs in the first half and made all the running. A dash down the wing, a centring kick and the flanker J.S Tucker was over for a try which was converted 5–0 to England. Wallace made several breaks in the centre and then told Cyril Towers to loop outside him when he broke again. The move was executed brilliantly and with the conversion the scored were tied 5–5.(Zavos)

"Up till half-time, the game had been fast and brilliant, with the Englishmen having a commanding lead of 10 points (15–5) at the interval. Soon after the change over, the locals increased their lead with another try and it was from then that the game reached such a height as a spectacle that it caused the press to place it in number-one position as the greatest game ever seen in England. Even champions of the past, great supporters of bygone games, conceded that the efforts of the Waratahs to make up a deficit of 13 points during the concluding 20 minutes was productive of the finest football imaginable".(Towers)

The Waratahs showed their great fighting spirit by going into an extra-Waratah mode, attacking from everywhere, with John Ford, the massive number 8, taking the ball up time after time. Towers scored 18–8. Then the winger Eric Ford raced through the England defence 18–11. The Waratahs were still attacking the England line desperate to snatch the victory, when the full-time whistle blew. The crowd roared its appreciation of a great game of rugby, with the applause continuing long after the players had retired to the changing rooms and the hot tubs. (Zavos)

AUSTRALIA: Alex Ross, Eric Ford

Eric Ford

, Syd King, Cyril Towers

Cyril Towers

, Johnnie Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

, Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton, Snr

, Syd Malcolm

Syd Malcolm

, Harold Woods

Harry Woods (rugby union)

, Jock Blackwood

Jock Blackwood

, Bruce Judd

Bruce Judd

Bruce D. Judd, FAIA, is an historic preservation architect based in Seaside, Florida and San Francisco, California. He is a principal in the Bruce Judd Consulting Group in Seaside and a "Consulting Principal" at the Architectural Resources Group in San Francisco. As a founding principal of...

, Geoff Storey

Geoff Storey

, Huck Finlay

Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player)

, Ned Greatorex

Ted Greatorex

Edward Neville "Ted" Greatorex was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Greatorex, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia. He played for the Y.M.C.A. Rugby Club in Sydney for over 10 years.E.N.Greatorex was married to the noted...

, Jack Ford

Jack Ford (rugby)

John Alfred Ford was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ford, a number eight, was born in Sheffield, Tasmania and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...

, Wylie Breckenridge

Wylie Breckenridge

ENGLAND: Monkey Sellar, William Taylor, Carl Aarvold, James Richardson, Thomas Devitt, Colin Laird, Arthur Young, Edward Stanbury, Sam Tucker, Ron Smith, David Turquand-Young, Kendrick Stark, Thomas Lawson, Thomas Coulson, Joe Periton

France

"The game resulted in a Waratah victory and the standard of play was high, but the antics of the locals rather distracted us. The mere fact of having to conclude the match that day did not prevent some of the players from lying down for a spell when they were tired, or holding up the game to debate a point with the referee (who did not speak French) while a weep following on a hard tackle seemed to be part of their tactics".(Towers)

The match would ultimately be recognised as the first ever Test between France and an Australian side.

AUSTRALIA: Alex Ross, Eric Ford

Eric Ford

, Syd King, Cyril Towers

Cyril Towers

, Johnnie Wallace

Johnnie Wallace

, Tom Lawton

Tom Lawton, Snr

, Syd Malcolm

Syd Malcolm

, Malcolm Blair, Jock Blackwood

Jock Blackwood

, Jim Tancred

Jim Tancred

James Leo "Jim" Tancred was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Tancred, a prop, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...

, Geoff Storey

Geoff Storey

, Charlie Fox

Charlie Fox (rugby)

Charlie Fox was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative second-rower who made 36 appearances for the Wallabies, playing in 17 Test matches and captained the national side on seven occasions in 1925.-Representative career:Charles Fox was twenty-one years of age and...

, Ted Greatorex

Ted Greatorex

, Huck Finlay

Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player)

, Wylie Breckenridge

Wylie Breckenridge

FRANCE: Lousi Pelissier, Adolphe Jaureguy, Andre Behoteguy, Henri Behoteguy, Edmond Vellat, Charles Lacazedieu, Clement Dupont, Andre Loury, Georges Vallis, Jean Morere, Andre Camel, Jean Galia

Jean Galia

Jean Galia was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer and champion boxer...

, Raoul Bonamy, Albert Cazenave, Eugene Ribere

Matches of the tour

The "Exhibition Matches" are not classed as important as the "Tour Matches" but they are listed on the tour but the starting line-ups are not counted in the players stats.

