The 1949 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of 12 rugby union matches played by the "Wallabies" in 1949. The Australians lost only one match, and won the Test series 2-0.
At the same time, a 30-man All Black squad was touring South Africa. On 3 September 1949, New Zealand lost two test matches on the same day - one in South Africa, the other at home to Australia.
"The New Zealand Rugby Union ... decided that the 1949 matches against Australia would have full test status, even though the country's top 30 players were in South Africa. One of the reasons for the decision was to not deprive test caps to three of the All Blacks, Johnny Smith, Ben Couch and Vincent Bevan who were not considered for the South African tour because they were Māori (although Bevan was not regarded as eligible for the Māori All Blacks). All three would surely have otherwise gone to South Africa (also probably Ron Bryers and Nau Cherrington)."
Matches Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status24617 August 1949Taumarunui Domain, TaumarunuiTour match35821 August 1949Whakatane Field, WhakatāneTour match /201224 August 1949Rugby Park, GisborneTour match211427 August 1949Memorial Park, MastertonTour match /29631 August 1949Showgrounds, Palmerston NorthTour match New Zealand1163 September 1949Athletic Park, WellingtonTest match Combined XV1487 September 1949Lansdowne Park, BlenheimTour match West Coast-Buller151710 September 1949Rugby Park, GreymouthTour match Ashburton / /9014 September 1949Centennial Park, OamaruTour match151017 September 1949Rugby Park, InvercargillTour match161221 September 1949Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTour match New Zealand16924 September 1949Eden Park, AucklandTest match
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