 At the same time as an All Black team was touring South Africa , Australia were touring New Zealand . The two tours coincided because Māori players were not able to go to South Africa at the time , meaning the Australians , played against a New Zealand team made up of the best Māori and the reserve non @-@ Māori players , while the South Africans encountered the best <unk> ( non @-@ Māori ) players . On the afternoon of 3 September New Zealand , captained by Johnny Smith , were beaten 11 – 6 by Australia in Wellington . New Zealand then lost their second test 16 – 9 , which gave Australia a Bledisloe Cup series win in New Zealand for the first time . 1949 was an annus horribilis for the All Blacks as they lost all six of their test matches , and the experience of playing two test series simultaneously has not been repeated . 
