1971 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

1971 rugby league tour

1971 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

Manager| R.A. (Dick) Dunn
Ralph Stafford
Coach(es)| Harry Bath
Tour captain(s)| Graeme Langlands
Top point scorer(s)| Keith Campbell 17
Top try scorer(s)| Bob Fulton 5
Top test point scorer(s)| Keith Campbell 3
Top test try scorer(s)| Keith Campbell 1
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 03|  01|  00|  02

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Test match| | 01|  00|  00|  01

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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New Zealand| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| 1969
Next tour| 1980

The 1971 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played three matches on tour, including a test against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 22 June and finished on 29 June.[1]

## Leadership

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Harry Bath was the coach of the squad, which he had been since 1968 in this particular tenure. St. George Dragons fullback Graeme Langlands was named captain for the tour ahead of 1969 New Zealand Tour leader John Sattler.

## Touring squad

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All but three members of the squad played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, those players being Wayne Bennett, Brian Fitzsimmons and Jim Murphy. Several tour members represented the Australia national rugby league team but only played in minor matches in New Zealand.[2]

Player | Club | Position(s) | Games | Tests | Tries | Goals | F/Goals | Points

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Barry Beath |  St. George | Prop | 2  |  |  |  |  |
Wayne Bennett |  All Whites | Wing | 2  |  | 1  |  |  | 3
Ray Branighan |  Manly Warringah | Wing | 3  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 2
Tony Branson |  St. George | Five-eighth | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |
Keith Campbell |  Parramatta | Centre, Lock | 2  | 1  | 1  | 7  |  | 17
Ron Costello |  Canterbury-Bankstown | Second-row | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |
Brian Fitzsimmons |  Brothers Brisbane | Hooker | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |
Bob Fulton |  Manly Warringah | Centre | 3  | 1  | 5  |  |  | 15
Bob Grant |  South Sydney | Halfback | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |
Graeme Langlands (c)  |  St. George | Fullback | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |
Bob McCarthy |  South Sydney | Second-row | 3  | 1  | 2  |  |  | 6
Jim Murphy |  Western Suburbs | Second-row | 2  |  |  |  |  |
Bob O'Reilly |  Parramatta | Prop | 2  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 3
Tom Raudonikis |  Western Suburbs | Halfback | 2  |  |  |  |  |
Paul Sait |  South Sydney | Centre | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |
John Sattler |  South Sydney | Prop | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |
Geoff Starling |  Balmain | Centre | 2  |  | 1  |  |  | 3
Lionel Williamson |  Newtown | Wing | 3  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 2

## Tour

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The Australians played three matches on the tour, winning one match and losing two, including the test match.

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Tuesday 22 June

New Zealand XIII | 14 – 35  |  Australia

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Tries: 2
Murray Eade
John Whittacker
Goals: 4
Don Ladner (4)  | [3][4]
| Tries: 7
Bob Fulton (3)
Bob McCarthy (2)
Wayne Bennett
Geoff Starling
Goals: 7
Keith Campbell (7)

Davies Park, Huntly
Attendance: 3,572

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### Test

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Saturday 26 June

New Zealand | 24 – 3  |  Australia

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Tries: 4:
John Whittaker (2)
Mocky Brereton
Robert Orchard

Goals: 6:
Henry Tatana (6/7)  | [5][6]
| Tries: 1:
Keith Campbell
Goals: nil:

Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 13,917
Referee: John Percival

New Zealand

Australia

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FB  | 1 | Mike McClennan
RW  | 2 | John Whittaker
RC  | 3 | Bernie Lowther
LC  | 4 | Roy Christian (c)
LW  | 5 | Mocky Brereton
FE  | 6 | Gary Woollard
HB  | 7 | Ken Stirling
LK  | 13 | Eddie Heatley
SR  | 11 | Garry Smith
SR  | 12 | Tony Kriletich
PR  | 8 | Henry Tatana
HK  | 9 | Colin O'Neil
PR  | 10 | Robert Orchard
Coach:
Lory Blanchard
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FB  | 1 | Graeme Langlands (c)
RW  | 2 | Ray Branighan
RC  | 3 | Bob Fulton
LC  | 8 | Paul Sait
LW  | 5 | Lionel Williamson
FE  | 6 | Tony Branson
HB  | 7 | Bob Grant
LF  | 16 | Keith Campbell
SR  | 9 | Bob McCarthy
SR  | 10 | Ron Costello
PR  | 11 | Bob O'Reilly
HK  | 12 | Brian Fitzsimmons
PR  | 13 | John Sattler
Coach:
Harry Bath

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Tuesday 29 June

Auckland | 15 – 14  |  Australia

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Tries: 3
Murray Eade (2)
Ray Williams
Goals: 3
Henry Tatana (3)  | [7][8][9]
| 'Tries: 4
Bob Fulton (2)
Lionel Williamson
Bob O'Reilly
Goals: 1
Ray Branighan

Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 11,000

## References

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1. ^ "Kangaroos Tour 1971 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Australian Team for New Zealand". The Rugby League News. 52 (22 (June 19, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 - via Trove.
3. ^ 1971 New Zealand XIII vs Australia – Rugby League Project
4. ^ "Australian win in league tour". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 Jun 1971. p. 26. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
5. ^ 1971 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project
6. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Editorial - New Zealand's Triumph was complete". The Rugby League News. 52 (24 (July 3, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 - via Trove.
7. ^ 1971 Auckland vs Australia – Rugby League Project
8. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Auckland took the Honours". The Rugby League News. 52 (24 (July 3, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2021 - via Trove.
9. ^ "Kangaroos lose bounce in hard N.Z. match". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 30 Jun 1971. p. 32. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.

* Middleton, David (1989). Rugby League Annual. Lester-Townsend Publishing, Sydney. p. 166\. ISBN 0-949853-19-4.

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