| 1955 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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The 1955 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of rugby union matches played by "Wallabies" in 1955.
The test series was lost with a victory for Australia and two for New Zealand.
Scores and results list Wallabies' points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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 Thames Valley / Bay of Plenty | 14 | 9 | 7 August 1955 | Boyd Park, Te Aroha | Tour match |
 Poverty Bay / East Coast | 15 | 6 | 10 August 1955 | Rugby Park, Gisborne | Tour match |
 Hawke's Bay | 11 | 14 | 14 August 1955 | McLean Park, Napier | Tour match |
 Wairarapa / Bush | 22 | 17 | 17 August 1955 | Bush Park, Pahiatua | Tour match |
| New Zealand | 8 | 16 | 20 August 1955 | Athletic Park, Wellington | Test match |
 Nelson / Marlborough / Golden Bay-Motueka | 41 | 6 | 24 August 1955 | Rugby Park, Motueka | Tour match |
 West Coast-Buller | 13 | 3 | 27 August 1955 | Rugby Park, Greymouth | Tour match |
 North Otago / Mid Canterbury / South Canterbury | 19 | 3 | 31 August 1955 | Centennial Park, Oamaru | Tour match |
| New Zealand | 0 | 8 | 3 September 1955 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Test match |
 Southland | 11 | 5 | 7 September 1955 | Rugby Park, Invercargill | Tour match |
 Canterbury | 19 | 8 | 10 September 1955 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Tour match |
 Wanganui/  King Country | 38 | 8 | 14 September 1955 | Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | Tour match |
| New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 17 September 1955 | Eden Park, Auckland | Test match |
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