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, Bradford 10 November 1951: Great Britain 20–19 New Zealand, Swinton 15 December 1951: Great Britain 16–12 New Zealand, Leeds
Wales test match 7 December 1951: Wales 3–15 New Zealand, Bradford
France tests 23 December 1951: France 8–3 New Zealand, Paris 30 December 1951: France 17–7 New Zealand, Bordeaux
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. The match, not originally planned for the tour, was arranged because the New Zealand team wanted to play a match in London.
Teams British Empire XIII
Jack Cunliffe Brian Bevan Trevor Allan Ernest Ward Lionel Cooper Jack Broome Albert Pepperell Tom McKinney Frank Barton Alan Prescott Harry Bath Arthur Clues Dave Valentine
References
External links Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952
Kiwis Tour 1951/52, Rugby League Project