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. 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 Age Club TestsonTour Games Tries Goals FG Points Alister Atkinson 30 Canterbury 3 22 10 0 0 30 Vern Bakalich 26 Auckland 6 28 26 0 0 78 Tommy Baxter Auckland 6 32 5 0 0 15 Sel Belsham 24 Auckland 3 10 2 0 0 6 Lory Blanchard , 31 Canterbury 4 22 2 0 0 6 John Bond Canterbury 1 9 3 0 0 9 Jock Butterfield , 23 Canterbury 4 21 4 0 0 12 Pat Creedy 27 Canterbury 3 24 2 12 0 30 Neville Denton 21 Auckland 0 6 3 0 0 9 Ian Grey 24 Auckland 2 11 5 0 0 15 Dick Haggie , 21 Auckland 4 27 11 61 0 155 Robert Hawes West Coast 1 9 3 0 0 9 Trevor Kilkelly Canterbury 2 15 1 0 0 3 Henry Maxwell Auckland 6 27 7 0 0 21 George McDonald South Auckland 3 22 0 0 0 0 Ron McKay Auckland 5 24 5 8 0 31 Bill McLennan West Coast 5 28 2 4 0 14 Les McNicol , 23 West Coast 1 13 6 0 0 18 George Menzies 24 West Coast 2 14 3 0 0 9 Roy Moore Auckland 3 13 3 19 0 47 Rex Percy 21 Auckland 4 23 12 1 0 38 Jim Riddell Auckland 2 12 0 0 0 0 Keith Roberts 23 Canterbury 2 14 5 0 0 15 Bruce Robertson Auckland 1 9 4 0 0 12 Bill Sorensen , Auckland 5 33 8 0 0 24 John Yates , 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. .
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