1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia

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