Scores and results list New South Wales points tally first.

	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	17 September 1927	Devon and Cornwall	Rectory Field, Devonport Devonport, Devon Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. It became a county borough in 1889... , Devon, England	Won	30–3
Match 2	22 September 1927	Newport	Rodney Parade Rodney Parade Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:... , Newport Newport Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent... , Wales	Won	20–3
Match 3	24 September 1927	Neath Neath RFC Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem... and Aberavon Aberavon RFC Aberavon RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, although the club's name refers to the older settlement of Aberavon which lies on the western side of the town...	Talbot Athletic Ground Talbot Athletic Ground The Talbot Athletic Ground is a sports stadium located in central Port Talbot, Wales. The ground is home to Welsh rugby team Aberavon RFC and has a seating capacity of 3,000.-History:... , Port Talbot Port Talbot Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan... , Wales	Won	24–5
Match 4	28 September 1927	Abertillery Abertillery RFC Abertillery Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Abertillery. According to their web site, they were founded in 1883, though other sources state 1884. Their team colours are green and white and their home ground is Abertillery Park in Abertillery. The club is a member of the... and Cross Keys Cross Keys RFC Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...	Abertillery Park, Abertillery Abertillery Abertillery is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in South Wales, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later... , Wales	Won	13–3
Match 5	6 October 1927	Swansea Swansea RFC Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...	St. Helen's, Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... , Wales	Won	11–0
Match 6	8 October 1927	East Midlands	Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... , England	Won	16–12
Match 7	8 October 1927	Yorkshire and Cumberland	Lidget Green, Bradford Bradford Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897... , England	Won	9–3
Match 8	12 October 1927	Glasgow	Old Anniesland Ground, Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland	Won	10–0
Match 9	15 October 1927	South of Scotland	The Greenyards, Melrose Melrose, Scotland Melrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:... , Scotland	Won	36–0
Match 10	19 October 1927	North of Scotland	St Machar Ground, Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... , Scotland	Won	21–15
Match 11	22 October 1927	London	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England	Drew	0–0
Match 12	27 October 1927	Oxford University Oxford University RFC The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...	Iffley Road Iffley Road Iffley Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England. It leads from The Plain, near Magdalen Bridge, south-east towards the village of Iffley. While it becomes Henley Avenue at Iffley Turn, and then Rose Hill, many people will refer to the whole stretch from the ring road to The Plain as Iffley... , Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... , England	Lost	0–3
Match 13	29 October 1927	Leicestershire	Welford Road Welford Road Stadium Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. It is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the edge of the city centre... , Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... , England	Won	20–8
Match 14	2 November 1927	Cambridge University Cambridge University R.U.F.C. The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...	Grange Road, Cambridge, England	Won	18–11
Match 15	5 November 1927	Combined Services	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Won	13–11
Match 16	12 November 1927	IRELAND Ireland national rugby union team The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...	Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts... , Dublin, ireland	Won	5–3
Match 17	16 November 1927	Ulster Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...	Ravenhill Ravenhill Stadium Ravenhill Stadium is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is used by Ulster Rugby. It has a normal capacity of 12,300 and is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union.-History:The grounds were opened in the 1923/24 season... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... , Ireland	Won	11–3
Match 18	19 November 1927	Northumberland and Durham	County Ground, Gosforth Gosforth Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620... , England	Won	14–9
Match 19	26 November 1927	WALES Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...	Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...	Won	18–8
Match 20	29 November 1927	Llanelli Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...	Stradey Park Stradey Park Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800... , Llanelli Llanelli Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby... , Wales	Won	24–14
Match 21	3 December 1927	Cardiff Cardiff RFC Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...	Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... , Wales	Won	15–9
Match 22	8 December 1927	Pontypool Pontypool RFC Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...	Pontypool Park Pontypool Park Pontypool Park is a park containing predominantly mature trees with some open meadowland located in Pontypool, south Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for Major John Hanbury, the local ironmaster, who is closely... , Pontypool Pontypool Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.... , Wales	Lost	3–6
Match 23	10 December 1927	Lancashire Lancashire County Rugby Football Union The Lancashire County Rugby Football Union is the society responsible for rugby union in the county of Lancashire, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union having been formed in 1881... and Cheshire	Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool... , England	Won	29–11
Match 24	17 December 1927	SCOTLAND Scotland national rugby union team The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...	Murrayfield Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one... , Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...	Lost	8–10
Match 25	22 December 1927	Warwickshire and North Midlands	Barkers Butts Lane, Coventry Coventry Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although... , England	Won	8–5
Match 26	31 December 1927	Gloucester Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union The Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Gloucestershire, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union. Formed in 1878, it has won the county championship on numerous occasions.-History:The Union was... and Somersetshires	Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Bristol) The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... , England	Won	13–4
Match 27	7 January 1928	ENGLAND England national rugby union team The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Lost	11–18
Match 28	12 January 1928	South of France	Parc Lescure Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It is the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure... , Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... , France	Lost	10–19
Match 29	15 January 1928	Midi	Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently the home of rugby union team Stade Toulousain. The stadium was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated. It has a capacity of 19,500. The stadium however is not always suitable for big games... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... , France	Won	11–3
Match 30	22 January 1928	FRANCE France national rugby union team The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...	Stade Colombes Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time... , Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	Won	11–8
Match 31	29 January 1928	London	Twickenham Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Drew	0–0

