title: 1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
text: # 1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
  
  The 1946 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Australia team in New Zealand against invitational and national teams of New Zealand. It was the first rugby union international tour after the Second World War.
  
  New Zealand won all three test matches to retain the Bledisloe Cup
  
  ## Tour match
  
  Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.
  
  | Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North Auckland | 19 | 32 | 21 August 1946 | Okara Park, Whangarei | Tour match |
  | Taranaki / King Country | 9 | 8 | 24 August 1946 | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | Tour match |
  | Wanganui / Manawatu | 17 | 15 | 28 August 1946 | Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | Tour match |
  | Hawke's Bay / Poverty Bay | 19 | 11 | 31 August 1946 | McLean Park, Napier | Tour match |
  | Seddon Shield Districts | 15 | 12 | 4 September 1946 | Victoria Square, Westport | Tour match |
  | Canterbury | 11 | 20 | 7 September 1946 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Tour match |
  | New Zealand | 8 | 31 | 14 September 1946 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Test match |
  | Southland | 6 | 8 | 18 September 1946 | Rugby Park, Invercargill | Tour match |
  | Wellington | 16 | 15 | 21 September 1946 | Athletic Park, Wellington | Tour match |
  | New Zealand Maori | 0 | 20 | 25 September 1946 | Rugby Park, Hamilton | Test match |
  | New Zealand | 10 | 14 | 28 September 1946 | Eden Park, Auckland | Test match |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.
  