Rugby League New Zealand V. Australia 1st Test Sydney Cricket Ground Sat. May 29, 1948

Scarce program for the first 1st played between New Zealand and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground Sat. May 29, 1948. 23pp, soft bound with green and red on yellow paper pictorial cover.

The 1948 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia was the fourteenth tour by New Zealand’s national rugby league team, and the eleventh tour to visit Australia. The eight-match tour included two Test Matches, which were the first played by New Zealand in Australia since 1909. Captained by Pat Smith, the Kiwis returned home having won six and lost two of their games. The team won the first test match of the tour but lost the second.