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1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa 
Summary
In 1928, the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) undertook a three-month tour of South Africa. The series of four Test matches was drawn 2–2 and the overall tour record was sixteen wins, five losses and one draw.
| 1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa | |||||
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 The touring All Blacks team, photographed in Wellington | |||||
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| Total |
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| Opponent |
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 South Africa |
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Matches edit
- Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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| Wes. Province Country | 11 | 3 | 30 May 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
| Cape Town Clubs | 3 | 7 | 2 June 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
| Griqualand West | 19 | 10 | 6 June 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match |
| Transvaal | 0 | 6 | 9 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Tour Match |
| Orange Free State | 20 | 0 | 13 June 1928 | Kroonstad Ground, Kroonstad | Tour Match |
| Transvaal | 5 | 0 | 16 June 1928 | Ellis Park, Transvaal | Tour Match |
| Western Transvaal | 19 | 8 | 20 June 1928 | Kruger Park, Potchefstroom | Tour Match |
| Natal | 31 | 3 | 23 June 1928 | Pietermaritzburg Ground, Pietermaritzburg | Tour Match |
| South Africa | 0 | 17 | 30 June 1928 | Durban | Test Match |
| Northern Provinces | 18 | 18 | 7 July 1928 | de Beer's Stadium, Kimberly | Tour Match |
| Rhodesia | 44 | 8 | 14 July 1928 | Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo | Tour Match |
| South Africa | 7 | 6 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match |
| Pretoria Clubs | 13 | 6 | 25 July 1928 | Eastern Sports Ground, Pretoria | Tour Match |
| Orange Free State | 15 | 11 | 28 July 1928 | Ramblers' Cricket Ground, Bloemfontein | Tour Match |
| North-Eastern Districts | 27 | 0 | 1 August 1928 | Burghersdorp Ground, Burgersdorp | Tour Match |
| Border | 22 | 3 | 4 August 1928 | Recreation Ground, East London | Tour Match |
| Border | 35 | 3 | 8 August 1928 | Victoria Grounds, King William's Town | Tour Match |
| Eastern Province | 16 | 3 | 11 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Tour Match |
| South Africa | 6 | 11 | 18 August 1928 | Port Elizabeth | Test Match |
| South-Western Districts | 12 | 6 | 22 August 1928 | Oudtshoorn Ground, Oudtshoorn | Tour Match |
| Western Province | 3 | 10 | 25 August 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Tour Match |
| South Africa | 13 | 5 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | Test Match |
Touring party edit
- Manager:
- Assistant manager:
- Captain: Maurice Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
- Full-back
- Herb Lilburne (Canterbury)
- Three-quarters
- Bert Grenside (Hawke's Bay)
- Alan Robilliard (Canterbury)
- Charlie Rushbrook (Wellington)
- Fred Lucas (Auckland)
- Sydney Carleton (Canterbury)
- Half-backs
- David Lindsay (Otago)
- Toby Sheen (Auckland)
- Lance Johnson (Wellington)
- Neil McGregor (Canterbury)
- Mark Nicholls (Wellington)
- Archie Strang (South Canterbury)
- Bill Dalley (Canterbury)
- Frank Kilby (Wellington)
- Forwards
- Geoff Alley (Canterbury)
- Cyril Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
- Maurice Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
- Jim Burrows (Canterbury)
- Innes Finlayson (North Auckland)
- Swin Hadley (Auckland)
- Ian Harvey (Wairarapa)
- Bill Hazlett (Southland)
- John Hore (Otago)
- Ruben McWilliams (Auckland)
- George Scrimshaw (Canterbury)
- Eric Snow (Nelson)
- Ron Stewart (South Canterbury)
- John Swain (Hawkes Bay)
- Edward Ward (Taranaki)
External links edit
- 1928 Tour in Details