The 1914 New Zealand rugby league season was the seventh season of

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that had been played in New Zealand.

International competitions

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hosted the touring Great Britain Lions, losing the Test match 13–16. The New Zealand team was;

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, Stan Weston,

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(c), Billy Wilson, Frank Barclay, Bill Bussell,

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, Ernest Button, Jim Parker, Vic Banks, Bob Mitchell and

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. Wilson scored two tries, Banks scored one and Ifwersen kicked two goals.New Zealand vs England 1914
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34–12 in front of 14,000. The gate earned

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£650. The Auckland team was; Tom Cross (Ponsonby), Charles Woolley (City),

(Grafton), Edward Fox (North Shore),

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(Ponsonby),

(Otahuhu),

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(Ponsonby),

(Ponsonby), J Bennett (Newton),

(North Shore), Bob Mitchell (Grafton),

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(Thames) and

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(Ponsonby).

National competitions

Northern Union Cup

again held the

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at the end of the season.

Inter-district competition

Bill Bussell captained

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. Canterbury lost to

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3–13 at the Show Grounds before defeating

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25–8 at the same venue.

Club competitions

Auckland

North Shore won the

's competition.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1990. p. 72 Charles Woolley played for City,

and Bob Mitchell played for Grafton,

and

represented Ponsonby United while

played for Otahuhu and

played for the North Shore.

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was elected the Auckland Rugby League president. He served in this role until his death in 1926.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009'', 2009. .

Wellington

Suburbs won the

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's Appleton Shield.

Canterbury

Sydenham won the

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's competition, for which they were awarded the

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. Two new clubs joined the Canterbury Rugby League; City joined the senior competition while Federal only produced junior teams.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987 Ernest Button played for City in their only season in the senior competition. Bill Bussell played for Sydenham and

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played for St Albans. At the end of August the Show Grounds were handed over to the Defence Department.

References

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