1973 New Zealand rugby league season

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1973 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1973 New Zealand rugby league season was the 66th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.

International competitions

See also:
List of New Zealand Kiwis matches

New Zealand did not play any Tests after France cancelled their planned tour of New Zealand.

The

Australian Aboriginal side in February 1973, losing 13–17.[1] The Aboriginal side then lost 37–6 to a Canterbury XIII.[2]

Australian Aboriginal team 23–5 in an electrical storm at Redfern Oval and then losing 14–11 to the Australian Capital Territory. The team included Dane O'Hara, John Smith, John Wright and Stan Martin.[3]

Ponsonby defeated the New South Wales Rugby League's Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 27–21 in front of 15,000 at Carlaw Park on 30 September.[3]

John Hibbs won the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award.[4]

National competitions

Rugby League Cup

West Coast again held the Rugby League Cup at the end of the season.

Inter-zone competition

Southern Zone defeated Northern Zone 16–12.[2] Southern Zone included Mocky Brereton, Eddie Kerrigan, Bruce Dickison, John Greengrass and Rodney Walker.

Inter-district competition

Auckland won the Rothmans trophy, defeating Wellington 29–13 in the final.[4] They had earlier defeated Northland 33-2 and Wellington 34-14 before losing to the West Coast 14–25. [3]

Auckland defeated Taranaki 28–17 at Pukekura Park.

Auckland were selected by Ray Cranch, Travers Hardwick and selector-coach Neville Denton and included Bob Jarvis, Tom Conroy, Dave Sorensen, Kevin Barry, Wayne Robertson, Lyndsay Proctor, captain Dennis Williams, vice-captain Murray Eade, Brian Tracey, Doug Gailey, Peter Gurnick, John O'Sullivan, Don Mann and Warren Collicoat.[3] John Hibbs played for the West Coast.

Club competitions

Auckland

See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies

Mt Wellington won the Roope Rooster, Otahuhu won the Kiwi Shield, Te Atatu
won the Sharman Cup and North Shore won the Norton Cup.

Tetley Trophy, Ernie Wiggs (Mt Albert) won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy and Roger Bailey
(Ponsonby) won the Hyland Memorial Cup.

Morrie Robertson coached Ellerslie.[6]

Wellington

Petone won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[5]

Kevin Tamati played for Petone.

Canterbury

Papanui won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy, defeating Marist Western Suburbs 22–17 in the Grand Final.[5] Linwood won the Massetti Cup while Addington won the Gore Cup.

Wayne Beri (Marist-Western) won the D.V. Syme Rosebowl as Sportsman of the year while Phil Brown (Marist-Western) and Bruce Dickison (Eastern) shared the A.G.Bailey Challenge Cup and Cliff Leney (Linwood) won the Turner and Le Brun Cup.[2] Rodney Walker played for Papanui.

Other Competitions

Papanui defeated Runanga 19–2 to win the Thacker Shield.[2]

References

  1. ^ AAP (18 February 1973). "Aboriginal team wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4
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  4. ^ a b Sky Rugby League Annual '98 New Zealand Rugby League, 1998
  5. ^ a b c Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p. 72
  6. ^ History Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine ellerslieleague.co.nz
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