1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France

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1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France
ManagerColin 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
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mick Sullivan 6
Summary
P W D L
Total
37 18 03 16
Test match
06 02 00 04
Opponent
P W D L
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
3 1 0 2
File:Flag of France.svg France
3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour1951-52 by File:New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg
1952-53 by File:Australian colours.svg
1954 RLWC in File:Flag of France.svg
Next tour1956 File:New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg to File:Australian colours.svg
1956-57 by File:Australian colours.svg
1961 by File:New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg

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.

Squad

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.

Player Position Age Club Tests
on
Tour 		Games Tries Goals FG Points
Alister Atkinson Lock 30 File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 3 22 10 0 0 30
Vern Bakalich Wing 26 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 6 28 26 0 0 78
Tommy Baxter Centre File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 6 32 5 0 0 15
Sel Belsham Halfback 24 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 10 2 0 0 6
Lory Blanchard Prop, Hooker 31 File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 4 22 2 0 0 6
John Bond Second-row File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 1 9 3 0 0 9
Jock Butterfield Hooker, Second-row 23 File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 4 21 4 0 0 12
Pat Creedy Halfback 27 File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 3 24 2 12 0 30
Neville Denton Fullback 21 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 6 3 0 0 9
Ian Grey Second-row 24 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 11 5 0 0 15
Dick Haggie Fullback, Wing 21 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 4 27 11 61 0 155
Robert Hawes Wing File:Saintscolours.svg West Coast 1 9 3 0 0 9
Trevor Kilkelly Hooker File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 2 15 1 0 0 3
Henry Maxwell Prop File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 6 27 7 0 0 21
George McDonald Second-row File:Waikatoleague.png South Auckland 3 22 0 0 0 0
Ron McKay Centre File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 5 24 5 8 0 31
Bill McLennan Prop File:Saintscolours.svg West Coast 5 28 2 4 0 14
Les McNicol Wing, Centre 23 File:Saintscolours.svg West Coast 1 13 6 0 0 18
George Menzies Five-eighth 24 File:Saintscolours.svg West Coast 2 14 3 0 0 9
Roy Moore Fullback File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 13 3 19 0 47
Rex Percy Second-row 21 File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 4 23 12 1 0 38
Jim Riddell Second-row File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 12 0 0 0 0
Keith Roberts Halfback 23 File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 2 14 5 0 0 15
Bruce Robertson Wing File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 1 9 4 0 0 12
Bill Sorensen Five-eighth, Centre File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 5 33 8 0 0 24
John Yates Prop, Second-row File:Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 11 2 0 0 6

Fixtures

A full list of fixtures is available at the Rugby League Project website.

Date Opponent Venue Result Score Attendance Report
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, 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. ↑ Great Britain 25 def. New Zealand 6 rugbyleagueproject.org
  4. ↑ Great Britain 27 def. New Zealand 12 rugbyleagueproject.org
  5. ↑ Great Britain 13 lost to New Zealand 28 rugbyleagueproject.org
  6. ↑ France 24 def. New Zealand 7 rugbyleagueproject.org
  7. ↑ France 22 lost to New Zealand 31 rugbyleagueproject.org
  8. ↑ France 24 def. New Zealand 3 rugbyleagueproject.org
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