1951–1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France

the majority of matches of the tour May 2024 The 1951–1952 Kiwi tour of Great Britain and France was a rugby league tour of Great Britain and France by the New Zealand national rugby league team. Great Britain tests 6 October 1951: Great Britain 21–15 New Zealand, Bradfordhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511008.2.103 Britain wins test The Press LXXXVII 26546 8 October 1951 8 Papers Past 10 November 1951: Great Britain 20–19 New Zealand, Swintonhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511112.2.100 N.Z. unlucky to lose test The Press LXXXVII 26576 12 November 1951 8 Papers Past 15 December 1951: Great Britain 16–12 New Zealand, Leedshttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511217.2.113 Britain wins third test The Press LXXXVII 26606 17 December 1951 10 Papers Past Wales test match 7 December 1951: Wales 3–15 New Zealand, Bradfordhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19511210.2.95 N.Z. team beats Wales The Press LXXXVII 26600 10 December 1951 10 Papers Past France tests 23 December 1951: France 8–3 New Zealand, Parishttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19520104.2.98 A double tackle The Press LXXXVIII 26620 4 January 1952 8 Papers Past 30 December 1951: France 17–7 New Zealand, Bordeauxhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19520102.2.76 Rugby league test The Press LXXXVIII 26618 2 January 1952 8 Papers Past British Empire XIII match The final match of the tour was against a Great Britain and Australia combined team labelled the "British Empire XIII". The match was played on 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge, London. The British Empire team won 26–2 in front of a crowd of around 6,000.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19520125.2.106 The Press LXXXVIII 26638 25 January 1952 Rugby League N.Z. team beaten in last match Empire side wins 26–2 in London 9 Papers Past The match, not originally planned for the tour, was arranged because the New Zealand team wanted to play a match in London.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19520124.2.108 The Press LXXXVIII 26637 24 January 1952 Rugby League Big profit on tour N.Z. team makes £12,000 8 Papers Past Teams British Empire XIIIhttps://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/british-empire-vs-new-zealand-1952/game-1/british-empire-vs-new-zealand.html British Empire vs New Zealand 1952 Rugby League Project 6 December 2023 GBR Jack Cunliffe AUS Brian Bevan AUS Trevor Allan AUS Ernest Ward AUS Lionel Cooper GBR Jack Broome GBR Albert Pepperell GBR Tom McKinney GBR Frank Barton GBR Alan Prescott AUS Harry Bath AUS Arthur Clues GBR Dave Valentine References External links Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952 https://archive.today/20130118123231/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=58975 British Pathe news footage el Kiwis Tour 1951/52, Rugby League Project Category:New Zealand national rugby league team tours Category:1951 in New Zealand rugby league Category:1951 in rugby league Category:Rugby league tours of Great Britain Category:Rugby league tours of France Category:1951 in English rugby league Category:1951 in French rugby league