New Zealand - Rugby - The Maori Rugby Union team in action against the New South Wales side in Sydney. - The Maori team won by a score of 25 points to 22 after a fast and exciting contest. - The photo depicts a NSW player being brought down as a result of a low tackle. - 13/7/1922 - Unknown Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336208 The 1922 New Zealand tour rugby to New South Wales was the tenth tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia. During the First World War the activity of Rugby Union was suspended. In Australia, the sport was initially reprised only in New South Wales (many players switched to Rugby league especially in Queensland), so official test matches between the two national sides were not resumed until 1929.