1914 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
Touring party
Table:
Name

Position

Province

Jack O'Brien

Fullback

Auckland

Eric Cockroft

Fullback, Wing Three-quarter

South Canterbury

Tom Lynch

Wing Three-quarter

South Canterbury

Henry Morgan Taylor

Wing Three-quarter, Halfback

Canterbury

George Loveridge

Utility back

Taranaki

Dick Roberts

Wing Three-quarter

Taranaki

James Ryan

Centre three-quarter

Wellington

Lyn Weston

Fly-half

Auckland

Bobby Black

Fly-half

Otago

Jock McKenzie

Fly-half

Wellington, Auckland[1]

Edward Roberts

Halfback

Wellington

James Barrett

Loose forward

Auckland

Alex Bruce

Loose Forward

Auckland

Tom Fisher

Loose Forward

Buller

James Graham

Loose forward

Otago

Ranji Wilson

Loose forward

Wellington

Toby Murray

Wing-forward

Canterbury

James McNeece

Forward

Southland

Albert Downing

Forward

Auckland

John Irvine

Lock

Otago

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