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1956 New Zealand Rugby League Tour Of Australia
The 1956 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia was the eighteenth tour by New Zealand's national rugby league team, and the thirteenth tour to visit Australia. The fifteen-match tour included three Test Matches. The touring team began with a pair of wins but then lost the next two, against Newcastle and the First Test in Sydney. Five strong performances in Queensland followed, with wins by wide margins in high-scoring matches. In contrast, the Second Test was a low-scoring match, Australia winning 8 to 2 to secure their first Trans-Tasman series win since 1935. New Zealand lost the Third Test, and thus the series three-nil, and also the two tour matches that followed. Leadership The team was captained by Tommy Baxter. The touring team was managed by Ron McGregor. Squad The Rugby League News published Team Photo (Occupation, Age, Height and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bill Telford
Bill "Snow" Telford was a New Zealand rugby league player and coach who coached his country several times, including in the 1957 World Cup. Playing career Telford played for the Richmond club in the Auckland Rugby League competition.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . In 1928 Telford played for Glebe in the NSWRL Premiership. Coaching career In 1948 Telford managed the Auckland side for coach Stan Prentice. Telford first coached New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ... between 1956 and 1957, leading the 1956 tour of Australia and coaching the team at the 1957 World Cup. He advised the West Coast when they travelled to Auckland in 1960. His second spell as head coach of the Kiwis was between 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Bond (rugby League)
John Edward Bond (10 December 1931 – 10 March 2024) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach. He played for New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand at the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, 1954 World Cup. Early life and family Bond was born 10 December 1931 in Kaiapoi, the son of Roy Bond, a professional sprinter and rugby league player who represented Canterbury and the South Island. He married Noeline Eunice Jones, and the couple went on to have four children. Playing career A goal-kicking prop, Bond played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. His career spanned 22 years starting in his debut in 1947 as a 15-year-old with Papanui. He also represented Canterbury rugby league team, Canterbury and the South Island rugby league team, South Island during this period. Bond made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1953, kicking a goal in his debut against Australia national rugby league team, Australia. Bond went on to play in twent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Duncan MacRae (rugby League)
Duncan Macrae or Duncan MacRae may refer to: * Duncan Macrae (actor) (1905–1967), Scottish actor * Duncan Macrae (rugby union) (1914–2007), Scottish rugby union footballer * Duncan MacRae (rugby league) (1934–2019), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Donnchadh MacRath Donnchadh MacRath (d. c. 1700), also known as Duncan MacRae of Inverinate and Donnchadh nam Pìos, was a Scottish Gaelic poet and the compiler of the Fernaig manuscript which he committed to paper using an English-influenced system of orthography. ... aka Duncan MacRae of Inverinate (died between 1693 and 1704), Gaelic poet and compiler See also * Duncan McRae (other) {{hndis, Macrae, Duncan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Lasher
John Dufty Lasher (15 November 1932 – 17 June 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Playing career Lasher played for Richmond and represented Auckland. In 1956 he was part of the New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Australia, but he did not play in any of the test matches. Lasher was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 46-13 on 13 August at Carlaw Park Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 19 .... This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cliff Johnson (rugby League)
Clifford Raymond Johnson (27 October 1928 – 27 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who has been named one of the finest the country produced during the 20th century. An international representative, he played mainly as a prop forward. Playing career Johnson played for the Richmond Bulldogs in the Auckland Rugby League competition. From here he represented Auckland and New Zealand. Between 1950 and 1960 he played a total of 34 tests for New Zealand, a new record at the time of his retirement. He also played in three World Cup tournaments. Including minor tour matches, Johnson played a total of 70 matches for New Zealand. During the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, Johnson was selected to play for both Auckland and New Zealand. Johnson was originally selected for the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France but withdrew and was replaced by Henry Maxwell. He retired following the 1960 World Cup.Coffey, John and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tom Hadfield (rugby League)
Bernard Tom Hadfield (11 December 1934 – 16 May 2018) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups and retired as the highest try-scorer in the New Zealand national side's history. Playing career A Northcote Tigers player, Hadfield was an Auckland representative. He was part of the Northcote club during the Auckland Rugby League's district era and so played for Northern Districts - an amalgamation of the Northcote and North Shore clubs. Hadfield first made the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1956. He went on to play 15 Tests for the Kiwis, including at the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. After the 1960 World Cup Tom played for the Rest of the World vs Great Britain. He finished his career with a then-record 15 tries for the Kiwis, five more than the previous record. As of 2010 he is 6th equal highest try scorer for the Kiwis. Legacy and death Hadfield was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League's "Legends of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Reese Griffiths
Reese may refer to: Places Germany * Reese, Germany, a hamlet in Lower Saxony on the River Aue United States * Reese, Michigan, United States, a community east of Saginaw * Reese, Pennsylvania, United States, a community in Blair County * Reese, Texas, United States, a community in Cherokee County, in East Texas * Reese Center, Texas, United States, an area west of Lubbock ** Reese Technology Center, the former installation making up part of Reese Center Other uses * Reese (given name), a page for people with the given name ''Reese'' * Reese (surname), a page for people with the surname ''Reese'' * Reese, a ringname of Ron Reis (born 1970), American professional wrestler * Reese House, an historic home in Hendersonville, North Carolina * Reese's Peanut Butter Cups American candy marketed by The Hershey Company named after H. B. Reese ** Reese's Pieces, a type of coated candy ** Reese's Whipps, a type of candy bar * Reese bass, a synthesized bass sound extensively used by electroni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
