# 1919 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

The 1919 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was the first full tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team and the Australian's first tour since the end of World War 1. The Australians played nine matches on tour, including a four test series against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 23 August and finished on 4 October.

## Leadership

The tour captain of the 24 man squad to New Zealand was Balmain halfback Arthur "Pony" Halloway.

## Touring squad

* Tests and (as sub) included in games total.
| Player | Club | Position(s) | Games (as sub) | Tests (as sub) | Tries | Goals | F/Goals | Points |
| Frank Burge | Glebe | Prop, Second-row, Lock | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 64 |
| Les Cubitt | Eastern Suburbs | Centre, Wing | 8 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Charles Fraser | Balmain | Fullback, Five-eighth | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Herb Gilbert | Western Suburbs | Centre | 5 (2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Arthur Halloway (c) | Balmain | Halfback | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Harold Horder | South Sydney | Wing | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 52 |
| Albert Johnston | Newtown | Five-eighth | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Kerwick | South Sydney | Prop, Second-row | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reg Latta | Balmain | Lock, Second-row | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Norman | Eastern Suburbs | Centre, Wing | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| Claud O'Donnell | Souths Brisbane (QLD) | Second-row, Hooker | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Oxford | South Sydney | Hooker, Prop, Second-row | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| Bill Paten | Ipswich (QLD) | Centre, Wing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Potter | Wests Brisbane (QLD) | Second-row | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Clarrie Prentice | Western Suburbs | Loose forward, Hooker | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jack Robinson | Balmain | Wing, Centre | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Felix Ryan | Newtown | Second-row, Prop | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Schultz | Balmain | Lock, Prop | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Sweeney | Gympie (QLD) | Fullback | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Duncan Thompson | Ipswich (QLD) | Halfback | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarrie Thorogood | Queensland | Centre, Wing | 4 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Townsend | Newtown | Hooker, Second-row, Prop | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Vest | Western Suburbs | Wing, Centre | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Jack Watkins | Eastern Suburbs | Prop, Second-row, Lock | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Tour
### First test

* 23 August 1919
| New Zealand | 21 – 44 | Australia |
| Tries: Karl Ifwersen (2) Jack Lang Goals: Craddock Dufty (5) Field Goals: Craddock Dufty (1) | | Tries: Les Cubitt (2) Harold Horder (2) Frank Burge Herb Gilbert Albert Johnston Jack Robinson Felix Ryan Jack Watkins Goals: Arthur Oxford (6) Frank Burge (1) |
* Basin Reserve, Wellington Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Albert House
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Craddock Dufty | FB | Tom Sweeney |
| George Iles | WG | Harold Horder |
| Karl Ifwersen (c) | CE | Herb Gilbert |
| George Bradley | CE | Les Cubitt |
| Alec Morris | WG | Jack Robinson |
| Jack Lang | FE | Albert Johnston |
| George Neal | HB | Arthur Halloway (c) |
| William Scott | PR | Jack Watkins |
| Bill King | HK | Arthur Oxford |
| Bert Avery | PR | Frank Burge |
| Bill Williams | SR | Felix Ryan |
| Sam Lowrie | SR | Claud O'Donnell |
| Stan Walters | LF | Clarrie Prentice |
| | Coach | |

### Second test

* 30 August 1919
| New Zealand | 26 – 10 | Australia |
| Tries: Stan Walters (3) Bert Avery George Iles Bill Williams Goals: Karl Ifwersen (3) Craddock Dufty (1) | | Tries: Harold Horder (2) Goals: Harold Horder (2) |
* Sydenham Park, Christchurch Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Arthur Brunsden
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Craddock Dufty | FB | Tom Sweeney |
| George Iles | WG | Harold Horder |
| Karl Ifwersen (c) | CE | Les Cubitt |
| George Bradley | CE | Herb Gilbert |
| Jim Sanders | WG | Bill Paten |
| Alec Morris | FE | Albert Johnston |
| Mike Pollock | HB | Arthur Halloway (c) |
| William Scott | PR | Jack Watkins |
| Bert Avery | HK | Arthur Oxford |
| Stan Walters | PR | Frank Burge |
| Bill Williams | SR | Felix Ryan |
| Sam Lowrie | SR | Claud O'Donnell |
| Keith Helander | LF | Clarrie Prentice |
| | Int. | Clarrie Thorogood |
| | Coach | |

