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

1955-56 New Zealand 1955 1956 England and France Colin Siddle Harold Tetley Tommy Baxter Dick Haggie 155 Vern Bakalich 26 Dick Haggie 23 Henry Maxwell 4 GB 12 Mick Sullivan 6 37 18 3 16 6 2 0 4 GB 3 1 0 2 FRA 3 1 0 2 1951-52 by Kiwis 12 1952-53 by Australia 12 1954 RLWC in FRA 12 1956 Kiwis 12 to Australia 12 1956-57 by Australia 12 1961 by Kiwis 12 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.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 N.Z. Picks Strong Side 36 34 (1 October 1955) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-642190288 nla.obj-642190288 21 Jan 2020 Cliff Johnson was originally selected but withdrew and was replaced by Maxwell. Vern Bakalich scored a then record twenty six tries while on tour. 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 Main Position Age Club TestsonTour Games Tries Goals FG Points Alister Atkinson LK 30 canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 22 10 0 0 30 Vern Bakalich WG 26 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 6 28 26 0 0 78 Tommy Baxter CE aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 6 32 5 0 0 15 Sel Belsham HB 24 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 10 2 0 0 6 Lory Blanchard PR, HK 31 canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 4 22 2 0 0 6 John Bond SR canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 1 9 3 0 0 9 Jock Butterfield HK, SR 23 canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 4 21 4 0 0 12 Pat Creedy HB 27 canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 24 2 12 0 30 Neville Denton FB 21 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 0 6 3 0 0 9 Ian Grey SR 24 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 11 5 0 0 15 Dick Haggie FB, WG 21 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 4 27 11 61 0 155 Robert Hawes WG St Helens 16 West Coast 1 9 3 0 0 9 Trevor Kilkelly HK canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 2 15 1 0 0 3 Henry Maxwell PR aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 6 27 7 0 0 21 George McDonald SR Waikato 16 South Auckland 3 22 0 0 0 0 Ron McKay CE aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 5 24 5 8 0 31 Bill McLennan PR St Helens 16 West Coast 5 28 2 4 0 14 Les McNicol WG, CE 23 St Helens 16 West Coast 1 13 6 0 0 18 George Menzies FE 24 St Helens 16 West Coast 2 14 3 0 0 9 Roy Moore FB aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 13 3 19 0 47 Rex Percy SR 21 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 4 23 12 1 0 38 Jim Riddell SR aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 12 0 0 0 0 Keith Roberts HB 23 canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 2 14 5 0 0 15 Bruce Robertson WG aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 9 4 0 0 12 Bill Sorensen FE, CE aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 5 33 8 0 0 24 John Yates PR, SR aucklandnzrl 16 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 Report8 October 1955Great BritainStation Road, SwintonLoss6-2521,937Great Britain 25 def. New Zealand 6 rugbyleagueproject.org12 November 1955Great BritainOdsal Stadium, BradfordLoss12-2724,443Great Britain 27 def. New Zealand 12 rugbyleagueproject.org17 December 1955Great BritainHeadingley, LeedsWin28-1310,438Great Britain 13 lost to New Zealand 28 rugbyleagueproject.org8 January 1956FranceStadium Municipal, ToulouseLoss7-2410,184France 24 def. New Zealand 7 rugbyleagueproject.org15 January 1956FranceStade de Gerland, LyonWin22-137,051France 22 lost to New Zealand 31 rugbyleagueproject.org31 January 1956FranceParc des Princes, ParisLoss24-37,051France 24 def. New Zealand 3 rugbyleagueproject.org The Kiwis were so ravaged by injuries that they only had twelve fully fit players available for the final Test against France.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. 978-1-86969-366-4. References Category:New Zealand national rugby league team tours Great Britain Great Britain New Zealand tour New Zealand tour New Zealand tour of Australia New Zealand tour of Australia Category:Rugby league tours of Great Britain Category:Rugby league tours of France