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The 1919 New Zealand rugby league season was the 12th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
New Zealand toured Australia, losing four matches to New South Wales and twice to Queensland. New Zealand's final two tour games were wins in Rockhampton and Toowoomba. [1] They were captained by Karl Ifwersen. [2]
New Zealand then hosted Australia, in the Kangaroos first tour to New Zealand. New Zealand lost the first Test in Wellington 44-21 before bouncing back 26–10 in the second. However they lost the final two to lose the series 1–3. [1] The squad for the four Test matches was; Craddock Dufty, George Iles, Karl Ifwersen (c), George Bradley, Alec Morris, John Lang, George Neal, Bill Scott, Bill King, Bert Avery, Bill Williams, Sam Lowrie, Stan Walters, Jim Sanders, Mike Pollock, Keith Helander, Bill Davidson, Dougie McGregor, Bill Walsh, Tom Haddon, Ivan Stewart, Nelson Bass and Wally Somers.
Auckland lost to Australia 32–8 at the Auckland Domain in front of an estimated 20,000 spectators. Australia also defeated South Auckland 58–5, Hawke's Bay twice, 67-4 and 73-7 and scored 93 points against Wellington, defeating them 93–5. [3] The Auckland side included; Bill Davidson, Dougie McGregor, Thomas McClymont, Karl Ifwersen, George Davidson, Ivan Stewart, Billy Ghent, Stan Walters, Sam Lowrie, Bill Williams, Bert Avery, Bob Mitchell and Nelson Bass. Reserves; George Iles, Frank Delgrosso, Jim Clark and Ernie Herring. [2]
Henry Thacker was elected the patron of the New Zealand Rugby League during the season. [4]
Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season. A Cup defence against the Hawke's Bay was played at Eden Park. This was the first rugby league match played at the ground since 1912 and the last until the 1988 World Cup final. Auckland, who won 38–13, included Frank Delgrosso, George Davidson, Dougie McGregor, George Iles, Craddock Dufty, Bert Laing, George Neal, Keith Helander, Sam Lowrie, V Thomas, Tom Haddon, L Newdick and Bert Avery. [2]
Canterbury defeated the West Coast, 5–3. [4]
Ponsonby won the Auckland Rugby League's competition. [5] Newton won the Roope Rooster.
The Marist Brothers Old Boys club was founded in 1919, playing matches at the Auckland Domain. Conrad McDevitt, who helped found the club, had earlier been involved with the formation of the Railway XIII side in 1917. Marist's first match was a 3–28 loss to Newton. [2]
Grafton included Karl Ifwersen.
Ponsonby included Jim O'Brien, Jim Clark, Sam Lowrie, Walter Milne, captain Thomas McClymont, Bill Walsh and Frank Delgrosso. [2]
The City Rovers included Bill Davidson, Ivan Stewart, and Bert Laing.
The Ellerslie United Rugby League Club was reestablished on 26 July 1919 after going into recess with the outbreak of World War I. [6]
Petone won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield. [5]
Sydenham won the Canterbury Rugby League's competition, for which they were awarded the Thacker Shield. [5]
Templeton and Kaiapoi joined the League while Addington regained senior status. [4]
The West Coast Rugby League was reestablished by J.D.Wingham after being in recess since 1915. [4] Blackball, Kohinoor and Runanga competed in the competition.
The Ponsonby Ponies are a rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1908 and was originally named Ponsonby United. The Ponies compete in the Auckland Rugby League competition and are the oldest rugby league club in NZ.
The 1914 New Zealand rugby league season was the seventh season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1920 New Zealand rugby league season was the 13th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1918 New Zealand rugby league season was the 11th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1921 New Zealand rugby league season was the 14th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1922 New Zealand rugby league season was the 15th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1924 New Zealand rugby league season was the 17th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1925 New Zealand rugby league season was the 18th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1926 New Zealand rugby league season was the 19th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1928 New Zealand rugby league season was the 21st season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1949 New Zealand rugby league season was the 42nd season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1951 New Zealand rugby league season was the 44th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
Alwin John "Dougie" McGregor (1889–1963) was a dual-code rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.
The 1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The team lost a series 0–3 against the Lions and also lost a test match against Wales. The toured was marred by player dissatisfaction and a strike involving seven players.
The 1926 season of the Auckland Rugby League was its 17th.
Grafton Athletic was a rugby league club in Auckland. They competed in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1914 to 1920 as Grafton Athletic, and as Fire Brigade in 1921–22 before they folded.
Keith Ervid Helander was a New Zealand rugby league player. He played one test for the Kiwis in 1919 against Australia, becoming the 135th player for the national side, in addition to one game for Auckland. In late 1921 he switched codes to Rugby Union and represented Auckland. Helander fought for New Zealand in World War 1.
Tom Haddon was a New Zealand rugby league player. He was Kiwi number 136 after playing two tests for New Zealand against Australia in 1919.
Maritime was a rugby league club in Auckland. They competed from 1918 to 1930 under the name Maritime for 4 seasons, Athletic for 4 seasons, Grafton Athletic for 3 seasons and Kingsland Athletic for 2 seasons, before the club was 'forced' to join with Marist Old Boys in 1931.