So much had been expected of the Wallaby side and following the tour many reasons were offered up to explain the disappointing result of one international won from the four played.

He toured as assistant manager-coach with a number of Wallaby sides and coached a Waratah team to a surprise victory over the Springboks at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1937.

He was named in John Connolly's Wallaby side, and made his test debut against England at Telstra Stadium, playing the full 80 minutes.

In 1947 he was selected as vice-captain of the Wallaby side to tour Europe and North America.

It was a surprise when at the end of that season and as the current Australian captain, he was not selected in the 27 man Wallaby side to tour Britain, Ireland and France.

In the second Test on 1 August 1914 he had the honour of captaining the Wallaby side and at twenty years and seven months his record still stands as the youngest man to do so.

He was included in John Connolly's Wallaby side to face the English at Telstra Stadium.

With a number of those players he was a young starter in the 1980 Wallaby side which won the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney in the 3rd and deciding game that year.

He had captained Australia's first post-war Wallaby sides on four occasions against the All Blacks.

In 1949 long retired as a player, he toured New Zealand as manager of the Wallaby side captained by Trevor Allen.