1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
# 1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

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.

## Matches

    Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

* 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)
