1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada
| 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada | |||||
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| Manager | Vincent Meredith | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Jack Manchester | ||||
| Summary |
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| Total |
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| Opponent |
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 Scotland |
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 Ireland |
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 Wales |
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 England |
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Matches
Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
| Opponent | For | Ag. | Date | Venue | Status |
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| Devon & Cornwall | 35 | 6 | 14 September 1935 | Rectory Ground, Devonport |
Tour match |
| Midland Counties | 9 | 3 | 19 September 1935 | Highfield Road, Coventry | Tour match |
| Yorkshire & Cumberland | 14 | 3 | 21 September 1935 | Lidget Green, Bradford | Tour match |
| Abertillery & Cross Keys | 31 | 6 | 25 September 1935 | Abertillery Park, Abertillery | Tour match |
| Swansea | 3 | 11 | 28 September 1935 | St. Helen's , Swansea |
Tour match |
| Gloucestershire & Somerset | 23 | 3 | 3 October 1935 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | Tour match |
Lancashire & Cheshire |
21 | 8 | 5 October 1935 | Birkenhead | Tour match |
| Northumberland & Durham | 10 | 6 | 9 October 1935 | Gosforth | Tour match |
South of Scotland |
11 | 8 | 12 October 1935 | Mansfield Park , Hawick |
Tour match |
| Glasgow - Edinburgh | 9 | 8 | 16 October 1935 | Old Anniesland, Glasgow | Tour match |
| Combined Services | 6 | 5 | 19 October 1935 | Aldershot | Tour match |
| Llanelli RFC | 16 | 8 | 22 October 1935 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | Tour match |
| Cardiff | 20 | 5 | 26 October 1935 | Arms Park , Cardiff |
Tour match |
| Newport | 17 | 5 | 31 October 1935 | Rodney Parade, Newport | Tour match |
| London Counties | 11 | 0 | 2 November 1935 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
| Oxford University | 10 | 9 | 7 November 1935 | Iffley Road, Oxford | Tour match |
| Hampshire & Sussex | 14 | 8 | 9 November 1935 | Dean Court, Bournemouth | Tour match |
| Cambridge University | 25 | 5 | 14 November 1935 | Grange Road, Cambridge | Tour match |
| Leicestershire & East Midlands | 16 | 3 | 16 November 1935 | Welford Road, Leicester | Tour match |
| Scotland | 18 | 8 | 23 November 1935 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Test match |
| North of Scotland | 12 | 6 | 27 November 1935 | Linksfield Stadium, Aberdeen | Tour match |
| Ulster | 3 | 3 | 30 November 1935 | Ravenhill, Belfast | Tour match |
| Ireland | 17 | 9 | 7 December 1935 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match |
| Mid-Districts | 31 | 10 | 12 December 1935 | Ynys, Aberdare | Tour match |
| Neath & Abevaron | 13 | 3 | 14 December 1935 | Aberavon | Tour match |
| Wales | 12 | 13 | 21 December 1935 | Arms Park , Cardiff |
Test match |
| London Counties | 24 | 5 | 26 December 1935 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
| England | 0 | 13 | 4 January 1936 | Twickenham, London | Test match |
| Vancouver | 32 | 0 | 25 January 1936 | Brockton Point, Vancouver | Tour match |
| Victoria (B.C.) | 27 | 3 | 29 January 1936 | MacDonald Park, Victoria | Tour match |
Touring party
- Manager: Vincent Meredith
- Assistant manager:
- Captain: Jack Manchester
Full-back
- Mike Gilbert(West Coast)
Three-quarters
- Nelson Ball (Wellington)
- Henry Brown (Auckland)
- George Hart (Canterbury)
- Neville Mitchell (Southland)
- Charlie Oliver (Canterbury)
Five-eighths
- Jack Griffiths (Wellington)
- Harcourt Caughey (Auckland)
- Rusty Page (Wellington)
- Dave Solomon (Auckland)
- Eric Tindill (Wellington)
Halfbacks
- Merv Corner (Auckland)
- Joey Sadler (Wellington)
Forwards
- George Adkins (South Canterbury)
- Jack Best (Marlborough)
- Bill Collins (Hawke's Bay)
- Douglas Dalton (Hawke's Bay)
- William Edward Hadley(Auckland)
- John Hore (Otago)
- Ronald King (West Coast)
- Arthur Lambourn (Wellington)
- Atholstan Mahoney (Bush Districts)
- Jack Manchester (Cantebury)
- Rod MacKenzie(Manawatu)
- Hubert McLean (Auckland)
- Cyril Pepper (Auckland)
- Tori Reid (Hawke's Bay)
- Frederick Vorrath (Otago)
- James Wynyard(Waikato)
The matches
Scotland
| 23 November 1935 |
| Scotland | 8–18 |  New Zealand |
| Try: Fyfe Dick Con: Murdoch | Try: Caughey (3) Hadley Con: Gilbert (3) |
| Murrayfield Referee: CH Gadney (England) |
Ireland
| 7 December 1935 |
| Ireland | 9–17 | New Zealand |
| Try: Beamish Pen: Bailey Siggins | Try: Mitchell Oliver Hart Con: Gilbert Pen Gilbert (2) |
Referee: RW Jeffares  (Ireland) |
Wales
| 21 December 1935 |
| Wales | 13–12 | New Zealand |
| Try: Rees-Jones (2) Davey Con: Jenkins (2) | Try: Ball (2) Con: Gilbert Drop: Gilbert |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Cyril Gadney (England) |
Wales: )
New Zealand: G Gilbert, GF Hart, NA Mitchell, N Ball, CJ Oliver, JL Griffiths, BS Sadler, A Lambourn, WE Hadley, D Dalton, ST Reid, RR King, JE Manchester (capt.), A Mahoney, HF McLean
England
| 4 January 1936 |
| England | 13–0 | New Zealand |
| Try: Obolensky (2) Sever Drop: Cranmer |
| Twickenham Referee: JW Faull (Wales) |
Tour Box