Kiwis Tour 1939


The day after the first game of the tour had been played saw England declare war on Germany, commencing World War 2. The RFL held an emergency meeting the following day upon hearing this news and decided that the smartest and safest option was to cancel the tour. The NZ High Commissioner in London, Bill Jordan, managed to organise for the Kiwi players to board the ship that they had arrived to England on - the Rangitiki. While awaiting departure, the Kiwi's managed to sneak in a second tour game before leaving England the following day.



The New Zealand side had agreed to also include a tour to France, however the organisation of matches and opponents of the French leg were to be organised while the Kiwi's were in England. By the time the tour was cancelled, the French games had not been organised.

Location
England, Wales
Attendance
10,200
Top tryscorer
1 - Bert Leatherbarrow, Rex King, Arthur Kay, George Beadle, David Solomon, Ross Jones, Bob Banham
Top pointscorer
20 - Jack Hemi

Results

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Date Year Round Home   Away   Referee City Crowd  
Sep 2 1939 Game 1 St Helens 3 New Zealand 19 St Helens 4,000 View
7 1939 Game 2 Hull Kingston Rovers -C- New Zealand -C-     View Cancelled
9 1939 Game 3 Dewsbury 10 New Zealand 22 Dewsbury 6,200 View
13 1939 Game 4 Barrow -C- New Zealand -C- Barrow-In-Furness   View Cancelled
16 1939 Game 5 Warrington -C- New Zealand -C- Warrington   View Cancelled
18 1939 Game 6 Yorkshire -C- New Zealand -C- Bradford   View Cancelled
23 1939 Game 7 Halifax -C- New Zealand -C- Halifax   View Cancelled
25 1939 Game 8 Widnes -C- New Zealand -C- Widnes   View Cancelled
30 1939 Game 9 England (GB) -C- New Zealand -C- Manchester   View Cancelled
Oct 4 1939 Game 10 Hunslet -C- New Zealand -C- Hunslet   View Cancelled
7 1939 Game 11 Oldham -C- New Zealand -C- Oldham   View Cancelled
11 1939 Game 12 Lancashire -C- New Zealand -C- Warrington   View Cancelled
14 1939 Game 13 Cumberland -C- New Zealand -C- Whitehaven   View Cancelled
18 1939 Game 14 Huddersfield -C- New Zealand -C- Huddersfield   View Cancelled
21 1939 Game 15 Hull FC -C- New Zealand -C- Hull   View Cancelled
25 1939 Game 16 York -C- New Zealand -C- York   View Cancelled
28 1939 Game 17 Wigan -C- New Zealand -C- Wigan   View Cancelled
Nov 1 1939 Game 18 Castleford -C- New Zealand -C- Castleford   View Cancelled
4 1939 Game 19 Swinton -C- New Zealand -C- Manchester   View Cancelled
11 1939 Game 20 England -C- New Zealand -C- Leeds   View Cancelled
15 1939 Game 21 Broughton Rangers -C- New Zealand -C- Manchester   View Cancelled
18 1939 Game 22 Wales -C- New Zealand -C- Llanelli   View Cancelled
22 1939 Game 23 Bramley -C- New Zealand -C- Leeds   View Cancelled
25 1939 Game 24 Bradford Northern -C- New Zealand -C- Bradford   View Cancelled
Dec 2 1939 Game 25 Wakefield Trinity -C- New Zealand -C- Wakefield   View Cancelled
6 1939 Game 26 Leeds -C- New Zealand -C- Leeds   View Cancelled
9 1939 Game 27 Salford -C- New Zealand -C- Salford   View Cancelled
16 1939 Game 28 England -C- New Zealand -C- Bradford   View Cancelled

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