Exhibition Matches

Scores and results list New South Wales's points tally first.

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
23 July 1927	Victoria Victorian Rugby Union The Victorian Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Victoria, Australia. The VRU manages 26 clubs in metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria,and the border region of NSW which compromises 156 junior, senior mens and women's teams.-History:The Victorian Rugby Union was...	Motordrome, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	Won	19–9
10 August 1927	Ceylon Sri Lanka national rugby union team The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...	CH & FC Grounds, Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...	Won	23–3
	Plymouth Albion Plymouth Albion R.F.C. Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club who play in Plymouth, England. The club was founded around 1915 from a merger between Plymouth RFC and Devonport Albion RFC...	Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...	Won	21–11
	Teignmouth Teignmouth R.F.C. Teignmouth R.F.C is a Rugby Union club based in Teignmouth, Devon, England. The Club was officially formed in January 1874.They play at Bitton Park Sports Ground having played Rugby here since 1904, with the exception of the 1906/07 and 1982/83 seasons....	Teignmouth Teignmouth Teignmouth is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge in the English county of Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign about 14 miles south of Exeter. It has a population of 14,413. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power...	Won	38–3
25 February 1928	Vancouver Representative XV	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	Won	9–6
29 February 1928	Varsity	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	Won	55–3
3 March 1928	Vancouver Representative XV	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	Won	17–0

