1936 New Zealand rugby league season

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1936 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1936 New Zealand rugby league season was the 29th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.

International competitions

See also:
List of New Zealand Kiwis matches

Roy Powell, Bill McNeight, Billy Glynn, Jim Calder, Joe Cootes, Frank Pickrang, Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene (c), Claude Dempsey and Ted Mincham
.

Great Britain opened the tour by defeating

Roy Powell, Angus Gault, Jack Satherley, Bill Breed, Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene, Frank Pickrang and Harold Tetley.[1]

The South Island lost to Great Britain 17–3 at the Show Grounds.[2] South Island included Ces Davison, Bill McNeight, Reg Ward, Billy Glynn and Jim Calder. Jim Amos was the selector and manager.

National competitions

Northern Union Cup

Northern Union Cup at the end of the season, after they defeated Canterbury 21–13 at English Park.[2]
This was the West Coast's first win in Christchurch.

Canterbury included Reg Ward and Ces Davison.

Inter-district competition

Roy Powell.[1]

Club competitions

Auckland

See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies

Manukau won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy.[3] It was Manukau's first season back in the competition and they also won the Roope Rooster knockout.[4]

Richmond won the Stormont Shield, Papakura won the Sharman Cup and Mount Albert won the Norton Cup.

Rangi and Tom Chase (from Taihape) and Frank Pickrang
(from the King Country). The team was largely made up of Māori players, a result of Watene's scouting trip to North Island Māori settlements in off-season.

Marist included Alan Clarke, Ted Brimble played for Newton and Claude List played for Mount Albert.[1]

Wellington

St George won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[3]

Canterbury

Hornby won the Canterbury Rugby League's Massetti Cup.[3]

Marist Greymouth drew 9-all with Hornby to retain the Thacker Shield for the West Coast Rugby League.[2]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4
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  2. ^ a b c Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. ^ a b c Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p. 72
  4. ^ Manukau Magpies Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sportsground.co.nz
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