1977 New Zealand rugby league season

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1977 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1977 New Zealand rugby league season was the 70th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.

International competitions

See also:
List of New Zealand Kiwis matches

Addington Showgrounds and Carlaw Park. New Zealand were coached by Ron Ackland and consisted of captain Tony Coll (c), Fred Ah Kuoi, Warren Collicoat, Ray Baxendale, Olsen Filipaina, Kevin Fisher, Mark Graham, Whare Henry, Whetu Henry, Chris Jordan, Michael O'Donnell, Dane O'Hara, Lyndsay Proctor, Alan Rushton, John Smith, Kurt and Dane Sorensen, John Whittaker and Dennis Williams. Dane Sorensen became the first New Zealander to be selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team while based overseas, when he was picked while playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[1]

Coached by

John Wilson, Glenn Taylor, Lyndsay Proctor, Kurt Sorensen, Alan McCarthy, Mark Graham, Dave Lepper, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Stan Napa, Luther Toloa and Mark Lowe.[2]

New Zealand also hosted the

John Wilson, Josh Liavaa and Ian Bell.[3] The Pacific Cup was not a financial success and was not held again until 1986
.

The Auckland under 21 side toured New South Wales.[2]

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

National competitions

Rugby League Cup

Taranaki held the Rugby League Cup at the end of the season.

Inter-district competition

Auckland won the Rothmans trophy, defeating Wellington 36–22 at Carlaw Park in the final.[2][4]

John Smith, Warren Winter, Dennis Williams, Mark Graham, Joe Karam and Dane O'Hara played for Auckland, who were coached by Bill Sorensen.[2]

Australasian competition

Main article: 1977 Amco Cup

Auckland were eliminated in Round one of the Amco Cup when they lost 2–23 to a Northern Division side. The match was held at the same time as the Kiwis trial, meaning Auckland was without fourteen of its top players.[2]

Brisbane Easts
in Round one.

Club competitions

Auckland

See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies

Richmond Bulldogs 11–3 in the Fox Memorial grand final.[2] Manukau
won the Sharman Cup and Glenfield won the Norton Cup.

John Wilson (Northcote) won the Lipscombe Cup,

Tetley Trophy, Joe Karam (Glenora) won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy and Graham Lowe
(Otahuhu) won the Hyland Memorial Cup.

The East Coast Bays club was founded in 1977.

Otahuhu were coached by Graham Lowe while Joe Karam played for Glenora.[2]

Wellington

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

Kevin Tamati played for Upper Hutt.

Canterbury

Papanui won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy.[5]

Wigram and Woodbourne met in the first rugby league match between Royal New Zealand Air Force bases.[6]

The Parklands club joined the Rugby League in 1977.[6]

Mocky Brereton was the player-coach of Marist-Western Suburbs.

Other Competitions

The Waitara Bears won the Taranaki Rugby League championship. Marist were the runners up[7]

References

  1. ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4
    .
  3. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2
    .
  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. ^ a b Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  7. ^ Taranaki Grand Final Countdown Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 11 July 2003
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