Squad

Name	Tests	Club	Career caps	Tour Apps	Position
New South Wales A.W. Ross	5	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition...	20	29	Full Back
New South Wales A.J.A. Bowers Allen Bowers (rugby) Allen John A. Bowers was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Bowers, a wing, was born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales and claimed a total of 7 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	1	Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs RUFC The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.... , Randwick Randwick DRUFC Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian rugby union club which competes in the Sydney grade competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 31 first grade premierships and seven Australian club championships...	7	9	Three-Quarter
New South Wales J.B. Egan	0	Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs RUFC The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales....	0	7	Three-Quarter
New South Wales E.E. Ford Eric Ford Eric Excell Ford was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ford, a wing, was born in Launceston, Tasmania and claimed a total of 7 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...	5	Glebe-Balmain	7	21	Three-Quarter
New South Wales G.C.Gordon Cam Gordon (rugby) George Campbell Gordon was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Gordon, a wing, was born in Bowral, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.-References:...	0	Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval... , Newcastle YMCA	1	8	Three-Quarter
New South Wales S.C. King	4	Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval...	14	19	Three-Quarter
New South Wales W.H. Mann	0	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition...	0	7	Three-Quarter
New South Wales W.B.J.Sheehan Billy Sheehan (rugby) William Beverley James "Billy" Sheehan was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative fly-half in the 1920s...	2	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition...	18	12	Three-Quarter
New South Wales C.H.T. Towers Cyril Towers Cyril Towers was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative centre who made 57 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 19 Test matches and captained the national side on three occasions in 1937...	3	Randwick Randwick DRUFC Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian rugby union club which competes in the Sydney grade competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 31 first grade premierships and seven Australian club championships...	19	29	Three-Quarter
New South Wales A.C. Wallace Johnnie Wallace Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative three-quarter who captained the Waratahs on 25 occasions in the 1920s as well as representing for Scotland early in his career.-University & early representative career:Wallace arrived at St... (c)	5	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition...	8	22	Three-Quarter
New South Wales J.L. Duncan Jack Duncan John L. Duncan was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Duncan, a scrum-half, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.-References:...	0	Randwick Randwick DRUFC Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian rugby union club which competes in the Sydney grade competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 31 first grade premierships and seven Australian club championships...	1	8	Half-Back
New South Wales S.J. Malcolm Syd Malcolm Syd Malcolm was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative half-back who captained the Wallabies' on seventeen occasions between 1928 and 1933.-Youth and representative debut:...	3	Cook's Hill Surf Club, Newcastle YMCA, Manly Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club are a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1906 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Shute Shield and Tooheys New Cup. Manly, known as the Marlins, play their home games at Manly...	18	11	Half-Back
New South Wales F.W. Meagher Wally Meagher Francis Wallace Meagher was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Meagher, a scrum-half, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	2	Randwick Randwick DRUFC Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian rugby union club which competes in the Sydney grade competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 31 first grade premierships and seven Australian club championships...	8	12	Half-Back
T. Lawton Tom Lawton, Snr Tom Lawton Snr was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative five-eighth who made 44 appearances for the Wallabies, played in 14 Test matches and captained the national side on ten occasions....	5	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition... , Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval...	14	27	Half-Back
New South Wales J.G. Blackwood Jock Blackwood John Garven "Jock" Blackwood was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	5	Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs RUFC The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales....	21	23	Forward
New South Wales G.V. Bland	0	Manly Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club are a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1906 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Shute Shield and Tooheys New Cup. Manly, known as the Marlins, play their home games at Manly...	9	4	Forward
New South Wales M.R. Blair	1	Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval...	3	7	Forward
New South Wales J.W.P. Breckenridge Wylie Breckenridge John Wylie P. Breckenridge was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Breckenridge, a flanker, was born in Failford, New South Wales and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	5	Glebe-Balmain	11	26	Forward
New South Wales A.N. Finlay Arthur Finlay (Australian rugby player) Arthur Noel Finlay was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Finlay, a lock, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 12 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	5	Sydney University Sydney University Football Club Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 , is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia, and as such is nicknamed "The Birthplace of Australian Rugby" or simply "The Birthplace".The club are the current NSWRU Premiers.The club was a member of the inaugural Sydney club competition...	12	24	Forward
New South Wales J.A. Ford Jack Ford (rugby) John Alfred Ford was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ford, a number eight, was born in Sheffield, Tasmania and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...	4	Glebe-Balmain	11	25	Forward
New South Wales C.L. Fox Charlie Fox (rugby) Charlie Fox was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative second-rower who made 36 appearances for the Wallabies, playing in 17 Test matches and captained the national side on seven occasions in 1925.-Representative career:Charles Fox was twenty-one years of age and... (v.c)	1	Northern Suburbs	17	12	Forward
New South Wales E.N. Greatorex Ted Greatorex Edward Neville "Ted" Greatorex was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Greatorex, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia. He played for the Y.M.C.A. Rugby Club in Sydney for over 10 years.E.N.Greatorex was married to the noted...	2	Newcastle YMCA	8	14	Forward
New South Wales P.B. Judd Bruce Judd Bruce D. Judd, FAIA, is an historic preservation architect based in Seaside, Florida and San Francisco, California. He is a principal in the Bruce Judd Consulting Group in Seaside and a "Consulting Principal" at the Architectural Resources Group in San Francisco. As a founding principal of...	4	Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval...	11	24	Forward
New South Wales G.P. Storey Geoff Storey Geoffrey Parnell Storey was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Storey, a lock, was born in Strathfield, New South Wales and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	5	Western Suburbs West Harbour RFC The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and play their home matches at Waratah Stadium, Concord Oval...	8	20	Forward
New South Wales A.N. Tancred Arnold Tancred Arnold Joseph P. Tancred was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative flanker. He was prominent in the meat industry in Australia with significant family business interests in meat wholesaling...	3	Glebe-Balmain	3	16	Forward
New South Wales J.L. Tancred Jim Tancred James Leo "Jim" Tancred was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Tancred, a prop, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	2	Glebe-Balmain	2	16	Forward
New South Wales K. Tarleton Ken Tarleton Kenneth Tarleton was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Tarleton, a hooker, was born in North Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.-References:...	0	Newcastle YMCA	2	9	Forward
New South Wales E.J. Thorn Ted Thorn Edward Joseph "Ted" Thorn was an Australian rugby union player a state and national representative flanker who made 36 appearances for the Waratahs, playing in fifteen Test matches and captaining the national side on thirteen occasions between 1924 and 1926.-Rugby career:Thorn, a flanker, was...	0	Manly Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club are a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1906 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Shute Shield and Tooheys New Cup. Manly, known as the Marlins, play their home games at Manly...	15	13	Forward
New South Wales H.F. Woods Harry Woods (rugby union) Harold Francis Woods was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Woods, a prop, was born in Boulder, Western Australia and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia.-Published sources:...	4	Newcastle YMCA	8	19	Forward

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