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

New Zealand lost two Test matches against Great Britain. New Zealand included; Jack Hemi, , George Tittleton, Tommy Trevarthan, Lou Brown, Arthur Kay, Roy Powell, Bill McNeight, , Jim Calder, Joe Cootes, Frank Pickrang, Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene (c), Claude Dempsey and Ted Mincham.

Great Britain opened the tour by defeating Auckland 22-16 at Carlaw Park. Auckland included; Claude Dempsey, R.Bright, , captain Lou Brown, W.Stockley, Arthur Kay, Roy Powell, , , 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 , Bill McNeight, , and Jim Calder. Jim Amos was the selector and manager.

National competitions[]

Northern Union Cup[]

West Coast held the 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 and .

Inter-district competition[]

Auckland played Wellington on King's Birthday weekend. Auckland were coached by Bert Cooke and included John Anderson, captain Harold Tetley, Lou Hutt, , Claude Dempsey, Arthur Kay, Brian Riley, Ted Mincham and 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.

Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene played for Manukau, after being one of the driving forces behind the clubs admittance into the Auckland Rugby League's first division.[1] Other players included Jack Hemi (from the Wairarapa), (also from the Wairarapa), (from Waitomo), Tommy Trevarthan (from the Otago Rugby Union), and (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, played for Newton and 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. ^ a b c d Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  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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