1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

The 1904 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the sixth tour by a British Isles rugby union team and the third to New Zealand or Australia. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950.

Led by Scotland captain David Bedell-Sivright and managed by Arthur O'Brien the tour included 19 matches, 14 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand. Four of the fixtures were test matchesthree against Australia and one against the New Zealand All Blacks. The Lions won all three Australian tests but lost the All Blacks game.

This was the first time that a British team played both Australia and New Zealand in the same tour. It was also the last series until 1989 in which Australian matches were the major component; in between the only Australian fixtures were those appended onto a longer New Zealand tour. The team's captain, Bedell-Sivright, a veteran of the 1903 tour of South Africa, was requested to lead the team by England's Rugby Football Union. Bedell-Sivright broke his leg in the opening match of the New Zealand leg of the tour and Teddy Morgan took over the captaincy.

The uniforms worn by the Lions remained the same as previous tours, blue used in thick hoops and the red and white in thin bands.Lions change their stripes on Lions website, 17 Apr 2005

Touring party Manager: Arthur O'Brien

Full-backs Christopher Stanger-Leathes (Northern)

Three-quarters John Fisher (Hull and East Ridings) Rhys Gabe (Cardiff) Fred Jowett (Swansea) Willie Llewellyn (Newport) Teddy Morgan (London Welsh) Pat McEvedy (Guy's Hospital) Arthur O'Brien (Guy's Hospital)

Half-backs Percy Bush (Cardiff) Tommy Vile (Newport) Frank Hulme (Birkenhead Park)

Forwards David Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge University and ) (captain) Sid Bevan (Swansea) Sidney Nelson Crowther (Lennox FC) John Sharland (Streatham) Denys Dobson (Oxford University) Charlie Patterson (Malone RFC) Reg Edwards (Malone RFC) Arthur Harding (Cardiff) Burnett Massey (Hull and East Ridings) Ron Rogers (Bath) Stuart Saunders (Guy's Hospital) D.H. Traill (Guy's Hospital) Blair Swannell (Northampton)

Results Complete list of matches played by the British Lions:British & Irish Lions results on Rugby Football HistoryEarly Lions: Squads and results (1888–1938) on BBC Sport, 18 May 2005

Test matches

MatchDateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 118 JuneNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon27–0Match 222 JuneWestern District Combined Bathurst, AustraliaWon21–6Match 325 JuneNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon29–6Match 429 JuneMetropolitan Union Sydney, AustraliaWon19–6Match 5 2 JulySydney, AustraliaWon17–0Match 66 JulyNorthern Districts Newcastle, AustraliaWon17–3Match 79 JulyQueensland RedsBrisbane, AustraliaWon24–5Match 813 JulyMetropolitan Union Brisbane, AustraliaWon17–3Match 916 JulyQueensland RedsBrisbane, AustraliaWon18–7Match 1020 JulyToowoomba Toowoomba, AustraliaWon12–3Match 11 23 JulyBrisbane, AustraliaWon17–3Match 1227 JulyNew England Armidale, AustraliaWon26–9Match 13 30 JulySydney, AustraliaWon16–0Match 146 August Canterbury / West Coast RUChristchurch, New ZealandWon5–3Match 1510 August Otago / Southland RUDunedin, New ZealandWon14–8Match 16 13 AugustWellington, New ZealandLost3–9Match 1717 August Taranaki / Wanganui / Manawatu RUNew Plymouth, New ZealandDrew0–0Match 1820 AugustAuckland RUAuckland, New ZealandLost0–13Match 1931 AugustNSW WaratahsSydney, AustraliaWon5–0

SummaryPlayed inMatchesWonLostDrawnPoints forPoints againstAustralia14140 026551New Zealand522 12233Total19162 128784

Test details

Australia 1st Test

Team detailsAustralia: Jack Verge, Charlie White, Jack Hindmarsh, Stan Wickham, Charlie Redwood, Lew Evans, Snowy Baker, Alec Burdon, Eric Dore, Frank Nicholson (c), Billy Richards, Denis Lutge, Thomas Colton, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: Christopher Stanger-Leathes, Willie Llewellyn, AB O'Brien, Rhys Gabe, T Morgan, P Bush, Frankie Hulme, Darkie Bedell-Sivright (c), DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Stuart Saunders, SN Crowther, B Swannell, Boxer Harding

Australia 2nd Test

Team detailsAustralia: Jack Verge, Stan Wickham (c), Phil Carmichael, Doug McLean, Snr., Charlie Redwood, John Manning, Snowy Baker, Alec Burdon, Allen Oxlade, Voy Oxenham, Alex McKinnon, Denis Lutge, Puddin Colton, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: AB O'Brien, Willie Llewellyn, Rhys Gabe, Pat McEvedy, T Morgan(c), P Bush, Tommy Vile, Reg Edwards DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Stuart Saunders, SN Crowther, B Swannell, Boxer Harding

Australia 3rd Test

Team detailsAustralia: Charlie Redwood, Fred Nicholson, Frank Futter, Stan Wickham (c), Doug McLean, Snr., Lew Evans, Francis Finley, Jack Meibusch, Allen Oxlade, Billy Richards, Blue Dixon, Denis Lutge, Jim White, Harold Judd, Patrick Walsh British Isles: AB O'Brien, Willie Llewellyn, Rhys Gabe, Pat McEvedy, T Morgan(c), P Bush, Tommy Vile, Reg Edwards DH Trail, D Dobson, S Bevan, Burnett Massey, SN Crowther, Blair Swannell, Boxer Harding

New Zealand

Full Back 15Dick McGregorRight Wing Three-quarter14Billy Wallace (Goal Kicker)Centre Three-quarter 13Eric HarperSecond Five-eighth 12Morrie WoodLeft Wing Three-quarter 11Duncan McGregorFirst Five-eighth 10Billy SteadHalf Back 9 Peter HarveyWing Forward 8 Dave Gallaher (Captain)Back Row 7Bronco SeelingBack Row 6 Billy GlennSide Row 5 George NicholsonLock 4 Bernie FanningSide Row 3 Tom CrossHooker 2 Paddy McMinnHooker 1 George TylerManager:Jimmy Duncan Full Back 15Arthur O'BrienRight Wing 14Teddy Morgan (Captain)Outside Centre 13Rhys GabeInside Centre 12Willie Llewellyn Left Wing 11Pat McEvedyFly Half 10Percy BushScrum Half 9 Tommy VileNumber 8 8 Arthur Harding (Goal Kicker)Openside Flanker 7 Blair SwannellBlindside Flanker 6 Sid CrowtherRight Lock 5 Reg EdwardsLeft Lock 4 Sid BevanTight Head Prop 3 Ron RogersHooker 2 David TrailLoose Head Prop 1 Denys DobsonCoach:Arthur O'Brien

Team Strip

Notes

References

1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand

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