1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France
November 16, 2023
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
The 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.
The Kiwis were so ravaged by injuries that they only had twelve fully fit players available for the final Test against France.[2]
Referencesedit
^New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "N.Z. Picks Strong Side". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 36 No. 34 (1 October 1955)). nla.obj-642190288. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
^ abCoffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN978-1-86969-366-4.
^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
November 16, 2023
1955, zealand, rugby, tour, great, britain, france, 1955, 1956, zealand, rugby, tour, great, britain, france, tour, zealand, national, rugby, league, team, zealand, lost, both, test, series, managercolin, siddlecoach, harold, tetleytour, captain, tommy, baxter. 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 FranceManagerColin SiddleCoach es Harold TetleyTour captain s Tommy BaxterTop point scorer s Dick Haggie 155Top try scorer s Vern Bakalich 26Top test point scorer s Dick Haggie 23Top test try scorer s Henry Maxwell 4 Mick Sullivan 6SummaryPWDLTotal37180 316Test match0 60 20 00 4OpponentPWDL Great Britain3102 France3102Tour chronologyPrevious tour1951 52 by 1952 53 by 1954 RLWC inNext tour1956 to 1956 57 by 1961 bySquad 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 Player Position Age Club TestsonTour Games Tries Goals FG PointsAlister Atkinson Lock 30 nbsp Canterbury 3 22 10 0 0 30Vern Bakalich Wing 26 nbsp Auckland 6 28 26 0 0 78Tommy Baxter Centre nbsp Auckland 6 32 5 0 0 15Sel Belsham Halfback 24 nbsp Auckland 3 10 2 0 0 6Lory Blanchard Prop Hooker 31 nbsp Canterbury 4 22 2 0 0 6John Bond Second row nbsp Canterbury 1 9 3 0 0 9Jock Butterfield Hooker Second row 23 nbsp Canterbury 4 21 4 0 0 12Pat Creedy Halfback 27 nbsp Canterbury 3 24 2 12 0 30Neville Denton Fullback 21 nbsp Auckland 0 6 3 0 0 9Ian Grey Second row 24 nbsp Auckland 2 11 5 0 0 15Dick Haggie Fullback Wing 21 nbsp Auckland 4 27 11 61 0 155Robert Hawes Wing nbsp West Coast 1 9 3 0 0 9Trevor Kilkelly Hooker nbsp Canterbury 2 15 1 0 0 3Henry Maxwell Prop nbsp Auckland 6 27 7 0 0 21George McDonald Second row nbsp South Auckland 3 22 0 0 0 0Ron McKay Centre nbsp Auckland 5 24 5 8 0 31Bill McLennan Prop nbsp West Coast 5 28 2 4 0 14Les McNicol Wing Centre 23 nbsp West Coast 1 13 6 0 0 18George Menzies Five eighth 24 nbsp West Coast 2 14 3 0 0 9Roy Moore Fullback nbsp Auckland 3 13 3 19 0 47Rex Percy Second row 21 nbsp Auckland 4 23 12 1 0 38Jim Riddell Second row nbsp Auckland 2 12 0 0 0 0Keith Roberts Halfback 23 nbsp Canterbury 2 14 5 0 0 15Bruce Robertson Wing nbsp Auckland 1 9 4 0 0 12Bill Sorensen Five eighth Centre nbsp Auckland 5 33 8 0 0 24John Yates Prop Second row nbsp Auckland 0 11 2 0 0 6Fixtures editA full list of fixtures is available at the Rugby League Project website Date Opponent Venue Result Score Attendance Report8 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 Sydney N S W Rugby Football League Vol 36 No 34 1 October 1955 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1955 56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France amp oldid 1149750762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