### Third test

* 6 September 1919
| New Zealand | 23 – 34 | Australia |
| Tries: Dougie McGregor (2) Bert Avery Craddock Dufty Stan Walters Goals: Karl Ifwersen (3) George Bradley (1) | | Tries: Les Cubitt (2) Harold Horder (2) Jack Robinson (2) Frank Burge Albert Johnston Goals: Harold Horder (5) |
* The Domain, Auckland Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Bill Murray
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Craddock Dufty | FB | Charles Fraser |
| George Iles | WG | Harold Horder |
| Karl Ifwersen (c) | CE | Les Cubitt |
| Bill Davidson | CE | Clarrie Thorogood |
| Dougie McGregor | WG | Jack Robinson |
| George Bradley | FE | Albert Johnston |
| William Walsh | HB | Arthur Halloway (c) |
| William Scott | PR | Jack Watkins |
| Bert Avery | HK | Dick Townsend |
| Stan Walters | PR | Frank Burge |
| Bill Williams | SR | Felix Ryan |
| Sam Lowrie | SR | Claud O'Donnell |
| Tom Haddon | LF | Bill Schultz |
| | Int. | Duncan Thompson |
| | Coach | |

### Fourth test

* 13 September 1919
| New Zealand | 2 – 32 | Australia |
| Tries: Goals: Karl Ifwersen (1) | | Tries: Harold Horder (3) Frank Burge (2) Dick Vest (2) Les Cubitt Goals: Frank Burge (3) Harold Horder (1) |
* The Domain, Auckland Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Craddock Dufty | FB | Charles Fraser |
| Dougie McGregor | WG | Harold Horder |
| Karl Ifwersen (c) | CE | Ray Norman |
| George Bradley | CE | Les Cubitt |
| George Iles | WG | Dick Vest |
| Jack Lang | FE | Albert Johnston (c) |
| Ike Stewart | HB | Duncan Thompson |
| Nelson Bass | PR | Jack Watkins |
| Bert Avery | HK | Dick Townsend |
| Tom Haddon | PR | Arthur Oxford |
| Bill Williams | SR | Frank Burge |
| Wally Somers | SR | Claud O'Donnell |
| Stan Walters | LF | Bill Schultz |
| | Int. | Jack Robinson |
| | Coach | |
* 18 September 1919
| Waikato | 5 – 58 | Australia |
| Tries: W. Warring Goals: William Peckham (1) | Report | Tries: Dick Vest (4), Reg Latta (2), Jack Robinson (2), Herb Gilbert, Arthur Halloway, Ray Norman, Bill Paten, Clarrie Prentice, Felix Ryan Goals: Ray Norman (3) Arthur Halloway (1) John Kerwick (1) Norm Potter (1) Clarrie Prentice (1) Tom Sweeney (1) |
* Steele Park, Hamilton Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A. Thompson
Waikato: Tonga Mahuta, Brownie Paki, A. Rayner, W. Paki, Inglis Littlewood, S. Wilson, William Peckham, Morrison, W. Warring, S. Rayner, W. Donaldson, M. Allan, W. Rayner. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Tom Sweeney, Bill Paten, Dick Vest, Ray Norman, Jack Robinson, Clarrie Thorogood, Arthur Halloway (c), Felix Ryan, Clarrie Prentice, John Kerwick, Norm Potter, Dick Townsend, Reg Latta. Reserves – Herb Gilbert
* 20 September 1919
| Auckland Province | 8 – 32 | Australia |
| Tries: Bert Avery, G. Davidson Goals: Karl Ifwersen (1) | Report | Tries: Frank Burge (4), Herb Gilbert (2), Les Cubitt, Jack Robinson Goals: Charles Fraser (2) Ray Norman (2) |
* The Domain, Auckland Attendance: 18,000 Referee: A. Ball
