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The 1912 New Zealand rugby league season was the fifth season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. ==International competitions== New Zealand toured Australia, playing seven games for four wins, including one over New South Wales and two over Queensland.〔(When Blues & Maroons Saw Black ) ''1908.com''〕 Captain Arthur Francis left mid-way through the tour to start a contract with Wigan, he was replaced as captain by Arthur Carlaw. George A. Gillett coached the side.〔 Before the tour New Zealand defeated Auckland 38-16. The Auckland side was: E Asher, Seager, J Griffin, G Lambert, G Smith, R Mitchell, A Stanaway, A Jackson, D Kenealy, H Childs, H Fricker, D Healey and A Blakey.〔 New Zealand then hosted a return tour by New South Wales. The Blues side was virtually Test-standard. Twenty-four players toured, the majority of whom had been in the successful Kangaroos of 1911–12. The Blues began the tour by losing to Canterbury 5-28 before defeating Wellington 45-13 and Taranaki.〔(History Of Wellington Rugby League Association ) Wellington Rugby League〕 They then lost to Auckland 3-10 in front of 7,000 fans at Victoria Park.〔Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.〕 During the match Sid Deane was sent off after punching Billy Curran three times. Others to play for Auckland in the match included Jim Rukutai, George Seagar, Charles Dunning, Bob Mitchell, Harold and Morgan Hayward, Arthur Hardgrave and Rukingi Reki from the Rotorua sub-league. New South Wales rebounded by thrashing Rotorua 39-13. They then defeated New Zealand 18-10 in an unofficial "Test" at the Auckland Domain in front of around 15,000. After this result, the second scheduled "Test" was replaced with a second match against Auckland, which was won 25-2 by New South Wales at the Domain in front of 16,000.〔 New South Wales played in three more matches at the end of the tour, including a defeat of Canterbury.〔 The New Zealand side for that match was: George Bradley, Rukingi Reke, Bill Kelly, Henry Duvall, Graham Cook, Billy Curran, Charles Webb (c), Cecil King, Morgan Hayward, Harold Hayward, Jim Rukutai, Bob Mitchell and Charles Dunning.〔 Former All Golds Billy Wynyard and Jim Gleeson both sat on the New Zealand Rugby League council.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1912 New Zealand rugby league season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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