The 2018 New Zealand rugby league tour of England was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour saw New Zealand play a three match series against and England for the Baskerville Shield. The hosts, England, won the series by two matches to one.
2018 | New Zealand rugby league tour of England|
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Number of teams | 2 |
Host country | ![]() |
Winner | ![]() |
Matches played | 3 |
Attendance | 76,069 (25,356 per match) |
Points scored | 102 (34 per match) |
Tries scored | 17 (5.67 per match) |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Top try scorers | ![]() ![]() |
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Background
editNew Zealand and England previously took part in a competitive event in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, New Zealand lost to Fiji in the quarter-finals, while England made the final, losing to Australia by a score of just 6-0.
New Zealand and England previously played against each other in a mid-season international on 23 June 2018 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. England won 36-18.
New Zealand was last in Great Britain for the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations. During that tournament New Zealand defeated England 17-16 in Huddersfield.[1] They last played a three match test series against England during the 2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, losing the series 2-1.[2] With the completion of these three tests, New Zealand and England played each other four times in 2018.
Squads
editNew Zealand
editA wider squad was named on 3 September 2018 consisting of the best New Zealand eligible players in the running to play in the upcoming tour.[3] The final touring squad of 23 players was named on 1 October.[4]
On 4 October, Corey Harawira-Naera withdrew from the touring 23-man squad due to a groin injury. Agnatius Paasi and Peta Hiku were subsequently added to the squad.[5]
Ages are as of 27 October 2018, the day of the first test.
Pre-tour matches
edit13 October 2018 | New Zealand | 26 – 24 | Australia | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
17 October 2018 | England | 44 – 6 | France | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh |
Baskerville Shield
editNew Zealand announced three matches on tour, all test matches against England.[6][7]
First test
editEngland | 18 – 16 | New Zealand |
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Tries: Connor, Gildart, Tomkins Goals: Connor (3/4) |
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Tries: Marsters, Watene-Zelezniak Goals: Johnson (4/4) |
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Notes:
- Oliver Gildart (England) made his Test debut.
Second test
editEngland | 20 – 14 | New Zealand |
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Tries: Makinson (3), Connor Goals: Tomkins (1/1), Connor (1/4) |
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Tries: Maumalo, Watene-Zelezniak Goals: Johnson (3/3) |
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Third test
editEngland | 0 – 34 | New Zealand |
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Tries: Maumalo (2), J. Bromwich, Liu, Nikorima, Tapine Goals: Johnson (4/5), Papali'i (1/1) |
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Notes:
- Joe Greenwood (England) made his Test debut, while Isaiah Papali'i made his debut for New Zealand having previously represented Samoa.
References
edit- ^ "England to face New Zealand in three-match series in the autumn of 2018". www.rugby-league.com.
- ^ "Tickets on sale for England v New Zealand 2018 International Series". www.rugby-league.com.
- ^ "Kiwis and Junior Kiwis Wider Squads Announced". NZRL.co.nz. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Experienced Players Return For Kiwis Campaign". NZRL.co.nz. 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Paasi withdraws from Tonga squad to join Kiwis". nrl.com. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Kiwis announce 2018 tour".
- ^ "Rugby League Online Ticketing - Web". rugbyleague.tickethour.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "Kiwis to face England in three-match Series in 2018". Scoop. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. England Rugby League. 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Hicks to Officiate First Test". rugby-league.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Whitehead named man of the match".
- ^ a b "Kick-off changes to Autumn International fixtures". rugby-league.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "England v New Zealand - Fixture amendment". rugby-league.com. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. England Rugby League. 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Gerard Sutton to officiate second England test". rugby-league.com. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Hat-trick hero Makinson man of the match".
- ^ "Gerard Sutton to referee final test at Elland Road". rugby-league.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.