1971 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

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]

Leadership

Harry 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

All but two members of the squad played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, those players being Brian Fitzsimmons and Wayne Bennett. Several tour members represented the Australia national rugby league team but only played in minor matches in New Zealand.

Player	Club	Position(s)	Games	Tests	Tries	Goals	F/Goals	Points
Barry Beath	St. George	Prop	2
Wayne Bennett	All Whites	Wing	2		1			3
Ray Branighan	Manly Warringah	Wing	3	1		1		2
Tony Branson	St. George	Five-eighth	1	1
Keith Campbell	Parramatta	Centre, Lock	2	1	1	7		17
Ron Costello	Canterbury-Bankstown	Second-row	2	1
Brian Fitzsimmons	Brothers Brisbane	Hooker	3	1
Bob Fulton	Manly Warringah	Centre	3	1	5			15
Bob Grant	South Sydney	Halfback	3	1
Graeme Langlands (c)	St. George	Fullback	1	1
Bob McCarthy	South Sydney	Second-row	3	1	2			6
Jim Murphy	Western Suburbs	Second-row	2
Bob O'Reilly	Parramatta	Prop	2	1	1			3
Tom Raudonikis	Western Suburbs	Halfback	2
Paul Sait	South Sydney	Centre	2	1
John Sattler	South Sydney	Prop	1	1
Geoff Starling	Balmain	Centre	2		1			3
Lionel Williamson	Newtown	Wing	3	1	1			2

Tour

The Australians played three matches on the tour, winning one match and losing two, including the test match.

Tuesday 22 June

New Zealand XIII	14 – 35	Australia
	[2]

Davies Park, Huntly
Attendance: 3,572

Test

Saturday 26 June

New Zealand	24 – 3	Australia
Tries: John Whittaker (2) Mocky Brereton Robert Orchard Goals: Henry Tatana (6/7)	[3]	Tries: Keith Campbell Goals:

Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 13,917
Referee: John Percival

New Zealand

Australia


FB	1	Mike McClennan
RW	2	John Whittaker
RC	3	Bernie Lowther
LC	4	Roy Christian (c)
LW	5	Mocky Brereton
FE	6	Gary Woollard
HB	7	Ken Stirling
LK	13	Eddie Heatley
SR	11	Garry Smith
SR	12	Tony Kriletich
PR	8	Henry Tatana
HK	9	Colin O'Neil
PR	10	Robert Orchard
Coach:
Lory Blanchard


FB	1	Graeme Langlands (c)
RW	2	Ray Branighan
RC	3	Bob Fulton
LC	8	Paul Sait
LW	5	Lionel Williamson
FE	6	Tony Branson
HB	7	Bob Grant
LF	16	Keith Campbell
SR	9	Bob McCarthy
SR	10	Ron Costello
PR	11	Bob O'Reilly
HK	12	Brian Fitzsimmons
PR	13	John Sattler
Coach:
Harry Bath

Tuesday 29 June

Auckland	15 – 14	Australia
	[4]

Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 11,000

References

"Kangaroos Tour 1971 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
1971 New Zealand XIII vs Australia – Rugby League Project
1971 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project
1971 Auckland vs Australia – Rugby League Project

Middleton, David (1989). Rugby League Annual. Lester-Townsend Publishing, Sydney. p. 166. ISBN 0-949853-19-4.

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