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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 Canterbury 3 22 10 0 0 30
Vern Bakalich Wing 26 Auckland 6 28 26 0 0 78
Tommy Baxter Centre Auckland 6 32 5 0 0 15
Sel Belsham Halfback 24 Auckland 3 10 2 0 0 6
Lory Blanchard Prop, Hooker 31 Canterbury 4 22 2 0 0 6
John Bond Second-row Canterbury 1 9 3 0 0 9
Jock Butterfield Hooker, Second-row 23 Canterbury 4 21 4 0 0 12
Pat Creedy Halfback 27 Canterbury 3 24 2 12 0 30
Neville Denton Fullback 21 Auckland 0 6 3 0 0 9
Ian Grey Second-row 24 Auckland 2 11 5 0 0 15
Dick Haggie Fullback, Wing 21 Auckland 4 27 11 61 0 155
Robert Hawes Wing West Coast 1 9 3 0 0 9
Trevor Kilkelly Hooker Canterbury 2 15 1 0 0 3
Henry Maxwell Prop Auckland 6 27 7 0 0 21
George McDonald Second-row South Auckland 3 22 0 0 0 0
Ron McKay Centre Auckland 5 24 5 8 0 31
Bill McLennan Prop West Coast 5 28 2 4 0 14
Les McNicol Wing, Centre 23 West Coast 1 13 6 0 0 18
George Menzies Five-eighth 24 West Coast 2 14 3 0 0 9
Roy Moore Fullback Auckland 3 13 3 19 0 47
Rex Percy Second-row 21 Auckland 4 23 12 1 0 38
Jim Riddell Second-row Auckland 2 12 0 0 0 0
Keith Roberts Halfback 23 Canterbury 2 14 5 0 0 15
Bruce Robertson Wing Auckland 1 9 4 0 0 12
Bill Sorensen Five-eighth, Centre Auckland 5 33 8 0 0 24
John Yates Prop, Second-row 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 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

  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. ^ a b 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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