The 1995 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team to compete at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand won Group B of the tournament, before losing to Australia 20-30 in a semi-final.
Build up edit
Earlier in the year, New Zealand played two test matches against France, winning one and drawing the other. New Zealand then played a three match test series against Australia, losing all three tests.
Staff edit
- Head coach: Frank Endacott
- Assistant coach: Gary Kemble
Squad edit
Final squad edit
Fixtures edit
Warm up match edit
Before leaving for the World Cup, the squad played the New Zealand Residents at Ericsson Stadium and defeated them 20-4.
World Cup Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
Tonga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 1 | |
Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Tonga edit
Papua New Guinea edit
Semi-final edit
The match was 20-all after 80 minutes. In extra time Australia scored two tries to win the match.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Australia vs. New Zealand - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "RLWC 1995: Australia".