The 1971 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played three matches on tour, including a test against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 22 June and finished on 29 June.[1]
| 1971 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Manager | R.A. (Dick) Dunn Ralph Stafford | ||||
| Coach(es) | Harry Bath | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Graeme Langlands | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Keith Campbell 17 | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Bob Fulton 5 | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Keith Campbell 3 | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Keith Campbell 1 | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | 1969 | ||||
| Next tour | 1980 | ||||
Leadership
editHarry Bath was the coach of the squad, which he had been since 1968 in this particular tenure. St. George Dragons fullback Graeme Langlands was named captain for the tour ahead of 1969 New Zealand Tour leader John Sattler.
Touring squad
editAll but three members of the squad played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, those players being Wayne Bennett, Brian Fitzsimmons and Jim Murphy. Several tour members represented the Australia national rugby league team but only played in minor matches in New Zealand.[2]
Tour
editThe Australians played three matches on the tour, winning one match and losing two, including the test match.
Tuesday 22 June
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New Zealand XIII 
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14 – 35 |  Australia
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| Tries: 2 Murray Eade John Whittacker Goals: 4 Don Ladner (4) |
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Tries: 7 Bob Fulton (3) Bob McCarthy (2) Wayne Bennett Geoff Starling Goals: 7 Keith Campbell (7) |
Test
editSaturday 26 June
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| New Zealand
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24 – 3 |  Australia
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| Tries: 4: John Whittaker (2) Mocky Brereton Robert Orchard Goals: 6: Henry Tatana (6/7) |
[5][6] |
Tries: 1: Keith Campbell Goals: nil: |
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Tuesday 29 June
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Auckland 
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15 – 14 | Australia
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| Tries: 3 Murray Eade (2) Ray Williams Goals: 3 Henry Tatana (3) |
[7][8][9] |
'Tries: 4 Bob Fulton (2) Lionel Williamson Bob O'Reilly Goals: 1 Ray Branighan |
References
edit- ^ "Kangaroos Tour 1971 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Australian Team for New Zealand". The Rugby League News. 52 (22 (June 19, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ 1971 New Zealand XIII vs Australia – Rugby League Project
- ^ "Australian win in league tour". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 Jun 1971. p. 26. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
- ^ 1971 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project
- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Editorial - New Zealand's Triumph was complete". The Rugby League News. 52 (24 (July 3, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ 1971 Auckland vs Australia – Rugby League Project
- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Auckland took the Honours". The Rugby League News. 52 (24 (July 3, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Kangaroos lose bounce in hard N.Z. match". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 30 Jun 1971. p. 32. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
- Middleton, David (1989). Rugby League Annual. Lester-Townsend Publishing, Sydney. p. 166. ISBN 0-949853-19-4.