The 1955–1956 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. New Zealand lost both test series 1–2.
1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France | |||||
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Manager | Colin Siddle | ||||
Coach(es) | Harold Tetley | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Tommy Baxter | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | Dick Haggie 155 | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Vern Bakalich 26 | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Dick Haggie 23 | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | Henry Maxwell 4 ![]() | ||||
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Tour chronology | |||||
Previous tour | 1951-52 by ![]() 1952-53 by ![]() 1954 RLWC in ![]() | ||||
Next tour | 1956 ![]() ![]() 1956-57 by ![]() 1961 by ![]() |
Squad
editThe team was coached by Harold Tetley and managed by Colin Siddle.[1] Cliff Johnson was originally selected but withdrew and was replaced by Maxwell.
Vern Bakalich scored a then record twenty six tries while on tour.[2]
Match Results and Players' Records (appearances, tries and goals) were printed in the 1956 edition of the Sydney-based publication, E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook.
Fixtures
editA full list of fixtures is available at the Rugby League Project website.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Attendance | Report |
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8 October 1955 | Great Britain | Station Road, Swinton | Loss | 6-25 | 21,937 | [3] |
12 November 1955 | Great Britain | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | Loss | 12-27 | 24,443 | [4] |
17 December 1955 | Great Britain | Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds | Win | 28-13 | 10,438 | [5] |
8 January 1956 | France | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse | Loss | 7-24 | 10,184 | [6] |
15 January 1956 | France | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | Win | 22-13 | 7,051 | [7] |
31 January 1956 | France | Parc des Princes, Paris | Loss | 24-3 | 7,051 | [8] |
The Kiwis were so ravaged by injuries that they only had twelve fully fit players available for the final Test against France.[2]
References
edit- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "N.Z. Picks Strong Side". The Rugby League News. 36 (34 (1 October 1955)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-642190288. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ Great Britain 25 def. New Zealand 6 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Great Britain 27 def. New Zealand 12 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Great Britain 13 lost to New Zealand 28 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ France 24 def. New Zealand 7 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ France 22 lost to New Zealand 31 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ France 24 def. New Zealand 3 rugbyleagueproject.org