Auckland Province: Bill Davidson, Dougie McGregor, Thomas McClymont, Karl Ifwersen (c), G. Davidson, Ike Stewart, W. Ghent, Stan Walters, S. Lowry, Bill Williams, Bert Avery, Robert Mitchell, Nelson Bass. Reserves – Frank Delgrosso. Coach –
Australia: Charles Fraser, Harold Horder, Les Cubitt, Jack Robinson, Dick Vest, Ray Norman, Arthur Halloway (c), Bill Schultz, Claud O'Donnell, Dick Townsend, Reg Latta, Jack Watkins, Frank Burge. Reserves – Herb Gilbert
* 27 September 1919
| Hawke's Bay | 4 – 67 | Australia |
| Tries: Goals: N. McCarthy (2/3) | Report | Tries: Les Cubitt (6), Charles Fraser (3), Frank Burge, Herb Gilbert, John Kerwick, Ray Norman, Felix Ryan, Clarrie Thorogood Goals: Arthur Oxford (11/14) Frank Burge (0/2) |
* McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 5,000 Referee: George Proxtor
Hawke's Bay: J. Fulford, Keely, P. Jackson, Pompey, C. Manning, N. McCarthy, Seymour, Fitzgerald, J. Beach, Crowley, F. Selby, E. Downing, Patrick Burrows. Reserves – T. Bullivant. Coach –
Australia: Tom Sweeney, Les Cubitt, Ray Norman, Herb Gilbert, Clarrie Thorogood, Charles Fraser, Arthur Halloway (c), Felix Ryan, Clarrie Prentice, John Kerwick, Arthur Oxford, Frank Burge, Jack Watkins. Reserves –
* 30 September 1919
| Hawke's Bay | 7 – 73 | Australia |
| Tries: Seymour Goals: N. McCarthy (2) | Report | Tries: Les Cubitt (6), Jack Robinson (4), Dick Vest (3), Charles Fraser, Arthur Halloway, Ray Norman, Bill Schultz Goals: Charles Fraser (3) Arthur Halloway (1) Ray Norman (1) Claud O'Donnell (1) Arthur Oxford (1) Clarrie Prentice (1) |
* Tomoana Showgrounds, Hastings Attendance: 1,000
Hawke's Bay: J. Fulford, Keely, P. Jackson, Clarrie Thorogood, Bill Paten, N. McCarthy, Seymour, Fitzgerald, J. Beach, Crowley, F. Selby, E. Downing, Patrick Burrows. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Tom Sweeney, Jack Robinson, Les Cubitt, Ray Norman, Dick Vest, Charles Fraser, Arthur Halloway (c), Bill Schultz, Clarrie Prentice, Arthur Oxford, Claud O'Donnell, Jack Watkins, Reg Latta. Reserves –
* 4 October 1919
| Wellington | 5 – 93 | Australia |
| Tries: Alec Morris Goals: Alec Morris (1) | Report | Tries: Les Cubitt (5), Harold Horder (3), Arthur Halloway (2), Jack Robinson (2), Dick Vest (2), Jack Watkins (2), Frank Burge, Ray Norman, Clarrie Prentice, Felix Ryan, Tom Sweeney Goals: Frank Burge (13) Ray Norman (2) |
* Newtown Park, Wellington Attendance: 1,000 Referee: c. Murphy
Wellington: Henderson, Meares, George Bradley, Whatley, Alec Morris, Mike Pollock, C. Kruse, Childe, Daske, Dawe, Joe Scott, Pheffer, Green. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Tom Sweeney, Harold Horder, Dick Vest, Jack Robinson, Les Cubitt, Ray Norman, Arthur Halloway (c), Bill Schultz, Clarrie Prentice, Felix Ryan, Frank Burge, John Kerwick, Jack Watkins. Reserves –

## Statistics

Leading Try Scorer
* 23 by Les Cubitt
Leading Point Scorer
* 69 by Les Cubitt (23 tries)
Largest Attendance
* 24,300 - Third test vs New Zealand at The Domain, Auckland
Largest non-test Attendance
* 18,000 - Auckland Proivince vs Australia at The Domain, Auckland