The 1915 New Zealand rugby league season was the eighth season of
rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
International competitions
New Zealand did not play any international matches in 1915.
National competitions
Northern Union Cup
Auckland again held the
Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
Inter-district competition
Canterbury toured the West Coast, defeating
West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to:
Geography Australia
* Western Australia
*Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia
* West Coast, Tasmania
**West Coast Range, mountain range in the region
Canada
* Britis ...
30–16 on 3 June at Victoria Park,
Greymouth. That night the
West Coast Rugby League was formed. Canterbury then played Blackball the next day, winning 23–10 before defeating Hokitika 33–8 on 5 June.
*The team for Canterbury was; F. King,
J.A. Lavery, G. Ashton, V. Boon,
W.J. Mitchell,
C. Manning, F. Matthews, F. Kirton, W.H. King, R. Shanks, S. Trudgeon, V. Timmins, W. Burnsden.
*The team for the West Coast was; H. Lawrence, L. Smith, L. Hunter, A. Hobson, W. Kirk, Hay, R. Watts, J. Rear,
S. Bligh, A. Kells, D. McCann, T. Todd, J. Stenhouse.
Club competitions
Auckland
Grafton won the
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...
's competition.
[Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1990. p. 72] North Shore won the Roope Rooster. Grafton included
Karl Ifwersen.
Wellington
City won the
Wellington Rugby League
Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellingto ...
's Appleton Shield.
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Canterbury
Sydenham won the Canterbury Rugby League's competition.[ Federal and Northern Suburbs played in their first seasons in the first grade while City left the competition. Northern Suburbs had evolved from the St Albans club.][Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.]
Hornby FC was founded in March and competed in the junior grades.
Sydenham defended the Thacker Shield against Athletic from Wellington and won 38–6.[
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Other competitions
The West Coast Rugby League was formed on 3 June, after Canterbury and West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to:
Geography Australia
* Western Australia
*Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia
* West Coast, Tasmania
**West Coast Range, mountain range in the region
Canada
* Britis ...
played each other earlier in the day.[
On 14 June Kohinoor left the West Coast Rugby Union and two days later, on the 16th, they started the senior club competition with Blackball and Hokitika. The Grey club was added on 6 July.
The West Coast Rugby League went into recess at the end of the year, until being revived in 1919 by J.D.Wingham.][
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References
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New Zealand rugby league seasons
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