1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

23	11	1	11

Test match

5	2	0	3

Opponent

P	W	D	L

South Africa

5	2	0	3

The 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia was a series of 23 rugby union matches played by "Wallabies" in 1933.

The Test series was won by South Africa, who won three of the five games.

Touring party

The tour manager was Dr. W. F. ('Wally') Matthews, who had previously been the team manager for the AIF rugby team which played in the The King's Cup in 1919. A squad of 29 players was selected for the tour – 15 from New South Wales, 11 from Queensland, and 3 from Victoria.

With exception of two of the Victorians, the team departed Sydney aboard the "Ulysses" on Anzac Day, 25 April 1933. The remaining two players, O. J. Bridle and D. Cowper joined the vessel at Melbourne after the Wallabies had played a match against a Victorian team.

The Wallabies touring party consisted of:

Manager: Dr. W. F. Matthews (NSW)

Playing squad:

Captain: Dr. A. W. Ross (NSW)
Vice-captain: S. J. Malcolm (NSW)
F. McPhillips (NSW)
M. Grace (NSW)
J. Kelaher (NSW)
J. Young (NSW)
R. Biilmann (NSW)
C. Campbell (NSW)
R. B. Louden (NSW)
W. Mackney (NSW)
A. Hodgson (NSW)
G. V. Bland (NSW)
W. H. Cerutti (NSW)
E. W. Love (NSW)
M. F. Morton (NSW)

D. McLean (QLD)
W. Warlow (QLD)
J. Steggall (QLD)
G Bennett (QLD)
J. Clarke (QLD)
M. White (QLD)
W. G. White (QLD)
G. Cooke (QLD)
J. Ritter (QLD)
B. Doneley (QLD)
E. Bonis (QLD)
G. S. Sturtridge (VIC)
D. Cowper (VIC)
O. J. Bridle (VIC)

Matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Natal	14	3	3 June 1933	Durban	Tour match
Western Transvaal	20	3	7 June 1933	Potchefstroom	Tour match
Witwatersrand	6	13	10 June 1933	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tour match
Combined Pretoria XV	8	13	14 June 1933	Pretoria	Tour match
Giqualand West	9	14	17 June 1933	Kimberley	Tour match
Rhodesia	24	5	20 June 1933	Salisbury	Tour match
Rhodesia	31	0	24 June 1933	Bulawayo	Tour match
Northern District	8	16	28 June 1933	Kimberley	Tour match
Western Province	9	13	1 July 1933	Cape Town	Tour match
South Africa	3	17	8 July 1933	Cape Town	Test Match
North East District	31	11	12 July 1933	Aliwal North	Tour match
Orange Free State	8	9	15 July 1933	Bloemfontein	Tour match
South Africa	21	6	22 July 1933	Durban	Test Match
Border	24	5	29 July 1933	East London	Tour match
Border	13	6	2 August 1933	Queenstown	Tour match
Transvaal	9	11	7 August 1933	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tour match
South Africa	3	12	12 August 1933	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Test Match
Western Districts	21	14	16 August 1933	Oudtshoorn	Tour match
Eastern Province	18	3	19 August 1933	Port Elizabeth	Tour match
South Africa	0	11	26 August 1933	Port Elizabeth	Test Match
South Africa	15	4	2 September 1933	Bloemfontein	Test Match
Combined University	3	3	6 September 1933	Cape Town	Tour match
Western Province	0	4	9 September 1933	Cape Town	Tour match

Bibliography

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.

All found on trove.nla.gov.au

The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 26 April 1933 p 13
The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 5 June 1933 p 7
The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 9 June 1933 p 11
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 12 June 1933 p 6
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 15 June 1933 p 13
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 19 June 1933 p 6
The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 22 June 1933 p 10
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 26 June 1933 p 10
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 29 June 1933 p 10
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 3 July 1933 p 7
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 10 July 1933 p 7
The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 13 July 1933 p 12
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 24 July 1933 p 7
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 31 July 1933 p 7
The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 3 August 1933 p 16
The Brisbane Courier, Wednesday 9 August 1933 p 4
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 14 August 1933 p 7
The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 17 August 1933 p 10
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 21 August 1933 p 7
The Brisbane Courier, Monday 28 August 1933 p 11
The Courier-Mail, Monday 4 September 1933 p 6
The Courier-Mail, Thursday 7 September 1933 p 6
The Courier-Mail, Monday 11 September 1933 p 8

Australia rugby union tours

Argentina	1979 1987 1997 2002

New Zealand	1905 1913 1921 1923 1925 1928 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1967 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991

South Africa	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

British Isles	1908–09 1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013

France	1928 1948 1958 1967 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008

Italy	1973 1976 1983 1988 1996 2002 2006 2008 2009 2013

Spain	2001

North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993

Fiji	1972 1980 1984

Hong Kong	2008 2010

Rugby union tours of South Africa

British and Irish Lions	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009

New Zealand	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996

Australia	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

Argentina	1965 (no test) 1971 (no test) 1994 2002 2003

England	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012

France	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006

Ireland	1961 1981 1998 2004

Italy	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008

Scotland	1999 (no test) 2003 2006

Wales	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014

Fiji	1996

Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007

Tonga	1997

Various selections	1978 (American Cougars) 1980 (S.A.Jaguars) 1982 (S.A.Jaguars) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

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